Manawatu Herald. TUESDAY, SEPT. 7, 1897.

Manawatu Herald, 7 September 1897, Page 2

Manawatu Herald. TUESDAY, SEPT. 7, 1897.

It is with ranch regret that We have to reoord the death of Edith Carles the daughter of our old and esteemed sp'tlers, Mr and Mrs Carter of Moutoa. Mi«s Edith Carter went to Palmerston on Saturday with her pister Caroline to get her teeth drawn and expired whilst under the influence of the anaesthetic, (methyline). The remains of the unfortunate young lady were interred this afternoon in the Foxton Cemetery, & large number of persons attending. A terrible Alpine tragedy is reported from Switzerland. Mr Bernard Swinstead, an English tourist, with a Swis3 pastor and two other travellers, were ascending Mount Sallac in the Valais Cantonment, when they were overtaken by an avalanche and swept into a crevasse, 1000ft. deep. It is understood, says the Post, that negotiations are almost completed for the purchase of the Union Company's steamers Moa and Oreti by the owners of the Stormbird and Huia. Sayg Dr. Simon Baruch, a famous physician : — " More cold bathing, more fresh air, less meat, tea, and ooffep, and more milk, cream, cheese, bread and butter, with ea3y fitting clothing, will rejuvenate and be the salvaiion of our working women." | Of 5000 prospectors who started for the Klondike goldfields, leS3 than 50 have crossed the White Pass. Cane .seated chair bottoms that have sagged may be made as tight as ever by washing them with hot soap ends and i leaving them to dry in the open air. The Cinematographe was shown at the Public Hall on Saturday night. Though the n ; ght was wet there was a large audience and all were well pleased with the entertainment. The scenes we had previously described were given and the lifelike nature of the representations was the wonder of the audience. The proprietors will be showing again in about six week's tim% when views of the Jubilee procession will be given. There are apparently still some people in Christchuroh who, notwithstanding their knowledge of the history of the man, are prepared to receive A. B. Worthington, of Temple of Truth notoriety, with open arm?. About 100 persons met on Tuesday evening in response to an advertisement iuviting " all those in sympathy with the cause and favourable to A. B. Worthington's return to this city." It is understood (the Lyttelton Times says), that the business of the meeting was to raise the funds i to enable Mr Worthington to return to j Christohurch, and that although many expressed themselves as willing to attend his lectures should he return, the progress made in the way of gathering subscriptions for the desired object was not very great. A filibustering expedition which has just left the United States for Cuba is stated to be the largest and best equipped expedition yet sent. Divers have recovered £9000 worth of silver from the wreok of a vessel named the Skvros, off Cape Finisterre, on the F renoh Atlantio coast, at a depth of 170ft. The Sultan of Turkey in commemorating the 21st anniversary of his acoession to the throne, has sent numerous presents to the Ameer of Afghanistan. Persons whose temples are fuller above the eyes than below, whose heads enlarge above the ears, are usually more gifted with musical taste than those with oontrary characteristics. Mr Curtis's many friends in town learbt with regret that his son Clarrie had had a bad attack of diphtheria. We are very glad to be able to Bay that now he is fully recovered. Mr Curtis, writing to a friend says " If ever diphtheria attacks one of your little ones remember then what an old friend tells you now. Spend your last shilling in taking your obild to where anti-toxin can be administered. It saved Clarrie's life and it would I am sure have saved child. It is a wonderful thing, and the effect on the child is marvellous. There is no painting of the throat to be done whatever except the pricking of the needle (oharged with the stuff), into the fleshy part of the child's body. Afterwards some physio of course is taken— but it is the " prioking that does the business." By an extraordinary Gazette, Parliament has been summoned to meet at 2.30 p.m. on Thursday. 23rd inst. Mr Chew Chong showed ur (Taranaki Herald) to-day a pound of butter which has been in the cool chamber at the Freezing Works for the last four months at a temperature of about 85 deg. The butter has all the appeafanae and taste of batter just made, showing no sign of mildew or rancidity. The butter was manufactured at Mr Chong's Elthani Factory, and is neatly wrapped in pa chment paper and braaded " jubilee " separator butter. Mr Chong proposes to adopt the plan of making up his butter into pounds in this way for the English market, where it realises a penny a pound more than in bulk. Sergeant Macdonell, in charge of the Invercargill police, was charged on Saturday with using words to F. W. Wade, solicitor, calculated to provoke a breach of the peace. It appeared that during the hearing of a cage on the 11th inst. the sergeant made use of the words " the time of the Court was taken up by pettifogging lawyers." It was contended that as the remarks were not addressed to the Bench I but to complainant they were not privileged, but Mr Poynton, S.M., decided otherwise, and dismissed the ease, with costs.

Dr Jameson, who since his return to Sodfh Africa from London has been eriquiring into native affairs in Rhodesia, is proceeding to Blantye, in British South Africa, to manage the construation of a Continental telegraph line. Melted beeswax, turpentine and sweet oil, well mixed together, aro excellent f.or polishing furniture, stained floors aci piclure frames. J. H. Tvors, the En^ish amateur swimmer, has challenged Jfercy Cavill, of Sydney, to a match over any distance during the month.