Manawatu Herald. [Established Aug. 27, 1878.] SATURDAY, JAN. 30, 1904.

Manawatu Herald, 30 January 1904, Page 2

Manawatu Herald. [Established Aug. 27, 1878.] SATURDAY, JAN. 30, 1904.

The ManaWatU Racltlg Club has decided to increase its stakes for the Autumn Meeting from £noo to £1560.

The New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Co. advertise their next Oroua Downs stock sale for Monday, Bth February, The Pall Mall Gazette states that the King proceeds to St. Petersburg early in July. There is much speculation as to the object of the visit. In another column appeal's an altered advertisement from the A.M.P. Society. The accumulated funds of the Society now amount to £18,750,000.

The director of the laboratory at Fort Alexander, Kronstadt, while experimenting in living plague cultures, died of the plague. Two assistants were also attacked.

We are pleased to learn that a local resident, Mr W. E. Barnard, eldest son of Mr C. L. Barnard, has passed the solicitors’ general knowledge and matriculation examination at Wellingtorii

Last season 20,066 rabbits were trapped on Taylor’s Fiat, tipper Waian. The flat has now fewer rabbits than ever before. In fact, the pest is not nearly so numerous anywhere in Southland as in previous years, which shows that trapping has been effective. The New Zealand Dairy Farmers’ Union paid £14,546 13s id for butterfat supplied during the month of December. The price paid was B£d per pound. The supply of milk showed an increase 0f23t,6g0 gallons, or about 30 per cent over that of December, 1902.

The Department of Agriculture calls the attention of owners of threshing machines, clover dressers and chaff cutters used on more farms than one to their liability under *• The Noxious Weeds Act, igoo,” to thoroughly clean out such machine immediately after using it on each farm, under a penalty of not less than ios nor more than £2O. Mr E. M. Smith, M.H.R., has shown the Taranaki Herald a collection of specimens of coal, marble limestone, fire clay, and limestone from the banks of the Mokau on the property held by Sir A. Cadman’s Syndicate. The, manager of the Mokau Coal mine asserts his confidence of striking coal at a depth of a 1000 feet or less.

Isabella Smith, licensee of the Family Hotel in Palmerston was fined £lO, and her license endorsed, on a charge of Sunday trading. The liquoi was obtained on December 27 by constables from Christchurch and Auckland, in plain clothes, who, the defence alleged, represented themselves as boarders. Mr Thompson, S.M. described the case as a gross iufringment of the law.

Amongst the passengers by the Arcadia, which has arrived at Freemantle, is Kapkawa, the well-known Japanese commerciail expert. He stated that every body in Japan wants to fight. Now is her chance as Japan is ready, while Russia is not, and she has been waiting for this opportunity. All the little things Russia has done in Manchuria and Korea for the last few years will be remembered when it comes to fighting. Japan wants Manchuria. '

Thousands of people must have been vaccinated in the city yesterday (says Wednesday’s Christchurch Press). In all parts of the city, doctor’s residences were crowded to the doors. Men, women and children waited in the rooms and passages and out on the street. Whole families attended, from father and mother (0 the infant in arms. The medical profession of Christchurch was never so busy, and doctors, mostlv in their shirt sleeves, never worked with more might and main. The three lady doctors seemed to have a special! v urgent demand on their services, large numbers of mothers taking their young children to them Different doctor seen reported having vaccinated 60, 70 and 80 people before noon. The declining birth-rate has been a burning topic for some time past, and all sorts of theories have been advanced as to the cause. To fry and effect a remedy, the Feilding School Committee struck a novel idea. On the occasion of the School excursion the Railway Department allowed a number of free tickets for deserving cases, and these were handed to the officials for distribution. It was (says the Star) found in the'Feilding State School that there were very few scholars in need of a free pass so the remainder of the tickets were handed to the children whose parents supply the largest number attending school, as an inducement for others to send their children to school.

Here is a true story, showing that Australia, with new Zealand, well deserves the title of the working man’s paradise. A tramp landed at a station at sundown, and asked for “ tucker.” He was given it on condition he chopped wood for half an hour. This he did. He was also given a bunk in the shearers’ hut. In the night the upper bunk fell on him, breaking his arm. Subsequently, he sued his “ employer,” claiming £4OO damages for injuries sustained. The Bench ruled that the man was in the employment of the station-owner at the time of the accident, and awarded him £SO damages. A very outspoken paper, commenting on the case, says : “ The lucky plaintiff hasn’t seen daylight for a week. He is able to bend the elbow of his useless arm all right.”

The Wanganui Garrison Band has decided to attend the Band contest at Ballarat in October next.

The King and Queen proceed to Ireland on April 23rd, remaining there for 10 days. We hear that Mr 0. Austin has purchased Mr Goodin’s farm of 250 acres at Feilding.

Mr E. P. Osborne has a changed advertisement relating to a wonderful discovery that has been made with a medicine for which he is the sole agent. Its curative properties are highly spoken of 1 A movement is on foot to send a New Zealand Tennis team to Sydney this year, and should the governing party receive sufficient support from affiliated associations, no# doubt a strong team could be sent. The following would probably be the players from whom the team would be picked : —Missses Nunn eley { C an t erbur y), Po wdrell (Taranaki), Gotd (Wellington)., and Messrs Parker, Laishley, Swanstoli, Cos (Wellington), Peacock (Auckland), and Fisher (Canterbery). The last New Zealand team that visited Australia won their match, much to the suprise of the Australians,

In connection with the recently reported attempted betting frauds, Geo. W. Shrimpton, of Greatford, lately railway postmaster, and Thomas Fraser Nolan, lately of Greatford, carrier, have been accused of charges of conspiracy to defraud A. Champion, Barnett and Grant, Scott and Martindale, and D. Ross, bookmakers, also of charges of cheating in betting on horse races with intent to defraud the same bookmakers. It is alleged the telegrams making the bets were put in after the races were won, the telegrams being falsely timed before the respective races. Accused Wete .remanded on bail. Bail was fixed at £l5O in each charge, making a total of £6OO, which was immediately forthcoming. The affair has caused considerable stir in sporting circles, all the men being well known.

A rather novel ending to a civil Case in the Wanganui Magistrate’s Court took place the other day’ A young man appeared to contest a claim for some i js, which had been made against him. There was flo appearance of plaintiff, who was represented by counsel, who asked for an adjournment to allow of the plaintiff being present. Defendant offered nd objections, but asked for expenses, and clainled that be considered he was entitled to £i per day. Opposing counsel suggested that 7s would be sufficient. Mr C. C. Kettle, S.M., asked the defendant his occupation, and on being told gave it as his opinion that/t per day was a reasonable claim. Plaintiffs counsel was now in a quandary as he was face to face with a Certain loss anyhow, even if he won the case, and admitted that he did not know what to do. Finally, he turned to the defendent and asked him if he would take 7s and let the case drop. To this defendant readily agreed, remarking “ that it was a good way of settling the trouble !’’ Turning to the defendant, counsel said, “ Now that it is al! over, do you admit owing the money to plaintiff ?" “ No.” said defendant, “ otherwise I would not be here now.’’