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Manawatu Herald, 20 June 1896, Page 2

The Palmerston Borough solicitor sued for outstanding rates on the condition that he only got what he could make out of the defaulters 1 The Clerk of the Manawatu Road Board baa sent the Major a petition to be sent to the House of Represontatives requesting that the road from Oroua Bridge to Jackeytown be metalled, and on Thursday the Mayor was busy obtaining signatures which were attached very freely. An imtte Councillor at the Palmerßton Borough meeting said It appeared t o him that the whole of the clerical work of the office was in the hands of the BOlidtor. An Australian paper tells the following anecdote of " Joe " Walford, of Sydney, who lately died immensely rich. When the Australian Gaslight Co. started'business, " Joe " was oue of the nrat to have gas laid on to his houses After the first quarter " Joe " did not like the light, and 1 turned oft the gas at the meter. The Co's man came round and read the meter, and " Joe " received an account for the second quarter which showed that he wa3 still using gas at a great rate. "Joe" Went down to the oo.'s office to expostulate, but he was met with the explanation thai the meter " couldn't He." He accordingly paid up, and immediately sold off nearly all his property and bought ga3 shares, and when he died he was one of the biggest shareholders. " Directly I found what accuftte and truthful little affairs the meter 3 were," he used to say," I Baw money in the business." We learn that Messrs Loveday are meditating an enlargement of thoir premises to meet their increasing trad*. A cable item from Rome says— lt is believed that the Marquis di Rudini is willing to sacrifice British interests in Egypt to purchase the friendship of Franoe if the majority of the Chamber support him. This is, however, to be taken with an extremely large grain of salt, A London correspondent writes of Mr E. M. Smith, M.H.R. :— He rather astonished the citizens a few days ago when the weather was extremely warm, by appearing in the City in a long white dust coat, which reached almost to his heels, and below the skirts of which appeared a pair of blue and yellow sand shoes. This is not the usual attire affected by the London citizen, and the wearer reoeived the compliment of a great deal of notice as he passed through the streets, but it kept him 000 l and comfortable, and after all personal comfort is a great thing. The Minister for Lands still dislikes Sir Walter, as in the House he said : — "I can tell the hon gentleman that if he is going to take Sir Walter Buller under his wing he will have the very biggeßt lump of lead imaginable, with a vast amount of dirt attached." Mr J. G. Wilson is again on the par* liamentary railway committee. The Railway Degartment wrote to the Palmerston North Borough Counoil stating that, limestone ballast, as used in the railway yard would be supplied in lots of not less than 100 cubic yards delivered at railway station at 3s lljd per cubio yard, 1000 yards could be supplied at this prioe. The Paris Figaro tells an amusing story about the recent visit of the President to the old Roman town of Aries. President | Fanre wished to go over the hospital, in ' order to show his interact in the beneficient works of the town. Unfortunately there were hardly any patients there at the time, and the Municipal Council, thinking it too bad that. the President should walk through the wards of empty beds, made an" appeal for temporary invalids. They found as many as they required, and paid them to keep in bed for the^day. Now the worthy magistrates of Arlera have an opportunity for boasting that the President s visit cured all the sick of the town. The German Emperor has forwarded to the Ist (Royal) Dragoons of Great Britain, of whioh he is Colonel-in-Chief, a gold laurel wreath in memory of the battle of Waterloo. This may "be to show how he loves France. What a dangerous place Palmeraton must be to live in as Mr Snelson wrote to the Borough Council complaining tnat guns were constantly being fired in the vicinity of his house. Sometimes the shot struck his roof, and the practice was a source of danger to pedestrians. Mr Oaborue has an altered advertisement on the front page. In it he explains how a valuable corner seotion in town which he has recsntly purchased is just tli9 position suited for any trade. If this advertisement had been seen prior to contract being concluded Mr Ohborne would have loßt bis bargain. The books given as prizes at the sohool yesterday were obtained from Mr Alf. Fraaer, our looal stationer, and were good value for the money. . Talking about the pment outbreak of sickness with the Mayor he informed us he recollects a bad time gome 41 years ago when typhoid fever was raging and it carried off 150 natives in this di3triot. The Czar is suffering from a nervous shock caused by his concern at the terrible catastrophe which occurred at the peasant's gathering in connection with the coronation ceremony. Mr Button wants to know from the Government, Whither, as they claim to be a purely democratic Government, they have considered the propriety of abolishing the invidious distinction of fir3t and secondclass passengers by the national railways ? Th« N.Z. Times is making a lot of " padding " about a photograph of a phantom ghost. The result will prove it is only a c»mmon trick of a second photo over an original. It does to fill up ipiw* however.

