Manawatu Herald. THURSDAY. DEC. 21, 1899

Manawatu Herald, 21 December 1899, Page 2

Manawatu Herald. THURSDAY. DEC. 21, 1899

To-day an accident happened to the Shannon coach just at the Post Office. After the mails had been delivered and the coach was starting off the near side poler got his leg over the trace and commenced kicking, which made his companion restless and they tried to bolt. Mr Barham jumped off the box and got to the horses' heads and was assisted by Mr W. Collins. The horses were stopped and matters looked well, when in the attempt to remove the trace which was being loosened at the collar, caused the horse to start kicking again when he succeeded in getting his leg over the pole, and thus kicked the other horse which caused them to make another bolt, in which Mr W. Collins was thrown down and kicked. Mr Barham stuck to his horse but the coach was thus turned into the footway into an old building next Morley's dining rooms and the pole hitting the same brought the kicking horse down and the coach to a standstill. No one else was hurt but the horse was cut about, the pole was broken and the for«axle broke at the.ae.sw wheel,

The storekeepers are doing their best for their customers for XmaSi We desire our readers to view the windows of Mr Loveday where very many pretty and useful materials are shown. Those going in for home decorating will see some handsome curtains, the ladies some very pretty designs in all things they most like, whilst men are as carefully catered for in the opposite window, The Rangitikei election has resulted in the return of Mr Lethbridge, who received 1917 votes* Mr Bagnall got 1400 votes and Mr Gascoinne 277. Mr J. Magee, a member of the Canadian Privy Council, speaking at a meeting of the shareholders of the Bank of Ottawa, said Canada Could ] afford to follow the lead of the Australasian colonies and Cape Colony in contributing towards the cost of the Navy. At the opening of the Cheviot Show the Premier said the settlers had proved themselves to be of the righ! material. During the period 1891 to 1899 the capital value of the estate had increased from £303.183 to £392,---694. There were 236 leases held by 201 separate selectors. The value of the improvements required was £16,---332, while the value of those actually effected was £49,738. Arreas of rents were out of a total rental of £14,397. The approximate total area of cereal crops this year was 4019 acres '; of green and root crops 7374 acres; and of English grasses 11,430 acres. He congratulated the settlers on the success of the show, which was in every way in advance of those held In previous years. Rev. Father Patterson, formerly of Palmerston North, has been elected Vice- President of the Auckland Leidertafel. Lieutenant-Colonel R. G. Kekewich, of the Loyal North Lancashire, who is in command of the forces in Kimberley, is one of the smartest of the young Lieutenant-Colonels at present commanJing regiments. It was said of him in Egypt, where he Was on the Staff from 1884 to 1890, that he was the best Staff officer in the country, and he certainly was one of the most popular, for he was the life and soul of the Cairo gymkhanas and polo tournaments. He was specially promoted as Major into the Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers, and was brought in to command his present regiment in June of last year, 'fhe Perak and two Soudanese expedition are his war service. He was military secretary of two Com-manders-in-Chief of Madras. On the afternoon of Christmas Day a polo match will be played on the Herrington ground between the Oroua and Wellington clubs. Play will commence at a o'clock. Writing of the disloyalty of the burghers in Northern Cape Colony, a contemporary says t — Colesburg was always considered strictly English. On the other hand, Burghersdorp, as its name suggests— burgher's villagehas ever been a hot-bed of revolt — the headquarters of the Bund. Middelburg is a great farming district, and the resort of consumptives. Situated about one hour's ride from Middleburgroad. now called Rosmead Junction, the bracing air of the Karoo and the high altitude generally have prolonged the life of many a patient sent from England suffering from pinmonary troubles. Several think the Middleburg district the best for farming purposes, and many Englishmen have settled there, notably Mr Morton, a celebrated Norfold agriculturist. Ostrich farming is the chief pursuit, and the country is fiat. Many young Britishers are seeking their fortunes farming in that part of Cape Colony which the Free State Boers are attempting to occupy and loot. Most of the fine farms were given by the British Government to the hard fighting men who fought for their lives in the Kaffir wars. The Macdonald's, the Leeches, and the Ross families are perhaps the best known of the Englishmen. The natives are very numerous, and most of them own many cattle and horses.