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Manawatu Herald, 3 September 1904, Page 2

Weightman, a Philadelpia millionaire, has left his daughter tea millioh sterling.

Mr P. Neylon inserts an advertisement in this issue warning persons trespassing on his property. Tenders are invited for the erection of 50 chains of wire fencing on the Foxton Marine Parade. An adverment gives particulars. The proposed rope and twine factory at Shannon has fallen through, and the promoters have forfeited their deposit, the site selected being liable to floods. “ Is there any cure for lung-worm in calves,” asked Mr R. G. Morgan of Mr Gilruth in Eketahnna on Saturday. “ Yes, tucker 1” was the prompt reply. The Bruce Herald learns from a private letter that Mr H. C. White, at late Sydney sales, obtained £4089 for Seven stud sheep. One ram alone fetched 800 guineas. Tenders for the position of ranger for the Foxton borough close at 6 p.m. on Monday, 12th September. Schedule of duties and conditions of appointment may be seen at the borough office. A patient named William Grant, 27 years of age, is missing from the Patea Hospital. His hat and a slipper were found in the Patea river. Grant suffered from melancholia. Itissupposed he drowned himself. The New Zealand Government Railway Department invite applications from those desiring to enter the railway service as porters. Full particulars will be found iu our advertising columns. To-morrow is the sixtieth anniversary of the introduction of the Primitive Methodist church in New Zealand. In this connection a special service will be conducted in the Methodist church to-morrow evening. Mrs Hunter will sing a solo. While his mother was at market in Charloes, France, a boy of twelve invited four other children into the house to taste “ some beautiful wine.” The bottle contained spirits of salts, and when the mother returned she found the five children dead on the floor. A novel method of preparing a floor for dancing was watched by a large number of persons at the Gaiety Theatre, Napier t the other evening. A motor-car was used to obtain the desired surface, and the process was much speedier than that generally employed, and equally effective. Marx, a septuagenarian Polish Jew farmer, of Colchester, Connecticut, has been arrested for murdering ten pereons, mostly employees, to avoid paying their wages. His wife has been arrested for helping him to bury them. Three bodies have been unearthed. The police are still digging for the bodies of other victims. “ One of the greatest needs of this country,” declared Mr Taylor, in a semi-serious mood, “ is a man who can show us where to get cheap money, how to get it, and how to get as much as we want. No matter who he is, any man alive who can do this is urgently needed, or a dead man for the matter of that. If he's dead he should be dug up.” Mr W. T. Hook’s Denbigh Hotel and sample rooms at Fielding were totally destroyed by fire at two o’clock on Thursday morning, the occupants barely escaping. The Bank of New Zealand building on the opposite corner was for some time in danger, but the collapse of the hotel saved it. The insurances on the hotel and sample rooms were £775 cn the stock and £SOO on the furniture in the Phoenix; building, £875 in the London, Liverpool and Globe; stock and furniture in the Commercial Union £350.

Pig-raising is a very profitable industry in Christchurch at present. One pig farmer brought into the Christchurch market recently two or three litters, comprising 32 pigs, from eight to ten weeks old, and went away with a cheque for £39, representing the proceeds of the sale. Another man obtained the splendid price of 27s fid for eight-week old animals. In an attic-room of his costly Fifthavenue palace, New York, Colonel John Jacob Astor, the possessor of between £13,000,000 and £20,000,000 spends much of his time studying and experimenting in electrical science. A practical and watchful man of business, he neglects no part of his study in the management of his vast properties, but his mind has a scientific bent, and it is recreation for him to solve complex problems, A Gisborne sport who fancied Slow Tom and Medallius for the C.J.C. National double, which they won, sent £1 to a well-known Wellington bookmaker offering to take 100 to I about them, and needless to say the price was laid him. On paying over the £IOO to the successful backer, the bookmaker mentioned that, had the question of odds been left to him, he would have laid him 500 to x instead of 100 to tj so the backer was a clear loser of /400.

‘ ATimaru “ Importer,” writing (0 the Post contradicting the assertion that TiraarU Was not known in New York, says that for the past Jd years he has been importing goods from the great American city ; WhCtl an order is sent to New Yoik, he Sdys, It is filled promptly and a good deal of useful information sent With it; and one New York firm even gods to the trouble to send a special representative thi'OUgh the colony, who takes no orders, but simply sees thae his clients are being treated as they should be—-listens to any complaints they may have to make, and rectifies any cause for frictionindigo Valley possesses a genius who is likely to rival the world famed Edison. The latest invention of this clever young man is a preparation to be sprinkled over wheat or other grain for the purpose of exterminating spar rows. Immediately a sparrow approaches the prepared grain his alfactory organs are subjected to a very pleasant irritation, which is soon followed by sneering of so violent a nature that the neefi of the bird is dislocated. This new system of destroying the feathered pest is likely to be extremely popular owing to its swift, effective action.

The Debating Society assembled together as usual on Wednesday evening last, arid although the English Church Social interfered somewhat with the attendance, a fair number of members were present. The subject of the evening was a debate on “ Should Great Britain adopt compulsory military service Mr Barnard supported the affirmative, land Mr Hunter the negative. After the question had been discussed a vote was taken, which resulted in three voting in favour of compulsory service, and four against*. The Chairman (Mr R. Moore) upheld a system of compulsory service, so that the opinion of the Society on the subject was evenly divided. In addition to those already mentioned, the following were present:—Messrs Eife, Huse, J. Spiers, Sims, and Jenks. The question of forming a cricket club in connection with the Society was mooted, and the meeting without dissent considered the proposal was a good one. The matter will again be brought forward on Wednesday. At the next meeting of the Society, selections from “ Pickwick Papers ” will be read and discussed.

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