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Manawatu Herald, 13 September 1900, Page 2

Members of local bodies have often unpleasant tasks set them but we think the following gentlemen have come out worse if the report in the Otaki Mail is correct. At the last meeting of the Horowhenua County Council a letter was read from W. Bell, Otaki, resigning his position as nightsoil contractor. — The Chairman and Cr Freeman were left to attend to the matter ! I ! There are thirty-three cases of sly grog selling to be dealt with at next sitting of the Magistrate's Court at Te Awamutu. All the accused are residents in the King Country.

Tenders will be received by the Official Assignee up to the 22nd Sept. for the uncollected book debts in the estate of Joe Tos. A notice appears to-day that Mr Christopher Nicholson has power of attorney from Mr John Pringle, and he requests that all monies owing may be paid forthwith. No person other than Mr Nicholson is authorised to receive such nio.. ..

New tariff prices :. • .•:.:;.:. ■ >' Nelson, Moate an'i _ 0., ' • -«vn tea merchants and blenuo Three new blends are being introduced by the firm from date, including the Champion blend at 2S per lb. All blends sold by Nelson, Moate and Co. have been reduced in price by 2d per lb. Thus the No. 2, formerly sold at 2S 4d, will now be sold at 2s 2d, and the No. i, formerly 2s, will be sold at is iod per lb. When De Wet captured the last lot of Yeomanry he got over £1000 cash out ot tneir pockets. He would want t lot ot luck to get that much out of the " Bushmen," or out of any of the Australian troops, for that matter. Further particulars which have been received from the United States concerning the hurricane which ravaged the coasts of Texas and Louisiana show, that the effects have been appalling. Galveston was visited by a tidal wave, which submerged four thousand houses, and drowned from one to two thousand people. The sea penetrated six miles inland. Several towns in Texas were completely wrecked by the hurricane. Replies which have been received to the Russian withdrawal proposals show that a report from General Count Von Waldersee is awaited before a definite conclusion is arrived at. The Stella Polare, the Duke d'Albruzzi's ship, has returned to Norway. The Duke who is a cousin of the King of Italy, left Christiania in June of last year in a ship especially constructed on the model of Nansen's vessel, with intention of journeying towards the North Pole, making Franz Josefs Land his first objective, afterwards, If conditions proved favourable establishing depots and making attempt to travel by land with team of dogs. In the event of that proving impracticable, the expedition was to confine itself to the expl >ration of Franz Josefs Land. The Stella Polare was embedded in the ice for eleven months. The expedition reached 88deg. 33mm north latitude, beating Nansen's record. The latter's most northerly point was 86deg. 14mm. At a theatre in Christchurch a portly old lady created irritation in the stalls by persisting in standing up No hints, however broad, that she should sit down and give those at the back a show, were of avail, and they were in despair. Suddenly somebody shouted out from the pit in a high treble " Puncture her tyre." This brought down the house and the old lady too — and she never rose again. The new patriotic song referred to in our advertising columns to day, the words and music of which are by the Rev. T. Anson Cato, of this town, will no doubt come as a surprise to the musical world. Moved by the patriotic spirit that runs so high at the present momement throughout the empire, Mr Cato has risen to the occasion, and composed one of the finest patriotic songs of the day. entitled — " One Flag, One Speech, One Empire." The song is arranged to suit either a baritone or a bass voice. The tune is a very easy and taking one, with plenty of go in it, and if set to band music would make a splendid march. The accompaniment, which is remarkably well arranged, is bright and full of life, and speaks well for the taste and skill of the composer. The words are very appropriate, far reaching in their sentiment, and will rouse the spirit of every true Britisher. We consider the combination an extreme good one, and without a doubt, the finest patriotic song we have yet heard. We congratulate the rev. gentleman on the production of such a piece, which, we feel sure, will live beside and speak for the Old -Flag for generations to come. — Wairoa Guardian, Tuesday, August 28, 1900. Miss Sarah Nelson, who was cook at Mr John Martin's homestead, near Martin borough, and who was so terrible injured in the fire on Sunday morning, died at the Greytown Hospital on Monday afternoon. Miss Lack, the housemaid, is in a precarious condition. The boy, Eric WilsonSmith, was delirious all Monday night, and on Tuesday showed no improvement. Sir Edward Preece, consulting engineer to the Post Office, has discovered a system ot wireless telephony. The principle of the discovery has been tried across the sea for a distance of eight miles.

A sculling race for the championship of England, the " Sportsman's " Cup, and £200 a-side, was rowed on the Thames championship course between George Towns and James Wray, both of New South Wales. The race resuited in a victory for Towns. For the first mile Wray led by two lengths but at Harrismith bridge Towns was a similar distance in front, and eventually won by four lengths. Time 22min 3isec. Hitherto cremation has been largely a luxury of the rich but in the course of a few weeks the first municipal creamatorium is to be opened at Hull, which, owing to its tariff, will place cremation within the reach of all. — The Undertakers' Journal. There is for immediate sale 150 acres on very cheap terms at Leigh's Land Offce Palmerston. I William Barker was fined 20s. and ! costs 7s. for a breach of the peace on George Morgan last Monday. George Morgan was also charged with a breach of the peace pleaded guilty under provocation and the case was dismissed. News from the United States shows that a fierce hurricane has been raging on the coasts of Louisiana and Texas." Many vessels were wrecked. The bridges between Galveston and the mainland were destroyed, and loss of lilc is reported.

One ot a number of Hawkes Bay people who were attracted to Cali- ! fornia by glowing reports of the vast possibilities of the fruit-growing 1 industry in that part of the world has written to a friend to say that the fruit crop has failed for three successive seasons, and the settlers dependent on the industry are in a very bad way. The new Rochester lamp with ahade used in the chancel of All Saints' Church on Sunday night is the gift of Mr and Mrs England.