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Manawatu Herald, 17 April 1897, Page 2

The Commissioner of Crown Lands advertises that an auction e&le will be held at Palmerston North on 12th May of tows sections in Palmerston, and at the same iime the leases of certain reserves will be offered.' . Chrysanthemums, served as salad, are a favourite artiole of diet among the Japanes<>>

Blood travels from the heart through the arteries at the rate of 12 feet in a second.

Lord Rosebery has consented to aot as arbitrator between the North Eastern Railway Company and their employees*

Bishop Wallis leaves by the San Francisco mail steamer to-night on the way to the Lambeth Conference.

Somebody asks t « Why is a gate post like a potato ?' Because they are both put into the ground to propagate.

It is the intention of the American Government to re-open the Bearing Sea sealing question.

Out of 1450 Grown settlers in arrears in the Wellington land district, writes the Hawke's Bay Herald, no fewer than 800 have paid nothing at all, while the remaining 668 have paid only £4,600, or an average of just over £7 per head.

In a message to Congress, President MoKinley advises the payment of an indemnity claimed by tha Italian Government on behalf of three Italians who were lynobed at New Orleans, Louisania, in August last. The Italians were confined in Kalmevirre gaol on a oharge of murdering Americans, and an infuriated mab stoSEfeft the gaol and seized woA fyaohed them.

Mesßra Abraham and Williams hold £tc«V. on Tuesday at Pohangina, on Thursday at Palmerston, and a horse sale on Saturday.

A Russian military engineer ha 3 invented a new signalling light by whioh messages have been read at a distance of 34 nautical miles.

It is now expected that the reoent Wellington Exhibition will yield a surplus of between £1600 and £1700.

Mr Hasslden, S.M., has ruled in the case Abraham and Williams v. Scott Bros., tried at Pahiatua, that after stock has been submitted at auction, and not sold, the owner can dispose of it privately, even at less than the reserve placed upon it in the first instance.

Noblemen in scores were created by Ohristophe, a negro, who ruled a aa i mperor of Hayii from 1811 to 1820. Among the titles conferred were those of the Dolce of Marmalade, the Count of Lemonade, apd the £<arl of Brandy.

The oases O. A. Von Blaremberg v. Gilbert Carson, for alleged libel, was heard before Mr A. Greenfield, S.M., at Palmerston North, on Tuesday, Mr Fitzherbert (of Palmerston) appearing for the plaintiff and Mr W. J. Treadwell (Wanganui) for the defendant. After hearing counsel, and the evidence of the plaintiff, his Worship dismissed the oase.

The two biggest firs engines in the world are in Liverpool. These an the most powerful fire engines known, throwing 1800 gallons of water a minute, and a let 140 ft high. The force with which the water is ejeoted from them may be estimated from the faot that the jet is " wayranted to kill a man at 850 ft."

Mr Hooley has been telling a contributor of To-day " How to become a millionaire." " There is nothing very wonderful about the way I've made money," he oalmly aaeured his interviewer. " It's not a question of luok ; it's a matter of extremely hard work. My income at Nottingham was never less than £20,000 a year, but then I put in 16 hours a day, and I never tried to drink smoke, and work at the same time. It can't be done. Then I always make a point, also, of going to bed at 10 o'olock— quite late enough if you want to get up fresh and eager for business in the morning. I always like to be up early, and get a little bit in front of every one else. That's the whole seoret. Then I always went in for big things. Half way up the ladder there are too many competitors, If you go to the top you pretty well have the field to yourself. There are plenty of men ready to deal in thousands, but they get frightened when you talk of half* millions. The average oity man ot today it an easy going sort of chap. Making money is more a matter of will and selfsacrifice than of luck or of braim.

The biggest man in Canada is Leonard Whit ton, of Brighton, Ontario. Tea years ago he weighed 1501 b; now he weighs 4691 b.

