Manawatu Herald. SATURDAY, JUNE 2, 1900.

Manawatu Herald, 2 June 1900, Page 2

Manawatu Herald. SATURDAY, JUNE 2, 1900.

The Borough Council meets on Monday evening. A marine-engine driver seeks em* ployment ; on land preferred. The Borough Council notifies that it is the intention of the Council to strike a rate, and that the rate-book is open for inspection during office hours. The fall of Pretoria was celebrated yesterday by granting the schoolchildren a half-holiday, and by the distribution of lollies. Mr Henderson is fully aware that horses want care in the winter, and has now on sale a stock ot rugs and horsecovers at reasonable prices. Our readers will not overlook the fact that the Christchurch Kinematograph Company will give on Monday night at the Public Hall a series of war views, which will be of a most interesting character. The Vaudeville Company will give both song and music during the evening. The Municipal Association of New Zealand has sent out a memo to every borough in the colony dealing succintly with the powers of Boroughs Council s in dealing with nuisances aud infec - tion.

Mr A. R. Osborne is determined to please the public and has secured a large sample of various cloths for their selection. In the altered advertisement to-day will be seen the capital selection he has made, and which will, no doubt, be the cause of an increased business. Mr Osborne still gives great attention to his tailoring business and [ does all the cutting-out. The Commissioner of Taxes gives notice to all concerned to make returns of income under " The Land and Income Assessment Act." Messrs George Thomas and Co. announce the sale ot surplus boilers, engines, pumps and machinery suitable for flixmillers, woolgrowers and others, on the 20th June. The whole of the machinery and boilers are in good condition and are being sold by the Wellington Harbour Board. This afternoon the Sunday School children at Levin were to present the Rev. H. Leach with a handsome dinner service. 1 Mr las. McMillan, a brother of J. R. McMillan, of this town, has been engaged in the Transvaal war as a trooper in the Imperial Light Horse. Trooper McMillan, who was a former resident of Foxton, has written to his brother stating that he was then lying in the hospital in Natal, having been wounded in the leg. In his letter Mr McMillan gives a splendid account of the battle of Elands Laaghte, in which his regiment rendered such distinguished service under their gallant colonel, Scott-Chisholme, who fell during the fighting. — M. Times, We direct attention to the sale of Mrs F. Young's horses and furniture, and note that the hour of the sale, owing to the number of the lots, has been fixed to commence at noon on Wednesday. " There is," remarks the American Commander-in-Chief "one conspicuous lesson being taught by the present war which must come as a surprise to many critics and students of England's Colonial policy, and that is the loyal spirit for the 'mother-country' displayed by Canada, Australasia, and other British Colonies in their substantial offers of troops for service in South Africa. Almost every day new detachments are embarking, amidst the greatest popular enthusiasm, for the seat of war, from all over the Empire. In this trying hour, when the clouds of ill-will are lowering along England's horizon, it must be very re-assuring to have such evidences of moral and i material support from the various members of her scattered family." i In the House of Lords in March Lord Kinnaird asked the Archbishop of Canterbury if there was any precedent since the Reformation settlement in which prayers for the dead had ever been introduced " by authority" into any special services put forth by any of the Archbishops of Canterbury. Dr Temple, in reply, referred Lord Kinnaird to prayers issued after the naval victories of 1797 and 1798. He was aware, he added, that prayers for the dead were uncommon in the Church of England and that they had been altogether struck out of the ordinary services, but it was quite within the law of the Church ot England to pray for the dead. The Church had not taken away the right to pray for the dead. But 'the doctrine of Purgatory was contrary to the Church of England, and prayers for souls in Purgatory were forbidden. Roman law has an extremely convenient way of extricating itself from the difficulty of wild animals breaking loose. This is its formula : If a bear escapes from his master and thus succeeds in doing mischief, the master cannot as " quandam dominus " be called to account, because he has j ceased to be master when the animal i has escaped. " Has ceased I " That is just it. He cannot be master when the animal is !