Manawatu Herald. THURSDAY, OCT. 3, 1895.

Manawatu Herald, 3 October 1895, Page 2

Manawatu Herald. THURSDAY, OCT. 3, 1895.

Mass will he celebrated in S. Mary's Church on Sunday at Foxton at 8 a.m. and Shannon at 11 a.m.

That those who go to fight 'often make a mistake is illustrated by_ upws fr m Havannah, wher*» thp captain of a company of Cuban Volunteers met his own son at the head nf a - band of insurgents. In the battle which ensued, the son shohis father dead, and routed the Volunteer?.

The Government stpamer Hinemoa has made a thorough eparch of tlie Snares for castaways, but discovered no trace of any.

At a meeting of the shareholder* of the Wanganui Frui; Ev poraion Company Messrs G. W. Collins, G. W. Balmor, A. Laird, James Laird and W. T. Benefield were elected directors. Mr W. Rodwell was appointed spcrptary and trpa«ur«>r. The cha : rman, Mr Col in", was authorised to communicate wi h Mr Deflou, ihe Tas manian expert, and offer him the position ofmanngei.

, Monday's Post says three samp'es of different kinds of • aving-block woods are exhibited in Messrs Seoul lar and Chishohn's window by Mr J. Frpyberg, whose engage lnent as Timber Exp^r' to :ho Government terminates to-day. They consist of block* of the Russian fir in which England ha < spent 60 millions sterling in the last three years, but which is now condemned as unsuitable for paving purpo=fs ; Aus ralhn jarrah, which cannot be supplied in snfficient quantities to keep pace with the demand (Messrs M'L^an Bros, and Rig", of London, have just sent a delegate to Aus-J traha lo find a substitute) ; and ourotfiT jimu;<vrtiich can- be supplied in London for less than half the cost of jarrah (10s as against £1 2s 8d), but for want of organisation of the trade is' not now to be -had there. , V

An important announcement from Messrs Thos-. Westwood & 00., of the Bed liotise, Vrill appear in next issue.

Mr A. ii.. Osborue, onr. Jooal tailor and cutter, has removed to niora convenient and commodious premises in Ma n-street; next to Mr J; Walls, baker. Since Mr Osborne has been in business nis trade has increased to such an extent 'hat larger premis 8 are necessary to enab c him to use more despatch in the execiitioil of his numerous oi'ders. He is looking forward td a busy time before the end of the current year.

, With reference to the l'eeent discovery of r marked Roabab tree at Shaw's Creek, in the northern territory, invest igaiion9 go to prove that the inscripiiou was made by Fred Adams, one of the members of the North Australia exploring expedition, \Vhich Visited the northern territory in 1825, the date of the inscription. The boat's crew explored Shaw's Creek.

An ami-foreign lunatic ha* attempted to murder Count Ito, the Japanese Prerm< i\ The Bishop of Mashonaland had a rough and trying journey to Buluwayo. "Oo Sunday afternoon*" says he, " after many hours travelling in choking dust and he t, tire rested for an hour at a wayside shanty of poles and mud. Prospecors were loungiug about, and one man had put on a clean shirt; but every one was hearty, and the Bishop was warmly welcomed. Damper was ready, and there was turned butter and biltung (buck or beef meat dried in the sitn.) I expect I was the only Bishop in the world on that pariieulfir Sunday sitting astride a plank, cutting slic;.s of biliung with my pocketknife and washing thttni down with digger tPii out of a billy, a sort of tin pot or mug which prospectors carry about. I apologised for being unable to give them a service, .but the coach was inexorable, and away wo went through the afternoon apd night and all next day, till we drove into Buluwa}-o, as I remember driving into the diamond fields nearly 20 years ago, smothered and choked with dust, and sticky with heat."