Manawatu Herald. THURSDAY, DEC. 27, 1894.

Manawatu Herald, 27 December 1894, Page 2

Manawatu Herald. THURSDAY, DEC. 27, 1894.

The Manawatu Heiuu) will not be published on Tuesday. The Borough Council calls for tenders (or lighting the streets aud collecting the dog-tax for the coming year. All the stores will be closed next Monday unil Tuesday.

The Christmas number of the Wiel'ly Pivsx i? one of the best fever issued b-y that office* which has ke'jst frell In front of compotjtiJrs for years pa9jt, It contains a variety of most interesting reading matter and also over forty half tone engravings executed from original photographs taken by the artists attached to the staff. The paper is also of excellent quality. It should be in demand an a suitable present to send to friends in the Old Country.

Ihe tanterburi/ Timee' 'Xmas number is a most readable production, mo9t of tho stories ftre by colonial writers There are some excellent views well printed, and the front page ha? a plensiutf picture of the Mitre Peak, in Miltoid Sound. Two Coloured supplements arc also given in. The Canterbury people have been well catered for by their leading papers, and we congratulate them on the success achieved.

The Premier has persuaded Mr Cadman to take the railway portfolio. He has arranged all he wanted to do.

Mr Ronayne is to be the General Manager of Railways j Mr Blow, Under Secrc taryi atid Mr Hudson is to be Assistant General Manager.

The American graziers are appealing to the Government to secure the removal of the German embargo on American meat products. They fear that if it is continued Australia will obtain the tinned" meat trade.

A visit to Nelson, Moate and Co.'s Tea Bond on the South Belt and their Indian and Ceylon Tea Warehouse, in Colombo jtreet, will go a long way towards confirming the statement that their business is one of the largest of its kind in Australasia, and a perusal of the Customs House returns of the colonies shows it to be one of the moat extensive in the world in comparison with the population of the colony. One of the largest firms in England specially advertise that their sales are lib out of evt'i) 25b sod in England ; whev-as Nf Isun. Moate and C •. aver that they sell, through . the grocers, nearly lib to every 41b sold in New Zealand, and this in the face of the greatest competition, for there are far more packet teas on the New Zealand market and more firms competing in comparison with the output of the two countries. The firm are direct importers of Indian and Ceylon teas, and possess ihe largest stocks and variety to select from in the colonies, and supply the trade first hand, so the public who purchase N.M. and Co.'s teas from grocers can depend upon getting an article as direct from the garden to Ihe teapot as it h possible to get tea.

Electricity is now applied in France to seal up bottles of wine, beer, and chemicals v/ith a metallic coating, or capsule. A conductive layer is formed on the mouth of the bottle, and the metal coating is deposited on it by the ordinary method of elec-tro-plating. It is proposed to apply the process in sealing cans of fruit and preserved meats.

The annual inventory, just taken at the Paris Mont de Piete, has brought to light many curious discoveries. In the tirst place, a wedding-ring, which has, so to spouk, been a keep-saka there for thirty six years, had actually b?cn redeemed in the coarse of the present year ; it was originally pawned tor 17 francs, and now required a payment of upwards of />Ofr. Another old " stager " is a cotton umbrella, on which its owner has been annually paying 70c, renewal fee for the past twentytwo years.

A little son of Mr Mandley, chief officer of t'no s.s. Queen of the South, was accidentally drowned near the Queen's Wharf on Saturday evening says the Post The little follow had been on board the vessel with his father during the afternoon, and about half-past 5 o'clock he was seen on the wharf, near the vessel. Very shortly afterwards, Prank Lawton. brass cleaner on the Queen of the South, saw ihe boy's body floating in the water between the vessel and the wharf. Every effort was made to restore vitality, but wiihout success. At the inquest held on Monday morning, a verdict of Accidentally Drowned was returned by the jury, of which Mr F. Buck was foreman. On the last trip of tho steamer Captain Eraser took Mr Mandley's place, and his many friends were {Had to meet him once more.

Showing the difference in the size of tho towns. Birmingham and Manchester are Satisfiel with twenty millions gallons of water a day, whilst London requires two hundred millions a day, and needs soon to make provision for double that quantity.

The late Dr. Oliver Wendsll Holmes once said-— a foreigner is an alien, r foreigner who drinks is a bacchanalian ; and a foreigner who smokes too much — a tobacconalian.

What will he do with them ? Herr John Strauss, the great composer has been receiving gifts, Ac, on the completion of his fifty years of professional life. He has meni^d * letter froa- Egypt informing him that the ex Kiitiiivo was: *ju(lhg him two giraffes, long his cherished property. They are a male and female, and stand 24 feet and 18 feet high.