The dance at the Moutoa school-hoasa was held last night, and proved in every way ft great success. The room was tastefully decorated with nikau palms and ferns. Mesdaraes MoCosh, Smith, Edwards, and Howe were the hostesses and looked well after their gue3ts. The ladies provided an excellent supper. There were close on 40 present, and dancing was kept up to 4.30 this morning. Messri Lamont and G. MoKoberts supplied the music (violin and accordian). The reßult mast be a good addition to the funds of the sohool. Mr Hustwick, Government Inspector of Alcoholic Liquors, has been engaged for the past few days in testing the liquor in the various hotels in Palmerttton, Feilding and the smaller townships in the district. Several samples were obtained for analysis. There is a good deal of this sort of thing done by amateurs. The Mayor leaves on Monday to attend the Municipal Conference at Wellington. Queen Makea of Rara'onga has sent five oases of oranges to Wellington for mem. bers of the New Zealand Parliament. The Mayor of Wellington's proposed bylaw to prevent street preaching, Ac, was defeated by 9 to 3. Mr Wilson aska that the report of Mr McKerrow on the Levin-Greatford road be laid on the table of the House. It will be some time before Mr Wilson gets tha following return he asks for : — (1) the total 008 1 of the Courthouse at Otaki ; (2) the cost as estimated by the Publia Works Department ; (3) the list of the workmen employed, showing the amount paid to eaoh ; (4) the same of the overseer and the total amount paid to him ; (5) the date upon which it was commenced and the date of completion. Pleasant reading for those who have acoounts at the Bank of New Zealand. Mr Ward in the House, referred to Mr Duthie's private affairs, concerning which that gentleman, he said, had been ia muoh fear and trembling about this time last year. Would Mi- Duthie tell them what his aocounts were with the Bank of New Zealand? Why did not Mr Duthie publish the balancesheets of J. Duthie & Co ?" Archbishop Redwood intends to leave for Europe about tho 9th of July by way of BaQ Franciscot We are glad to be able to report that no further cases of scarlatina have been notified to the Town Clerk. The present Ministry are quickly alter* ing their views on bloated capitalists which they uttered so freely before the last eleo« tion, as on Thursday " Mr Ward defended the Premier against the charge of having joined a German syndicate which was not a German syndicate at all, and said the company would introduce capital into the Colony and give employment to large numbers of people." Capitalists are pleasant people enough when Eome of ( their coin goes into tho right pockets. Mr Speight, late Commissioner of Railways in Victoria, has decided not to proceed further in his appeal to the Privy Council in the action against the Age. The Post says the Standing Orders say that " offensive reference to a member's private affairs shall be deemed highly disorderly." With this plain Standing Order staring him in the face, Mr Guinness allowed Mr Ward to refer offensively to the private affairs of several members." Mr Guinness apparently has seen his error, as in reply to Captain Russell he said h« intended to enforce this particular order more strictly in future. We are now enabled to state, by the authority of Bishop Wallis, that the Bey. R. Young has been selected as a successor to the Rev. G. Aitkens. The members of the Assets Realisation B^ard are Mr Todd, who receives £750 pe-r annum, and Messrs R. J. Seddon and b'raser, who receives £250 per annum each. That the whole of the Banking legislation had for its real end the saving of the Colonial Bank, of the J. G. Ward Association, the Honourable J. G. Ward himself, and the erstwhile directors and General Manager and Chief Inspector of that Bank, seems now obvious, eaya the Post. Messrs Abraham and Williams will hold stock sales on Tuesday at Pohangina, on Thursday at Palmerston, and on Friday at Levin. Certainly the mo3t effective medicine in the world is Sanders and Son's Eucalypti Extraot. Test its eminently powerful effect in Coughs, Colds, Influenza ; the relief instantaneous. In serious cases and accidents of all kinds, be they wounds, burns, scalding?, bruises, sprains, it is the safest remedy— no swellings — no inflammation. Like surprising effects produced in Croup, Diphtheria, Bronchitis, Inflammation of the Lungs, Swellings-, Ac, Diarrhoea, Dysentery, Disease of the Kidneys and Urinary Organd. In use at all hospitals and medical olinics ; patronised by His Majesty the King of Italy ; crowned with medal and diploma at International Exhibition, Amsterdam. Trust in this approved article and eject all others.— [advt.] ■ One of the drawbacks of country life, at least to the small settler, is undoubtedly the increased price he has to pay for any articles of clothing or general drapery, by reason of the extra charges for freight or carriage. This drawback need exiat.no longer, for extra charges are done away with under the new parcel system which has been inaugurated at Te Aro House, Wellington. Under this system any of the parcels advertised will be sent 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 is only extended to cash customers, and all orders for advertised parcels must be acoompanied 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 check tweed ; 2 dozen buttons and silk and twist to match ; 2 yards of body lining and 4 yards of skirt lining. This complete parcel will be sent, post free, to any address on receipt of 15a 9d, from Te Aro House, Wellington.