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Manawatu Herald, 28 August 1902, Page 2

The annual meeting ot the Tennis Club takes place at the Public Hail tonight at 8 o’clock. A Government para He of the Foxton Rifles will be held to-night, when it is hoped that all members will endeavour to be present as an election will be held tor the position of second lieutenant.

Last year the number of baths taken at Rotorua exceeded by nearly 24,000 all previous records. .

The Shah of Persia visited Windsor and placed a magnificent wreath on Queen Victoria’s tomb at Frogmore.

After the session the Governor and Lady Ranfnrly propose taking a house in the Wairarapa if a suitable residence can be secured.

Arrangements are being made to obtain a supply of specially woven towels direct from the English manufactures for Rotorua, Wakaremoana, Hamner and Mount Cook.

Mr Webb, of Victoria, who is visiting New Zealand for the purpose of buying stock for the Sydney and ’Melbourne markets lias left Wellington for Hawke’s Bay. Prices for lat stuck are higher that Mr Webb expected.

Venezuela has declined to consider the protest against a blockade made by Britain, France and Germany, and has captured two Dutch schooners, the masters of which were not aware of the blockade.

Mr P. J. O’Regan will be a candidate for Wellington city at the general election.

The “ Novoe Vremya” asserts that Habibullah Khan is not cordial to the British, and the time is opportune to establish a Russian representative at Calnil to open Afghanistan to Russian commerce.

Notwithstanding that there are four hotels and fifteen boarding houses in Rotorua and Whakarewarewa, the accommodation was not nearly sufficient to tulfil requirements during last Easter, and the Health Department had to issue warnings to intending visitors not to go there unless accom modation had been secured in advance.

The receipts for the year 1901-2 shows at all resorts under the control of the Tourist and Health Resorts Department an exceeding satisfactory increase over those of the previous year; the total receipts for 1901-3 being £5.490 16s rod as against £4,179 18s id. Some disturbance has occurred in shearing districts between union and non-union shearers. A number of the latter were assaulted and taken prisoners by the unionists. More police are being despatch to the disturbed districts.

A serious accident occurred at the railway crossing near Featherston on Monday afternoon. An old settler, a foreigner, named Enner, who is deaf, and blind in one eye, was crossing in a trap, when he was run into by a train. The horse was killed, the trap smashed, and Mr Ermer had his ribs broked on one side, and sustained a severe fracture of the skull. He is in a critical state. As a man is not a hero to his own valet, so a dusky potentate is not a potentate to his coachman. This story is being told of what happened at one of the big outdoor functions at Home daring Coronation week :—A coachman wearing the royal livery went up to another of the fraternity, and was overhead to inquire; 11 I say, Hartbur, ’ave you seen my bloomin' nigger ? ” “ No, James,” was the reply. ■* ’Ave you lost ’im ? ” “ 'Eavens only knows, but I ’avenkt seen ’im for ’alf-an hour.” The conversation was conducted with entire gravity, and the first coachman went off solemnly to look further afield tor the dusky guest of the Empire.

The Duke of Abercorn is entertain ing Mr Seudon at Tyrone.

Dr Leyds is .likely to enter the Dutch Civil Service.

Seven thousand five hundred bronze coins of the fourth century have been unearthed at Caerwent, in Monmouthshire.

The French Government is considering the establishment of a v *val base at Kwang-chan Bay, in the province of Kwang-si, Southern China, at a cost Of £1,200,000,

The Manitoba wheat crop is expected to yield sixty-five million bushels. Twenty thousand harvesters have gone there. At the invitation of the Government a party of British journalists is making a tour of Canada. They have taken a special train to inspect the wheat fields of Manitoba.

Gauniher, the victim of the stabbing affray on Saturday night, is still in a critical state. Mahoney, the prisoner, was remanded till Thursday.

During the last season—March and April—visitors came from Australia, Canada, India and Great Britain purposely to stalk red deer.

To-morrow Mr Mounsey will hold a large auction sale of drapery at the Public Hall. As the sale is a bona fide clearing sale without reserve, it should attract many buyers. Mr J. Mullins who elsewhere has a notice re teaching the violin, has called and shown us numerous testimonials received from parents of pupils and also from professionals with whom he has been associated. Amongst these is Mr Lehmann a rnnsican of undoubted standing and of whose orchestra at Wellington, early this month, ho formed one. He says he always found him reliable and competent in his profession and can confidently recommend him as a teacher. If -a fair number can be secured as pupils he would take up his residence in the town. It would be a gain to the district to secure this gentleman, as his terms are decidedly moderate

Mrs Gray has decided to add singing lessons to her course of study, and is now prepared to take pupils of ali ages for instruction. To day the Borough Council give notice ot their intention to hold a special meeting on the 29th September to confirm the new by-laws, the purport of which is published. As the Councillors appear to have token a very wide scope as to the subjects to be guided by the new by-laws we recommend the ratepayers to take advantage of the opportunity given them of noting Ihe contents, which will not be till the 30th of September.