Manawatu Herald TUESDAY MAY 29,1894. The Horowhenua County. Council.

Manawatu Herald, 29 May 1894, Page 2

Manawatu Herald TUESDAY MAY 29,1894. The Horowhenua County . Council.

Ij!.is a matter. for-regreMhtft at ,l ; he last meeting of ihe Wirokiuo lload Board tlje fih'airmnn of -the;. Fiord- ; wh'enua' Cojinly Council, who is ont of its members, .should'-* have mfsed the cry of setuni.ng : f diso6urtesy ; on' the part of tho . Foxton Boivu^'h •Council, so as to delay the consideration of- proposals to erect bridges "over -the Mauawata .river. We were more : than; surpris^-jfeoj'-Qtebrve, this, -s.ub•t.eifuge teflQJjjq^i W- %$' a^MyUetoan who hag generally hud tli'e c6urage of his opinion^ " be .they, right or wrongs ' Mr I^eijbell, is ah; ojd settler ancl a.?_c usjS>^i . to pfdl)lic ■ life, Irojw jw'hitfh Aw A '.in.ust t have beeo aware that 1 ihe'/ 1 Foxtdn ' Borpvgh Coiifleil desfiritig^'So Operation' 1 with ; its -rieigHtiburi^wa^ Ainlikely 'to act'vin ; 'any way discoui'te'bus-i^'thosejjiy.liose-'assistance fcbey The Borough '.had excellent reasons %r* -not sending any, , poraniynap.ajiipjfl^ tp.. th§ .Counoil 1 until .they*, Vere.^ >ss^ed , qf^ • . the feejiings ; t^, rl thie" f nXembers tot the Wjijokjpq.'Roarl j&gkrA,, as ..in/ ..a1l probability tlfat d*is'tri(it,' whifct'is also a Riding in the County/would .bave to bear alh fche^osts of the erectjon of thiiM bridges. That no slight Vfo. ifit^bdW-doeii aft» 'We? been sQJ^^'tfV^'S 1 ' 01 Board well kiie>v. v ..that the County .Chairman" waß"a % member of 'it. However, we are afraid tliat we.iuust credit Mr ' Kebbell with the knowledge that >no vJdiseGJUi'^eey.^w^s a '}$•. tended and th'afif; he only Juaqd, i |he' stfpfposfttotf as -lin'etbnsfenip'bir^fifdli" to hang a delay. Why ? That is more than we- can undertake to answer. It may irotrbe possible to see the way- to raise a loan, but even then ft friendlj tit Ik^ ill i g h t le t light, iti." Mr IviibbeH "has. ve,ry . properly ' 'beeh^inE'erosled in"the "foi-inatioir of the main County road and in seeing, that all the rivers will be bridged, and he may fear the present pro-, posals might in some way hamper his scheme 3 , .'Thfey ritfgljt, ®MW$ might not.rbut^a-we ha.verßaid before, we always looked, : foe , the outspoken opinion of the County Chairman,, inste&d;;,of hijj .sjie lttknf ° UldHi^Mf undor ercin/es.'- Ajp that isiWahted. is a representative gathering • at .Foxton of popular' piiblic men who will calmly discuss" the. wliql piques, tion, estiniatß,. the , ebst4, .'ft^id .'value the Tia^lities.'ahd'the^n'; if in "their opinion the game is not worth the candle, let the "proposal* ' 'slide. The

vjtltt^tn '"stio¥ "i cobferehd^ cdri be seen at a glaface- and the reluctance to face _itj .by-, ohi? •• WkdsfJ ageecli appeai v ecl to be against the scheme, is almost an endorsement of its probable acceptance. We trust yet that among the representatives of the Board the excellent. County Chairman"' ittajr be one.' lie has the ability and the energy, and his assistance would be much valued. „ „ _lt . was . said at the Us fc . mee.ti ug of the Wirikino Boad Board that the Poxton ■. people had displayed great apathy at the tiuae^the.iiorowhenua '^County .-Council had,,decided to. raise fa* loan'-, fpr , the .i- erection of the -Wirokino. Bridge, It might have been thought • bo, but. most likely there are. verjr many reasons^ why; they were unable to Jai^jja • w|tfi''th|> proposals, perJbSpl r^p.n^^^||l|jbiC same that &r!