Manawatu Herald. SATURDAY, APRIL 20, 1896.

Manawatu Herald, 20 April 1895, Page 2

Manawatu Herald. SATURDAY, APRIL 20, 1896.

On Monday week Mr J. G. Wilson will commence addressing bis constituents, probably at the South end of the district. Messrs Gorton and .Son hold a stock sale at Feilding on Friday. Father Patterson desires us to mention that owing to the floods there will be no Mass in Foxton to-morrow. Mr Arthur Carkeek is sanguine ahout the ease a good road can be made over "the ranges from Shannon to Wairarapa. Mr Stansell landed the mails on Thursday afternoon at two o'clock and brought also from Levin Mr and Mrs Gibson and Mr Rutherford. Though not disparaging Mr Keith's efforts, this proves that the Levin route is by far the most convenient for all travellers. The flood at its highest in Foxton was within two feet of the planking of the wharf. The river has made great encroachments on the river bank between Mr Duncan's . and Mrs Bobinson's residences, and also in front of Herrington. On Wednesday Mr E. Howe cruised about the inland sea, lately known as the Motoa estate, and landed on the different ; islets and took photographs of the Bur- 1 rounding water and (he distant r&ng«g. <

The Foxton Racing Club have postponed the race meeting to the 15 of May on account of the railway line being blocked. Mr John Walsh paid a visit to Mr Thynne's property on Thursday morning and took some capital photographs of the Motoa swamp and surrounding scenery. The estate bore the appearance of^ a Scottish looh more than ft fattening country* The Executive Council of New South Wales has commuted the sentence of death passed on Gearge Dean for attempting to prison his wife at North Shore to imprisonment for life. The Minister of Lands stated at Woodville in reply to a deputation which Urged the purchase of the ManaWatu line that the Government had not decided to purchase the line) and that nothing would be done till the WellingtonWoodville line was finished, when the Government would be in a position to dictate their own terms. Though a good deal of rain has fallen on the East coast, there has not been an abnormal fall inland, and no Hawke's Bay rivers are in flood. The people of the bush districts are the greatest sufferers. The Vioar of All Saints will hold morning service at Shannon, if the road is passable, on Sunday, and in the evening at Fox ton. Mr A. Linton of Awahuri, conducts the servioes of the Methodist Church twice tomorrow. Tenders are Invited by Wi fiemara for the erection of a 4 roomed house at Motuiti. Plans and specifications can be seen at the office of this paper. Mr J. E. Whyte invites tenders for cleaning out about 70 chains of drains. The American Government are enquiring into charges which have been made to the effect that Chicago packers have cornered the beef trade, and are extorting high prices. The leaders in the London Boot Strike affirm that a conference will be useless, und say they prefer to starve to death rather than they should yield. '•■ The ship Largiemore, from Eio to Sydney, when in a low latitude, was for five days completely hemmed in by an immense collection of icebergs, estimated to be 800 miles in length. She collided with a berg, and reoeived considerable damage to her bow. The position of the vessel became so serious that boats were provisioned in readiness to leave her. More by good luck than good management. From Brisbane we learn that just as everything was ready for a balloon ascent at Gympie, the balloon caught fire, and shot into the air with Miss Essie Viola at.d her parachute. The aeronaut with great difficulty maintained her seat, and went up for nearly a mile, the fire spreading gradually all the while. Viola was unable to detach the parachute, as the ropes were entangled. After travelling some distance the balloon began to fall, and the parachute opened, but would not work. Finally, it too, caught fire, when still some distance from the ground. When near the earth, Viola jumped clear of the burning mass, and escaped unhurt. The balloon and parachute were destroyed. The acceptances for the Foxton races were declared on Thursday night, and appear in another column. It will be noticed they are very good, and are twenty in excess of those received for the last Autumn meeting. All the settlers in the immediate neighbourhood will learn with feelings of genuine regret that changes in the management of some of the Assets Company's properties, will entail Mr and Mrs Wilson leaving Moutoa. They have been excellent neighbours, good friends and appreciated settlers, and their leaving will be regretted by all.