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Manawatu Herald, 22 December 1894, Page 2

A difference of opinion which appears to have altered friendship took place At the meeting of the Land Board at Wellington on Thursday morning, between the Commissioner and Mr Hogg, M.H.E. During the nltercation Mr Hogg thought Mr Baker (the Commissioner) was holding a position he was utterly unfit to hold — he was a square prg in a round hole. He also thought it would be a bad look out f^r ihe settlers if Mr Baker remained as Commissioner. The Commissioner expressed a hope that if he remained at the head of the Board Mr Hogg would not be a member. The absence of the Minister of Lands as a pence-maker is thus very marked. The Standing Committee of the Wellington Dioc?Ee has arranged for the consecration of Dr. Wallis, Bishop-elect, on the 25th of January. The auxiliary asylum at Avondale was burnt on Thursday. The patients were got out safely. The particular day to be observed as a half holiday in Wellington is to be decided on the 21st January at a conference of delegates of local bodies. A nunibrr of shareholders have srlee'ed the names for a new directory of the Wellington Woollen Company. A Maori at Tologa Bay murdered his wife on Thursday and then committed suicide. Jpalonsy is thought to have occasioned the deed. The mining country around Coolgardie is said " but for the want of water, it is a splendid climate and country for camping out, cool, but not cold, and the finest firewood in the world, burns all to a white ash." An amusing scene occurred in Stuttgart the other day. The King's daughter, Pauline, always goes about in very plain attire. Ou this occasion she passed a sentinel who did not recognise her and neglected to perform the proper salutations. A sergeant across the street made violent gestures to make him grasp the situation, whereupon the guard said to the princess, " Say, mis 3, the sergeant over tlipre wants (o see yon." Ti i ■• wi'h much vngt'et wp have to record the death of Mrs S. Cameron, and daughter of Mrs H. McDonald, of Horowhenua, which took place at Hulls on Wednesday. The body passed through town this morning for Ilnrowhenua, wh?re it will be intoned. Rhs leaves a young family and many relatives to mourn her loss. The nlluvial mining as at present carried on in iJoolgardie id described by one who ha* been there, as mere surface scratching. If only a supply of water could be obtniued the wiitor says he would have no hesitation in stating ihe goldfields would give richer yield* in alluvial gild than has been won in any other part of the Southern Hemisphere. As to the quartz reefs, to use an old Irishism, the country is simply " sh' tiff wid them," and most of them gold bearing, more or Jess. Nearly 100 tons of butter and cheese collected between New Plymouth and Palmerston was taken to Wellington by the produce train on Tuesday night. The coolness of the air during the nights in Western Australia has been attributed to the quantity of saline matter in the ground all through the bush. The Petone Borough Council have carried a loan for £12,000 for drainage and street improvement. There is a rumour that the Premier intends to take up his residence on this coast early in the New Year. Travellers in Coolgardie carry their water in canvas bags, holding about a gallon. The luxury of a drink, by sucking water out of a bag, was fully appreciated after a walk of an hour or two in the heat of the day. The Government have authorised an expenditure of £18,000 on public works, none of which comes anywhere near this district. We arc of the wrong colour. In reference to the metalling contract for the Manawatu County Council, Mr Henry Coley has called and explained that all he did in the way of purchasing Mr Cronin's interest was in paying him fifty shillings for some stripping he had (lone at the gravel pit. Judging from the numerous large beds of lakes, many of them 20 to 100 miles in length by a proportionate breadth, but now all dry, and the surface coated with white sand and selt, Coolgardie would appear to have been, at one time, a well watered country. The Palmerston Btanda7'd, writing on the decision given by the Supreme Court on the Horowhenua Block says " The transaction may on the face of it appear to be an injudicious one, but the truth is that the position the Government occupy is not affected — or affected to very little extent— by this latest judgment which has reversed tbe former order of things. Those who now bring such grave charges against the Government in connection with this matter will have to sing very small, as the saying goes, when further developments are published, and this will not have baen the first occasion, be it remembered, on which these accusers have had to eat the leek.' 1 Ail tins is right aud proper for a Government supporter to urge, but it will be notioed no explanation is given for the rereversal of the promise made by the Minister of Lands in Parliament on the 10th of last July, which was that no money should be paid.

The Railway Dep&Kmtnt issues the usual excursion tickets tor the holidays, but extending the time they are available until the 12th January. The ordinary time-table will be observed on Christmas Day. We recommend those about to travel to carefully read the advertisements to prevent any mistake. We are requested to call the attention of our G.T. friends to the notice in out* advertising columns, which the holiday season makes judicious. The members who may he in town are specially requested to attend the meeting on January 3rd, when business of importance will be considered. A decided and pleasant novelty. To-day Mr Kerr, baker and confectioner, Mainstreet, Foxton, has ioe-oreams on sale. We can honestly recommend every one to find out how cold they are. Sports are to be held in Levin on the 22nd January. The energetic secretary wishes us to give as a local, all particulars. This of course is not business, and most probably the usual advertisement will arrive. From a review of the programme a capital meeting seems to have been arranged, which only needs publicity to secure a successful gathering. 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 oases and accidents of all kinds, be they wounds, burns, soaldings, bruises, sprains, it is the safest remedy— no swellings— no inflammation. Like surprising effeots produced in Croup, Diphtheria, Bronchitis, Inflammation of the Lungs, Swellings, Ac, 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 I with medal and diploma at International Exhibition, Amsterdam. Trust in this approved article and eject all others. — ADVT.] Messrs Ross and Sandford, of the Bon Marche, Palmerston, are now showing their new spring and summer goods in all departments, ex s.s. Aoraugi 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 eqnal 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, ilc,#c. Boss and Sand ford — Aim 1 . An event of very pp cial interest in Wellington is the Christmas Gift Fair which is now being held at T e Aro Hous>\ The proprietor, Mr James Smith, has just made a visit to England and the Continent of Europe, during which he has succeeded iv purchasing, at very low prices, a large quantity of fashionable drapery ami fancy goods. These are being sold during the fair at very small profit, so that the prices are not more, in mo3t cases, than U3ual English cost. This is proving a great attraction, and the warehouse is daily crowded with buyers. In addition to these special advantages, in the way of immense choice, at exceptionally low prices, each customer at the Fair is presented with a 'Xmas gift in value from one shilling to five pounds, acoordmg to the amount of the purchases: These gifts include a thousand and one articles of beauty and utility appropriate to the season, and a cordial invitation is extended to everyone to come and make selection at Te Aro House, Wellington.