Manawatu Herald. THURSDAY, JULY 4, 1895.

Manawatu Herald, 4 July 1895, Page 2

Manawatu Herald. THURSDAY, JULY 4, 1895.

Cardinal Vau^han, assisted by the Archbishop of Armagh, laid the foundation stone of the Catholic Cathedral at Westminster last Saturday. The cost will be £150,000, and the building is designed in the Byzantine style. . The Archbishop of Armagh predicted that the day was not far distant when England would renew her fidelity to the Pope. The English wheat market shows a general decline of 3d, and both the Continental and the. American are expected to fall lower. The cargo of Viotorian wheat by the barque Mandalay has been sold at 24s 7id. The West Coast Mail says : — Notwithstanding the fact that the Foxton team had the privilege of appointing the referee (Mr Napoleon) they made frantic gesticulations and appealed wildly in dispute of every, decision he gave. It is stated, says the Advocate, that an old Bulls resident, Major Grey, has just received the welcome news that a legacy of £40,000 has been left him. The boom in the English iron market continues. Nelson Bro.B. report that the clumsy dressing. of ; Sydney beef lessens the price. Still at it. A packet addressed to the Chief of Police in Berlin has been fQUOtI ft ggßtftia rq infernal flftcbiut.

Lord Bi'assay, comparing the ne*est typdS of Warships asserribled at Kiel; states that the English battleships ttnd cruiser's were second to r\6n£: Their provision follow and stern fire was the most forraidft.fote. I'he German ships were a decided success, but the Italians were inadequately protected by their armour. The Agent-General has cabled diH kbit Sir George Grey has \Vritlen on the Ist May that lie resigned his seat for Auckland. A small steam launch, the Olga, left Wellington for Patea on Saturday week. Last Friday the body of a man was found on the beach a mle and a half north of the Wangaehu Eiver. He h&3 'be«tt identified os one of the two men aboard,- tile launch, which was not fit for the passage, being only '24 feet long and not covered in* the Good f eniptar fiall in which the church social was held is a very comfortable little building, but was too small for the number of guests who attended. The less said about the piano (?) on the- premises is perhaps the best, it was a drSadful trial to those who attempted to sing to its aecoinpailyhient. fht ladies, ever to the fore in church matters, received a very hearty vote of thanks for the trouble they had taken with the spcia', proposed in fitting terms by Mr Thojnas Wilson. The church social on Tuesday everting was ft great success, between 60 and 70 guests being present. Archdeacon F£n- . court attended, and gave p V*M : t v interesting ftccduiit tff tHe\mariiier in which the church Was supported in the colony. Mr Thynue, on behalf of those present thanked the Archdeacon for attending and for his address. During the evening refreshments were handed round, and many 6f the guests sang. The jrieeMiij* broke Up at teii '6'tfloel?.> . Donald Dickie pleaded guilty at the Waverley Court to-day to the charge of running an illicit still. He Was fined £150, or nine months' imprisonment. The Manawatu County Council meets on Wednesday, 10th July. Messrs Gorton and .Son hold their stock sale ti.i Bulls on Tuesday'; , At fchfe '(Viiiiiidi meeting of the parishioners of All Saints on Tuesday night, the Rev. George Aitken in the chair, Mr A. S. Eastou was again elected people's churchwarden. The Minister. did not declare his nominee. Messrs Gower, W\ Stewart; Walter Robinnon and Thyririe wci'e elected a committee. Messrs Litngdon and Ray Were elected auditors. Only one out of the Banfi'shire shipment of sheep was lost, and that occurred through an accident. The crossbred sheep realised 43s and the half-breds 38s. To test the Smith field market ten carcases were sdld there and fetched s:|d per lb. The consignment will net the shippers l3s to 14s ppr head, but it is said the steamer finds regular shipments could not be carried at less than double the freight charged on thin consignment. The Shannon Farmer says that the Wirokiuo Road Board has not carried out the agreement made when Mr Wood Becured the verdict in the Supreme CCourtt t and thus Mi- Wood has to go to law again Italao asserts that the ratepayers in the IJorowhenu.l* Ward are proposing to separate into a new district so as to save themselves from such claims, though "the Shannon Ward is impoverished because of this trouble."' Not a cheerful look-out c«rtainly. The Minister for. Education flays He reCognises the lirifttii'riess of the existing method of electing Education Boards, by which a school of 20 scholars has the same voting power as one of 500 scholars. He does not see his way at present, however, to alter the method. We should like to know, why ? Our town clerb, Mr T. F. Gibson, wil rundown to Wellington by to-day's train for a week of well-earned rest. Not feeling so well as usual lately it is to be hoped that the holiday. will .quite iit him up again. The ladies have again taken up their needles, this tinie iv aid Of A lb'cal church liability. The Methodist Church ladies have done not a little in the past, and are again to the front in the hour of need. They propose holding' a sale of work and fancy bazaar this side of 'Xmas, ftnd are meeting fortnightly. Mrs Austin kindly, gave the first social evening. Yesterday the sewing circle sat at Mrs Gibson's from 2.30. At 6 tea was served, and a very pleasant evening, spent by a houseful 'of assembled friends. " So great a national event as th,e welcome to the Hon; the Colonial Treasurer,' In. recognition of his services to the colony " is the language attributed to Sir Walter. Buller, when describing this function to the holders -af -the- hall the committee desired ■ to obtain. " National event " seems a greatly 'overdrawn assertion to represent the wtlcome to a returned colonist who has had a good holiday at the expense of the taxpayers. The Christchurch City Council has endorsed the resolution of • the Woodville Borough i Council tfr&t the law regarding polls on- loq4j -proposal SjSliould J*e alteretlao that a thi-e'e-fifths majority oarry the poll, and thaf'afr^ tee .ratepayers should not, as at presaH%'-i«i -reckoned as voting against the proposal." -v;^!?!;^: ,'., : ....>! ,],.■■" - :: "