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Manawatu Herald, 28 July 1900, Page 2

Mr W. W. Collins abolition of Capital Punishment Bill was rejected by 49 votes to 9.

The Wellington Education Board has to face an overdraft of £7424 and a meeting is to be held on the 15th August to consider the question of retrenchment.

The Mail says, — We understand that Messrs Swainson and Bevan are not entirely closing down their flaxmills, but will for the time being run two strippers at their Waikawa mill.

The Taikorea school will be examined on Friday the ioth August.

Mr Kebbell, a member of the Wellington Education Board, said on his coast a large number had left the public schools and gone to the Catholic schools. He had been informed that their railway fares had been paid by a cheque from the Government.

Hailstones an inch and a half and upwards in diameter smashed all the glass roofs and 550 street lamps in the town of Northampton. The storm only lasted six minutes.

The Sanitary Commissioner (Mr J. A. Gilruth) reports having examined a dead rat found in Wellington, which evidently died from a more virulent form of plague than thaf Tound amongst the Wangauni and Aramoho rats. The department does not intend taking special action unless a human being becomes infected.

The Dairy Commissioner's reporl this year is, for the sake of convenience, {published in pamphlet form. Seven thousands copies have been published, and, as far as possible, all milk-suppliers will be provided with one. The report will, of course, appear as an appendix to the annual report of the Agricultural Department.

Mr S. P. Burrr has stated asra cash grocer in Mrs Harris's boot shop. Mr Burr has had plenty of experience in the line he has selected for his business and should do well.

This morning Frederick Robinson and John Ahem were prohibited from procuring liquor in Foxton for the next twelve months, and E. Ferris was convicted and discharged for riding a bicycle on a footpath.

The dance on Monday will be looked forward to with pleasure by the children. The hall and lighting and piano have been given by Mr Alf. Fraser, and the music has been arranged for by the celebration committee.

The unusual heat that has been experienced in England has caused the lines on some sections ot railway to spread, with the result that several trains have been derailed near the metropolis and in the provinces. During the siege of Kumassi, about 1000 of the inhabitants of the town died from starvation and disease, and another iooo escaped. Of the force that accompanied the Governor (Sir Frederick Hodgson) in his expedition, fighting their way to the coast, some 300 were killed.

Mr Stiles, the popular, manager of Mr Loveday's drapery establishment severs his connection with it very shortly, having entered into a businees partnership at Gisborne.

Mr Fred Easton has purchased the Crown Hemp Mill.

The address to be presented by the Borough Council to His Excellency the Governor on Monday has been very neatly engrossed by Mr Overend, and does him much credit, as the public will see by inspecting it at Mr Alf. Fraser's shop window.

The next of the series of socials given in the Methodist Schoolroom will be held on Monday evening, when an excellent programme of interesting and entertaining items will be given.