Manawatu Herald. TUESDAY, JAN. 13, 1903.

Manawatu Herald, 13 January 1903, Page 2

Manawatu Herald. TUESDAY, JAN. 13, 1903.

One Sunday Dr Darker, of London, announced from the pulpit that some* one had unitten asking'him what be came of all the money collected. “The writer desires to know who gets this money," he went on, and then, in his stentorian voice said, “I do.. Let us sing * Praise God from Whom all blessings flow,’ “ While the inspired German organs are reticent, others are jubilant at Russia’s success to the Dardanelles incident. They represent Russia as guarding her flanks to a descent upon India. At Shoreditch County Court a witness admitted that be was an “ auction room puffer," being paid a commission for running up bids.

Further additions have been made to the Palmerston sale, and Messrs Abraham and Williams advertise entries for the Levin sale on Friday. Mr Duke, counsel for defence in a London horse case, asked the plaintiff whose council had been “bragging" about the clients he had—What did you train for the Duke of Beauford ? —Plaintiff: A hunter. (Laughter.)— It never ran in a race? No.—How long did you have it ? About a week. (A Laugh.)—Who told your counsel that you had trained for the Duke of Beaufort ? I think he got a bit mixed. (Renewed laughter.) Amusing evidence given by a horse trainer in a libel action in London— Counsel: Does the weight of jockeys vary very much ? Plaintiff: Yes, I have known Birch to run 141 b heavier one day than another. Justice Lawrence : Jockeys must be good eaters, then. (Laughter.)—Plaintiff; I have known a jockey to ride a stone heavier one day than tbs day before. If a jockey leaves off traini% and drinks a glass of pert wine, he has bean known to get sib heavier the next minute.— Justice Lawrance: What 1 A glass of port wine weigh sib! (Loud laughter.) —Plaintiff: Yes, my lord. (Renewed laughter.) Right view as expressed by a woman, “ It is dull work for the women who have nobody to order ’em about and find fault with ’em. Why, where's the good of taking the trouble to do a thing well, if there’s no man to blame you for it afterwards ? " It is reported that plague has broken out in San Francisco.

Ths “Daily Mail” state! that a Westphalian syndicate is furnishing forty thousand tons of coal to a German depot at Port Said. The syndicate will not sell coal to British firms.

Lord Tennyson has been officially sworn in as Governor-General of the Commonwealth.

It is announced that the Defence Minister has approved of the increase of the camp allowance of volunteers from is 6d to as per day, the order dating from xatb December last. A coachman discharged from the employ of Mr Finlay, a Now York millionaire, out the throat of Mr Finlay’s four-year-old daughter, and afterwards committed suicide. Recent excavations in Tabernaclerow have brought to light many curious relics of the 15th and 16th centuries. Among them, in a surprising state of preservation are specimens of the actual cloth worn by our forefathers 400 years ago; fragments of doublets and hose, in serge, sateen, and silk, of various degrees of fineness and good colours; a little purse of silk with the original cords at its month ; a fiat cap of brown colour, with slashed edges, and still having the original lining of thin silk; and a woollen and felt cap of flat type. The relics have been placed in the Guildball Museum.

A replace advertisement from Messrs Ross and Co., of The Bon Mafbhe, Palmerston, in the this issue intimates the progress of their big clearance of stock sold previous to further alteration and extension of premises,

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