Manawatu Herald. THURSDAY, DEC. 18, 1894.

Manawatu Herald, 13 December 1894, Page 2

Manawatu Herald. THURSDAY, DEC. 18, 1894.

In response to the circulars sent out recently by the Department of Industries and Commerce respecting the proposals of the Government for a trial shipment of timber to London, several assurances of co-operation have been received from sawmillers in the Manawatu and in the South Island. The time allowed expires to-day, bat the sawmillers desire an extension of the time bo as to complete their preparations.—N.Z. Times. Mr Cowle9 left yesterday morning for Nelson on a holiday trip and Mr Williams j ia now taking up his duties. I

The adjourned meeting of the Otaki Licensing Committee will be held at Otaki to-morrow. The local authorities will not much relish the continued applications for removal of licenses, entailing extra meetings, and thus heavier travelling expenses. Shearing on the Motoa estate is finished. Mr Gillies paid this district a visit on Tuesday and secured a mob of fine fat sheep from the Okaua estate. Mr Howe, at Moutoa, has some ripe loquats grown in his garden. Mrs Carter has been very successful in growing tomatoes, cucumbers, cabbages and rhubarb on the decayed vegetable fibre from the flax. We wavn fruit growers to keep an eye for the leech slug, and destroy it by spraying. This season appears to be an excellent one for nuts, most of the local trees are bearing well. Mr E. Howe has purchased the steamer Moutoa and purposes running her between Foxton and Shannon. There is no doubt Shannon residents would find their goods would come to less freight by water than by rail. It is easy to prove it by a trial. Mr Steele has re>entered On his duties at the Bank of New Zealand, we are glad to report. The trouble in his eye is much reduced. In the Bey. J. McWilliam's garden at Otaki there is a fine lemon tree in full bearing. Mr Palmer mentions the case of an orchaidisf, in the neighbourhood of Auckland who last year sold over two tons of plums from a little over an acre of land, realising a net profit of over £50 an acre. Miss Yates did not tell us this. Lady Glasgow desires to rent a house for three months in Wanganui. It is asserted that one owner modestly asked only £200 as a reutal of her property for that terra. Under certain conditions the State would be bound to provide Lady Glasgow with free nccommodation in that flourishing town, bnt it might not be thought a pleasant locality. At the last meeting of the Wanganui Education Board the question of Mrs Mellish's transfer was considered, and it \va3 resolved. " That she be asked if she would apply for the position of assistant at Bunnythorpe, and that, if agreeable, her name aud that of Miss Mowbray will be forwarded.' If your poultry is killed by a stoat or a weasel it matters little which animal is the criminal. The deed is done, the loss is sustained. The Government think otherwise, and have published two cuts showing the difference between them. The general colour of the stoat is chestnut-brown on back and sides, and yellowish white on the under-parts. The length of the body and head; exclusive of the tail is from 9 to lOJ inches. The weasel is smaller, the average length being 7 to 8 inches. The colour is reddish-brown above and white underneath. Mr Hone Heke addressed the natives at Papawai on Saturday afternoon. He explained the course of the legislation of last session, condemning the Government's action in appointing Mr Fraser as Ser-geant-at-Arms. He said it was breaking the law, yet the Premier who thus broke the law refused to shake hands with Kevei Kaihau, a native, because the native broke the law. We noticed that the house lately burnt down in the Avenue is being replaced by a new one. Mr Aldridge is the contractor. Ripe strawberries and thick cream wei c a feature at the garden party on Tuesday. The other day we noticed some mangolds growing with the leaves terribly marked with lines as though tiny snails had crawled over them leaving white tracks behind. After a time these leaves wither. Unfortunately we were unable at the time to state what was the matter with the plants, but in the pamphlet just received of the report of the Biologist it appears that this is the work of the Cineraria fly, which in Europe also attacks turnips and peas. The Biologist advises defensive action, a3 it is hard lo attack the enemy when once in the field as the grub is a miner. He reoom mends an arsenical spray, which would need repeating from time lo time as the insect is a very free breeder, which alas, is not a pleasant surprise. Mr Palmer, Pomologist for the North Island, says the land through the Palmers ion North district he would consider the most s uitable for berry-and-pip-fruit he had seen south of the Waikato. The new Bishop-elect of Wellington has been married, and the ceremony was a very brilliant one, Canon Gildea, Arohdeacon Sowter, the Lord Bishop of Salisbury and the Dean of Gonyille all taking part in the service. The bride had ten bridesmaids, and there were 500 wedding presents. The bride and bridegroom join the Ormuz at Naples. The Maori King Mahuta, met the Premier at Hamilton an Tuesday morning, and had a long iaterview. He stated thai he oa<uo tv personally aasura the Premier of his friendship towards the Government. He discussed with the Premier the Native landa legislation of last session, and also brought several matters under the Premier's notice. Messrs W. Gill and T. W. Pilcher, jun., have been elected as the lay representatives for Wellington and country districts at the next sitting of the Anglican General Synod, to be held at Nelson en the 30th January next. Mr Blackmore the Pomologist for the South Island advocates the establishing of State experimental orchards easy of access near the chief centres. We have to acknowledge, with thanks, two pamphlets from the Government Printer, one, the reports of Pomologists, and the other, the report of Biologist, both most useful to all settlers. We regret to have to announce the death of Major Tuke, S.M., at Opunake, on Tuesday morning. A young clergyman startled an East End congregation the other day by announcing " Hymn four a sevenpence halfpenny." In his nervousness he had confused the offertory total of the previous Sunday with the hymn figures. Not likely to be to let to the all-absorb-ing American Millionaire for some time yet. Windsor Castle has been used as a royal residence for 784 years. The governors of Westmeath Lunatic Asylum have unanimously resolved to appoint a lady M.D. to the medical charge of the female lunatics. More than 600 plans have been sent in for the construction of the Paris Exhibition, which is to be held in 1900, and it is proposed to have them exhibited in the Palais d'lndustrie, which is the only gallery large enough to contain them. Bolata, the product of a tree in Sumatra, is beooming a rival of indiarubber and gutta parcha.

