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As soon as one General Election at Home is over, the writs are prepared for the next, so that there is nothing to do bnt to fill in the date. Mr Walter Walsh, the author of the " Secret history of the Oxford Movement " is writing a new and large book on " The history of the Romeward Movement." It is expected to be published before the end ofthe present year. On September 12th an illuminated open-air dance took place, with the permission of the Bishop of Salisbury in the Palace grounds, from 6.30 to 9.30. The charge for admission was threepence. Thousands poured through the palace gates to join the dancing. The palace grounds adjorh Salisbury cathedral. Bad news for Mr Kruger. At the instance of the British Government, the High Court at Hamburg has placed an embargo on thirty chests of Transvaal bar gold, valued at £100,000, aboard the German East Africa steamer Bundesrath. Rich alluvial gold has been struck near Clermont, a town 575 miles northwest of Brisbane. The yield is up to ten ounces per load. The Mayor of Napier received the following telegram from Wellington : — "Could you kindly obtain for me a photograph of tbe late Lieutenant Berry to be forwarded by request to her Majesty the Queen. R. H. Owen, Major, Staff Officer." A photograph, an excellent likeness of the deceased officer, was at once obtained from Mr F. W. Mason, and forwarded as desired. "" The "Catholic Times" of August 10th reports that at Teramo, a priest was poisoned last week while celebrating Mass. The death-dealing substance had been diluted in the Sacramental wine by some unknown miscreant. The sacristan, who also partook of the wine, narrowly escaped the unfortunate priest's fate. Mr Peter Bartholomew has informed the Land Board that he expects to take eight or nine years to cut out the timber on the four milling areas in the Horowhenua No. 6 block that he has applied tor. The Board has decided that the term during which the timber may be cut should be limited to nine years, but that the trees in one particular portion of the block should be j cleared out within two years. The Dowager Empress of Germany j (formerly the Princess Royal of Eng- : land) is reported to have married some ! time since the Count Seckendorf, her adjutant, against the wishes of Queen Victoria, her mother, and the Em- j peror, her son, who would not allow j it to be published in the newspapers, j But lately it has found its way into the I American papers. The ex-Empress J wished it to be published in every 1 paper, but the Queen would not hear Of It.

The train arrangements for the Palmerston A. and P. Show are advertised to-day. Holiday excursion tickets will be issued on the 14th and 15th, available till 4th December. The usual train leaving Palmerston on the 14th at 5.15 will be delayed till 7 o'clock. On the 15th a special will leave Foxton at 8.0 a.m. and a train will leave Palmerston at 6.25 p.m. The Secretary of the local Foresters has notified to us that he bas received apologies trom nearly all the officers of the Court and therefore finds it necessary to postpone the meeting until Wednesday night. Advertisement will appear in a tuture issue. The schooner Oban with coal fo r Messrs P. Hennessy and Co. is now off the bar and will probably be towed in to-morrow by the Queen of the South. This is the first shipment of coal from Pukuwau, and it is reckoned to be first-class household coal. Mrs Traill wants a girl for the house. By the desire of numerous clients Messrs Bridge and Andrews have decided to visit their country branches more frequently, and after the New Year will visit each town advertised every three weeks. The I dates of the next visit appear to-day. We have to thank the Statistician of N.S. Wales, Mr T. A. Coghlan, for a copy of the Statistics of the seven colonies of Australasia from 1861 to 1899. In the English " Fishing Gazette," for 15th September last appears the photograph, taken by Miss Banner, of the Oar fish, found by Mr Anreason, and the description of the fish acknowledged as taken from our columns. The highest prices for fat sheep obtained at the Burnside yards, Otago, since they were opened were made at Wednesday's market, says the " Otago Daily Times." For eight exceptionally prime sheep 38s was obtained j and Mr James Henderson (of Kelso), whose sheep are noted for always being very prime, sold a consignment of 159 prime crossbred wethers at the following record prices— viz., 27s each for 38, 26s each for 38, 25s 3d each for 42, and 23s each for 41. Messrs Wright, Stephenson and Co. were the auctioneers. Some of our sporting men backed Ideal for the New Zealand Cup, and though the mare ran a dead heat witb Fulman, she returned a dividend of £10 13s, Fulman paying £g 6s. A French tribunal has deprived the Comfesse Castellane, daughter of the late Mr Jay Gould, the American millionaire, of the management of her fortune, owing to her being liable to debts amounting to £880,000, caused by her husband's extravagance. The Chief Inspector of Stock for South Australia reports the discovery of ,; beef measles," the name of a disease wherein the flesh of animals is affected by the eggs of the tapeworm of man. This is the first case reported in Australia. The discovery is considered of serious importance as if " measly beef" be consumed by man it may give rise to adult tapeworm. The Education Department has arranged to call tenders for the manufacture of the New Zealand flag, which is to be presented to each of the public schools in the colony. About 1800 flags are required, the cost to come out ofthe £1500 voted by Parliament for the purpose. o We are sorry to learn that last week whilst George Walls, the well-known jockey, was exercising Derry at the hurdles on the Riccarton course, he got thrown and his breast bone was fractured. He is now in the Christchurch hospital. From returns published in England the export of apples from the colonies does not look like a very paying concern, as the average of apples imported for the year 1898, equalled six shillings and sevenpence per bushel, not quite twopence a pound I The apples imported from foreign countries only realised six shillings and threepence the bushel.

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Hononga pūmau ki tēnei tūemi

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Ngā taipitopito pukapuka

Manawatu Herald, Volume III, 6 November 1900, Page 2

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Tapeke kupu
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Untitled Manawatu Herald, Volume III, 6 November 1900, Page 2

Untitled Manawatu Herald, Volume III, 6 November 1900, Page 2

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