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Manawatu Herald, 11 February 1897, Page 2

The Premier has been " lunohed " by the Mayor of Melboure. Mr W. T. Stead ii at Melbourne, visitinf the colonies for •' copy." The Oroua Poo C!ubgo to Bails OH Saturday to p'fty the Bangiiikei Clubi Dr Mason is having a new house built at Otaki. Tbo London butter market is very dull, but prices are unchanged. The charge laid by Sarah Collins against William Alien for assault was heard by the Justices thin morning and dismissed. The Italian Government has decided to | expend £1,160,000 annually for a period of 10 years on additions to the navy. Mr G. L. R. Scott has resigned his position as engineer to the Manawatu Boad Board. Entwislle, the accused in the Newtown shooting case, was committed on Monday, for trial The French press regards Sir Michael Hicks-Beach's speech as an insolent challenge to the dual alliance. The Town Clerk notifies that Henry Bradcock has been appointed dog tax colleclor. The Wunqanui Metropolitan Racing Club hold a meeting on Friday week to inquire into the working of the totalisator at the last race meeting here. The Dilloaites have expelled Mr Knox, M.P. for Londonderry, from -the Irish Party, and also divided £2000 amongst themselves! Miss Mina MoKenzie, daughter of the Minister of Lands, was married to Mr Ernest Atkinson at Shag Point on Tuesday afternoon. The Agricultural Department has sent us the leaflet No. 9, on Dairying Service, being an extract from a letter from Mr Samuel Lowe on Chesire cheese making. The boats, fishing nets, and house owned by the Cole Brothers are advertised for sale, and as the plant is in capital order a good opportunity is offered to anyone desirous of starting fishing. An American millionaire has just had a pleasure yacht constructed at Grcenack at a coat of £100,000. It ia now being fitted out in New York as a floating palace for a cruise in the Mediterranean, A settler while on hi? way from Waipu to Marsden Point. at 2 a.m. on Saturday noticed rockets Bet off in quick succession at sea and continuing for some time in the direction of the Hen and Chicken*. At the meeting of the Education Board on Monday it was arranged that Mr Robson should remain at Forton, and that Misa Sialey be transferred from tfawera to take the placa of Mr E. Edwards, who is to go to Karere. On Monday the Wellington Post registered its E2nd birthday. We congratulate our contemporary on its advancing years and increased prosperity, It is worth noting that the Pout is the only Wellington paper that has passed ita existence under the original proprietors. For the purposes of th« Registration of Peoples Claims Aot (old age pensions), Palmerston North has been constituted an old age pension district, comprising the counties of Pohangina and Manawatu, while the Feilding district comprises the counties of Kiwitea and Oroua. The Prinoe of Wales, in explaining that the Queen had not expressed a preferance for any of the proposals put forward for the celebration of the sixtieth year of her rsign, appealed to the public to support the Prince 'of Wales' London Hospital Fund, saying that he desired to secure from £100,000 to £150,000 yearly. His Eoyal Highness will preside over the general council, and Baron Rothschild will act as treasurer to the fund. The match between the Manawatu and Rangitikei Polo Clubs tqok place at Bulls on Saturday. The game resulted in a win for Manawatu by 6 to 1. The match between the second teams ended in a draw, the score being 5 all. In the play off Rangitika won by one, being the first to score. The precedence of Roman Catholic prelates has been under consideration by very high authority. The highest authority has now been obtained for future action. Roman Catholic prelates, whether Cardinals or not, are to rank after all English Bishops, even suffragans. An elderly tramp stopped at a lady's house near Auckland and asked for refreshments. Whilst her daughter was getting some food ready, the lady, thinking he looked exhausted, brought him out a. glass of whisky. Before offering it to him, Bhe said she did not know if she did wisely in giving it to him, but that he looked so tired. The tramp, after drinking the whisky, said, " I don't know whether you know it, ma'am, but you are a most blessed woman." Lady Scott, the mother-in-law of Earl Russell, who was recently convicted of criminal libel and sentenced to a term of imprisonment, thus wrote to one of her | agents : " You are so clever, I want you to find me a rich American gentleman to help me through all these expenses, with a view to marriage. I have had plenty of good offers, bnt must get riches." In placing the proposals before the House Mr Brodrick stated that it was contemplated by the Government to increase the active strength of the Army by the addition lof * 7385 men. Two extra battalions of Guards would be formed, and the Cameron Highlanders, the Malta Militia, and the West India Regiment at Jamaica would be strengthened by the addition of a battalion eaob. A Garrison Artillery force of 3600 men for the defence of the coaling stations of colonial ports, and one extra battery of Field Artillery, would be formed,