Mr Justin McCarthy, M.P., in an artiole on the House of Commons, in the Temple Magazine, refers to the " perfeot oraze " which some members of Parliament have for patting questions, and tells a good story. " A friend of mine, an English Liberal member of the House, long since dead," says Mr McCarthy, " used to repeat with great good humour a story which told against himself. Daring the course of a receg3 he was delivering an address to his constituents, and in order to impress them with a due sense of his public services he emphasized the fact that in the last session be had put to Ministers more than 300 questions. He pauzed to study the effect of his statement, and a voioo from the gallery exclaimed, " Why, what a bignorant feller you must bo 1"

The Otaki Crloket Club has won the Horowhenua Shield Championship for thi present season i

The annual election of members of the various School Committees within the Wanganui Education distriot will be held on Monday, April 26th. Nominations should be sent in by 8 p.m. on April 19th.

We (Daily Times) learn from Mr W. H. Beatham that the yield of the Masterton vineyards this year amounts to 2,000 gallons of wine and that some three tons of crapes which are Coming from Branoepeth have to be added to the total.

The Timed says :— When the tenders for the supply of vegetables to the Wellington Hospital were opened it was found that that of Wah Kee Bros., a Chinese firm, was the lowest. At the meeting of the Trustees Mr Frater said that he was always in favour of dealing with the Europeans, but in regard to vegetables it almost invariably happened that if they bought from Euro* peans they really bought second hand from Chinese. Mr p. L. Harris, said there would be a terrible howl if they accepted a Chinese tender. Mr Kirk : Are there any Europeans amongst the tenderers ? Mr lTraser t Yes, but they are very high— 2Jd per lb as against |d. Mr Boundtroa explained that -ilu| tenderer at 2Jd had at first made a mistake, and fixed his prico even higher. It had since been stated that he was willing to do the work at the same price as the others: it was decided to accept the lowest tender, that of Wah Kee Bros., a,t |d per lb.

When knodpng off work the other night, the owner of the s.s. Sunbeam left her securely fastened to the shore at Syraons' mill, but the wind drdv* her broadside on and the tide falling' she was placed on an angle so that the, rising tide got into the hold before tb,ere was suffloient water under her to float her. She is full of flax and is not likely to take muoh damage. Had the flood not comedown the owner expected to have her pumped oat at low water, but yesterday there was no low water. The flood round the river bank is very high and was in the boatshed at ,hlgh water. There is a ballast wharf just above the boatshed which forms a great protection to it, but to-day there are fastened at the end of the wharf a lot of logs which bid fair to dislodge the wharf altogether. We know not who is responsible for the wharf, but it is evident to any one it is not the place for the logs if the wharf is of any consequence.

Yesterday the Primitive Methodists had a tea and public meeting, attended by some 70 persons, and a good time was spent The afternoon was devoted to a Sunday School Teachers 1 Convention, to whioh the teachers of the several schools had been invited. Twelve responded. Mr Osborne read a paper on "Session Preparation," Rev. S. Barnett on " Discipline," Mr A. Saunders "Prize Giving," and Mr T. Gibson (Wellington) "Blackboard Exercises." So successful was the Convention that it was agreed to hold another next Good Friday*

We congratulate the Borough authorities on having called upon the owner of the two dilapidated houses on the Motoa Road to pull them down. One is to-day level with the ground, and the other is in process of demolition. Mr George Coley purchased the wrecks from the owner.

Mr F. R. Young suffered a severe loss this monning by losing bis valuable colt Steel Shot, Foul Shot— Voltarina. It appear a that the colt was turned out in the paddock, by, to "o^jiei- to exercise himself, tuft while cantering*roirad slipped and fell, breaking his off -hind leg. The colt, who was a three year-old, was a very promising animal, and was purchased by Mr Young at the end of last, winter.

To The Deaf and those troubled with Noiae3 in the Head or other Aural Troubles. Dr Nicholson, of London, the world famed Aural Specialist and inventor of Artificial Ear Drums, has just issued the 100 th edition of his illustrated and descriptive book on Deafness and Aural Troubles. This book may be had from Mr Colin Campbell, 160, Adelaide Road, Wellington, N.Z. Mr Campbell was oured of hi? deafness by Dr Nicholson's system, and takes pleasure in spreading the news of the great specialist in New Zealand. A little boook on the cure of Rheumatism Corpulenoe, Lumbago, and Indigestion by the same author may be had from Mr Campbell, also free.

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