Manawatu Herald. THURSDAY, JULY 14, 1898.

Manawatu Herald, 14 July 1898, Page 2

Manawatu Herald. THURSDAY, JULY 14, 1898.

The first entries for Messrs Abraham and Williams' Shannon sale appear to-day. Councillor Davies has been appointed by the Horowherroa County Council to represent that body in conjunction with the Borough in matters connected with the erection of the Wirotono Bridge. Mr Yanko is about erecting a mill on the Himatangi run on the site of the mill known as Bredow and Yanko's. Having purchased the mill known as Herrington he is now engaged in removing it to the new site. Last week the Rev. Thompson visited this town seeking monetary assistance towards a Presbyterian Mission he is establishing in Pa'merston. We understand he collected £10 in a few hours, which says much for the popularity of the reverend gentleman. On Monday Mr Hugh L. Sherwill wa a married at Marton to Mrs Mary L. LMacarthur, the widow of the late Mr D. HMacarthur, M.H.R. „ The Municipal Franchise Reform Bill has been read a second time. We shou'd be inclined to back the white population of Rarotonga for drinking against most other places judging by facts and figures supplied. The Census gives the population as 2454, out of which 148 were whites. The government charges for "permits" to get liquor and the revenue for the year was, for permits to Maoris £192 and others £210. If we have libelled the whites, the Maoris are to be congratulated on their moderation, but aa most of the trouble with the British Resident has been on the liquor traffic we fear we cannot properly hope the Maoris abstain so well. Dr Caldwell reported to the British Resi dent at Rarotonga that testimony which has come free'y from many of the natives themselves convinces me that it is becoming comparatively rare for them to be satisfied with " bush beer " a' one. I have known a barrel of that artie'e to be almost abandoned on a Sunday afternoon by those who made it when they learned that a little way off another barrel had been made and " fortified " with foreign spirits. He goes on to say, what is we'l worth taking note of, that more of this intoxication is seen on Sunday afternoons and Sunday nights than at any other time. This is due, in part, to the enforced Sunday idleness of those who do not care to spend the time in the church. The Wangunui Education Board has appointed Mr A Saunders School Commissioner for the Moutoa school, owing to the failure to elect a committee. The Education Board has granted the Foxton School Committee pound for pound up to £7 for a shelter shed. An early lamb was to be seen on the Eawaroa farm this morning. ' Thus counsel for the plaintiff in opening a bush fire case in tho Supreme Court on Monday : — " The Legislature, while tinkering with almost every other matter in the wide, wide world, has not thought fie to regulate the matter of the extension of a bu3h fire to a neighbour's land, and in consequence the old rule of common law prevails, and a person who lights a fire ■upon his own land* even if in the ordinary course of agriculture for the purpose of clearing that land, is responsible if the fire spreads on to the land of his neighbour and causes damage there." — Time*. The King of Siam has a bodyguard of female warriors— 4oo girl3 r chosen from amongst the strongest and most handsome of all the ladies in the land. The Chinese Government is establishing a patents office, and has also given authority for the erection of University buildings. Writing from England on the Ist June to a friend in -Hawera, Mr James Kowin says : There is little doubt but th t we shall have better prices during the coming season for both butter and cheese. The wages bill for the building of a modern battleship generally amounts to Nearly £200,000. The wage 3 bill for the construction of the battleship Colossus was £250,000. The Wanganui Chronicle says, the many friends of Mr Duncan (Dunk) Blair, of Wanganui, will be pleased to hear that when the last mail left British Columbia he was well on his way to the Golden Klondyke. Writing from Lake Bennett, on 11th May last, he gives an interesting account of his experiences. He concludes thus : — Don't take any notice of the reports printed in the Yankee papers about the d aths up this way. They are a howling pack of lies." Mr Blair adds the following hopeful PS. — " Splendid reports are coming out, and they expect to bring out 25,---000,000 dollars worth after the spring cleaning up. I have heard no one running it down yet, and have met no one returning unsuccessful." The Department of Agriculture has taken over the consignment of beet seeds received by Count Jouffroy d'Albans when French Consul in Wellington. The bulk of the seed is to be sent to the Stock Inspector in Auckland for distribution amongst the farmers in that part of the colony. The remainder will be reserved for planting in suitable localities elsewhere. , A writer says that the Glasgow water Loch Katrine is very soft, and on that account it .is computed that the annual saving to the city in soap alone amounts to some £36,000. An anecdote now afloat about the la'e W. E. Gladstone. When Garibaldi came over to England he was of course made a great lion of, and there was an idea set on foot of marrying him to an English duchess. " Oh, but," said someone, " Garibaldi has got a wife already." "Never mind," replied Lord Palmerston, "we'll get Gladstone to explain her away." And he would have done it, depend upon it, if there had been any need. The interior of a gold-bearing rook wai inspected in an Oregon town by means of the Rontgen rays, and veins of auriferous metal were as plainly visible as if they were on the surface. London in May was being abundantly supplied with flowers from the South of France, one firm of brokers in Covent Garden alone selling no less than £30,000 worth in a single week. Bevgen, Norway, boast a paper church large' enough to seat 1000 persons. The building is rendered waterproof by a solution of quicklime, curdled milk, and white of eggs . Oysters in blocks of ice have been sent Home by the s.s. Perthshire from the Bluff. There were 5000 in the oonsignraent, and they arrived in splendid condition ; in faot, there was not a bad oyster in it. The time of the year, however, was the worst possible for arrival, and so the oysters have not gone off exceptionally well, 6s per 100 was what was obtained. The trade, however will have to be worked up.

