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Manawatu Herald, 4 January 1900, Page 2

Horseowners are reminded that the nominations for the Foxton races close to-night with the secretary at 9 p.m. A London paper says : — Australian horses are not given sufficient time to become acclimatised before being run here. Especially was this the case with His Grace, the hurdle racer, at Sandown Park. It wiH greatly surprise us if this raking, powerful horse dosen't do " big things " presently. The skeleton of Sir Arthur Curtis, who was lost a year ago while proceeding to Klondyke, was found on the Asteroff trail. He was evidently frozen to death. The Wellington Post says: — It is understood that the judgment of the Supreme Court in the case in which Mr David Wilkie, of Wanganui, sought to obtain a share of certain partnership monies from his brothers John . ..ad Adam Wilkie, in connection with he railway works in Western Australia, is in tavor of the defendants. Lady Broome contributes to " Cornhill " what she calls '.' a cooking nemory." It consists of recollections 1 of her adventures as first Lady • Superintendent of the National School • of Cookery, adventures certainly not > wanting in drollery. This is a story of one pf her earliest pupils : — She was , very young and very pretty, and we I ill consequently took the greatest interest in her progress ; but, alas ! she vas privately reported to me as being • i. most unpromising subject. One 1 lay, when her lesson was just over, I chanced to meet her, and inquired liw she was getting on. She took thelost hopeful view, and declared she 4 knew a Int." I next asked her to tell ; ne what she had learned that day. [ •' Oh, let me see ; we've been doin? f breakfast dishes, I think." " And 1 -.-''it did you learn about them ?" "1 ■ learned this " — with an air of triumph — '* • i v they are all the same cg.^f which y>u p:>.-c'i or boi'. I always ug it they were a different sort oi g£, a different shape, you kn>w ! " Fmr torpedo destroyers are being >m missioned for ser/ice on the Aus alian station. For some six months past Messrs ' >tock and Co., totalisator proprietors 1 on squaring accounts after every race k meeting, have found that m >re ticket ad been paid on than were issued, ;.ie total loss being between £job and r £800. After consultation with the , printers a fresh set of tickets were with certain letters slightly mutilated, but otherwise the same as the old 1 ones. At Hastings on Tuesday a man handed in three tickets of the old style, which were immediately detected, and he was given into cuftody. His name , is William Marriott. Mr J. G. Wilson, of Bulls, has im- ; ported five prize Lincoln sheep — threerams and two ewes — from England for the improvement of his flocks. The 1 animah arrived by the Paparoa in splendid condition. They will be quarantined for the usual period. — Times. The Council of the Educational Institute met at Timaru on Tuesday. The Minister for Education attended and gave an address, the chief point being a promise to introduce a Bill to provide for a colonial scale of staffs and salaries. Mr Walker promised to submit the proposal to the institute, the boards and others concerned before Parliament meets. With regard to the complaints that the syllabus was overloaded, he recommended waiting a year at least before attempting to alter it. in order to see the effect ;>fthe new regulation re freedom of classification. About £26 has been collected for Geo. Walls, the jockey who was injured at the Manawatu races when the hurdler Watershot fell and broke his leg. Mr Arthur Postle, of Papanui, who died on Sunday, left his residuary estate to Canterbury College. The amount is to be expended in purchasing books for the Christchurch Public Library, and the legacy is estimated at 41500. At the Waipawa Court on Saturday last a married woman named Emma Jane Hayes was charged with taking strychnine with intent to kill herself. The evidence showed that after the occurrence medical aid was summoned, and remedial measures applied. The case was ultimately adjourned sine die, and prohibition orders were then grrated against both husband and wife,

The Hellers will perform to-morrow light (Friday), and not to-night, Mr ■idler and his company having missed he train at Otaki. The Foxton Town Band will play iome selections in Victoria Park on Sunday next, should the weather be inc. A collection will be made and he proceeds will be devoted to the Fransvaal relief fund. On Monday Miss Edith Newth, second daughter of Mr R. H. Newth, in old and well-known resident of Palnerston, was married to William L. [obnstone, of Takapu, aud formerly of Foxton. Miss Nunneley, who won the Ladies' Champion Singles at the Tennis | tournament at Palmerston, first became champion in 1895, and has not met her superior in New Zealand yet. She was champion lady player of Australasia in 1896, but was beaten at i Sydney in the following year by Miss Howitt, the young Victorian player. The total sum subscribed in Christchurch for the widow of Lorraine, the young aeronaut, killed while attempting a parachute descent recently, totalled £333. It has been decided to invest £"300 for the benefit of Mrs Lorraine, to be paid to her quarterly at the rate of £1 per week for six years. The Cbristchurch Press understands that the Hon. Mr Rolleaton intends shortly to pay a visit to the Old Country, which he has not seen for forty years. He has still a number of relations and schoolfellows and college friends alive, with whom he has been in communication from time to time. He hopes to be back in Canterbury by the end of the year. A novel contest took place on Saturday afternoon last in the paddock on the back of Mr Devine's Marton Hotel. Mr Jefferson, on his well known hack hurdler Merry Boy, and Mr J. Northoveron foot, competed against each other over a 50 yard course round a post and back to the starting point. Merry Boy won easily negotiating the sharp turn without losing ground. This morning before Mr A. Fraser, J.P., D. McDiarmid tor theft, and James Egan for theft and forgery were again remanded until to-morrow. Three boys named Sidney and James Smith, aged respectively 9 and 15 years, and George McAllister (8 years), were brought before the Court on a charge of breaking and entering the dwelling of Mr J. A. Perreau and stealing therefrom. The accused were also remanded.