Manawatu Herald. THURSDAY, MARCH 9. 1899

Manawatu Herald, 9 March 1899, Page 2

Manawatu Herald. THURSDAY, MARCH 9. 1899

The Premier is with the vice-regal mrty visiting in the Auckland district. H3 will address the electors there be -ore his return to Wellington. The imposing granite monument which President Kruger desires to erect to commemorate the repulse of the Jamieson raid is now taking shape at the works of Messrs Bower and Florence, granite polishers, Aberdeen. The huge square block of granite will bs surmounted by several figures, probably horsemen, and the cost will be over £10,000. Reductions are to be made in the staff of the Bank of New Zealand, j principally from former officers of the ! Colonial Bank. Between forty and j fifty have received notice, and an estimated saving of some £10,000 per annum will thus be effected. A few days ago Mr Justice Denniston commented on the probation system. He was much inclined to think that a short, sharp sentence acted as a better deterrent from crime than probation, which he believed was often counted on by young offenders. A young lady cyclist met with an unpleasant experience near the Wanganui Post Office the other morning. She was riding quietly past a horse attached to a trap, when the animal, taking sudden fright, plunged forward on top of lady and machine. The young lady was at once taken into a shop near by, but fortunately she had received no serious injury. The police-sergeant at Hawera told the Magistrate that one of his witnesses was locked up for drunkenness. The Magistrate sent him to gaol till the next court so that he would be sober then. The Dunedin girls, many of them, have stopped drinking tea, not because it would make them nervous, but because they are afraid it would make them fat. If they do take it they do so without milk or sugar. In connection with the changes in the Justice Department, it is rumoured Mr Brabant is to be removed back to Palmerston North or Wairarapa, and Mr Northcroft to be transferred back to Auckland. Mr Kenny, of Wellington, goes to Wanganui. Mr Fred. Pirani addressed a largely attended meeting at Manga weka on Wednesday night on the platform of the Left Wing, and was accorded a vote ot thanks. At the Gatton inquiry Mrs Murphy gave evidence. She said she knew of no one who had a grudge against her murdered children. She believed they were killed because they were the first that happened to come along the road. McNeill refused to allow his wife to s^ive evidence and removed her to Toowoomba. The Magistrate adversely commented on his action and ordered that his wife be compelled to attend and give evidence. Our people should remember that the money lenders of London know every detail of our finance. They are aware of our present indebtedness. They know what our little interest account always is. They know what our assets are. They know if we are on the way to prosperity or bankruptcy. In the face of this knowledge they offer us three millions when we asked for one. What now about the scaring away of capital?— Taieri Advocate,

Messrs P. Hennessy & Co. announce that they also are making free <ritts of Accident Insurance coupons to their customers. Mr W. rtamer's replace advertisement will appear in next issue. Great interest is being centered in Hie cricket match to be played on Saturday with the Levin Club, in Victoria Park, and as each team has won a match this will prove the conqueror. The following team will r epresent Foxton : —Messrs Stiles, Nye, Betty, MarMn, Fnrrie, Morgan, Ingram, Ashby, Falkner, Wanklyn, .vruse, and Warner ; emergency, Gray. Owing to the uncertainty of Mr Howe's new steam launch being ready for the 17th inst., the Catholic picnic is therefore postponed. On Saturday, at Bulls, Charley Jenkins, the well-known Rangitikei ligntweight jockey, was presented by Mr L. M. Fitzmaurice with a splendid riding whip, Charley has been riding very successfully for Mr Fitzmaurice lately, steering Rubin to victory twice at Manawatu, and also Forager at Egmont and several others. — Standard. The headless human remains, supposed to have been washed up on the beach near Amberley, Canterbury, were found on Friday by a man named James Smith, of Leitfield on the beach, below high water mark, at the end of Boyer's i\jad, between Amberley and Leithfield. Constable Roche found that one portion of the remains consisted of tne backbone and a part of the lower trunk, and the other portion, found about thirty yards away, consisted of the left leg and foot. Some pieces of clothing, and a nailed shooting boot for the left leg were found. No marks were discovered on the clothing whereby the remains could be identified. An inquest is to be held.