Manawatu Herald. TUESDAY, APRIL 10, 1894. A Loan.

Manawatu Herald, 10 April 1894, Page 2

Manawatu Herald. TUESDAY, APRIL 10, 1894. A Loan.

We have pointed out that nearly every district has found it necessary to keep pace with the times, to raise a loan. In country districts and, towa districts the same Haed has been felt' and remedied, find Foxton and Foxton only has been content" to 'open up their country out of yearly rates. When will our Borough Councillors learn that this course is the most old-fashioned and unfortunate course to pursue ? The cry is heard'of improvements needed and is met with the counter cry of no money to do ? them with. We have instanced . the Horowhenua County, which has, if anything gone in too ( n*Htfh 'for* leans, bo*-' then the pi^p'etSy'.'-lin^ther; Cq.ii.Bty sget»y so much increascf^^^W " by** the expentfttuiJe*' of' loan 'money, so raat it may a]mo^t' s be "called", a .r^prpducLiva 'expenditure;. We-'havenfcbe most steady-going of Oonntiesi^the Manawatu, going in for loans* tnus acknowledging that rates cannot do that which: . is ..wanted. We are quite jqertain tifat a,, good. .scheme fo* improvements to be 'carried out by a loan would meet with the approval qf the Burgesses, a.ndpWe • rfpp.ehS"th&-rema'rics of the Cliv'bnicle on the result of the loan, the polling for which on "Saturday resulted in its being .ciivfied''bVan;:;oyfer whelming majority j— . 4: r , The Borough -'loan proposftls^wiere adopted .witJi. almost -absolute unanimity by 'th'e : large' majority of ratepayers who Toted on Saturday. Both in the matter of votes and votsfe#£He "-mrijaurty -was' sweeping. The opposition, about which double so much was said beforehand, was nevcr_heard of. tlndeedy-irrthe ft&o of tUo resnlt, it loolc's 'as' \i it was only meant 4 a| -a huge joke. Just think of of ib ! * The number of votes recorded tor the loan was 093, and the number against it 8 (eiuht !). •We give the word in small Capitals, ..bo 'that there;. Di^', be jio mistake •about j{i. '" iTd cajjryy th&, loan, the law. requiredv: -tbat .318 ratepayers, exercising 480 votes, should poll in its favor. The "actual number who did so noil., was-.^l ß ratepayers and the yotVs Lhey^Kecbrfle'd .numbered 698—30 that, both in the matter of votes and voters, the majorities wero hands^j^e^|^|gb^6ii'l^£nust be ' especially gratifying to the Mayor and Borough Councillors. These gentlemen cannot but feel a glow of pleasure at 'having sueh ;> -sufetantial proof afforded, iheiii that they serve a practical^Aiid, progressive people, who may be depended upon to back t!i.m in any proposals that are really for the good ot the whole community. We feel quite' sure that the confidence which the • ratepayers Have shown they possess in the Mayor and' Coiincillo.i's' will . not .prove f\o have b.cfeivmispla'ced. The, May-oi?»is as' level-b eaded as he "is pi'ogj^im^, jah'a^nWtis nb'l -in 'mi, feast 'likely' fo launch out in any of the schemes scheduled until ho_ has thoroughly worked out all -the details. As for ' the Couucil'ors, they are nearly all lurgG^ra^wev*! T^^/^H^t 1 ' own perso)ii|gjia^s^ jJojil^iJip in the Borougn^'They are a l l men who havo given the ratepayers years of ungsu<igj l n^s!en,'viqm and.^who arft BQi; i tipn tpA.tlfe^^dutiQ^ap^^esfiOiJßibilittes^hen- the adininis^a-ffotf ' 'of # few. eXt^ 'thjSti&n'ffs ' c df "Y6m \\fy pen^lituVe * comes* • to ' be "fesM '■ Wittf. The first' matter to : ttfe will be, of coursgjJJhe raising of the loan. It is hoped and believed that it. s wili,fcef possible Hft&ai^4&^H»itf liayjng [j^eceurse^ ;>to, rt -.the .!fib"l(aon ■ niark^.t- / B.ut, VbjfcYev.er 'jJfa^k..^ jolay be, : vn*yi ih.e loan ts-^eikcoaudpltehed fact the works set out in." Jth^iloan seheduly will necessarily remain in abeyance.

