Manawatu Herald. THURSDAY, OCTOBER 19,1898.

Manawatu Herald, 19 October 1893, Page 2

Manawatu Herald. THURSDAY, OCTOBER 19, 1898.

A meeting of the members of the Manawatu Rowing Club called for the purpose of protesting against the action of the Committee in giving a boat away, was attended by over twenty persons. The Public Hal' was specially engaged for the occasion, and the meeting took place last Tuesday night. After a little delay, Mr Curtis accepted the position of chairman, and read the requisition asking the secretary to call the meeting. A request that the minutes of a previous meeting be read, did not meet with a ready response, but the meeting was informed that the minutes in question had never been confirmed. A long discussion then ensued, some of the members at times getting a little over-heated, but one member was continuous in his efforts to pacify, and it is needless to say, met with a fair amount of success. The meeting eventually passed the following resolution :— " That the action of the Committee in disposing of a boat belonging to the Club for a charitable purpose without first consulting the members, is, in the opinion of this meeting not a correct one ; and that the resolution passed at the Committee meeting that the boat be handed over to Mr McCloskey for a charitable purpose be rescinded ; and that the secretary be instructed to regain possession of the boat, and have it repaired and painted, providing the cost does not exceed £3." An amendment was proposed that _ the Club accept the £2 for the boat, as ; offered by a party, but was lost. Several other ! members having given vent to their feel, ings on other matters which could not be considered at that meeting, seemed to move into quite a happy family at its conolusion. ! Particulars as to the intention to raise a : loan in the Awahou Biding is notified today. The purpose to whioh the loan is to be applied, metalling the road from the Shannon ferry to the Borough boundary, 1 is one whioh should receive the support of ' the ratepayers. : Notice appears to-day about a lost horse. A reward is 'offered for its recovery. ». F . U % .ftwtfaa'M* *«, W the fritthlVg

Five tenders were received by MrThynne for clearing manuka scrub and the tender of Mr George Hughes lias been accepted. The next English and European Mail via Bio de Janeiro, for specially addressed correspondence only, per s.s. Tongo'-y will close at the local office ;, n Tuesday, the 24. h day of Oct^er, at $ p . m> Due a ljonclon, jjeoember 8. The Frisco mail c ..oses at 8 p.m. on the Blst October-. We understand* says the Advo'c&tf, that Mr Donald Fraser, of Pukehoe, Lower Rangjlikei, h'&s definitely decided to contest the Otaki electorate in the Government ; interest against Mr J. G. Wilson. The meeting of members of the Bowing Club did not dcvelope intothegreat amount of fun as was expected would be the ca(*e; It came out that the. boat which hact caused 0.1 the trouble hat! ih some mysterious \ manner ilnaled back to the shed, or more likely carted back only a few minutes before the meeting was held. The hou. secretary could not account for it, and the captain knew nothing of it, in fact the latter did not know it had ever been taken from the shed, but still the fact remained— That the boat which had been given away by the Committee for a charitable purpose, and removed by some unknown person, had returned to its moorings, and was once again in her own berth in the Club's shed. Mr Pirani, the Government candidate for Palmerston, having in the Standard expressed surprise that the Time* did not mention Mr Seddon's decision as to whom his Government would support, has drawn forth from the Manawatu Times the follow, ing nasty knock :- Our local contemporary is sad because wo did not record the fact that Mr Seddon has declared Mr John Stevens and Mr F. Pirani — two thick and thin supporters— to be the Ministerial candidates for Bangitikei and Palmerston. We delayei publishing this interesting fact until the Premier's statement was endorsed by the persons affected, as we failed to see how both these persons could run on the same ticket. It will be remembered that at last election when the last named was attacking everybody who stood in his way he compiled a record of Mv Stevens' shortcomings as a politician, the correctness of which there is no reason to doubt, and if he can now run on the same lines as Mr Stevens it only proves the debasing ten* dency of party politics. In that record he remarked that Mr Stevens " took advantage of every opportunity to vote for legislation favouring the large landholders, and either voted against measures giving concessions to the masses or did not record his vote at all." We shall take an early opportunity of republishing that record, together with a few other items of interest, and in the meantime may remark that party politics " makes one acquainted with strange bedfellows." We trußt the candidate is now satisfied that we have recorded the fact that he is yolked with Mr Stevens in the present election. Owing probably to the heat wave which in August passed over the British Isles, the western portion of the English Channel abounded with large sharks— an occurrence almost unprecedented. Two of the sharks caught by pilchard boats, were upwards of 9ft long. At a meeting of the Counoil of the Wei. lington Acclimatization Society held on Monday evening, the further distribution of trout in the West Coast rivers was considered, and it was decided to liberate fry aa follows :— ln the Pahautanui stream, 3000; Waikanae, 3000; Parapaiaumu, 2000 ; Otaki, 50,000 ; Ohau, 10,000 ; Tokomaru, 10,000 ; Shannon, 3000 ; Pohangina, 50,000 -a total of 133.000 ; also to liberate rainbow trout in a stream on Messrs Holmes Bros' property at Matahiwi, and to put 1000 young fontihitU in the reservoir at Karon. A Paris correspondent of the Daily Telegraph relates an amusing instance of the manner in which a baker was outwitted by a farmer in a small town in France. The baker obtained his supply of butter from a farmer in the neighborhood. One day he discovered that the pats, which were supposed to weigh 31bs each, were not up to the standard, and further examination revealed a steady diminution. At last the baker lodged a formal complaint against the farmer, and the affair was brought before the court. ' Have you any scales ? inquired the Magistrate. 'Yes, 1 was the reply. ' And have you any weights ?' continued the judge. An answer this time in the negative was given. ' But how did you manage to weigh your butter ?' asked the Magistrate. Then the farmer related that ever since the baker had taken the butter he had returned the compliment by buying his bread. The baker supplied him with 31b loaves, and he used them as weights for his butter. 'It is his fault, not mine, if the weight is not correct,' added the farmer, who was speedily acquitted, and left the Court in triumph with an escort of friends. It is understood, says the N.Z. Times, that Mr T. C. Williams has expressed his willingness to give a quarter-acre section for the purpose of erecting a Church of England at Shannon. This section is situated nearly opposite the station, on the west side of the railway line, and close to the centre of the town. A few issues ago wo suggested a reason different from that given by the Ministerial paper, for the delay in holding the elections. The Government organ stated the delay arose out of consideration to the women, we suggested it arose from the press of Liberal candidates for the £240 per year. Yesterday's Timr-n corroborates our view in the following subheader : They are springing up like mushrooms • in all directions they are visible,, trooping towards the polls from the North and the South and the East and the West. Their number threatens to be even great enough to make the ten pound deposit a positive inconvenience to the currency by heavy withdrawals of the circulating medium. But, however hurried they may be in their rush to the polls, there is one thing which appears to be hurried on even faster. We refer to the choice of candidates by various organisations, politioal and otherwise. At present it looks as if the " tioketß " will be all chosen before the candidates are all out. As the choice once made is irrevocable, we trust we will be excused for pointing out that for the present there is no necessity for making any selection at all. The election day is certainly two months off at least. A little lees haste would be well. When doctors differ how shall men de. cide. The Wellington Ministerial newspaper on Wednesday had nearly a column of " Canadian Jokelets," which it calmly stated •' the following selection of unconscious bon mots, are pickings from the private note book of a school inspector in Canada, where (says our London correspondent) the children seem quite equal to our youngsters in naivete and smartness." According to the last number of the Review of Reviews, the came " jokelets " appear as the oolleotion- of " A. Toronto Bchool inspector named J. L. Hughes," who published them in the Canadian Magazine, for July. It would appear that the N.Z. Times' London correspondent is playing rather low down upon the proprie- ! tors, as instead of the extracts being from a private note book they came from a Maßum'tHi, There is nothing lik« pall ami

