Manamatu Herald. SATURDAY, SEPT. 7, 1895.

Manawatu Herald, 7 September 1895, Page 2

Manamatu Herald. SATURDAY, SEPT. 7, 1895.

There is a probability that the cantata " Under the Palms " will be given by the party of Poxton singers at Shannon at an early date. Mr J. W. Bain is convening a meeting of the Southland shareholders in the Colonial Bank to consider matters affecting their in terests in view of the propos si to amalgamate with the Bank of New Zealand. The Shareholders' Committee in London of the Bank of New Zealand has convened a meeting of shareholders for September 16th to protest against the proposed call. They demand that the Bank shall go into liquidation, and denounce Mr Ward's statements in London. Dean, who claimed £10,000 in connection with the Redfern accident at Sydney, has been awarded L 245. It is intended by "the Palmerston North Fire Brigade to order new plant and uni- I forms to the value of abont £100. I Tha Otoki paper reports that a schooner was seen by some natives to take the ground on Wednesday last below the Otaki River, but after a snort time managed to get clear again.

Mr Gillespie, as bailiff, will sell a sulky, horse, dec, on Monday next, at 12 noon, at the Post Office Hotel, if not previously redeemed. The arrangements ot General Sooth for his second tour bf the colonies are now Complete^ and lie sails for New Zealand 6id South Africa dn August 10th, probably by the Doric Afier a month (probably more) in South Africa, the General proceeds direct to New Zealand, taking Tasmania and Australia on his homeward route. He will not be back till next March; The object of the tour is to reawaken the waning interest of the Colonies in the Army and (of course) to raieg fundsi The Banking Bill has received the Governor's assent. The race that waa to have taken place between the horses of Messrs Dudson and Garland for £10 aside last Wednesday at Hol'owhemm did not come off, as one of the owners "backed out." It is reported that the English Government will appoint a committee of experts to advise Mr Chamberlain in developing the resources of the coloniesi t Charles .J. Tftjloi', formerly a colonial director of the New Zealand Loan and I Mercantile Agency Company, and now in England, is bankrupt. The Loan Company is a creditor to the extent of £64,695, News from Sydney give harrowing accounts as to the state of the country through the bnsh fires, and the scarcity of food continue to pour in. Miss O'Brien has arrived and taken up her duties as head mistress of the Foxton State School. Mr Tompkins, the relieving j teacher, took his departure on Wednesday morning. The membership roll of the local Tennis Club has increased considerably. At a committee meeting yesterday five ladies and the sanie number of gentlemen were elected, tt Was decided to procure a roller and have the clay-court rolled and made fit for play. Two football matches are being played this afternoon on the racecourse; The first game is between the boys attending the Btate schools of Foxton And Sandon, and the bthei ; between the IWon football j Ckib and a combined team fi'om Sandon. i A special train will bring the visitors in^ I arriving at 2 o'clock, and will leave again at 0.30 p.m., after being entertained at tea at ihe Post Office HoteU The preacher to-morrow at the Methodist Church is the Rev. S. Barnett. Even- j ing subject " Mingled Bowing.'' Mr Gibson gives notice in another column ] of the nomination of candidates for the Borough yesterday, and also fixes the dats of the poll. Mr H. Coley is in want of a'good catcher at his mill. The decision of Cr Jenks not to allow himself to be nominated for" the office ! of Councillor 1b to be regretted, and the seat he has occupied at the council table for so long a period wi'l be hard to fill. An immense reefing formation, sixty feet wide has been discovered half way befWn Coolgardie and Hannan's. Thn. "suvface of the stuff shows gold freely. Already three hundred acre 3 have been pegged off. The Board of Examiners of designs for new stamps report no complete set as being uniformly of the greatest merit. The fir- 1 and second prizes will, therefore be divided among the following :— Bock, Wellington * Luke, Melbourne; Grant, Wellington; Young, Auckland ; Howard, Melbourne ; Jones, Chris'church; Cousins, Lears, and McGregor, Wellington, Mr Thomas King has been appointed Secretary to the Rangitikei Racing Club, No better selection could be made. Mr W. Hutchison last Tuesday night accused the Government of terrible extravagance in paying the President of the Bank of New Zealand L 2250 a year. In defending the salary later on, the Treasurer said that while in London he had dinner at a hoiel where the chief cook got L 2600 a year, aud cooks there frequently got from L10;0 to LISOO. Mr Pirani was concerned to know what the Treasurer paid for his dinner on this ocasion, but, possibly from fear of the "Skinflint" party, Mr Ward did not say, contenting himself with showing the great responsibilities of Mr Watson as justification of the salary paid. —Post. At a meeting of the Palmerston Borough Counoil a resolution was passed that, provided insurauoe oompanies will contribute half the cost, the Council will erect a look, out tower in (he Square at a cost not exceeding L2OO. The resolution is the outcome of the representations of the Fire Underwriters' Association in regard to fire prevention. A. B. Worthington, of the Christchurch j Students of Truth, has issued a writ against the Sun newspaper claiming LBOO damages for alleged libel. Two other aotions, one civil and one criminal, are being brought against the same paper on account of certain comments made by it with regard to the Prohibitionists, The Levin creamery resumed work on Monday last, and the Shannon people expect theirs to start before the end of the month. The editor of a oountry journal had had many promises of payment from a certain subscriber who was in arrear, and meeting him one day was told, " I am sorry that I neglected that little matter, but I'll let you have it this week if I live." He didn't pay, and was surprised to see in the next issue a notice of his death with a deep black border, and many expressions of regret at the untimely loss of so estimable a citizen. He called at the office much to the surprise of the editoi who of course thought or professed to think that he was defunct. He paid up. The S.M. had had a prolonged sitting of the Court on Thursday. The Court sat until midnight.