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Manawatu Herald, 16 February 1897, Page 2

It is in the saddle that, according to Major-General Hutton, the Australian will Bbine most on the field of battle. Large additions are made in the list of entries for Messrs Abraham and Williams' Ewe Fair on Thursday. On Friday Messrs Abraham and Williams hotd a stock sale at Levin, and on Saturday a horse sale at Palmerston. " Fights for the Flag " in a similar style to " Deeds that won the Empire " are now oommenoed in the Review of Reviews. Doga are now being employed by all nations in war. Almost the first mention of them is that the King of Lydja used them against the Armenians, feeding them en* tirely on meat to make them fierce. Those who have r»ad tha articles entitled " Deeds that won the Empire" which have been appearing in the Melbourne Argus will be g.ad to learn that the author is W. H. Fitchett, the Australasian editor of the Review of Reviews. During the tornado at Nevertire, in New South Wales, which appeared without warning and lasted only twenty minutes, one astonished housewife, sitting in domestio quiet at her fireside, was blown across a paddock and brought up against a wag gon in a state of nature, the very olothes being blown off her body 1 Mr A. Strang and the County Clerk had a conversation with the Mayor last week about the Beaoh road, and Mr Strang expressed himself strongly against doing anything to the road, until an ezohange had been effected. The Mayor expressed a hope that the Manawacu County Council would do the work in any way they thought best, and if the exohange would cost money, Btill effeot the exohange and use the balance in road-making. We hope Mr Strang will bestir himself in (his matter. The Federal Palace Hotel, Melbourne, was originally started as a Coffee Palaoe, but after two years' losses, had to take to drink. The bedrooms and private sitting rooms number 500, and the publio dining 1 ba'l can seat 350 persons. The teetotallers evidently misjudged the number of their party when erecting such a building. At a meeting of the sohool committee this morning it was decided to have a sohool picnic on Tuesday week, on the South beach. Arrangements will be made for conveyance by the Bunbeam, and aleo for the supply of tea, milk and sagar. If the weather is not suitable on that day, the picnic will be held on the first fine day followiug. Tickets will be issued and the prices have been fixed at eighteenpenoe for adults and half-price for children. A | notification will be published where tickets 1 are obtainable. There is a proposal to hold some bioyole races on the sand. The stores will be asked to close.

The Review of Rtv'mot has changed its Colour — not in politics, bat in covers. Instead of blue it is now white and red, and is altogether different in style. Information has been received in Melbourne from a reliable private source that the Duke and Duchess of York will probably visit Australia daring the present year. Reynolds' newspaper asserts that on the completion of the 60th year of her reign, in June next, Her Majesty will formally abdicate in favor of Prince Albert Edward. The Court has ordered a recount of votes m the Wellington election petition, whioh will take two days. The hearing of the other portion of the position will proceed in the meantime! > £)r Robert Koch, the eminent baoteriolo>gist, who is at present in Cape Colony, has discovered a process to render cattle secure against attacks of rinderpest. He is convinced it will eradicate the disease. One of the Depaty Returning Officers at Wellington admitted that one of his poll Glerks could Hot see very well and was deaf. This appears an unfortunate selection to make for such a duty. Bishop Wallis will after all be able to attend the Lambeth Conference, says the N. 2. Times, and, accompanied by Mrs Wallis, will proceed to England via San Francisco the week before Easter; The Bishop df Waiapii will remain in New Zealand. The meeting of creditors at Marton on Wednesday in the estate of Hammond Broi. lasted from 10.30 a.m. to 7.40 p.m. It was decided that the D O.A. should aie a petition for the publio examination of the debtors, and that Mr Notman should also take the opinion of his solicitor on the following points, viz. :— (1) as to the legality of the sale of sheep to Messrs Duncan and Galpin ; (2) the payment by the Bank of T. T. Watt's overdue bills on December 14th : (3) the retention by the Bank of the British bills received on account of paymeut for wool. The Panama Canal Company has just held a meeting in Paris, at which certain very interesting statements have been