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Manawatu Herald, 27 August 1904, Page 2

li another ffiu.nn I lid Wanganui i-education B iard invites tenders for a rtain ,'d lr a-a*ions to the Foxton school. Plans, etc., may be seen at the office of this paper. Tenders must he in hy mon of Saturday, 3rd Sept.

A Dinner on Dun.-- I 'Glad to meet y,in,” said the polite fiarinitlal Chief to he new missionary. “I shall expect to see more of you to-morrow. We dine at high noon.” “ Er-thanks, iwfnlly. I shall be delighted.” Not at all. The pleasure Will be all mine, [ assure van.”

In chaiu’)er.-j at Marton< on Tlnlrs-d-»y morning Mr Btanfofd, S.M., refa -ri] to sign an application from a 1 con.rco in lIk; Wairarapa district for a cnndilional license for the Marton J ickev Chin’s race meeting, on the gr. i mu.l that the applicant was a l.censee ouUlJe the Manavvatu licensing district.

A pathetic incident was related atan inquest at Southampton on a married woman named Sewell. The woman, while carrying a baby in her arms, was knocked d iwn by a trolly, the horse of. which was beyond control. Although her bach was broken, she clasped her child tightly to her breast, and it was saved. The woman died on the way to (lie hospital. Mr Sedd >n, in reply to Mr Hawkins, lias slated that the telegrams he sent to prominent supporters during the recent Pahialua election were all paid f a - . The f illowing was the wording of the telegrams referred to : “ It would lie very pleasing to have Mr Bnick re elected as successor to your late respected member, John O’Meara. Hope every eff wt will be made by yon and friendt i.i the interests of the district and colony to secure his return. Kindest r. girds. R. J. Seddon.” Independ mt Pahiatn i didn’t care whether it pleased or grieved. Accoaling to (he Year Bonk out of the 76 m mbers of the House there are mly 12 farmers and 9 sheepfarmers, nmholdcrs, graziers or slock owners. The great indns'ri's are certainly not a<l q 1 lU'lv represented, but this is to a large extent dun to the apathy of farmers themselves, win allow lawyers, chemists, journalists, and others to icpresent them, though they have no interests in comm in with those of ths great prim n y producing industries.

In a l etter to a friend in Oamnrr, C '1 w Sergeant M’Kenzie says;—“We ii ive jus; returned from the range after winning Cm Kohpiro Cnp. It wat a g-cit acid n-arnrit, and a very difficult sho.-t—wind Todcg. to iqdeg. at boo yards. We were heaitily cheered and c mgr,ilnl iled. Colonel Cdlins wis -.imply sp-'cchlcs; with i >v. and with icars in hi' cvim ho di nk hands with the team i-'.divide illy.” In refusing to accede to Mr Rutherford’s request that the price of post cards be reduced to one halfpenny, the Postmaster-General states that if he halfpenny postcard were introduced thr revenue w mid suffer hy £i>s,ooo annually. He further adds that the Government was exceptionally liberal in authorising the sale ot letter cards at a penny, as in the United Kingdom an‘’additional charge is made for the card itself.

At Wednesday night’s meeting of the Debating Society, the question as to whether bachelors should be taxed was brought up. As the meeting was composed • entirely of bachelors, the obnoxious proposal had a bad time, and was rapidly torn to shreds. One member, however, " advocated the measure on the ground that married men were already so severely taxed by the fact of matrimony, that it was not altogether fair that other men by the simple expedient of being a bachelor, should escape scot free. Last Thursday, in dismissing a case arising out of a squabble over the repective merits and demerits of local football teams, the S.M. said that the young men; of the town should not go upsetting the neighbood in their enthusiasm for football, and he trusted that this warning would he taken not only by defendant, but also by all the young men of the town. In another case for assault his Worship said that if football caused such disturbances as these, itwould.be better if the game was banished altogether.

Despite the fact that another entertainment was in progress the same night, it made no appreciable difference in the attendance at the Debating Society’s meeting, there being ten members present. The evening was devoted to “ Impromptu Debating,” and a very interesting and instructive time was spent. The subjects discussed were, “ Should / more interest be taken in the education of Maoris ?” “ Should boys and girls be taught in separate schools ?” “Is it desirable to be born rich ?” “ What effect would Japan’s success have upon civilisation ?” “Is the influence of the stage good ?” “ Should batchelors be

taxed ?” This last question was debated with some enthusiasm, but as the members present were all bachelors, the meeting unanimously decided against it. The following gentlemen were present :—Messrs Wilson (in the chair), Barnard, Jenks, J. Spiers, Fife, Huse, Speirs, Harris, Healey _ and Moore. Next Wednesday evening a debate as to whether Great Britain should adopt compulsory military service) will take place.

We regret to learn that Mr J. Moran's little son is seriously ill with inflammation of the lungs. There is in Southland, says the Invercargill News, a champion firewood chopper with an extensive hacking, eager for a trial. lie will undertake in eight hours to fell his own trees, and cut eight cords of firewood into 6ft lengths, also to stack it.

