Manawatu Herald. THURSDAY, OCT. 16, 1896.

Manawatu Herald, 15 October 1896, Page 2

Manawatu Herald. THURSDAY, OCT. 16, 1896.

Miss Goodland has been appointed head teacher at the Carnarvon sehodh The outlook in India in consequence of the threatened famine is gloomy. The committee of the Fox ton Eacing Club meet to-morrow evening. The men working on Mi" Sauncters contract at the Napiei' breakwater have struck for higher pay. Her Majesty's subjects now exceed 367,---000,000, a greater number than ever before acknowledged a sovereign i Feilding is to be lighted by gas— only natural when you come to think of all the talk there was about the electric light. Mr Akers is inviting tenders for m&kine 220 chains cf drains at the Titirangi swamp. Specifications can be Been at this office. Mf George Coley is about starting to plough for the Motoa estate. Mr Coley has been kept very busy in this line and is likely to be for some time to come yet. Where is oar Agent General ? as the Queen has again ordered her winter supply of apples from the United States, as she \ prefers their flavour. The Education Board is going to build a school at Taikorea to accommodate 40 pupils and so arranged as to be easily enlarged. Messrs Hennessy & Co. keep pace with the wants of the farmers, as they notify the receipt of 10 tons of the best Canterburj Derwents, and a shipment of doublemaohined heavy ryegrass seed saved from old pastures. Justices of the Peace at Otaki have a funny idea of their duty, and a small opinion of the local constable if the following, taken from the Otaki Mail is correct : — " A local J.P. is making it his business (o keep a sharp eye on the hawker 3 that infest the town." The Stewards of the Otaki Maori Racing Club " went in for " retrenchment this year, in advertising, with the usual result, smaller nominations. For the Trial 13 were nominated, Spring handicap 11, Hurdles 7, November handicap 8, Welter 14, and the Flying 9. Four months ago, Mr Sefton, of New Brighton, applied for a patent ' for an improved cricket bat. He has received a cash offer of £20,000 for the American rights from a large manufacturing firm which has made and tested specimens. The review of the French troops at Chalons by the Czar was a brilliant spectacle. Ninety thousand men were under arms, and half a million spectators were present. Sixteen thousand cavalry executed a charge in splendid style, stopping only a few yards in front of the Czar. The magnificence and glitter of the' display worked those present into a state of frenzied enthusiasm. An English syndicate, with Sir W. Pearson at its head, has concluded a lease of land in the Isthmus of Tehuantepeo for the purpose of building a railway to connect the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans. Sir Henry Norman, ex Governor of Queensland, in the course of a lecture delivered to the Manchester Geographical Society, said Australia was hardly alive to the danger to be anticipated from the hostility of Asia. A wave heat is passing through the whole of the colony of New South Wales. It has been most intensely felt in the western interior. At Bourke and Brewarrina it was 104 in the shade, at Walgetl 102, at Wilcannia 101, and at many other places it was between 90 and 100. The Freemasons of Kent will present a window to Canterbury Cathedral, at a cost of £600, in celebration of the 1,300'.h anniversary of the baptism of King Etnelbert. Li Hung Chang's presents to the Queen inoluded beautiful specimens of Chinese workmanship. The Princess Li, his wife, is 50 years old, but looks 20 years younger. Her feet have been fashioned so small that she is unable to malk. Her husband's great wealth allows her to have 1000 silk dresses and as many pairs of shoes. The " New woman " has been already forestalled, as the men and women of the Cree tribe of Indians dress alike, and can be distinguished only by the ornamentation of their leggings, that of tho men being vertical, and that of the women horizontal. The committee of the Dunclcley Fund have been in treaty with Mrs Hood for the purchase of the section Mrs Dunckloy resided upon previous to the fire, but having been unable to obtain tha concessions, considered advisable, they are now in treaty for another property. Yesterday the Mayor and Cr Westwood opened the tenders for carting and labour in connexion with the cricket pitch in the Recreation reserve. For labour tenders were received from H. Blake, W. Nye and J. Andrews. The tender of J. Andrews was accepted. For carting clay and stripping, the only tender wa3 that of J. Andrews which was accepted. A meeting of the Foxton Football Sports Committee was held at the Manavvatu Hotel last Tuesday evening, Mr H. Bradcock occupying the chair. It was unanimously decided that sports should ba held, and the date was fixed for the 24th Nov., on the racecourse. The Committee also deoided to canvass the town for subscriptions and trophies- Another meeting is to held in a fortnight's lime, when a programme will be drawn up md submitted to the meeting. The prospect of arranging a good day's sport seems encouraging. As it is meant well so it must be accepted, but it is not very clear. The N.Z. Times concludes a leader on the Flax industry thusly :— There are two ways of pushing .the interests'^ the flax industry. One is by a combination with sufficient capital to raise the output to large dimensions, organise its sale in the markets of consumption, and keep the production going until the markets are finally and permanently captured. For this purpose a great financial engineer is wanted, and at present no such Colossus is visible. Neither is there any sign of any combination, probably for lack of a general belief in the excellence of the fibre. The other method is that recommended by the agitators. They propose to send commissioners who shall be empowered to make sales with guarantees of quality, the guarantees to be protected by a rigid, well-thought-out ' system of grading at the ports of shipment. That plan is certainly the more feasiblo of the two. It is for the agitators to bring forward evidence to prove their contention that the excellence of the fibre has a reasonable hope of forcing the fibre to the front, at all events in the twine trade,

. A dairy cow died at Maraetaha the other day under somewhat peculiar circumstances (says the Mataura Ensign). Whilst being milked it was noticed that something was wrong with tho animil, . add upon being liberated from tne bail the cow walKed away lor about twenty yards and then fell dead. A postmortem examination revealed the strange circumstance of a woman's hat pin embedded for BeVeral inohes in the hearti Tho, pin Was of the Ordinary kind; but the head was broken of!, add frd-n the manner in which the top was bent it is surmised that (he cow had at some time lain on it, breaking the head, and the pin penetrating the body. It is also possible that the <jqw bedtime possessed of the pin by taking it in with a mouthful of grass whilst feeding. It had evidently not been acquired recently, for the state of the heart around the pin showed that it had been there for Some time. Certainly the most effective medicine in the world is Sanders" and Son's Eucalypti Extract. Test its eminently powerful effect in Coughs, Colds, Influenza ; the relief instantaneous. In serious cases and accidents of all hindsj be they wounds, bilrns, sdaldings, bruises, sprains, it is, the safest remedy — no swellings — no inflammation. Like surprising effects produced in Croup, Diphtheria, Bronchitis, Inflammation of the Lunge, Swellings, Ac, Diarrhoea, Dysentery, Disease of the Kidneys and Urinary Organs. In use at all hospitals and medical clinics ; patronised by His Majesty the King of Italy ; crowned with mrdal and diploma at International Exhibition, Amsterdam. Trust in this approved article and eject all others.— [advt.] Under this system any 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 is only extended to cash customers, and all orders for advertised parcels must be accompanied 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 15s 9d, from Te Aro House, Wellington. 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 exist no longer, for extra charges are done away with under the new parcel system which has been inaugurated at Te Aro House, Wellington.