Manawatu Herald. TUESDAY, SEPT. 30, 1902.

Manawatu Herald, 30 September 1902, Page 2

Manawatu Herald. TUESDAY, SEPT. 30, 1902.

We understand the Messrs Austin intend planting their land on Stewart street in flax.

Mr Hennessy has let the erection of the bouse at Oroua Downs to Mr Arthur Jonson. Last night the Borough Council had a meeting and passed the By-laws, and then selected the names of xoo books for the Library.

In another column the dates are advertised for the parades of the Foxton Rifles for th« month of October.

The usual meeting of Court Pride of Foxton, A.O-F., will be held to-night at the Good Templars’ Hall at 8 o’clock. We understand that Mr Charles Easton has purchased his brother’s interest in the Crown flaxtnill, the price paid being £1,500 cash.

It has been decided to hold the adjourned public meeting about the Bible reading in schools early next week, Tuesday or Wednesday, but the right date will be duly advertised on Saturday.

The Manawatu A and P. Association advertise their three days' show in November when will be given away in prizes- Entries close on 27th October.

We understand that the auction sale at the Centre of Commerce last was so satisfactory that Mr Osborne has determined upon holding another in less than a fortnight just prior to his removal to his new premises. Mr Silk, pianoforte tuner, is now on his usual professional visit to Foxton, and as be is agent for the best English and German manufacturers in pianos, those in want of a good instrument cannot do better than see his stock. They may be had on any terms,

.Mr Carnegie is visiting the. King at Balmoral Castle.

A motor fire-engine is being experimentally tried in London. We regret to learn that an infant child of Mrs Geo. Coley died on Sunday last. The funeral took place this morning.

We have to thank Mr Richard .Gray for some fine specimens of asparagus. This is a delicious and healthy vegetable A clause in the Municipal Amendment Bill provides for the licensing of places of public worship, but for which no license fee is to be charged. How if the Borough grants no licenses ? The warship Drake, fitted with a broad bladed propeller, attained a record speed of twenty-four knots at Portsmouth. Major C. W. Studdert and his sons have been committed for trial for alleged fraud in connection with the purchase of army remounts.

We direct attention to Mr Stiles’ advertisement on the first page. It fully bears out our statement as to the engagement of Miss Collins as dressmaker, and the importation of new dress stuffs.

The apple tree known as the Court Pendn Plat is also known in England as the Wise Apple, because it is said to flower after all danger from spring frost is past. The new coal-field recently discovered on the Earl of Dudley’s Hunley estate is estimated to give a profit of nearly £40,000 yearly. In the View gardens are varieties of weeping hollies. The “ Garden ” say in the winter months these long pendulous branches smothered with bright red berries are very effective. Those who have failed to pay their rates bad better do so without delay, as summonses will be issued to defaulters whose rates remain unpaid on Ist October. • A notice to this effect appears in another column from the Borough clerk. . The cricket meeting will be held tonight at All Saints’ schoolroom at 8 o'clock instead oi the place previously advertised, the Foresters having their meeting at the Templar’s Hall. A good attendance of “ Knights of the willow ” is requested, so that something may be done to make the game alive this coining season. A few mornings ago, as the Tarawera was crossing the Bay of Plenty, she. ran alongside a large whale, which was apparently asleep. The whale awoke with a sudden shock when .it rehlised the presence of the steamer grazing alongside it, and spouting furiously, made oft at a rapid rate. Glasgow, not satisfied with leading the world in Municipal Socialism, now has a project afoot for abolishing every remaining vestige of its dilapidated quarters; £10,000,000 is to be the cost, and that trifle is to be raised by a special betterment tax on ground values.

The fatalities through the recent earthquakes in the Kashgar district, Including Artush, totalled §£= ~£ucT a' thousand persons were injured. Extreme heat was experienced after the earthquakes. For supplying drink at a tangi at Waikanae a native was fined by the Raukawa Maori Council. Nineteen others were fined 5s for drinking at the tangi. The Council is determined to suppress excessive drinking at tangis. Mr John Roche, member of the House of Commons for East Galway, has been arrested at Woodford, Galway, for non-appearance, under the Crimes Act. Mr John O’Donnell, member for North Mayo, has been arrested on a similar’ charge at Claremorris, County Mayo. Messrs William O’Brien (Cork) and Conor O’Kelly (North Mayo) led the mob in an attempt to rescue Mr O’Donnell. Messrs Ross and- Co., of (he Boa March 6, Palmerston North, circulate an inset with to day’s issue announcing the opening up of extensive shipments of new spring and summer goods, tor all branches of their business. They recommend the early placement of orders, especially for the tailoring, dressmaking and millinery departments, all of which are already full of work.

The Acting-Premier, at the request of Mr George Fisher, M.H.R., cabled to the Cape, inquiring for information as to the conditions of the labour market, and has received the following trades Carpenters, tinsmiths, coach and waggon makers, bodymakers coach-painters, wheelwrights, saddlers, harness-makers, cutlers, fitters, tailors. Present high wages will decline as suppy increases.

A man who ran a tobacconist shop and gambling saloon on the other side many years ago, but who was suddenly Converted, and adopted pious ways, kudied for the Church, and is now preachitfg in this colony. His billet is anything but a snug one, too, and he enjoys very little in the way ot luxmics. He tells a yarn about visiting a town for a few days leisure not long ago, and receiving a note at his lodging.-, whither he had apparently been tracked. It contained a five-pound note, and ran thus: For goodness sake, old man, go and get yourself a suit of clothes. I met you in the street today, and never saw you look so shabby.’ The note was s'gued by a one time notorious confidence man, well known in Melbourne.

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