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Manawatu Herald, 1 November 1898, Page 2

In another column we reprint a subleader from Saturday's N.£. Times " When resignation is a virtue," which throws a strong side light upon the conduct of our representatives in parliament this session, and is a matter which should be taken due notice of by all electors. We have received from the publishers, Messrs Abel, Dykes & Co., the New Zealand Cricketers' Annual for 1898, which is, as usual, full of valuable information. The Annual, which is only one shilling, can be obtained from secretaries of clubs, or direct from the publishers at Auckland. The new French Ministry is made up of men who have not made much of a name for themselves, with the exception of M. De Freycinet, who is Minister of War. This gentleman has ' frequently held office and it may be a question now of some note that he it was who in 1882 made proposals for safeguarding the Suez canal in the French Chamber, but as these were rejected by 416 votes to 75 votes, his Ministry at once resigned. There exists in this district a person, who imagines that it is a proper thing to address anonymous letters to any person who happeus to be in trouble, not with the object of allieving the same, but with, apparently by the character of the contents, a desire to increase it. To such persons it ap. pears useless to address any word of warning as their appreciation of the fitness of things is so topsy-turvy. To those who may yet come to be the recipient of such wretched epistles it will be welcome news to know that trouble is in store for the senders. A most improper and untruthful letter has been sent to a resident, for the truth of the contents the writer was too cowardly to endorse by his signature, and we learn that the duty of tracing out of the offender has been* placed in the careful hands of a detec* tive, which will likely lead to the miscreant meeting with the punishment he deserves. Annie McWilliam, on the charge of shooting Mrs Dick, has been remanded till to-morrow.

The true plague has made its appearance at Samarkand, in Turkestan. A watchmaker, a much needed business m m, is about to start in town. Mesrrs Abraham and Williams hold a stock sale at Palmerston on Thursday. Mr Sciles, the Manager of Mr Loveday's 1> isiness, who has been away on a holi lay, returned to his duties on Saturday, much improved in health. The Gertie, the new steamer in the Wanganui trade, is expected in any diy with a cargo of coal from Greymouth. Messrs Hennessy & Co. have been appointed her agents. It may be of interest at this time to describe the three classes the Militia is divided into by The Defence Act 1886. Class one : unmarried men between 27 and 30 years of age; class two: married men between 17 and 30 years of age, and unmarried men between 30 and 40 years of age; class three: married men between 30 and 40 years of age, and unmarried men between 40 and 55 years of age. Thomas Henry Baker was brought before the Magistrate at Wellington on Friday morning, and remanded to Friday next, bail being refused. On Friday evening, at about 5.30, as George Sullivan, a cyclist, was riding along the road, about six miles from Oamaru, he was accosted by a man who asked the time. He got off his bicycle to give the information, and the man, snatching the watch out of his hand, made off. Sullivan got on his machine to follow, and ran into a bank at the foot of the hill. He fell across his machine and injured his spine. After lying on the road for some time, he was picked up and brought into the hospital. The lower part of his body is paralysed. The thief got away, but the police are in pursuit of him. In anticipation of the match with Levin which is to be played in Foxton on the gth November, members are re- 1 quested to meet for practice in the usual place at 2.30 p.m. to-morrow, when a good muster is expected. A bullock killed at Blenheim the other day was remarkable for the extent of its fat, which weighed nearly two hundred pounds. This is an exceptional weight of fat, especially as the bullock was only of medium size. At present the longest single submarine cable is 2,700 miles. The line between Brest and Cape Cod will be 3,100 miles long. At Hawera W. B. V. Pearce was fined £20 and £9 12s costs for failing to notify the Stock Inspector of a diseased bull in his possession, as required by section 25 of the Stock Act, 1893. The increase of juvenile criminality in Wellington was again commented upon by the Stipendiary Magistrate the other day, who said he had resolved in all future cases, where he had the power, to order floggings to be administered to the offenders. Magistrates at Home had adopted that course now, and he thought it a very good one. The offenders didn't get contaminated by contact with the other prisoners, and did get something else they remembered for a long time. —Post. Attorney (sternly)—" The witness will please state if the prisoner was in the habit of whistling when alone." Witness — " I don't know. I was never with the prisoner when he was alone." Debtors in Siam, when three months in arrears, can be seized by the creditors and compelled to work out their indebtedness. Should a debtor run away, his father, his wife, or his children may be held in slavery until the debt is cancelled. v How much did you give for that overcoat?" asked a prisoner in the Christchurch Magistrate's Court of the owner of the coat. "As far as I can remember it was about £4 10s," answered the witness. " Well, that is a most extraordinary thing," said the prisoner, " for try my hardest I had the greatest difficulty in getting 5s for it." Not everyone knows that white and pink clover blossoms may be converted into a very dainty dish. Chopped very fine and served with pure fresh cream, the blossom is said to make a most delicious salad. It tastes a little like cauliflower, but is more delicate. At about 2.30 on Friday morning, when the House of Representatives was in committee on the Mining Bill, Mr R. McKenzie persistently refused to obey the ruling of the chair. Even* tually the matter was reported to Mr Speaker, the result being that Mr McKenzie was suspended from the service of the House for one week. The Stock Act Amendment Bill, which the Minister of Lands is anxious to have passed this session, provides for compensation to be paid to owners of stock condemned by an inspector under the Stock Act and ordered to be destroyed. Compensation is to be based on the fair market value of the animal, fixed immediately prior to inspection, and shall not exceed in case of horses £20 per head, cattle £8 per head, sheep or swine £z per head. Full value is to be paid if after slaughter it is found that the animal was not diseased. In other cases compensation shall not exceed one-half of the value. The eruption of Vesuvius, instead of driving travellers out of Italy, has drawn large numbers of visitors from every direction. It has already resulted in the destruction of a beautiful valley, which is nearly filled with lava dull brown by day and glowing red by night. An employe on the Oroua Downs Estate named Kelly has drawn Elusive in Tattersall's £1 consultation on the Melbourne Cup. The fortunate holder has also received intimation by cable that the above consultation was half filled, namely, £50,000. There was a large attendance at the funeral of the late James McGill, on Sunday afternoon. The celebrated Payne family of musicians have engaged the Hall for the 26th of this month. Mr and Mrs P. Guerin return thanks to those friends who sent wreaths and flowers, and to those who attended the funeral of the late James McGill.

It has been decided to hold a social at the Church of England Schoolroom on Tuesday next to take farewell of the Rev Robert Young and his family.