Manawatu Herald SATURDAY, JULY 29, 1899

Manawatu Herald, 29 July 1899, Page 2

Manawatu Herald SATURDAY, JULY 29, 1899

The Rev. H. Leach had a very satisfactory day's planting in the church ground at Levin on Tuesday.

We are informed that the members of All Saints Church intend holding a bazaar early in October, and to which purpose the ladies are working at sewing once a week.

For more than a week there has been a large hole in the culvert crossing No. 6 line of road, and unless something is done a bad accident will result, the costs of which the Borough will be answerable for.

Mr Freeman R. Jackson, who has been secretary of the VVanganui Jockey Club for 25 years, has resigned that position owing to ill-health. It was 'decided to ask Mr Jackson to reconsider his decision.

A novel system of advertising has been inaugurated by a Scotch distiller. He bought a cargo of parrots, taught them to say " Drink Blank's whisky," and then presented them in gilt cages to the saloon-keepers of Liverpool.

Mr R. T. Betty has been in business as a bootmaker on his own account ever since Mr Startup, whose foreman he was, left. Being anything but an adventurous person Mr Betty desired to look before he leapt, and by care and attention has built up a nice little business, which he now reckons of value to make known. In another column will be found his first advertisement, and we are sure that he will find that however good any business is, it can always be improved by advertising. The motto he works under is " smallest profit, best quality and nothing under cost."

Sir H. M. Stanley, M.P., has issued a cireular asking for subscriptions for the purpose of raising a permanent memorial to the memory of Dr Livingstone on the spot where the great missionary died. Mr Stanley proposes to raise £5,000 for a large monument in bronze, to be erected on the site of the old mpundu tree under which Livingstone's heart is buried. The tree is now in an advanced state of decay, and the Royal Geographical Society, who are proposing to remove to London for preservation as large a section of the tree as possible, together with the original inscription, have undertaken to replace the tree by a cairn, on which a bronze plate with a suitable inscription should be placed.

Among the hospital patients of a Parisian doctor is a. man 7ft 4m in height. He is twenty-seven years old, and is still growing. He takes after his father, who was 7ft Bin, whereas his mother was of short stature. At the age of eighteen he was a youth below middle height, but after an illness he grew four inches in a few days. A second illness produced another rapid increase of his height. After this ha had several successive attacks of a debilitating complaint. On recovering he invariably found he had grown several inches, "till well at twenty-one he went to serve in the army he had reached 7ft. He was the youngest of twelve children, and fortunately for them is the tallest of them all by a foot or so.

A defendant who was fined at Court this morning (says Saturday's " Wairarapa Star ") asked for time to pay as be was a working man and had a wife and family to support. Mr Northcroft, S.M., said that as soon as some men got into trouble and were in danger of going to gaol they pulled a long face and pleaded that they had a wife and family to keep. It was evident that these men did not care a rap for their wives and families or else they would not get themselves into trouble. He refused to allow the time asked,

Mr Bridge's representative 's now in Foxton and can be consult* .1 at Mr Hamer's.

The sale of saddlery fixed for next Wednesday has hid to be postponed for a few days, and we hope on Tuesday to be able to announce the date it will be held.

Mr anbf Mrs Neylon return thanks to alj those who rendered help to their son John when he met with his accident on Wednesday.

The annual meeting of the Foxton Racing Club will be held at McMillan's late auction room on Monday night.

The charge against George Coyle, alias Selik, of wounding Robort Morley was heard at Palmerston before Justices on Thursday and eventually dismissed.

The Roman Catholic reformatory ship Clarence, stationed in the Mersey, has been destroyed by fire. There were three hundred boys on board the vessel, all of whom escaped.

The Indian Government has intimated that it is ready to send 10,000 troops to South Africa.

Now is the time to poison rabbits, and settlers are hard at the work using Toxin, with, we are informed very satisfactory results. It would be a good move if the Borough would secure some small bird poison and arrange a special day or week for the general spreading of the same.

Messrs P. Hennessy & Co, announce that on Monday week they will receive a cargo of screened Coalbrookdale coal, the best for household purposes, and they ask customers to notify their wants so that expense may be saved to them by delivery from the ship's side.

As the last train was coming in from Carnarvon on Thursday night a cow got in its way, with the usual result to the cow and to the train. The engine and a truck remained on the line, the others went off, but no one was hurt, and the passengers were brought to Foxton at once in the truck.

We are requested to draw attention to the Dresden Piano Co's. special sale of magnificent pianos and organs during the next ten days at the Sample room of Whyte's Hotel. Any one requiring an instrument by a reliable maker should take this opportunity of securing one. The Co's. representative, Mr Walls, will be pleased to show the pianos to anyone interested.

The services at the Methodist Church to-morrow wilt be taken by the Rev. R. Hall of Wellington, who has been holding a special mission this week. Mr Hall is a very pleasing as well as instructive preacher and for a young man shows remarkable ability. Mrs Woollass will sing by special request to-morrow night the solo " When the Pearly gates unfold." Mr Hall concludes his mission with a evangilistn meeting on Monday night.

Master Johnny Neylon who met with the accident on Thursday was, on the advice of Dr Wilson taken to the Palmerston hospital and Mr Neylon has received this satisfactory intelligence that the only injury the lad has suffered is a broken rib, which is not likely to detain him long in the hospital. He had a good night's rest last night and enjoyed his breakfast this morning, which all shows that he is a good way towards recovery.

To-day we insert an advertisement from Mr R. Leary whose business in Palmerston is the oldest established in this district. Mr Leary is so wellknown that we need only draw attention to some of the special lines he stocks. Horse, cattle and sheep medicines ; chemicals for sheep farmers are supplied in wholesale and retail quantities; also photographic goods. Mr Leary makes a speciality of sight testing, and those needing spectacles should make a point of consulting him. He has wire goggles with plain glass fronts for those engaged in flaxmilling.

In the supplement published to-day will be found a detailed list of a number of articles in Messrs Wilkins and Field's ironmongery store at Wellington. It is not only a list, but is also an illustrated one. The firm has determined to hold a mammoth sale, to be the greatest they have ever held, and they have had many successful ones. The list is of interest to both householders and farmers. The principle the firm deals is " satisfaction, or your money back."

On the motion of the Chairman (Mr John Hutcheson) the Harbour Board on Thursday decided to send its congratulations to the Hon. F. H. Fraser upon his elevation to the Legislative Council. Mr Hutcheson spoke in eulogistic terms of the valuable work done by Mr Fraser upon the Board and at the meetings ot other public bodies. Mr G. Fisher, in adding his quota of praise, said he was pleased to see that Mr Fraser had entered into " that land where it is always afternoon."—Post.