made. In the first place it is said that the profits of the Panama Railway held by the new Canal Company have been sufficiently ample to permit the Panama Canal Company to go on with its work. In the second place it is said that three thousand navvies already engaged on the Canal, and that there will shortly be a great increase in this number. In the third place, a hope wa3 expressed that in view of the probable completion of the Panama Canal, the United States Government would withdraw its patronage of the Nicaragua Canal. The Victorian authorities have decided to cancel the registration of the pastor of the Reform Church of England. The pastor is a member of an undertaking firm, who, on the strength of representations that he had obtained the signatures of forty householders nominating him as pastor, registered his residence as the new church. Under the title of reverend, he conducted weekly meetings, marriage and, burial services in conjunction with the undertaking business. Enquiries made by the police show that, excepting the family of the undertaker and his employees, the forty householders were non-existent, and the new church never could boast a congregation. Speaking of the reoent resoue of the starving crew of the barque Phyllis by the R.M.tf. Orient, the Melbourne Age makes the following comment:— lt was nobly done, but hardly had the Orient seamen received the due measure of reward for their bravery than the community was once more thrilled by the telegraphic intelligence that the Glauous had a fortnight later ateo dropped across the Phyllis, still doggedly heading for this port, and still flying the signal, "Crew starving." Nor was this second relief to be the last, as a few days afterwards the Maitland also sighted the Phyllis. -The now familiar legend, " Crew starving," was still flatter, ing in the breeze. To be thus thrice saved ; from famine in one short coastal voyage is indeed a record that will want some beating and explanation. The widely-accepted opinion that a fresh writ for the Suburbs Ejection cannot issue until after the meeting of the new Parlia- j ment, an opinion which yesterday we | shared, seems to be incorrect, says the Post, \ for the Eleotoral Act, 1893, appears to make express provision for suoh oases. By that Act it would appear that when snob a vacancy occurs at a time when there is no Speaker, the Governor shall act. The procedure laid down under present oiroumstances would seem to be that the Registrar of the Court must notify the Governor of the vaoancy, who thereupon " shall cause a notification of the same and of the cause thereof to be inserted in the Gazette. We (Advcate) have been favoured by the Seoretary of the Rongotea Dairy Company with a rough statement of the months of December's and January's operations. The amount of butter produced during December from 109,022 ga 'ons of milk was 42,1121b5, rsaliaing £1,493 4s Id. The suppliers received 7d per lb for tne buter fat, and the average test was 3*5. It took 25-61bs of milk to lib of butter. The . amount of butter produced during January from 90,996 gallons of milk was 87,4551b5, rea ising £1,311 12s 6d. The suppliers received 7d per pound for the batter fat, the average test was 87 ; therefore it only took 24-21b8 of milk to lib of batter. This remarkable rise in test occurred during the last fortnight only, and was the result of the slight showers about the middle of January * th is the effect was not to maintain the quality of milk only but to give an average enhanced value to each supplier of £1 in quality for the fortnight. The latest report concerning the butter sent home is that it in of very fine quality. /- Certainly the most effective medicine in the world is Sanders and Son's Euoalypti Extraot. Test its eminently powerful effeot in Coughs, Colds, Influenza ; the re. lief instantaneous. In serious oases and accidents of all kinds, be they wounds, burns, soaldings, bruises, sprains, it is the safest remedy — no swellings— no inflammation. Like surprising effects produoed in Croup, Diphtheria, Bronchitis, Inflammation of the Lungs, Swellings, Ac, Diarrhoea, Dysentery, Disease of the Kidneys and Urinary Organ*. In use at all hospitals and medical olinios ; patronised by His Majesty the King of Italy ; crowned with medal and diploma at International Exhibition, Amsterdam. Trust in this approved artiole and eject all others. — [advt.] We are asked to announce that at the Red 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 oompriee butter dishes, sugar bowls, desert dishes and cruets, about forty pieces in all. AH are asked to call and inspeot without being pressed to buy.