Manawatu Herald. SATURDAY, JULY 4, 1903.

Manawatu Herald, 4 July 1903, Page 2

Manawatu Herald. SATURDAY, JULY 4, 1903.

Several businesses in Foxton are spoken of as likely to change shortly. ■ There will" be no service at All Saints’ to-morrow morning. The Schobl Committee meeting lapsed last night for want of aquorum. Mr Fred Walls was married to Miss L. Garbes on Thursday. Both are well known in Foxton. The Board's architect came down this afternoon to see what alterations are necessary for the better accommodation of pupils attending the State School.

A meeting of creditors in Mr A. H, Atbon’s estate will be held at Palmerston at the Deputy Official Assignee’s Office on Monday, 13th July. The second Government Whip has been appointed, Mr Flatman having been chosen. It is understood that •Mr Laurrenson, whose name was mentioned, declined the position. Mr Laurpnson’s Shops Bill to be introduced this session, is intended to make Saturday the weekly half-holi-day.

The balance-sheet of the Bank of New Zealand for the year ended March 31, 1903, which was laid on the table of the House shows that the profits for the year were £195,590. The Bill to suppress smoking on the part of children is again to be introduced by Mr Field. Frederick Williamson, says an exchange, sued the New York World for £IO,OOO for publishing a statement that he had committed a murder. The jury assessed the damages at 3d, on the ground that newspapers could not avoid occasional mistakes.

The principal items in the cargo of the subsidised steamer Cornwall, which sailed on Wednesday from Wellington for South Africa via Sydney and Fremantle, were 33,237 sacks of oats, 1362 boxes butter, 36,244 carcases sheep for South African ports, and 3305 carcases mutton for Fremantle. The Minister for Lands has promised representatives of the Horowhenua County Council that he will placfe before Cabinet the question of issuing the authority for a Government grant for the he / bridge in course of construction over the Ohau River, between Levin and Otaki, on the main West Coast road.

The Town Cicrk of Wangmai says the borough gis management ..has placed £2500 in the pockets of the ratepayers as a result of last year’s work, after payment of interest and sinking fund. If the council had needed such a sum as it would have been necessary to levy a rate of gd in the £ on the whole of the ratepayers of the borough to secure it.

An Eketahnna lady, Lizzie Davie, has invented an improved apparatus for washing crockery. The policy holders in the Australian Mutual Provident Society should be highly pleased at the results shown in the bonus certificates for the year 1902, which have just been issued to them. Mr G. H. Stiles is advertising some special bargains in men’s ties, which will be quickly cleared at—3 for as 6d. Several estates in the Akaroa peninsula will be inspected bv the chairman oMF- Land Purchase B iard, Mr Bavron, at an early dare, with a view to purchase by the Government for closer settlement, The following is the balance sheet of the entertainment given by the Foxtori Vaudeville Minstrels on Wednes clay evening last in aid ot All Saints’ and Primitive Methodist Churches:— Takings at door, £7 3s; sale of tickets, £3 17s; -making 0, total of £ll. The expenses were rent of hall £2, and for rehearsals, 10s; pianiste, £1 ; Herald £3; sundry expenses, 5s ; total expenditure, £6 15s. Balance for Church funds, £4 ss. Recently a contemporary stated that the Parliamentary party to the islands must be classed as “ moderates,” as although several hundred pounds worth of liquor had been taken on the Mapourika only some £6O or £7O worth was consumed. An explanation was forthcoming by Mr Major, who incidentally informed his hearers that the whiskies and other liquid things consumed on board ship had to be s paid for out of members’ own pockets. A new industry is shortly to be started in Napier, that of twine manufacture. Mr W. Ross, managing director of the Hawke’s Bay Woollen Company, has secured the premises formerly in the occupation of Stuart and Co., Spit, where he intends starting operations next month. About £2OOO worth of machinery is being secured hem England, and is expected to arrive shortly. There should be ample scope for such an industry in Foxtom "The hfnount of water in the swamps exceeds anything known before, and consequently most of the mills who draw their supply of green flax from the Makerna are at present shut down owing to the wet. Mario Majeroni, the well-known ac‘ tor, was prosecuted at "Dunedin on a charge of disposing of a bicycle at one of the company’s performances by chance, namely, the drawing of tickets. Sir James Prendergast, who at the request of the Wanganui trustees conducted an inquiry into charges of immorality against the headmaster of the College, has informed the trustees that he completely exonerates Mr Empson. A return is to be prepared on the motion of Mr Vile showing the receipts and expenditure on account of the Levin State Farm since its control was taken over by the Minister of Agriculture. The Standard says:—Matters in connection with the proposed River Board to deal with the overflow waters of the Manawatn and Oroua rivers are still progressing, steps being already taken in connection with the necessary petition praying for the institution of the Boards. Replying to a representative, Mr O. Gardner, who has (he matter in baud, said the districts chiefly interested seemed entirely favourable to the proposal and it is confidently expected the Board will be formed, though at the same time there is some uncertainty as to the area that will be embraced. The area affected by the Manawatn seems pretty certain, but there is a probability only a portion of that aftected by tire Oroua will be included. A committee meeting will be held at an early date in Pal merston to further arrange details. We regret to learn of the demise at Akaroa of Mrs Annslrong, a very old and Irghiy-respecled resident of the Peninsula.- The deceased lady was the youngest sister of Mrs Robinson, senr., of Herrington, and of Mr E. Cummerfield, senr., and also mother of Mrs James H. Robinson. Much sym-' pathy is felt for the bereaved relations by their many friends. A correspondent of the Palmerston Timess writeAs an ex trooper of the Ninth Contingent I would advise my comrades residing in Palmerston North of the Eighth, Ninth and Tenth Contingents to apply to the Defence Department for the oversea gratuity of £5 due to them. "It appears that this gratuity was paid to the members of all the other contingents on their arrival back in New Zealand. For some reason the gratuity was withheld from members of the Eighth, Ninth and Tenth Contingents. On reconsideration the authorities have now decided to pay tire am mat to the members of the three last contingents.” The New Zealand Postal Department has been experimenting with a machine for automatically stamping envelopes, and a report as to its practicableness is now before the Postmaster-General. A person who wishes to post an unstamped letter places a penny in a slot in the machine and the letter in another receptacle, pulls a lever, and the words “ One penny paid ” are printed on the envelope. When the postage is 2d another penny is put into the slot, and the printing process is repeated. It is stated that the Federal authorities are satisfied that the rnachihe will supply a want long felt by the public. When the Parliamentary picnic party was leaving Maugaia, the Hon. C. H. Mills was escorted to the steamer by two Mangaia belies, who’hung lovingly on his arm. When the time for parting came they warmly embraced the Minister. So stated MiMajor at a lecture recently. And he added that a member from south of Hawera was so impressed by the damsels that he went in for' seme embracing on his own account, his opinion, given after the operation, being that it was not so bad. “ But they smell too much ofjcocoanut oil, don’t you think ?” he asked the elect of Hawera- “To which I replied, said Mr Major, in earnest explanation, that I didn’t know anything about it,

The anticipation by Mr Seddon of a long and arduous session has received a certain amount of confirmation, members have given notice to introduce no less that fifty-two Bills. A party on its own. Messrs Fovvldsi Ell, T. Taylor, and Bedford have formed a left wing in the House, and are arranging their seats, so that they may occupy benches together. -