TUESDAY APRIL 9, 1896.

Manawatu Herald, 9 April 1895, Page 2

TUESDAY APRIL 9, 1896.

Great ia the farce of the Defence Minister. By some means he is doing his best to discourage; volunteering, and matey, many corps are ci3banded or disbanding Jlere is the last instance tof unnecessary codling and humbug. Some volunteers have to ti/ake a short sea trip to fetch an encampment. In the good old days when volunteers had pluck and heart they never cared what accommodation was provided so that they were dry and safe The hold of a steamer with clean straw to lie upon made a first-class saloon passage — at the money.- Now, bless your soul, our^volu i»teers roust not be laid up in the straw, the condhionsjaid down for the tendering for conveyance of "troops" for the coming Easter encampment provided that every volunteer must hava a proper bunk ! Why the Government are trying to put them en a keef'wrth shearers, and State Farm un» fortunltjs. No wonder volunteering is dying out. ' 4 This afternoon the Church of England Garden Party ia being held. The Bishop of Wellington preaches at AH Saints' church to-night and to-morrow night." Orchardists should note that all apples should have been picked by now. ■ Nod inationß for members of the Mukaka River Board must be in the hands of the Returning • iffieer by noon to-morrow. On Stinday evening a man named Thomas Fi zroy, & ntrang?r to the town, was apprehended for drunkenness, and brought 9p before J. R. McMillan, E^q., I v.P>, on 'Monday morning. He was dis* mtitt«d with a waUon. : . Mr Arlh*d^)l hu bttrnguattti Bi&|«r

The-dioqnaiiflcaiion against the jock«>y, Pric<»^ for foal-riding has bean enaorapd by the Wanganai Metropolitan Club. It will be rempmbwd that the committee of the late ttitnatangi meeting took action agninst the-jock« in qnpation for pulling his horse round a hurdle, thpreby fording another from taking any fnr her part in the rncp. The (lisqualification is for t«plve mon'hs, and the Committee deserve eomm^n'da'ion for taking prompt and pffpc'ive pasnr 9 to put down unfair practises of this kind. Thn {-ohool to Woodville yppterday "was a greflt success, over 51l travelling by th« train. The Sanson party numbered over 360 and met the Government train at Carnarvon, the remainder of the excursionists were pteked up at lackeytown abd Longburtoi No mishap of any sort occurred, and the outing waa eojoycd by all. The steamer Buteshire, from Port Cha mers has arrived in London Her live sheep have been landed in splendid condi ion. On'y thr^e died daring the vnyag». The bullocks are mostly in excellent condition, but a few show signs of slight wasting, Five died during the voyage. The animals fed well, and the heavy b°asts stood the voyage particularly well. Eighteen of the ballooks are in ex ellent condition, and two middling. A nother one was landed in a vprj brnispd and wastnd btate, at d had to be kill d immpdiat >ly. Tn> rest of the animals will probably b • kiled at S<nith6» ! d at once. Bishop Momn's health is again causing the gravest anxiety. •\ company is projected in London to tflk'i o cr the Great Western Vineyards in Victoria.