Manawatu Herald. SATURDAY, MARCH 22, 1902.

Manawatu Herald, 22 March 1902, Page 2

Manawatu Herald. SATURDAY, MARCH 22, 1902.

The biscuit barrel presented by Mrs Haywood as a prize for shooting, to the Foxton Rifles is a highly polisued oak barrel, silver mounted and has a plate engraved with “ Foxton Rifles, Haywood’s trophy, won by." It is a very handsome prize and worthy of keen competition. We understand that Mr Speirs who has the work in hand, will have the Post Office clock and frontage fence fixed and completed next week. The day of most interest in the polo tournament at Palmerston will be on Monday when the final matches are to be played. More trouble ahead. Owing to the application of the Truant Inspector for more “ screw,” the Wanganui Education Board has authorised' his keeping the fines inflicted by the Courts. This, to oar mind, is a most unfortunate way of getting over a difficulty. The Suez Canal, which was blocked through a fire on a Russian petroleum ship, is again open. Police Inspector Kiley is expected to take up his duties at Wanganui some time next week. The Admiralty has abandoned all hope of the warship Condor, which left British Columbia some months ago for Honolulu, and has not since been heard of. It is rumoured that Lord Lamington ex-Governor of Queensland, will succeed Sir Joseph West Ridgeway as Governor of Ceylon. In reply to a question in the House of Commons, the First Lord of the Treasury (Mr A. Balfour) stated that since the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons had, with Inspect of success, appointed a committee to consider the question of curing cancer, it was not desirable for the Government to appoint a committee. When visiting Halifax, Nova Scotia, the Duke of York chanced to hear that amongst the ranks of the company of old soldiers, known as the Royal British Veterans, who were drawn up on the line of the procession near an arch erected by the military authorities, was a man wearing that coveted decoration, the Victoria Cross. His Royal Highness commanded that the hero should be brought to him, and he proved to be a •* coloured ” man named William Hall, the son of an exslave. For nearly 23 years of his life he was a seaman in the Royal Navy, He wears medals for service in the Crimean Wat and the Indian Mutiny. He won his cross during the relief of Lucknow. It was presented to him by Queen Victoria herself, and is said to be the only one worn by a man of his race.

The pressure of stock on the Wellington Freezing companies is so great that they cannot cope with it, and this is emailing heavy losses on stock holders and business men on this coast, and must have the effect of bringing the capabilities of this port under their consideration, for erection of freezing works. The Wanganui'Works offer a plain proof of the advantages to be gained by the erection of such works having easy sea communication with the cargo tramp steamers. It woull seem almost impossible that a little island in mid-ocean should suffer from drought, but the following extract from a letter of the Norfolk Island correspondent of the Brisbane Courier, dated February 12, shows how general has been the want of rain“ The drought which the island has just passed through was very severe, and at one time had a very serious aspect indeed ; there was little or no grass for the grazing stock, nearly all the streams were dried up, and some of the wells, too, were beginning to give out, but, fortunately, at the commencement of the present month we had two days’ steady rain, about two inches, which has done an immense amount of good, and altered the look of things considerably.” The King will make a yachting tour of the British coast in the Spring, instead oi visiting the Continent. It is estimated that the expenses of the Coronation will reach the sum of £4, G00,000. Over £250,000 will be spent of gold lace, minever, Court swords, silk stockings, artificial calves, Coronation coaches, and red sealing wax. The cost of windows, Coronation parties, and entertainment by the Government of Princes, chiefs and envoys of all shades of black, brown, white, red, and yellow will approximate £850,000, while banquets all over the country will consume no less that £700,000. A man was committed for trial this morning for an attempt to break into the house of Mrs Herbert Austin, and is one that illustrates the need there is for the police protection we have. The Easter train arrangements are published elsewhere, as well as the timetable for the Feilding races on the 31st March. Before Mr F, E. Jonks, J.P., yester’ day, Alexander Potter Hart was charged with threatening to break the dwelling house of Mrs H. Austin by night was remanded till 10 a.m. on 22nd instant. Messrs Ross and Co., of the Bon Marche. Palmerston N., circulate an inset with this issue announcing the opening up of extensive shipments of new goods for autumn and winter seasons, and they also intimate that they are the successful tenderers for the whole of the drapery and clothing in the assigned estate of Mr T. Barclay, of Palmerston, amounting in value to £1,600, and secured by them for £967. They are now holding a sale of this stock, and buyers of winter drapery and clothing are recommended to pay an early visit to the Bon Marche, and thus secure some of the many bargains offering. SANDER and SONS EUOALPYTI EXTRACT. According to reports of a great number 0! physicians of the hightest professional standing, there are offered Eucalpyti Extracts 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. W. B. Rush, Oakland Fla,, writes It is sometimes difficult to obtain the genuine article (Sander and So'ns). I employed different other preparations; they had no therapeutic value and no effects. In one case the effects were similar to the oil oamphora, the objectionable action’of which is well known.” Dr H. B. Drake, Portland, Oregon, sa ys_“ Since I became acquainted with this preparation (Sander and Sons) I use no other form of eucalyptus as f think it is by far the best.” Dr L. P. Preston’s Lynchburg, Va., writes—“ I never used any preparation other than Sander and Son’s, as I found the others to be almost useless.” Dr J. T. Oormell, Kansas City, Kans.-, says —“Care has to be exercised not to be supplied with spurious preparations, as done by my supply druggist.” Dr HL R Hart, New York, says—“ It goes withoit saying that Sander 'and Sons’ Eucalypri Extract is the best in the market.” 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 wherever I go. I find it most nseful in diarrhoea, all throat troubl' d bronchitis, etc.” You oan depend on ridding your children of Worms with WADE’S WORM FIGS, the wonderful worm worriers. Pries 1-