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Manawatu Herald, 6 December 1900, Page 2

Twelve hundred Filipinos have surrendered to American troops in the vicinity of Vigau. In the "Sheepman's Note Book," published by Messrs William Cooper and Nephews, Berkhamstead, England appears -a table giving the cost of living in the various countries in the world. Tho cost of living per capita in England is quoted as being £zg 14s Qd, Russia £10 is nd, Australia £33 10s 3d aud New Zealand £35 6s id, the highest in the world, At Christchurch a deputation waited upon Mr A. E. G. Rhodes, and asked him to be a candidate for the Mayoralty at the election to be held in March. Mr Rhodes said he would come forward if he thought the citizens as a whole were desirous of securing his services.. The Advocate says — The treat in connection with the breaking-up of the Carnarvon school is to take the shape ot an excursion to, and picnic in Foxton, provided a sufficient number of excursionists can be got to accompany the children, and thus assist in meeting the expenses of the tram. Parents and others who want an outing will find the proposed excursion a most enjoyable one. The crew of the Orient liner Ophir, in which the Duke and Duchess of York will voyage to Australia, will comprise naval and mercantile hands, with a gunner, boatswain and carpenter. The vessel will be regarded from the service standpoint as a royal yacht. In a letter of the late James Tyson, the well-known squatter and millionaire read at the Supreme Court, Brisbane, remarked : •• But this I will say .respecting the sex generally : They are, now educated, unreliable, and, if there is auy purgatory, some of our married friends are up to their necks in it. When man marries woman he marries his master. The meek little thing he dotes on is a tiger in a sheepskin, and according to what I have seen, the man is the slave ever after." Holiday excursion tickets will be issued on the railways from the 18th instant to 2nd January and available for return to 19th February. Fruit reached a record low price in Lincolnshire recently. Plums were 6d. a stone and apples 4d. a stone. It is announced from St Petersburg that the Czar, who has been suffering from typhoid, is now out of danger. It is expected that he will be able to leave his bed next week. The Prime Minister has probably the largest family circle in. the House of Coinmons — two sons, Viscount Cranborne and Lord Hugh Cecil, and three nephews, Mr A J. Balfour, Mr Gerald Balfour, and Mr Evelyn Cecil. A party of Hooligans stabbed a mm shot a woman, and murdered a policeman in Whitechapel. Two million of the natives in the Chi-li province and Manchuria are starving and homeless. The Right Hon. William Court Gully has for the third time been unanimously elected Speaker of the House of Commons. Fresh cases of beer poisoning are reported from Shropshire. The consumption of beer in London has fallen one-fifth. The Rev. J. M. Bourne, Primitive Methodist minister at Denniston, died in the pulpit on Sunday evening. Immediately on giving out the opening hymn, he fell to the floor, and never spoke. He was suffering from heart disease. He had been stationed in Canterbury and Hunterville. Tradesmen and others would do well to be on their guard against spurious halt-sovereigns, which are now in circulation in Wellington and the district. They are only about half the weight of the genuine article, and the "ring" is consequently not so good, but they are an excellent imitation in other respects, and well calculated to deceive any but experts. It is officially announced that the committee of the Pacific Cable Board, on behalf of the Imperial, Australian and New Zealand Governments, has accepted the tender of the Telegraph, Construction Company for laying the cable. f Under the heading " Where to Winter," the London Globe discourages the hackneyed sojourns in French or Swiss territory, and suggests that people should turn their attention to Australasia, remarking that it has the disadvantage of being many miles from English shores, but the invalid will probably derive more benefit from the long voyage on ' Her Majesty's seas ' than from any number of weeks spent in the enervating climate of Southern Europe and irritating society of frantic Anglophobes." But the pith of the article is in its conclusion. The writer says : " The land of all others for a long holiday is New Zealand ; the climate is that of England made perfect ; the scenery is that of Switzerland enlarged; and the people are more English than the English themselves." The Unionist triumph at the polls establishes several records. It is the first time since the Ballot Act that the Government in power at a dissolution has come back from the country with a majority. It is the first time for 100 years, namely, since there bets been a Parliament of the United Kingdou, that a Government has held a majority of over 100 in two consecutive Parliaments. It is the fust time that both parties have been Satisfied vrli!: the results. Unionists j are satisfied because they have won, I and Radicals say they are also satisfied. A reward is offered for the return of 'a lost parrot.

The " Boxer " recruit is thus drilled and prepared for battle : — First, he bows to the ground three times, knocking his head on the earth, until after many drillings the hair is worn off and a scar appears, which in many places is the honourable iusignia of the " Boxer" — the only sign by which he can be distinguished from his more peaceable neighbours. After these three profound bows he must repeat the name of a certain god nine times. Then the head •' Boxer " strokes the face ot the recruit with mesmeric pases, until he suddenly stiffens out, his muscles rigid and tense. The English language has been mad e a compulsory subject in all the upper schools in Germany. French is an optional subject. Mr Haselden, S.M., gave judgment on Tuesday morning in the case in which Stansell Bros., flaxmillers, Waikanae, sued Herman Seifert, flaxmiller, of West Plains, Invercargill, for the expenses they had incurred in making a journey to Invercargill for the purpose of negotiating the purchase of a flaxmill that the defendant offered fotf sale. The plaintiffs spent three days inspecting the mills, and were then informed by defendants that the properties had been sold. They were angry at this, and defendant subsequently informed them that he had induced the purchaser to forego his agreement to purchase, and the plaintiffs could negotiate. This the plaintiffs refused to do, saying they had opened negotiations elsewhere, and had lost confidence in defendant's bona fides in the matter. His Worship held that there was no consideration for the offer to keep the bargain open for ten days, and therefore the defendant was not bound to keep it open ; and there was notice of withdrawal before acceptance. Judgment was given for defendant, with costs amounting to £6 17s iod. Mr Menteath received judgment for plaintiffs, and Mr Myers for defendant.— Post. A Dunedin High School boy — Guy Morris — wrote to Rudyard Kipling, thanking him for the pleasure his writing had given him. He has received the following reply : — " Dear Sir, — I am much indebted to you for yours of the 25th of May, as well as for the very kind one trom your mother. As a rule, I reply to my correspondence by means of a secretary, but we will make this case an exception, so if you cannot read my writing you will remember it is all your fault. You do well to remember your pedigree, and when you come to England it will be a delight to you to go and look up the homes of your people. One ought always to keep in touch with the Old Country, as the Old Country ought to keep in touch with the new ones. I am afraid I cannot give you a stor)' of my school life-; it wouldn't be exactly good for you. But I've written a few more or less truthful yarns about my school, which w ill be out as a book in a few months. It is called ' Stalky and Co.' Perhaps you may have read them in magazines. Now, as I have 7,960.320,---005 letters of sorts to answer, I will conclude. Please thank your mother very much for her kind note to me, and beg her to take this to you as an answer. — Very sincerely yours, Rudyard Kipling." The quarterly licensing meeting will be held at Marton on Saturday. Yesterday Mr G. Seifert got his hand hurt at his mill at the Oroua Bridge which has caused him to go to the Palmerston hospital. The jury in the case of Mrs Henderson yesterday found the prisoner guilty of manslaughter, with a recommendation to mercy. T.he judge (the Chief Justice) reserved the sentence till to-morrow. The sale at Mr Westwood's yesterday afternoon was well attended, the bidding being spirited. The house and land was passed in at £180, the house on the Moutoa road was passed in at £'70. All the other items sold well. The land is in Mr Barham's the Auctioneer's hands for sale, and easy terms can be arranged.