■-"*An ' : eartffqua'ke Was- felt Sn • 'SfftlTrtlay nighf^j^;i^j^2 osK>£|£,Js, For the last two-mys a heavty "f&le has been experienced here, but to-day it is calm anil warm. . ;-i/>«« i,-.,; T Last night it '~wftv.\tety-- cold, and the ranges this morning have a good covering of snow. Palmerston. • The metalling contract on the road between the ferry and Shannon was carried out by our townsman-Mr Henry Coley, and not by Mr Howe, though the latter had the formation work. Mr Coley has another matallißg-icontract naw, ih band* oa; the D^Sfg' th 4? 'ffuattlßir ending March l 3lst the following births, deaths and marriages were registered at Foxton :— Births, 16 ; deaths, 9 ; marriage, certificates, 7. It is reported in London that many boxes of New Zealand butter have proved mouldy in" cbnse'ij[uen<3B ; ; of 1 unseasoned wood, having been used [ to make Hie boxes in which it came. The Government only received eight collections of dried specimens of grasses and forage, plant?, and four collections of ndxirfus weeds,' for competition for the prizes offered. The French Government intend to bring out a new series of posfaga atainpsf, ;tp represent the. political-, regime, of the coHftry. •au^toiXhafc ens.'hfcve appointed a jury to decide' as to the value of competitive designs. This jury i 3 composed of , several high post office fanctionaries, two' painters, two sculptors, and twg engravers.

Messrs Cook and Sons are going to inaugurate excursions to Matabeleland. The Town Clerk of the Borough givgs notice of the Burgess and Defaulters Lists being open for inspection and it would be well for Burgesses to inspect them. Judge Williams has appointed a receiver for the rents, rates, dues and tolls of the Oamaru Harbour Board on the application' of a London debenture holdeis The usual sitting of the Stipendiary Magistrate will be held on Thursday. "Amongst the business will be the consideration of the alleged charges against a Palmerston brewer of selling liquor unlawfully. The Native Land Court Judge, Ward, who is very well known in this district when ho was Bill., is vel'y 111 and there appears little hope of his speedy recovery. His Court has had to be adjourned to th,&, Ist of May. „^C 7^' Mr George Williams is ' gazetted^ a Trustee for Sandon Cemetery,- vice Mr George Farmer, resigned. Tne Oroua Polo Club had their regular practise on Saturday afternoon at Herrington which was witnessed by a large number of ladies* Afternoon tea was prepared by Mrs J. and W. Bobinßon. Last weekthis Club had.a.game tjyith the Rangitikei Club and dffT very well considering how inexperienced th^, members are at present. :■ ' - Kr'.^^f^w^ ? The Manawatu County CdutffiitmeeC at Sanson to-morrow. " .:,; ',".••■:-.' Mr Edward Tr'egeav.is.gaf.et^Sdcret^tjr to the Department of "La'bonr.; .ajicl. j£j" James MacKay to be Chief Clerk 'in. the same department. .• " ' " '■ This will probably have the effect of altering his tune. It is believed in Paris that the bomb which exploded in the Cnl& ! Foyt was to have been placed in " the Senate building, but that the explosion took place prematurely. A number of gues'.s in the Cafe were injured", including Maillaide, an Anarchist poet. Mr Gladstone, whose ..sight. ha,s J)een impared througli;,cataraei, wiikuadergo an operation in June. "^ .•>« ■>■ «<; '«■ Lord Elgin, Viceroy of India, received the Victorian delegates at Luckuow. They have been sent by the Government for the purpose of developing the Australian trade with India. Fifteen German officers have,J)goii'-dis^, missed the service for gambling. The library which the late Professor Pond has bequeathed to the Auckland University College is a very valuable one, an-1 if the books had to be purchased would represent from £750 to £1000. It contains a fine collection of English. classics of all periods. Steps are being taken to suitably house and catalogue the library. Sir Thomas Mcllwralth, addressing the Colonial Party in the House of Commons, said that New Guinea was the best field for recruiting coloured labour. He urged that the colonies should be consulted before their Governors are appointed. The Queensland separation movement was, he said, virtually extinct. He thought the Imperial Government ought to encourage emigration. Anderson, who is wanted on.a chaxge of frauftftleftt -bankruptcy; at MasQer&n, hasj beeii remanded at Sydney to New Zealand. ' Tiie Emperor Duc-Tu, of ' Coohi4:€hi'na, 'protects his treasures by placing them in hollowed trunks of trees, which float about a huge tank situated in the centre of the royal palace. There are twenty crocodiles in" the tanks as well. When he. wishes to draw upon this bank all the reptiles are . killed ; but this cannot take place without, the joint consent of the- Emperor and: his Minister of Finance. ; . ; ;- : A really remarkable maohine has been produced for making nails. In the ordinary way a single machine will turn out 250 -Wails' a minute, and the largest and best of this sort can at a pinch produce 1250. But the ni-w comer, whose inventor hails from. the olher side of the Atlantic, can make; 12,500 a minute. This is equal to three' tons a day of ten hours, and that, too, working at half speed. A 'consignment of .SI, OOO rabbit skins hn's bion sent 'to market from one station at Carrathool, New South Wales. Admiral Colomb, writing to. the Times, says that] if the Imperial Government pays subsidies to Mr Huddart's new gteamphip J^rM'to the PaoiftQ'/ableV thd'A&straj'asinn \\ar?hips oqght lx> be. available for •j.-iKiMLf-irerViee in the and '■ -land forces of the various Australasian Colonies ought to be availableNfor igervi^e between Halifax and Australasia. Mrs Jessie Russell, a New: YQrk lady, is still alivp at the age of, 105 years. - Her .iijgjjft ts described;- as' excellent', and she reads the newspapers cv.cry day. It is reported that the Wairarapa Licensing ifiqnunittee will all : specjaj • lfjperi^s^Br selling. liquoV/.at vaoe ; meeting3-, :srhows^iso*t9, etc., etc.-;- •'. '*.}";■.. , : , 7ik r The Post, replying 'to :a c6jr.esppTid<}nt, safs:— There -were some time" ago two ra.ce-meeting3 held .at the Hutt J*afck at which no licenses for the sale -of idrink.wSs":gi#fcte"si It is rather a sjngu,lar, .-fact* tljat; .Sbi&bse , "two 'ocoasioas Jheija; was: .mo^, .dVtViiSe&neSfi on (lie'c6urse,.'ana Cha^p6ho.e had hiore trouble, \hffn at;'a^iy. of; tlia" meetinfe3 at which drmlt.iias/teen ;^,Ble atjioensed bppthg. , •. , . ; - ... vi •* The recent ifreah in theßflngitil^iißfver 'ha 3 washe^.away a portiptr of :^Ke*"bftok W whiclT Messrs Hopkirka* flaxmill staqds, says the Advocate. The ' position oF t"hemill is, now very precarious, several feet of landed \vhidh it- stood haVirig disappeared, and tlie proprietors have decided to remove the bujld^ng to a fresh site a little further fiQini. the 'river bank. It has not been working, .for- some time, but, as it ja»fitted up with 1 tfret fall machinery necessary for flax dressing, the lpss, had. the mill been waslig^ ai^ftyfAYauki-haYe been \^|vs|uous. Levy at Paris, Kenan's lo.ng-expected posthumous volume, the fifth and lastjof the "^History df the People dt MaSl," adtt'Jbr' many peopJe the most interesting ,thiijg in it will be his assertion, that the author of Y'liJocleaia'stes" never maifried. The book , deals -ohiefly with the latter periods 6f : /Jewish autonomy, and the beginning of 5«m6Q-dQminjon over the chosen vaqe^ajad ■mi '^efttm- obaraoter ■ is 'the r-gttfeifH«*Wi-wliose extraordinary character is delineated with great vividness and skill. 'By the Manapouri from Sydney there at«ivM'ia Ayckjand a youqg v?pnian t A?ho. gave the name of Mr« Claire. She was travelling from Sydney with no escort, and had|jvitli Jier .a . child. thre& . n M l^r^| (1 - Apj»Benfly«*e^ad no f.uenaaTiese. The day 'after 'her "arrival Mrs Claire was so unwell that Dr Beale was called in by her landlady. He found the patienAweak.and suffering from violent retobijl, vomiting and diarrhoea. She stated tmft she was a manied woman. The medioal men were a*«ve that she was suffering from internal infla^aflon, bat were- at alowtoknow how it had been caused. Mrs Claire died, and as Dr Boale domfnot see his way to furnish a certificate of death, the matter has been reported to the Coroner.

