Manawatu Herald. TUESDAY, OCT. 26, 1897.

Manawatu Herald, 26 October 1897, Page 2

Manawatu Herald. TUESDAY, OCT. 26, 1897.

Still another old identity, we reg et to learn, ha 9 passed away— Mr Edwin Cole having died at Palmeraton on Sunday evening from cancer of the throat. Ha had suffered from the complaint for a number of years. Deceased was an old settler ott this coast, and opened one of the earliest hotels in Palmerston North. The deceased leaves a wife with one son and several daughters to mourn their loss. The body will be brought to Foiton for interment by to-night's train.

A replace advertisement of Mr Alf Fraser's is well worth reading. He is well up to date with Christmas cards and diaries —some of the former which we had the pleasure of inspecting are very artistic in design and wonderfully low in price.

The Inspector of Prisons says that the statistics show we are not importing criminals to this oountry. He farther says that criminals were not always ooming back to gaol, but this might be said of drunkards.

Very rough remark for an M.H.R. to make, yet Mr Field the member for Otaki said "I have pity and contempt for a man who has to go about with a blue ribbon in his coat for the purpose of parading his weakness before the world. He is only one remove from a drunkard."

The following paragraph from the N.Z. Times lets in a flood of light as to the financial position of the representatives of the people : — Apropos of the question relative to whether a Magistrate would be acting correctly in making an o dsr, and issuing a warrant failing non-compliance w'th that order, against a judgment creditor who was a member of Parliament and who was attending to his Parliamentary d tries, we might state th»t within the past few weeks civil proceedings have been instituted against a number of members of the House, and no question of privilege was raised in any caße. This district had once a pomologist to advise orohardists. He retired after a pleasant twelvemonth's holiday, and, apparently, the Government are getting tired of this hobby. The London County Council has decided to give Australian brandy three months' trial iv asylums under its jurisdiction. We regret to record the death of Mr J. Ahern's only son David, which occurred at the Palmerston Hospital early yesterday morning. The deceased was a particularly bright lad of 15 years of age, and in his employment by two of our storekeepers since leaving school he had made himself well known and lik d. He had suffered from the complaint which ultimately led to his decease for a period extending over a couple of months, and was removed to the hospital some time ago, as he would then receive every attention possible. The parents have sustained a severe losb, and for whom much sympathy is felt. The funeral is fixed for to-morrow, le&ving Mr Ahern's residence, The Avenue, at 2 o'c'ock, and friends are asked to accept this intimation. ' The Standard says it is rumoured that important developments in political life will be unfolded at a caucus of Government supporters held this morpiog. Constable Gillespie advertises for sale different effeots, owing to his leaving the district. Two employees of the Gear Company have drawn Lord Richmond in Tattercall's five shilling sweep on the Melbourne Cup. The same two men won £100 over the Caulfield Cup. A child of a resident of Hastings died recently through swallowing a pin. An J operation was made to relieve tne Ht^le sufiVrer but without effect. The child was only fifteen months old. Mr Canning, of Bongotea, who Ms decided to relinquish business, has disposed ; of his premises to Mr A. L. Langley. John Hopking, employed as a gardener Jby Mr H. Hammond, died rather suddenly on Saturday. The deceased had not been in nsnal health for some days before. He was 70 years of age. An inquest was considered unnecessary.