Manawatu Herald. SATURDAY, JAN. 18, 1902. A Public Clock.

Manawatu Herald, 18 January 1902, Page 2

Manawatu Herald. SATURDAY, JAN. 18, 1902. A Public Clock.

In aome extremely rural districts the time of the day is of no practical consequence, the tillers of the soil know when the sun rises and also when it sets, and that is the total interest the time is to them. In towns, large and small, the importance of knowing the correct time is of much importance to avoid missing trains and steamers. A town is supposed to contain some few persons who are anxious to utilise every minute of the day to some advantage, and it is well to use the right njinutes at the right time. What is tneeded is a town clock, not an ornamental one placed in a tower and fitted with unmusical chimes, but a good sized plain hard-working clock which will keep correct time without stopping, and placed in some convenient position that household clocks can be kept in time with it. Why have we not one in this town ? That is the question and can be readily answered by the statement that Borough Councillors aud Mayor get so worn out attending to their Council meetings, and at times worrying about a Ranger, that they have no energy left to bring before the, propel authorities • the many little conveniences that go to make life pleasanter, and which a properly explained request would secure. We know at one time, in the bad old days prior to the improvements made at the Post Office, a clock bad its face to the window fronting the street, from which one and all were able to regulate their timepieces. Though the accuracy of this semipublic clock was not of a character to bet your bottom dollar on, as it had a knack of jumping facetiously some five minutes at a time, and encouraged a spirit of recklessness in the assertion of time about the township, which led to many withdrawals on re-examining the box of wheels the next day, it was better than no time at all. Its face is truly missed, and we have been requested tc draw attention to the need there is felt for an accurate time piece being placed in public view. We believe that when the Postal authorities understand that a plain public clock would be much appreciated they will do their best to oblige the public, and failing the Mayor, who is too busy, we desire to draw the attention of the Department to this small matter. Whilst writing on the Post Office we may say that the improvements effected for the public have met with much approval and tend to increase despatch of business. We drew attention at the time the improvements were being made to the advisability of putting a. picket-fence along the front of the building in order to save the front being spoilt by paint being knocked off, and by keeping idle lads, of an evening, from scribbling and chipping the woodwork. The Department does not seem to have appreciated our suggestion but time will show it was made simply in the interests of the Department. We would venture ag|iin to suggest a reconsideration of the matter.

We understand that there is a likelihood of Mr Reid, a solicitor of Feilding, taking up his residence in this town. Palmerston storekeepers have decided to observe Wednesday 23rd, as the Anniversary holiday, and also to keep to Wednesday for the weekly half holiday. A number of local volunteers left by this afternoon’s train to join the camp of the Palmerston Rifles for a couple of days, which is being held on the show ground, Palmerston. Yesterday one first offender was convicted and discharged for drunkenness. Joseph Thomson charged with the theft of a pair of boots, value 10s 6d, from the shop-door of E. E. Snow, was fined 2'-s, labour. Messrs Fraser and Jenks were the Jn-.t’C’s.

The Railway Department wilb issue holiday excursion tickets for Wellington to allow visitors to witness _ the departure of the Transvaal Contingent. To-day we assert a very tastefully got up circular of Messrs Watchofn, who announce that their second half yearly sale commenced on Thursday. No doubt this announcement will be noted.

Mr 11. Bradcock, the dog tax collector, notifies that his office will be at the hairdressing saloon of his son, next McMillan Rhodes and Co.’s late store. His son’s receipt he notifies will be a sufficient discharge. > In Sweden the traveller may learn at which railway stations meals are served by huge signs bearing a crossed knife and fork, which are placed beside the rails on each side of the stopping place. The weather is extremely hot in Brisbane, over 109 degrees being registered in the city—a record heat. Cyclonic storms have caused mnen damage in the country. The official opening of the Levin water-races has been fixed for the 39th inst., and a committee is arranging for a monster picnic at the head Works, four miles from town. The Premier is expected to turn the water on, and probably one or two other members of the Ministry will come up for the occasion as well as Messrs Stevens and Field, M.H.R.’s. Lord Arthur Hill has announced the result of the great country sale held at Earl’s Court in the summer on behalf of the Soldiers and Sailors Families’ Association. The total receipts during the three afternoons of the sales were £20,463 6s 2d, and the two higiiest individual amounts taken by country stalls were Berkshire (President, Princess Christian), £924; and the City of London (President, the Princess Louise), £Bl2. The total amount taken was at the rate of £l7 10s. for every minute the sale was open.

“ The Times," commenting on Sir H. Campbell-Bannerman’s speech to the Liberal Federation, says it accentuated the paralysis of the Liberal party. Considering his proBoer attitude, his overtures to Lord Rosebery are insulting. ‘ It is expected that the railway from Gisborne to Ormond will be opened at about the end of next month. Ballasting is now finished, and the station buildings are nearing completion. The Railway Department will shortly take over the section from the Public Works Department and send an engine and rolling stock. Mrs Bradcock in her advertisement notifies that luncheon can be obtained all day on both the race days next week. Her luncheon room has been lately enlarged and is much improved. Mr and Mrs John Kebbell, of Oban, who have been on a visit to the Mother Country during the past five or six months, leave England to day, (14th December), for Paiis, where they will spend a few days sight-seeing, says the Post’s London correspondent.. Thence they proceed overland to Marseilles, where they will join the P. and O- s.s. China for Australia on their way back to New Zealand.

Max O’Rell has been telling Paris journalists that as they do not travel they can know nothing about the' affairs of the world. Their ignorance, he says, is especially unfortunate in regard to England, If they had lived there, he said, they would know England to be the one absolutely free country in the world.

