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Manawatu Herald, 6 August 1896, Page 2

The first meeting of Archibald Eerr'a creditors is fixed for Tuesday next. Snow has fallen over a large area of country in New Sontb Wales. It is estimated that nearly ten million tons of coal have been taken oat of th 3 colonial mines since they were opened. A paroquet, brought to Florence in 1633 was then twenty years old and lived for nearly a hundred years more. Mr John Erskine, of New Zealand, has won the 1851 Exhibition Science Research Scholarship in England. The total value of Kauri gum exported since 1853 is over seven and a half million pounds. The total quantity of kauri gum exported since 1853 is 175,803 tons having a value of £7,683,529. There are 164 coal-mines in operation in the colony, employing 1799 men, and their yearly average output is 411 tons. In A. Kerr's statements of assets and liabilities he puts the former at £123 9s 2d. and the latter at £459 14a. Deficiency £334 3s lid. An old cure for seasickness. Lord Bacon reported that " a certain Englishman, who used to be excessively sick at gea, had his usual nauseas prevented by wearing a bag of' saffron at the region of his stomach." At a meeting of the Manchester Boad Board it was resolved that this Board is prepared to rebuild the Gorge bridge on iron bark piles at an approximate cost of £7000, provided the Government will assist with a subsidy of 25a to the Board's £1. ■ On Sunday an eight-roomed hou°e occupied by constable O'Bourke at Oiaki and owned by Mr Thomas Ransfield was destroyed by fire. The house was in oharge of a servant. Only a piano and a few articles of clothing were saved, Constable O'Bourke estimates his los 3 at £200. The insurance was only £75. The Directors of the N.Z. Farmers' Dairy Union in their Bsport stata that they have abandoned the idea of reclaiming from suppliers the amounts over-advanced against the previous year's milk, and will refund the amount so recovered and allow the deficiency to be extinguished from future profits. Mr Booth, at the Banking Committee, in ! answer to Mr Montgomery said the effect I of the enquiry on the business of the Bank was distinctly unfavourable. It had lost some business, but he could not say how muoh. The business, as far as he had any definite knowledge, that was lost was confined to New Zealand. Mr Booth further said the position taken up by Mr Watson was distinctly favourable to the Bank. A good thing for the general public to remember. At Wanganui a man was charged with giving liquor to another well knowing him to be a prohibited person and His Worship stated that under the Act the burden of proof laid with the defendant to show that he did not know of the existence of a Prohibition order, and he was of opinion that the defendant had not proved he was unaware of such. Defendant would be convicted and fined £1 and costs 9s. It is expected that the Electoral Boundaries Commissioners will finish their labours as far as the North Island is concerned some time this week, Fays the N.Z. Times. Bumour has it that two new electorates will be created between Wellington and New Plymouth, and one in the Auckland distriot. In the South Island two electorates will have to be wiped out between Westland and Canterbury t and one I in Otago. '

To-morrow night there will be a dance at the Moutoa school house. Messrs Abraham and Williams hold a stock sale at Colyton next Tuesday. The total value of gold and silver exported since 1853 amounts to £51,522,265. The District Court sittings at Palmerston have been adjourned to the 20th inst. A small rowing I oat, comaining two men, has safely crossed the Atlantic to New York, the voyage occupying 55 d*ys. For the year ending 31st December last gold and silver were exported to the value of £1,172,843. The case of the robbery of a gold watch on the Falmerston racecourse was thrown out by the Grand Jury. The next English and European mail via San Franoisco will close at the looal office on Wednesday, the 2nd day of Sept., at 3 p.m. The House adjourned on Tu^ay afternoon till 7.30 ont of respect to '/ :; late Mr J. E. Fitzgerald. The no-confidence debate was oontinued in the evening. The performance by the Royal Burlesque and Gaiety Company will not be given tonight as previously advertised but tomorrow night. Mr Bradcock succeeded in securing a fine specimen of a frostfish last night on the beach, and we are obliged By the receipt of a sample^ The Messrs fiobinson Bros, secured the lease of Reserve 322, Block 1, Mount Robinson Survey District at the auction, at Palmerston on Tuesday. Mrs Whyte gave a very pleasant dance at her residence on Tuesday evening to celebrate the wedding of her daughter to Mr E. P. Cowles. A very large number were present. The ladies of the congregation of All Saints Church are arranging a tea and social for Wednesday the 19th instant as a farewell to the Bey. George and Mrs Aitkens. At a ttieetiufl of. the N.S.W. Executive, it was announced that the Imperial Government had decided to hand over the administration of Norfolk Island to the Government of New South Wales. Beer is aiways blamed. Mr Monck, in the English parliament in 1822 said he had received a letter 1 from a physician at Bath, in which he imputed most of the diseases prevalent there, and especially the colic* to the bad beer drunk there. The use of the wire for the chess match, Palmerston v. Foxton, has been granted for Saturday next. The games, of which their will be six, will all be started at 7 p.m. OUr men should keep np their practice so a? to uphold the honor of their club. The Foxton team will probably be Messrs Aitkens, Bay, Johnson, Gower, G-illespie and Stevenson. The Echo (a German publication) of the 11th June records the fact that it has been accidentally discovered that milk will at once extinguish any fire — such as that occasioned by the upsetting of a lamp, Ac. — and that experiments have been made by scientifio men, who confirm the correctness thereof. Water, as everyone knows, will not extinguish ignited kerosene. At Stratford on Thursday last, Mr H. W. Brabant, S.M., on taking his seat on the bench at that place, was warmly welcomed by the local memberß of the legal profession, Mr Fookes acting as spokesman. In the course of his reply, Mr Brabant said that in the course of his administration of the law, it might sometimes happen that individuals might feel some degree of dissatisfaotion with his decisions, but if such should happen to be the case, and no doubt it would, he trusted that they would always remember his assurance when taking his seat on the bench for the first time — that he would administer the law on the terms of his oath — without fear, favour or affection, malice or ill-will.