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Manawatu Herald, 24 March 1904, Page 2

Easter train arrangements, and the alteration to Foxton-Palmerston railway time-table to come into force on Ist April, aie advertised to-day. The Taranaki Poultry Society has decided to institute a plucking competition for amateurs and professionals as one of the features of the coining show. The Government intend to extend a hearty invitation to Lord Roberts to visit New Zealand, now that he h is been relieved of his duties as Commander in-Chief.

When visiting the Maori school at Arowhenua the Premier promised that the natives should be afforded the same opportunities for technical education as their white companions. We were in error in mentioning in our last issue that Mr Jupp was joined in partnership in connection with an other gentleman in his fleet of steam launches, as such is not the case. Mr Jupp is alone the sole proprietor. According to the Stratford Post nearly three hundred Swiss mechanics and daii y farmers are about to enii grate to New Zealand, attracted by the excellent reports sent to them by some countrymen who came to New Zealand as envoys.

In his orchards at Woolston Mr T. York adopts a method of bird-poison-ing that has proved very effective. He poisons a few pears and apples, and then places them under the trees, where the blackbirds frequently attack them. He estimates that during the past five weeks about a hundred and fifty blackbirds have been poisoned in his orchards.

During the last ten years, says the British Medical Journal, 15,009 babies have been proved at inquests in this country to have been killed by their mothers, parents, or nurses, who carelessly overlay them while asleep,- and this number, apparently, is in addition to many other fatalities where death, though it occurred while children were sleeping with grown up persons, was ascribed by juries to natural causes.

The foundation walls of the new Stoke Orphanage, at Nelson, are already erected, and the work generally is progressing apace. On account of the inadequacy of the local brickmakers to supply bricks for this large structure, a brickmaking plant was set up in the Orphanage ground?, and up till last week had turned out 80,000 bricks. Another 80,000 were then ready to be burnt. Mr James Sexton, of Gladstone, Wairarapa, who has been for some time in a critical state of health, had a narrow escape of being buried alive. He passed into an unconscious condition, and remained in this state so long that his relations thought him dead. Preparations were made for the “ laying out,” but just as the chin was tied up the relatives were amazed to see the supposed corpse open its eyes and sit up. The wrappings were hastily removed when Mr Sexton ate a hearty meal.

The “ Bulawayo Observer” to hand by the last mail contains an article declaring that Rhodesia is a sad disappointment to those who expected great things of Mr Rhodes’ favourite province. The Chartered Company is blamed for the failure of Rhodesia to attract the right class of immigrants. It is charged that the company advertised land at gd and is 6d per acre and then repudiated its promise. The gold mines are alleged to be in the incompetent hands of “gentlemanly amateurs,” and it is declared that their development is retarded by wasteful expenditure of investors’ money.

Employment by two young labouring men is required.', Damages to the extent of £l4°° are claimed from a Berlin butcher by the relatives ot a servant girl who is insane through his boxing her on the ears.

We understand a claim for compensation is about to be lodged on tne Borough Council for loss ot frontage, etc., in connection with the closing ot a street in the Borough.

A collection of stamps, sold at Sydney on behalf of Mr W. F. PetterU of Tasmania, realised £2500, the highest price obtained for any collection in Australia.

It is understood that it is the intention of Sir Walter Buller to return to New Zealand in about eighteen months’ time. Sir Walter will probably build at Lake Papaitonga, Ohau, and settle there.

