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Manawatu Herald, 12 April 1898, Page 2

Mr W. G. Rhina, inspector and chief officer for New Zealand of the Bank of New South Wales, died at Wellington from heart disease on Friday evening. It is rumoured that an amalgamation of the two coaching services to Levin and Shannon will like'y be made, and that the route will be to Shannon from Foxton. The proposed time-table will be to leave Foxton to catch the down train to Wellington at Shannon, return to Foxton on arrival of un-train, and leave Foxton in the afternoon returning again at night after the arriva' at Shannon of the evening train. A fishing party went over tne barton Friday last in the s.s. Flower of Kent, and Mr Jon son, after fishing outside, got the stramer to give his boat a tow. In crossing thr bar there was too much slack in th" painter and the boat turned over, and fish and oars were lost, and the mast damaged. Applications for the position of Town Clerk must be sent to the Borough office by 6 o'clock p.m. on Thursday evening. The tenderer for the erection of the pound has refused to do the work, the specifications being different to what he thought. Contractors will bear in mind that tenders for work required by the Manawatu I Coun'y Council must be sent in by noon to-morrow. Mr Whibley ki!!ed a two-tooth sheep last week which turned the scale at 1431b5. It was a pet lamb, and was bred by Mr Thynne. Mr Nye has still a quantity of grapes and finds a ready market for them. So he should, as thf y are r< markably fine grapes, some of the bunches weighing four pounds. The Liverpool Corn News sa^s that to keep European bakprs supplied with flour till next harvest, India and the Southern Hemisphere must send them 86,000,000 bushels of wheat, or a bigger total than they have ever yet supplied tyt one year.

Mrs Stansoll left this morning for her , new home at Te Horo. Prior to her leaving some of her good-wishers who have recognised the many kindly acts done by • her during her residence here, presented her with a couple of handsome vp.sps, ac- i companied with an address executed by Miss Furrie. Mrs Stansell was exceedingly ' surprised, and much appreciated the gift frdm the givers. We understand that a further recognition of Mrs Stansell's hospitality and kindness will be made in a short time. The Native Appellate C >':rt will sit at Levin on the 12th May to hear and deter* mine applications affecting subdivision IX. of the Horowhenv*. Block. The sitting of the Appellate Court at Wanganui has been further adjourned to the 20th May. The fnneral of the late Arthur Orton, the Tichborne claimant, t«ok place at Paddington cenwtery. Thousands of spectators wore present. ITOR CotJOHS AND CotDS TAKE Wood's Great Peppermimt Cure. 1/6 and 2/6 The Benk of Enpland has raised the rate of discount to 4 per cent. Thirty Australian pictures at the Australian Art Exhibition in London found purchasers. Wire-rolled glass is one of the most recent inventions. The glass, which ia exactly Jin. thick, contains in the centre a wire-netting, the mashes of which are a trifle less than lin. in diameter. Consequently, the wire does not obscure the light ; and wire-rolled glass will resist fire for as long a time as an equal thickness of iron. By the courtesy of Mr McDermott we were able to inspect samples of the new issue of stamps. It is needless to Bay they are well executed, as the firm who supplied them have a just name for good work. The stamps are of various colours, the penny stamp being in two distinct colours, but we are getting very democratic though our Premier is a member of the Honourable the Privy Council, aa no likeness of Her Majesty appear on any of the stands !_ In the London commercial papoi* " Commerce" appears the account of nn in'erview with our hemp expert, Mr John Holmes. His photograph, which is also given, will be the best known New Z a'anaer before long, by th« numb rs of papers which have produced it. The interviewer in "Commerce" says " I like Mr Holmes, because his well-trained beard and flowing moustache, the expression of his face, and the carriage of his head, conveyed the im- * pr> ssion of energy and ever such great possibilities." Fon Coughs and Colds Take Wood's Great Peppebmint Core. 1/6 and 2/6. Mr and Mrs John W. Robinson returned from their honeymoon on Saturday evening. At a wedding which recently took place at Klondyke, the bride is described as wearing " rich, creamy quartz-colored silk, with orange-blossom outcrops." One lady was dressed "in a reddish substance with ironstone colored leaders running round the main body. Maize does not seem a good crop for this district. It is very difficult to get the seed in early enough, and therefore the frost touches up the corn before it can ripen. We have noticed many patches this year looking very unsatisfactory. The a.s. Flower of Kent made two trips to the beach yesterday and was well patronised by the public. The day was beautiful, and all enjoyed themselves very much. The snrplus is stated by the Government to be close on half a million. Messrs Abraham and Williams hold a horse sale at Palmerston on Thursday, and a horse sa'e at the same place on Saturday. The last Weekly Press has some capital illustrations of the town of Marlborough. In proof of the wonderful change made in the condition of the river Thames, England, we see it noted that eveo if the inhabitants of London do not soon see salrroa at London Bridge, there is a fair prospect of their catching sea-trout there before •ong. Thirty years ago the Thames through London was as disgusting a lot of water as eou'd be found anywhere, thick and as yellow as pea soup, and gave forth an awful stench ns the paddles of the steamboats churned it up.

It is expected that holders of fat beasts will realise good prices for them in & short time.

Our colonial girls unfortunately do not resemble the Japanese. In a paper on Japanese Labour conditions it is stated : — TT n . like their sisters in the West, Japanese girls prefer a country life, and the millowners complain that after a year or two their female workers pine for the country and leave them just as they are beginning to be useful.

Fob Oocghs and Colds Take Wood's Great Peppermint Core. 1/6 and 2/6.

We understand that Mr Allan Strang will reside during the winter months -in Palmerston.

Potatoes have risen fully ten shillings a ton, and four pounds ten shillings is now being given locally. A rise at this time shadows a high price for potatoes towards the latter end of the year.