M; ssrs Eooke & Sons, of London, report of tallow.— N.Z. mutton, good to fine, 243 to '25.? per cwt ; dall to fair, 23a 3d to 23s 9d p r cwt ; beef, good to fine, 22s 9d to 23s .'id per cwt; and dull to fair, 22 i to 22s Cd per cwt. They also say, the steady demand during the past month for all dese ipions, both on the spot and 1™ arrival, has advanced values considera 1 and we have to report a firm market u» pric 3 quoted. Tiie largest stockyards in the world are in Chicago, Illinois. The combined plants tepv.«3ent an investment of over £3,000,000. The yard contains 20 miles of streets, 20 milcj of water trough, 50 miles of feeding troughs, and 75 miles of water and drainage roughs. They are capable of receiving and accommodating daily 20,000 cattle, 20.030 sheep, and 120,000 hogs. Mr Imrie, the Station Master, is a good gardener and takes a pleasure in making the plot upon which his residence stands pleasing to the eye. He has lately obtained a supply of macrocarpa and planted a hedge all around the section. Admiral Sampson's cruisers have been furnished wi h smokeless pov. ". )r, the first lot delivered of a £50,000 contraot given ihe Dupontha three months ago. The terrible smoke made by the ordinary brown powder used in heavy guns makes it impossible to see 20 yards after the second round. Admiral Sampson re; or ta that the faces of the men handling the guns at San Juan, Matanzas, and Cardenas "were covered with salt-petre at the second round from the 8-inch and 13-inch gun*, whilst the thirst created from the smoke and gas of this burnt powder, under the fiery heat of a tropical sun, is absolutely unendurable." The entire fleet, 13-inch guns and all, now have an abundant supply of this new pow !er. The Snllan is spending £200,000 in making preparations at the Tildiz Palace for the reception of the Emperor and Empre.-s of Germany on their coming visit. The Advocate learns that tend rs will shortly be called for tho erection ef additions and improvem.nts to the r sid noe of Mr J. T. Dalrymple, at Waitatnpa. It is unlikely that, the aniiml wi! be met with here, but in case 0112 si,o<l.l bj noticad whosp body is internv diatc; 1> tween that of a full-grown mouse md a ra', and its hind feet are found of great length, and its front ones so short that they are sometimes hidden by ihe animals fur, be not afraid, as it will only be a Jerboa. In general appearance v. much resembles a minia ure kangaroo, and like that animal slmost nvariably Supports itsel f on i s hind limbs alone, and generally progresses by a series of long jumps. When walking leisurely, however, it moves its legs alternately ; it is when going at greater speed that it resorts to leaping. Its tail, which is 2 or 3 inches longer than its body and tufted at the end with long hairs, is sometimes made use of as a support in somewhat the same way as the kangaroo makes use of its tail. The common or Egyptian jerboas inhabit the sandy deserts and plains of N.E. Africa, where they are very abundant, but on acoount of their wariness of approaching foes they are very seldom seen. To day Mr Harry Palmer, Auctioneer for Mr J. R. Montague held a most successful sale of fruit trees and shrubs from Mr Benefield's Aramoho Nursery. The prices paid for fruit trees showed that there is still a strong belief in the soil in this neighbourhood for growing fruit. The war has resulted in a lo:s to Spain of 21 warships and 21 merchantmen. The West Chilian Congress has ordered a moratorium (an emergency act of legislation authorising a government bank to suspend special payments) for a month to mitigate the financial ciisis in that country.