Manawatu Herald. TUESDAY, DEC. 2, 1902.

Manawatu Herald, 2 December 1902, Page 2

Manawatu Herald. TUESDAY, DEC. 2, 1902.

’ Mr J. G. Wilson has been re-elected chairman of the Manawatu County Council. A branch of the Union Bank of Australasia has been opened at Dannevirke.

Councillor Freeman has been elected chairman of the Horowhenua County Council.

Mr Justice Cenolly's retirement from the Supreme Court Bench will probably be announced at the end of the year.

Mr Buchanan, who opposed Mr Hornsby for the Wairarapa seat, is an all-round man, says an exchange. He held a meeting last week at Flat Point. A traveller had arrived for the meeting, and found his horse had cast a shoe, and it would be impossible to ride back without it. The. traveller had picked up the shoe, but the only one about the station who could have put it on was absent. However, the tools were there, and Mr Buchanan overheard the talk about the shoe, “ I’ll put it on," he said, and so he did, in most workmanlike style, to the amusement and amid the applause of the settlers.

Last Wednesday, Lilian Myrtle, eldest daughter of Mr V. C. Ransom, of Rongotea, was married to Thomas Boswell Sutten, the eldest son of Mr T. Sutten, also of Rongotea. It is reported in Wellington that an attempt will be made by the licensed victuallers to upset the carrying of prohibition in Newtown. An analysis of the dust taken from water caught in the southern districts of Otago show that it is volcanic dust, and not, as was supposed by some, dust from Australia. The evidence points to its not being from Mt, Pelee; and Professor Park, of the School of Mines, inclines to think it originated in South America, or probably Victoria land, in the Antarctic circle' The return of the discovery may throw some light on the subject. The clerk of the Manawatu County Council has been instructed to obtain particulars as to cost of an open policy of fire insurance on goods stored in tram sheds for carriage or awaiting delivery. Mr Thomas Mitchell, once a popular resident at Moutoa, lost his father by death at Wellington on Saturday, 17th inst. He at one time kept the Royal Tiger Hotel, and was 8a years of age when he died.

Capt. Robert Fraser, of the Government submarine mining steamer Janie Seddon, and a son of the Hon. F. H. Fraser, M.L.C., has received intimation that he has been raised to the rank of a full lieutenant in the Royal Navy Reserve. At its meeting on Wednesday, the chairman, Mr J, G. Wilson, and Cr Hammond were appointed to represent the Manawatu County Council ®n the Palmerston Hospital and Charitable Aid Board.

There is a growing commercial crisis in Southern Russia. A hundred and forty-five thousand workers have been discharged from collieries, ironworks and oil mines during the last year. Sixteen inch-guns, weighing one hundred and thirty tons, with a twentyone miles range are being erected at Sandy Hack, costing £36,000, The Returning Officer advertises the declaration of the result ot the General Election Poll and the Licensing Poll. Lord Kitchener, the new Comman-der-in-Chief in India, has arrived at Bombay. He was given a hearty reception.

At 4 o’clock on Sunday morning a fire occurred in a six-roomed bouse at Aramoho. The house was totally destroyed, and the occupier, Mr John Walker, was burned to death. Deceased, who was 83 years of age, was very wellknown, and was one of the oldest settlers in the district. The house was insured for £l5O in the Commercial Union, and the furniture fer £75 in the same office.

The death is announced of the Rev Dr Joseph Parker, of the City Temple.

Messrs Thos. Westwood and Co. have retSelved their first consignment of new fruits, also some very special lines.

Mr A. Pat has a large assortment of toys for the present season, also new and fresh dried fruits. Inspection is invited.

A gold locket, which is valued principally as a keepsake, has been lost between Mrs J. Symons’ residence and the Courthouse. Finder will be rewarded.

A holder of a second-class aCrtiflcate wants employment as an engine-driver. In another column are published the parades of the Foxton Rifles for this month.

