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Manawatu Herald, 5 December 1899, Page 2

Mr B, M. Litchfield, at preseent Resident Inspector of the Bank of New Zealand, Wellington, succeeds , \tr Enbling as manager of the Christ- • church branch. r 1 Baron Eraly, a Liberal member of the House of Lords, who since 1881 ; has held the office of Gentleman Usher to the successive Lords-Lieutenants of Ireland, recently made an inflammatory speech at a gathering of the labourers oil his estate at Kilmallock, County Limerick. To mark the Government's sense of the impropriety of his conduct, the Lord High Chancellor (the Earl of Halsbilry) has Struck Lord Emly's name off the roll of Irish Magistrates. , On Monday morning Mr T. R. Taylor one of the candidates for -the Rangitikei seat dropped dead. The election will have to commence afresh. Tenders close for clearing and grubbing on the Motoa estate on the 14th instant. The last supplementary roll is flow to hand arid coritairis 27 $ names') The Commissioner of Crown Lands gives notice that the lands acquired from Messrs Saunders and J. Bull will be open for application on the lease in perpetuity system on arid after Wednesday the 27th December. On the ißth December holiday excursion tickets will be issued on the government railways available for return up to the dnd January. To-morrow the ladies will have tea and refreshments, such as sandwiches and^cakes, at the Methodist schoolroom from noon till six o'clock, ali of which can be obtained at the moderate price of sixpence.

The railway funs the first sea-side excursion to Foxton on Wednesday the 13th instant. Tenders for the punting required by Messrs Swainson and Bevan close on Thursdays • The advertisement of the State School Concert appears to-day. The date is fixed for Wednesday the 13th December. Mr John Stevens t has addressed large and enthusiastic meetings at Marton, Turakina, Awahuri and Sandon, where he was accorded votes of thanks and confidence, his prospects of success at the poll is considered highly satisfactory. Lippincott's large publishing premises in Philadelphia have been destroyed by fire. The damage is estimated at a million sterling. A large amount of the loss is entailed in the destruction of plates for the " Encyclopaedia Britannicai" Ii is said that over fifty of the crew of the warship Mildura, now lying in Wellington harbour, are ill with : influenza. ■ The death is announce at Lyttelton of Mr John Joyce, M.H.R. Deceased , has been the Parliamentary representative of Lyttelton in the Liberal interest ■ since 1887. 1 It is related of Dr Philson, who died ! in Auckland last week, that on one occasion in the early seventies when a I seaman who arrived at Auckland by the Nebraska, .from Sydney, was attacked by small-pox, aud there seemed some danger of this dread [ disease spreading, unless vigorous \ measure of isolating could be adopted, ' the doctor (who had himself been a victim of small-pox in his early days) ■ isolated himself with the patient, at--1 tended to him spiritually and medically. \ and when the poor fellow succumhed to the loathsome disease, coffined the \ body with his own hand, in order to prevent any spread of the infection, remaining away from his family for ' some weeks. For these services, 1 which prevented any possibility of the . spread of the contagion, he received : ..(says the New Zealand Herald) the : thanks of the Provincial Council and a handsome.gratuity. It is with the deapest regret we have to record the death of Mr G. Laurenson which occurred at an early hour on Saturday morning. Deceased who was aged 33 years returned to Palmerston from Auckland about three mouths ago in a weak state of health, and it was hoped that the change of air would have a beneficial effect, but unfortunately the expectation was not realised. Mr Laurenson gradually grew weaker and weaker, until death relieved the sufferer. Deceased was Jborn in 'the Shetland Islands, and at the age of eight years arrived wijh his parents in this colony After a residence of four years in the South Island the family removed to Palmerston North, where they have been settled ever since. The late Mr Laurenson was educated in Palmerston, and subsequently entered the service of the Wanganni Education Board as a teacher, being located at the Foxton school for six years in that capacity. Mr Laurenson eventually resigned his position as a school teacher and again took up his residence in Palmerston Ncrth. At the expiration of two years he entered the local Post Office, and has been connected with the department for a period extending over .ten years. The deceased was one ot the most popular young men in the town, and he well deserved to be, for a more gentlemanly and unassuming person it would be impossible to meet. He possessed considerable literary ability, and this gift he used to the best advantage during the time he was editor of the Palmerston Mutual Improvement Society's journal. The kite Mr Laurenson was a man of • sterling worth, and .his death will be mourned by a wide circle of friends To his sorrowing relatives we extend our deepest sympathy in the sad bereavement they have sustained. — Manawatu Times,