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Manawatu Herald, 19 November 1898, Page 2

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It is unnecessary to aay that Great Britain and France are not members of the happy family, but when you examine the world around can one point to any happy family arrangements amid the European Powers ? Germany has been willing to interpose a colony of her subjects between France and Turkey on the Aii'ican continent and that not to please France. She has further notified a sort of protectorate over Turkey, and that country used this seeming friendship as an excuse for accepting the new Governor of Crete as being a friend of the German Emperor. Turkey is described as favouring German interests and disregarding French interests. This is not to be wandered at as France claimed the right to protect the 'Jhriatians in the Turks' dominions, in which claim she was supported by the Pope and Kusaia. As Turkey has practically lost Cte'e she endeavours to make a very poor bargain with Russia by offering her that island as a set-off against th balance of the war indemnity. Russia in an endeavour to up3et the good understanding between G.-eat Britain and the United States declares that tha Powers never purposed intervening against America ia the late war. A well-known Parisian journalist says that FrancoRussian alliance is a myth, and is endorsed by Le Soleil which says that ifoer the Chinese war France pulled the chestnuts out of the fire for France. After obtaining security in Manchuria she repaid France's services with flattering telegrams. Russia and Japan can never agree together ou the Corean peninsula , but their passages at arms dip'.o mitically, are not yet published. Not only has Germany outwitted France abroad, but she has made the Minister for Foreign Affairs apologise .0 her Ambassador for a etatement made by a uirmberof the Legislature. Spain has not had much to say lately but Bom-.) evil counsel ha 3 prompted hsr to refuse the concession of the Philippines to the United States wlrch really brings tbe truce to an enrl. An American fleet has sailed for Europe and now Germany ia inclined to uphold Spain in her i;:li>n. The rebellion in the islands 13 stronger than ever and no one who can strongly hold it has thia property in possession. No wonder nha great Powers look to getting a sice out the hurly-burly. Denmark has hid a nasty slight at the hands of G'rmany, and thus look where you will a spirit of discord appears inroad and when any of the Great Powers go to war, the whole world will fly to arm 3.

The old proverb says " Man proposes but God disposes" but Mr Harry Coley finds the saying is applicable in an altered sense, in his case. He rents a reserve from the Borough and has a nice lot of oats coming on which he proposes to cut in due time, but some other person has observed the crop and disposes of it by feeding his stock on them. Mr Coley offers a reward of £20, so annoyed is he, for the information that will lead to the conviction of the person or persons so acting.

On Wednesday Miss Olive Withers was married to Mr Frederick Walker at her father's house. The Rev W. Woollass conducted the service.

A couple of days ago quite a small excitement occurred in Palmerston when it became known that Mr A. Southey Baker had disposed of his business and his private residence with the seventeen acres adjoining, to a Mr Loughnan, a solicitor from the South. It was also freely stated that Mr Loughnan joins Mr Herbert Hankins in partnership.

A French gentleman holds a slice of land at the Oroua Bridge, and — a curious coincidence — there are now a number of frogs there, which can be plainly heard every night. The epicures in Wellington will soon be establishing an industry there — frog catching— the hind legs being considered a delicacy on the continent.

Coal carrying on the railways of England is now the most lucrative branch of a railway's business. When the L. and N.W. Railway was first opened it was considered quite beneath the dignity of a company to carry coal, and the first tarpaulins for goodstrucks were made with the object of concealing what was then thought a humiliating fact of a railway conveying coals.

A man named Stewart, a settler at Apiti, who was lately discharged from the Wellington Hospital as incurable, died suddenly in the train between Longburn and Palmerston on Tuesday morning. Deceased had suffered from cancer.

The 1 idies in connection with the Methodi A Church Sewing Guild propose holding a sale of useful and ornamc-ital articles in the schoolroc i on Wednesday afternoon, the 301 a inst. A miscellaneous concert will be given ir: the evening of the same day.

Mr A if. Fraser is very busy marking off the greatest assortment of Xmas toys ar:.l fancy goods just to hand.

A no v railway, the Great Central, is beii;,; made to London, being an extensi ;:i of the Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincolnshire Railway. When completed the company will have access to 100 collieries, at present they have access to 53, and the annual output of these were six and a quarter million tons.

A Belgian force routed the Dervishes at Boa, on the Bahr-el-Jebel, some distance south of Fashoda.

The bubonic plague is increasing in the towns of Dharra and Bergalore.

It is not expected the Mapourika will be afloat before the end of the year. A great amount of work has to be done before she can be raised high enough for launching purposes. As soon as the vessel is lifted to a convenient height, it is proposed to go on with the work of patching the holes sufficiently to keep her afloat until she reaches Wellington, where it is understood the permanent repairs will be carried out.

Mr T. Richards Cash, barrister and solicitor of the firm of Cash and Lyon, died at his residence, Holmwood, near Marton, on Monday, in his 59th year

A fire at Dawson City, on the Klondike goldfields, destroyed half the business portion of the town.

The election for a member to fill the seat vacated by Mr G. A. Hurley on the Wanganui Education Board, resulted as follows : — Mr Adams, Patea, 38; Mrs Mellsop, Palmerston North, 35 ; Mr Young, Manaia, 25.

A butcher named Schneider has been arrested in London on charges of burning a baker named Bertdt to death in an oven, and stabbing Ross, a master baker.

The " Advocate " says, the flax industry has again revived in Lower Rangitikei at prices to the producers which warrant its resumption. Mr J. Beckman is now laying down a plant on the Poyntzfield property and hopes to be at work within the next io days, having secured a contract for a large quantity at a satisfactory price. There is also a probability of a mill being started on another property at an early date.

The German military authorities intend largely increasing the army in the field.

His Excellency the Governor, accompanied by Captain Wellesley, Assistant A.D.C., received a very cordial reception on arrival at Marton on Wednesday.

To-day Mr Alfred Fraser was nominated for the office of Mayor by Messrs C. F. England and P. Hennessy.