Manawatu Herald. SATURDAY, MAY . 30, 1896.

Manawatu Herald, 30 May 1896, Page 2

Manawatu Herald. SATURDAY, MAY . 30, 1896.

On Sunday the Rev. G. Aitkens will (D.V.)hold morning servioe at Shannon, and evening service at Foxton.

The usual monthly sitting of the Magis trate's Court will be held hera on Thurs day,

A handsome marble monument hai been ereoted in Rangiriri oemetery in memory of the officers and men of Mercer's battery and the 12th, 14th, 40th, and 65th Regiments who fell there. It has been erected to the order of Major Elliot, Private Secretary lo Lord Glasgow, who is of the 40 th Regiment, from funds subscribed by the various regiments. Captain Hunter- Blair, late of His Excellency's staff, originated the movement.

The Bailiff will sell an express on Friday, sth June, if not previously redeemed.

The Rev. George Aitkens has resigned, and his resignation has been accepted by the Bishop of Wellington as from the Ist of August next. The parishioners will naturally regret Ihe severance of the relationship between the Yioar and his congregation, but as the Rev. George Aitkens looks upon hn move aa a step to his advantage they will all cordially trust it may prove so.

Mr Russell, the Government Astronomer (New South Wales), says that he findß all recorded droughts are connected with modern droughts by a law so definite that the prediction of future droughts ii rendered possible.

M r Ncl;on hurt one of his dralteht Ivories in a p 'Culiar way yesterday. The horse fr&9 ia a paddock on the Motoa Estate Wiiere one of Mr Ne'son's patent grabbers was lying, which it may he remembered are V'!>liap~d, with theOuiside edges liko razors. Mr X'^'foh was ploughing and at ill-" 1 fi-nce the horse got. enta'tlg'.ecl with the grubber With the result that one leg was very badly cUt.

The Government are going to issue Hansard this session tri- weekly. If they do it Trill be a vast improvement en the past, but the. question tiroes up, how many weeks behind in its report will it be ?

Playing lately for his coun'y (Gloucestsrshire) against Sus?ex, Dr. W. G. Grace carried out his bat for 243>

Last Ve!W owing to tn.o revived demand tn- Bradford goods the Lincolnshire farmers got 16id per lb jfldr then- wool as agiinst Aid the year before.

Next month (June) sow broccoli, Brussels sprouts, cabbage, cauliflower, lettuce, and a little red cabbage. It is said that plants raised from seed sown this rtonili will not run to secti;

fhe Otaki Mail reports that a steam launch 30 feet long and 8A feet wide is going to be built there by Mr Bird for the Otaki River and coast.

Bow lu*Urto\is people ate getting. They btt.ild vessels with three kee|d to lesaen the rolling. It id a patent of Hodgetts; If it 6Ute'ceetlq toaiiy tyhb nave to travel the sfcormjr tteep Will surely bless him, but we expect he will value the patent rights at a higher figure and demonstrable in money.

The friend of Mr Thomaa WiJaon will be g'.nd to k-arn that the Wellington Land IJoftld with reference JO Makuri revalnaUonS; has deiJidVd to adopt the arbiirator's on the following holdings : — W. Freeman, 25a per acre ; S. C. Anderson, 22s (id per acre ; R. C. Wilson, 20a per acre ; Thoa. Wilson, 18a per aero ; Willoughby Bros., 16s 10£ d per acre ; 8,. H. Wilson, 16s IJd per acW.

1!lle Uew Zealand Ttntrs mentions that Wellington is having an abnormal amount Of typhoid fever, Artichokes should be boiled in milk. This is well worth noting.

Strawberries can now be planted out. Mr McMillan reports the sale of the mare Elaine for £16 10s.

The Post* Levin correspondent endorses all our contention about the management of the State Farm thel'ej ad he says this farm up to now seems to have given no Otta full satisfaction^ as the men on it grumble, tho Workers outside grumble, and the tradesmen, if possible, grumbfe more than either of them.

We are very sorry to learn that Mr H. P. Bridge, who wa3 a olerk at Foxton 3ome year or two ago and then at Palmerston has had a retuiy of his old illness whilst attending his brother's funeral at Napier, and is now in the Napier Ho3pital with the likelihood of having to undergo an opera* lion.

On Thursday evening, as arranged, the subscribers to the testimonial to Mr E. P. Cowles met him at the Masonic Hall and presented htm with a short address and gave him a choic* of a present. It was decided to obtain a clock with the whole of the money (£9), and to have affixed a silver plate setting forth the circumstances.

Some old growler has written to a Wellington paper that it takes 6£ hours ft get from Palmerston to that town. A great many of ub found that out long before.

During the next three months the Bank of New Zealand will pay the face value of all defaced «nd worn silver coins presented at any of their branches..

In crossipg the Shannon Ferry yeslerday Mr William Carter got his leg hurt, but not seriously, though apparently sufficient to prevent his attending the meeting of the Mukaka River Board.

We are to have a resident professional photographer, as Mr McElwain, of Marton has decided to take up his abode here, and has taken and moved into the house on the road to the station, belonging to Mr Henaessy.

Detective Kirby did not attend at the Wellington Magistrate's Court yesterday when his case was called on and a warrant has been issued for his arrest.

Next Thursday evening at the Publio Hall the ladies connected with All Saints Ohuroh working Bee will hold a Social and sale of work. Particulars will appear in our next isßue.

Mr Fleming will in?peot the Levin school on Monday, Kereru on Friday, and Shannon on the 9th and 10th of June, and Tokomaru on the 11th June.

The annual meeting of the Otaki Licensing Committee will be held on Wednesday at noon, at Otaki.

What on earth can the Minister for Lands be thinking about to allow Sir Walter Buller to be nominated a Justioe of the Peace when, in his opinion, he ought to be employed for the public benefit elsewhere ?

The Borough Cotraoil meets on Monday. Among the _ outside names 'of newly appointed J't.P. we notice those of Donald Fraier of Pukehou, and Sir Walter Buller.

The Propaganda ha 9 forbidden the Frenoh Monastic Orders to fojind schools ia the East.

The report of the Horowhenua Commission has been forwarded to His Esoellenoj the Governor.

At Earlecourt, London, the great wheel Btopped with seventy-three passengers, 300 ft up, for sixteen hours. How they must have enjoyed it, t* be sure.

The man-faced crab of Japan cannot be a pleasant creature. Ita body is equal in size to two footballs, but its legs are fire feet long 1

One of the drawbacks of country life, at le^st to the small settler, is undoubtedly the increased price he has to pay for any avticles of clothing or general drapery, by reason of the. ey.tm charges for freight or carriage. This drawback need exist no longer, for extra charges are dove away with under the new parcel system which has been inaugurated at Te Aro House, Wellington. Under this. AysleH\ ftny Of the parcels advertised will be aent to any address in New Zealand, post free, the prices charged being exactly the same as those at which the goods are sold over the counter in Wellington. As may be imagiued, however, this liberal offer !«, Only extended to cash customers, and all orders for advertised parcels mus,t be accordpanied by cash for the amount, before the order can be executed at Te Aro House, Wellington.

In illustration of the system we will give an example. Take for instance No. 7 parcel, which contains 7 yards of double width stylish fancy cheok, tweed ; 2 tlo2en buttons and silk And twist to match ; 2 yards of body lining and 4 yards of skirt lining. Thia complete parcel will bo sent, post free, to any address on receipt of los 9d, from Te Aro House, Wellington.