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Manawatu Herald, 8 June 1899, Page 2

Mr Fred. Villiers, the noted war correspondent and artist, arrived here from England by the R.M.S. Orient, to begin a tour of the colonies, lecturing then on tour on the recent campaign in the Soudan that led to the capture of Khartoum. George Towns, the New South Wales sculler, had two ribs broken by a boating accident on the Thames. The death is announced of Herr Johann Strauss, the well-known composer of waltzes, aged 74. A large cnttle fish was discovered washed up on the Otaki beach, above the Waitohu, on Saturday last says the Mail. The body was 10ft in diameter, and the tentacles five feet long. It is stated that Mr Fulton's plans for the Bulls Bridge have been accepted and that tenders will shortly be invited for the work. A Hamburg astronomer predicts that a second moon is .rapidl.v coming into view, ancl will be visible on the 30th July next. The Canterbury Press reports the fact that Mr W. B. Clarkson on Wednesday last gave 25s per head for a line of 45 magnificent freezing lambs from the Acton Estate, Rakaia. They were mostly Shropshire cross. It has been decided to start a Bacon Factory at Feilding, the capital being £10,000. At a meeting held at Mr Carr's rooms £300 worth of shares were taken up. We (the Mail) understand that several residents of Otaki have decided to erect a large clock in' the Hospital, in memory ofthe late Mrs McWilliam. A committee of ladies have been appointed to canvass for subscriptions on behalf of the object. A rather unusual case was heard at the Wanganui Police Court on Monday morning says the Herald, when a native named Te Karae, who surrendered himself on Saturday morning to the police, pleaded guilty to stealing a silver lever hunting watch, valued at £3 ios, the property of James A. M'Elwain, some ten years ago. Sergeant Dwyer stated that on the 13th July, 1889, accused stole a watch from the prosecutor, and on the same day sold it to a pawnbroker for 7s. Accused then disappeared, and had not been seen since till Saturday morning, when he went to the police station and and delivered himself up, saying that he wished to be dealt with by the Court. The Sergeant added that he had no desire to press the charge, and suggested that he should be convicted and ordered to come up for sentence when called upon. Mr Eyre Kenny, S.M., said if the sergeant was satisfied that the ends of justice would be met, he would deal with the accused as suggested and he was accordingly convicted and discharged. Mr John Stevens M.H.R, will address his constituents at Shannon to-night, Levin to-morrow night and at the Public Hall on Saturday night. Matters at Samoa have quietened down, the United States and British Consuls and the warships are leaving. Mataafa (has given up his arms), and Malietoa have undertaken to agree by the decision of the Commissioners. A heavy fog was experienced iq Wellington on Tuesday morning. Mr Fred Pirani held a meeting in Wellington on Monday night which the Times reports was at .times lively and interruptions frequent. At a crowded meeting of St. Andrew's congregation at Palmerston on Monday evening, resolutions were passed expressing confidence in the Rev. W. Thomson as a minister and spiritual adviser, and also regretting certain charges made against him and published in certain newspapers in the colony. The meeting pledged itself to support Mr Thomson. A bottle has been picked up at Henley beach South Australia containing a message stating that the Marie Antoinette about the 25th December last, sank with all hands except the first mate, Johnson, the second mate, who died, and the writer, an able seaman named Smith. The latter gives his mother's address in London, and adds a request that his fate may be made known to her.

The estimates of receipts and expenditure for the year 1899-1900 are notified by the Borough Council to-day. Tenders will be receiveel up to June 14th for two hundred chains draining on Moutoa Estate. A lantern entertaiument is to ..*■ given to-night in the Methodist Hull by the Rev. W. Woolliss. The story is of interest to all Temperance people as it describes the start and progress of the Temperaece movements and is illustrated by 50 splendid- views. The meeting starts at 7.30 and admission is by silver coin. Though " Tohunga, " the new ointment Mr E. Osborne is interested in is engrossing a deal of his attention there is no fear of the drapery establishment " The Centre of Commerce" being closed on that account, as Mr Osborne will be found there besides his staff of obliging assistants. The new punt Mr Andrew Jonson is building for Captain Kemp and Mr Jupp is fast approaching completion and will be ready for launching in a few days. From the Mayor's financial statement made to the Council on Monday night we find he estimated at the end of four months there will be an overdraft of /■530. 16s. As an item of £160 for licenses will be paid by the end of this month, the only prospect of revenue to pay this amount off will be from rates, which have been calculated" at £452, and then there will be the ordinary expenditure to provide for the further six months. Matters do not look bright. Mr Archie Osborne has now opened up a consignment of Colonial and English tweeds and would be pleased to show the same to all who may be contemplating getting new suits. The I consignment has been specially sel ected by Mr Osborne with an eye to j the requirements of the district. The usual weekly meeting of the Foxton Mutual Improvement Society was held on Tuesday evening, when the adjourned debate , " Should the present Government remain in power " was continued. Messrs Johnstone, Sanson and Saunders spoke in favor bf the Government, but no speakers could be induced to favor the Opposition. After Messrs S. H. Baker (negative), and Howan (affirmative), had replied, a vote was taken, when the Opposition were defeated by an overwhelming majority of 24 to 2. The next meeting will take' the form, of a bachelor's social. In Committee of Supply the House of Commons carried a resolution in favour of a grant to Lord Kitchener by 393 votes to 51. On a ranch in California there is a carriage drive half a mile long which is paved with apricot stones. A London correspondent states that the number of vessels which sailed from America for England and the Continent towards the end of January and have never been heard of has been greatly underestimated. Ten steamers, all over 2000 tons, and one of them, the Port Melbourne, of 4670 tons, have absolutely disappeared, taking down with them 3000 persons at least. It is strange to look back and dream how, while we were all busily following our avocations and our accustomed amusements, these people were fighting their battles, alternately between hope and despair, and finally going down to the depths of the sea, no one in the wide world knowing how it fared with them, save that they sailed on their voyage, and never were heard of again. Eight of these steamers were British, one American and one German.