Manawatu Herald. SATURDAY, FEB. 27,189?.

Manawatu Herald, 27 February 1897, Page 2

Manawatu Herald. SATURDAY, FEB. 27, 189?.

Messrs Abraham erjd Williams hod a Btock sale at Foxton on the 10th March. In another column Mr J. Walls announces that he has re-commenced baking in Foxton, and hopes to seoui'e a Bhare of the trade. Tcm&rrow 13 Harvest Festival at the Methodist Church. The edifice will be decorated with a display of fruits, flowers, vegetables and grain. Special anthems will be stlog, and suitable sei'mqns delivered by ReVi & Barnetti Rev. ft. toting will preach at All Saints* in the morning, and Levin in the evening. ¥he new Wanganui Hospital is to be formally opened on the afternoon of Thursday, 11th March. Some people closer at home than Africa would like *o ttfajte Sunday just os the Boers would by their new Sunday observance law published in another column. The breakwater contract with Mr Joseph Sauuders and the Napier Harbour Board has been terminated. The aiv i 3 fo clear in the Arctic regions that conversation can be carried on easily by pel'sous two miles apart; It has also been asserted on good authority that at Gibraltar the human voice has been die* tiuctly heard at a distinca of ten miles. The personnel of . the Gorman standing army, according to the demands in the military estimates for the year 1897 98, comprises 23,083 officers, 78,217 noncommissioned officers, and 479J229 men. While the number of the rank land file remain unaltered, there is (says' the Timed Berlin correspondent) an increase j of 401 officers and IG3 non-commis«oned officers on the figures in the last pudg/t. At the same tima ihe new estimates allow for 97,850 horses, as against 97,278 in ! service during 1896-97. \ I All up the coast farmers report that the rain has damaged the oat crop. All, even now, are not in stack. The rain seems to have stopped some burns. A la; ge area of fallen bush on the railway line near Jackeytown looks in a j terrible mess, the fire having only run through the underscrub. This is very unfortunate for the owners. On Thursday all the rivers between Wanganui and Foxton were running extremely discoloured. The Wanganui river steamei'3 seem well patronised as last Tuesday the Wairere took 25 ' passengers up to Pipiriki, and brought the same number down. Last Sunday the Manuwai took 400 excursionistß for an all day trip up the river. j Probasco's circua ia now playing up the coast. We are pleased to record that though this troupe was advertised to appear here, but failed to putj in an appearance, they did not forget they incurred liabilities, which they settled in full. The gale in, the English Channel at the beginning of December was very destructive, and the latest illustrated papers have views of its power. At Brighton the old chain pier was totally destroyed, and the newer pier at the west was also considerably damaged. Mr W. H. G. Foster, the popular landlord of Foster's Hotel, at Wanganui, has a splendid flow from the artesian well he has on his premises. The water will rise 26 feet in the pipes. It is 240 feet deep. We have all read of the princely gift Mr E. T. Hooley is presenting to St. Paul's Cathedral, London, but only by the last mail have we received particulars. The Communion service will consist of two flagous, four chalices, and four patens, all in the renaissance style of the 17th oentury. The deoorations are in high relief, slightly modelled and ohased ; and the most prominent features of the service are the symbolical vines and cherubs of the art of the period. The cross on the oover of the flagons is a facimiie of that on the dome of the cathedral ; and the total weight of this unique service (composed of pure gold) will be about 800 ounces. We are glad to learn that Mr A. S. Easton, who has been laid up at Pa'merston, is so much better that he returns home at once. The Wellington Education Board deferred the oonsiderttion of the removal of the Levin State Farm School until there was a full meeting. The serious illness of the Duke of Graft on recalls the faot that should he unhappily succumb there will be another peeress not 'born in the purple, in the person of the present Countess of !■ uoton, who will bee >me a dnohes >. As Miss Kate Cook she was a well-known personage in extreme Bohemia a good many years ago, when her hcuband, then Mr Fi zroy, had just joined .the Rifles. Nor oan it readily be forgotten the extraordinary action for dissolution of marriage, when Lord Euston satisfactorily proved that Lady Euston'a supposed husband was still alive at the time of her second nuptials, and then the anti-climax that this individual was not her husband at all, because he had another wife alive at the time of the ceremony t This waß probably the most remarkable trial ever known. The last meeting of the Otaki Licensing Committee will be held on Wednesday at Otaki. The Wellington Returning Officer has suggested to tbe City Oounoil that arrangements shou'd be made that no one should be nominated to the licensing committee and thus save the expense of an election, If this was agreed to the Stipendiary Magistrate would aot alone. Will the Prohibitionists agree to this ? The Public Trustee has a notice of in* terest to those who have any claims against the estate of the late Arthur William Perreau. The Borough Council meets on Monday evening. Tenders for the cycling track mast be in by 6 o'clock. Messrs Robinson and Thynne returned from Wanganui on Thursday. They have nothing to report as to the totalisator inquiry, the matter being still under the consideration of the Metropolitan Club. Elsewhere appears particulars of the sports to be held at Otaki. We hope our local runneis will secure some of the •vents. We acknowledge the receipt of a complimentary ticket tor the races at Shannon, iron ihe hon. sec., MrMoynihga.

tfhe garden party in Mrs Collins grounds on Tuesday should prove a pleasant and successful gathering. Prizes are advertised for the best collection of fruit and the best bouqaet.

We witnessed the performance of "Dorothy" by the Wangftttui Musical and Dramatic Association, and were well pleased wth the effect, tbe music being very good and the acting beyond ordinary amateurs by a long way. The leader of the orchestra was Mr Dumareiq, a former resident of Mouloa.

Before the Committee of the House of Commons which is enquiring into the South African troubles, Mr Cecil Rhodes, in replying to the questions of members 61 the Committee,. said he had expected that the Rand agitation would result in a blood, less revolution— perhaps in the refusal to pay taxes. It had been decided in the previous April that the constitutional movement would have no chance of success. He had obtained the strip of territory in Beehuanaland for the purpose of railway construction) and likewise had secured land at Pitsani for a police camp in the event of it being required.

Probably the most terrible death on record has befallen two British seamen in N.ew Guinea." The London whaler Melhuishi while lying of! the dosst* sent some of her crew on shore for water, and two of her men who were suffering with scurvy were taken oil efaore at the Same time and buried in the loose mound up to their necks as a remedy. Alligators infest the shore in great numbers, and whilst the party were away and the two men perfectly helpless in the sand, their heads alone being visible! an alligator came -from the water and approached them. They screamed for help, but in vain, and the huge reptile bit off both their heads.

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We are asked to announce thai at the Red House they are showing a grand assortment of Xmas goods in elecro-plate and white metal ware and being a parcel of traveller's samples are to b 9 sold at low priceF. Thpy 'comprise butter dishes, sugar lnwl*, desert dishes and cruets, about forty piece.a in all. All are asked to call and inspect without being pressed to buy.