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Manawatu Herald, 19 April 1898, Page 2

Four Moslems concerned in the Bombay plague riots have been sentenced to transportation for life, and one was sentenced to death.

New from the East announces a further serious outbreak of rebellion in the Philip pines.

Captain Davidson, one of the oldest residents in Kaikoura, died last week. He was a member of the Franklin Arctic Relief Expedition, and one of the two who discovered the first trace of the expedition. The deceased was 69 years of age, and took a prominent part in public affairs until a few years ago, when failing health compelled his retirement.

The San Franciso Chronicle says:— When Uncle Sam bui ds a warship that will hang together in sjonn or calm as well as a big pas: eng r stavner does', and not come in for repairs every timo a gu 1 lights on the yardarm, champagne will not be half good enough to christen her with.

Mr Hector Booth has- hud a vrturn visit from bush fires, and dining ast we k his orchard was destroyed, t*»jji t'icr v.ith shelter bush, and but for a tiwly. shower, his house would also have had a narrow escape from destruction.

The Lyttelton '1 imes dechr -q -h <• " v is clear that a Commission of In ; is-, into the demorali*(\t:nn of the polic ; Wca and its causes ha* not :>>i n set up a moment too soou.'^ "If," Siva our contemporary, " the Chris' church police are a very fair sample of the fo c . throughout the colony, there is am.jJo \\\<rk for the besom of reform."

Despite the intervention of lhf> Q i°cn, the Czar and the Kaiser, the separation between tha Grand Duke of Hesse and the Grand Duchess (Princess Victoria, daughter of Duke Aifred of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha) has been virtually agreed upon.

The following awards have been made to the police in connection with the Silverstream murder :— Detective R. Neill ia to receive £10 ; Sergeant A. H. Wright, £6 ; Constable \. Cruickshank, £6; and Constable W. Patton, £3.

A countryman received a severe fright at one of the livery stables in town this (Thursday) morning (says the Taranaki Herald). He had put hia horse in a loose box, carefully shuitine both doors as- the horse was sweating On returning an hour or two later he went straight to the loose box and opened the top door, when to his astonished vision there appeared a huge beast which seemed to completely fill the box, and at the same moment a great outstretched arm descended over his head and noiselessly removed his hat, disclosing his hair standing on end. Rubbing his eyes and collecting his nerves he saw, in place of his hor^e, a great elephant, Ohe of Fitzgerald's menagerie, which had arrived by the train, and had been accommodated in the loose box from which the horse had been removed during his owner's absence.

Some time ago it was stated by a paper thatMrJ.G. Wilson had determined to contest the Rangitikei constituency at the nest general election. We the Advocate have Mr Wilaon's authority however, for saying ihai he has no intention of seeking election for any constituency at tho time mentioned.

A remarkable illustration of the ability of sheep to withstand the effects of hunger ana thirst for a long period in the middle of summer was given recently ut Wedderburn, Victoria, when eight sheep, the property of Wm. Gray, were found in a digger's hole into which they had fallen, while being driven with others along the Charlton Road. The animals were missed as soon as the flock was counted at its des tination, and remained in their prison thirteen or fourteen days, without food or water, al through dreadfully hot weather and yet when liberated appeared Lirtle the worse ; indeed, it took a strong boy to hold them while they were being put into the cart for removal to a paddock.

The Bruce Herald is informed of a singular freak of nature occurring at Wai hola. A respected resident, Mr Fliok, who is seventy-six years of age, thows sign of cutting a new (natural) set of teeth. One tooth is almast matured, and its possessor styles the novel acquisition his " Jubilee tooth." Some time ago a similar occurrence was chronioled by an English Jpaper, and was regarded as unique.

The Toronto Evening Star nays that it is reported on reliable authority that Mr Joseph Leiter, the young Chicago millionaire, whose enormous purchases of wheat created worldwide interest, is acting as agent for Great Britain, which is begin niiig to prepare for an arduous war that might out off her food supplies. The Star's article significantly mentions that. Mr Lti»er, who is closely related to Mr George Curz-sn, Under Secretary to the Foreign Office is now shipping as fact as possible to British warehouses, and Bays that the two facts coqneot a striking chain of possibilities.

Mr Staff, who but lately came to this town to take up his residence, has sufficiently completed his new house on the Norbiton Road as to be able to live in it.

Messrs Abraham and Williams hold a stock sale at Palmerston on Thursday.

Mr Joe Tos announces the arrival of a quantity of fencing wire, which he will sell at a low figure.

The Inspector has fixed on the 4th and sth of May as the days which he will examine the Foxton School.

We very much regret having to record the death of Mrs James Gould, nee Ingram, which took place on Saturday from blood poisoning and dropsy. The deceased bad not been married a twelve month and was only 21 years of age. Very much sympathy has been shown to the bereaved husband.

Though nearly everywhere the cry of the potato grower is a poor crop, yet exceptions prove the rule, and the exception in this locality is Mr George Hughes, who has a particularly heavy crop. Lucky man.

At a sitting of the Trades Council in Wellington on Friday the following resolution was carried : — " That thh Conference considers that the time has arrived when the Labour Party in Parliament should assert its independence in all things concerning labour, and not let the consideration of party be the means of preventing its just claims being conceded."

A very good idea. The Manawatu County Council, on Wednesday instructed their road overseer to erect Anger posts at such cross roads in the several ridings as may be pointed out by councillors. The finger posts will state the distance as well as the direction to the several towns.

The Acclimatisation Society got greatly troubled about nothing a short time ago, as will be seen from the following paragraph from Friday's Manawatu Times : — " The fishing season closes to-day, and a number of local anglers took advantage of the occasion to have a day's sport. Fish have been plentiful throughout the season, and now well repay the efforts of thos? ardent sportsmen, who, in previous years, went lo so much trouble to have the rivers and creeks in the district stocked with fry.

The employees in the Palmerston Post and Telegraph Office received an unwelcome surprise on Friday morning. A. swarm of bees entered the room in which the operators were engaged and made matters both lively and interesting, so much so, that all the employees beat a hasty retrpot through the back door. Various methods were suggested fof driving out the invaders, but no one was particularly inclined to reenter the room for the purpose. However, the bees shor;ly afterwards left the building, and the operators and other employees were enabled to resume work, much to their relief.

Some furniture and other household articles may be purchased cheap. They are on view at the cottage next to Mr James Coley's in Coley street.

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