Manawatu Herald. TUESDAY, NOV. 23. 1899.

Manawatu Herald, 23 November 1899, Page 2

Manawatu Herald. TUESDAY, NOV. 23. 1899.

Captain Russell has sufficiently recovered to be able to proceed to his home, near Hastings.

Prince Henry of Orleans reproaches France for remaining impassive while Great Britain, Germany and other nations are dividing the world.

A curious accident occurred on Friday morning at Mr Lories drapery establishment, Dunedin, when a customer walked out in an absent-minded manner through a plate-glass window valued at £15. His head and face were considerably cut about, and Dr Martin, to whose care he was consigned from the Friendly Societies' Dispensary, found it necessary to stitch up the wounds.

As the last of a number of dumped bales of flax was being placed on b >art. the Gothic on Tuesday morning, the men engaged in the labour were surprised to see a sheet of flame suddenly shoot out from the bale. The fire was quickly suppressed, but not before some damage was done to the flax. It is thought that a match carelessly thrown aside by some bystander wds responsible for the outbreak. Complaint is made of the slovenly manner in which flax is sometimes sent from Foxton for shipment elsewhere. At the present time there are nearly 20 bales in the wool stores which have had to be rejected owing to the manner in which the material has been prepared and sent on. — Post.

A singular occurrence is reported from Halcombe. A day or two ago a man named Pinkerton was thrown from his horse as he was on, his way home from a blacksmith's, where he had been getting his horse shod. Whether he was rendered unconscious by the fall or not is not known, though it is presumed that it was as the result of the fall. However, he has lost all recollection of the past, and can give no coherent replies to queries addressed to him. Although he bears no external mark of injury, he has been removed to the Hospital, where the case excites a good deal of interest.

When there is an excuse of a falling market we generally get a London cable about hemp. The latest assertion is, the hemp market is weak, with anxious sellers. New Zealand has declined 30s per ton. This is not in keeping with prices given by London buyers sent by cable direct to agents.

Tattersall Adams is reported to have amassed the snug fortune of £250,000 through his sweeps after starting life as a farm labourer at is gd a day ; and Wren, of Collingwood (Melbourne) " Tote " fame, is said to make some thousands a year from his business.

We have been informed that " Ornamental Bill," well-known in this town but now resting at Otaki, has secured a prize in Tattersall's sweep, some say close on £900. He has not yet received the money.

The steamer recently built for a mail service across Lake Taupo has now been completed, and, beginning this * week, will run regularly with passengers and mails. The steamer at her trial trip ran from Taupo to Tokaanu, a distance of twenty-eight miles, in 2 hours and 20 minutes.

From the Cape Argus we learn that Miss Lorraine Tansley, who is with the Payne Family, received a welldeserved encore for each of her contributions at the entertainment given at the capital of Cape Colony.

The Emperor and Empress of Germany and two sons boarded the Royal yacht Hohenzollern at Kiel in order to proceed to England. They will spend five days at Windsor and two at Sandringham,

Mr John Stevens addresses the electors at Levin to-night, and at the Public Hall to-morrow night. He speaks at Moutoa on Saturday.

W.ir-'"-* telegraphy is now being used "'. - : s 'nallicg purposes in connection with the British Mediterranean fleet.

Mr W. B. Rhodes in !.•* advertisement to-day calls attention to the Bell tea, for which he is the sole agent. Further particulars are supplied in the insets with this issue.

Messrs P. Hennessy & Co. announce that the Charles Edward is due here on the 4th December with a cargo of Coalbrookdale coal.

Messrs Macdonald, Wilson & Co. held a sale on Tuesday at their Exchange Auction Rooms, Wellington, of the Manawatu railway land at Thorndon and Levin* Competition was keen and the total sum realised amounted to £8393. The Thorndon sections fetched £3663, and the Levin sections d « ~*

We are sorry to learn that Mr Hamer met with a serious accident at Bulls yesterday. Having ridden his own horse to that township he 1 hired another animal from a livery-stable keeper to ' proceed further, but soon the horse bucked and the girth giving way Mr Hamer was thrown and kicked on the forehead, which stunned him for a time. We are glad he was able to ride his own horse home, but his faoe is very much discoloured.

A billiard tournament was held last night at the Club Hotel, Shannon< between two teams of six each, selected from the residents of the two towns. Foxton won easily by five games, and 106 in points, Shannon only securing one game. The visiting team speak highly of the pleasant evening they had, and it is likely that next week the Shannon men will visit Foxton to try and put matters on a more even keel.

Messrs Brandt and Childott who are carrying on a sale of watches, jewellry and fancy goods at the shop next to Loveday's have received a good deal of attention and are well satisfied with their position. Our readers should have a look at the many pretty and useful things this firm have in stock.

The Commissioner of Taxes notifies that the duties under the land-tax and graduated land-tax must be paid on Monday next.

Mr J. Bett scored 47 points in vehicles at the Manawatu Show, there* by winning the Association's silver medal.

As showing the enormous interest felt in Great Britain in the progress of the campaign in South Africa, it may be stated that the Daily Mail lately commenced to run special war trains from London to the north daily. By this means special late editions of the paper were distributed throughout the Midlands and the north in time tor the roll and coffee.

Advices from Invercargill state that the ketch Anna is making a trip to the Auckland Islands to make another attempt to recover the gold (£20,000 to £'40,000) on board the ship General Grant, wrecked in the islands while on the passage from Melbourne to London on May 13th, 1866, when 68 lives were lost. The 12 survivors climbed a cliff at night when making their escape, but -were unable subsequently to locate the exact spot where the wreck occurred. The Ann is also to bring a cargo of galena, which it is h~>p3:l will .irove rich in the precious metals.