Manawatu Herald. TUESDAY, JULY 81, 1900. A general servant is wanted.

Manawatu Herald, 31 July 1900, Page 2

Manawatu Herald. TUESDAY, JULY 81, 1900. A general servant is wanted.

The Methodists held a very successful Social last night, the proceedings of which we have to hold over to next issue.

On Wednesday a meeting in connection with the British and Foreign Bible Society will be held in the Methodist Hall when an address by Rev. F. H. Spencer will be giveq illustrated with lantern slides.

Mr S. Grier has been elected presi dent of the Manawatu Racing Club.

Messrs Walsh and Howan aftrr some disappointments have got their steam-engine in good-going order. The engine is erected to drive a sausage machine for which delicacies the firm has a large demand, too much for man-power to supply. .

In another column Mr A. C. Stansell thank all those friends who lent articles for yesterday's luncheon.

One of the newest things in the way of drafting yards in an ingenious arrangement now in use at Bushy Creek, W. Australia. This yard is of circular formation, and is so arranged that ' the moving sheep have others beside them all the way, thus giving them an impression that they are going to join their mates, and thereby rendering the task of drafting a comparatively easy one. Another feature of this yard is that there are no projections, and rails and posts presenting a perfectly flat surface, so that there is nothing to catch the sheep's wool, and no sharp edges against which they might be pressed to their hurt.

The Lyttelton Times described an interesting relic, in the shape of a gravestone, which was unearthed about 20 years ago by a settler at Kaituna. near Little River, and only recently has been found to bear an incription, v Sacred to the memory of B. Town, send. Died A.D. 1774." Captain Cook visited the South Island in 1770, and it is surmised that some of his men left the ship to live with the Maoris, and one of them died, and a mate engraved ft headstone for him,

Not a very valuable addition to the colony is a number of girls for the natch factory. Having sent our boys away we surely do not need to ; mport girls!

It is curious in how many ways employers aiiil tT.ak'MHen have sunlit Ij i.i.iko ilicj 10l vi Hi o ReStifvirii. auu iis family easy financially, not only in the present, but in view either of his .•eturn or his death. Many of the schemes in this direction are no less ingenious than generous, as, for example, Reservists at the front who are customers of the Hackney Furnishing Company, are not called upon to pay on their contracts any instalments hiring the continuation of the war; while should any be so unfortunate as to lose their lives in battle or by disease, whatever balance is due is given to their families. In this way the company has already disbursed among Reservists' families the large sum of £5.000.