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Manawatu Herald, 16 February 1904, Page 2

Mr Hackworth, stock inspector of this district, who has been stationed at Levin for some years past, has been transferred to Carterton, his place being taken by Mr Goodali, who will also make Levin his headquarters. Mr Goodali is a single man.

A general meeting of all interested in the St. Patrick’s Day sports and picnic are requested to meet at the Post Office Hotel to-night to receive the programme that was drawn up oii Saturday evening, and to adopt the same. A good attendance is requested. Sir Joseph Ward, who has long been endeavouring to secure penny postage on newspapers to England, has received word from the Postal authorities of England that papers, with a penny stamp would now be delivered to any part of Great Britain. The arrangement will come into force on March i.

Owing to a leak in the seacock pipe, the warship Lizard had its forward holds flooded in Wellington harbour. Provisions were damaged, and the crew were piped on deck at 4 a.in. on Tuesday. The vessel then went down several feet, the water being only ißinfrom the forward posts. Mr G. Stiles’ great reduction sale which commenced yesterday, has so far proved a great success, and as every arlicle has been reduced, we have no doubt that it will continue so. Now is the time to secure bargains, and as the sale only lasts a fortnight one cannot make their purchases too early. Operations at the State coalmines in Westland are being carried out on an extensive scale. The colliery at Seddonville is putting out about xooo tons a week. The weekly output from the Point Elizabeth mine is about 2000 tons and will be increased 50 per cent as soon as the railway into Greymnuth has been completed. The Mines Department has sold 1000 tons of coal. The 4 o’clock train which left Wellington on Saturday afternoon last was a particularly full one. The journey to Palmerston by the Wellington-Man-awatn Co.’s train was anything but pleasant for some of the passengers, as we are credibly informed that the carriages were so overcrowded that many had to stand, there not being sufficient seating accommodation.

Coal-Mining.—At the annual meeting of the Westport Coal Company on Wednesday the Chairman, Sir Henry Millar, said the profits for the year amounted to £57,011, to which must be added £9,147 brought forward from 1902. An interim dividend of 3s 6d per share was paid in August last, and now it was proposed to pay a like dividend, to give a bonus of 3s 6d pet. share, and carry to the reserve fund £1,500, leaving £9,138 to he carried forward to the next year. The mine was now in excellent order and the plant was capable of dealing with an output of 700,000 tons per annum.

Just before the departure of the mail steamer Sonoma from Auckland for Sydney last Tuesday evening a Star representative asked Captain Herriman as to the truth of a report that a young man named Ernest Taylor, whose relatives reside in Dunedin, who had stowed away on the steamer Honolulu, was kept in irons throughout the voyage. The captain said (his was perfectly true, and he would' serve every stowaway found on his vessel in the same way. A number of the steerage passengers whose sympathies had evidently been enlisted by some of the crew of the steamer got up a petition asking him (Captain Herriman) to release the young man under restraint, and were informed that if they were prepared to pay the passage money amongst them' he would release the stowaway. They did not seem disposed to go to this length, and the lad remained in irons until the arrival of the vessel in the harbour, when he was released and ordered ashore.

There can be called into the field by Canada 400,000 fighting men. It is announced that Archbishop Redwood will visit Rome in April. American railways allow travellers of luggage. France allows only 661 b, and Germany and Russia but 551 b.

The Secretary for Agriculture has gone to Auckland to confer with the Minister for Agriculture on the subject of a site for the sterilising works in that district.

Working for the London Salvage Association an expedition is engaged trying to recover the gold which lies sunken in the Elingamitc wreck, off the Three Kings.

Mr E. j, Prendcrgast was on Wednesday admitted as a barrister of tire Supreme Court by the Chief Justice, on the motion of Mr Alexander Dunn. Mr Prendergast has been practising as a solicitor at Levin for some years. Mr Sherratt, who has lately sold out of theLongburn Hotel, has entered into possession of the _ Club Hotel, Wellington, where he will be pleased to see all old friends when on a visit to the Empire City. A reward is offered by Mr L. Wilson for information that will lead to the recovery of a bay mare, with Roman nose, branded O on off shoulder, one white hind foot,'and very round bone in front fetlocks. Missed from the Avenue Road on the nth inst.

Mr F, Cooper, representing Shelton & Co., of Larnbton Quay, Wellington, the universal providers of up-to-date acetylene generators, may now be seen at Mr W. Gray’s Hotel, when he will be pleased to give all particulars to those who desire a better luminant.

