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Manawatu Herald, 9 February 1895, Page 2

The half-yearly meeting of the Bank of New Zealand was held in Wellington on Thursday afternoon. The President stated the loss on the six months' working np to 30th September last waa : £20,416. It was found, when the*~presenf doctors took office there were losses to he provided for exceeding £300,000. The report was adopted. : The Ppst completed its thirtieth year of publication on Thursday. We wish it many happy returns of the day. Owing to some hush fires Mr Kebbell, of Ohau, had a lot of fencing burnt, and also some sheep and a number lamed. Part of the bush left as a reserve by Sir Walter Bullev round the Muhunoa Lake also got burnt. The Bank of New Zealand shareholders were informed at the half-yearly meeting that the direction of the Estates Company was entirely in the hands of the Hon. W. Johnston and Mr W. Booth. Owing to the long 1 drought the bar of the Wanganui- Eiver is said to be very bad. The s.s. Manawatu is ashore inside' the bar i and the p^. Oreti going to her assistance also got on the bar, and drifted on to the beach just north of the breakwater. Several of the oldest members of the staff of the Bank of New Zealand are heing ■ retired on pensions, which will be paid from . the officers' own funds. The Ministerial papers appear delighted at there being . applications in from the settlers for £700,000 under the new Act. 1 Surely this must show that the land-owners are pretty hard up, and therefore anything but a oause for rejoicing. Next Friday the N.Z. Loan and Mercantile Agency Co. Ld. hold their final wool sale for the season. s On Monday Messrs Gorton ife'Son bold their special adrse saleat Feilding. '"■*■ On S^iesday the stock sale at Bulls will be helct. : . - . ,-,.. The stock saletJit -Shannon yesterday; ahoweefbut litttessjms of sheep improving in price. Mixed 'S&efip ..fetched 5s 3d, old ewes is, lambsin wooing 6d, 2 and 4-tooth. wethers, 6s 64? a am#fcTot of laiabs were. sold at sixpefioff-hfefv, „:•-" ."■'■■i*ti:)-%-' Mr H. Coley is progressing with the. contract for m*taUias.tbfcMffiit6a road, as h&, expects to oomplete the Towet-patHon to* v day. There will then be the portion join-. ing the Borough- boundary to do. •■ ... Colonel Fox, Military Adviser to tke Government/waa married to Miss C. Russell, second daughter of Captain Russell, M.H.R., on Wednesday afternoon at Hast-" ings. The church was appropriately decorated for th« occasion, and the- oeremony was witnessed by a large number of spectators. The .--wedding gifts were cqstly and ■ numerous, including one from H.R.H. the Duke of York. The Cabinet at a. meeting on Wednesday authorised an expenditure of £6000 upon wharf extension at Port Chalmers, so that the direct Bteamers may be able to berth alongside. The railway authorities are to put the work in hand. At a large public meeting at Eokltika it was decided to present Mr Seddon with a service of plate on his departure from Westlatid to take up his permanent residence in Wellington, as a recognition of his many publio services. Influential committees were appointed throughout the district. The man Stewart, who broke into the Stratford Goods Shed, was sentenced' to six months' imprisonment. The body of Thomas Wood, boot and shoemaker, was found on the railway line at the Vivian street crossing, New Plymouth. It was very foggy, and it is supposed he must have been knocked down and | run over by the express train. The head was severed from the body. Mr John Osborne, a well-known storakeeper at Whataki, died in a fit «n the Castlepoiot beacb.

Information has been received in Christi church from Glasgow to the effect that North Canterbury niutfdn Is gaining in favour in that city. The local agent of. local shippers has given instructions to have his monthly supply doubled. A Ch'i./nan named Sue Wood hanged himself ai Hokitika on Wednesday afternoon, and Was quite dead when discovered. He had been ill and despondent for sonic days. The bodyof Charles inman; of AvcWili, was found in a tank full of water at an empty cottage at Mount Eden. He had been attending the Key. Thos. Cook's evangelistic services, and was much disturbed in his mind. The Queen of the South arrived this morning. She leaves thia evening for Picton with 48 head of fat beasts for Mr Adams. The cattle were purchased from the Messrs Maason's. The Standard says :— The College-street School Committee have wisely decided to take advantage of the facilities offered by Government for school excursions, and are arranging for a trip to Foxton at the low rate of Gd for children and Is for adults return, In suggesting this excursion to the Mayor of Foxton last week, Mr Pirani was informed by Mr Williams that he would do his beat to ensure the children a fitting reception and n pleasant day's outing. He was a native owner who had & ' moral ' for .one of the events on the programme, but as the public had planked down their coin on the favourite the dividend would be next to nothing. The Maori chief therefore concluded that he would ' stiffen ' his nag and back another competitor, so with this laudable object in view he gave the. rider a fiver to play Johnny Armstrong. The- boy, however, backed his mount for the sum the owner had given him and made every post a winning one, much to the dismay - and disgust of the owner. After the race the native saw the secretary, and requested a meeting of the stewards, as he had a complaint to make against the jockey. The stewards assembled, and then the aboriginal gentleman stated that he had paid the boy ' to make no win,' and as he had not obeyed instructions he wished him to be disqualified. That gentleman's colours are not now seen on our racecourses. — Waipawa Mail.