Manawatu Herald. TUESDAY, MARCH 27, 1900.

Manawatu Herald, 27 March 1900, Page 2

Manawatu Herald. TUESDAY, MARCH 27, 1900.

The Commissioner of Crown Lands notifies that a clerk will be in attendance at the Courthouse, Feilding, on Tuesday and Wednesday, the 3rd and 4th April, to supply intending applicants with information as to the sale of Mr Charles Bull's estate. We have to thank Mr James Coley for bringing under our notice a very fine specimen of James's intermediate carrot. The soil of Mr Coley's garden evidently suits the seed as the specimen measured thirteen inches' in length, and twelve inches in girth. We are plessed to state that the Oroua Polo team again were victorious at the Polo tournament, having defeated Christchurch on Saturday by ten goals to three. This makes the third year in succession that the Polo Club have been successful. It is reported that Marconi's system of wireless telegraphy has not proved a complete success in the South African campaign, in consequence of the influence exerted by metalliferous deposits in part of the country where tests have been made. In the House of Commons the Bill introduced by Mr Goulding, M.P. for Devizes, providing compensation for accidents to agricultural laborers was read a second time, Government supporting it. The London Sporting Times says : — There has just arrived for cxhibition'at the Royal Aquarium probably the most extraordinary freak of nature ever born, viz., a living man (James Barnes), the upper part of whose person is human while fhe lower part resembles that of a horse. This Centaur (whose mother was bitten some five months prior to his birth by a vicious horse) was born in Crawfordsville, Arkansas, U.S., July, 1876. His appearance is startling and extraordinary, but not repulsive. He runs on all-fours, trots, paces, and whinnies like a horse. He is a musician as well as a freak. A native named Patara Timomo has been drowned at Tikitiki, Waiapu river. Whilst driving a bull across, his horse got into a deep hole, and he was unable to swim. A native girl, seventeen years of age, named Tepora Tertto, made a plucky attempt to rescue him, being dragged under several times by the drowning man, who clutched her skirts. Whilst under the water she had to tear the band off her dress to escape. She was so exhausted that she was barely able to scramble ashore. DeceasedVmother, aged seventy, dived to the bottom of the river and recovered the body. " Who led the people of Israel out ofthe wilderness ?" asked the Dannevirke Sunday-school teacher last Sunday ; as she spoke she fixed her eagle eyes on the new scholar. •' Twaren't me, mum," said he, "my folk just moved up here from Napier last week." The Liverpool Post tells a story that a local firm, being delighted at the idea that an employee was called up to join the Reserves, volunteered to pay half his wages to his wife in his absence. At the end of the month the woman appeared, and the moiety was at once given to her. " What ?" she said, " Four pounds ?" " Yes," re- [ plied the senior partner, * that is exactly half ; sorry you are not satisfied." "It isn't that I'm not satisfied ; for years he has toi J me he only got six pounds altogether, and — and — if the Boers don't kill him, I will." The interest taken in New Zealand by our " American cousins " is not confined to the adult population. The school children of various parts of the States bave for some time past been sending communications to schools in Ne*w Zealand giving interesting information respecting this colony. By the last 'Frisco mail the Education Department in Wellington received a letter from D. G. Hurlburt, 83rd-street School, Chicago, enclosing for the pupils of the same grade of one of the Wellington schools a letter from the 10 to 13 year old pupils of his school. The epistle commences — " Dear Friends— We, the pupils of 83rd-street School. Chicago, have been studying in our geography about your city and the country of New Zealand. We would like to know more about the City of Wellington than our geography tells us, and we thought we would write you and tell you something about Chicago and ask you to write about your city." The letter, which is a long and interesting one, is to be forwarded to the headmaster of the Clyde-quay State School to be read to the pupils there.— Post.

The next English and European mail vhl San Francisco will close at the local office on Friday, the 13th day of April, at 8 p.m. It is astonishing how fond people are of what is thought to be cheap things, merely because less money is required \ to purchase a certain weight. A lot of codlin-moth-eaten apples are being j offered for sale at a price per pound which sounds cheap, but when the waste is taken into consideration are very expensive luxuries compared to good sound apples at a higher price. The Admiralty Court has awarded the owners of the Asloun the sum of i 16,500 for salvage of the Waikato. The award includes £1,300 for the captain of the Asloun and £2,700 for division amongst the crew. The Wellington and Auckland sections of the fourth contingent, with most of the horses, went on board the Gymeric at Dunedin on Saturday night. The steamer sailed at 3 o'clock on Sunday afternoon. We have to thank Mr Pringle, the secretary of the Manawatu Racing Club for a complimentary ticket for the Autumn race meeting. The Borough Council invite tenders for the formation of Purcell-street. Tenders close at 7 p.m. on Monday next. Yesterday morning James Walsh was sentenced by Mr Fraser, J. P., to 14 days imprisonment for being illegally on premises. William Clarke was fined five shillings or 24 hours for drunkenness, and to 14 day's imprisonment for being an idle and disorderly person. Members and intending members of the Foxton Athletic Club are reminded of the meeting to-morrow night at 7.30 at Hunter's Hotel. There is every possibility of a strong team being got together this season, and amongst the business that is to be brought forward is the tjuestion of whether the Club should join the Manawatu or the Horowhenua Union. Mr H. A. Wunsch, who has taken over the Foxton bakery solicits a fair share of the public patronage. Balls and parties will be catered for. Malt brend will be always on hand, and Mr Fraser is retained as baker. Master Guy Rhodes, who is at the Wellington College, has had a very satisfactory report on his progress sent to his father, which shows that the education he received at the State School has been of much service to him. He is in the third class of the school. Mr Thomas Bowe has secured the lease of the Education Reserves in this district, comprising some 94 acres. These he intends to fence in and improve without loss of time. Mr Alfred Ross, the Returning offi eer, officially declares the result of the poll for the Manawatu Licensing Committee.