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Manawatu Herald, 11 May 1899, Page 2

As the planting season will soon be here we advise those who are in search of good fruit trees to send to Mr Robert Cleave. We have had soom from him and are well satisfie d. There is no doubt bnt that there is less codlin moth in the South Island than in the North, and trees reared in a colder climate come on quicker when transplanted here.

Some people in Wellington know how to charge interest for money lent. During the examination of a witness in Myers case it came out that £1200 a year was charged for a loan of £1500. The same person admitted charging £6 a week interest on a loan of £200, and the books showed that £138 had been paid as interest on amount the the whole of which was reckoned still due.

The reason Mr J. Strang was unable to play against the Camperdown team on Saturday was from his suffering from an injured leg.

The Standard says that some startling allegations about the conduct of. a teacher in regard to examination papers are to be brought before the Wanganui Education Board on Monday.

" You be shot " was at one time a general retort, but is not so often used now. but the fact that you may be shot is a very present danger in this town from the reckless use of air guns by the rising generation. Constable Forster should caution them.

We (Post) understand that the price of beef and mutton to the retail butchers of Wellington has been twice raised within the past fortnight. Each advance has been £d per lb on mutton and is per ioolb on beef. We also learn that. fat pigs are practically unobtainable for the local market from the usual sourse of supply (the Wairarapa). This will mean an increase of the price of meat to the public.

Careful weighing shows that an ordinary bee, not loaded, weighs the five-thousandth part of a pound, so that it takes 5000 bees to make a pound. But the loaded bee, when he comes iv fresh from the fields and flowers, freighted with honey, or beebread often weighs nearly three times more.

That cigarette smoking by women is coming more into vogue there is no doubt. Unfortunately the practice is not confined to females of a mature age, but is being adopted by. maidens of tender years. On Sunday evening last two girls, apparently about 16 and 17 years of age, and members of respectable families, were cycling along the Quay, enjoying the beautiful moonlight night, and in the full enjoyment also of their cigarettes, which they smoked like old hands. The practice is deplorable enough among grown women, but when younsters take to it it is high time some steps were taken to put down the practice. — Chronicle.

A powerful trust has purchased Mr Andrew Carnegie's manufacturing interests in America for 100,000,000 dollars (£20,000,000).

The imports of Western Australia for the year show a decrease of £i,---177,000 and the exports an increase of £1,020,000 as compared with the previous year's figures. The gold export was valued at £3,990,000, an increase of £1,426,000 as compared with the previous year.

The " Daily Chronicle " says that Great Britain intends to take vigorous measures to compel the settlement of the Transvaal difficulties.

A young man named Tudor has been arrested near Newcastle, charged with the murder of his illegitimate child. It is alleged that the child was poisoned with Paris green.

Chicago is excited, as it has never before been in its history, over an attempt on the , part of the tramway monopoly to obtain by bribery from aldermen some extremely valuable franchises. So exasperated are the citizens that threats of lynching against corrupt aldermen have been openly made. The movement, indeed has gone to such an extreme length that the Mayor has felt it necessary to caution the people against committing any overt act. As indicative ot the popular sentiment, men have distributed in the streets white ribbon badges, on which is printed a gibbet, from which dangles a noose, whilst below is printed, " Anti-fifty-year Steal." In a couple of hours 200,000 of these badges were distributed, and they are worn by some of the wealthiest and most conservative business men of the city.

Admiral Kautz, now at Samoa on the United States warship Philadephia has written to his brother a letter in which he justifies the action taken by him and the naval representatives of Great Britain. The arrogance and unreasonableness oi Herr Rose, the German Consul, he says, obliged him to act as he did so as to avoid disgrace.

Widespread popular feeling has been aroused by the new feature introduced into their businesses by the proprietors of the London " Daily Telegraph " and London v Daily Mail," in the issue of Sunday editions of their respective papers. Large number of letters have been written in protest against the innovation. The Archbishops of Canterbury and York, a number of Bishops, and members of both Houses of Parliament, are amongst those taking part in the outcry.

Mr Whitehead, our photographer, has resumed business at his studio, in the Main street.

It is reported that by the wreck of the Loch Sloy bound from Glasgow to Melbourne, Mrs Lamb, the wife of Dr Lamb, has lost her sister who with her family of five children were on board. The wreck occurred on 34th of April near to Brother Island off the coast of South Australia.

The Educational Board has authorised Mr Sanson to take steps in regard to the shifting sand in the school ground, and they have also agreed to provide a hand bell.

Carnarvon school has had £6 allowed for fencing by the Education Board.

Some idea of the number of flowers that are exported from the Scilly islands will be gathered from the fact that last February over 300 tons of flowers were sent from St. Mary's.

At the Duke of Westminster's seat Eaton Hall no less than 40 tons of coal are burnt every week when the great honse is full.

It is curious to note the views of our public men. A councillor, at the meeting the other night got rather excited and expressed the opinion that he " did'nt see what use it was being a councillor if you could dot get your road metalled." The value of councillors is increasing, at one time the height of ambition was a lamp.

It is freely said that a good many of the present suppliers to the creamery intend to separate for themselves and only send the cream away.

The Chief Justice (Sir James Prendergast, 8.A., X.8.), has sent into the Department of Justice his resignation of office. His Honor at the same time asked that he might be relieved from judicial duties at as early a date as possible. He is in his 71st year, and appointed Chief Justice in 1875.

Joseph Myers has been committed for trial for forging the names of C. P. Skerret, and M. C. O'Connell to cheques and promissory notes. He reserved his defence and was liberated on bail.

The S.M. delivered judgement on Tuesday at Palmerston in the case Donald Grant v. F. Pirani, and after reciting the clauses in the lease said : — The only conclusion I can come to after considering the above mentioned covenants, is that the word "lessor" is a clerical error, and should have been " tenant," and that by striking out the words referred to it was agreed that if the tenant failed to insure, the landlord should not be entitled to claim the amount from the tenant with 10 per cent, added, but should be left to his remedy under the lease tor breach of contract. In this case the tenant did not insure, and the landlord insured in his name, paid the premiuma, and now claims money from the tenant so paid. I hold that the landlord's remedy against the tenant for not insuring was to determine the lease for breach of contract, and that he cannot now recover the premiums paid, and must be nonsuited on this part of his claim. With regard to the repairs however, I am of the opinion that the plaintiff is entitled to recover, and I assess the amount at £3 15s 6d, tor which sum I give judgement tor the plaintiff with costs 17s, witnesses £z 13s, solicitor £1 ss. Notice of appeal was given on behalf of plaintiff.

The privileges of the Otaki Racing Club's meeting on the 24th instant were sold at Otaki yesterday by Mr Byron Brown, and realised the following prices : — Outside gates - Donnovar and Harvey, £131 ; No. 1 publican's booth, £40, Dimmock; No. 2 publican's booth, £17, Hannan; No. 1 Grand Stand booth and iunch, £14, G. Langley ; No. 2 refreshment booth, £13, H. Bright; Fruit stall, £3, Morgan.

The Manawatu County Council ac" cepted the tender of Mr Whittington, of Rongotea, for the sanding and claying on the Beach Road.