Manawatu Herald. SATURDAY, MAY 10, 1902.

Manawatu Herald, 10 May 1902, Page 2

Manawatu Herald. SATURDAY, MAY 10, 1902.

The annual general meeting of the local volunteers will be held in the Masonic hall on Monday night, when every member must attend. The Norfolk behaved splendidly in a gale. She lost only four horses on the run from Sydney to Albany.

President Roosevelt declines to allow Admiral Dewey and General Miles to accept the French Legion of Honour.

The deaths are announced in New York of Arch-bishop Corrigan, Metropolitan of Mew York ; Admiral Sampson, of the U.S. Navy; and Mr Bret Harte.

Mr T. A. Edison, the iaventon asserts that his magnetic process for the concentration of iron ore placed at Britain’s disposal Norwegian deposits sufficient ,for a century's work at Pittsburg prices for American ore. '• I do not believe in keeping trains waiting. It is a bad example for the Minister of Railways to set,” said Sir Joseph Ward on Saturday. It is to be hoped that other Ministers will follow the good example. An earthquake at Murchia in Spain caused the tower of the Cathedral to oscillate violently. The facades of the cathedral and convent were damaged by the shocks, and have been closed. Boulders rolled down the Fuen Santa mountains, and the shocks were felt in South of France.

The “Daily Mail" states that the War Office has abandoned the idea of breeding horses. Registration is considered the most practicable and the cheapest method of procuring them. Canada has agreed to furnish five hundred horses yearly, the animals being full grown and trained by the Canadian local troops, at an annual cost of £2.0, ■ 000 (or £4O a head). Australia will also supply a proportion of India’s needs.

We understand that in a few day the newly elected elected school-com-mittee will be called on to hear a very serious dispute between pupil and teacher.

The Borough Council meets for business on Monday night. So far we have not heard very satisfactory account ot the duck shooting this season.

In the United States cigarettes are widely known as “ coffin-nails,” and laws are passed against supplying them to children. There is, too, an association calling itself “ The R.E.D." Its youthful members take a pledge not to smoke until they are of fit age ; older member bind themselves to endeavour to prevent boys from smoking. “ Reality of purpose,” “ Example,” and “ Determination ” are the three '-V-.:’' supply the letters of the uauK;.

Just befora his conviction Gouldie (the Liverpool bank forger) was talking of his career at the Liverpool bank. A month or two before his arrest he asked for an increase of salary, and in due time was informed that the directors did not see their way' to accede to the request. He was not, hfe was told, smart enough to justify an increase— 1 and at that moment,’ said Gouldie, relating the incident, ‘ the clerk who was not smart enough for them had done them in to the tune of £150,000. A tortoise, weighing a quarter of a ton, has been purchased for the Zoo at London by Mr. W. Rotchschild. It is supposed to be the oldest living creature in the world, and is known to have lived at least 150 years. It was mentioned in a deed in 1810.

Amber, which make such pretty necklaces and other ornaments, sedms to the feminine mind far too good to be used for the mouthpieces ot pipes, but there is a good, though Turkish, reason, it seems, for putting it to such a use. In Turkey, amber is supposed to be a specific against the evil effects of nicotine, and as the people are great lovers of tobacco, they freely indulge in the use of it, but take care to safeguard themselves by having amber mouthpieces to their pipes. Mr Caverhill, the Manager of the Motoa Estate received a wire from Woodville yesteiday that the river was rising very rapidly. Mr Alf Fraser having been offered the appointment as agent of the Anchor line of steamers has accepted the same as from to-day. All business with the boats will in future be done through him. The Commissioner of Taxes notifies that every person and Company is required to make and furnish returns of income before the first of June. An advertisement to this effect appears elsewhere. We are pleased to learn that Mrs R. Gray has been very successful with her pupils whom she has taken for theory 1 that she has purchased a large schoolroom adjoining Manchester House, and will give lessons therein in theory and practice and in singing. The next English and European mail via San Francisco will close at the local office on Wednesday, the 14th. day of May, at 8 p.m. The following examination dates have been arranged by the Inspectors for Schools in this district :--Foxton, Thursday and Friday, %%ad and 23rd May; Moutoa, Friday, 23rd May.

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