Replying to the circular of a German manufacturer with whom they had done business for years, a Sydney firm says:—“As your papers and people have shown such hatred to our nation, an I are such pro-Boers, we intend in future to use only goods made in England. We are surprised that your folks cannot see the necessity for our nation to quell pre-arranged rebellion ” Battle Abbey was purchased for £200,000 by Sir Augustus Webster, Bart., who was in the Grenadier Guards, and whose family originally possessed the property. The Websters are descended trom an ancient family seated at Lockington, in Yorkshire, in the time of Richard 11. Sir Augustus, who is aged 37, succeeded his father in 1886, and married, six yeary ago, Mable, daughter of the I,Re Mr H. Crossley. He is patron of one of the livings near Battle. It is a pleasant incident that so famous a house should have been restored to one whose family originally occupied it.

Mr Reginald D’Ath, youngest son of Mr J. D’Ath, and Miss Marion Wallace second daughter of the late J. H. Wallace and Mrs Hombersley, were married at Otaki on Wednesday morning. A correspondent who has been lately travelling in Germany and Russia sends us, St. James’s Budget some curious and striking information with regard to the deliberated way in which hatred of Great' Britain has been manufactured and fomented on the Continent. “In St. Petersburg there were many photographs in circulation showing the butchery of Boer women and children by English soldiers. These were ‘ made in Germany,’ and the English colony attributed them to some of the widespread machinery of Dr Leyds, Many people in St. Petersburg really believed the pictures were from photographs taken on the scene of th*e outrage, and would not credit that they were ‘ artistic composition :' ‘ for ’ said one lady, ‘ the camera cannot lie.’ Ws have little doubt that the English colony in St. Petersburg were perfectly correct in their guess as to the source of. these “ foul and filthy lies.” We shall probably never know the infamous lengths to which the Krngerite gang have gone in their attempts to embroil the nations of Europe and poison the springs of opinion. They must have spent enormous sums of money for this purpose; and such stories as these make one understand the force of the come put forwaad by “An Old Berliner ” in The Times, thus our Government ought to, have taken steps to counteract this nefarious campaign instead of treating it with the silent contempt which it did not deserve.

•' The Newfoundland Legislature will renew the modus vivendi with reference to the fisheries question if Imperial needs require it. A new hair-dresser, that is* on his account, has started in the building next McMillan, Rhodes and Co.’s late store. Young Mr Walter Bradcock who has gained considerable experience having decided to start “ on his own.” No doubt he will receive a fair share of patronage. The Trans-Siberian Railway gives the cheapest rates in the world. It is possible to buy an emigrant’! ticket, covering 6,000 miles, nearly three weeks’ journey, for 13s 6d.

“ The Petit Parisien " learns from M. Goubet, inventor of the submarine boat which bears his name, that there is some question of constructing a submarine vessel, which, deri'ing its motive power from a cable extending across the Straits of Dover, would be able to take 200 passengers from France to England in less than half an hour.

Numbers of dead cattle and mules have been found floating opposite the Texan cqast. It is feared that they came from a British transport lost in a storm or treacherously destroyed.

Replying to the member for Wairarapa, the Premier says he will recommend Lord Milner to place an order in this colony for young cattle, but he fears the price will be a bar. Mr Hornsby, in reply, joints out that our cattle are free from lick or contagious disease* and also that there is at present a scarcity in Queensland. Some amusing stories are being told of the free and easy style of the troopers of the North-west Mounted Police told off for duty in connection with the visit to Canada of the Duke and Duchess of Cornwall and York At Galgary, where T. R.H.’s received the Indian chiefs, one of the Duke’s servants jumped from the train and, going up to a police trooper,, said: “ His Royal Highness wants hii horse saddled at once.” “ Aren’t you the Duke's flunky ? ” asked the trooper. “ I suppose I am,” replied the surprised servant. “ Well, you just saddle his horse yourself! ” was the nomchalant rejoinder. Later on one of the Duke's equeries wished to send his horse to a certain place. Calling to one of the police troopers, he told, him to take the animal back. “ A!! right,” replied the man, “ just hitch him to that telegraph pole, and I’ll see after him when I’ve done my job here.” SANDER and SONS EUCALPYTI EXTRACT. According to reports of a great number of physicians of the hightest professional standing, there are offered Eucalpyti Ex tracts which possess no curative qualities. In protection of the' world wide fame of Sanders and Sons preparation we publish a few abstracts from these reports, which bear fully out that no reliance can be placed in other products Dr. VV. B Rush, Oakland Fla., writes It is sometimes difficult to obtain the genuine article (Sander and Sons). I employed differed other preparation t; they had no thera pentic value tind no affects. In one cast the effects wereairai'ar to theoiloampliora. the objectionable action of which is well known.” Dr H. B. Drake, Portland, Oregon, sa y3_PSiace I became acquainted with this preparation (Sander and Sons) I use no other form of eucalyptus as f think it is by far th) best.” Dr L. P. Predon, Lynchburg, Va., writes—" I never used any preparation other than Sander and ■'on’s, as I found tho others to be almost useless ’ Dr J. T. Oormell, Kansas City, Kans., says —“Oaro has to be exercised not to be supplied with spurious preparations, ts done by my supply druggis .” Dr H. H Hart, New York, says—“ It goes wo ho it saying that Sander'and Sons’ Eucalypti Extract is tho best in the markok" Dr James Reekie, Fairview, N. M. —" So wide is with me the range, of .applications of Sander and Sons Eucalypti Extract tha I carry it with me whor-ver I go. I lind it most useful in diarrhoea, all throat troubled bronchitis, etc.”