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Manawatu Herald, 23 September 1902, Page 2

It was snowing at Sanson this morn ing.

Mrs'Clemett, the wife ot our postmaster, reached town yesterday. We have to acknowledge the receipt of the Official Year Book for 1902.

General rains have fallen in India and a good autumn harvest is anticipated. We are sorry to hear that Cr Harry Baker has been confined to his room for the last fortnight. He fears he has strained his back. The Boer Generals have warned the pro-Boer Committee at Brussels against making an anti-British . demonstration. They add that their mission is ’purely charitable—to secure funds for the burghers.

The Daily Express’ St. Petersburg’s correspondent has stated that Admiral Makaroff has invented a sounding instrument which will give warning of the approach of tofpedos and submarines.

A man armed with a revolver and a bomb entered the Canadian Bank of Commerce at Skagway and demanded £4OOO. The clerks tied. The bomb accidentally fell, wrecking the bank and. killing the robber. The West window ot All Saints' Church will be considerably improved in a few days, as the fluted glass is to be removed and replaced by panes which have been painted by Mrs England. Mr Noonan has the work in hand.

The meeting about Bible reading in schools which was to have been held last night, was postponed in consequence ofthe Rev. Mr Wilson having to leave in the afternoon for Sanson.

We regret to report the death of Mr Penny, of the, Foxton line, near Rongotea, yesterday. The deceased gentleman was a well-known and popular settler, had been ailing for the last four or five days, and the doctor from Bulls bad been attending him. He passed away very suddenly yesterday morning.

A prohibition order was granted against Nina Fiford, on lbs applicatiO; of her husband, this morning.

It is shown that by the extension of the boundaries of the colony, by thinclusion of the Cook and other Pacifi' Islands, the population gained is 13,392.

English and Swiss doctors are attend ing Lord Salisbury, who is confined t> bed in Switzerland. His own London physician has been summoned to the bedside.

A sporting authority says there is a likelihood ot amateur champion L. P Webster and W. H. Pollock meeting b the amateur events at Foxtnn on the King’s birthday. Liberal prizes have been offered and the track is a good one; We heartily congratulate Mrs Richard Gray on the success her pupils achieved at the Trinity College examination lately held at Palmerston in the theory of music. The marks obtained were:— Master Llewellyn Jenks, 91: Misses Amy Jenks, 89: A. Harding, 88; J- Fume, 88; E. Osborne, 83. Thus all passed high, Mr E. E. Smith does no keep a jeweller’s shop, but the appearance of his window where, the prizes donated for the sports meeting are, makes it look like one. Mr W. Gray gives a gold bracelet; MrE. E Smith a cup; Mr W. Baker, lamp ; Mr A. Fraser, clock and ink bottle; Mr Hennessy, clock; Mr M Walker, Tea set; Mr Levett, a bracelet; Mr A. Pat, watch; Mr A. Tozcr, oruet; and Mr M. Perreau, a dock.

Sir Joseph Ward stated the other day that the disinterments of Chinese bodies were being made under license granted by the Colonial Secretary, and certain conditions were imposed The cioflitts, When exhumed, were placed in zinc outer coffins, and the use of disinfectants was enforced. No visiters were allowed within the cemetery whilst this work was going on. A good skit of Cook and Mistress is given in the Free LanCe. Cook: “ What’ll ye have for dinner to-day, mum? Mistress Well, Bridget, I d m't know. Can’t .yon make a suggestion ? Cook : Oil ves, mum ; bow will ye have it served ? Few people have any idea of the wonderful strength possessed by beetles. It has been shown that a common bettlc can draw 500 times its own weight, and a stag beetle has been known (q escape from under a box weighted with a book 1,700 times greater in weight than the beetle beneath it.

Fond Mother; “ Now, look here, Georgs. I want you to break o'ff with that girl. She is very pretty, and all that; but I know her too well to want you to risk your life and happiness by marrying her. Why, she knows no more about housekeeping than I do about Greek—not a bit.’’—George : “Perhaps not; but she can learn.’’ Mother s “ After marriage is rather late for that, George."—George : “ But you said yourself that you did not know a thing about house-keeping until after you were married.” Mother : “ Very true, George—and your poor father died of dyspepsia twenty years ago.”

The Free Lance yarns—" That aa absent-minded Mayor up the line, who is also a,lay preacher, put this motion at a council meeting the other day : 1 That all cattle found straying in this borough, winter or summer, day or night, be impounded from this day forward, for ever and ever—Amen.’ ”

Japan has an avenue of trees 50 miles in length. The trees are the cryptoinsra and'everyone is a perfect specimen, quite straight, from 130 ft to 150 ft in height and 12ft to 15F; in circumference. The avenue ex ends from the town ot Namada to Nikko

The latest novelty for wiling away the time in a country house is known as a " F.ice-bnok." Everyone who comes to stay has to draw a face in the album, however badly, and sign his name u: derneath. The result is very amusing, and the worst drawings frequently cause the greatest entertainment.

We are glad to learn that the Council has delivered the planting of the South Triangle to Mr Gray.' We are sure they will find this a great improvement to the-employment of the daymen—good men f -r the work they were selected for, but not necessarily good gardeners.

To-morrow night the Lawn Tennis Ball will be held at the P’ublic Hall, The arrangements have all been perfected, and if, as is expected, a large number are present, a very pleasant'evening will be passed. Mr AIL .Fraser, the agent of the hall, has had the windows attended to, new glass where it was wanted has been put, and to save further damage the windows have been wire netted outside. Larrikins may be vexed,' but the public will appreciate all this.

Yesterday, and Sunday there was a small fresh'in the river, but there was a heavy westerly gale blowing, with spring tides- This effected the river almost as much as a flood, the Wirokino road being flooded as well as the land on the banks of the liver, Messrs Symons’ mill being stopped by it. This’should prove that an overflow cut across the Motoa estate would be worse than useless.

The following incident is taken from Humours of a Malay police-court by Mr J. T. Hardy, in the “ Leisure Hour,” :—The Court House at Singapore boasted a very valuable clock, suspended from ..the wall directly opposite the Bench. One day during (he session of Supreme Court, a particularly meek-looking Chinaman entered, carrying a ladder. Removing his hat, and bowing to the Bench with utmost gravity, he proceeded to remove the clock with business-like expedition- Tucking the clock under one arm, and the ladder the other, he passed out unchallenged, everyone present regarding him as a coolie sent to remove the clock for the purpose of cleaning it. Several days passed, and the clock not being returned, the magistrate reported the delay to the Public Works Department- The P-W.D. knew nothing whatever about it, and neither clock nor coolie was ever beard of again,

A fact which is frequently overlooked is a provision in the Slaughtering Act, that skins of animals must be preserved for a certain time in order that ■an opportunity may be given of identifying them.