Manawatu Herald. SATURDAY, DEC. 18, 1900.

Manawatu Herald, 15 December 1900, Page 2

Manawatu Herald. SATURDAY, DEC. 18, 1900.

Next Wednesday Mr J. E. Barham will sell, by order of the Public Trustee, part of suburban section No. 492, situated on the Avenue Road, being tbe property of the late John Kewley. A meeting of the Doctor's Committee will be held at the Racing Club's office on Monday night. We understand that communications from four doctors have been received. President McKinley has, on behalf of the American Government and the people of the United States, invited the Duke and Duchess of York to visit America after their projected visit to Canada. The late Mr Robert Arthingan, a Leeds gentleman, has bequeathed a quarter ot a million sterling to the London Missionary Society. The Government has accepted the following tenders far the sole right of advertising at stations on the Government railways for five years from January I, 1901 :— Whangarei section, Mr T. S. Carmichael, £11 per annum : Auckland section, Messrs Cleave and Craig, £151 10s per annum; Welling* ton-Napier-New Plymouth section, Mr F. Drayton Bamfield, £575 per annum ; Hurunui-Bluff section, Mr F. Drayton Bamfield, £1100 per annum ; Westland section, Mr J. Rogers, £56 per annum. Mr M. H. Walker, knowing that everyone likes a little excitement, advertises that his Christmas good? of fancy vases and glassware are on sale at prices that " will simply astonish " buyers. This may be read two ways, but we understand it is tbe cheapness of tbe articles will cause the astonish* ment. Fredk. S. Easton was charged by the police with using threatening and insulting language in a public place, and was convicted and fined 20s, costs 7s, and two witnesses 6s each, this (Boraing.

The Chief Justice has intimated that he may likely visit the lands at Kereru in connection with the Court case A. K. Newman v F. Easton, a difficulty about a drain. The banks in Wellington have decided to observe as holidays — Christmas Day, Boxing Day, and the day after Boxing Day (27th inst.) ; and at New Year, Monday, the 31st inst., and ist and 2nd January. The French Senate has passed the Navy Bill, which provides for an expenditure of nearly thirty and a half millions sterling. The programme oi works to be undertaken includes the construction of six ironclads, five cruisers twenty torpedo-boat destroyers 186 torpedo^boata forty-four submarine boats. We would draw the attention of our readers to the Christmas advertisement of Mr Geo. H. Stiles. At this time of the year housewives make a specialty of renewing their homes with new floorcloths, and we would strongly recommand an early inspection of the stock now held by the above which comprises forty different patterns of floral, tile and hall designs. In the clothing department no effort has been spared to suit their patrons, and men's all-wool suits may be had from 21s, and boy's ditto from ss. A large as* sortment of Norfolk and Baden- Powell suits have just arrived, and this firm wj have no doubt will d > their usually Urge Christmas trade despite the despite the quietness of the times. On Thursday afternoon the Justices had a considerably mixed case to decide being a charge against a Maori of having defrauded a Chinaman of nine shillings. The Maori understood sufficient English for his own purposes, ! but the Celestial had to be interpreted by a countryman, who appeared an idept at the work. The solemnity of swearing by the constable striking a match on his — clothes we will say — and the witness holding it carefully alight between his fingers whilst the oath was administered, and his adherence to which he showed by calmly blowing out tbe match. Those in Court appeared anxious as to whether the oath would take longer time to say to that the match would keep alight, and the witness looked as though he feared for his fingers. After very much talkee-talkee the case was dismissed. Mr Greenfield, S.M., has taken up the work of the Magistiate's Court in Wellington until Dr M'Arthur arrives I From Auckland and in consequence ! did not hold bis usual Court at Foxton last Thursday. " The iact is " said the fat man, " I married because I was lonely as much as for any other reason. So put it I married for sympathy." "Well" said the lean man , "you have mine." The unfortunate woman who was remanded on Thursday morning to the afternoon, in order to test her story of having secured an engagement in the district, was brought before the same Justices and her tale proved to be vi true, she was therefore sentenced to II days hard labour in Wanganui gaol.