Manawatu Herald TUESDAY, JAN. 81, 1899.

Manawatu Herald, 31 January 1899, Page 2

Manawatu Herald TUESDAY, JAN. 81, 1899.

The half-yearly clearing sale at the Centre of Commerce commences tomorrow (February ist), and will be continued till the end of the month. The proprietor desires to get a clearance of the rather large stock he has on hand to make room for new goods he is expecting in March next. Although he will be glad to take all the cash available, he is also willing "to make such arrangements with his customers that should suit them in every way. Read the advertisement on first page. Messrs Gamman & Co. intimate in another column the disposal of their sawmilling business to Messrs Austin Bros. The firm also return thanks for the support accorded them in the past, and trust the same, support may be extended to their successors. A prompt settlement of accounts is also requested. It is said that over ioo tons of raspberries will be raised in the Motueka (Nelson) district this year, one grower alone producing over twenty tons, from which he will receive £400. Black and red currants are also very plentiful. The public debts of all colonies, at the end of 1897 totalled over two hundred and thirty-one million, or £52 5s 4d per head, and the interest charged was about 8f million ; New Zealand's debt was £61 9s per head. It is reported that an influential high churchman has resolved to support the Liberals against the members ot the House of Commons who support the Erastian doctrine of the subjection of the Church to the State at the next election. This will endanger forty seats. Pensions granted in connection with the Old Age Pension Act date from February ist, and are payable on March ist at the Post Office. It is understood the liquid assets in Tyson's estate total nine hundred and ninety-nine thousand pounds. It is stated that the merchandise carried by rail in the United States is double the amount of land carriage of all other nations of the earth combined. The Premier has promised, in compliance with a request made to him at Wanganui, to consult the Minister for Railways on the subject of a reduction in the freights on the carriage of white pine timber, which it is considered can be exported to Australia with profit. A Southern paper understands on good authority that when the appointment of new Ministers is made the Hon. J. G. Ward will be included in the Cabinet. An English writer, who, for fifteen years or more, has been a student of criminal anthropology, says that large voluminous ears are the most marked characteristics of the criminal. The police force in India numbers 17,000 superior and subordinate officers, and 136,000 constables, not reckoning the 17,880 police of Upper Burmah, and half a million ot village watchmen. A distinguished French specialist says that cards frequently played with are absolutely impregnated with germs. On a square centimetre of one card he found no fewer than 6160 bacteria. Both the new steamers now building for the Shaw Savill and Albion Company (the Kumara and the Waiwera) will be of steel and 426 ft in length. They will have a large carrying capacity, the registered tonnage being 6500 tons, and are to be fitted with triple expansion engines, those of the Kumara being 5000 indicated horse power and of the Waiwera 4500. At Hunterville last Thursday Mr Greenfield, S.M., fined James Conway, of Moawhango, £20 and costs £5 19s for selling whisky without a license. The oldest applicant for an old age pension says the Post, who has yet come before the Wellington Magistrate had his application granted on Friday. He was 96 years of age, and appeared to have well withstood the ravages of time. The second oldest applicant I (95 years old) was also allowed the full ' pension on the same day.

