Manawatu Herald. THURSDAY, DEC. 80, 1897.

Manawatu Herald, 30 December 1897, Page 2

Manawatu Herald. THURSDAY, DEC. 80, 1897.

Tne Manawatu Hebald will not bs published on Saturday, beiug New Tear's bay. We take this opportunity of wishing all our readers a Happy New Tear.

Mr J R. M .Lennan.of the Oroua Downs, left town on Tuesday for a lengthy holiday in Australia. Mr McLennan has not been well of late, and we hope he will derive benefit from the change.

Tho possessions of Denmark in the West Indies, which appear from the cablegrams are for sale to the highest bidder, are the islands of St. Croix, St. Thomas and St. John. They comprise about 142 .quare miles and have a population of 82,786. Tha exports ara sugar and rum.

The Danes also own Iceland and Greenland, but they do not appear to havo attracted purchasesa.

The collosal cheek of the genus loafer and his capability of turning Acts of Parliament to his own advantage was made Very evident by the tale we were told the other day whioh has the merit of being true. A man desired a storekeeper to give him some goods as he was hard-up. This not being an exoellent plan to adopt except by those willing to acoept the comfort, of the bankruptcy oourt, the request was naturally refused. The storekeeper being, however, of a kindly disposition, said why don't you get work, and on the man professing his deßire just to get suoh a change, the storekeeper bid him come home with him and out up a bit of firewood when he would find him some bread, butter, i_c. The man was at the house three hours and then entered the Bhop and demanded five shillings in cash for labour done. Hs ob jeo'.ed to goods, and threatened aU sorts of trouble, reporting to the police, Ac, so that the storekeeper to save bother paid ont the demand in cash. Needleßß to say that tbe next applicant for help will receive scant attention.

Next week Mr and Mrs Davies, ol Takapu, Kereru, give the usual annual picnic A large number of townspeople bave re 9 eiYod invitations.

The Wanganui Education Board meets on the 17th January, and its first buainess will be the consideration of the Str. ck inquiry, the Hawera case. Next Thursday Mr J. R. Montague will sell by auction the huU and machinery of the s.s. Sunbeam and boats tanks, timber, ropes, buoys and eundries, all without reserve. Owing to the illness of fei . father, Mr F. L. Jackson whd has been tho Auctioneer for Mesars Abraham and Williams joins the firm of F. R. Jackson & Co., at the beginning of the year. It is with regret that we have to record the death of Albert Spring, which occurred yesterday at 3 p.m. For soms time tho deceased had been laid Up whh typhoid fever and yesterday was tho ninth day and the crisis was unfortunately not passed. The deceased and his brother William were living on a farm taken up by them on lease at Pangaroa, which is about ten miles beyond Makul'i. Mr spring, the father, received a telegram that his son was in a very dangerous condition and he, with Miss Spring immediately started off to be with him. It would appear however that they would have arrived too late. Mr Spring's many friends will sympathise with the loss he has received. Mr William Gillespie who has been bookkeeper for Messrs P. Hennessy and Co., for the past two years, leaves direotly for Dannevirke where he has received' another appointment. Mr William Gillespie has been noted for his civility and attention and ha_ been a very popular resident, and the best wishes will go with him for his future prosperity. A large picnic will be hell at Mr Carter's farm this weelr. It is a very pretty placa for suoh a gathering. Private letters from miners at Klondyke received in Sydney warn Australians from going there owing to the rigours of the climate and the difficulties of reaching the field. They admit that Klondyke is wonderfully rich, but so many thousands of Americans and Canadians are ready to rush the field when the spring comes that it would be wise for visiting Australians to make provision for returning in the event of failure. <