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Manawatu Herald, 9 July 1898, Page 2

The case of Tompsitt v. Young, a suit as to the possession of the Manukau Hotel, has be?n settled out of Court. The Pall Mall Gazette accuses Mr E. T. Hooley, ex- millionaire, of bribing its late commercial editor. It is said says the Post that considerable pressure is to be brought to bear on Ministers during the session with a view to inducing them to take over the Manawatu Railway. Those who favour a loan are likely to throw in their lot with members who wish to see the Manawatu Railway acquired by the Crown. Mr White, British Ambassador at Berlin, in the course of a speech, said the present struggle would result in the drawing together of America and Great Britain, and he went on to say our Mother Land may yet recognise Germany as a second mother whom they cou'd always feel certain of receiving fair treatment. The battleship Pelayo (9000 tons)' belonging to Admiral Cumara's fleet, has put into Ismailia, the half-way station on Suez Canal, with her machinery broken down.

At the annual meeting of the New Zealand Aliiance at Wellington Mr T. E. Taylor remarked that the Christian ministers of Wellington were to blame for tlv.ir inaction in respect of special sins. It the forces of Christianity were focussecl on sp cial sins they would burn them up. If th ; Christian Church was awake for six m inths, the fate of the liquor trafic wou!d b settled for the next 60 years. To this tlu Rev. W. Woollass objected and said that Mr Taylor had been very hard on the cl urches and especially on their ministers. H ; thought such remarks cam? with a lit !e bad grace from their brother, who had aviong church members and ministers some of his greatest helpers. E. T. Hooley's liabilities amount to two millions sterling. There was a smart earthquake felt here 1a35 night at 9.20. The Government has been offered the services of 70 new Volunteer corps in different parts of the colony, and so far has only been able to accept 30. The others are sti 1 under consideration. The Post says, the report of the three experts appointed by the Government to examine the c'aims for the flax bonuses is now in the hands of the Government Printer. The inquest on Miss Stoney, an elderly lady, who died in Nelson after eating porridge, has now ended. Mr W. Skey, Government Analyst, found arsenic in the porridge, milk, and oatmeal in the stomach of the deceased, and in the vomits of Miss Stoney and Dorothy Bristow, the poison being in dangerous . quantiti. s. The jury, after a retirement of an hour and a quarter, returned a verdict that death was caused by arsenic in the porri lge she lia»l eiiten, but by what means t!ie poison was placed there i here was no evidence to show. The authofities have recalled Admiral Camava's fleet, which was on its way to Manila. The United States Senate by a majority of one resolvtd in favour of thr: annexation of Hawaii. On Thursday Hone Toia. a -d hi.j followers pleaded gui'y to t!i« n'l.arjj.'s of attempting to pivvent the co'lee!l ii of the dog tax and un'awful assembly ; iinj also several of them t) the assault on the Wel'sford mail-cairii-r. Oa this understanding proecedi'jgs were stayed as to theprincipil clurgf, that of treasonable conduct in taking up iirnv, which is therefore dropped. Counsel will address the Court to-morrow in mitigation of sentence. Mr W. B. Rhodes has an altered advertisement in this issue. The Minister for Railways does not see his way to reduce the five mile extra charge on the Weilington-Wairarapa Railway. Delays are dangerous. A week or two ago a contract for flax was obtained at £10 5s Od and a hempmiller who was looking for a contract was advised to secure at the same price and then offering. He wanted to see his partner, then his partner though they would wait awhile and now they cannot get £17 ! Strike while the iron is hot is a good old adage always to bear in mind. Every Counci lor marks his advent to office by wanting a lamp erected near his residence, the last sinner in this respect is Cr. H. Co!ey. And he gets it too. A funny incident was observed in a garden the other day which might be utilised in many ways for those who are fond of warnings. A cat was observed coming down the path with a sma 1 bird in her mouth, and wearing the smile of a succ?sful sport, and espieing at a distance another cat she could not resist the temptation to open her mou'h to utter a cry to draw his attention. When the cat opened her mouth the bird dropped to the ground and took wing and flew away, not having been hurt when caught, and poor pussy with her head on oneside looked skyward in utter astonishment on the loss that bad befallen her.