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Manawatu Herald, 24 September 1898, Page 2

Persons on the look out for a cheap house and land must not forget that tenders for the sections in the late A. P. Stuart's estate close to-night at Palmerston. Mr Robert Chapman, our future Town Clerk, notifies in another column that he is prepared to design and superintend the erection of bridges and river protective works. The Prohibitionists have conveyed their thanks to the Town Band for their services on Tuesday evening, privately, having omitted doing so at the meeting. Master George Archibald has entered the Bank of New Zealand.

Potatoes having fallen a bit lately have now taken a turn the other way, and we may expect to read of prices going up until the supply is exhausted or the new potatoes come in freely. The Mayor has received a letter from tie Town Clerk elect, stating he thought he could manage to be in town by the 7th of next month. . Mr Mf. Fraser announces elsewhere that 1: ?. has decided to become a can* didato for the Mayoralty. 11 1 have heard," said the mother, " that your husband is a sad gambler." "No, mamma," answered the bride. " It is the other men who are sad.' 1 The Salvation Army has lately revisited Foxton, and have been without a place to hold services in* This is being altered and those old premises at the corner of the Avenue have been acquired as a temporaryjabitatlon. ;., The Minister for Railways Is to be asked by Mr Hunter whether he will grant school-teachers during thejr recognised school holidays return tickets af the rate of a are and a quarter, the same concession as 1b now made to them by the Union Steamship Company when travelling by their steamers ? The two richest men in Germany are Krupp and Rothschild. M. Rothschild has £10,740,000, and an income of about £350,800. M. Krupp has £6,400,000, and an income of £450,---000, ':. .V". ; ■•■■ : '• ' Six Anarchists connected with the Association with which Luccheni, who murdered the Austrian Emdress, is identified have been arrested at Barcelona. ;: Sthejfh%tesf Sep. tember day ejersxpoiienced4n Sydney, the thermbmefeYregisitering" 89 in the shade. Mr, Chamberlain telegraphed from Biddulph (Chester) that Sir George Grey's loss will be felt throughout the colonies, to which he rendered eminent services during his long and brilliant career. Two thousand two hundred acres of cedars are cut down every year in order to make wood cases for lead pencils. There are 36 pencil works in Bavaria, of which 23 are in Nuremberg, the great centre of the leadpencil trade,' These, factories employ from 8,000 to 10,000 workers, and produce 4,300,000 lead and coloured chalk pencils every week. The Parliamentary correspondent of the Dunedin Star says :— I have the best authority for saying that Mr Reeves has made up his mind to settle permanently in London, where the Liberal Party are taking a kindly interest in him, with a view to securing his services at the next general election. Count Stoebing has been arrested at the Alsace army manoeuvres for killing a sergeant who behaved rudely after having his ears boxed. Pezon, the famous lion-tamer, who died not long back in Paris, was annojred v.once at a suggestion that trainers should be prohibited from entering the cages of the animals, in consequence of the number of accidents that had occured. He threatened to drive four lions in his carriage through the street of Paris to the office of the Prefect of Police to protest against this being carried out, and challenged any policeman to lay hands on the bridles of his steeds. The authorities gave in and he gained his point. A young lady ate half a wedding cake then tried to dream of her future husband. Now she says she would rather die than marry the man she saw in that dream. The Queen has instructed the Lord Chamberlain to convey to the relatives of the late Sir George Grey her great regret at his death, and express her sincere sympathy and condolence at the loss of such a distinguished and loyal servant. The decision of the Native Appellate Court in the matter of Horowhenua Block XL, comprising 13,325 acres, has been given. Following are the principal areas allotted: — Ihair Taueki, 1050 acres; Kawana Hunia, 600 acres ; Kerehi Tomo, 500 acres ; Tamati Maunu, 500 acres; and Noate Whata, 400 acres. A church found and used. At Soulac, in Gascony, a cross was lately discovered projecting above the sand. Further investigation showed that it was attached to a steeple, and later, a well preseryed church of the thirteenth century was excavated. The church is now in use. Messrs Abraham and WilHams hold a stock sale at Palmerston on Thursday when a special line of stock from the Oroua Downs will be offered. A solicitor remarked in the Magistrate's Court, Wellington, the other day, that he was instructed that his client (defendant in an action) had " gone through " £10,376 in Wellington in eight months. — Post. The land purchased from the Rev. James Duncan for Mr H. Saville, with the house which will be erected there- ! on, which Mr Speirs has the contract for removing from the Moutoa road, [ will be conveyed in the names of the Rev. R. Young and Messrs Alf. Fraser and Overend as Trustees. Nations should be careful what proposals they make, for the Russian Government is disconcerted at the welcome accorded to the - Czar's proposal, and has stopped the newspapers discussing the subject. This is evidence of a disposition to minimise the importance* of the question. It is evident Russia urged what she hoped would not be accepted, but being taken at her word is "disconcerted," or bowled-out. The Post says, a buyer of remounts for the Indian Army Service is at present in the Manawatu district. During his visit to Palmerston North one local live stock dealer quickly disposed of a small mob of 25 unbroken horses. The other night Mr Park is reported to have said Palmerston was gradually but surely emerging from the mantle of depression which had bung over it j for some years.

The Otaki Mail says, six informations for Sunday trading have been laid against an hotelkeeper on the Manawatu line, and will be investigated at the next sitting of the Levin Court. ■.-.-* Mr R. S. Roanthwaite, associate' member of the Institute of Civil Engineers, and a member of the Associa* tion of Municipal and County Engineers, and for the last iߣ years Borough Engineer and Surveyor of the city of Sunderland, has been appointed, in preference to 97 other applicants, engineer to the Wellington City Council at a salary of £800 a year. A requisition is in course of signature asking Mr Thomas Westwood to allow himself to be nominated to the office of Mayor. The Rev. W. Wooliass is, we are glad td learn, at his home again, and appears to beVtlightfy' belief. The 1 doctor's ffistraeffdif afe, however, that* he must have considerable rest. The advertiser in these columns for potatoes has his wants now satisfied. Mr Andrew Jonson has had some very striking cards printed at this office drawing attention to the fact that he has two cottages at the beach to let.. To-morrow is the day appointed for the Home Mission Services in connection with the Primitive Methodist Church and the Rev. J. W. Hayward is the Mission ;♦. deputation., -yfcie* Missionary, meeting is to be held in fee School room on Monday evening at 730 p.m., when a collection will be, made on behalf of the Home Mission? Stations. The Missionary meeting will be held at Shannon on Wednesday t evening^.. ; . r . ., % : ■ ' *V >%• ■ Next Wednesday jjs the Spring Meeting of the Kangitikef Racing Club, and Mr Barham purposes' putting on a coach to take visitors there if sufficient inducement offers. . v " -■••>'! Mr Loveday has been so busy unpacking his new Spring goods that there has not been time to send in a change advertisement. This however is promised for Tuesday. In the meantime we can direct attention to the display of new and fashionable trimmed: hats in the windows which will be most tempting to the ladies. Mr Bridge's representative will visit this town on Tuesday and oa,n be ■consulted at Mr Hamers chemist shop. At the meeting of the Manawatu Licensing Committee, held at Marton yesterday, the complaint against the Post Office Hotel was adjourned to the next meeting as it was stated by Mr Nicholls* solicitor that he had sold out. If the agreement is not com* pleted Witnesses will be produced ta substantiate the charge at the adjournment. The complaint lodged against the proprietor of the Levin Hotel was not taken notice of, as there appeared to have been only one offence. '