Manawatu Herald. SATURDAY, MARCH 7, 1896.

Manawatu Herald, 7 March 1896, Page 2

Manawatu Herald. SATURDAY, MARCH 7, 1896.

Bravo. The delivery of Mr Goschen's statement relative to the naval expenditure was received with prolonged cheers in the House of Commons. Large additions are made to Messrs Gorton and Sons Bulls sale on Tuesday. The firm also will offer for sale ten sections in Bulls. Messrs Abraham and Williams hold a sale at Colyton on Monday, and at Pohan- > gina on Tuesday.

The only ray of light thrown on the proceedings at the Mat,'- s"'5 "' c ' 8 Court on Thursday was the unsucceasiul hedging of a native as to what means "he had had since judgment had been given against him: The creditor asked about a mare he once possessed, and though past possession was admitted he had Bin<?e made the animal a toeeent to a friend of his. Asked by the Magistrate as to its value he thought little of it, something like £6 might be its value I The creditor, whose claim was for a stioi over £iP. said he Waulcl accept the mare in | ftetrleim-ur. " Would the uiuivu ilauti wvei' j ilie iursij ?" that was the q :'u.' iou vmio'u worried all parties for some time as the native considered that were the hiare in foal she would be worth very much more than the debt ! At last the native consented to give his creditor an order to the friend, to get the horse; The creditor reminds one of tlie pictures one dees Of the baby reaching for Pear's soap " he won't be happy till he gets it " — the horse. We learnt with much regret that Mrs McCulloCh) the wife of the well-knovrfl John McCulloch, the courteous clerk to the Horowhenua County has been and is dangerously ill, needing her being kept vary quiet. It is hoped she may gain some strength by oarefdl nursing. The Shannon coach proprietor must thoroughly believe in the Foxton Court days as he generally fills his coach on Ihose dates, With peraon3 having business at the Court) Talent— -legal talent — We had in plenty last Thursday. Business miiat have been entirely suspended in Palmerstott uWing to the absence of so many of its leading citizens. Firstly, there was ouv very own solitor, Mr J. T. Ray ; then our near very own but not quite, solicitor, Mr Q. F. Hawkins ; then were were Messrs Crurrip, Innes, Ha§gitt, and (*. ti. Wallace. Quite enough tor I the pockets " of Her Majesty's liege subjects " as S. M. Baker wrote to the Premier. A Stipendiary Magistrate is a fortunate as well as a public character. Possibly he has heen sf.ylpfl by various titles by lucky and unlucky litigants, and also by those who wanted to work the " soft side " if there is such a thing in a Magistrate. It has been left to our esteemed Stipendiary, Mr R. L. Stanford, to be raised to the highest possible rank as was done by a voluble and warm hearted daughter of Erin at Otaki the other day, who appealed to him as " Your Majesty !" Hear, hear. The Polo Tournament is fixed for the 18th inst. Very much interest is being taken as to which team will obtain the Saville Cup, the present holders of which are ihe Manawatu Club. Talking with the captain of that team the other day he expressed an opinion that our local Oroua Club stood a very grand chance, if they had luck they would win, if not they would be very near it. He remarked on the splendid mounts they possessed and on the strength of their good right arms. The London Time* says that the propossd expenditure on the navy is absolutely necessary. Owing to the fear of hydrophobia 4500 unmuzzled dog 3 have been destroyed in London. President Fauro and Mr Gladstone have met at Cannes. Both expressed gratification at the rapprochement between England and France. An important experiment has been made at Hughenden, Queensland. The blood of infected Cuttle was injected into a clean animal. When the latter was killed amoeboid bodies were found in its blood, as in the blood of a bca3t suffering from tick fever. This is said to establish the identity of the disease with the Texas fever of America. The London Standard declares that the naval proposals will show the world that Great Britain is determined to maintain her maritime supremacy. The Loddon Hill estate in Norfolk, which some years since sold for over £30,000, haa just been withdrawn at an auction, the highest bid being £4,400, or about £i an acre. The report that Japan contemplated the issue of a' special postage stamp to commemorate her victory over China in the recent war is now confirmed. Japanese newspapers state that the Government haa decided upon the issue of two adhesives of the value of 2 sen and 5 sen respectively. The new stamps will be oblong in form, after the fashion of the silver wedding 9tamp3 sanctioned by the Emperor in 1892. In an Edinburgh School the other day an inspector, wishing to test the knowledge of a olass in fractions, asked oue boy whether he would rather take a sixth or a seventh part of an orange if he got his choice. The boy promptly replied that he would take the seventh. At this the inspector explained at length to (he class that the boy who would choose the smaller part as this boy had done because it looked the larger fraction was very foolish ; but the laugh was on the other side when the chirping voice of another urchin broke in in remonstrance, " Please, sir, but that boy disna like oranges ?" In another column the Borough Council call tenders for certain works. The stock-taking sale at Loveday Bros. is still in full swing and will be continued to the 16th March. On Tuesday afternoon the race meeting at Motuiti will be held. As there is always a pleasant day'a sport at these gatherings a good attendance may be looked for. Nominations for some of the events appear elsewhere. Mr A. E. T. Nixon is to be congratulated on the splendid sale of his late father's estate, " Sedgebrook " at Wanganm on Wednesday. Some of the rural land running up to £59 per acre ! Messrs P. Hennessy & Co. announce the arrival of a splendid lot of new crockery and fancy glass ware which only needs to be seen to be admired.