Manawatu Herald. THURSDAY DEC. 28, 1893.

Manawatu Herald, 28 December 1893, Page 2

Manawatu Herald. THURSDAY DEC. 28, 1893.

The next English and European mail via Bio de Janiero for specially addressed correspondence only, per s.s. Rimutaka, will close at the local office on Tuesday, 16th January, at 8 p.m. . Haymaking is being much, interfered with by the wet. It was curious the number of people who missed the train on Tuesday morning. A very fair number of passengers left Foxton on Tuesday for Palmers ton and Feilding. There is but little doubt that Christmas Eve, that is to say last Saturday, was one of the dullest experienced by busiuess men for some years, yet we are told by. Ministers the colony is flourishing. ; We much regret to record that this I festive season has been one of mourning to many families. On Saturday evening, at I Otaki, Mrs L. A. Langle'y, eldest daughter I of Mr Charles Spring, passed away. fip. Christmas Day, Mrs. Westwood, the wife' of an old settler and mother of two of our business men, died after a long illness; and again Mr Norton lost his wife on Saturday, a member of the Native race. ! Boxing Day was celebrated by a great number of picnics on the beach, whe.re.aU enjoyed themselves. Strange to say that though in the town and to the eastward of it a good deal of rain fell at intervals during the day, yet on the beach it was all sunshine. We are glad to see that a seat rit the Borough Council table is sought after by our public men, as Messrs McMillan and Osboins were nominated yfstesda.j) foiuss vacancy caused^ by..Mr r Wil|iams v election to the MavoraUchair,' ','X~r>\i •> , „ . The Corporation of "we City of Chicago is unable to pay its employees, owing to a deficit in the city "Treasury of 700,000 dollars. >■■' :.::'-' . ■'•• • - 'ur'j' The dredge No. 404, bound to. New Zealand, has put ia to Thursday Island. Ten of the crew are very ill of Java fever, an±,havingronl3r*brefl«iflagrabojr|nJ, Capf tain Robertson was onabhf to BlgaaKwi assistance. As the men showed no signs of improving, he was compelled to send a boat ashore here and report, the matter. The vessel has been quarantined, and the men will be landed if they do not improve. The HonV Edward Stanhope, who was Secretary of State for the War Department in the Salisbury Administration, died on' Friday, aged 53. H.M.S. Rapid has returned to Sydney after a nine months' cruise among South Sea Islands. ;She reports that the King of Buraritaii. lsland, sqvgj&rongly, opposed the establisnment of the British Proteotorate over the Gilbert group in July, 1.892,. Jb now one of the strongest upholders"; o£ British Rule. It ia reported in Washington, that Admiral De Mello has seized Rio de Janiero, and captured President' PeiXoto, but tho Brazilian Legation in London denies the truth of the report that Bio has been captured by the rebel fleet. Mr George Levy, of the Wellington staff, arrived on Crhristmas Day to relieve Mr Curtis, who left on Wednesday for his trip on the mail steamer. - The Lorraine Melodists will give their, next concert on the second of January. A meeting is called for the 10th January to take the necessary step 3to hold a regatta. A plague has broken out at Salonioa, and 34 infected houses have been burnt. Congress has sanctioned the construction of a bridge to connect New York and Jersey city, and the work ia to be taken in hand immediately.

An affray which resulted in the death of Williato Mudge, cab prjoprietor, and rather Berious iiijuri*a fo Ch^vloa;' Ash.toni- -.his nephew, took place, at* South Dunedin about 11 o'clock on Sunday evening, and Richard Dobson (an ironmonger in the employ of A. and T. Burl) and .1. Eberhardt Kufner (a German bootmaker, who •tweiw tt~snrati--shpp-Tn~lown)^ave---bagrr lodg. d in gaol on a charge of murder. 'Jjtici !PopejJ in\ afai allqciition^ usaysj he' desires (0 act as a messenger of peace in