Manawatu Herald. [Established Aug. 27, 1878.] TUESDAY, JAN. 5, 1904.

Manawatu Herald, 5 January 1904, Page 2

Manawatu Herald. [Established Aug. 27, 1878.] TUESDAY, JAN. 5, 1904.

Mrs k'V.m'.ond has vacancies for five or six r-oaidors. aw published of Messrs Ahi 'h.iit and Williams’ usual stock sale at Palmerston on Thursday next, at x p.m. Says ;.isc North Otago Times “It is not a. a;-,- man who has the courage of his opinions in face of a congregation, ‘/et there was an instance on a recer: oun Ny in an Oamaru church. When lno minister asked for a show ot hanus for and against the Premier’s Ltccmvmg Bill, the congregation held up ..*(, hands solid with one exception, Wrmn the ‘ Fors ’ were asked to vole, that solitary individual was in a hopeless minority. Ac the i; quest in connection with the Nam casualty in Auckland, Mr -May-.t!nod, electric engineer, reprej re. :ir‘if> lie.; Brush Company, said that j dinin ': .be twelve months the cars had been running, several small defects had b an discovered, but not in the brakes. I"e was,of opinion that everyi I bine-' : ; n order on the double-deck c- r.’bn.T as regards the brakes and power at the time of the collision. Tim re vans nothing 'to show that the ■amhat brake was unworkable. To Nop a car running back down a hill he world re-start the car forward.

cable states that tbs<» are Year honours this yearr m wffl be conferred oil CoroHK Day. firing of a shell from a no ton f° r 9°° lb , 11 ° f and £l3O for the projectile, what it costs to “pull -tb® but as the no-ton gun only shots, and costs £16,480 to actual cost of each shot is at Ohinemuta. indulged dinner on Christmas the pakeha was welcome. Stout was present, and sum of over £IOO was raised with the dinner and pm next afternoon, which be devoted towards imchurch and olher public pa. the Cathedral, Christjalius condemned the of the literature of as likely to do a great deal He advocated the formation specially for the young bat necessarily altogether of the Suinday schdoflype of licefcSurC) but pomekhiog purer and more wholesome than the generality.of the novels which w.ere now published. If this were carried out he felt that a good deal of l.iarm which was now being done to the rising generation by literature of the kind to which fan referred) would be com'ieracted.

