Manawatu Herald. THURSDAY, NOV. 30, 1899

Manawatu Herald, 30 November 1899, Page 2

Manawatu Herald. THURSDAY, NOV. 30, 1899

Messrs Swainson and Bevan invite tenders for punting about 4000 tons of green flax to the Moutoa ferry. Specifications can be seen at the office of this paper. , On Saturday, at n a.m., the sale by the Bailiff will be held in the yard of the Courthouse. By noon to-morrow tenders for the erection of a four-roomed cottage for Mr P. Guerin must be lodged with Mr Alf. Fraser. The intimation of the existence of a state of war with the Transvaal and the Free State, given by Great Britain to the Continental Powers, facilitates the search of vessels at sea which may be suspected of conveying contraband of war to South Africa. It does not imply a recognition of Transvaal independence. A heat wave is passing over N.S. Wales. On Tuesday the temperature was a hundred in the shade in Sydney. A plot to assassinate the Sultan of Turkey in connection with a ceremony in which he took part on Friday last was discovered in time to prevent any harm being done. Four bombs were seized, and some important personages have been arrested. General Wingate captured 9000 Dervishes at Gedid, He reports that the Egyptian troops marched 60 miles and fought two decisive battles within 61 hours. Messrs P. Hennessy & Co. are making further improvements in their business premises. They are converting all the northern wing into a capacious and well lighted showroom, thus affording ample room for the proper display of samples of their large stock The addition at the back of the main shop hitherto used as a paper room is to have the roof raised and the walls l : ned, and so transposed as to make a very comfortable office. Thus we go .head step by step. Mr England has not a bee in his bonnet, no one suggested such a thing, though in another sense he would like to have a particular one in such close quarters. He imported from America an Italian queen bee and placed her, as he deemed it, safely in a hive. The queen bee and swarm have left and the inquiry is, " Oh, have you seen my big queen bee," &c, &c, something after " Poor dog Tray " song. It is annoying, and we are sorry that Italian queen knew not where she would be well cared for. One man's loss is generally another man's gain, and the general public will possibly in the long run gain by her majesty having so successfully eloped with other members of Mr England's bee family. The Returning Officer for the General Election, Mr Alfred Ross, gives the usual notice of the nomination ot Messrs Bruce and Stevens as candidates for the electoral district of Manawatu. We direct the attention of our readers to the inset in our issue of this day regarding the sale of drapery and woollen goods at the premises adjoining Mr Rhodes' store on Saturday next. We understand that a large quantity of goods have arrived and must be sold as the owner is leaving for Australia in a short time. ' Young men in want of good suits, cheap, will do well to embrace this opportunity. A Tasmanian firm has donated a bottle of whisky as a Xmas gift for each of the Tasmanian contingent. We doubt very much if they are allowed to drink it. The well-known public entertainer, Dante, the conjuror, who recently visited New Zealand, and has since been touring Australia, met with a serious accident on Monday. He was out with a friend near Dubbo, N.S. Wales, and was accidentally shot by his companion in the groin. The' unfortunate man's wounds are so bad that his condition is regarded as hopeless. Manila files state that the American troops in the Philippine Islands are suffering terribly from disease. The Tennessee volunteer regiment was sent out 1200 strong, and only 600 men have returned to America. The first supplementary roll is to hand for this district, and contains 454 names. The river steamers, Mataura and Flower of Kent, towed the Whangaroa to the Wirokino ferry yesterday. They had good fortune and got the schooner up in an hour aad a half.