Manawatu Herald. THURSDAY, DEC. 7, 1899.

Manawatu Herald, 7 December 1899, Page 2

Manawatu Herald. THURSDAY, DEC. 7, 1899.

The War Office has ordered an additional shipment of oats from New Zealand, amounting to 3000 tons, for delivery at the Cape, The French Premier (M. WaldeckRousseau) has had the office ofthe newspaper " La Caricature " seized on account of the publication of an objectionable caricature of Queen Victoria. Mr A. Hay, son of the United States Secretary of State, has been appointed American Consul at Pretoria. It transpires that the late Mr J. Joyce, M.H.R., expired in his sleep. The funeral of deceased at Lyttelton was the largest gathering of the kind ever seen in that town. The horses brought by the Australian troops arrived at the Cape in a serviceable condition, and those from New Zealand were in particularly good order. The condition in which they were landed was in marked contrast to the regulars' mounts, which suffered greatly on the voyage trom England. The Hon. W. P. Schreiner, Premier of Cape Colony, lately addressed to Presideut Steyn. of the Orange Free State, a protest, against the invasion of Cape Colony from that Republic, which he complained was a breach of the understanding that had been arrived at. President Steyn, in his reply, which has just been received, repudiates the action of the Free State officers. Forty-five British firms, representing a large collective building exhibit, have withdrawn froni the Paris Exhibition on account of the display of antiBritish feeling in France. The Queen keenly feels the loss of so many brave soldiers in South Africa, and is specially grieved at the casualties that have been suffered by the Grenadier, Coldstream, and Scots Guards on the western frontier of the Boer republics. Her Majesty is often seen weeping by the attendants, and has given orders that she shall be instantly informed of any great event, as she was never more anxious for the well-being of the troops. The. school concert on the 13th is to provide funds to aid the committee to carry out their thousand and one duties. The school has always received the. support of the parents of the scholars, and the coming entertainment will just as usual be well attended. Thero will be other reasons also for a good attendance as the programme will be most interesting, attractive, and amusing. Public attention is again directed to the book-post regulations in regard to Christmas cards, all articles intended to pass through the Post Office at book rates of postage should be enclosed in covers entirely open at the ends, or in envelopes not gummed down but having the fly turned inside. If sent in sealed envelopes, even if marked " Book Post " or " Christmas Card " they are liable to letter rates of postage, the deficiency being collected ftom tlie aatosee,

An e/igine driver, scutchers, and paddockers are wanted at the Paiaka mill. Mr Stevens' Foxton Committee thanks all who worked so well to secure the large majority Mr Stevens secured at Foxton. We have been requested to state that the persons who removed some jars of liquor from the place they were, would oblige tho owner if he would return the jars at his earliest convenience. A reward is offered by Mr Darvill for information as to the person vho broke his front lamp last night. Yesterday the boys of the State school had a cricket match amongst themselves, and a capital game was had. Mr W. S. Stewart, the head master, thoughtfully entertained the teame at lunch at Victoria Hall, In another column the friendly Societies' programme of their sports is published. The was a severe thunderstorm durthe night and again in the morning of December 2at Invercargill, The wire in the Invercargill telephone exchange was fused by lightning during the night and this morning a youth named Brebner, son of the station master, was struck at Johnson's foundry, He is now in the hospital under treatment. The necessity for sending further reinforcements to South Africa arises from the disbcatidn df the plans ofthe campaign caused by the distance that separates the different bodies of troops now in the field, and the isolated way in which they are obliged to work. It is acknowledged that the original scheme for a general concerted advanoe upon the Boer Republics by three separate columns operating on the west, south and east, has gone to pieces and been abandoned, leaving each command to. act independently until means of combinding their plans can be devised. A settler at Bunnythorpe named Patrick Culkeen committed suicide by drowning on Saturday morning. The body was found in the Manganoe stream with a 351 b bag of sand tied round the neck. He left two letters indicating that he intended to take his life. Trouble over his late wife's will seem to have been the cause. The November number of the Review of Reviews is to hand. Amongst the many excellent articles we would refer our readers to that entitled, " The Empire through colonial eyes," by the Rev. W. H. Fitchett. In it the writer predicts that " Before the twentieth century, now at our finger tips, is half spent, the British Empire will be a planet-girdling zone of great Dominions, linked by ties of pride and affection, and of material interest to the motherland, the island seat of the race." A very interesting resume of the book of the month, " A prisoner of the Khalifa, by Charles Neufeldt, is given. We have Mr Stead's South African catechism, which is our friend Stead all the world over, sympathising with the Boers, and in favour of peace at any price. He must now be very much out of touch with English feeling. The caricatures of the month all bear upon the Transvaal question.