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Manawatu Herald, 14 November 1899, Page 2

When steaming lip the river on WednesJay morning the propeller of the Huia struck a sm £, with the result that two of the three blades were stripped off. Notwithstanding that the steamer only had one blade and the stumps of tl a other two remaining, she steamed the distance to \Y "'■ :gton in under ten hdiirs, the water i eing smooth the whole wayi < Two spare blades have beeir fitted on.

Three good flax cutters are wanted at once, the flax is on <Jry ground. As an inset is enclosed a copy from Hansard of Mr John Stevens' speech on the Address-in- Reply, which will no doubt be read by one and aIK A po6ket and note book with receipts has been lost. Finder will oblige by returning same to the Manawatu Hotel. Mr William Nye , scores a good first in cucumbers he having cut two on Saturday Which measured thirteen and a half infehes in length. The cucumber is known as the Mangarere prize. A preliminaay announcement of some building sections in ihe Borough which are for sale 6ii easy terms, appears in to-day's issue. We would recommend all who desire to save money to watch for the further particulars that arfi promised. In the premises next to Mr Loveday's a firm will open up to-morrow with a consignment of Xmas presents, watches, and jewellery. An early call will be well as there is no knowing how long the dppoftunity may be open. On Thursday there will be an extra train leaving Foxton at 8 a,m. and returning from Palmerston at 6.25 p.m. This will be much appreciated by the public and should ease the rush which there generally is when one train leaves for the Show* Last Tuesday a young man named Thomas Telford was sent to the Moutoa estate as a ploughman. His behaviour was however so peculiar that the manager refrained from giving him charge of the horses, and yesterday he sent for constable Minogue to arrest him for lunacy. He was brought into town and before Mr A. Fraser J.P. and remanded to Palmermerston for medical examination. According to the cables Great Britain means to get there as we are j told that a large siege train is being I mobilised at Woolwich, with which it is intended to shell Pretoria. ' The self-denial of the Salvation Army throughout Australia realised £27,100. This sum is £1600 in excess of that realised last year. Lord Salisbury speaking at the Guild Hall made reference to the sympathetic attitude of America, and declared that" the relations with Germany were all that could be desired. The Empire would, he asserted, not submit to any foreign intervention in South Africa. Great Britain would carry the conflict through alone. He was, however, convinced that no interference would be attempted. The Auckland Herald states that Captain Lorraine, the victim of the balloon accident, was an old Auckland boy. His real name was David Mnhoney, and his age about 30. While in Auckland he married •<> Christchurch lady, who was announced to ascend with him on his last attempt at Auckland, but withdrew at the last moment. Persons in Great Britain who wish to send parcels to New Zealand and certain other British colonies are now allowed, when despatching the parcels, to prepay the amount of the Customs duty which wound be levied on the arrival of the goods at their destination. Sapper Head, who was injured at the Mahanga Bay explosion in Atfgust last, is now out of bed, and making good progress towards a complete recovery. For some time grave doubts were entertained as to whether he would recover his mental powers, but these doubts have now been removed. The American State elections have resulted in the endorsement of the expansionist policy of the present Federal Government. It is expected that President' McKinley as the representative of the policy, will be elected for another term of office. His Likeness. — "Oh, I say, this photograph makes me look a downright ass, don't-cher-know !" "My dear sir, we consider it an excellent likeness." Speaking at a luncheon given by the Mayor of Melbourne, Lord Brassey, Governor of Victoria, read a portion of a letter which he had received from Lord Wolseley by the last mail. In it the Commander-in-Chief said that when the troops then preparing for shipment reached South Africa, it would bring the total up to about 70,---000 from the regular army — the largest force of British soldiers that England had ever put into the field. The warrant for the arrest of Bouvy, the New Caledonia escapes, was issued by the acting-Governor, Sir Robert Stout, at the instance of the Count de Courte, French consul at Wellington. Bouvy will appear before Sir Robert Stout. In connection with the extradition proceedings, it is understood the Governor of New Caledonia asked for Bouvy's extradition, and the French consul acted at his request. Bouvy was formerly in the employ of the French consul here, and his name has been rather prominently before the public ot late in connection with Supreme and Appeal Court proceedings between him and the Count de Courte. The so-called Tugrin fog dispeller, expected to prove a boom to mariners is simply a 3m tube Bft long, through which warm air is forced by a blower. A hole is thus cleared, enabling the navigator to see several hundred feet through the densest fog. Fog is still an unsolved problem.