Manawatu Herald. THURSDAY, DEC. 14, 1893.

Manawatu Herald, 14 December 1893, Page 2

Manawatu Herald. THURSDAY, DEC. 14, 1893.

A horse in the pound will be sold on Saturday at noon. To-morrow Messrs Gorton A Son hod a stock sale at Campbell town. Messrs Abraham & Williams hold the annual clearing sale of horses on account of the late J. McKelsde, at Pahnerston, on Saturday. . Our readers will not forget the horse and pony sale at the Himatangi on Saturday at 1 o'clock. Tenders for the alterations to Hip Manawatu Hotel must be in the architect's hands by 6 p m. to-morrow. Miss Margaret Graigie, daughter of a Henley farmer, is supposed to have been drowned at the Taieri Ferry, having arisen from her bed while in a somnambulist state. What might have been a serious fire occurred at Mr Cummerfield's residence, the Avenue, about 11.30 last night, it appears that the family had visitors up till a little after 11, and Miss Cummerneld went home with Mrs France to her re.si dence next door. When returning she noticed a very blight light in the bedroom window, and discovered the curtains to be on fire and at once gave the alarm. Th<* curtains by this time had set firo to the ceiling and the scrim and paper are completely stripped from the ceiling and half way down the walls. Mrs Booth's infant was sleeping in a perambnlatorin thf> room, and had not the hood been up, no d-mht the nhiid would have had a narrow escape of its life, as it. was r.h* clothing was ablaze wh-jn Mrs Rooth cnlf>red th-^ room. After battling with the flames for a short time Mr Unmmerfield, with llie uPai'tanew of Mr France and others, soon |>ut all danger at an end. >eveml articles of clothing w*ro dest.ro i ed by fire aud water. How the Are originated is a mystery, us no one had been in the room with a light for stveral hours before. The house, unfortunately, was not insured, and Mr C'urnincitield estimates his loss at £2b. The Primitive Methodist Missionary Committee in England has been appealed to from New Zealand for help to begin a new mission on the West Coast. A deputation from the Wellington Prohibition League, waited on the Premier on Monday morning to urge upon his attention certain matters in connection with the Alcoholic Liquors Sale Control Act. Mr J. I 'lit hie introduced the deputation, which he said desired to urge upon the Premier the desirability of holding a summer session of Parliament. The Premier very decidedly refused to act as desired. The Salvation Army recently held a selfdenial meeting in a drinking saloon in Berlin. Perfect silence reigned right through. Mr Fowter-Goring, who resignpd the office of clerk to the Executive Council about four years ago, died on Sunday at his residence, Hawkestone street Welling, ton, from an attack of bronchitis. He was aged H3 years. The Hanseatic grain warehouses at Antwerp were destroyed by fire on December ll th. The damage is estimated at 6,000,000 francs. The Government, says the Tiniea, have decided upon making considerable alterations and improvements to the grounds of Parliament Buildings The cartaker's house is to Ire removed from its present position and placed at the back of the tennis court. Two carriage entrances are to be constructed from Molesworth street, sach describing a curve to the house, and in the middle distance between them a fountain will be placed. The trees are to be cut down and the hollow filled up and laid out in parterres of flowers. The grounds will have a really handsome appearanoe when the plans are fully carried 3Ut. The London Evening Nem says that the Rev. William Moore, formerly curate of ! button, near Liverpool, is now selling lewspapers at the corner of the :■ aymarket md Pall Mall, London, for a living. 11l ' lealth is said to be the cause of his mis- j 'ortune. At the consistory to be held this month tis probable that amongst the new Cardi- ' mis there will be an Englishman. The lame of Archbishop Stoner is generally i nentioned as that of the candidate most ] ikely to be chosen by Leo XIII In consequence of a cyclone utterly detroying the rice crops in the districts of ] kckergungft and Madripore, Eastern Ben- < ;al, India, fearful distress prevails. The Burnley (Lancashire) magistrates s lave swept away one hundred and four j nusic licenses to public houses, and left nly one singing-room remaining, which las been used as. a mupig hall for many t ears. \ {

The late- Sir Arthur B'ackWbod» Secretary of (he Post Office, Etigland, was held in great estei m. Whilst always maintaining ihe dignity of his high position, find ommander of an army of 100.000 men, women, and boys, he camp, the personal friend and adviser of all his empbyees. The Civil S rvice Prayer Union was hia formmion. At his funeral every department cf Her Majesty's Post Oftice service -appeared to be represented-;" nnd ■ hrrgenumbcr* r.f l»lter carriers, tel^grnpli messengers, nmil cart drivers (in quaint, oldfashioivd, scavM (trml coais) wcr« assembli'd, iog.»ih'i- with a parly nf seamen and ofticp:s from a mnii siea'tner, antPa slvo'ng detatclnnent of th=« Post Office volunteers. These, with a numerous -contingent of Dr Barnardo's boys, formed a guard of honour, lining Ihe path from the sates of the ceme-i-iy to the place cf interment. . Fpigram of Mr G. R. Sims,—-" Under a Conservative < iovernment we live by 'I'iade : under a Liberal Government we live Mi-ared." Ami Hint is nil the dift'ercner-. The i>:l'udai oi licenses to managers of tied houses at Crewe, England, is said to have closed eight houses belonging to a particular firm, and worth £80,000.