Manawatu Herald. TUESDAY, APRIL 28, 1896.

Manawatu Herald, 28 April 1896, Page 2

Manawatu Herald. TUESDAY, APRIL 28, 1896.

Mr J. G. Wilson's hand was so much worse on Saturday morning that he had to abandon his proposed tour down the coast, and return home.

There will be a speoial sitting of the Magistrate's Court on Thursday to determine masy oases from Shannon! and also to conclude the flaxmill oaße of Perreau v. Anderson. Some of the Shannon cases have to do with the conduct of the booth on race day. A prohibited person will have to explain how he obtained a day off. There is also likely to be a case arising out of a pugilistic encounter between the bar and the plane.

We hope the proposed Chess and Draughts Clab will " catch on." The meeting is to be held to-night to ascertain the wist es of the inhabitants.

A goad many of our flaxmllls are closing for the winter. Meserß H. Coley & Co. and G. Coley have closed- Mr King has or is " very near it." The Wirokino mill is only working half-time, so that prospects for a dull winter look too true.

The death of Baron Hirsch is declared He left a fortune of twenty millions.

Mr Chamberlain said at a banquet in London that personally he would exhaust all persuasion and argument in the negotiations to renew the good feeling between the two raoes, and at all cost would resist foreign aggression in the Transvaaii

Miss Nunneley (Wellington), H. Gore and H. E. Parker (Wellington), and J. U. ColHas (Canterbury), have been selected to represent New Zealand at the Lawn Tennis Championship Tournament at Sydney, commencing on 2nd May* They leave for Sydney by the Hauroto on Tuesday.

The United States Government is willing to promote an Anglo- Venezuelan Commission.

At a meeting in Timarii of about 300 persona, including the Anglican, Presbyterian, Wesleyan and Congregational ministers, resolutions were passed in favour of the Irish Scripture Lesson Book in publio schools. Arrangements are being made to canvass for signatures 10 a petition to Parliament.

The New York correspondent of the Times Bends a telegram implying that the report of the Vpn -Buela Commission will be adverse to Great Britain, and advises the United States Government to get the matter settled before the election's.

Touchy people very. The German press is incensed at* the tone of Mr Chamber. lain's remarks at the London banquet.

At a sale of relics in the estate of the late Keuata Kawepo at Napier Maori mats fetched as high as £5 ; two greenstone meres Were sold at £10 and £19 respectively, said to be 350 years old. and a taiha, the original property of Tarata the First, the ancestor of the leading chiefs of Hawke's Bay, was bought by Mr Lowry, who presented it to Mr Broughton. Mr B. D. McLean purchased for £11 the sword presented to Eenata by the late Sir Donald McLean on behalf of Her Majesty the Queen.

A singular bequest has been made in regard to Adelaide city property valued at close on £1,000,000. All this has been left by the owner to the lessees, one firm, who have thus received a windfall of between £70,000 and £100,000 through beiug the original lessees.

To-night the meeting re Chess Club will be held at Whyte's Hotel.

To.morrow night the meeting re reforming the Town Band will be held.

Messrs Loveday Bios, have an altered advertisement over the leader which must be of interest to our lady readers.

Messrs James Smith & Co. of Te Aro House announce, on the front pagß, that they are making a magnificent show of seasonable drapery and clothing.

The Manawatu County Council gives notice that the electoral rolls and the defaulter's lists can be seen.