Two girls, named Sutcliffe and Burrowston, both 14 years of age, were drowned while bathing at Newcastle. Burrowston's body was recovered, but Sutcliffe's was eaten by sharks. General Booth, of the Salvation Army, who is about to make a tour of the Australasian colonies, left Naples on Wednesday last. He will arrive at Perth on February 21st. Several hundred of poultry are to be sent Home shortly from the Hawera district, and the experiment is looked forward to with interest in testing the market. It is hoped it will lead to a trade. !' Can you forgive and love me still ?" said the newly-made bride, " when I contess that my teeth are artificial." " Thank heaven !" cried the groom, as he snatched off his wig, " now I can cool my head." A local paper reports that an exresident of Gore, passing through the place after an absence of five years, states that the town has made more visible progress in that time than any other in the colony. Although the weather is still very unfavourable for harvesting, the " Standard" remarks that it is satisfactory to note that none of the crops in the neighbourhood of Palmerston have suffered severely from the recent rains. Mr Ayre, an American philatelist, is said to have invested £12,000 in collecting stamps. His album is the most splendid private one in the world. The Duke of York and the Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha are ardent collectors too. The priests of the Syrian branch of the Roman Catholic Church are permitted to marry. The widowed Countess of Stamford is a coal-black Hottentot. Since the death of her husband, she has followed the Pagan belief of her tribe, and worshipped all kinds of horrible heathen deities. In the United Kingdom the number of telegrams sent has wonderfully increased since 1870. In 1870 the number was 6,859,177 last year it had increased to 83,029,999. The sunflower is now regarded as a I valuable plant. Its seed makes fine j feed for stock, its oil is equal to the best linseed, and its stalks are better for producing heat than coal. I The region of the Landes, in France, which 50 years ago was one of the poorest and most miserable in that country, has been made one of the most prosperous, owing to the planting of pines. The increased value is estimated at 40 millions sterling. A young man in Timaru had the misfortune to have a glass bottle burst in his hand some time ago, making a nasty gash in the palm. No glass could be found in the wound, and it healed np without trouble. Lately, the hand became painful and a swelling appeared on the back of it. A " radiograph " of the hand was taken by Mr Leslie, of the Telegraph Department, with a first-rate Rontgenray apparatus constructed by himself, and it shows very clearly a piece of glass among the bones of the hand. The removal of the piece of glass will now be an easy matter for the surgeon. The Friendly Societies' Picnic Committee held a meeting on Friday evening to receive the balance-sheet and report upon the New Year's Day picnic held at Foxton. A very satisfactory state of affairs was shown. Votes of thanks were passed to Mr A. Fraser "(Mayor of Foxton) and the residents of Foxton for their kind assistance, to Court Pride of Palmerston A.0.F., Mr J. Nelson, and to Mr W. H. Cox for the use of his rooms. The secretary was voted a bonus, and it was resolved to thank Messrs F. Ireland & Co., A. H. Sadd, W. S. Hart, L. Giorgi, A. Langley, and A. Fraser, also the Town Band, for the special prizes given for the sports. Mr W. Bowles was accorded a hearty vote of thanks for the courteous assistance extended to the Committee. It was agreed that the Committee should recommend the various lodges to hold the next annual picnic at Foxton, and that the special train should be run from Feilding. The usual compliment was extended to Mr H. Palmer, the chairman. — Standard. Baron Cederstrom is a youthful athlete, director of a gymnasium in London, and a Swedish nobleman. He is a young man of 28, and the fair Adelina is 55. Her first husband was the Marquis de Caux, an elderly 1 French nobleman, and her second the '■ Italian tenor Nicolini. It is a curious fact that Mme. Patti, a native of Madrid, should marry a Swedish nobleman, whereas her great Swedish rival, Mme. Christine Nilsson, has married a Spanish nobleman. It is remarked that nearly every cantatrice and distinguished French actress has found a husband of wealth or of social position, or both. Sophie Cruvelli is now the Baroness Vigier, Mile. Galli Marie is now Madame Delaur, Mile. Croizette is the wife of M. Stern, the banker, Mile. Augustine Broham married the Count de Gheest. Nearly all the great stars of the Comedie Francaise have entered the marriage state, while Mile. Yvette Gilbert is now Madame Schiller. Madame Sarah Bernhardt remains Madame veuve Damala. and has declined several offers. Messrs Gamman & Co.'s schooner Whangaroa arrived in Sydney on the 25th inst., having taken 25 days on the voyage across. This was owing to the head winds experienced. The same company's three masted schooner Pendle Hill took 35 days on the voyage from Napier to Newcastle, and was discharging cargo when the Whangaroa arrived. Messrs Gamman & Co. will still continue to send the Whangaroa to Australia with timber and back with coal, although they have disposed of their sawmill here. The population of India increases at the rate of 3,000,000 annually. At the Wellington Rifle Association Meeting, the Champion Belt was won by Geo. Howe, of the City Rifles, with an aggregate of 216 ; Hale, of the City Guards, was second, with 200 ; and A. Ballinger, of the Guards, third, with 196,

