Manawatu Herald. THURSDAY, FEB. 12, 1903. The Borough.

Manawatu Herald, 12 February 1903, Page 2

Manawatu Herald. THURSDAY, FEB. 12, 1903. The Borough.

It is time some consideration was given to the coming elections of Councillors and Mayor. An election must bo held on the last Wednesday in April, and by the new Act all representatives leave office, so that no one is left to guide new Councillors in fhe paths trodden by their predecessors. To our mind this emphatic change every two years in our local governing body is not satisfactory, and it there fore makes each election a matter of much moment to the ratepayers. The wheels of progress move slowly from many causes, one of which is the de sire of the Government that every opportunity is given to the public to know what is being done by their representatives. We have an instance of this in the proceedings which must be taken in raising a loan. The Corporate body, the Council, has first to make up its mind to carry out some special work, and history proves that this is a long proceeding and is longer now that we have nine Councillors, instead of six as heretofore, as to get three more men to come into line means patience. When this has been accomplished the Act makes it necessary to give notice, once a week for four weeks, and then notice must be given to hold a public meeting. Then the poll. If the voting is favourable the Borough Council has, some time after the poll, to hold a meeting to give notice of its intention to strike a rate, which takes over another four weeks. When this is all done the Treasury has to declare if the money is available. The object, no doubt is a good one, that of preventing ratepayers being run into expense without being made aware of what their representatives are up to, but it will be seen the process takes time. Our object in drawing attention to this is to show ratepayers the necessity of giving local matters their most serious atteation, for the present Council, in apparently perfect agreement with the ratepayers, decided on a loan, thfe time to do the preliminary work will hardly be up before they are out of office. This is the first time in the history of the Borough that Councillors have been entrusted with so much money to spend, and much of its success lies in the spending of it. We should see that our best men are placed in office. At present there is this to be said, that no other Council has received such marks of confidence, and we have had no complaints urged against them. Grumbling always exists, but must not be counted on, as the grumbler is not the man to have the question publicly discussed, and to seek election, so that a fair discussion can be raised. Objection to minor points are bound to find supporters, but the coming election is more important than any of its predecessors. We believe that the present Councillors are sure of re-election if they stand, and in duty to the ratepayers who agreed to their scheme they are bound to give their services to see their scheme properly completed.

The Borough has fixed the prices for the registration of dogs as appears in their advertisement to-day.

The special order with regard th the I special rate tor the £3,000 loan is advertised to-day. Holiday excursion tickets will be issued to Masterton on the 16th and 17th February, from Foxton, available till 23rd February. Mr David Ramsay, lately the Sergeant-Major of Police at Palmerston, from Which position he retired upon pension in Apiil last, died on Monday night at the residence of his son-in-law in Wellington. He had been in the force 40 years. Counsel for Arthur Lynch, M.P. for Galway—whose death sentence for treason in fighting for the Boers against the British was commuted to imprisonment for life—will not apply for a writ of error, preferring to petition for a free pardon later on, Mr O. E. Hugo had a largo attend* ance at each of his lectures in the Methodist Schoolroom on Tuesday and Wednesday evenings, and his lectures as well as his public readings of character were much appreciated. He will lecture again on Monday evening on " Ears and Lips." It is understood (says a Wellington correspondent) that the Public Health Department is contemplating some action to compel the various Banks doing business in the colony to call in more frequently than is done their paper issue. The step is considered necessary in the interests of the public health, and attention was drawn to the matter some time ago by the Chamber of Commerce. Fancy having clean bank notes. The public could , force such action on by demanding gold instead of dirty rags, Thft tender of W. L. Aitken has been accepted for the lease of the Palmerston railway bookstall for the ensuing year, at £65 per annum.

Two South Islanders have invented a rabbit ekteftilinaiof riladhlue. The apparatus pumps a liquid Chemical into burrow, the chemical is fired with a percussion cap, and explodes like gunpowder, giving oft fiintes that are death to the inhabitants of the burrow. After a trial recently fifteen dead rabbits were found in a burrow that had been operated on the day before. I have (writes a London corrcs*pondent) previously referred to the strange policies of insurance that are sometimes arranged at Lloyds. Men are to be found who insure against prospective disasters of the most remarkable kind, even against twins and against loss by speculation.. The lattest form of venture is insurance against appendicitis. For a premium of 5s the assurer will, if he undergoes an operation have all his direct expenses paid up to £2OO.

To day we insert an advertisement from Messrs G. A. Preece and Co., of Palmerston, relating to part of the celebrated Oroua Downs estate. The owner, Mr Leigh, has done much to improve the property since he has had it, and to those wanting a dairy farm we advise a visit of inspection, for though in passing along the main road the land does not look so rich, yet an inspection of the land behind the homestead reveals the true value of the property. The terms of purchase are easy and money can be obtained at low interest.

The Golden Penny, which, with its pictures, puzzles, and interesting budget of news, has long been one of the most popular connecting link between Colonial readers and the Mpther Country, announces lhat it has started a regular series of Prize Competitions for Colonials. These competitions are so arranged that every competitor, no matter how far away he may he, stands an equal chance of securing a prize. The present arrangement is to run the competition for two weeks each month, hut if they prove sufficient successful, they will become a regular weekly feature of the paper.

The attention of our readers is directed to the great unreserved auction sale of drapery, clothing, &c, to be held to-morrow (Friday, 13th Feb.) in the Public Hall, Foxton. The price at which these high-class goods were purchased enable the vendors to sell without reserve. The public of Foxton should not miss such a rare chance to secure some of these bargains, which are to be had to-morrow. As there is an enormous stock to get through, the sale will have to be started at 1 p.m. sharp. SANDER and SONS EUOALPYTI EXTRACT. According to reports of a great number ol physicians o£ the hightcst professional standing, there are offered Encatpyii Ex tracts which possess no curative qualities. In protection of the world wide fame of Sanders and Sons preparation we publish a few abstracts from these reports, which bear fully out that no reliance can be plaoed in other products Dr. W. B. Rush, Oakland Fla., writes It is sometime difficult to obtain the genuine aiti L (Sander and Sons). I employed different other preparations; they had no therapeutic value and no effects. In one case the effects were similar to the oil oamphora, the objectionable action of which is wa l known." Dr H. B. Drake, Portland, Oregon, gft y S —»Sinoe I became acquainted with this preparation (Sander and Sons) I, use no other form of eucalyptus as 1 think it is by far the best.” Dr L. P. Pro-don's Lynchburg, Ya., writes—" I never used any preparation other than Sander and Son s. as 1 found the others to be almost useless." Dr J. T. Oormell, Kansas City. Kaus., . ays —“Care has to be exercised not to be supplied with spurious preparationas done by my supply druggist." Dr it. H, Hart, New York, says—“ It goes wi ho t saying that Sander and Sons’ Eucal/p;i Extract is the best in the market.” Dr James Reekie, Fairview, N. M.—“ So w.ne is with me the range of applications of Sander and Sons Eucalypti Extract tlia; I carry it with me wherever I go. I find it most useful in diarrhoea, all throat troubled bronchitis, etc," ~ , . , Cholera Infantum should be guarded against, and prevented by treating the child at the first unusual looseness of the bowels. Mothers can not be too careful about this, especially in hot weather. They should have medicine ready for such an emergency. No better remedy is prepared than Chamberlain’s Col e, Cho'era and Diarrhoea Remedy. Every household should have a bottle at hand; Get it today. It may save a life. W. Hamer, chemist, Foxton, sells it-

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