Manawatu Herald. THURSDAY, NOV. 2. 1899.

Manawatu Herald, 2 November 1899, Page 2

Manawatu Herald. THURSDAY, NOV. 2. 1899.

A gold ring has been lost between the Manawatu Herald Office and Post Office. Finder on returning it will be rewarded.

The next English and European mail, via San Francisco, will close at the local office on Friday, Nov. 24th, at 8 p.m.

The D. O. Assignee gives notice that J. S. Ennis has been adjudged a bankrupt, and that the first meeting of creditors will be held on Monday next.

The Rev. W. Thomson, of St. Andrew's Church, Palmerston, has informed hie congregation that he intends to place his resignation in the hands of th« Wanganui Presbytery next month. -An effort is being' made! jjto induct him to reconsider his decision.

An Act to prevent boys and girls working without payment, and stipulating that girls must receive a minimum of 4s a week and boys 53, came into operation on the 21st October.

An attempt was made to burn down Hum's Hotel, Ohingaiti, last week, but owing to the prompitude of a domestic servant in extinguishing the flames the attempt was not successful. A heap of wood, with kerosene poured over it, was piled up against a door on the ground floor, and had the fire not been discovered so,, soon the building would undoubtedly have been destroyed. Detective Bishop has been engaged making inquiries, but the affair is at present wrapped in mystery.

Captain Jones, of Duco fame, lost bis case against Von Scheon, the magistrate stating it was a case where a man had undertaken to do a legal thing; and had with the knowledge, consent and co-operation of the person employed, done it by illegal means. If be had not used illegal means he would, by the terms of the bargain, have been bound to return the money he received, because it was impossible for him to perform the service by legal means. He thought the parties were in puri delicto, and plaintiff would be nonsuited, without costs.

The telephonist at Akitio, on the East Coast, north of Castlepoint, reports the barque Pleiades came ashore at the landing shed at 8 a.m. on Tuesday. The crew are all safe. There are no further particulars. The Pleiades was on her way in ballast from Port Chalmers to Napier.

Lieutenants Peary's vessel, Windward, arrived at Brigus, Newfoundland, on the 14th September. Her crew reports tbat Lieu. Peary got fifty miles further north than did Nansen in the Fram. He would have been able to reach a higher latitude still had he not suffered so badly from the great cold. His feet were frost-bitten, and he lost seven toes. He was compelled to retreat, and was hauled nearly a hundred miles upon a sledge. He remains at Etah for the winter and the Windward will return there in July next. The Fram left Etha in August, but owing to the ice could only make fiv« miles in six days. Dr Svenßon, of the Fram, died during the winter.

The Rev. W, Woollass will preach a special sermon next Sunday evening on the power and influence of music.

Messrs Macdonald, Wilson 8c Co. notify a great sale of Levin town lands on aist November, by auction at the Exchange land auction rooms, Wellington. In another issue we shall be able to give further particulars of the lots for sale.

We Jraw our readers' attention to a Minstrel entertainment on Wednesday, the 22nd November. We are assured that the entertainment will be all that can be wished, and knowing the promoters feel certain that it will be so. We shall again refer to this concert in a following issue.

The Christmas number of the Canterburg Times is to hand and the publishers are to be complimented on the success of their attempt to make this number a true colonial one, and therefore most interesting to those at Home. Loose with the paper there are four beautiful photagravues of New Zealand scenery, vie Mount Sefton, Otira Gorge, Diamond lake,, a view from Mount Eden. We draw particular to the pages of Native views set in most artistic borders, one which strikes our fancy being a representation of Maori mats and carved wood* work. It is certainly a most ap< propiate and unique setting to the Maori women photographs. The reading matter is a story entitled "Wizard joy' 1 written by Miss Mackay who is already well known to the public. The paper is one that should be sent to friends far away both on account of its representation of the country we live in* and as an exhibition of what can be undertaken in the colony.

Captain Westph wires, from Freemantle r-^ 1 the Waikatd stern tube is intact. Fitting shaft. Will leave on the 7th of November."

The reported discovery in the interior of a shark captured at Warehou Bay, Makara, of a woman's leg, turns out to have been nothing more than a stupid rumour. Mounted Constable O'Halloran rode Gilt to Makara yesterday and returned with a pig's foot in a woman's shoe. The fisherman avers that this is exactly as it was found in the shark, biit even with a little salt, it would be somewhat difficult to swallow either the foot or the story. — Post.

Lord Roßebery, late Premier of England, speaking lately made a brilliant defence of the Government policy in the Transvaal. He said the Boers had rendered war inevitable, and he urged all parties to show a united front, trusting the man at the helm. He referred to the dangers arising from Continental jealousies and ambitions. He predicted that a Liberal Imperialism would control the future destinies of the British Empire.

The, Glamorganshire Assize Court was recently the scene of a tragedy. Neilson, a Danish seamen, sued the owners of the steamship Sydney Thomas for £1000 damages for personal injuries sustained on board that vessel, caused, it was alleged, by defendants negligence. Plaintift fell a distance of 40ft or 50ft, and, notwith standing treatment at Port Holloth Hospital and afterwards by specialists at Liverpool, it was declared that he still suffered from the effects of the injuries inflicted. The trial, however, resulted in the jury returning a verdict for defendants. Neilson, who was sitting in court, thereupon drew a revolver from his pocket and shot himself in the breast. Neilson was removed from the startled court to the hospital in a dying condition.

The death is reported from Wairoa of Mr Joseph Carroll, father of the Hon. James Carroll, which took place on Friday night, the deceased passing away peacefully in the presence of his family and immediate friends, both European and Maori. The late Mr Carroll was a very old settler, arriving in the colony: from New South Wales in the thirties, and was aged 84 years at the time of his death. In the early days he was engaged in the whaling industry, which was followed with such success by many of the pioneers in this bay, and he subsequently becatna an exporter of grain on a large scale, thence settling down as a sheepfarmer. He was always on terms of the greatest friendship with the Maori people, having married a chieftainess, and these were ever made welcome on his estate. His influence amongst the Maoris was great, and they had a high regard for him, seeking from him advice in times of trouble which they did not fail to appreciate. He possessed a most robust constitution, death alone being due to old age. His funeral took place yesterday afternoon, and was the largest ever seen there, friends from all parts of the coast being present to pay a tribute of respect to the memory of a worthy old settler.— H.B. Herald.