A sheep killed at |the Christchurch Meat Company’s BmSlhfield works a few days ago, was found to have a piece of wood several inches long embedded in its side, one end of it having entered the liver. The skin had grown over tile wood, and a round hole was wotn iri the liver,- but, the sheep appeared to be thoroughly healthy.

On Tuesday last Mr William G. Lamb, eldest son of Dr Lamb, of Mannum, South Australia, was married td Miss A. G. Grundy, eldest daughter df Mr W- T. Grundy, headmaster of the Clyde Chiay school, Wellington. Mr Lamb resided in Fdxtdii some five' years ago. He was then employed dn the staff df the Bank of New Zealand, and since leaving Foxton, he has filled a similar position at Masterton.

The ship Astracana from Geelong, hound for Algoa Bay with 2470 tons of wheat, arrived, at Auckland yesterday in a disabled condiildil. She Was driven far out of her course by adverse Weather in Tasman Sea. Three weeks ago when off Cook’s Strait, she encountered a hurricane for two days and shipped a very heavy sea. Her cabins were flooded, bulwarks, nautical instruments, several sails, and two yards were Carried away and broke off, while the poop was stove in, A large amount of cargo was jettisoned. The vessel is leaking a little. In the Wanganui Police Court yes terday morning, before Mr Stanford. S.Mi, two Chinamen—Su Chong and Wah Lee—were charged with smoking opium : also with having opium in their possession. The accused, who, about two months ago, were heavily- fined cur "similar charges, .were convicted and each fined £5 on the first charge. On the charge of having opium in thenpossession, each was fined £25, with out costs. • The total of (he • fines and costs amounted to £66 gs. A month was given to pay the amount;.

The meeting of creditors in connection with the bankrupt estate of Thomas Lee, labourer, of this town, which was to have been held in Palmerston yesterday, lapsed for want of a quorum, no creditors being present. Mr L. E. Reade appeared for the bankrupt, whose liabilities (consisting of practically all Foxton accounts) amount to £BO 19s Bd. The only asset, bankrupt stated, that he possesses is £ 2O , being a part owner in a house at Foxton. His bankruptcy was principally due to misfortunes. He promised to try and make an offer to his creditors by the end of September.

The sum to which Mr Vile propose 1 : members’ salaries should he reduced is £240 per annum, the figure at which these stßbd before “ the forty pounds steal.” We understand that some members are indignant at this attempt to cut down their salaries, but as the effect will he to save the taxpayers expense, and discourage the professional politicians, we trust it will be carried, or, if not, that it will lead te the elec tors giving a mandate to the same effect at the next general election.—Ad vocate.

Among the spectators at the big football mutch in Wellington, says an exchange, was H a-rua Tipiro, of Clikii. who was one of the 1893 team which toured Australia. Walking past the stand someone called out, “ Where are your colors?” Wheeling round, and looking straight at the Governor and his party, Hoeroa slapped his dusky cheek and replied, “ They’re here, and Monkey brand won’t rub ’em out.”

Since it was discovered that Lad)' Pluuket wears very beautiful diamond ear-rings, quite a lot of Wellington girls want diamond ear-rings too. There was one of these young ladies in a local fancy emporium the other day. “ I want a pair of diamond ear-rings !” she said. 'Vki.s ; these are one shilling and threepence, and those are two and six.” “ Which kind does Lady Plunket wear ?” Oh, she wears the half-crown size!” “ Thanks, I’ll lake a pair. Now, you're sure they’re real diamonds, aren’t you ? Thanks, good day.”— Nelson Mail.

In the case of W. V. B. Pearc e > Oroua Bridge, v. Jno. Stevens others, an appeal against a decree fo r the specific performance by appellant of a contract to purchase lands from respondents, heard at Wellington, the Appeal Court allowed the appeal with costs. It held that respondents were not in a position to make good the title at the date of the repudiation by the appellant. The latter was refused costs in the Supreme Court on the ground that he had relied, in that court, upon the allegation of misrepresentation which he was unable to sns ■ tain. Leave of appeal to the Privy Council was granted. Messrs Chapman and Johnston appeared for the appellant, instructed by Messrs Baldwin and Baldwin, of Palmerston North.

In acknowledging receipt of of a medal from South Africa for her son, a Southern mother, writing to the Defence Department, says:—“My son, like many others, fails to appreciate this medal as he otherwise would have done had the 1 Chows ’ not been allowed to occupy a country the Britishers suffered and endured so much to win.” On which an unfeeling scribe remarks: —“Bosh! We have won the country and we are working it with the cheapest available human machinery, which has already in creased the employment of whites by a hundred-fold. If the contingenters are capable they can be employed to supervise the ‘ Chows,’ and if they are not capable of this, and cannot compete with the ‘ Chows,’ then the ‘Chows ’ are the better and more useful members of the human race.”