Manawatu Herald. THURSDAY. PEB 23, 1899

Manawatu Herald, 23 February 1899, Page 2

Manawatu Herald. THURSDAY. PEB 23, 1899

Already, in the first month of 1899, no fewer than 210 criminal cases have come before the Wellington Magistrate's Court.

An outbreak of typhoid fever has occurred at Flaxmere, Captain Russell's estate. One of the sufferers is Mr L. Russell, one of the captain's sons. It is also feared that two of the Misses Russell, who have been taken ill, have also fallen victims. It is just probable, then, that through this regrettable circumstance, Captain Russell's campaign will be still further delayed.

The Victorians won the cricket match against the New Zealanders by an innings and 132 runs.

Mr Geo. Langley contradicts the ru mor that he was about to give up his baking business. From last MonJay, 20th inst., his customers are being treated with a reduction in the price of bread, and he now retails the 2lb loaf at 3d. The proprietor guarantees the bread from his establishment to be second to no other in the colony.

Mr Hull, Stock Inspector, who has been visiting the Ohingaiti district during the past few days, gave the happy despatch to several beasts he found infected by tuberculosis. A particularly fine bullock was killed in the district, and a tumor weighing fully 4^lbs was taken from its throat. Several other tumours were also in existence. — M. Times.

At a circus which recently visited a Yorkshire town a dog was advertised to play on a piano. When the time came for the dog to perform he got on the seat and began playing. Suddenly 1 wag in the crowd shouted, " Rats 1" upon which the dog bounded off the seat. But the piano kept on playing.

Boy (in great haste)—" Me mudder sent me for some cheese. Got any that's good?" Grocer (affably)— " Yes my lad ; we've got some that I can recommend highly. It's made under our own direction at our own dairy, from pure Devonshire milk, and s of exceptionally mild and pleasant flavour. About how much will you have ?" Boy — " Gimme 'nough to bait a rat-trap with."

At the Presbyterian Synod the following grants were made from the Church Extension fund: Ohingaiti, £20; Halcombe, £25; Bulls, £15; Hunterville, £25 ; Kiwitea and Nikau, £30 ; Foxton and Shannon, £25. The Rev. Mr Ross has been commissioned to represent the Presbyterian Church, New Zealand, at Home.

Particulars of the arrest of Myers at Monte Video go to show that he got on board the steamer as a stowaway under the name of James Marks. When arrested he had £zz 6s id on him.

The annual decrease in the number of Chinese residents in the colony, which has been observable for some time, still continues. At the end ot last month there were 3464 of these aliens in our midst, or 255 less than were accounted for by the census of 1896, and 1016 less than by that in 1891. We can add to the list of desirable emigrants from this district who are worse than Chinamea in some respects.

The N.Z. Rifle Association meeting opens at Wanganui on Saturday. The Wanganui Chronicle says : — The Ladies' Match promises to be a very interesting feature of the approaching N.Z. Rifle Association's Meeting. Already seventeen ladies have entered, and keen competition is expected. It is considered only fitting that the ladies of Wanganni should have a practical interest in the match, and in order that they may do so His Worship the Mayor called a meeting for Tuesday last. The ladies attending the meeting will be asked to decide the nature and value of the prizes in connection with the match.

The skeleton measures lin. less than the height of the living man.

Mrs Ge~>. Rogers notifies that she is prepared to take in laundry work,

In many oi" the orchards in the Rangitikei district the codlin rrioth is seriously affecting the appie crops— more 1 s'6 than previously ktidvv'rL In one orchard (says the Advocate) the pest has made a decided attack upon the various varieties of plums. The insect appeals to pierce the pktni and then leave, wtth the result that the fruit falls to the ground and is rendered a worse . asset even than the apple. The moth is also in evidence in other towns, and fruitgrowers should profit by the experience of others and endeavour to keep the pest in ehectt.

Dissolve some whiting in hot water, wash the silver, dry it, and then rub with a leather, when a brilliant polish will be produced, ff it i 3 done each day after the silver has been used, no further cleaning is required*

In China, if a girl's" feet have been compressed very small* her friends say, •' What a good mother she must have had !" When she is to be married, they do not say, "Is she good or clever ?" but " What is the size of her feet?"

There was a niost dramatic finish to the breach of promise case at the Supreme Court, Napier, in the case ot limily French v t Robjohns; The jury returned with a vefdict for" plaintiff about 20 minutes to n for £1,500, when the spectators in the Court let themselves loose. As the Judge retired the etoWd cheered and stamped, and all Harvey's Stentorian " Silence " was of no avail. The fair plaintiff bowed to the spectators approvingly, and the Scene reminded one of the grand finale to a five-act drama.

Mr John Holmes, who recently visited England in the interests of New Zealand produce, received a letter from Lancaster, under date January g, in which the writer stated he had been unsuccessful in a tender to supply Canterbury mutton, and adds that a Liverpool firm secured the contract, but he watched their deliveries and found that the mutton was none other than River Plate. At the expiration of the contract he exposed the fraud, with the result that the receivers, when reletting the contract, debarred the previous contractors from competing. As to another contract, he says, " I am suspicious that the so-called Canterbury is nothing but River Plate with false labels and wrappers."

