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Manawatu Herald, 2 June 1898, Page 2

The next English and European mail via Vancouver will olose at the local office on Wednesday, 22nd June, at 3 p;m. To-day we publish the new timetable for the coach service to Shannon. We are glad that the transfer of Mr StanselPs line has been made to such a good whip as Mr Barham, and we oan thus rely on the mails being got through true to time. The double service inaugurated by Mr Barham will be a great convenience and we shall get a bi-daily mail with Wellington. We wish Mr Barham every success, and we know he will do his best to deserve it. At the Premier's meeting at Feilding he asserted that Mr Pirani having been elected as a supporter of his government and now having stated himself to be in opposition to it, should resign, when he had no doubt he would not again be returned. On Tuesday Mr Pirani telegraphed to the Premier — " If you will resign and contest Palmerston, I will do likewise." Of course the Premier is not so likely to throw up his position as to accept the proposal. Fifteen thousand Klondikers, including many women, are encamped between Lakes Landerman and Tagish. Eeports from Dawson City say that the spring washings-up have yielded satisfactory results. in an interview with a representative of Eeuter's Agency, Mr Ghauncey Depew, the American railway magnate (a great Republican), expressed the opinion that the threat that Britain will join the Uuited States in resisting any forcible intervention by the Powers at the end of the war with Spain had proved of incalculable advantage. The threat had paved the way for a stronger arbitration treaty between England and the Uuite States than the one rejected some time ago. Mr J. O'Brien, of the local railway station proceeds to Patea on Monday to take up his duties there. During his stay here Mr O'Brien has shown himself to be a capable official of the department, and has well deserved his promotion. Mr Gayne, from Wanganui, succeeds him, and arrives on Saturday. Madeline Cross has been committed for trial on the charge of murder of her infant child. Mr Skerrett appeared for the accused, who reserved her defence. Bail was allowed and forthcoming in two sureties of £250 each. The usual quarterly tea was held by the Methodista last night and was well attended.

Mr Field, M.H.R., who has been suffering from a serious illness, is now, we (the N.Z. Times) are glad to be able to say, recovering. Mr Field is Btill lodging on Thorndon quay. The new Bpecial Siberian express to Tomsk, which left Moscow on April 1, at 9 p.m., arrived at its destination at 5 p.m. on April 8. The local officials and a large crov. d of spectators were assembled at the Tomsk railway station to welcome the new trail. The carriages of this train are specially constructed with the view of rendering motion almost imperceptible, and are lighted by electricity. Passengers have the use of a restaurant^a library, pianos, and even gymnastic appliances. The distance from Moscow to Tomsk is 2377 miles. Yesterday, at a meeting of the Primitive Meihodist Ohuroh, Mr Thomas Westwood was appointed Circuit Steward and Messrs M. Walker, E. Osborne and S. Howan Society Stewards. j The Town Clark to-day publishes the ' statement of the proposed income and expenditure for the Borough, also a notice as to the Burgess List. It is satisfactory to learn that the Methodists found on their annual balancing, that notwithstanding the heavy demands on their funds the accounts showed just a small credit balance. Mr George Coley never lets time slip past him. He has a new shed already ereced for storing fibre in, in the place of the one destroyed by fire. Mr J. W. Liddell leaves to-morrow for Mr England's farm, to make a start with the erection of a large woolshed ■ Mr Joe Tos has opened a shop in Tory street, Wellington. To-day is published the programme of the opening performance of the Foxton Dramatic and Musical Club. A glance will at once show that a capital variety has been prepared, and to real lovers of music some rare items will be found. We hope this concert will be well attended as from the care taken to please, it deservf s to be. A footnote calls attention to the fact that members on paying their annual subscriptions can call at the Box office (Mr Alf. Fraser's) and reserve their seats. The following summary of the merchant navies of the world may be of interest at the present iunctiou :— The latest statistics place the number of steamships in the world at 11,271, of 17,809,000 tons burden. Great Britain is very easily first with 6661 steamers. Germany is a very bad second with 846, next comes Norway with 605, and France is in the fourth place with 543; Sweden has 400, Spain 355, and Russia only 830. Japan hui 818 steamships, which is remarkable number for so young a maritime nation. As regards mercantile sailing vessels, the British are again very easily first. They have 8545 of these out of a total 29,315 belonging to all nations. The tonnage of this total is 8,894,732. After the English come the Americans with 3785, then the Norwegians with 2594, Russians with 2096, Italians 1605, Swedes with 1423, and France very low down on the list with 1360. This astonishingly low figure is more deplorable from the French point of view, in that she claims to have held the maritime preponderanoy for a long period of her history. Greece even has more sailing vessels than France, the number being 1615. Spain is not far behind her with 1603, and Germany has 1087. The energy of the German shipbuilding yards, however, will soon put the total in advance of the French register. Holland, probably more truly than Franoe, could claim that at one time she was mistress of the seas. The Bush Advocate learns from Messrs Barraud and Abraham that they have effected the sale of the timber rights in Messrs A. Potts and Co.'s large block of bush close to Takapau, to Mr Peter Bartholomew, the well known sawmiller, of Levin, who is erecting a large plant there at once. 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