^o^oSo^Tl§ 'qiii Southern nei^uoju». ; v sup^' posing it was,' just as the- speakers represented itj ,js; that any reason why, because j^ie JFoxton people see the advantage's'., of. a. " bjfuigei. now, those who desirgji ihat bridge 'years ago should how. oppose it? ...The .argument does "Dirt "■', ttgpear ; piearj.; Again, our Horawfißloiaa: MenSa ' will •Admit", the proposal, to- iridge' the river, was not : madevto ; the Foxton ;pfople : , but to the- 'dwellers- in. .the Manaw'iitii County, of whom the Awahou Riding formed, .but a small pant, and whose- representatives at the' Council-tabie'.were-aa 2 to 7. The new order -of things-permits the inlm.bitants of Foxton who aro in a/ good financial position and carry no debts, to be able to meet the neighbouring local , bodie.s in^auy. failagreement in/vthe'^prps^ctitiorr 6f public works -f6Y Ih'feif 'miTtital" advantage, and the summoning of a conference is a sign that Llu-y desire to work in a fair aud plea?ant spirit, and it does not appear the way to perpetuate such relationships by making unjust charges of discourtesy against them. The Foxton Borough Council cannot be held answerablefor the sins of commission or omission of the County Council it was formerly a part of. It has to be judged solely by its actions and its . professions during the term it. has been a separate local body, and so judged they, are entitled to -the utmost consideration. . : [

Miss McKenzie, youngest daughter of the Minister of Lands, was married to Mr M. P. Cameron, of the linn of Cameron and Christie, at Shag Point on Wednesday. ' On Sunday night the death of Mr Henry B'.undell, one of the proprietors of the Evening'-A/jcfc 'Occurred; ~He had been' ill oniy a week, and nothing. serious was'expected.till Sunday .afternoon. -He leaves a. wid^w %nd X; large jfa^ily' to mourn his loss. ■•■•'•' A discussion in England concerning the wages -of shfrfrnakers .has brought out the information -thai, pvqr 20,000 stitches are put into eacH'sHift'! J " -' i '" v '" Plover, eggs, are much esteemed in Englgjrvjh /.The. first- in the -market,, only half»a d;Qz.en, .fetched .103 Gd .each, purchased" fpi? : the Queen; the next day they 'fell tfr ■"•five" shilling each ; the third day to .three shillings ;■ arid -afterwards were purchasable from three -to -four' shillings' a dozen.. ' Some men give curious evidence at limes. In a casjj 'of .cruelty to animals heard at 'Palm'ciyjtph' last week a witness, who said lie was a veterinary surgeon, declared that : hls remedy for many horses suffering from lairjenefiK. was to work, them He found this a sovereign remedy ! , -.-... A story;. is told of Fred Swindell, a 0e1e... brated turfite. A friend game up to him for his- atlvioV;' 'Jiff EK&e'd'' him what he ought to -do. if a man had paid him twice . over •£•100- for a-betv "-Do, lnd '"replied the JtaftcJepn^of the turf. " Look hard at him the' nexV time tb.ee meets him, and perhaps ho'll pay thee a third time. 1 ' A gob'd garden authority says :»— To have plenty of violets ' with long stalks for gathering and tying" up in bunches', frequent, transplanting .'is necessary. The beds should naver be permitted to remain on the same ground longer than two' years. The coal steamer which Messrs McMillan, .Ttho'des &Co Expected last .week with. a . •cargo of W-estport coals was unfortunilely "detained ' by galefcr. and will, not now; arrive for a few ; days. .■; -•..■. . A" "motion in' the Hqu3e of Commons on rpyalties '*and' wax leaves,, was' opposed .by Mr A^quith, the Home Secretaiy.t' :Mr .Asquith ■ contended that if the State wereto acqm're control of the mineral wearth* pf ti-feat Britain an,d Irelanrd; it would- ,' involve f an. ;.exp>n.litur<i - of ' 150 millions ;: 'an^.