Housework is a very simple matter in a Chinese family. There are neither grates, carpets, nor curtains to attend to. Window cleaning is never thought of. Chairs and tables are luxuries reserved for rich men, the poor contenting themselves with rough stools. The floors are sometimes swept, dusted, water (tobacco) pipes cleaned, birds and flowers attended to, and some of the grime removed from the hands and face of the children. The bedding is rolled up, and then the mistress of the house is free to concentrate her mind on her washing and oooking. Embroidery fills up the rest of the time, and is carried on so steadily and perseveringly as to entirely clear the Chinese women from any suspicion of idleness. Every scrap of satin, silk, or thread, which comes in their way is utilised for embroidering sleeves, shoes, headgear, and other artioles. Mr H. Coley finished his metalling contract on the Moutoa Road yesterday afternoon. The delivery of 399 yards in eight days makes a very good record. A fleet of 100 vessels is engaged from January to August each year in the capture of sharks near Iceland. Only the livers are sought: That of each yields five gallons of oil, which has medicinal virtues resembling those of cod liver oil. The flesh of forest rats is esteemed a culinary delicacy in parts of Cuba. Their main article of diet is Brazil nuts, which impart a good flavour to them. A white panther, or ounce, from the Pamirs, the gift of Prince Gagarin, is on its way to the Jardin des Plantes, Paris. No live specimen has ever yet been seen in Europe. The Louvre has just been enriched at a cost of 10.000fr., with a very beautiful specimen of ancient Egyptian art. The object referred to, and which will prove a source of great interest, to archaeologists and artists alike ; is a carved wood statuette, attributed by M. Maspero, the highest authority on Egyptian archaeology, to the 18th Dynasty of the Pharaohs. It represents a woman of that period, dressed in a robe of transparent gauze. The work is a gem of Eastern art, both in conception and execution, and it is in a marvellous state of preservation. M. Maspero believes it to be the most remarkable piece of carving found in Egypt during the 19th century. Certainly tho 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, bums, scaklings, bruises, sprains, it is the safest remedy — no swellings— no inflammation. Like surprising effects produced in Croup, Diphtheria, Bronchitis, Inflammation of the Lungs, Swellings, <fee, 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.] Messrs Boss and Sandford, of the Bon Marche, 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 one 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 miilinery, etc. , &c. Eoss and Sandford— Advt. With a view of making this sale the event of the year, two special buyers were despatched from Te Aro House, one to attend the great sale of Edwards, Bennett & Cos. wholesale stock, and the other to pick out bargains frcu" 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 sold at the Wholesale Drapery Warehouse, Te Aro House, Wellington. With all these advantages in purchasing, it would be strange indeed if tho 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. " 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.