Manawatu Herald. SATURDAY, FEB. 8, 1902.

Manawatu Herald, 8 February 1902, Page 2

Manawatu Herald. SATURDAY, FEB. 8, 1902.

An advertiser has twelve ferret# for sale.

At the Justices’ Court to-day a first offender was convicted and discharged for drunkenness. A native, for assault, was remanded till Monday, and two men who indulged in some sparring in the street were fined one shilling each and costs.

The following members of the Fox. ton Rifles are requested to go in for practise, so as a team of seven men can be picked to represent the local corps in the shooting match with the Palmerston Guards, which is' to take place on the local range on the 19th: — G. Gray, T. Mitchell, E. Ball, T. Betty, E. Smith, F. Hooker, C. Mor gan, M. Newth, G. Jonson, W. Nye.C. Rand, C. Collins, W. Hamer, J. Hurley and A. Langley. Mr Tozer, watchmaker and jeweller, has an announcement of his business in to-day’s issue. A meeting of the ladies of All Saints’ congregation will be held at the Schoolroom on Monday at 3.30. All are requested to attend.

A first-class’sheep dog has been purchased for the Eighth Contingent to round up the Boer sheep. He is very appropriately named “ Bounce.” A company which was working the Marconi system of wireless telegraphy as a commercial undertaking fordwo months has failed. It lacked support, in consequence of the unaccountable disappearance of whole messages. Miss Roosevelt will accompany Mr Whitelaw Reid to the coronation in the status of a private individual. What some men will do for peace and quietness. The Post says, an elderly man, who was an applicant for aid at the last meeting ot the Benevolent Trustees, stated that he left Scotland in 1875, leaving a wite and family there, and be, had not seen or heard anything of them since that time.

The estate of William Fife, of Faillie, on the Clyde, is to build Sir Thomas Lipton’s next challenger for the America Cup. The order for the Shamrock 111 was accepted by Mr Fife. In view of a probable big revival in British yachting, and the fact that the designing and superintending of the construction of the Cup challenger means constant work for at least a year, Mr George N- Watson, designer of Shamvock 11, has promised to assist Mr Fife by handing over all details of the construction of this year’s challenger. The Shamrock 111 is to be ready early in the spring of 1903.

Messrs H. S. Fitzherbert, W. T. Wood and F. B. Loughnan are mentioned as candidates for Palmerston seat at next general election. The following information, supplied to the Christchurch Press by a correspondent signing himself “ Late 3292nd N.Z.M.R.,” will no doubt be read with interest. —“ Returned members of the earlier contingents may be interested to know that they can obtain their magazine Lee-Enfield service rifles it they apply to the Defence Storekeeper,Wellington, stating the factory number of the rifle, and also their name, initials, regimental number, or other distinguishing mark# if there be any, on the butt. I gained this information from a returned comrade then in the Defence Office, Wellington, and on application to Mr J. O’Sullivan, the Defence Storekeeper, I received my rifle without delay and without personal expense.”

The King and Queen will visit Ire land after the coronation.

Dr Hislop, of Dunedin, has resigned his membership of the Representation Commission. As soon as his successor has been appointed the Commissioners will be summoned to meet and readjust the boundaries of the electoral districts.

The House of Commons, by 218 votes to 177, negatived Mr William Jones’s motion in favour' of the disestablishment of the Church in Wales. Manv Unionists were accidently absent from thw div.sloti.

The next English and European mail via San Francisco will close at the local office on Thursday, the 20th day of February', at 8 p.m. The Borough Council meets on Monday night.

A new advertisement from Mr G. HStiles of an attractive nature will appear shortly. Applications for overseer for the Borough close on Monday evening. John O’Grady,-convicted of an indecent assault at Awahuri, was sentenced to six months’ imprisonment with hard labour.

A meeting of the Foxton Athletic Club was held in Mr E. Ball’s hairdressing saloon last night at 8 o'clock, Mr MacDermott in the chair. It was resolved that Messrs C. Austin and Geo. Gray be appointed auditors to audit accounts in connection with late sports. It was also decided that a general meeting of the Club be called for next Wednesday night at the Post Office Hotel to adopt balance sheet. Votes ot thanks to the chair and to Mr Ball concluded the meeting.