- ; tbeu, to abojish- royalties would,iflißQs.e'a Jie*vj;burdeti on the taxpay^." of tlje -dbuntry, . in the- interests of one industry. The motion was rejected by 150 5t6 43i -V : .;? : \\- ■ ■■', [ The work orcortipifing.'a catajbgu'e of the" books iiv the Parliamentary Library baa at -length beecH- cdra^Ki^. i ;: ' There -are • mor« than 30,000 vohunesi and it ie estimated that would be required to 'issue a .decently-printed catalogue. Some excite'meni has been caused in the " Transvaal by the arrest of two Wesleyan ministers* who, though British^ subjects, 1 were pipe^ea frito-thr military service, arid ref uskq to bear arms. A variation of the. request " not to speak to tlie,.,rpan....a.t Jthe helm.V _ Visitors. .to Pai > is^ii t e-nva*ne'(V'ihat if they take »«»y and ride on the outside seat with .the. driver they damage, their prospec.: s of. getting ..damages from Itlie cab proprietor in case of injury through 'accident: ■ : The New River Company has still in its .pdSsesHSh ?of the.-old s'WQoden ■ pipes used in former times for the conveyance of water to London. / At sr'pehny reading at a small village in Dey9n,shjie a young "lady gave a song, which was vigoronsly tricorcd, until at last she somewhat; rehfctahtly responded, whereupou an old' yokfl'was heard to exclnioi>jtt5 I Jiat'.snght r :inal<t>-lftr:*onie baok •until her do's it properly.-*' 1 ...The British Volunteer in India occasionaltyi has. to .'discharge duties of a very try■?nc character. At .ilasuhpatam the (other day, a huge elephant suddenly' became I " must" and went for every person wlwbanie within sight. The bruto had mjedtw^natives whoa a squad of Volunteers happened to Qorue along, and loading ' their rifles qiickly the,y; brought down the roouitf>r wito a ijorW Volley, '" ■

M.M; Dupiiy and Peytval have declined the.fdsk of forming a Gttbinet ih FiranOe; Owing ta the 1 political crisis there lifts been afall on the Bourse. The Pod says :— The Hon. the Minister of Lands carries out to its fullest extent the principle of " the spoils to the victors." He has uo nice scruples about family pUrtiripatioii tliereiH, foi 1 lie has found employment in the Lands Department for some months past for lv"3 son, audjnow we learn that he has promoted the youth to the position of one of his Private Secretaries. We have not heard of Mr McKen'fcie, jnnr., entering the Civil Service in manner by law provided— by passing the prescribed examination— and we certainly think that. while there are so many competent clerks' outof employment and so many ex-Civil Servants who have been discharged on plea of retrenchment eagerly waiting a .chance of re-employment, Liberal Ministers .might ab?.tftittff^m.tofpVl(tiDg at the public ,6^d&sor m^embdrjTbf (heir dwo families, 'whb^oi>ly'£Jaims or qualifications lie in rffee;relaftioiifhip.' ; .* " :\/.. , ■ , ~ : ■■'."s&■ Justice Richmond Raid in Court at ' .Wellingtoii apropos of the Harper case and' trust accounts, that he had seen cases in whioh a bank claimed the right lo set one account against another, though he did not recognise that right. Mr Justice Denniston said that bcjnks did sometimes do so. The Counters of Glasgow returns to, New Zealand at. t}ie*end-of, July. London yVe«'/<.Ba,y*!— r A West-end doctor senda" me a communicalion that he has received from ad undertaker, offering him .a commission bn.aft'biismess which he introduces.." In recognition of your endeavoura," says the coffin-maker, I shall be pleased lo allow you a liberal commis.sion." The doctor regards this as an insult ; and well lie may. Ever 1 so neatly expressed, the offers would be uncomplimentary, but -for an . undertaker to . talk j about recognising, a doctor's " endeavours " is offensive to' tlie last degree. In the public interest I trust that tho practice of offer, ing such commissions is not widely extended. It is .obviously- undesirable that our medical advisers should be pecuniarily interested in our funerals. A scheme has beenpromoted in England for the construction of a harbour of refuge at Aldborough, oh the Suffolk coost. The amount of shippiug which passes Aldborough is very largo, there is no har- | bour accommodation in the vicinity, aud it is estimated that the cost 'of providing a commodious harbour would not