Manawatu Herald. THURSDAY, MAY 27, 1897.

Manawatu Herald, 27 May 1897, Page 2

Manawatu Herald. THURSDAY, MAY 27, 1897.

Next Sunday there will be Mass at St. Mary's at 11 a.m.

The Returning Offioer is threatening the Borough with a writ for his little account.

Thirty- three names are now handed in for the pi opo3ed volunteer corp3.

Mr A. P. Stuart, an old settler and partner in the Wirokino E3tate with Mr John Davies, died in We lington on Tuesday night. He is reported to have left considerable property.

Tomorrow Messrs Abraham and Williams hold a sale at Mr Gilflllan's farm, Levin, and on Saturday hold a horse sale at Palmerston.

The Sydney City Magistrates intend to vigorously apply the anti-betting laws; The chairman of the Metropolitan Bench has announced that, in order to try and check the growing e»il of betting, the Magistrates have unanimously decided, from June 1, that any person convicted of carrying on a " tote-shop " shall be fined £50 for the first offence, and sentenced to six months' direct imprisonment for the second offence, whi'e anyone convicted of lnyin; doubles will be fined more than double the amount of the fines previously imposed, the penalties for subsequent offences being proportionately increased,

Germany Ihreatens to withdraw United States farming products from her minimum tariff in retaliation for (he sugar duty in the Dingley Tariff Bill.

Letters received in Wellington from the Premier states that when he was at Samoa he had an interview with King Malietoa, who appeared to be anything but happy. The rativ s gave the New Zealanders n hearty welcome, and Mrs Seddon and her two daughters were decorated by the women of the island. Subsequently Mr Seddon and his party, and Bishop Wallis and Mrs Wallis, visited various places of interest on the island. The passengers from Wellington felt the heat in the tropic 3 very much, but arrived in San Francisco in good health. ,

A report has reached Greymouth of the breaking out in eruption of Mount Kutoto after the earthquake on Monday last week. The mountain has been throwing out smoke and steam ever since. It is about seven miles from Martin's Bay.

During the month of April 46,000 sheep wore carried on the Wellington- Wairarapa Bail way.

Some of our contemporaries are much exercised because a settler left L«vi?i without duly advertising hia future address. A3 he went to the neighbourhood of the Empiro City they imagine he has been made away with. We cannot say we entertain any fear of his safety, and certainly trus' no harm has come to him.

" I doubt whether it ought to be generally known," remarked a medical witness at thf> Coroner's enquiry yesterday, on the subjeot of affording relief from severe neuralgia, " but making a person very d r unk sometimes effects a cure ; but whether it is the headache which follows that establishes forgetfulness of the other pain I don't know." Rum was the particular poison named in the prescription. — Post.

We have received Part VIII of the results of the Census of the Colony from the Registrar-General.

A specialist commissioned by the Age to visit the drought-stricken districts eivee heartrending accounts of Ihe state of affairs in the greater part of Biverina. He says that coming on top of the two previous bad seasons the devastation of stock and crops is worse and wider-reaching than any ever experienced. The losses of stock are already enormous, whether rain comes soon or not. There must be an aggregate of 100,000 horses, sheep, and cattle reduced absolutely to skin and bone, and tho poor beas's stand forlornly in their paddockß never attempting to graze, having long since realised the futility of trying to obtain sustenance from the bare parched earth. The mortality is greatest ? tnong the lambing ewes. The few ewes which have the strength walk away and abandon their lambs as soon as they are dropped. There will be absolutely no lambs saved. It will take three years to stock up the runs.

The following team has been selected to represent the Foxton Seconds against the Tievin Club in a m.Uch to be played at Poxton on Saturday next : — Full-back, W. Stansell ; three-quarters, F. Dunn, Saville. Hanna; half back, A. Stansell; five-eighths, L. Stansell ; forwards, E Dunn, Bout, Band, Symons, Binell, Cole, Bobson, AUen, Symons. Emergencies will be picked on the ground.

At the Justices Court thi9 morning* before E. S. Thynne, Esq., James Andrew, for using language calculated to provoke a breach of the peace, was fined 10s, costs 9s, witness 6s and solicitor's fee 21s. Before E. S. Th»nne, P. Robinson, and C. Dunk, Esqs. , Lionel De Bidder was fined 5s and 7s costs, and J. Nelson 10s and 7s costs for trespassing on the property of Strang Bros.

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