The body of a domestic servant named Kale Hill was fpund in the Mnnawah. River at Stoney Creek on Fridav b- Constables Crozier and McDonald The girt, who was in the employ of Mis MCRae, had beenftiisSing from the house at Stoney Creek since Wednesday night. Unavailing search war made for her, and the police were therefore Informed of her disappearance. The constables mentioned dragged Dm river with the result that the body ■ a; found in a hole near a bend. The inquest proved there was no evidence to show how deceased | came into the Watefi I Wreckage still continues to come I ashore near the heads. Several memj bers of Mr Charles Dahl’s camp, when i taking a walk along the beach on the j south side of the Heads, picked up I two boxes of Capstan tobacco Contain- : 'ig sealed tins. Naturally a good i deal of curiosity and speculation is j aroused as to the origin of the debris. One resident states he recollects seeing on a cabin door which was situf Med near the engine room of the miss- | ing auxiliary schooner Toroa the words \ “ Certified to accommodate ofte sea- | man.” As previously reported a small i cabin door, bearing this inscription, is j now in the hands of the pilot, Mr J. ! Mall. Since writing, another find has J been made in the shape of a skylight, \ which is apparently similar to those I generally fitted on the top of the cap- ! tain’s cabin in small schooners. The ! schooner Toroa left Greymouth for s Wanganui on the roth of August last, I and no tidings of that vessel have since | bet- ■’ heard. It will be remembered j lb. !. her skipper, Captain Jarman, in j {‘.'titled relingnishing seafaring life and i into a flaxmill business near | s' b’.i.i, on the West Coast, and this trip from Greymouth to Wanganui was I to be his last engagement on the sea. j V>'- erday afternoon a large quantity : hi ded tow which had been placed jon he wharf for shipment by the Outer of the South caught fire, and ime it appeared as it the decking ;ol inn; wharf would also suffer. For- ; tv. nab !y a hose was run on to the t wind from the Queen, and water from ' i.-er was continually pumped by ic c n;;;ne on the conflagration while j; -he he riling tow was removed from the f vc.t.av.'ork on to the metal. Eleven jl 'A were destroyed by fire, and a ‘ 1 'o‘ ; : also sustained damage by ' ~i •«!. The fire inspector took charge, i 1 ’ si night two men were placed to u-l 'he fire. The damage done is > sVThI- the wharf-decking ecaping with ! ' i rule charring by the outbreak. • i'm fortunate that all the fibre ! v: r v. roped. Some horse play was j r ia by those in charge of the jb , ' " individuals no doubt becom- *<•< >•; at the prospect of one day »' -n!) members of the fire brigade ‘ , - t wn, their efforts being well ; lookers-on coining in for a ■ of the water that was flowi New Year’s night Mr and Mrs | assisted by local talent, ; r . vf enjoyable entertainment !it t’.hf.* '.’uDiic Hall, Foxton. There ! w .i-» , attendance, and the an- ! dir-noe wo v thoroughly appreciative. ,'T :o /Mi Ty programme was gone i , * * ■'" ssfullySongs, “ What ■ '•£ the Irish,” “Love to | oltblMi.'O'd ’ “Wearing of the Green ’’ I blew \' •: song, “ Sunny TennesM v , : c< * ’),. Mr Hooker; song, i » 3-lig i -en struck One,” encore f•< i■ ■■T heed,” Mrs May; song, i“ i ii.' ' ?r ' 'he Steeple,” Mr Fly |s< * ' ’ohored,” (encored), Mr Lrv'rt. ‘ i nwman sketch, “Bread and ' viv' Me principals being Mr mu 1 *i ‘‘ ••. was very laughable. Two o, Ye- introduced with the Tutr--, aiiui or: ’, performers received r,... 'i. -Mrs' '••■••v sang “ Billy Binks,” and M' i May “German Seranade.” After vuervai of io minutes, the second r ’ r ‘ wa " 'Opened. An Irish specialty' ,f Di fancy’s Chicken,” “ HooSiga '. , v>iih Irish jig was given bv ' 1 - ’ ; song, “Change for a Q ; “Gay Boulogne;’’ so”?e- v, utni Birds and Blossoms Di mb' .. ' 1 iyger; song, “Daisy Mt o‘v‘‘ v "Ojed) Mr Hooker; Hi. i.brul filub. Mr The enterten sturneiit I c-v el ided with a sketch, enti' i*!*'} “ T rn’M Husband,” in whb • M. .* T.“-Messrs Flyger and May too!; pari- Bb ■; M. Withers ablv officiated at- t-he pr-mo. After the concert a -lain,a was held, the excellent rnnsii- f” ''oh i ! provided by a string band n’: -i • ble direction of Mr Conlon, H imd-.ng'. Mr May announced T t’> e ’ 1r - that he had ■ cured the ball nights, when he

hoped io introduce ■-<\--'ral other wellknown nerfot mt.‘rs ‘ .ti; new songs and special

fe ; 7 '■' , It is now an offence for boys under to to smoke in public or private, -I A second-hand spring trap and harness is advertised for sale. another column, Messrs Langley IJros., caterers, advertise lor assistants for the Foxton races. jA special meeting of the Foxton Rorough Council will be held on Monday next to decide what day shall be fixed for the weekly halt-holiday. ’On New Year's Day one of Mr Jupp’s steamers conveyed a large number of up-country visitors to the seaside, The trip was much enjoyed. The nominations received by the Foxton Racing Club for their summer meeting are very satisfactory, and in only two races have they failed to come up to expectation. The N. Z. Loan and Mercantile Agency Company will hold their next sale at Oroua Downs on Monday, xxth. January, at 13 noon. Several entries are already advertised, and farther ones are solicited, Further retrenchments have been decided upon in the Defence Department, The Cabinet have resolved to dispense with the services, at Welling ton, of three clerks, one armourer, and ff'ur arm cleaners, and one arm cleaner at Auckland. The retirements will represent an annual saving of £ 1250.

The concluding year shows a decrease in bankruptcy, not only in Wellington, but, also, taking nine months’ returns, throughout the whole of the Wellington official assignee’s district. This includes, as well as Wellington and up-dountry districts, Nelson, and the West Coast. In Wellington and suburbs there have only been io bankruptcies for the year (probably a record for the city), as against 23 in 1902.

A great deal of excitement was Caused during the first test match England v. Australia by the Wolfe’s Schnapps Eric'otifageirtiecit {£t for 50 runs, fid for every additional run, and £5 extra for the ioo, and £1 for every catch dismissing a,n Englishman). Noble scores on top with £ll is fid, and Trumper comes next for his 185 with £g 7s fid ; Hill receives £2 os fid, Duff £1 17s, and for catches Kelly, Laver, Howell and Armstrong each receive £t,