Honesty is a prevailing virtue among niost Chinamen. Some of them in their native cities, often leave their places of business unguarded while they go off for half an hour or more. Should customers arrive in the mean time they find the prices of goods clearly marked) select what they want, and leave the money fof thfetU. The leader of an orchestra, turning in his seat, howled to a bandsman, “ Blow, d you, blow! Blow louder I” “ Blow 1” bawled the purple performer; “blow yourself, and be dambt 1 It vas fery easy to say “ Blow louder,” but vhere in der devil’s name vas the wind to come from ?”

In Korea visiting cards measuring a foot square are in the vogue. The savages of Dahoamey announce their visits to each other by sending in advance a wooden board or the branch of a tree artistically carved. When the visit is p'aid the “ card” returns to the possession of its owner who probably uses it for many years. The natives of Sumatra use for a visiting card a piece of wood about afoot long, decorated with a piece of straw and a knife.

A minister who was explaining to the Presbytery in Christchurch the difficulties of a large country charge, stated that he was called upon recently to go from Springburn to Mcthveu to celebrate a wedding. To go by train would have meant a joufdCy °* 80 times, the time table also being extreme. 7 } n ‘ convenient. He accordingly performed the journey on horseback, through snow which lay eighteen inches thick, and for miles on end two feet thick. He took five hours to get to Methven.

An American Consul-General told a nigger slory the other evening in the course of an after dinner speech in illustration of the danger of 100 clearly defining the situation. A negro was brought up on suspicion of having looted a hen roost. As he took his place in the court the judge said to him, “Are you the defendant?” “No, sah ; the lawyer gentlemen thear is de defender.” “Who are you, then?” “Me, sah? Oh, I’se de gentleman what stole de chickens.”

More Justices required. It has been pointed out to us that the want of one or more Justices of the Peace is urgently required in Foxton. The present two Justices although giving a large amount of their time in deciding the different cases that are brought before the local Court, cannot in very fairness be asked to sit day after day. A man arrested for theft to-day has through the insufficiency of Justices to hear the charge, been incarcerated in gaol, and the charge against the accused will be probably be heard to-night. At the last meeting of the Manawatu County Council the Tramway Overseer reported that the accounts for the month showed a credit of £qo 13s ud Nine trucks were nowin use, and contractors were being supplied with metal; but 12 trucks were required. He recommended an increase of is per day each to W. Mclntyre and J. Mclntyre, employees. The tender of J. Cooksley was accepted for work on Pyke’s road at £345, and W. Boyles’ for the Taikorea road at £3 17s per chain. Also that of F. Price for the Maugoaneroad at £l5O, andj. S. Jones for right to collect the dog tax at £53.

The Palmerston Chamber of Com merce at its last meeting decided to make representation to Sir J. G- Ward by deputation in regard to the necessity for providing telephonic communication between Wellington and Palmerston. Evidently the question has also been agitating the minds of Wellington and East Coast residents, for lately a deputation consisting of Messrs J. G. Aitken, J. Duthie, and W. C. Buchanan, M’s.H.R., waited on the PostmasterGeneral and pointed out there was a very strong desire on the part of the country districts on both coasts for communication by telephone with Wellington, and the matter should be dealt with as quickly as possible. Sir Joseph Ward said it was a mistake to suppose that in any other part of the colony there were facilities for telephoning over such a distance as between Wellington and Palmerston. When they got beyond 60 or 70 miles they required a return copper wire, which was veryexpensive. Both for Masterton and Palmerston a return copper wire would be required for the service suggested, and that would cost between £2OOO and £ 3OOO. However, he would inquire fully into the whole subject. In answer to Mr Buchanan he also promised to carefully consider the subject of the charges for private wires carried along the Department’s poles.

The Czar Qf Russia’s anrtv onlv one in Europd that can Vjgft feminine medical officers’.

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As Usuaul-z Treated a sprain will disable the injured person for three or four weeks, but if Chamberlain’s Pain Balm is freely applied a complete care_ may be effected in a very few days. Pain Balm also cures rheumatism, cuts, braises and burns. For sale by all dealers.

A great slaughter of human animals, such as fisas, flies, lice on plants, on fowls, on horses and on children’s heads, cockroaches, Will be effected by using Book’s “Mortein” Insect Powder and spreaders. Will kill within five minutes every fly in a closed room. Price Is. Book’s “ Mortein ”is world fair and cunningly imitated. The public will kindly see that the proprietor’s name—" P* Book 9?;”“? is on every tin *snone is genuine without it. All chemists and stores, locally of M. H. Walker, Bed House, Poston,