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Manawatu Herald, 9 November 1897, Page 2

The Hon. J» G> Ward was granted his discharge from bankruptcy by Judge Ward \n tfad District Court at tnvercargill on Friday.

It has been stated that there are 650 drivers in Wellington who have to be under the control of the Vehicle Inspector. The Supreme Court has reserved judgment in tfie Horowhenua case.

Thera are no fresh deveiopements in the Blenheim Satherley' case.

Mr T. Easton has just completed a new building at Herrington for the aooommodation of shearergi

She teachers and scholars have purchased a gold brooch and silver thimble to present to Miss Si Iby as a token of the kind feeling that existed between them during the period she was teaching at the Foxton State Schools

A start at shearing was made at Motoa yebteraay;

Miss Winnie Bay on leaving the Cheltenham school was presented with a handopal brooch, by the teachers and pupils.

The remains of the late Duchess of Teck were interred in St. George's Chapel, Windsor Castle. The interment was conducted in the presence of a large assemblage of British and foreign Royalties, Peers, add foreign Ambassadors.

* The Bey. Mr Russell, who has just succeeded to the incumbency of St. A tlgUs tide's, Petone, was formally inducted at the church on Thursday evening by the Yen. Archdeacon Fancourt, Bishop Commissary.

As the result of the Mayoralty election the stocks on the New York Exchange have declined over 1 per cent all round. The newspapers generally denounce the Bucceas of the Tammany Hall candidate.

Oat of a total of 1800 cases of typhoid at Maidatone, 125 have resulted fatally.

Mr B. Homer, veterinary surgeon, visits Foxton tomorrow, and following days if necessary.

Constab'e Salmon of Manaia will take up bis duties here in a few days.

The Primitive Methodist Sunday School Anniversary was held on Sunday last. The Bey; Mr Wrigley of Paimerston preached both morning and evening, and in the afternoon gave an address to the scholars and parents. Collections were made at all services and showed an advanoe on the previous year.

A witness at an inquest at Wanganui in his definition of drunkenness said he considered " when a man could stand up in front of the bar without holding on, he was " good enough." That was his standard of sobriety inside a public house, but " if he could walk straight in the street he was sober."

An Opal is a precious stone, being a mineral consisting of silica like quartz, but in a different condition, having a lower specific gravity and hardness and being without crystalline Btruoture. There are many varieties. Formerly the opal was believed to possess magical virtues, as the conferring of invisibility when wrapped in a bay-leaf. They are found in portions of Australia and our informant was shown some fine specimens got there by Borne shearers who are now working on the south of the Manawatu river.

To-day Mr Gibson, the Returning Officer, gives notice of the dates for nomination and election of Mayor for the Borough.

Mr Harnett gives notice elsewhere that he will apply for a transfer of the license of the Post Office Hotel to Mr 8. W. Nicholls his appointee.

This morning a man named James WilBon, who was looked np 'ait night for being drunk, was brought before Mr Thyone, J.P., and convicted, and was discharged with a caution. The man's face showed that he had received some rough usage somewhere, but about which he was unconscious.

About 70 Sunday school sohoiars of the Primitive Methodists assembled at the Church this morning and marched from thence to Mr E. Osborne's grounds to a song. It is an' annual custom, and generally a very happy day is passed, and though tha Ban now shines, the wind still blows, and the rain last night will have the effeot of making it not so pleasant as would be wished.

Mr P. Eure left town this morning on a fortnight's holiday.

There ia evidently to be a contest for th* position of Mayor, as to-day Mr Alf Fraser advertises a noHoe to the ratepayers of his intention to seek election to that honourable office.