Mr Pinkerton, ex- senior member of Dufledid, has been presented at a meeting of i the eitiaeni with a cheque for £130. The tion Mr Thompson visited Levin on Monday night to hear both sidei as to the lite of a Courthouse for that town. The next English and European mail Tia Bio de Janiero will close at the local office on Friday, the 19th day of February, at 3 p.m. Specially addressed correspondence per b.h. Waimate. We are in receipt of Leaflet! for Farmers No. 34 from the Agricultural Department. It refers to the " Shepherd's Purse, 1 which acts as a nurse to two very destructive fdngus pests of the kitchen garden, viz., the mildew of turnips and cabbages. At the St. Hill Street sale yards, Waaganui, last week, Mr F. R. Jackson intimated, through information received from Mr A. E. Blundell, Inspector of Stock, that according to the Act the dipping of sheep I must be performed between Ist February and 30th April of this year, otherwise penalties will be enforced. Sheep breeders, farmers and settlers should therefore take the hint and see that their sheep have been properly dipped before sending them to the sale yards. In spite of many gloomy prognoitHationi to tht- contrary, says the Adfocatt, ', Che wheat crop is a very good one in the Sandon district, the average being about 30 bushels to the atjre* There are, however, some specially large yields, one pad* dock of Mr J. Bailey's being exceptionally good. In oats probably Mr Perrett's crop of what looks like 60 bushels to the acre seems to be the finest. The straw is very short but seems to be nearly all beads. The Hawera Star says : — Hitherto Mr Furlong's new thawing process has been confined to dealing with beef, it being beyond doubt that if it worked well in respect of (bat it would be sure to do in i regard to mutton. Experience proves this j to be so, for a carcase of mutton treated by ihe process, which was on view at Mr Barraclough's, appears to very great advantage. It was generally spoken of as a remarkable advance on mutton carcases thawed out by the U9Ual process, and experienced men seem to have no doubt that if meat could be plaoed on the London market in such condition as this carcase there should be no difficulty about a ready sale. Sir E. Michael Hicks -Beach (Chancellor of the Exchequer) said the action of the mixed tribunal in overruling the advance of the Caisse de la Dette funds for the purposes of ihe expedition would cause the British Government to gravely consider in 1898 the question of the renewal with the body usurping the authority which tj»e Powers had entrusted to another tribctnal. He also said the main cause of the prolonned occupation of Egypt by England was due to the reluctance of France to give England a free hand. The voluntary retirement of France from the dual oontrol of Egypt made England solely responsible for the safety of the country, and the British Government intended to advance the forces beyond Abu-Rammid, but for the present the objeotive point would be unrevealed. England declined to be worried out of the polioy she believed to be the right one by a mere monetary difficulty. Some more remarkable bats on tha recent election in America have been settled in the different towns and cities. One man bad to have the fire hose turned on him for ten minutes. He managed to brave it for half the time, and then collapsed. He was taken home, and is now dangerously M. Another respected citizen in one of the towns walked into a church without any covering to his feet. The congregation thought he had lost his wits and were prepared to take him out of church, when he told the deacon he was paying a debt, the condition being that he should go to church barefoot on the Sunday following the election if McEinley won. Another individual was looked up for three hours in a refrigerator, while a fourth had to roll three peanuts round a Bquare before h« could satisfy the conditions be bad made. Certainly the most effective medicine in the world is Sanders and Son'e Eucalypti Extract. Teat its eminently powerful effect in Coughs, Colds, Influenza; the relief instantaneous. In serious cases and accidents of all kinds, be they wounds, burns, scalcßags, bruises, epraius, it is the safest remedy-— no swellings— no inflammation. Liko surprising effeots produoed in Croup, Diphtheria, Bronchitis, Inflammation of the Lungs, Swellings, &0., i Diarrhoea, Dysentery, Disease of the Kidneya and Urinary Organ*, la use at. all hospitals and medical clinics ; 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.] We are asked to announce that at the Bed House they are showing a grand assortment of Xmas goods in electro-plate and white metal ware and being a parcel of traveller's samples are to be sold at low prices. They comprise butter dishes, sugar bowls, desert dishes and cruets, about *orty pieces in all. All are asked to call and inspect without being pressed' to buy.