Manawatu Herald. SATURDAY, DEC. 1, 1894.

Manawatu Herald, 1 December 1894, Page 2

Manawatu Herald. SATURDAY, DEC. 1, 1894.

Banks observe, by closing their premises only, all the chief saint's days in the calendar. Yesterday happened to be the festival of St. Andrew who was crucified in the year 69 at Patrae in Achaia. What all this has to do with banking has yet to be discovered.

To-day it is publicly notified that a petition will be presented to His Excellency the Governor praying to constitute the lowlying lands on the novth hank of thn Mnnawatu River into a River Board. The petition has been signed by all the ratepayers within the district with the exception of five, one of whom is not in the colony ftnd whoso area of land is only an acre and a half, and the four resident objectors only total some 380 acres out of 11,250 acres comprised in the district. _ Mv Thomas Wilnon deservc-s great credit for the clear manner in which he placed the advantages of such a Board before the ratepayers so as to secure such unanimity. The unfortunate man William Moore' who was struck by the engine last Monday evening, is still in an unconscious state at the Palmerston Hospital, and the doctors find that he is injured more seriously than was at first thought. Owing to his unconsciousness, they have been unable to elicit anything from him as to where his friends or relations reside. Mr Cronin having decided not to take up his metalling contract on the FoxtonMoutoa Koad, the Manawatu County Council have accepted Mr H. Coley's offer to do the work at Mr Cronin's price of £i 3s per chain. It is satisfactory to know that one residing in the district has secured the contract. The Wellington Education Board has permitted Mr Hulke to withdraw his resignation. The Otaki old school site is to be sold. Mr H. W. Scott has passed the examinations in materia medica and chemistry. A horrible story comes from Sydney of two young girls aged 15 and 1G years confessing to the murder of several infams. These must have been fed on mutton chops before they were a year old, if Miss May Yatcs' theory is'anywliere correct. The Mayor convenes a public meeting for Monday evening at 8.15 p.m. Mr Goodbehere has been elected to the Palmerston Hospital Board for the united Boroughs of Foxton and Fuilding. Pining for the gaiety of town life. Two young ladies employed by the Wellington Education Board in country schools have applied to be transferred to city schools. And they are to be as soon as there are vacancies. Ministers are not the only onps to be bnmjunUctl, as Captain Russell is to be so entertained at Hastings on the I.lth inst. A concidonco. Mr Stanford the newly appointed Stipendiary Magistrate for (lie North Island, happens to be the Mr Stanford who contested a Dnncdin seat at the last election as a government supporter. Another coincidence. Mr Morgan Carkeek has received a lucrative appointment in the Survey Department in the South Island. It is only now that hi 3 merits as a surveyor (which arc real) liavo been discovered by tlifi Government, yet he led Mr Fraser round the electorate when he wooed the voles of the electors. We congratulate the Government upon keeping up to the principle of " the Spoils to the Victors." Each day witnesses some energetic though humble follower receiving, if not his deserts, his desires, and satisfied with an income drawn from the occupiers of the land. Unquestionably all cannot yet have boon satisfied and those waiting must be getting nervous as to whether the colony can stand the continual strain. Mr Bowe may be credited with the finest sample of early potatoes yet dug this seasou. Some that we inspected measured nearly six inches in length of an oval shape and in fair condition as to flavour. In South Australia serious bush fires have destroyed ten miles of the telegraph line, interrupting communication with Western Australia. From Perth comes the news that a parallel reef to that in the Londonderry Consols mine has been struck; It carries good gold throughout. The volcanic eruption at Ambrym continues, and shocks of earthquake are frequent. Iv Victoria the heat is the greatest recorded at this period of the year for the past forty years. The thermometer registered 105 in the shade on Tuesday. A new discovery of gold has been made in the Caledonia Mine, near Nowra. The stone is estimated to yield 300oz to the ton. There is intense heat throughout the New South Wales colony. Bush fires are raging in every direction. Great forest fires surround the Brookong Station, while many homesteads and numerous grain crops are in imminent danger. Large bush fires have swept over the Eureka mine, near Moruya. The shafting timbers caught fire, and two miners named Callendar and Galbraith perished from suffocation. Owing to the low prices and the continued dry weather large areas of wheat have been cut for hay. It is reported that a rich disoovery of gold and diamonds has been made on the Zambesi. News from Noumea slates that H.M.S. Karrakatta has arrived there from the New Hebrides Group after shelling native villages in Tauna as punishment for the recent outrages committed on traders. It is estimated that Florida's crop of pineapples this year will aggregate 50,000 crates, or fully 2,300,000 pineapples. There are only about 10,000 foreigners in Japan. The Corean flag is white, and bears in the centre a sort of ball, one half blue and the other red, typifying the two elements of creation, the male and the female. In the corners are strange and complicated blue characters invented by a Chinese Emperor a few thousand years ago. The Manawatu Railsvay employees' picnic was held on Thursday, but was unfortunately marred by a heavy rain which came on about two o'clock. We had no rain here on that day, but just a mist. There was a large attendance, and the outing would have been most successful if the weather had been favourable. In addition to the Garrison Band, there was the drum and fife band, from H.M.S. Royalist. Victoria has given notice that she intends to withdraw from the cable guarantee fund. Our Postmaster-General is annoyed. On Tuesday evening the members of the Primitive Methodist Church have a coffee supper and concert at the church. The concert commences at 7.30, and will include anthems, quartettes, solos and trios, under Mr E. Osborne's conductorship. As this is the last quarterly meeting of the year a large gathering is looked for. The Boers in Johannesburg have a Sanitary Board, and from fear of comments, forbid the members to use the English language during debate. Judging from some discussions that we have heard on sanitary matters by local bodies, it would not appear that the public are likely to lose much of interest, and there is no need of the excitement stated to be felt in that town owing to this action.

