Manawatu Herald. TUESDAY, SEPT. 6, 1898.

Manawatu Herald, 6 September 1898, Page 2

Manawatu Herald. TUESDAY, SEPT. 6, 1898.

A thousand acres of the Oroua Downs Estate, adjoining the Taikorea trig, was sold within the past month to Mr Taylor at £3 10s per acre. Mr Duncan has also purchased a good slice of the same block adjoining his run. Mr F. J. Dignan has been appointed manager of the Masterton branch of the Bank of New Zealand. ,Mr William Langdon, the manager of the Motqa Estate, has resigned from that position, and with his family will be shortly leaving the district. We wish them all possible good luck wherever they may be. The Mayor has received a summons to attend and give evidence before the committee appointed by Parliament to consider how local industries can be forwarded. No doubt he will take the opportunity to point out the desir--1 ability of acquiring the flax land of the Motoa Estate. Over 200 varieties of grape vines are in cultivation on the Momohaki State Farm, and 30,000 cuttings are in frames for future planting out on the farm and elsewhere. The day of long prayers in pnblic is supposed to have long passed away, but a 45-minute supplication is reported from Dundee. In St. John's Established Church, on a recent Sunday, the Rev. Mr Naysmith, the assistant pastor, prayed from twenty minutes past eleven till five minutes past twelve, in spite of the tact, as reported, that weary worshippers left the church, and that the pastor, Dr Grant, pulled his coat-tails to cut him short. The Anglican Bishop of Tasmania, is not afraid cr ashamed of the rougher work of his office. According to the Mercury, he recently reached Burnie, swag-laden, tired with three weeks bush wandering, and clad in the orthodox " bluey " and leggings. For the first time in the history of this newspaper a Contents Bill was published on Saturday. This innovation will meet a want, and the heading of the Bills, a scarlet scroll with the name of the paper in black letters, is very effective. A careful legislator must be that member, Mr Meredith, who, according to Mr Pirani had slept through three divisions without being approached by anyone, yet his vote was recorded with the Government. Mr Meredith, on being roused, stated that he voted with the Government. The French authorities are accused of conniving at Colonel Henry's suicide, which occurred immediately after he was visited by a general staff officer, who ordered the sentry not to disturb the prisoner. Mr Pascal has a firm belief that the price of flax will keep up for a year or two as he has just ordered a new ten horse-power engine and boiler for his flaxmill at Kereru. The Minister of Lands not only wants but has got an illustrated Hansard. To make this publication real interesting there should not be published marginal " snapshots " of the speakers, and a£ intervals views of the House when members pay more attention tc repose than to legislation. What will be the price of flax for the next few months is a question of much moment to many. We learn that small parcels are likely to rule high if obtainable directly they are wanted, as the last steamer left with 160 tons short. For future delivery we believe £15 per ton is being given for the output of a mill to the end of the year. "There is just as much chance of putting the Local Government Bill through this session as a Licensing Bill — no chance at all," remarked the Premier on Wednesday afternoon. Of the Americans who fell in the recent fighting near Santiago, the most distinguished seems to have been Mr Hamilton Fish, jun., who, by reason of his wealth and social position, was very popular in New York. Mr Fish was one of the first to enlist for service in Cuba. He was the son of a millionaire banker, who was Secretary of State in General Grant's Cabinet. I Mr Stansell's hemp mill will comI mence work this week. The Department of Agriculture is sending its Chief Veterinarian (Mr Gilruth) to Canterbury to enquire into the mortality amongst the lambing ewes in that and other parts of the colony. Breeders are requested to facilitate Mr Gilruth's work in every way, as his mission is one of considerable public importance. Lieut-colonel Gudgeon, late Major, now appointed to be the British Resident in the Cook Group is wellknown on this coast. He is a brother-in-law of Mr Alfred Ross of Marton. An ingenious advertiser has devised a means of printing on tables of soap in such a way that the inscription will last as long as the soap. The words which are to form the advertisement are set up with long needles that will pierce through the soap. The piercing is done while the soap is submerged in a colouring fluid, so that the withdrawl of the needles will draw the colour right through the soap Hence the colour only wears away gradually with the soap itself. It is not only useful for advertising purposes, but also for clubs, hotele, steamships, &c, as the soap provided for general use can be stamped with any name, initials, monogram, or device, and so be a safeguard against p«tty thefts.

The report of the Police Commission is to be brought down in the House to-night. Mr Goggin of Taikorea has sold his farm t > Mr Knight, the price is said to have been £10 an acre. A F ilmerston North case, in which Mrs A. Hntchinson. sued H. S. Fitzh H-bert, solicitor, for £4, was heard by Mr Kenny, S.M., on Friday. It ap.sared that defendant had acted as p 'dntiffs solicitor, and in that capacty had received post office order ; for her to the extent of £4 which he chr imed to have a lien on. Plaintiff however, sued him, and he then entered a counter claim for £15 for professional services rendered. The Bench held that defendant could not sue Mrs Hutchinson (whose husband resides at Palmerston), she being in no way liable, his remedy being against the husband. Judgment was given for the plaintiff for the amount of post office orders. Mr Fitzherbert gave notice of appeal on the ground that plaintiff was primarily liable in a case such as the present, where she entered into a contract with a solicitor. Mr Jellicoe appeared for plaintiff. — " Times." The report and balance-sheet of the Bank of Australasia has been issued. A divident of 6 per cent, was declared. The last nnmber of the Christchurch " Press " contains photographs of places on the Indian North-West Frontier, which are very interesting as showing the country our soldiers had to fight in. The perpetrators of the telephone frauds have been convicted and sentenced, Doyle to 18 months' imprisonment and Cousins to 12 months' Te Aro House, the old established drapery warehouse, has just changed hands. Mr James Smith retires from the ownership, with which he has been identified since the year 1868, and the business will in future be carried on by Mr W. H. Carter hitherto the London partner. Land is fetching big figures in Rongotea £25 per acre now being asked and obtained for suitable dairy farms. The young idea shoots very early in the colonies. The Melbourne papers tell of a small boy, son of a professional gentleman of good standing, who, happened to possess a splendid voice, struck out on his own account as a street vocalist. His father, bustling along the street on business the other day, was struck with the familiarity of the voice of a boy warbling a plaintive ditty from the gutter. The startled parent walked over to see what the street singer was like, and to his amazement found his own son rigged out is scarecrow clothes, with his face artistically blackened, piping out the sorrows of an orphan boy and a breadless home, while he held before him an old felt hat for collection purposes, in which a kind hearted public had desposited 4s 2d in small coins. The boy went home very suddenly, and piped a different tune to a stirrup leather accompaniment. According to a return laid on the table of the House, in 1894 there were 25,241 frozen rabbits exported of the value of £464, in 1895, £1046 worth were sent away, in 1896 £7,021, and in 1897 2,229,056 rabbits of the value of £46,398 were exported. Mr Akers has lately purchased that piece of land opposite the old Maori church at Moutoa, known as Rewarewa from the natives, and yesterday many of them, like good citizens, visited town for the purpose of distributing the purchase money. Mr A. Silk will visit Foxton on his professional pianoforte tuning duties about the 12th instant. All orders for him should be left at Mr Alf. Fraser's store.