The cost of providing the Benevolent Home with means of escape- in case of fire is estimated at between jTioo and £l2O. The Fire Inspector favours the erection of iron ladders, but the Trustees feel that something different is necessary, in order that the old people may not have to risk their limbs hi getting out of the buildings in a hurry, and it has been decided to provide three escapes in the shape of large wooden platforms. The work is to be carried out by contract if it is tound that it cannot be don* by the male inmates. What the residents of Foxton are missing through the apathy of the Mayor. The Manawatu Times says All Saints’ Swimming Club is not only making good progress as a club, but the members are decidedly reaping the intended benefits of tha Association. Fully twenty boys have acquired the very useful art of swimming this season at the Borough baths. The Rev. C. C. Harper evidently believes that example is in some cases better than precept. Being an expert swimmer, he occasionally lakes a half-hour in water with the boys, much to the encouragement of the latter. “St. James’s Gazette” asserts that the Prime Minister (Lord Salisbury) will resign at the end of the session if the war is over.

Mr John Stevens, in speaking at Levin on Wednesday, said:— “ With regard to the lake, it had been promised that the Government should take steps to acquire it from the natives, and make a reserve of it for recreation purposes, and be under the control of a board, which would have to improve it for sanitary purposes. It would be a source of danger to the community unless something was done in this direction. He did not say that the lake should be taken from the natives, but they should be given a proper consideration from the Crown for it.” The old firm of Thos. Westwood & Co. has come again to the front, having purchased the business lately con* ducted by Mr A. R. Osborne, Mr Westwood is noted for push, so,that there will be a livening up of that part of the town. To dispose of some of the stock taken over with the business, there will be a specially attractive sale for one month, when certain lines will be sold regardless of cost. The State School after an exceptionally long holiday re opens on Monday. We are requested to remind parents, guardians, and all whom it may concern that the new School Attendance Act is much more stringent than the old one, and that it will be absolutely necessary to get certificates of exemption in all cases where it is impossible for pupils to attend school at least eight (8) half-days in each week. In a printed form supplied by the Education Board, a copy of which is now before us, the following noteworthy instruction to the Head Teacher appears; “ This Return (of Absentees) must be posted to the Secretary, Education Board, Wanganui, on the Friday of every week in which the School is open, even if there are no names to report.” SANDER and SONS EUCALPYTf EX TRACT. According to reports of s great number of physicians of the hightes.. professional standing, there are offered Euoalpyti Ex tracts which posseas-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 hplaced in other products Dr. tV. B Rush, Oakland Fla,, writes It is sometimes, difficult to obtain the genome article (Sander and Sons). I employed different other preparations; they had no th ra peatio value and no effects. In on * cas • the effects weresimi'ar to the oil oamphora. the objectionable action of which is w.' 1 known.” Dr H, B. Drake, Portland, Oregon, says—" Since I became acquainted writ this preparation (Sander a.id Sons) I a e no other form of eucalyptus as 1 thins it is by far th a best.” Dr L. P. Pr- ton, Lynchburg, Ya., writes—“ I never use i an> preparation other than Sander and •. n . as I found the others to be almost a—:•.- . ’ Dr J. T. Cormell, Kansas City. Kanj., ays —“Care has to be exercised no. '•> be supplied with spurious prepara ion , ■ s done by my supply druggis D • * li Hart, New York, says—“ li go-> w-h i > saying that. Sander and Sou;’ lincal/e i Extract is the best in the market.” Dr James Reekie, Fairview, N. M.—“ So wide U with me the range of applications of Sander and Sons Eucalypti Extract th.u I carry it with me wheri-ver I go. I flu 1 it most useful in diarrhoea, ali throat troubl d bronchitis, etc." WADE’S TEETHING POWDERS for the babies are sooth, ing, reduce fever and prevent blotches* Price, 1/-