The Standard says :--Hoani Meihana and 1(1 others are applying to the Court for a writ to eject Wai Mahuri from part of Aorangi No." 8, Gr Block, Oroua Bridge; The following fact from an English paper show a husband's love for his wife in a queer light:— Seven years ago a married woman was admitted into the workhouse infirmary, and the husband was called on to pay for her maintenance at the rate of 03 per* Week. The patient died a few days after admittance, but the guardians seem to have omitted the formality of intimating the fact to the husband, who, on his part, does not appear to have made searching enquiry as to his spouse's welfare. When, after the lapse of seven years, he found out that he was a free man, he demanded from the Board restitution of the money he had paid, and the guardians have now handed to him the sum of £93. .The great realising sale lasting for 20 days promises to be a gigantic success. The whole stock is to be offered at genuine reduced prices many of the lines will be marked at less than English cost at Ie Aro House, Wellington. During the Great Sale Ladies' aprons will be sold at 4id. 4 buttons Kid gloves all new fresh goods at 1/11 per pair. White and cream laces at 9d per doz. Ladies' linen collars new shapes at 3d each. Boys' sailor collars at 3d each, sold everywhere at 6d, at the Great Sale Te Aro House, Wellington. . It will pay country customers to take a run down to the.Great Realising Sale They will save all the expenses and be money in pocket by buying all they want while goods are so cheap. Orders from the country will be carefully selected and sent carriage paid from the Great Realising Sale at Te Aro House. We are requested to direct the attention of our readers to the fact that the Annual Sale of Surplus and Summer Stock will commence at The Bon Marche, Palmerston North, on Saturday, 13th January, and continue for 21 days. Buyers in this district will do well to pay the Bon March 6 an early visit.