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Manawatu Herald, 10 March 1904, Page 2

A 4-horse waggon in first-class order is advertised for sale.

Mr M. H. Walker has a quiet pony, suitable for children, for sale. The return of a case containing jewellery and other articles is advertised for.

A six-roomed house is to let. Application should be made to Mr H. Austin.

Edward Woolley, a well-known jockey, was found dead on the Hastings race course on Tuesday morning, shot in the head. It is supposed to be a case of suicide. A recent estimate states that there are in England some 540 women editors, authors, and journalists. The last census in the United States showed that there are no fewer than 300 women engaged in literary, as apart from journalistic, work., -

A piece of ambergris weighing izlb and worth about £6OO was picked up on the beach on the Coromandel Peninsular last wefek by a resident of that district. .

At the Court yesterday morning before Messrs Hennessy and Fraser, J’s.P., Thbs. Leahy, for being drunk, •Was convicted and discharged., Apro(hibitrop order was granted against a local resident.

Respite the appeals of ex-Generals Botha and De Wet not to make clowns of themselves, 150 Boers who fought in the war, with fifty women and children, have started for the St. Louis Exhibition, where a mimic war is to be held. A sensation has been caused through out the Channel Fleet, which is at Lisbon, through the loss of a signal book belonging to the battleship Prince George. Several arrests are pending as a result of an enquiry, which %vent to show that the book had possibly been thrown overboard.

The Opinion, a Saigon newspaper, reports a remarkable instance of Buddhist fanaticism there. A priest of his own free will burned himself alive in a temple. A paper found on the spot contained writing to the effect that, by burning himself to death he expected to reach higher rank in the pext world. In connection with the Hottentot rebellion in German South-west Africa, before the reinforcements left Germany, they received the following telegraphic message from the Kaiser“ I expect you to do credit to the German Army by your valour, manliness and devotion to duty. With these qualities you will not find it difficult to inflict upon the insolent insurgents the punishment they deserve, God l?e with you,"

The Foxton Racing Club Committee hold a meeting to-morrow evening at 7.30 at them office. The business to be considered is important.

Local sports desirous of attending the Shannon races to-morrow are reminded that a brake will leave Mr Johnston’s livery stables at x 6 0 clock sharp to-morrow morning. Mr F. S. Easton invites tenders for stumping and clearing about 5° acres of his Motoa estate property. Intending tenderers will be shown over the ground on Saturday and Monday next. Tenders must be in by the 17th inst. » ’’

At a sitting of the Court this moming before Messrs Hennessy and T. Bennett, J’s.P., Thomas Cordue, for being drunk was convicted and discharged} and for indecency at the railway station was fined 10s, costs ss, or 48 hours. A first offender, for indecency in Main street, was fined 10s, or 48 hours. Mr E. M. Smith, M.H.R., met with a somewhat serious accident at New Plymouth on Saturday. He was superintending the repair of a break in a water main when the scaffold gave way and a ladle of molten lead upset oh Mr Smith, who was badly burned on the left arm, side, and ankle. He is likely to be laid up for some time. A smdll organ, given by Queen Victoria for the use of the crew of her yacht during Divine service, has just been sold at Portsmouth. The instrument was put up at auction on board the King’s yacht Victoria and ( Albert, and only the crew were permitted to bid for it. The organ was knocked down to a carpenter's mate for £2 10s. It is stated by a Waikato paper that great dissatisfaction is expressed by all sections of the community in regard to the manner in which Native affairs are administered in that part of the colony, as it is almost impossible to get restrictions removed which kept the great bulk of the land in the King Country locked up and unavailabe for agricultural purposes. It is often said that Pelorus Jack, the fish that follows steamers between the French Pass and the Pelorus Sound, is protected by a special Order-ih Council, but this is not so. The difficulty in this matter is that there is considerable doubt as to which species the fish belongs to. The Tourist Department is now endeavouring to get a special Order-in-Council passed, purely in the interests of Pelorus Jack. The fish now has a world-wide fame, and applications have come from America and elswhere, asking for copies of the “ Gazette ” containing the proclamation regarding the fish.

In his speech at the Invercargill banquet on Friday last the Premier in referring to the war in the Far East, said it would be a menace to Australia and New Zealand if Russia got a naval footing in the Pacific, while if Japan were successful he was not sure New Zealand would not have cause for anxiety. Japan was ambitious and with a powerful navy might endeavour to compel New Zealand to receive emigrants. The colony should be prepared and strengthen their squadron.