A hint how to make a family more united ia obtained from an occurrence at the London Zoologioal Gardens, where a boa con -'viotor swallowed his wife ! A horrible joker imagines the only excuse for the aot was that the wife had first swallowed her children in a fit of irritation, and refused to bring them up. This would show that at any rate, the wife and children thoroughly agreed. Mr Botherham is to be retained as Locomotive Superintendent. The coronation of the Russian Czar will take place in April, 1896. Mr Lowe is to continue as Engineer to the Bailway Department. The Magnificent, the largest British warship yet built was Ir.uncneil on Wednesday. She is of 14,900 tons displacement, and 12,000 indicated horse-power, and carries four guns of 50 tons each, 42 quick-firing and eight Maxim guns. Cool, very. Senator Gallinger, of the United States, moved in the Senate that an invitation be sent to Canada asking her to consent to annexation to the United States. The matter has been referred to a com^ mittee. The Christmas number of the War Cry aontains a number of the views of the encampment at Sumner, some portraits, and a view of the Cave Bock at Sumner. The issue is one of twelve pages, and should be welcomed by the Salvationists. The German Colonial Party is preparing for a crii^ad* against England in connection with Samoa. They consider that Mr Stevenson's death removes the chief obstacle to the extension of German influence. They have, however, overlooked our Premier. Mr J. L. Scott has deoiined any farther engagement, the salary offered not being sufficient. The Englishmen beat the Australians in Sydney after all. It was a very tight match, the Australians having made 752 runs in their two innings, and the Englishmen 762 rung. The Australians only scored 166 in their second innings. A new batch of Juatio«i of the P«ace h&s been gazetted.

we jjr'etti&eti the Australians art not well pleased with the Hon. Mr Reeves, the author of the "Undesirable Immigrants Bill. He is endeavouring to tell them it was not meant to apply to Australia ! The Minister must have trusted they had not read the Act.

The lion, secretary of the Foxton Bating Club advertises that nominations for the race meeting on Anniversary Day must be in by Saturday next at 9 p in.

The local hoi'se flying Shot won the Ladies' Bracelet easily at Palmerston y«S' terday, anil the owner and some friends are reported to have scdbped a good rivrionnt from tile totaHsator,

An advertiser has lost a satchell, and the finder is requested to leave it at the office of this paper when he will be rewarded.

We have to thank the officers of the Department of Agriculture for their Christmas card, and beg to return them the compliments of the season. The card is a very artistic production.

A man is answerable for his wife's maintenance though a deed of separation may have been executed. The only sure way is to execute the wife.

The late Chief Commissioner of Bailways, Mr MoKerrow, has been appointed Land Purchase Inspector. He will have tlie pleasure of working under the Minister of Lands.

The Auckland fruitgrowers have made advantageous terms with the Union S.S. Company for freights coastwise.

The Shaw, Savill and Albion Co. is building a vessel which will carry 5)0,000 frozen sheep. She will be fitted with all the latest appliances.

Some time next month, any time before the 31st, each of the local School committees have to nominate two persons to the Wanganui Education Board and to forward them to the Secretary. This is what the circular says, but after instructing the committees to nominate two members, notify directly afterwards of the retirement by rotation of three members who are said to be eligible for re-election. Under the circumstances what are the poor committees to do ?

The Kew Zealand Moil brings out a Christmas number far in advance of previous efforts. The stories are good, and the Wellington illustrations are interesting. The front title page is aleo worthy of note, as a departure from the common.

It seems that Mr Gladstone is tired of Ilia holiday from politics, and is thinking of devoting his sup-i-abundant energies to the Church. I hear, says " Picaroon," — from the- WWW — that he' will shortly take orders. It in true that Mr Gladstone telegraphs a denial of the rumour. But then — . Anyhow, the mere fact of his denying the World seems to add credibility to the rumour." See ?

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An event of very sp ci&l interest in Wellington is the Christmas Gift Fair which is now being held at Te Aro House. The proprietor, Mr James Smith, has just made ft visit to England and the Continent of Europe, during which he has succeeded ia purchasing, at very low prices, a large quantity of fashionable drapery an-.l fancy goods. These are being sold during the fair at very small profit, so that the prices are not mow, in mo9t oasea, than usual English cost. This is proving a great attraction, and the warehouse is daily crowded with buyers.

In addition to tbe3e Bpeeial 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, according 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 oome and make selection at Te Aro House, Wellington.