Manawatu Herald. TUESDAY, OCT. 29. 1895.

Manawatu Herald, 29 October 1895, Page 2

Manawatu Herald. TUESDAY, OCT. 29. 1895.

We ar- glad to learn that Mr Rutherford will shortly be ov^r <o start his flax ini<l9. The Messrs Duclson started their Earn mill yesteida'y'.

Mv Thynne has gon» to Wellington for a few d iys after which we believe he wi 1 t>e ab e to resume his o d post on thi* paper.

Owing to the occa ional danage done to the fisher. nan's nets by what appeared to be fragments of masomy in the sea off he Italian Penin-ula of Istria, the city authorities of Eobing>r sent down a diver the other day to im estigate. At a depth of 90ft he found himse f in a submerged city, with streets and squares laid out, the door- and windows of the half ruined houses being almost hidden by masses of seawe d. Archfflo ogists identify this lost city wi h the i-land and city of Cissa, describ d byP iay. of which n» trao s had been found since the days of the C« ars.

Schon Halz, leader of fie Incendiary Society, who had b en firing p aces of business in the chief cities in America, has been sentenced to 48 years' imprisonment.

The flying mouse is a recent discovery in the Cameroon country of Africa. It is some tiling betwe n the bat and tb<? true mouse, has a tail like a mouse, and heavy, gi-ey fur, wiril* it« wings are not so well developed as those of the bat.

A Parisian eh mist named Moissau an nounc 8 that he is now able to -supply brandjj at 2d a quart, which neither in its taste nor effects can be distinguished from the v. ry best cognac. Tne raw Material is an extrac of oal tar called acetylene.

The lambing on the Moioft Estate totalled 180 per oent !

' A ough fishing s'ory comes from Eng- j land. A lawyer va.« flailing f.ov trout from, a bofit-, \vhenh6 lost his gd d, \V ; _atcli ove'fboard. Ay ar after he was fislii;ig at the sartie spbf,Vh"n he iepiiglit tin 8 b trorit, and irv iia throat he found a gold watch, still going and showing correct time. The theory to account for its going is that it was a stem winder, and that in in isticating its food the fish turned the s.em and kept it wound wpv

An adjnuvnecl meeting of credi'ovs in the e--ta c cif Edward Bavhev was hold on Frictay, says he N.Z. Times, the Official Assignee pv siding. Mr Sk rrett appeared for the bankrupt. On thp motion •>£ MrSkrrett, seconded by Mr Sladden, it was unanimous y deer led tha* the p ant an office fixtures be offered to Mr Henry Barb r at £rt-50, and the new plant, etc., since bank- I viiptoy n.t 10 per cent;, oft face Vane, the offer to be open till October 31st, at 2 p.m. ; failing acceptance, shop to be clos d and pantiealised by ancti >n, and back d bs collected b.v Hie Assignee ; all meat supplies o be a first charge on the es ate as before. On the mo i>n of Mr Skerrett it was aso decided tha in the event of Mr H. Ba' 1 ' er being the purchas".r, the Assignee waive his claim to a >ac under cover. The mcc ing unanimously recomm-nded the bankrupt for immediate discharge, and then adjourned. We renvnd horse-owners that the acceptances for the Otaki races close to-mor-row nigh>- at 9 o'clock, with the seer tary, Mr H. F. Eag a\ Ml- W. ti. Sinicox, of Otaki, who has been laid up with th • influenza for the past few wpeks got out yesterday- for the first time and paid a trip "t ) Wellington. The Bishop of Wellington held a confirmation service at Otaki on Sunday at which 17 candidai es were presented. Ihe church was crowded, many visitors standing. Mr Hankins ran down by Monday morning's train to Wellington with his daughter who, with a friend, is paying a trip South. Mi-s Hankins left by the s.s. Anglian yes terday afternoon, Mr Hankhn being for him unfortunately, unable to get away to see the Show and race.?. The Messrs Strang Bros, have almost competed their shearing. Mr Langdon commences sheaving at the Motoa Estate to-morrow. Mis R. Austin accompanied her husband by the vain to Wcllingon yesterday morning. We are sorry to see Mr Austin looking so i 1. Mr Percy Collins is making arrangements to start the he-mp mill on the Himatangi once run by "Billy" Wilson. It is to be hoped all arrangements will b« made so that Mr Collins will be able 'o siiu't, as he is an experienced miller and a reliable business man. Mr Gillon, the editor of the Post, is we are sorry to say in a very bnd su»te of health, srnd lu'b friends am much alarmed, ! as he refuses to take a holiday. Mr Donald Fraser was unable to catch a train in time to join the Lev n-Great foi d railway deputation to the Premier on S-itor-day, but he travelled down ye tcday morning to put his oar in, i£ not too late. Yesterday the weather in Wellington was calm and very hot, and there was not a ripple on the harbour. Then; is no truth in the rumour being so industriously circulated that Mr John Stevens intends to contest the Otaki seat in th • Governmen intere>t at the next ejection. The betting is on Donald Fraser as a 'cert.'

Tsvo scutchers and a presser arj wanted at the Wirokiuo mill.