Manawatu Herald. TUESDAY, JAN. 10, 1899.

Manawatu Herald, 10 January 1899, Page 2

Manawatu Herald. TUESDAY, JAN. 10, 1899.

The funeral of the late Walter Herbert Thynne took place last Saturday afternoon, and was attended by a large number. The Rev. J. McWilliam, of Otaki, conducted the last sad rites at the graveside. This week the Ruahine is due at Monte Video, and Sergeant Wright's report as to the identity of the man under arrest there as Joseph Myers is being looked for with great interest. It is unlikely that a cablegram will be received before the end of the week. L»rge numbers of trout have been found dead in the Manawatu. On being examined it was found that death had been caused through the trout eating the green beetle. — Examiner. The Bush Advocate says :— Two Napier High School boys passed through Norsewood and Dannevirke in the course of a stroll to Wellington. One of them, Mr Fox, some years ago j did the same stroll, and this time he is accompanied by Mr E. H. Severn, until recently a master at the Napier High School. Here is an Australian girl's essay on boys: — " Boys are men that have not got as big as their papa, and girls are women that will be ladies by-and-bye. Man was made before woman. Boys are a trouble; they wear out everything except soap. My papa is so nice I think he must have been a little girl when he was a little boy. Man was made, and on the seventh day he rested. Woman was then made and nobody has ever rested since." We regret to record the death at Wellington of Mr J. Wright Stewart, C.E., and who was some ten years a resident of Foxton. The deceased gentleman was a patient sufferer from a long-standing complaint, and his end was not unexpected. He was for some time employed as engineer to the Manawatu County Council when that body held its sittings in this town, and also acted as lay-reader at All Saints' Church for some considerable time, and was a much respected resident. He for some years endeavoured to float a company to construct a line which was to connect with the Mana- i watu Railway at Levin from Great- I ford, via Foxton, and at one time it seemed as if the promoter's wish was about to become an accomplished fact. Mr Stewart died at the age of 70 years. Mrs Stewart survives him, but there is no family. The Rev. Leach, who has been appointed to the Foxton Parochial district, arrived here on Friday night. The rev. gentleman conducted both morning and evening services at All Saints' on Sunday last to good congregations. The sulphur industry is being steadily continued at Rotorua, last week 300 tons being sent to Auckland for export. A warrant has been issued by the Minister of Lands authorising the \ Foxton Borough Council to build a bridge over the Manawatu River at Wirokino. The cost of constructionless such amount as may be provided by the Government — is to be borne in equal parts by ttte Manawatu and Horowhenua County Councils and the Foxton Borough Council. Lord Kitchener has telegraphed from the Soudan that the allegations by Bennett, war correspondent of the Westminster Gazette, that the wounded were killed at Omdurman, was a disgraceful libel. The accusation, which provoked a sensation, was generally discredited. The Town Clerk notifies that Mr Patrick Guerin has been appointed ranger for the Borough of Foxton.

Tenders are invited by the Wellington Education Board for the removal and additions to the Levin State Farm School. Plans, etc., may be inspected at this office, and tenders should be sent in by noon of 13th January. Mr T. WesKvood returns thanks to all those who so willingly assisted at the late fire, and also for the many expressions of sympathy since received. Messrs Bastone and Firminger, of London, under date 13th * October, report on New Zealand hemp as follows : — Market in this article has fluctuated in sympathy with Manila hemp, and business has been done at the close in good fair Wellington Decem-ber-January shipment, at £20 5s per ton, c,f. and !., London. Further sellers at same price. On spot, business has been done entirely of a small or retail character at £23 10s per ton as in quality. A fresh attempt is to made to raise the sunken steamer Tasmania, which was wrecked at Mahia Peninsular' in July last. The Cutter Coraile is now on her way to the wreck to make preliminary preparations. Mr Porter has left Auckland to superintend operations. A company has been formed with a capital of 10,000 shares at £ 1 each, for the purpose of acquiring from Mr J. A. Bell, of Feilding, the patent rights for an invention of his own, for raising sunken vessels by means of compressed air. With the aid of this appliance, the company will attempt the raising of the Tasmania. — Star. At Paimerston North on Thursday Thomas Kell, alias Patrick Murphy, was committed ior trial for the murder of Ernest Nicklen on the 25th December. It is interesting, and not a little remarkable, says the New Zealand Trade Review, to see that, having in 1888 a total of 15,000,000 sheep, the colony has in ten years subsequently exported frozen sheep to the number ot over 15,000,000, and still has a total of nearly 20,000,000. A statue of the Queen is being landed at Auckland from the Waikato from London. It weighs 9^ tons. The committee intend to ask the Governor to unveil it on his revisiting Auckland in March next. Mr W. P. Reeves has been asked by Mr Sidney Lee, the Editor ot the Dictionary of Nationol Biography, to write a brief biographical notice of the late Mr John Ballance and the late Sir William Fox, for the supplementary edition of the work named. Sand or flour thrown in a heavy miss on burning oil will extinguish it. This fact cannot be too well known in households where lamps are in general use, and a box of sand should be kept in some convenient place in case of need. Great Britain .spends on tobacco and pipes , about /"i4.000,000 every year. So far about 250 claims have been made under the Old Age Pensions Act. Many ot the forms have been wrongly filled in, and the registrar has had a great deal of trouble to get them put right. Some of the applicants cannot read or write, and others were born in the days when there was nothing but baptismal registration in the Old Country, and so have no means of proving their age. There are already persons who are making a profession of filling up the Old Age Pension forms for applicants. Some of the old people are blind, and some are bedridden, so that the Registrar has no easy task. Their ages average about 70 years, but some are as old as 85. — Christchurch Truth.