Mrs Richard Gray has an altered advertisement in to-day's issue, and from it will be seen that she prepares pupils for both Trinity College and the Associated Board of the Royal Academy of Music, Unfortunately La Grippe has had hold of her which has prevented her attending to her profession lately but she purposes commencing singing lessons on Saturday. We have seen the certificates gained by ‘ her pupils at the last examination of Trinity College at which she presented five, all of whom passed, the lowest being 85 points and the highest 91 points oiit of a hiindred —z. splendid record. Mrs Gray appears to thoroughly understand how to get her pupils forward. According to the returns, the following candidates, who failed to poll onetenth of the number polled l y the lowest successful candidate, will forfeit their deposit of £io i—j; H. Collier, Hutt; A. R. Bradley, Auckland; G. F. Pulley, Hurunui; J. S. Myers, Avon; G, Baynes, Christchurch ; A. Agar, Ashburton; H. Crawford, Oamaru; J. Kelly, Wakatipu; Rev. F. W. Isilt t Westland and Thames; Smith, Rangitikei; W. G. Tustin, Newtown.

As George Fisher sprang his latest surprise upon the people says the Free Lance* it is only fair to say that nothing quite like his reception has been seen in Wellington during , this elections He drove hither and thither in his landau, bowing like a veritable monarch. The people rushed him, and fairly shook him all over in their gladness at his return. He essayed to speak but words failed him. Mrs Fisher, earlier in the day had addressed the crowd saying that she would help George to her dying day. “ I have., forgiven him. Won’t you forgive him ?'* she asked. And the people to the number of 6642 have said “We will! ”

At the meeting of the County Council Mr Seymour, proprietor of the Woburn Hotel, Waipukurau, applied for a refund of license fees, the license of the hotel having been quashed by the Supreme Court. The Council decided to consider the legality of returning the moneyi Mr C. Whitehead, chairman of the Shannon Bridge Committee, forwarded to the Council a resolution embodying the opinion that, in view of the tact that nearly the whole of the charges for land to be taken for approaches to the proposed bridge across the river at Shannon would be incurred on the Manaawatu side, that the charges should form part of the whole cost of the bridge, and that, instead of being charged to the Tokomarn Riding, it should be borne proportionately by the contributing bodies in accordance with the terms of Commissioner Short’s report, and asking that a copy of this resolution be forwarded to such bodies. The Council will do as above requested. SAN DISK ana SON - BUG \LPYT* EX TRACT. According to itports .if a great n i o!v of physicians of llv iughUsi prolea-dmi.-.-Branding, thora are offered Enc-voy! Rx t acts which possess no curative qua'i'-ie-. In protection of the world wide fam or Sanders and Sons preparation we public, a few abstracts from these reports, which bear fully out that no reliance can h placed in other products Dr. W. B Rush, Oakland F a., writes It is sometim e difficult to obtain the genuine artie.ii (Sander and Sons). I employed diff -r nt other preparations; they had no ih 1 ; peutic value and.no effects. In on ea.--the effects were similar to the oil campliva, the objectionable action-; of which is ws'i known.” Dr H. B. Drake, Portland, Oregon, Ba yg_<< Since I became acquainted with tbia preparation (Sander and Sons) I use no other form of eucalyptus as 1 thins it is by far the best." Dr L. P. Pro-ton Lynchburg, Ya., writes—" I never used any preparation other than Sander and Sou's, as ! found the others to be almost useiy; s. ’ Dr J. T. Cornell, Kansas City, Kuns., ays —“Care has to be exercised not ;o ie supplied with spurious prepara ion •, t-s done by my supply druggia..." Dr M. if. Hart, New York, says—“it goes wi hn t saying that Sander and Sons’ Etioaly D Extract is the best in the market." Dr James Reekie, Fairvtew, N. M.—“ So, w,. c is with me the range of applications of Sander and Sous Eucalypti Extract tin I carry it with me wherever! go. I fin, it most useful in diarrhoea, all throat tro ab; d bronchitis, etc.” Time and Money.— Sickness causes a loss of both time and money. You lose the time and have the expanse of medical attendance, entailing a double loss. This can be avoided by using some reliable remedy at.the first stage of sickness. The purchase of a bottle of Chamberlain’s Colic Cholera and Diarrhoen Remedy often proves a profitable investment, for, by its use at the first appearance of any unusual looseness of the bowels, a severe attack of diarrhoea or dyseutry m *y be averted, that might otherwise compel a week’s cessation from labor. Every household should have a bottle at band. It never fails and is pleasant to lake. G t it to day. It may save a life. W. Hamer, Chemist, sells it. Bock’s Liver Powder is apurely herbal and mild regulating medicine, safe to give a little children, and roliable as a cure for indigestion, sick headaches, biliousness, etc., price la. M. H. Walker and Thos. Westwood & Co., agents. Worms undermine Children’s Constitutions, Use WADE’S WORM FIGS. 1/-boxes.