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Manawatu Herald, 15 July 1902, Page 2

The annual meeting of the Foxton Sports and Athletic Club will be held to-morrow evening at Mr Haywood’s hotel.

The net feChlpts of the Volunteer ball is over £ls odd. At a general meeting of the Band held last evening, Mr Ennis was reelected bandmaster, and Mr C. Collins was re-elected secretary and treasurer for the ensuing year. Mr John McPherson, a very'old settler of Foxton, died at four o’clock this morning at the Palmerston hospital where he went to about a fortnight ago. As far as we can learn he had no relatives in the colony. Mr Robert Perreau, who purchased some allotments in Liddell-street, has lately had all the pine trees cut down from which he has a large stack of firewood. The cutting may have been necessary from a builder’s point of view, otherwise it is against the beauty of the town. “ One man sows, another maU reaps.” Mr Bradcock jr., who is running the hair-dressing saloon next Messrs Gillanders’ store has made a great alteration in the outward appearance ot the building by having a large shop window put into the front, which be uses for a capital display ot smokers’ materials and tobacco. The place looks quite alive and up-to-date now. In Messrs Westwood’s is displayed the handsomely painted banner which Mr Noonan presents to the State School on Monday next. The banner has been suitably backed and bound and is provided with a yellow fringe and gold cords to the poles. Mr. Noonan had the volunteer help of Mrs W. Gray in the needle work completing the banner for which he is very much obliged. Mr G. H. Stiles announces in to-day’s issue the purchase of a full range in velveteens, which have been purchased at such a low figure that a clearance will be made of the lot at is gd for two weeks only, the prices originally being 2s 6d to 3s sd. Prior to the Queen’s procession in connection with the opening of the bazaar for the Hospital for Sick Children the wind, straining a rope used in decoration, dislodged the coping of. All Soul’s Church, Langbarn place. The falling stones killed a Canadian lady and injured several others.

..The State Government of South Australia is opening up wheat areas in the Ninety-mile Desert. Eighty thousand acres have been taken up. Wheat grows well in the so-called desert with the aid ot fertilisers.

The annual general meeting of the Foxton Racing Club will be held on Friday evening at the Club’s office at 8 o’clock. There will be a committee meeting on Thursday evening. Sir John Forrest, Federal Minister for Defence, in the course of bis speech at the Fishmongers’ Company banquet, said that Great Britain’s trade relations with other nations were unsatisfactory. While foreigners received everything they conceded little. The Empire ought to pull more together, and if anyone was bound to suffer it ought to ba foreigners.

The net loss to the Bank of Liver pool over the Goudie frauds in • 000.

At the Henley regatta, F. S. Kelby, an Australian, of Balliod College, Oxford, won the Diamond Sculls. The English Government is prosecuting Major C. W. Studdart and his two sons in Dublin for frauds in connection with Imperial Yeomanry ■'remounts. It is alleged that Major Stnidart pocketed £1350 out of one transaction.

We have received a copy of a pamphlet, issued by the Nelson Citizens' Vigilance Committee, and entitled, “The Nelson Police; or The Cabinet versus the Commissioner.” It is the history of the dismissal of two policemen, and the disrating and removal of a sergeant of police. From their view it appears a great injustice has been done, but when the Government explain matters a different complexion may be given, however the Government should give an early and dear explanation. At the inquiry into the Greta Colliery fires in 1900, when several lives were lost, the late manager of the mine gave evidence that in his opinion the mine was wilfully set on fire. A few days before the disaster he was warned that there was going to be an attempt of the kind.

One of the strangest case in mixed religions is vouched for by a Louisiana writer. A negro washerwoman at Natchez married a Chinese laundryman ; she was a good, stirrin’ Methodist, and Ah Yan had his joss behind the kitchen door. Asked what the children’s religion would be the woman triumphantly explained. “We fixed that. We compromised on dem. We’s goin’ to make dem Jews ! ”

The course of business at the series of London wool sales, which opened on Tuesday, appears so far to be in favour of the seller. Press Association and private messages states that fine merinos are 5 per cent, dearer, medium qualities unchanged, and low sorts irregular and generally 5 per cent, cheaper. A cablegram from the AgentGeneral also states that fine qualities are fine and 5 per cent, higher, while coarse crossbreds, which seem to form the bulk of the New Zealand supply, are slightly lower in price.

