Manawatu Herald. THURSDAY, JAN. 31, 1895.

Manawatu Herald, 31 January 1895, Page 2

Manawatu Herald. THURSDAY, JAN. 31, 1895.

A cabman was arrested ia Wellington a Mix*. He .ras driving about tna oity with only %Vmm_tA <trow<w* oq, whsi W«r<bcut off at th.Td.et- ■■■;'-;' ■ A young clergyman .starred an East End congregation tha other d ty by announcing, " Hymn four and sevenpence halfpenny." In his nervousness he had conf used the offertory total with the hymn figures. As a iff suit of the r to. x|t elections thtta women will ' take their 'seats in tht <j .**• rado House of Hepresentatives at the next session of that State Assembly, and a woman will occupy one of the commodious offices in the new capital building, that of the State Superintendant of Publio In* struotion. Considerable curio -Ity is expressed as to what these feminine officials " will do with their opportunity." The Flax Maohinery Commissioners bave deoided to request the Government to ex« tend the time during which applications may be made for the bonus. Mr Nairn is now in oharge of the brauoh sohool carried on iv one of the buildings belonging to Bir A. Campbell at Awahuri for the eonvenienoe of the children on that side of the river. The attendance averages seventeen, and it is said the scholars are making good progress. — Advocate. At a meeting of the Prohibition League in Wellington eeveral speakers denounced the police ior shutting their eyes to the infringement of liquor laws. One deolared that drink was freely sold at the reoent race meeting, though there was not a lioense pn the course. Another asserted that the result of the next poll would be to shut up the Christchurch hotels, and he urged that Welliogton shouli SMtft tiMUttlvtt ftftd

.We hear that an hotel is about to be •rooted at Kereru, to be fitted tip with all modern improvements, and that a lioense i 9 to be applied for at the next meeting of the bench. Living at Coolgardie must be rather expensive, if the quotations given are correct. Oatmeal, 16s 6d t .01b bag of flour, £9; batter, la 8d per lb. In the match for trophies 3red by the Wellington Guards on Saturday, A. Ballinger put on the splendid score Of 99 out of a possible 105 at 800, 50J and 600 yards, Beven shots at eaoh range. This is claimed to be the Colony's reoord at the distances, and this is only two points behind the world's record of 101 made a few weeks ago by Major Umphelby in Australia. Ballineer's hits were 300 yd-, 45.4554 (32), 500 yds 5555555 (35), 600 yds 5535554 (32.) Captain Bussell addressed a public meeting at the Napier Theatre Royal on Monday evening, his object being specially to reply to the recent speech of the Premier. The Theatre was packed by a mosfc enthusiastic audience, though there were a good many interruptions, mainly of a good natured character. He traversed almost every point touched on by tho Premier, quoting figures and extracts from official documents which he claimed disproved the statements of the Premier. He was accorded a hearty vote of thanks for his able and statesmanlike address. Many ladies were present, and seemed to take great interest in the proceedings. The body of a young man named W. Montgomery, employed at the Baincliffe Btation, Timaru, was found on the beaoh beside the breakwater on Tuesday. He was last seen at 11 o'clock the night before. He was quite Bober, and £42 was found in his pocket p. It is supposed be strolled on io ths breakwater and fell into the sea. The Wellington correspondent of the Wairarapa Times says : — There is undoubtedly much irritation over the Shop Hours Act," and it will effect labor in a manner .which the framers of the measure did not reckon upon if some amendment does not take place next year. In referring to the prospects of 1895, the Australasian says that in New Zealand a Solicy. of meddle and muddle is quietly riving away capital and labor, and undoing the work of years of enterprise and industry: , A little soft soap used with hellebore for spi-aying trees infected with the leech blight, makes the cure more effectual. A saddle-cloth has been lost, and the finder is requested to leave it at this office. The Palmerston School Committee meet on Wednesday evening to nominate a candidate for a seat on the Wanganui Education Board. Wo undersiand that Mr G. S. Scott, Ohairman of the Terrace End School Committee, will be asked to content .a seat. Mr Scott jb well known all over the district, and he will stand a go d chance of being returned. — Manawata Times. A machine called the "Rapid Shoemaker " has been recently invented which is capable of turning out a pair of boots or shoes, with buttons and button-holes complete, and packing them in a box, all in the short space of sixteen minutes. The early bathers on the beach at New Plymouth, the other morning, had a laughable experience (says the Taranaki Herald). About 7 a.m., the time fov the departure of the through train, a stalwart, full-grown man, whose accent indicated that he was born north of the line, stalked on to the beach, near the bathing shed, and undressed himself for a dip in the briny. Observing that he was not wearing that covering which, .in the words of the Borough Health Committee, must be donned "to meet the requirements of decency," several members of the Bathing Club, expostulated with the stranger, who, however, could not see the necessity of wearing trunks, maintaining that where he came from a man could swim as he liked. However, he ultimately accepted the loan of a pair of trunks from one of the club, and forthwith tried to put them on over his head. Finding this a failure, he made a desperate attempt to put them on by inserting his amis through the holes, but again dismally failed in his efforts. He was then advised- to put them on by inserting his feet through the holes ; but he pulled the trunks up so high on one leg that in attempting to get the other foot through he lost his balance and measured hid length on the sand. Finally, after further advice and help, the stranger managed to don the soreens, and take an invigorating dip in the surf. A girl from Weston some months ago was married at the registry offioe at Oam aru to a travelling advertising agent, who subsequently took her to Christohurch, where the- couple lived in style at a leading hotel for some three months. At the end of that period the man left the girl, forgetting alao to pay his hotel bill. It has since been discovered that the ft coundrel was a married man. with a wife and family living at Fitzroy, Viotoria. A Masterton resident is reported to be killing codlin moths at the rate of one hundred a day, by means of oodlin moth traps, viz., oloth bandages bound round the truoka of apple treen, near the ground. At a meeting ot the promoters in London of the Londonderry mine, the ohairman said they would be unable to exhaust it in • generation Lord Fingall said tha pn • sent reef would produoe 9000 ounoes to the ton, and 20ft deeper 600 ounoes. T_i» seoretary stated that 480*000 shares had been applied for. k The London manager of lhe Molbourne Bau<<r Ohil ing Oompany is oonvmoed thst it will be neoessary for thn butter pro* d uo. ra to unite nnd limit the nnmber of distributing ag noioa in London, in ord. r to regulate supplies, and prevent tho ruinous saorifioe oaußed by the smaller men underselling the market. The Hon Mr Udal, Attorney-General of Fiji, and his team of Fijian oriokotera wero }n town yesterday, Bays yesterday's Timet, and the Fijians (all of them young ohiefa) attracted considerable attention. They were all arrayed in the distinctive lava-lava, or loin oloth, of white material, and jaokets. Shoe leather they discarded altogether, and their abundant coiffure, well garnished with coooanut oil, rendered headgear unnecessary. They aro a stalwart and well oonduoted set of young men. Tho Hon Mr Udal and half a dozen of the chiefs paid a visit yesterday afternoon to the Premier, to whom they were introduced by Mr Edward Tregear. Mr Seddon made many enquiries about Fiji, its oondition and prospeots, expressed great satisfaction at the visit of the team to New Zealand, and said he hoped to have the pleasure of witnessing the matoh to be played in Wellington about the 15th or 16th prox. The party of o-icketera left in the evening for the South. They intend to play matohes at Dunedin, Invercargill, Christohuroh, Nelson, Wellington, Napier, Hawera and New Plymouth. They will play they matoh at Dunedin on Friday next. Mr J. D. Ritohie, Seoretary of the Agricultural Department, and Mr J. Maokay, of the Department of Labour, were at the State farm at Levin yesterday, in order to enquire into certain GOB. Pwttto DMbdf by «&• o. tiie neid-Bto. |

