Manawatu Herald TUESDAY, SEPT. 19, 1899.

Manawatu Herald, 19 September 1899, Page 2

Manawatu Herald TUESDAY, SEPT. 19, 1899.

It is satisfactory to note that at the last Borough election no informal vote was polled. A "ready-made" tailor had this advertisement outside his shop — " Wear our twenty-one shilling suits, and you will have a fit."

The p.s. Nile put into Onehunga at 1.30 p.m. on Friday, short of coal and water. She was then to proceed round the island to Auckland. Three of the crew are residents here, viz., the two Andersons and " Dutchy." To-morrow the local cricket club open their season in Victoria Park, and teams will be selected by the Captain and Vice-Captain at 2 o'clock, when it is expected a large number of cricketers and their friends will be present. With the recent rains the club have been able to get their pitch into good working order, which in itself should be an inducement to new members. Last evening the Rev. A* J. Wills, Vicar of Ormondville, gave his lecture 1 on Prohibition in the Temperance I Hall to a very fair audience, W. S* Stewart, Esq., in the chair. The j lecturer in a masterly manner dealt with his subject from the religious and social sides instancing the progress made by Clutha and Kansas where Prohibition existed, as against their licensed neighbours, also of the responsibility that rested on all to sanction nothing that would prove a stumbling block in the way of others. The lecture was marked throughout by the absence of hostile feeling towards individuals, it was the trade itself which came in for strong criticism, a feature thoroughly appreciated by the audience. The lecturer defined Prohibition as the me^ns by which the indiscriminate sale of liquor would be stopped. There would be no necessity for the travelling public being inconvenienced in any way by the closing of hotels, what they wanted was to close one small corner of such houses and leave the remainded intact. On the motion of Mr S. H. Baker, seconded by Mr Osborne, a hearty vote of thanks was accorded the lecturer for his able address. A vote of thanks to the chair brought the meeting to a close.

The Messrs Robinson's are about to plough 200 acres of their estate. Mr 3eorge Coley has the contract.

The town was very full of people on Saturday night, and a good many had imbibed more drink than they could conveniently manage, yet it is pleasing to record that the Rev. Mr Wills was allowed to address the crowd in the street without interruption or interference.

Mr Mitchell who is renting the building known as the Temperance Hall intends to increase its size by removing the partition at the end, thus throwing the whole building into the public space,- and the retiring rooms he purposes building at the end. As the apple season will soon be on, and prohibition will, prdbablyi not be in full swing it niay interest those concerned to know that a German doctor has started a theory that most drunkards can be cured by a simple and pleasant course of treatment, namely, by . eatirig apples at every meal. Apples* he Says, if eaten in large quantities, possess properties which entirely do away with the craving that all drunkards have for drink. We have to acknowledge the receipt from the Registrar General with thanks, of the Official Year Book for this year. As with other' government papers this book has a few very excellent views bound up with it.

We received on Saturday the report of the Marine Commission, a bulky paper of 380 pages. Interleaved with the evidence are a number of facsimile examination papers, and judging by the signature of " Duco "Jones he can never have taken a prize for writing at school.

" What's in a name ?" troubles Mr Mitchell, as though the Hall he rents is known as the Temperance Hall, and is painted inside true blue, he desires to give it some other name which is in no way connected with any special party. Can our readers assist him ?

The Official Year Book gives the total export of flax for 1890 as 21,158 tons, for 1895 as 1806 tons ; for 1897 as 2,769 tons ; and for 1898 as 4,850 tons. The nearest approach as to the value of the industry from a labour employing value is the bald statement that in 1896, thirteen mills were at work employing 207 men and 35 boys. This is hardly up with the times. The New York Municipality has adopted a resolution expressing sympathy with Dreyfus. Meetings to protest against Dreyfus's sentence have boen held throughout the United States, and have passed similar resolutions. The churches and trade unions have taken part in these demonstrations. It is understood that a definite understanding is being arranged between the Premier and the leader of the Opposition under which if the election should go against the Government, the House is to be called together in January. The Rev. Mr Wills preached at All Saints' Church on Sunday night, and held a temperance meeting in the Temperance Hall afterwards. The Wellington Fresh Food and Ice Co. Ld. have an advertisement in today's issue, stating they are purchasers of separator cream in any quantity. They also note the prices they pay at the nearest railway station to the producer.

The session of the Mutual Improvement Society will be brought to a close to-morrow night with a social evening. The editor will give selections from his journal, and a number of musical items will be rendered. Refreshments will be handed round, and a nominal charge of 6d will be made. Mr W. B. Rhodes' advertisement is altered, and it will be noticed that the potatoes are 65s per ton, and not 75s as previously noted. Mr Charles T. Austin thanks the ratepayers for placing him at the top of the poll. We have to thank Mr Thomas King, the secretary of the Rangitikei Racing Club for a complimentary ticket for their race meeting to-morrow. To-day Mr C. Evensen announces his business as painter and paperhanger. There is plenty of work in the town so that Mr Evensen treads upon nobody's toes by making a start her*. He has just painted Mr Hamer's shop and done some lettering in a very creditable manner. Mr A. Carkeek, at Shannon, wants flax cutters. Delivery of the green flax is taken where cut and there weighed, which will be appreciated. The price offered is three shillings and nine pence per ton. The world would run more oasily with a universal tongue, says an English exchange. Witness the case of the American Army nurse in Cuba who i did not know Spanish. One day, just before hostilities had come to a definite end, she was startled by the unexpected visit of her Cuban laundress. The woman was intensely excited. The Cuban's hands seemed to speak of wounded men butchered and nurses cut to ribbons. The nurse was frantic. She must know the worst. In the hospital was an officer very ill with typhoid fever. She knew he understood Spanish. Only in a matter of life or death would she disturb him, but this was obviously a matter of life and death. The sick man turned his head on the pillows. " She says," he whispered feebly, " she says the stripes in your pink shirt waist have run, and she doesn't know what to do with it." Mr Stewart, M.A. gave a lecture entitled "The good old times," at the Rongotea Literary and Debating Society on "Friday evening. The lecture was interesting and instructive, and Mr Stewart was accorded a hearty vote of thanks. The lecture was interspersed with musical items. — Advocate. The London General Omnibus Company have 1300 'buses, which carry 190,000,000 passengers a year (at an average fare ot i|d, and run 29,000,---000 miles. The yearly receipts are £i r 200,000. A Flatterer.— She : "You flatterer! Why are you always teliing me that I dance like an angel ? I don't believe angels can dance, anyway!" He: " No, nor 1 1"

