Manawatu Herald. TUESDAY, DEC. 4, 1894.

Manawatu Herald, 4 December 1894, Page 2

Manawatu Herald. TUESDAY, DEC. 4, 1894.

The Wellington Government paper sets little store by Minister's promises, its approval of a late action is based on different grounds. It says :— " The Government has done the riSht thing in sending Messrs Hales and Napier Bell to inspect the railway plant, bridges and permanent way. Not because the Premier gave a promise that this would be done, but because it is the, proper course which would be taken by i any business man in the same position." \

We regret to announce that Dr Dermer is leaving this district on Thursday morning, having secured a more lucrative practise at Wairoo. During the time Dr Dermer has been here] he has been most attentive to his patients, ready at all houi's to answer calls on his time and skill, and thus secured the esteem of all. His treatment has been generally most successful and the people amongst whom he purposes residing are to be congratulated on securing the services of a skilful, active, and sober medical man. We wish him and Mrs Dermer as good a time in their new home as they have had in Foxtom Dr Dermer has appointed Rtr Calderwood to collect the outstanding accounts due. The unfortunate man, Moore, who was hurt on the railway at the Oroua Bridge died on Saturday night. At the inquest held in Palmerston yesterday a verdict was found which exonerated the driver of the train from blame. The first trial shipment of live sheep was despatched from Adelaide to London on Friday. Speaking to some volunteers at Auckland the other day, Colonel Fo* said he noticed in the press that one of the borps Was referred to as being the oldest and best regulated corps in the Colony. Speaking as one knowing every corps in the Colony, and as expert, he would say that " If that corps were the best, God help the worst." An old custom is still in vogue in High Wycombe, Bucks. After electing the Mayor for the year, the Corporation solemnly proceed to the borough office of weights and measures, and are there severally weighed and their correct weight officially recorded. Our local Councillors are not likely to greatly increase in weight after any similar election here. Mr Ransom, at the Statutory Meeting last week was again re elected chairman of the Manawatu County Council. The Horowhenua County Council paid their late Chairman, Mr Kebbel, the compliment of again electing hirm Stamps for making goods were in Use at Borne before the Ghrtstiatt era. A single polypus has been cut into 124 single parts, and each time it becomes a perfect animal. Bees are being trained as letter carriers by an English farmer. A bee is taken ' away from home, a letter printed by microphotography is gummed to his little back, and he is thrown into the air. Home he goes like a carrier pigeon ; and the chief I advantage he enjoys over his big brother is Hint he cannot be seen ill time of war, or, if seen, oould not very easily be shot. \ A New York woman was recently arrested for smoking a cigarette on the street. Lighted cigaVettes were disttibuted a short time ago among a lot of monkeys at the Zoo in Paris by some mischevious urchins. The animals puffed away at the weed with | evident enjoymeut until the advent of the keeper, who put a stop to it. It is said that whales can remain under the surface of the ocean for an hour and a half, The army of India now number 280,000 men, of whom 180,000 are native soldiers. Mass will be celebrated in St. Mary's Foxton, on Sunday next at 8 a.m. and 11 a.m. Mr Gilbert will pay his professional piano-tuning visit to Foxton on or about the 12th instant. Orders can be left at this office. Extensive preparations are being made at Botorua for the opening of the Rotorua railway line by the Premier. A wedding which caused considerable interest took place at Parawanui last Tuesday, says the Mercury. Mr T. Scott, eldest son of Mr D. Scott, of Scott's Ferry, being married to Miss Susan Fraser, of Lower Rangitikei. The newly-married couple left Palmerston for Wellington, en route to Nelson, where the honeymoou will be spent. Messrs Monrad Bros, havo been successful in obtaining a capital artesian flow on their property at Karere, says the Manawatu 'limes. Water was struck 246 feet from the surface. About 200 feet down the pipe was driven through a large totara log. The work was oarvied out in a satisfactory manner by the employees of Mr Osborne, of (Jhtistohuroh, the well-known artesian well-sinker. The pipe was driven by a three horse power engine. Mr Oaborne's employees will be engaged next week in sinking a well for Mr A. Farmer, of Kairanga. Four shearers have been sentenced to seven years' imprisonment in connection with the outrages at Wilcannia. A Hof (Bavaria) tanner is probably the first man, that ever attempted to tan and dress an elephant's skin. About nine years ago a fine large specimen of one of these pachyderme died in a travelling menagerie, exhibiting in the town. The tanner bought the carcass, had it carefully skinned, and put the hide in one of his vats, from which it waa taken the few weeks ago, and pronounced thoroughly tanned. It has lost none of its dark pigment, and looks like the skin of a live animal, Scarcely thicker than a card at the lower end of the trunk, and nearly four inches in some parts, its thickness averages about two inches, and its weight is nearly a ton.