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Manawatu Herald, 21 May 1898, Page 2

Tho drought has broken up and good general rains have fallen in Victoria. The Greek troops and officials have been reinstated in the zone in Thessaly just evacuated by the Turkish forces. The N«w York correspondent of the Times states there is an impression that France proposed a naval display in the West Indies in order to onforoe the Powers' intervention on behalf of Spain, but Britain's attitude prevented the scheme being carried. Touching the Yankees on the spot. The French Government has increased the duties upon products imported from Amerioa, especially frozen and canned meats. A fatal accident occurred on the Mokau Railway section the other day. Two men I were coming down the line on a trolly to which the framework was fixed by sharp stakes. Going round, a corner the frame* work slipped, and one of the men named McMillan was impaled on the stake and disembowelled, dying shortly afterwards. Four policemen arrested William Foster, a burglar, at St. Pancras, London, thia week, and although handcuffed, while riding in a oab with his captors, Foster drew a revolver and shot three of the officersone of them seriously. Then he attempted to take his own life. The Commissioner of Crown Lands gives notice that sections 822 and 1086, Palmerston North, will be sold by auction on the 22nd of June. Captain Kemp has received word that owing to the high wind the p.s. Nile has had to put baok, and he is doubtful if she will reach port in time f«r Tuesday. If she does, he will run to the . beach as advertised. Information has reached Inveroargill that a coffin containing a skeleton has been found on the beach near Waipapa Point, on which the s.s. Tararua was wrecked 17 years ago. Most of those then drowned were buried in the Tararua Acre close by, but whether the sea has encroached on the burial ground or whether the coffin has coma from tome other place is not yet known here. The New Plymouth Harbour Board baa decided, subject to the approval of the Ma* rine Department, to make a forty foot opening in the breakwater to allow the sand to pass through. This is to be done with the idea of doing away with the sand difficulty. Russia has the most rapidly increasing population of any country in the world. The growth during the last 100 years has been a fraction less than 1,000,000 annually. Of warships building in England at the present time there are, as near as possible, 95. Twelve of these are battleships, 32 cruisers, 41 torpedo-boat destroyers, 4 gunboats, and 6 sloops. Of these, about a quarter are building at the Government yards, the rest being under construction in different parts of England and Scotland. Mr William Stansell met with a painful accident yesterday afternoon. As he was riding into Foxton after school hii horse stumbled just about Motuiti and fell on Us head throwing its rider, and then rolled over him. Mr Stansell was too hurt to rise and laid upon the road until a lad and Mr Silk came by, who picked him up and carried him into the station on the line. Mr Silk then hurried on to Foxton and told Mr Arthur Stansell, who sent a trap out. The patient cannot move his right leg and is in pain if he moves at all or coughs. A clean sweep has boon made of the old books in the library. We are glad to learn that the Whangaroa reaohed Sydney safely on Monday last. Potatoes apparently have no fixed price here. This week they have been Eold at £4 per ton, £4 15s, and it ii rumoured a deal for 100 tons at £5 has been effeoted. In another column Mr Joe Tos announces the arrival of a large consignment of crockery and glassware and finding his aocommodation is limited he makes the announcement that he will sell at cost price for the next two weeks. At the special meeting of Borough Coanoil last night six tendeaa were received for leasing the target -reserve »f an area of 102 acres. The tender of Mr H. Coley at £25 per annum for seven years was aocepted.

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