Messrs Gorton it Son's sale at Sanson is on Tuesday. The Chancellor of the Exchequer is reducing the ra;e of interest on deposits in the English Tost Oifice Savings Bank to two pcl 1 cent. The Queen's Drive in Wellington will be completed in three weeks. The Otaki Licensing Committee meet at Otaki on Friday. Mr Haggen has been elected Mayor of Woodville, defeating Mr James Taylor by 17 votesi There is to be an attempt to upset the Marton Mayoral election, owing to the Beturning Officer refusing to admit a scrutineer appointed by the unsuccessful candidate. Certainly the most effective medicine in the world is Sanders and Son's Eucalypti Extract. Test its eminently powerful effect in Coughs, Colds, Influenza ; the relief instantaneous. In serious cases and accidents of all kinds, be they wounds, burns, scalding?, bruises, sprains, it is the safest remedy — no swellings — no inflammation. Like surprising effects produced in Croup, Diphtheria, Bronchitis, Inflammation of the Lungs, Swellings, &c, Diarrhoea, Dysentery, Disease of the Kidneys and Urinary Organs. In use at all hospitals and 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. — [advt.] With all these advantages in purchasing, it would be strange indeed if the sale was not one to be remembered. Any attempt to enumerate even a tithe of the cheap lines now at the disposal of customers, would be worse than useless in the space at our command, but a price list which has been printed will be sent, post free, to the address of any person applying to the Wholesale Drapery Warehouse, Te Aro House, Wellington. Messrs Ross and Sandford, of the Bon Mahche, Palmerston, are now showing their new spring and summer goods in all departments, ex s.s. Aorangi and lonic. The selection to choose from is without doubt oue of the finest on this coast, while the values are superior to most houses, and equal to the very best obtainable in the colony. They invite inspection of their present season's show of general drapery, dress goods, mantles, blouses and millinery, il'c, <tc. Ross and Sandford— Advt. With a view of making this sale the event of the year, two special buyers were despatched from Te Aro House, oue to attend the great sale of Edwards, Bennett & Cos. wholesale stock, and the other to pick out bargains from the manufactures of the well-known Kaiapoi Woollen Co. Both these gentlemen have returned after a most successful trip, and the total result of their efforts is to be seen in the astonishing bargains now being Fold at the Wholesale Drapery Warehouse, Te Aro House, Wellington. " It's an ill wind that blows nobody good " is a very old saying but none the less true. Whilst the great depression existing at Sydney at the present time, has caused a deplorable amount of misery, yet the people of Wellington and the surrounding districts will reap a gigantic benefit. During his visit to Sydney recently, Mr James Smith purchased at absurdly low prices a large stock which is now being sold at the Wholesale Drapery Warehouse, Te Aro House, Wellington.