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Speaking at Dunedin the other day, Mr Miller, M.H.R., said that there is plenty of work to be done in the repurchase of estates for settlement, as there are nearly 21,000,000 acres of land in the colony held by only 857 persons and companies, in estates of 5000 acres and upwards. A Russian shopkeeper has hit upon a unique form of advertisement : — The reason why I have hitherto been able < to sell my goods cheaper than anybody , else is that I am a bachelor and do not need to make a profit for the maintenance of a wife and children. It is now my duty to inform the public that this advantage will shortly be | withdrawn from them, as I am about to be married. They will therefore, , do well to make their purchases at j once at the old prices. 1 The grandstand on the Feilding i racecourse was destroyed by fire on < Sunday night. The origin of the fire 1 is unknown. The building was in- i sured for £500 in the Phoenix office. 1

According to the Christian Commonwealth, Mr Fred Charriflgton's temperance badge costs him about £20,000 a year. This is about the income he would have received had he succeeded to his father's brewery business, instead of going over to the temperance ranks. The work which he organised twenty years ago in a tent meeting in Mile End Road has steadily grown, till now it has, in the great Assembly Hall, " the largest mission hall in the world." Ex-detectlve Kirby, who has been resident in Christchurch for some time, died rather suddenly while dressing on Sunday morning. He had been unwell for some time, and had been attended by a medical man. News to hand that Dawson City, the commercial centre of the Klondike, has been totally destroyed by fire. It is estimated that the damage will exceed in value four millions of dollars. At the adjourned inquest touching the death of Mrs Agnes Hayden, now known as the cancer case, of Auckland, the jury returned a verdict that deceased died from cancer and that no blame was attachable to anyone. The polo players are returning by the s.s. Mokoia, which is expected in Wellington sometime to-day. The vessels owned by Messrs Carlyle and Co., of London are known, says the British Workmen, to have no malt or spirituous liquors allowed on board, but their masters before being given command by their owners, are required to take an oath and sign documents pledging themselves not to partake of any intoxicants. As a guarantee of good faith, they must deposit with the owner a bond of £ioo, which is forfeited in case of any breach of this ironclad rule. J. Ryan, the well-known runner and footballer, died at Auckland on Monday from an overdose of laudanum. He had taken a second dose for insomnia, and when his brother went to waken him he found him dying. He was employed by his brother in the Tramway Hotel, Karangahake. A cablegram has been received by the Government with reference to the shipment of fruit sent to London in the steamer Papanui on account of the Canterbury Fruitgrowers' Association. The Department of Agriculture supplies the following copy of the message : — "The fruit has arrived in sound condition, with the exception of the 1 Cox's Orange ' apples and some of the pears. These were- apparently shipped over-ripe. The average price obtained for the apples was approximately 10s per case, and the highest 12s. The average price for pears was 10s, and the highest 205." In compliance with the order of the Sultan, issued from Constantinople, ] the Moslems of Crete are emigrating from the island in large numbers. j Island news is to the effect that a tribal war is proceeding at Tanna, J New Hebrides. Several women were j murdered. The volcano Lopevi is in j active operation again, but so far no damage has been done. The funeral of the late William King was very largely attended yesterday, and the Rev. H. S. Leach read the beautiful Church of England service for the dead at the grave. Mr and Mrs King elsewhere thank those who attended for their sympathy. Notice is given to-day of the tea and concert to be held at the Church of England school-room on Wednesday evening next. It will be learnt with regret that Herbert Savill who lost his sight over a year ago is now lying dangerously ill in bed suffering from a, tumour on the brain. Very little hope is entertained of his recovery. The Supreme Court has suspended Mr Jellicoe from practising for three mouths. The charges against the police for tote -betting were dismissed. The solicitor for the informant intimated that the case would be taken to the Supreme Court. In the Porirua Education Reserve case the Chief Justice gave judgement refusing to accept either of the schemes put forward by the trustees and the Government. His Honor expressed the opinion that it should be possible with something like the £10,---000 in hand to establish a school in this district which could satisfy the terms of the trust ; if not, and some modification became necessary, a new scheme could be proposed. He, therefore, reserved the matter for further consideration. In the American Review of Reviews an editor of Manila says : — The native Filipino does not know the vice of blasphemy; he is not ordinarily obscene in his speech; he is not quarrelsome ; he is respectful to those who display authority ; is docile and obedient, although he is weak and remiss in the performance of his duties. He likes very much to pass hours in idleness or in not very animated conversation with his companions and friends, He is fond of feasts and pilgrimages, of play and betting and easily spends in a day what has cost him months and even years to acquire. He loves sensual pleasures. . . . He possesses normal intelligence, a good memory, and and aptitude for mechanics. . . . Lacking incentive however, he inclines to idleness. Another little story of Dorothy Drew. Dorothy has met Mr Kipling, and the author tells a good story of the meeting at his own expense. They had been in the grounds together for some time, when Mrs Drew appeared, " Now, Dorothy, I hope you have not been wearying Mr Kipling,' said her. mother; and the little celebrity replied, frankly enough, " Oh not a bit, mother ; but he has been wearying me." Daly, an Anarchist, murdered a New York millionaire, named English, because he refused him alms. The Carnegie Steel Works at Pittsburgh, U.S., have built as large a locomotive as the railway will bear for their own use. It weighs 115 tons, and has driving wheels nearly sft in diameter. It can haul nearly 7000 tons on a level railway, and an ordinary locomotive looks like a pigmy beside it.

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Hononga pūmau ki tēnei tūemi

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Bibliographic details
Ngā taipitopito pukapuka

Manawatu Herald, 25 May 1899, Page 2

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Tapeke kupu
1,145

Untitled Manawatu Herald, 25 May 1899, Page 2

Untitled Manawatu Herald, 25 May 1899, Page 2

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