Cape Race, the south-eastern extremity of New Foundland, said to be the most important headland in the world, is described as “ an ocean graveyard.” Passengers and rnaiiboats from New York to Liverpool and New York to Hamburg sail past Cape Race, and some 3000 ships are reported every year by the signalmen, besides those which pass every night, in the fog, or out of telescope range. Yet at this place, during the last forty years—according to an official chart— 94 com plete wrecks of ocean going vessels have taken place, involving a loss of 2000 human lives and £9,000,000 in hulls and cargoes. The chief causes are fogs and currents. Advice of the successful packer to bis son on taking over the head of a department (from 'Life'). —‘‘Naturally, when a young fellow steps up into a big position, it breeds jealousy among those whom he has left behind and uneasiness among those he has pulled himself up to. Between them, he is bound to be subjected to a lot of petty annoyances. But he's in the fix of a dog with fleas that is chasing a rabbit. If he stops to snap at the tickling of his tail, he going to lose his dinner. . . . You are something of a pup, and where there is a dog there’s fleas. You have simply got to get used to them and have sense enough to know that they are not eating you up because they are only worrying a little at your hide. And you don’t want to let anyone see that a "flea can worry

you either.” The Govenor has announced the remission of the major portion of the recent Christchurch Police Court sentence which caused considerable, comment at the time, namely, that of John Mafibon, charged with the'use of - indecent language iu a public place. The presiding justices inflicted a fine of £2O, with the alternative of six months’ imprisonment, although the police urged that the offence was not serious, and that nothing was known against the accused. The matter was brought under the notice of the Minister of Justice, who referred it to His Excellency. The latter ordered a remission of five months of the sentence. Returns for wool which have come to hand lately are very satisfactory. In several cases farmers have netted gid per lb, while 8d is the average price. This is pleasant news espe cially when it is remembered that three years ago wool was realising from to 4d per lb. An increase of id per lb in the price of wool amounts to about £700,000 for the whole colony, so that present values received means the distribution of an enormous amount of money, which will be of immense benefit to the colony. This item of news will be appreciated by the public, especially as the money market has been hardening of late, leading many people to believe that the colony is about to experience a period of depression. A negro was arrested at Springfield.. Ohio, for shooting a policeman and woman. A crowd of eight hundred broke into the gaol, shot the negro, hung his body to a telegraph pole in the main street fiddM it with bullets,

A very remarkable incident occurred on the steamship Oceana recently at Beira, South Africa (says an exchange). A few days before the vessel was completely discharged a tremendous swarm of bees took possession of the upper bridge and practically dared all-comers to dislodge them. They hung in a large bunch, which, according to an eye-witness, was about 2ft long by xft broad. After sundry means had been used to dislodge the unwelcome visitors, the boatswain was enveloped in flags, and with a flare-light succeeded in cremating the majority, the remainder making a bee-line for cooler quarters* The Palmerston Standard says:— The reckless manner in which some men rush into business with insufficient capital was fully demonstrated at the District Court on Wednesday morning during the bankruptcy proceedings. Debtor, under examination, admitted that he had agreed to purchase the half share of a flaxmilling concern for £7OO, of which £3OO was to be paid in cash. An agreement embodying the terms of sale and purchase was drawn up and signed, but when it came to paying over the cash debtor had-to compromise With He had no further capital, neither had his partner, yet contracts, royalties, plant, buildings, etc., were cheerfully taken over from the vendor. 1 Where was the cash to come from,' said debtor, repeating counsel’s question. ‘ Why we expected to pay for the business with the profits from it.’ The business lasted exactly two months and one of the partners in the concern met a violent death, being found shot, and the deed was ascribed to financial worry.

SANDER and SONS EUOALPYfI EX TRACT. According to reports of a great number of physicians of the hightest professional standing, there are offered Eucalpyti Ex tracts which possess no curative qualities. In protection of the world wide fame of Sanders and Sons preparation we publish a few abstracts from these reports, which bear fully .out that no reliance Can be slaced5 laced in other products ;~Dr. W. B. lush, Oakland Fla., writes It is sometimes difficult to 'obtain the genuine article (Sander and Sons). I employed different other preparations; they had no therapeutio value and no effects. In one case the effects were similftc to the oil camphors, the objectionable action of which is well known." Dr H. B. Drake, Portland, Oregon, aa y 8 _‘* Since I became acquainted with this preparation (Sander and Sons) I use no other form of eucalyptus as I think it is by far the best.” Dr L. P. Preston’s Lynchburg, ,Va., writes—'" I never used any preparation other than Sander and Son’s, as 1 found the others to be almost useless." Dr J. T. Connell, Kansas City, Kans;, says —"Care has to be exercised not to be supplied with spurious preparations, as done by my supply druggist." «Dr H. H. Hart, New York, says—"lt goes without saying that Sander and Sons’ Eucalypti Extract is the best in the market." Dr James Reekie, Fairview, N. M,—" So wide is" with me the range of of Sander and Sons Eucalypti Extract that I carry it with me wherever I go. I find it most useful in diarrhoea, all throat troubb s bronchitis, etc." Could Scarcely Walk.—Mr -G. S.

Purton, a resident of Kyneton, Victoria, Australia, says t " Soma time ago I was attacked with severe pains and stiffness in my legs, which affected me so that I could scarcely walk, when I was recommended to try a bottle of Chamberlain's Fain Balm by our local chemist, Mr Stredwiok. I have used it once a day Since, and have experienced wonderful relief. lam indeed grateful for the good it has done me and shall be happy to reoomend Chamberlain’s Pain Balm to anyone suffering from a similar complaint." For sale by all dealers.

Two Strono Reasohs.— W. J. Mollroy, Esq., Kumara, N. Z., said recently; " From actual use in my own family and remarks made by ail who have ever used Chamberlain’s Gough Remedy, 1 know it to be the best cough mixture in the market. I have had the agency for over four years, have sold many gross, and have never had a single complaint." For sale by all dealers