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Manawatu Herald, 30 May 1899, Page 2

*The inquest on William Brittain concluded to-day. The verdict of the jury was " accidental death, while in a state of intoxication." The demand for rabbits in London is dull, the quotations being B^d. Marton has carried a loan to borrow £5,000 for lighting purposes. Mr H, Coley wants a good scutcher* An address is to be presented to Mr Jellicoe at the Wellington Opera House to-morrow night. The advertisement says "Mr Jellicoe has promised to speak" about which there could be littlg doubt — about what he/ will say there may be some.

Some men do not take kindly to figures. Cr. Hennesay informed the meeting on Frida^ that if the £3,000 loan was carried it would mean doubling our rates ! A little calculation would have prevented this mistake being made, as five per cent, interest on £3,000 is £150, and the rates amount to about £450, being thus only one-third of the latter amount. Our rate is fifteen pence in the pound, so that the special rate to be struck (but not necessarily levied), would be five pence in the pound. -^Accuracy is necessary in discussing public matters.

The arbitrators appointed to decide the question of the boundary between Venezuela and British Guiana will open their sittings at Paris about the middle of June.

At the Inter-University Sports, which took place at New York on Saturday, a student named Kraenstein, a representative of Pennsylvania, covered 24ft in the running long jump competition,

The election of directors of the Australian Mutual Provident Society has resulted in the return of Messrs Reginald J. Black, Thomas Littlejohn, and Benjamin Short. Sir Joseph Abbott has been re-elected chairman of the board, and Mr Littlejohn deputychairman.

We hear that another flaxmill wifl soon be erected on the bank of the river.

The funeral of the late J % H, Morgan was a very large one. The service was conducted by the Rev. W. Woollass, and his words of sympathy and warning brought tears to many eyes. The poor man Brittain was also laid to rest on Sunday the Rev. W. Woollass conducting the service.

Mr E. G. Jellicoe informs us (N.Z. Times) that a writ was served yesterat his instance on the proprietors of our evening contemporary claiming £500 damages for alleged libel. The libellous statements - concerning Mr Jellicoe are said to have been published in certain articles commenting upon the case recently before the Courts with regard to Mr Jellicoe's professional conduct.

Since January 14th eleven direct Home-boats have loaded frozen mutton, wool, tallow and pelts in Wan. ganui roadstead, the value of the shipment being fully £100,000 f.o.b. in the roadstead.

Some one from Halcombe, an old age pensioner, has written to the Advocate making a suggestion that each pensioner should give a shilling to a common fund to make Mr Seddon a present to show their " gratitude." It hardly appears much of a return for £18 a year. The supporters of Mr Seddon, as he did not carry the Act on his own vote, even if given in proportion to that paid Mr Seddon will not receive an enormous amount if it is left to these grateful people to fix it.