Manawatu Herald. TUESDAY, AUGUST 19, 1902.

Manawatu Herald, 19 August 1902, Page 2

Manawatu Herald. TUESDAY, AUGUST 19, 1902.

Mothers will be glad to learn that Mrs Mackie is prepared to knit all sorts ot articles to order and makes % speciality of knitting men’s socks. “The Mayor ot the city h expected to preside over anything from a Sun-day-school picnic to a dog-fight,” said a Wellington Trades Councillor the other night. In 1894 sixty millionaires dined at the Savoy. The dinner cost £l2OO l The Standard states that it is practically decided that the King will visit Ireland late in the autumn or in the spring. Lord Milner attended the German Festkommers, held at Pretoria in July, at which were present the leading representatives of the German colony. He spoke first in English, but when taking leave of the assembly dropped, to the evident delight of his audience, into their native tongue, which his early education in the Kaiserland enabled him to do with the utmost ease.

The maitre d’hotel of the Savoy, M. Jules Ribsteio, made a dish called a fillet of sole Alice (garnished with luscious native oysters) which King Edward assured him privately is the finest fish dish be has ever tasted, either in London, Paris, or Vienna. A Duch comic paper gives a view of a guide pointing out to a young man and woman tourist the beauties of the scenery. The guide says “This is the famous place of the twenty-four echoes, and last year a gentleman who heard them suddenly went mad.” Lady Tourist enquires “How did that happen?” To which the guide replied “ His mother-in-law called out to him, aud when ha heard twenty-four motbers-in-laws at the same time it was too much for him.” In every country the poor mother-in-law comes in for jokes. Too bad. At the hotel Cecil in London there are from no to 120 persons on the kitchen staff, and an army of 600 waiters i

Owing to Russia’s refusal to relinquish her workshops and railways near the Great Wall tjntil the Hiufchang,line is evacuated, Britain’s surtendef of the Pekin-Tientsin-Shanhaikwan Railway will be postponed till October, unless Russia reconsiders her decision-

Mr Menzie Wemyss has an annoncement to-day that he is prepared to take pupils for the violin. Last night his execution was much appreciated at the farewell to Mr MacDertriotl.

The Beehive Stores have Hh altered advertisement to-day in which seed potatoes are offered. Grain is also obtainable at very low prices. Mr Edmund Osborne, of the Centre of Commerce, enters fully into the advantages of the “ Fitu Corsets " on the first page. These are matters which it is safe only for experts to dilate upon and we simply refer our readers to the advertisement.

The French army purchases £12,000 chargers each year, each horse costing AoThe “British Medical Journal” states that the King has gone through the recent trying State functions without the slightest detriment to his health ; in fact he is quite well.

The manager of a large hotel like the Savoy in London has some resposibility. When he takes an order for a banquet he has to deal with the kitchen, the plate room, the pantiies, the still-room, the coffee kitchen, the bake-house, the engine room, the works department (for the arrangement of tables), the cloak rooms, the cleaners, extra waiters and many other. The Johannesburg correspondent of the ■* Morning Post ’’ says there is a strong rumour that, as a result of Lord Milner’s visit to Delagoa Bay, Britain has arranged to build a new' harbour at Delagoa, repayment of the cost being guaranteed by the receipts from Customs and railways. A cross-examining counsel, who set out to demolish a witness in an Edin burgh court the other day, came to sad grief. The following is a verbatim report of the affair: —Counsel: Do you drink ? It. depends what you call drink.—-I cal! drink " drink.” Well, of course I drink, or I couldn’t live.—Do you drink heavily ? It depends what you call heavily.—Do you ever take more than is good for you ? No, I have never noticed it.—But do you ever take too much ? No; one cup of tea in the morning, one in the afternoon -I am talking of intoxicants. Ohl I am a teetotaller.—Then there was loud laughter among the members of the court, and the examination closed.

The correspondent of Messrs Stiles and Co., in Mexico is interested in the cultivation of the Mexican Aloe from which the supply of the sisal fibre is obtained. We are sure his machinery would be of no use for flax dressing, and our way of treating flax would be of no use for dressing sisal.

The first annual return of the Volunteer force in England show 140,000 efficient's according to the standard which obtained in those days. Forty years, later—on Nov. x, 1901—the number of efficients had grown to 281,062, or 862 move than double the 1861 total.

A year or two ago a dinner was given at the Savoy in London the result of a sporting wager by which a dozen friends were to receive the “ very best dinner in London." The dinner cost £ls a head. The London Times says that as a result of the test matches every true sportsman will give the Australians credit for being the belter side. Mr Seddou presented General Baden-Powell’s, mother, at the General’s request, with a magnificent solid gold salver subscribed for by the public service of New Zealand in recognition ot his defence of Mafeking.

Some of the new first-class railway carriages with reclining seats were (says the Lyttelton Times) sent for a trial run on the north line on Friday. The carriages ran smoothly, and the new seats are exceedingly comfortable, and will be a great boon to long-dis-tance travellers, especially invalids going to Hanmer Baths. The backs of the seats are high, comfortably padded with a head-rest, and can be readily placed at any angle. There is also a rest for the feet.

The Prince of Wales has purchased for £7OOO the estate of Darlingham, adjoining Sandringham. The “ Daily Mail " says that Lord Kitchener will open the Khartoum College in November.

The “ Chronicle ’’ states that Generals Botha, De Wet and De la Rey, on arrival at Southampton, will not go in the first place aboard the Nigeria, but will go on a gunboat to see the King immediately. Lord Kitchener will accompany them. The yield of oats, wheat and barley in Manitoba and Lower Canada is estimated at a hundred and fourteen million bushels. The Canadian Pacific Railway is unable to carry the grain to the sea-board. Mr Peter Robinson has decided to fill a want. He advertises that he has boats for hire by the day or hour. He is also prepared to build boats to order,

A meeting is called for Tuesday next re poultry, the object of which we will refer to more fully in our next issue.

The Returning officer Mr Alf. Fraser announces to-day that Mr George Henry Stiles has been duly elected. as a Councillor, unopposed, in the room of Mr Purcell who resigned his seat.

Yesterday the jury empanelled to try the Drake case found a verdict of guilty on the charge of manslaughter with’a recommendation to mercy. The question of the admssibility of certain evidence was held over to Thursday, the accused being allowed out on bail.

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