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Manawatu Herald, 2 May 1896, Page 2

Mr Howan has had a letter from his boat builder at Ashurst who admits the probable difficulties set out by the railway department and he is now willing to buiid the boat at Koxton. The next question is that of finance which c ops up in all cases, but in this instance we hope will be successfully coped with. The trial of Dr Jameson, Sir John Willoughby, and other officers has been further adjourned till June 11th. Miss Bunks has been permanently appointed to the Shannon School. It is rumoured thnt a discovery of an'imony ore has been male in the Fitzherbert district, says the Standard. An excellent specimen said to have been got in the vicinity of the Kahuterawa was reoently shown in the town. The Government has purchased 400 acres land at Ormond for close settlement from Mr A, B. Newman, the price paid being £20 per acre. At the Competition and Chrysanthemum Show at Palmerston on Tuesday, Master Dignan, of Marton, apred 10 years, secured first prize for flower plaques, with a sun flower and convolvulus. The Wellington Post states that Ministers have decided to plant 1000 acres at Eangaroa Plains, Taupo, with English forest trees, by way of an experiment, to ascertain if this class of trees will flourish in pumice formation. The Otaki Committee feel 80 sure about getting a cottage hospital that they have heeD selecting a site and hope to gat one on the sandhill 3 near the old mill. The Rev. J. MoWilliam ha 3 generously offered as a free gift fj; section at New Otaki, should the first site be unattainable. On Wednesday afternoon at her father's residence at Stoney Creek, Miss Alice Louise Robert was married to aMr Joseph G. Brown, a farmer of Pohangina. The Weßt Coast Mail says Dr James Mason and Mr Byron' Brown have, we hear on good authority, been appointed as Justices of the Peaoe. On our fourth page will be found a column of miscellaneous matter. Mr Gasooigne has resigned his seat on the Otaki Licensing Committee, and Dr James Mason has been appointed in his stead. The railway returns for the year ending 81st March last appear in this week's Gazette. The total n- venue is shown to be £1,183,0-10, and the expenditure £751,307, the profit being £431,673. The cost of the 2014 miles of opened lines is given at£ls,---352 613. and tht- profit thereupon amounts to £2 13d 0-1 pur c'.-nt. This is in round numbt-rs £28,000 baiter than the estimate, and £13,000 better than last year.

Ycp'enlay afternoon r.''-on f four o'clock the haystack in one of Mr? Wiiyte'.s paddocks iv thu nonli il n* tha town caught lite. How, is not known. Mr T. Cook, who lives close by, fir.st no; iced it and with Mrs Cook did their best to put it out. The stack was wbi .ome J.J.2 and belonged to Me John Whyie. it was not insured. Mr E. Osborne, of the Centre of Commerce has a replace advertisement on the first page, which should be read by everyone. An old, old tale. $he Advocate advertises that " several hundred subscriptions remain unpaid. We should bs obliged to subscribers if they would remit the amounts to the office. This request was made last year, but it had aosoluiely no effect." All newspapers have had similar experiences. On Thursday morning Mr Gifford started threshing the oats on the Motoa Estate, and will f\uish 6ome timo 10-diy. The oats are turning out very well and will show a good return. Mr A. S. Easton will seoure Mr Gifford's services to day to thresh his crop. Some time ago between 200 and 300 acres of heavy flax on the Motoa F..-*tate, at the back of the Messrs Strang's property was out down, and alnut ten days ago set on fire. Wp are sorr<- to l^arn the burn was a very bad one, i jo • lumber of hands are now employed -^ putting the flax into heaps and burning it. The Messrs Strang have had their oats threshed during the past few days by Mr own bpins knookpd pbont br the rein and >»lHii air a\oi^gt W'l. uO Vf.jy .uW, .itl i» in comparison 10 what the crop promised when growing, and probably the average will be about 30 bushels to the acre. Mails for Australia (dv; Sydney, iOth May) and Tasmania, also India, China, Japan, and Straits Settlements, also Europe and United Kingdom, via Naples, due London 17th June, for specially addressed Correspondence only, close at Foxton on Tuesday next, May sth, at 8 p.m. On Sunday the Rev. fi -o Aitkens will (D.V.) hold morning srrvicc at Shannon, and evening service at Foxton. The proposal of the Salisbury Cabinet to subsidise Denominational Schools seems to have influenced recent School Board elections in Finehley, Cardiff, Nottingham, Great Grimsby and Hornsay, where a majority of unaectarian candidates were re turned, whilst many sectarians who were members of the old Board 3 were rejected. A cowman sends to an English paper a programme of his daily labor and the wagas he receives weekly. He commences milking at 2.30 a.m., finishing at about 4.45 a.m. He then has his breakfast, and rests for a COuplo of hours. At seven o'clock lie goes on again and finishes for the day at 6.30 p.m., during the winter month? and much later in the summer His wages are 15s per week, out of which he pays 2s Gd for lodgings. 11 Deerfoot, 11 the famous Indian long distance runner, ha 3 just died on the Cattarangus reservation. His proper name was Louis Bennett, the name " Deerfoot " being given him for hi 3 prowess in running. He was bor,n on the reservation in 1828. In 1861 he came to England, where he defeated the English champion runners. In April 1863 he ran 11 miles in London in Sflmin. 61sec, and 12 miles in lhr. 2min. 2£seo., both of which stood as world's reoords. Lord James of Hereford, better known as Sir Henry James, has been appointed a member of the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council. One result of this appointment will be that Lord James will be qualified to sit as a Judge in the House of Lords.