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Manawatu Herald, 31 May 1902, Page 2

Avery old settler of tjjis district, Mr Henry Blake, has died at the Upper Hutt. He was an ardent sportsman arid In England exercised the duties of a gamekeeper. He had reached the ripe age of 8o years. Owing to the nuisance of flies and heat the military horses m South Africa are furnished with a white cotton fringe which is fastened to the band on the bridle and thus falls over eyes and nose. The Marton Borough Council approves of the proposal to have the loans to local Bodies Act amended to give small boroughs the power to borrow. Scotchmen are economical. An English paper reports that in Glasgow there are such things as lodging I houses, where ropes are stretched across the room and people pay a penny a night for the privilege of resting their arms on them, standing all the while. The “Daily Express” states that Lord Kitchener will shortly be appointed Adjutant-General at the War Office. Strange booming sounds were heard l.y residents of Nelson on Tuesday night. Some imagined guns were being fired at sea as signals of the proclamation of peace. The circumstance is unexplained. Mr Seddon left Capetown on Wednesday for London by the steamer Saxon. In a cable message to Sir Joseph W ard, Mr Seddon states that he had a splendid reception at Capetown. He was entertained at a public luncheon, and was presented with four addresses.

At the last meeting of the Wellington Education Board an application for a new school at Porotowhao, three miles from Levin, was agreed to, and it was decided to apply to the Government for a grant for the work. There were several severe earthquake shocks on the island of Fotuna, in the New Hebrides, last month. Captain W. H. Hennah has been advised by the Agent-General that he has accepted the tender of the Goldsmiths’ and Silversmiths’ Company for manufacture of a golden salver for presentation to Major-General BadenPowell from the Civil servants of New Zealand, in recognition of his gallant conduct in the defence of Mafeking. The committee which has the matter in hand made two unsuccessful attempts to get the plate made in New Zealand. The representatives of the Banks met ,in conference at Wellington on Tuesday on the subject of holidays. A general understanding was arrived at by which it was agreed that there should be a discontinuance of holidays on St Patrick's, St George’s, and St Andrew’s days, and that on race days the bank would be kept open for a ceitdn time in the morning, This arrangement will need ratification by the Legislature, as some of the holidays which it is now proposed to dispense with are statutory holidays. Britain and France have officially recognised the Cuban RepublicMr J. Coslin Webb has been appointed headmaster of the Thorndon School, of which he has been for some time second master.

The Admiralty has severely censured Lord Charles Beresford for some of his speeches delivered while he was an officer on full pay. Mr Edison claims to have invented a storage battery which is able to drive motor cars a hundred miles without recharging.

Mr Seddon had an immensely enthusiastic send-off from Capetown. While admiring Mr Seddon extremely, loyalists consider some of his strictures on the authorities and with reference to the Empire taking precautionary measures for self-protection were undeserved. The federal Government has received two accounts from South Africa amounting to about £SOO, to cover ’damage done by Australian soldiers, It is alleged that a number of troopers, celebrating their last night in the country, “ painted Capetown red,” damaging a large amount of property.

Lord Pauncefote’s funeral in New York was an impressive ceremony. Mr John Hay. Secretary of Stale, and the ambassadors of the other Powers acted as pallbearers. President Roosevelt was present. Sixteen hundred troops escorted the coffin.

Satisfactory advice has been received by the Palmerston office of the New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Company with regard to a consignment of beef sent, from Gisborne. The shipment consisted of thirty bullocks and was sold to arrive, the price realised being per lb per side, c.i.f., and therefore not subject to landing charges. Mr Bright estimates that though the cattle wore light weights, under Soolbs, they will realise fully £lO per head, which must be very satisfactory to the grower. Our readers will be very pleased that Dr Bennett, of Bulls, where he was the popular adviser to a large circle, has determined to take up h s abode in this town. The Doctor is here to-day looking round for a place to lay his head. The Taihape Settler reports that at the local Police Court on Monday, Richard Mackay, was convicted of cruelty to a dog and sentenced to one month’s imprisonment with hard labour. The evidence showed that he left the dog in his house without food or water while he went to Wellington.

An eccentric and cynical old bachelor in Berlin formally bequeathed £ls to every relative who should stay away from his funeral. There was found only one faithful enough to depise this gift and follow him to the grave. After the ceremony a codicil came to light anulling the will and bequeathing everything to the one who ignored its provisions.

The Wellington sporting scribe “ Crackshot " makes the following reference to the requisition that has been circulated advocating the appointment of another handicapper: —Of course, Mr Pollock is not the only Richmond in the field for Mr Henrys’s extra days’ handicapping. Among the number are Messrs Pardy (New Plymouth), Morse (Fordell), T. Cameron (Bulls), and U. Shannon (Wellington). Mr Pardy makes the handicaps for the hack events at New Plymouth, and Mr Morse attends to the hack adjustments at Wanganui and Horowhenua. Mr T. Cameron has been very successful at Bulls and Feilding, receiving warm praise, while Mr Shannon’s efforts at Tauherenikau on the second day ot the Easter meeting, and also at the Shannon meeting, proved satisfactory. Thus clubs will have a choice of selection if they desire to change their handicapper. But I don’t think many of the clubs that Mr Hearys handicaps for will think of taking that step, as his work is always attended with the best results.

ZANDER and SONS EUOALPYTI 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 j a few abstracts from these reports, which bear fully out that no reliance can be olaoed in other products Dr. W. B. Rush, Oakland Fla.. writes It is sometimes difficult to obtain the genuine article (Sander and Sons). I employed different other preparations; they had no therapeutic value and no effects. In one case the effects weresimilar to, the oil camphora, the objectionable action ot which is wed known.” Dr H. B. Drake, Portland, Oregon, says-—*' Since I became acquainted wi h this preparation (Sander and Sons) I use no other form of eucahmtui as I 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 bo exercised not to be supplied with spurious preparations na done by my supply druggist.” Dr 11. FI. Hart, New York, says—“ Ft goes whho t saying that Sander and Sons’ Eucalyp’i Extract is the best in the market.” - Dr James Reekie, Fairview, N. M.—“ So iwuie is with raa the range of applications of Sander and Sons Eucalypti Extract tha- I carry it with me wherever I go, I find it most useful in diarrhoea, all throat troubl' d bronchitis, etc." Asthma, Sore throats. Coughs and Colds speedily cured by taking Bock’s Balsam, remarkable for healing cuts and sorea, price 1/6. A Lame Shoulder is usually caused by rheumatism of the muscles, and may be cmed by the use of Chamberlain’s Pain Balm. This liniment is unequalfcd as a soothing lotion. One applioatiod gives relief. Try it. W. Hamer, Chemist, se'ls it. , , TO THE DEAF.—A rich lady, cured of her Deafness and Noises in the Head by Dr Nicholson’s Artificial Ear Drums, gave £5,000 to Ifs Xndi'nte, so that deaf people unable to procure the far Drums may have them free. Address No. 699, D. The Nioho’son Institute, Longcott, Gunnersbury, London, W.