The big cheese to be shortly mada at thi Stratford Faotory is for exhibition at the ooming agricultural show at Hawera. It is raada^o a special order, and will weigh Bowl The cheese will contain ourrent coins of the realm to the value of JES, from a sovereign down to a three-penny piece, and is to be cut up in retail quantities. Messrs Loveday Bros, announce some special lines at their great stock-taking sale now being held. They have also just opened up some new goods, which are being offered to the public at the very lowest pricea. A recent English paper contained the following :—" One of the coming sensations in the wheel world is a bicycle whioh will be ridden along a wire from the stage to the ceiling, in an inverted position, the rider being head downwards. When the performer, who is a lady, has reaohed the ceiling she places the sole of her foot thereon, and it is caused to adhere. She swings head downwards, held by one foot to the ceiling surface, and holds the bicycle in her hands in full view of the spectators. She bends into position till she brings the bicycle wheels into contact with the ceiling. Letting go her foot, she now transfers her whole weight to the bicycle, and rides round or aoross the ceiling head downwards. This marvellous invention has been invented by an engineer, Mr B. J. Boyle, of Australia. It will be first shown to the public at Olympia." The Post regrets to learn that Lieut.Colonel Thomas McDonnell is suffering severely from the effect of an old wound in the head, received while in pursuit of Te Kooti in February, 1870, at Taupapa. A bullet spi n tered a dead tree, and some of the splinters wounded Lieut-Colonel McDonnell. The old wound has now reopened. The Good Templars had their picnic on the Bacecourse last Tuesday. Amusements for young and old were indulged in, and a pleasant afternoon was spent. 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, burn 3, scaldings, bruises, sprains, it is the safest remedy — no swellings — no inflammation. Like surprising effects produced in Croup, Diphtheria, Bronchitis, Inflammation of the Lungs, Swellings, Ac, Diarrhoea, Dysentery, Disease of the Kidneys and Urinary Organ.-*. 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.] Heads of families, storekeepers, settlers careful housewives, young and old, rich and poor, alike will save heaps of money by making their purchases at the Great Partnership Sale, now going on at Te Aro House, Wellington. i he announcement made in another parof (his paper that a sale of greater magnitude thau ever yet attempted by Te Aro House is now being held should arrest the attention of ci eryone in this part of the Colony. Te Aro House has long held the premier position as the "Leading Family Drapery Warehouse," and further developments are now taking place to inaugurate the year 1895. Early in the year Mr Smith admits to a partnership in his business a commercial gentlemen who has long been associated with the London buying for Te Avo House. To thoroughly reduce and prepare the stock previous to the partnership stocktaking sweeping reductions will be made in all Departments, the stock must be reduced by £15,000, and this splendid Drapery Stock at Te Aro House will be offered to the public at most tempting prices.