At the last sitting of the Vienna Association ot Doctors, Dr Habart showed two patients whose lives were saved by opening their chests and stopping internal Meting. One was that of a young man who fired four ch&rges of shot at hi.; chest and then opened the veins of his wrist. Dr Habart enlarged the wound, opened the chest by removing the fifth rib, and then placed some iodoform gauze between the heart and the lungs. The young man, who was taken into the military hospital in a dying condition, is now quite well. The other case was that of a young man who was stabbed in the armpit with a knife. His chest was also opened to stop internal bleeding. What is the most ungrammatical sentence ever spoken. The following would be hard to beat. It was enunciated by a little girl who was driving along a country road with her father. Seeing a flock of sheep in a neighbouring meadow, she asked, "Is them sheeps yourn ? Four words and all wrong. Excluding the two capitals, there is nota single city in the whole oi Russia, properly so called, which would be deemed a large town in Britain. Only twenty have a population exceeding 50,000, and only 150 count more than 10,000 inhabitants. The Rangitikei Musical Society contemplate producing *• Phyllis " at Sandon at an early date. They have been guaranteed a bumper house. The cast of characters in " Patience " have also been allotted, and they intend producing this popular opera in three or four months' time. The tension in the Philippines is of special interest to New Zeaiand. If the orders of the Filipinos Congress to declare war on America are carried out by General Aguinaldo, the effect must be to stop the export of Manila hemp, and so force up the valuejo'f that fibre as to make it unprofitable to handle. Under such conditions manufacturers must look to the cheaper fibres, and New Zealand hemp must go up in price. Any such advance will be temporary only, unless the natives destroy the stocks in hand, or in any other way create a shortage of Manila hemp. A war, if it comes to that, cannot last very long, but it will help to boom New Zealand hemp. — Times. News has been received of the death of Mr Matthew Miller, engineer on the s.s. Gertie, which trades between this port and Westport, and is owned by Messrs Horsley and Co., Wanganui. It is reported that Mr Miller was found dead in his berth yesterday morning. Deceased, who was about 40 years of age, lived at Newtown. He leaves a widow and five young children. Referring to the meekness of the Opposition, the Feilding Star asks: " Why is Mr Pirani a terror to Mr Seddon, and an abomination to Mr John McKenzie ?" Simply, because he is absolutely without fear, and is always prepared to fight either of them or both of them, and to carry fire and sword into the country of his enemy. The Leader of the Opposition is game enough, but he lacks aggressive courage and fights when he does fight — with gloved hands. The inquest touching the death of Joseph Jenet, who died on January 22nd, from the effects offish poisoning, concluded at Christchurch on Friday. The doctor had given a certificate of death, but the Coroner said that he had ordered the inquest to allow a full investigation into the circumstances. The poisoning had been caused by eating tinned salmon, and as that was a common staple food, the present occurrence would be of interest to the public. The jury returned a verdict of death from ptomaine poisoning, the poison being contained in a tin of salmon. The Rangitikei County Council have written to a firm in England for quotations for the supply of the iron work in connection with the erection of the bow string bridge at Vinegar Hill. It will be five months, however, before a reply can be received. Then a year before the Bridge will be built— that is If they accept the material at the prices. Lester, who has been arrested at Auckland for fraud in Sydney, had been a fortnight or three weeks at Rotorua, and two months in the colony. He was travelling with his wife, and they were regarded as Australian tourists. They had luggage, which only arrived on the afternoon of which he was arrested on a provisional warrant. Application will be made for a remand pending communication with the New South Wales police authorities. The Lyttelton Times, a staunch Ministerial journal, says: — A further readjustment of Customs duties ought to be one of the first planks in the Liberal platform for the next general election. Surpluses are very admirable things in their way, but they 1 ought not to be derived from the section of the population that has the greatest difficulty in providing itself with the ordinary comforts of life. Getting off light. A young man named Moran, who was convicted the other day of attempting to stick up Mrs Milligan on the Buller road, was fined £5 or a month's imprisonment. It will be remembered that Mrs Milligan was on horseback and successfully evaded an attempt made to drag her off. The Waikare returned on Saturday afternoon from the Sounds excursion, which was a brilliant success. The passengers were enraptured with the magnificent scenery, and speak in most glowing and enthusiastic terms of the management of the tour and the attention of the captain and officers. The passengers numbered about 200. The weather was gloriously fine throughout, with the exception of one wet day. The health of all on board was excellent. A telegram was sent to the Union Company on behalf of the passengers, heartily congratulating the company on the perfect arrangements made for their comfort, and expressing their appreciation of the uatiring efforts of captain, officers, and crew. The tour ended with a brilliant fireworks display from the Waikare and Tarawera.

SANDER and SONS EUCALPYTI EXTRACT. According to reports of a great number ot physicians of the hightest professional standing, there are offered Eucalpyti Extracts which possess no curative qualities. In protection of the world wide fame of Sanders and Sons preparation we publish a few abstracts from these reports, whioh bear fully out that no reliance oan be placed in other products: — Dr. W. B. Rush, Oakland Fia., writes It is sometimes difficult to obtain the genuine article (Sander and Sons). I employed different other preparations ; they had no therapeutic value and no effects* In one case the effects weresimilarto the oil camphora, the objeotionable action of which is well known." Dr H. B. Drake, Portland, Oregon, says— "Since Isbecame acquainted with this preparation (Sander and Sons) I use no other form of eucalyptus, as I think it is by far the best." Dr L. P. Preston, Lynchburg, Va., writes—" I never used any preparation other than Sander and Sons', as 1 found the others to be almost useless." Dr J. T. Cormell, Kansas City, Kans.-, says — "Care has to be exercised not to be supplied with spurious preparations, as done by my supply druggist." Dr H. H. Hart, New York, Bays — " It goes without saying that Sander and Sons' Eucalypti Extract is the best in the market." Dr James Reekie, Fairview, N. M.— " So wide s with me the range fo applications of Sander and Sons Eucalypti Extract that I carry it with me wherever I go. I find it most useful in diarrhoea, all throat troubled bronohitis, eto." For Christmas presents Joe Tos has just opened up a large assortment of jewellery in silver and gold, comprising brooches, rings, chains, and bangles. The prioes marked are very reasonable and the lot will be sure to meet with a ready sale, so that buyers had better oall early.' To Thb Dbaf and those troubled with Noises in the Head or other Aural Troubles. Dr Nicholson, of London, the world famed Aural Specialist and inventor of Artificial Ear Drums, has just issued the 100 th edition of his illustrated and descriptive book on Deafness and Aural Troubles. This book may be had from Mr Colin Campbell, 160, Adelaide Boad, Wellington, N.Z. Mr Campbell was cured of hi? deafness by Dr Nicholson's system, and takes pleasure in spreading the news of the great specialist in New Zealand. A little book on the cure of Rheumatism Corpulenoe, Lumbago, and Indigestion by the same author may be had from Mr Campbell, also free. j