It is stated that the Dean of St. Paul's Cathedral, London, has decided to introduce a processional crucifix into the Cathedral on St. Paul's Day. Mr John Kensit has been telling a Central News reporter that if the report is correct he will be present and will protest. " I know what will happen," he continued, " I will be arrested, and will be put in prison, but it will bring the matter to a crisis."

At a bazaar at Windsor in aid of the Albert Institute, opened by Princess Christian, signed photographs of the Queen were on sale at a guinea each, and the whole stock was sold in a few minutes. Great disappointment was felt by those unable to obtain one of these souvenirs, whereupon the Princess who superintended the sales at the stall said " I don't see why we should'nt petition Mamma for some more." A messenger was dispatched to the Castle, who quickly returned with a further supply, all of which were disposed of at once.

Sir Henry Irving is in much distress both physically and financially. He is broken in health — not beyond the mending, perhaps — and seriously crippled in his business affairs by the disastrous failure of several most elaborate and expensive productions at the Lyceum. Overwork and public failure, and the added demands upon his strength, due to his social hospitality after an evening's work upon the stage, have wrecked his health and ruined his once large fortune. He is 60 years of age. He is now at Bournemouth seeking recovery of his health, and his most intimate friends are endeavouring to raise a substantial fund which will provide his needs during the remainder of his life.

Elizabeth Walford, a young domestic servant, was charged at Halstead Petty Sessions with attempting to poison her mistress, a chemist's wife, with strychnine on toast on December 15. At half-past 7 a.m. on that day prisoner brought her mistress a cup of tea and some toast to her room. The wife took some tea, and then some toast, but immediately took it out of her mouth saying it was poisoned. The husband examined the toast and found some powder on it, which on putting to his lips he discovered to be strychnine. The case was adjourned to enable an analyst to determine whether there was sufficient poison on the toast to cause death.

" Walk this way, ma'am," politely requested an affable but very bowlegged draper's assistant of a rather antiquated-looking dame. " Why, bless me, my man," replied the ancient in bewildered astonishment, " I could'nt walk that way if ye was to give me the whole shop."

Some time ago some relics of Budda were discovered on the Nepaul frontier. They were found in a shrine bearing the inscription : — " This relic receptacle of the Blessed Sakya Budda is dedicated by the renowned brethren with their sisters and son's wives." This inscription is older than those of Asoka. The Indian Government has offered the relics to the King of Siam, who is sending an envoy to India to receive them. The King has agreed to distribute portions of the relics among the Buddists of Burmah and Ceylon.

A mischievous young girl found a package of love-letters that had been written to her mother by her father before they were married. The daughter saw that she could have a little sport, and read them to her mother, substituting her own name for that of her mother, and a fine young man for that of her father. The mother jumped up and down in her chair, shifted her feet, seemed terribly disgusted, and forebade her daughter having anything more to do with a young man who would write such sickening and absurd stuff to a girl. When the young lady handed the letter to her mother to read the house became so still that one could hear the grass growing in the back yard.

}Ar }. Gow, of GisboYfie, has redeiveft a letter, from the Mahia informing him of the diving operations on Wednesday last at tbe wreck, of the Tasmania. The diver, Mr Pascbd, friade two descents during the day. rfe travelled aldng the alley-way leading to the passengers 1 eabinsi and reached 30 feet df Mr Rothschild's berth, rfd sedured and serit some salvage, including a ship's, lamp With a glass globe quite Sdiiric, a iatge double block, a panel out of a door, and the head df drie of the racehorses which went down With the steamer. The ironwork on the block and ai3d the lamp were iv quite as good order as wTien the ship Went ddwn.-^H.B. Herald.

Fodr criminal informations have been laid by the D.0.A., MV G< J» Scott, against J. Rogers, watchmaker, f. bankmpt, for fraudulent transactions hi conriSdtidn with bis bankruptcy*— Standard.

Women are rapidly invading the professidns that have been hitherto regarded as the 1 excluslv'e 1 pVdpe l^ of the' hardier sex. They have not yet pushed their way into the Bar in Victoria.jperhaps because the Police Courts offer rio opportunities of figuring, in their native character df niirii^ tering angeis ; but in the avocations" where they oan act in that capacity where "pain and anguish fatik the brow," as physicians and nurses, they have been doing good work for some time. It was thought that they had reached the limit of their ambition at this {Joint, but a 1 few weeks ago it was disddVefed that Melbourne Contained a duly qualified lady chemist, and it ifl now found that four lady dentists have passed the Dental Board and been duly registered. One of them is Miss Alys Berry, the daughter of the veteran Sir Graham, who will no doubt draw the teeth of Liberals and ( Conservatives with perfect impartiality and equal satisfaction to both.

At the Wanganui Police Court John Klrkwood pleaded guilty to a charge of killing native game out ot .season, and was convicted and fined 203 and costs 7s. Mr Kettle intimated that he was prepared to recommend that the penalty should be reduced to a nominal amount, as he was satisfied from the boy's statement that he did not know that he was committing a breach of the law in shooting an owl and a seagull.

The American four-masted schooner Novelty sailed from Westport for 'Frisco with coal on Monday. The Crew complained the vessel was leaking and unseaworthy, and refused to go to sea. On Saturday the captain increased the men wages, and agreed to put into Wellington or Auckland if the condition of the ship rendered that step necessary. The men then agreed to sail. The vessel was making an inch of water per hour at the wharf.