Messrs F. Hill and Joseph Poole, bookmakers and turf commission agents, of Wanganui, have dissolved partnership. A good milch cow is advertised for sale. M'.SS nhaw, recently made a tour of the Australasian colonies as the Special Correspondent of The Times, has now been appointed Colonial Editor of that journal and is duly installed in Prlntirig Housesqitam Mrs Langtry is the owner of a steam yacht called the White Ladye. It is a large three-masted schooner rigged vessel, with handsome appointments. The state rooms and dressing rooms are splendidly fisted up, the walls being hung with pink silk. In the rnitin salooil there are beauti fully carved tables, handsome settees, and I a grand piano. The yacht is lighted by electricity, and is heated by hot water. In summer the air is cooled and forced through the different apartments from the ice house. There is some use in that terrible plague the Algerian locnst, says an exchange, if we may believe a statement which has been recently made, that the eggs of the Algerian locust have been found to yield a thick oil resembling honey in appearance. It burns well, and makes good soap with alkali. As large quantities of these eggs are collected by the natives in order to destroy them, it is proposed to extract the oil for industrial purposes. A French scientific journal says:— The fiction of the deadly Upas tree of Java hai only this basis of fact to rest upon : The tree exudes a poisonous juice that the natives used to mix with other ingredients to coat their arrows ; it also grows only in the low-lying Java valley, where deadly carbonic gas more or less always esoapea from the crevices of the volcanic rocks. Thus is history made. Ladies will find the Millinery quite the newest style, and children's hats a speciality, the washing blouses, shirt, and vests, now so fashionable, will be found in great variety. The well-known value will be given in calicoes, shirtings, flanellettes, towels, and all household linen and requisites. The residents of Foxton and its vicinity are reminded of the fact that the Te Aro House Branch, in Main St. re-opens on Saturday the ?th October. The stock has been most carefully selected by Mr MeGuire, who feels confident that the choice will meet with approval, and he hopes to see all his friends at an early day. Every effort will be made to please, and to retain the favor of the patronage already so liberally bestowed. We undertake Dressmaking in first-class style at moderate charges, and execute orders with quick despatch, at Te Aro House Branch, Main-St., Foxton. The Dress Materials are in abundance in the newest fashions, useful, and economical, as well as prints, sateens and washing-crepons in fast colors, and designs to suit all tastes. In addition to the stock kept in Main-St. there can be seen a full range of samples of all goods kept at the Wellington House, so that customers can have all the advantages of a personal visit to the Empire City. We have pleasure in intimating the arrival by fast steamer of a second shipment of new goods and novelties for the Millinery Department, of which we are now making special display. We invite inspection of charming, choice, and special selection of new Dress Goods, New Mantles and New Millinery. Our Home buyer remarks as to above, " Have pleasure in believing this shipment « ill open up to your entire satisfaction, being perfectly fresh and up to date." Anticipations which are fully realised. We respectfully urge intending patrons to make their selections and place orders in above departments early, so as to secure first choice and avoid the inevitable rush later in the season Boss and Sandford, the Bon Marche, Palmerston N. — Advt.