Manawatu Herald. [Established Aug. 27, 1878.] TUESDAY, JAN. 12, 1904.

Manawatu Herald, 12 January 1904, Page 2

Manawatu Herald. [Established Aug. 27, 1878.] TUESDAY, JAN. 12, 1904.

His Holiness the Pope has directed that no lady considering herself a good Catholic shall appear in a decollete gown at gatherings attended by Cardinals or Prelates. He has, also, ordered the removal of images and ornaments of little religious or artistic value from Churches. The Farmers’ Union has decided to canvass the district for guarantees towards inducing a veterinary surgeon to settle in the district, says the Palmerston Standard. The conditions of the guarantee have been drawn up as follows :—Expenses to be (distributed in the proportion of £4OO for vet’s salary and £IOO for secretary and working expenses; yet, to keep proper books showing his earnings and to submit same to the committee before being entitled to claim under the guarantee; if the earnings of the vet. in any one year amount to £3OO and the Association’s working expenses, the guarantors shall not be liable to pay anything under the guarantee ; in the event of simultaneous applications being made for vet’s services, guarantor to have ■preference over non-guarantor; 500 guarantors to be obtained at £1 per year, xos to be paid in advance ; vet’s fee to members 5s for each attendance, to non-members £1 is, mileage fee to be added; vet to reside in Palmerston*

A respectable youth is wanteu for the Manawatu Hotel.

Mr T. Westwood, of Foxton, arrived in Whangardl on Saturday to take over Welch’s flaxmill at Poroti which ,h( has purchased. A good supply of fibre has been secured and the mill is known as a prosperous one<—M. Times. A story is told of Phil May. He and a friend went in to an oyster saloon. Phil asked the attendarlt if, the bivalves were fresh. " Fresh I 1 should think they were. Why I just opened one and it bit the man’s lip.”

The death of the young man Edwards on the Waitarapa train last week created a great sensation amongst the passengers, and at Featherston, says the Leader, the doctor who was called to see if there was really any chance, had to fight Ins way to the corpse through a crowd of dut'ious spectators: Constable Breen? who was for many years mounted constable at Paltridrston and Inspector of Factories, Weights and Measures, etc., and who subsequently was placed in charge of the Rongotea .police district, has been transferred td th£ Bulls district,- vice Constable GleCSdrif tfrtnsfetred to Rongotea.

Two polo matches played at Bulls on Saturday between the Manawatu and Rangitikei A. and B. teams resulted in a win for Manawatu in each instance. The gartle between the A; teams was won by five goals io fdilr after an exciting contest in Vvhidbj however, neither team was seen to the best advantage. Manawatu’s advantage was more clearly, indicated in the junior game, the visitors Winning by four goals to one. A feature of the match Was that all the goals were hit by Moore. J. G. Wilson sectired Rangitikei’s only score, the good wdilt of thb veteran being awarded lavish applause by the onlookers.

The state of Michigan recently passed a law making a hunter punishable by imprisonment for accidentally killing a man. The Act was passed in an at tempt to reduce the number of fatalities in the northern woods during the deerhunting season, It does not seem to have the desired effect. however ( for the casualties thus are far gfeatdt than ever before. Thirteen men have been killed and 20 wounded in the woods from beihg mistaken for deer by other hunters.

Building in Johannesburg (according to the South African Trade Journal) is going on at a tremendous rate ; plans are passed every fortnight for buildings to the Value of over and within a mile radius of the Centre of the town contracts to the extent of two millions sterling are being carried out, about half of that amount being paid out in wages. Nearly 4000 artisans are employed on them. In the fashionable surburbs, dwellings to the value of a quarterof a million are being erected. During the past quarter, 1528 buildings were sanctioned, providing accommodation for 6000 people.