A Press Association telegram from Wellington states that Mr Tegetmeier, General Manager of the Bank of Ne v Zealand, has applied to the Directors to be relieved tit iiis duties, partly on the ground of ill-health and partly for private reasons. He has asked to be allowed to take vp 4 a position in the Bank id Ldndori, Where he was formerly Manager. The Directors have acceded to the application, but details are not yet fully settled*

The Very Rev. Hermann Adler, Chief Rabbi of the United Hebrew Congregations of the British Empire, preaching in London on the Jewish Day of Atonement, declared that last Saturday; when the Rennes courtmartial gave their Verdict; was a bitter day for Francej dnd more disastrous than Waterloo and more humiliating than Sedan. At the meeting of the Cycling Club Committee, beld last week, Messrs Clarkson, Goodyer-, Lewis and Biiick were appointed to wait on the committee of the Friendly Societies on Monday night, re holding combined sports and picnic at Foxton on New Year's Day. — M. Tirries« A irieetirig tit Launceston women passed a resolution of sympathy with Madame Dreyfus and forwarded it to her by Cablet The tuatara lizards at the Opawa fish-breeding establishment, remarks the Christchurch Press, show a decided predilection for music, for although usually vefy 3hy and adverse to being interviewed by strangers, at a recent picnic, when dancing and singing were proceeding near to the lizards' en* closure, they all came out of their holes, and by their rapt attention appeared to greatly enjoy the fun, especially the melodious strains of a harp. There were 7062 persons in the colony on 31st March, 1899, in receipt of charitable aid, and the total amount paid by the various Boards during the twelve months ending on the date mentioned was £93,070 15s Bd. The average weekly expenditure on the total amount paid during the year was £1789 16s sd.

A crowded meeting, held in the Town Hall, Melbourne, passed resolutions expressive of indignation at the verdict of the Rennes court-martial and sympathy with Dreyfus. Mr Symes, the Freethinker, endeavoured to move an amendment declaring that Jesuits and Romish priests were the real instigators of the persecution of Dreyfus. The proposal was received with howls of derision, and the mover left the hall. The chairman refused an amendment suggesting a boycott of the Paris Exhibition. The resolulutions were cabled to Madame Dreyfus. . In quietening a disorderly scene in the House on Friday the Speaker said " Every member ought to be fully aware that anything derogatory to the dignity of the House is unworthy of the representatives of the people who should set an example to the whole colony of orderly conduct. Improper language should not be used within these walls. I hope that members will support me in that respect and to the best of my ability I will endeavour to check it. It is the duty ot all members, especially of Ministers and ex-Ministers, to set an example to this House of orderly conduct, and to endeavour to reflect credit upon the Parliament of New Zealand and not to do anything that may have a tendency to degrade it." It would be interesting to note how many times the Speaker has to utter similar words.

Our readers will not forget the Social to be held in the Church of England schoolroom to-morrow night. A very nice selection of music has been arranged, and refreshmenrs will be provided. Mr Arthur Silk, pianoforte tuner is now paying Foxton a professional visit. The funerals of the late Mrs Woodcock and Mr James Linklater will unite in the Main street and proceed to the cemetery together to-morrow afternoon. Mr Andrew Jonson conducts both. Messrs P. Hennessy and Co. have a fine suite of drawing-room furniture just imported which they are offering at a very low price. A shipment of Coalbrookdale coal is to arrive on Saturday to the order of Messrs P. Hennessy and Co. and customers are requested to book their orders early. Mrs Edgeworth David has written a very interesting account of " Funafuti, or three months on a coral island." Funafuti is one of the most inaccessible spots in the Ellice Group of Polynesia | and is part of the Empire. It was | chosen as the site for deep boring to settle the various theories of coral formation. The Fanufutians are an idle, happy lot, leading simple lives like big children ; they are perfectly harmless, docile, and honest ; crime is unknown, and strong drink is never seen. A contemporary is telling a rather good yarn about one of the Education Boards, which certainly "is a bit " pure." An Inspector who sent in a claim for travelling expenses set down in his bill the item " Porter 2s 6d." The examining official of the department crossed this out, and informed the inspector that intoxicating liquors were not allowed as travelling expences. The latter then wrote explaining that the porter was not " Ball dog," but a hired man who had carried his portmanteau from the station to the hotel. A reply from the board said that in that case the word 14 Porter " should have been " porterage." The inspector acknowledged his fault, and asked whether, in the event of his employing a cab in future, he would enter it as a "cabbage." The last letter has been held over for consideration.