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Manawatu Herald, 18 September 1900, Page 2

We regret to state that Mr James Coley is seriously ill. Mr Speir9 is building a new house on the Avenue to the order of Mrs Ho">d. We are sorry to learn that Mrs P. Guerin had to go to Palmerston on Saturday to a private hospital on the orders of Dr Wilson. We are glad to learn that she has passed through the operation successfully. Mr Alf. Ingleson, the scenic artist of Wellington, is now engaged in painting a new act drop or curtain, a I chamber set, and an exterior for the Public Hall. The Evangelical Council at Sydney, has issued a protest against the Governor (Lord Beauchamp) attending Mass in his official capacity at the recent dedication ofSt Mary's Cathedral, thus doing what the Queen herself is by her oath precluded from doing and in listening to Archbishop Redwood's attack on Protestantism, which was a direct calumny on the Queen as head of the Anglican Church and Protestant subjects. A discussion took place at the last monthly meeting of the Manawatu A. and P. Association upon the confirmation of the minutes, the point being as to whether the report of the sub-com-mittee on Mr J. G. Wilson's letter re an experimental farm was adopted or not. There was considerable difference of opinion on the point and finally Mr Jacobs moved that it be not adopted and this was carried. Adjudicating on a divorce case in Melbourne the other day, the Victorian Chief Justice laid it down as a principle of law " any wo wan who married a rake or rascal or good-for-nothing fellow, if he turned out to be not what she painted him, could not expect to get a dissolution of the marriage." Acting on this view, he refused an application for divorce from a woman who asked for it on the grounds of her husband's dissolute habits, his failure to maintain her, and his physical cruelty, all of which allegations were substantiated by the evidence before the Court. Goss, late clerk of Parr's Bank, was sentenced to seven years' penal servitude in connection with the robbery of in notes from that institution. Telegrams from New York slate that hundreds of negroes are still looting at Galveston. Ninety have been shot. Most of the negroes refuse to work. Some have been forced at the point of the bayonet to assist in the cremation of the "dead. Four thousand one hundred bodies have been recovered at Galveston. It is estimated that the total casualties number ten thousand. Every tide brings ashore scores of bodies. It is announced from New York that a million dollars has been raised for the relief of the sufferers by the disaster at Galveston. The War Office has ordered 5600 tons of New Zealand oats for South Africa. The N.Z. Times says in Joe Tos's estate the Assignee has recovered a considerable sum of money under circumstances which nearly led to litigation, but resulted in an amicable settlement. He will now be able to pay the preferential claims, amounting to about £750, nearly in full. InW.N. Short's estate, by the successful realisation of a property, he will be able to pay 20s in the pound, and hand a surplus of about £60 to the debtor. In our last issue two gentlemen announced their intention of starting as auctioneers in this town. We notice that to-day the ; advertisements are withdrawn, and a new one appears setting iorth that the parties have amalgamated, and the new firm will be known as Westwood and Barham. This appears to be a happy conjunction, as Mr Westwood understands grocery and drapery, and Mr Barham drapery and stock. A firm of auctioneers should do well here, and we look forward to the new firm having a successful and busy time. Their premises are centrally-situated, being next to Mr W. B. Rhodes' store. Sergeant Grant, of Woodville.. writing Beira under date May 30th, says : — • I have just got over a dose of the fever. My word, didn't I think about home when I was lying on my back in the hospital groaning and moaning. For a long time after we landed I was the only Wellington sergeant that had a kick left. All the others were down with the fever. I had to be taken off picket and put to bed. During the first night I was baj I woke up and found that there was a snake lying on me. I tell you it didn't take me long to get to the other side of the tent. Beira is about the size of Napier. It is built on a sandy spit. It is the wickedest place I was ever in. Every shop and every little place is a bar. Of course they have hotels as well. They say that a man wants to ",have about £100 to have a night's fun. Money is no object in this place. It costs pretty well a pound before you can get a decent meal. One of our fellows went into town the other day for a meal. When he came to square up, he found, to his horror, that his bill was £1 is 6d. What sort of a meal could he get in New Zealand for that I could get a billet here at £40 a month, but I wouldn't I work here at £100 a month I don't care how soon the war is over now. lam coming right back home the first chance I get. That's how I feel now After having bad the fever.

It is surprising, observes the Press, that more Devon cattle are not bred in this colony, as for prime quality beet of nice handy weight they cannot be beaten. When any fat cattle of this breed come into the market they are certain of commanding the highest prices. At the Addington yards this week Mr A. W. Rutherford had in four Devon steers that made £g ios each, and five heifers that sold at £y 7s 6d, c-- 1 AUn ?r choice quality and condition wert — " '"" upon by butchers. Five thousand persons. _ -aed at Galveston during the uurricane. Many of the ruins are being burnt in order to cremate the bodies within them. Scores of the survivors became frenzied from thirst and died ; others lost their reason. Relief measures are active and efficient. The troops at Galveston have arrested one hundred drunken negroes. Fortythree were courtmartialled and shot for possessing loot. One of the culprits had in his pocket twentythree h;;in-:i fingers v/ith rings on them. A thousand bodies have been cremated at Galveston. Eleven hundred corpses have been taken out to sea and tied together, to prevent them washing ashore.