An evidence of the striking uniformity of size among the Japanese is found in the fact that recent measurements taken of an infantry regiment show no variation exceeding two inches in height or twenty pounds in weight. An Onehunga man recently became a father for the first time. When the doctor announced the glad news the father was so excited that he took the first car to the city and wired to his wife’s sister in Coromandel 11 Twins to day—more to-morrow.” The railway station and stationmaster’s residence at Turakina were destroyed by fire on Saturday morning. The hotel adjoining had a narrow escape. All important documents in the stationmasters office wete saved. Mr Justice Cooper delivered judgment at Wellington yesterday in the claim under the Compensation Act by Wi Ashcroft, whose son was killed in Cable and Go's foundry on the 17th September. His Bonotii’ atvatded plaintiff £2OO, less the costs, This morning as Messrs Cummerfield & Spring’s horse and trap was standing in front of Mr P. Hennessy’s grain store on the Avenue, the horse managed to rub the winkers off, and evidently thinking It was *no place for him,’ left hurriedly, but collided with a fence on the opposite side of the road and capsized the trap, breaking both splashboards. The horse was in no way injured. At the meeting of (he Borough Council on Tuesday evening a Coun* cillor said that Gray-street which has lately been closed presents excellent sites for erecting Municipal buildings on the front portion, and gas-works on the part facing Harbour street. Discussion as to whether the land is to be sold, leased, or kept for Borough purposes will take place at a meeting on April nth. Mr J. B. Harcourt and the members of his family have (says the Post) been suffering from the effects of poison. Some jam in which arsenic had been mixed for the purpose of killing rats was inadvertently placed on the supper table by the servant girl, and after eating it Mr Harcourt and his sons and daughters became ill. Mr Harcourt’s condition was so serious that "medical aid had to be called in. He is now out of danger, but is still far from well. On Tuesday as some Maori children were playing in a trap out at Mr F. Robinson’s homestead, Carnarvon, one of the occupants, a little boy, fell out of the vehicle, and a wheel passed over him. Several people who witnessed the occurrence, hurried to the spot, expecting to find the child seriously hurt, hut their astonishment can be imagined when the boy quietly rose from the ground, and looking the most unconcerned of the party. The non-arrest of Wehi, the Maori who was fined some years ago for sly grog-selling at Parihaka, in default a long term of imprisonment, is really a matter for comment (says the “Tara naki Herald”). The unfortunate Maori, whose crime is not heinous, is like a hunted fox, and has been so for years. The powers that be should either arrest the man or the fine should be so mitigated as would enable Wehi to satisfy it. There should be some finality to such an important matter as the King’s warrant. The following dialogue was overheard on board an Atlantic liner between a pedantic old gentleman and an old salt—“ Can yon tell me, my good man, the name of that fine bird hovering about ?” “ That’s a halbatross, sir.” “ Dear me, quite a rara avis, is it not ?” “ Dunno, sir, I’ve always heard it called a halbatross.” - “ Yes, yes, my good fellow, but I call that a rara avis, just as I cal! you a genus homo.” “ Oh, perhaps you do, but I calls that a halbatross just the same as I calls you a bloomin’ hidiot.” The Carterton borough lamplighter (says the “ Wairarapa Leader”) is in the habit of performing his task standing on the back of his horse. On Monday, the animal found this custom monotonous, and moved away from (he lamp, as its master was in the act of illuminating the surrounding darkness. The official was left hanging to the crossbar, to the pained astonishment of the neighbours and the derision of some small boys. The drop was a high one for a short elderly, non-acro-batic citizen. He now carries a ladder.

In its report of the damage done in the Taranaki by the gale on Friday last the Hawera Star says:—The force nf the gale bad to be experienced to be fully realised. Its fury can be understood when it is stated that red-hot coals were blown from a burning tree nearly three quarters of a mile away. A couple of chains of ploughed land is usually considered to be ample protection against bush fires, but Mr A. Grace had a paddock, seven chains wide, ploughed up, and across this living coals of fire were blown in thousands only to dash against and set fire (0 the fences beyond. Mr Barleyman states that he had a four-acre plot ot rape, four inches high, and every blade was blown out by the roots. Shed roofs and hay stacks, shingles and grasses were scattered broadcast. Meanwhile the accompanying intensity ol the heat may be judged from the fact that at one point alone in Kelly’s Creek, 15 dead trout were found heaped up against the logs. Fortunately for the settlers there was a heavy rainfall on Friday night.

The factory of Messrs J. Belt and Co. Ltd., the well-known carriage builders, etc,, of Palmerston North is now equipped with the latest machinery, and they are now enabled to turn out vehicles of any description. Canadian vehicles of a high grade pattern are also stocked by the firm, who are direct importers. A replace advertisement appears to-day.

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