Manawatu Herald. SATURDAY, MAY 16, 1903.

Manawatu Herald, 16 May 1903, Page 2

Manawatu Herald. SATURDAY, MAY 16, 1903.

The Borough Council meets on Monday night to consider reports on the reserves.

The proposed general meeting of the parishioners of All Saints' Church will be held at the schoolroom, on Wednesday hext, at 8 p.m. * On the 31st March last the broker's report from Manila quoted hemp at £3O 8s 8d per ton, yet our flax has been steadily rising in value. Reports from Somaliland state that the Mullah’s followers laugh at > the small wounds caused by the British solid bullets, and declare that the Mullah causes them to heal quickly. Mr Austen Chamberlain, PostmasterGeneral, is sounding the Siberian railway authorities regarding the prospect of a regular fast serfice, with a view to sending British .mails to China by that route. Terms have not yet been settled. The committee of debenture-holders of the New Zealand Midland railway is inviting bondholders to state if they accept the Government’s offer ©f bonds instead of cash. The committee recommends them to accept the offer, stating that it would be inadvisable to re-open the question, many members of the New Zealand Parliament being adverse to paying anything. The battleship Commonwealth, the largest in the world, has been launched. The Marchioness of Linlithgow performed the christening ceremony. The Commonwealth is of 16,350 tons displacement, and was built by the Fairfield Company (Dunbarton). The length of the vessel is 425 ft; beam 78 ft; draught, 26ft gin. The engines are of 18,000 horse-power and are to give a speed of i 3 knots. At the last meeting af the Horowhenua County Council a petition for the merging of the Wirokino Road Board into the Council came up for confirmation. Councillor Davies raised many objections, and a -plain discussion took place, daring which Cr Venn is reported to have said he was of opinion that there was no doubt as to the objection being a bit of rank jobbery, and was not the first perpetrated by the Board, and would not be the last if they lived.

-The House of Commons has agreed to an income tax of elevenpence in the pound.

Sir Christopher Furness, head of the J well-known Fufness'line of steamers, ; has ordered a fleet of merchantmen fitted with turbine engines. The Colonial Treasurer will be pre- 1 pared on Monday, June ist, to consider' applications from local authorities for loans under the Local Bodies’ Loans Act of 1901. ' Paper gloves and stockings are now being manufactured. The stockings have been carefully examined by experts, and they are loud in their praise of them. The stockings are said to last almost as long as ordinary stockings. Professor George Darwin F.R.S., in the course of an address at the Royal Institution, said the days *were calculable lengthening, and the time would come when a day would be equal to two of the present days, the earth rotating eight time monthly. The resignation of Rev. James Paterson from the charge of St. John’s Presbyterian Church was officially announped at a meeting of the. congregation on Wednesday evening. This meeting passed a resolution approving a life pension of £sob a year being paid Mr Patersoni It is much to be regretted that Mr J. W. Gower, the President of the Levin Ping-Pong Club, pays too little atten* don to the action of its members. When a resident in this town Mr Gower was marked by theattentkn he paid to the Sabbath, but in an ad‘ verdsement issued by Club we find mentioned that the first tourna* ment will be held on the 24th inst I Sad, as the 24th is a Sunday. The noi-e w‘ ic!i ‘he milkman makes by, rattling his cans -is the the. early morning has been a cause of bitter complaint to the the Londoner, but the advance of science leads one to hope that it may be abolished in the near future. It has been discovered that if a little gelatine is added to ' milk the liquid becomes solid, and that no harm is done to the milk or the consumer. If the process proves a success, we may yet have our milk sent out in pats, like butter, to the advantage of all concerned. The Duke of Bedford has established a model public house in the little town of Thorney-in the-Fens. It might in truth be called “ a public home." It is a large, airy, attractive building—a real working man’s club. Beer is nor prohibited, but only a very pure quality is sold. It is in the hands of a manager at a fixed salary, with certain commissions on everything he sells except beer. Thus, it is to his interest to induce his customers to take food and mineral waters instead of beer. All landlords might take a a leaf out of the Duke of Bedford’s book. A public meeting was held in Palmerston on Thursday night about the proposed overflow channel. According to the Daily Times . report the meeting was a fiasco as it says, “ But judging by the attendance, the public are not interested in the matter. Beyond the conveners, only halt a-dozen people attended the meeting. Among those present were Dr Newman, Messrs J. Stevens, Toomath, O. Gardner, J K. Stansell, R. S. Ahra ham, R. Edwards, W. Park, and R. Mathesou. Mr R. S. Abraham pre sided. A resolution was passed that the meeting approves of the scheme of forming a river board in connexion ‘►with the Manawatu and Oroua rivers. Apropos of Lord Selborne’s recent trip into the Channel on board the Revenge the “ United Service Gazette” tells a good story of a First Lord of the Admiralty, who insisted upon exercising his right to hoist his flag. After waling an hour for the fleet to get under way be went to the Admiral —he was on board the flag-ship—and demanded to know the reason for the delay. “ Wailing for orders, sir,’’ was the response. “ Orders, what orders ?” “ Your orders, sir,” said the Admiral, politely, “ Your flag is hoisted.” ” Well, get under way then !” ” Yes,” said the Admiral, “ What signal will you have hoisted?” But here the Minister gave way, and haTuled down his flag. He was not equal to manoeuvring a squadron. During a football match lately at Shuttleworth, between Shuttleworth and Haslingden, a remarkable incident occurred. In the first half the referee’s actions, evidently displeasing one of the spectators, the latter threw a sod at him, but it struck the linesman instead. The linesman consulted the referee oh.the matter, but subsequently the game .was resumed. In the second half another unruly scene occurred. Whilst the’players were in the Haslingden goal mouth discussing whether a goal had been scored or not, the spectators rushed on the ground and remonslfJited with the referee. A fight resulted, between #he players, during which the referee, who hails from Accrington, ran off the field, being chased by the spectators. He, however, escaped injury.