With reference to some pigs consigned from Rongotea to Wellington last week, the Carterton Leader, in its issue of Friday, says “ The animals arrived yesterday morning in Carterton with a passenger train. The trucks were covered with filth, and the stench was so strong—one man said it was fairly strong at a distance of a mile—that the passengers protested to the statiomnaster, and declared that unless the pigs were removed from the train they (the passengers) would be forced to leave. Thereupon the two trucks were run on to a siding and conveyed later to Wellington by a goods train. The case is certainly one that should be investigated by the railway authorities."

Speaking at a dinner given in his honour in London recently, MajorGeneral Baden-Powell said “he had very great admiration for the colony’s manhood—for the man that had gone to South Africa; all colonists were there. But he did think the New Zealanders showed them the way. (Applause.) They were—well, it could not be summed up better—British gentlemen. They were plucky, they were brave, they were gentlemen all through. (Loud Applause.) They did their duty because it was their duty, and not from any ulterior motives of reward. The reason he thought the New Zealanders went one better was because Englishmen, when they did their duty, exercised their prerogative to growTas much as they liked while doing it. But the New Zealanders did not grumble. They did their duty cheerfully. (Applause.) And they went to their death as cheerfully as they went to their duty, (Renewed applause.) Cheerfulness was a great point, and the New Zealanders’ good example spread among the other colonists; they showed them how to do their duty as cheerfully as possible. When such men as this honoured one it was an honour indeed, and he appreciated it highly.

Lord Kitchener had one of- the most exciting experiences in his career while he was engaged in the peaceful work of Palestine exploration. The survey had been almost accomplished, and the little party arrived at Safed, a little town in Galilee, which was known as a hotbed of Moslem fanaticism.' The camp had hardly been laid out when a Emir stalked into the tent of Major Conder, the leader of the expedition, and began insolently to examine everything lying about. Protests having no effect, a free fight speedily resulted, and with the arrival on the scene of some two or three hundred yelling Moslems, filled with fanatical fury, the situation became exceedingly critical for the little party of Britishers. Both Kitchener and Conder were wounded, but eventually the Governor was communicated with and a retreat to the town was effected. Then it was that Kitchener was discovered to be missing, and the gravest fears were entertained. After a time, however, he turned up covered with blood, having had a narrow escape from a negro who had attempted to cleave his skull with a scimitar. On the same expedition Kitchener had a narrow escape from drowning whilst engaged in saving the life of Major Conder, who had gone to bathe in the neighbourhood of Ascalon and got carried away from the shore by a strong current*

Mrs A. MeeVes adver ises for a general sen mt. Go :d wa{ 3s are offered.

Tenders close to-mc tow with the clerk oi the Man watu 'ounty Council (Mr Pm nell), at sanso: , for metalling on the Foxtond hannc a and EikinsMoutoa roads.

Tend jrs are i vited by the D.O.A. (G. J.S :ott), for he sto ;k-in-lrade and book d( bts In tb j ban! rupt estate of R. T. i iettyj Fc :ton. Tenders close on Sati rday, 231 1 last. Messrs O'Cor aof ;nd Tydeman, jewelldisj Palmerston North, have a re-place advertisement In this issue, in which they make a speciality of their 21s silver nickel watches, which are giiafdnteed to keep correct time.

We would remind am'readers Ot the unreserved auction sale by Mr Monusey, of Mr John Walsh’:; furniture and household eftects, at the latter’s residence, Horhiton road. The sale takes place at 1 p.m.-, and as the furniture, etc. is of a really first-class order, some excellent bargains Olay be secured. An advertisement in a north-Country (England) newspaper reads as follows i —“ For sale, undertaker’s business, as st going concern; insanitary district; death fate) 33.75 per cent above average fo'f the U.K. Only one competitor.,/ The report of the New Zealand Insurance Company shows that the last year’s operations were most successful. The tiet income was £424,669, of which nearly £24,000 Was derived from interests and rents. A dividend of 4s per share for the half year is proposed, making 6s per share for the year; £25,000 is addad to the reserve fund, and an additional £IO,OOO to the reinsurance fund: £24,448 is carried forward.