exceed £00,000. The " great rehearsal " of the Handel Festival will take place on Friday, June 22, at the Crystal Palace commencing at 12 o'clock. " The Messiah " will be per.formed on Monday, June 25; the usual "Selection " .from the sacred and {secular \yorks of Handel will be produced on Wednesday, June '27, and "Israel in Egypt " on Friday, June 29. The " selec tion " will iuclnde several additions to the Crystal Palace collection of Handel's works. • - " . ■ ■ Some philanthropic natives in Upper India propose to establish a syndicate with £2,000 capital, for the wholesale destruction of tigers. Trained Shikarees, either European or native, would be engaged at fixed salaries under contract to go anywhere and do anything at a moment's notice. It is expected that the Government rewards, together with the amount fetched by the sale of the skins, would pay work fng expenses. But those interested in" the scheme are more mindful of humanitarian than of financial consideration?, deeming it a disgrace to the land o their birth, that hundreds of human beings and thousands of cattle should be slain every year by the tigruie. pest. ,: Mr J. A. Gray, surgeon to the Ameer of Afghanistan, iv a lecture said that life for Europeans in Afghanistan was very different now to what it was a few years ago. In the reigns of the' Hist two Ameers no Euro pean could -live there, and except in the casa of a political mission none were allowed in tho country. In India they said, "Trust a cobra, do not trust an Afghau." From time' immemorial they had been a nation of highway robbers and murderer?. Certainly Ihe most effective medicine in the world is Sanders aud Son's Eucalypti Extract. 'lest its.- eminently powerful etfeot in Co'ughs.'Cblds, influenza ; the relief instantaneous.'- In serious cases aud iiocidt;ntß ; of all kihdp, be they wounds, burns, ' sqaldiugs, -bruises, sprains, it is the safest remedy— no swellings— no inflammation. Like surprising effects produced' in Croup, Diphtheria,- Bronchitis, Inflammation of the Lungs, Swellings, ' Ac, Diarrhoea, Dysentery, Disease of. ths Kidneys and Urinary Organd. In use. at all hospitals arid medical clinics ; patronised by His Majesty the' King of Italy ; crowned with medal and diploma at International Exhibition, Amsterdam.-: Trust in this approved article and eject all others.-r---[advt.] "..;'■■ '- ■' Sixty-eight case? and packages of new and seasonable gdoS for all departments have now; bwri opened: out. for present season at the Bop. Jlarche, and it is freely admitted that no' snch choice .ia obtainable In the district. : Buyers are' invited to make their selections early while first choice, of this magnificent range of new goods-, is still obtainable at The Bon ■Marche. Ross and Sandford.—ADVT. Our imports of^ new season's dresses, millinery and-- mtnjtles' are now fully completed. The choice we are ' enabled to show, and- the strictly moderate prices charged are • Much appreciated by our country friends 'white visiting. Te Aro House, Wellington.," '''• '■'■ - Our new dressmaVer, Madame de Verney, from" Word's,! 1 Paris, is the leading dressmaker in the .oology. We guarantee perfect fit, and the latest styles and designs, as knowri only to French dress* makers. Our. charges for making dresses are from 22a 6d atjTp Aro House. Ladies can do their shopping by post, and save the inconvenience of coming to town. Our order department has been enlaig&cl, end is undermost efficient managemeat^ Patterns p| all^bur general/drapery and dresses will te sent post free' on'application at Te Aro House. WATER FLOWS WHERE GRAVITATION ATTRACTS :-You recognise the first fact ; the second is as true when water -flowr upward;?. People will not" trouble' when and what they buy, but until then they will always see they get Crkase'b a.I. Coffee for it is the best.