It appears from the annual report of the Police force that on the 31st March last the strength oi the force was 604 of all ranks, being an increase of 13 during the year. The total is made up as follows : —lnspectors, 7; sub-inspectors, 5; sergeants-major, 2; sergeants, 56 ; constables, 514 ; • detectives, ao. In addition the above there were 4 police-surgeons, 4 matrons 22 district constables, and 7 native constables.

Intense heat prevails in New York, and many cases of sunstroke are reported. The infantry manoeuvres in France have been suspended from the same cause. Three hundred and twenty soldiers were attacked by sunstroke, three of the cases being fatal.

It is notified in the Gazette that so much of the by-law made by the Mauawatu Country Council as appoints the several sums to be paid to the county funds for the licensing of vehicles, has been approved by His Excellency the Governor.

The tiniofa Bank of London Is amalgamating with the banking firm Of Smith, Payne and Smiths, and increasing its capital to twenty millions. Love yonr enemies 1 “ The prisoners were well treated, being fed on coftee and bread, while Tommy Atkins had to be centent with biscuits and water.” Poor old New Zealanders they Were always thinking of “ soft tommy and succulent chops" Two hundred miles an hour on a mono-railway is the prediction of a Russian inventor, who maintains that his system is simple, safe, and economical. He further states that if his train leaves the track by any chance it would be travelling so fast that it could not fall quickly to the ground, but will settle down as gently as a feather. What would happen when it reached the ground the inventor does not state 1

One great feature of the war was the enormous transport. At Kafflir River there was an unbroken line of bullock waggons, 200 in number, with 18 bullocks in each waggon, followed by 145 mule waggons with 8 to 12 mules in a team. From Corporal Twisleton’s narrative of the 2nd Contingent

We acknowledge the receipt from Messrs Sharland and Co. of their list of photographic apparatus and materials, which will be of great use for all those interested in photography. To those who are not, the list opens up a wonderful view of the many makers of cameras now on sale, rising in price from 6s 6d to £27.

We have received an advance note from the Fitzgerald Bros, announcing their great novelty show will shortly visit this colony. They always draw and the colony has always supported them. It is announced that “ all new people, both man and female, new horses, new animal acts’* is what they have now. Not all new, and so much the better, is the conductor of the orchestra, Herr von der Mehdens, who has an orchestra of 15 instruments. SANDE'I ana SON •' EUC \LPYTI EX 111 ACT. According to reports of a groat nqmbar of physicians of die. highkst professional standing, there aid offered ISucalpyti Ex tracts which possess no curative qualities. In protection oi the world wide fame of Sanders and Sons preparation we. publish a few abstracts from these reports, which bear fuily out that no reliance can ba placed in other products Dr. VP. B. Rush, Oakland F:a.. writes It is sometimes difficult 10 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 were similar fo iheoileamphorn. the objectionable action of which m 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 eiicalyntos as I think it is by far the heat.’! ■ Dr/ L. P. Ereston’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. Cornell, Kansas City, Kans., says —"Care has lo bo-exercised not to be supplied with spurious prepara'ion , s-s done by my supply druggie. ” Dr it. H. Hart, Now York, .says—“lt goes wbho -1 saying that Sander and Sons’ Euoilypd Extract is the best in Ihe rnanrot.” Dr James Reekie, fail-view, N. M.— 11 So Wide is with mo the range of applications. of - Sander and Sous Eucalypti Extract that I carry it with mo wheiv ver I go. I find it most useful in diarrhoea, all throat troubled bronchitis, etc.” Chamberlain’s Cough Remedy -is intended especially for coughs, c01d5,..-croup, whooping cough and influenza,. It has become famous for its'cuivs of these diseases over a large part of the civilized world. The most flattering tesl-huonia s have been rec ived, giving accounts of its good works; of the aggravating and persistent coughs it has cured; of severe colds that have vielded prompt y lo its soothing effects, and of the dangerous attacks of croup it has cured, often saving the life of die child. The extensive use of it for whooping cough, has shown that it robs that disease of all dangerou i re u! a. It is especially prize ! by m -thers because it contains nothing injurious - and ther;; is not the least danger in giving it, even to babies. It always cures and cures quickly, W. Hamer, chemist, sells it. Asthma, Sore throats. Coughs and Colds speedily cured by taking Bock’s Balsam, remarkable for healing outs and sores, price 1/6. 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 h s Institute, so that’ deaf people unable to procure the "at Drums may have them free.. Address No. 699, D. , The Nicholson Institute, Longcott, Gunnersbury, London. W. WADE’S WORM FIGS-the Wonderful Worm Worriers, are always effective. 1/- boxes everywhere* _____