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Manawatu Herald, 5 November 1904, Page 2

A good stripper-keeper is wanted for Swainson and Be.van, Manakau. An experienced cook requires engagement. See advertisement elsewhere. The Himatangi left Foxton Wharf last night with forty-five head ot cattle and some sheep aboard lor Greymouth. Carterton is agitating for improved railway communication between the Wairarapa and Manawatu districts. The Railway Department advertise to-day train arrangements in connection with the Foxton and Halcombe Sports. Quite a large number of Foxtonites took advantage of the pleasant weather conditions prevailing yesterday and visited the Manawatu Show. A Patea dairy farmer who milked 25 cows last year, finds that this season he is only getting half as much milk, though his herd is only five less. Out of 10,000 cows dehorned in Taranaki, not one death was recorded through the operation. Six thousand of the animals were dehorned by one man. The Black Family, through pressure of business at Palmerston North, are compelled to cancel their engagement at Foxton to-night. They will appear in Foxton at a date to be advertised later. To-day is Guy Fawke’s Day, and townspeople can expect to be molested by the small fry craving for an honest “ brown ” for their trouble in makingup the effigy of the historical gunpowder plotter. In New Plymouth there are complaints about municipal apathy. For a vacancy on the Borough Council there were no nominations at the first time of asking, but another effort was successful in securing one candidate. The Westport Times states that the other evening four youths set upon a Chinaman by years of age, and knocking him down, beat him severely about the head and body. He was taken to the doctor, and his injuries attended to.

“The colonies attract the attention of landowners,” remarks a London paper. “The Duke of Manchester owns property in Hew Zealand, Lord Rosebery possesses house property in Melbourne, and the Earl Lytton is said to be buying estates in New Zealand.” The acknowledged travelling expenses of Ministers for 1903 04 were:— The Premier, £227 10s: Sir Joseph Ward, £174; Mr W. C. Walker, £27; Mr T. Y. Duncan, £192; Mr HallJones, £133 10s; Mr McGowan, £99; Mr Carroll, £180; Mr Mills, £154; Colonel Pitt, £43 10s; total, £1333. It was reported here this morning (writes the Martinborough correspondent of the Wairarapa Standard on Wednesday) that a man had seen and spoken to Ellis out Te Awaite way. Ellis, be reports is looking well and has plenty of ammunition and food. Foxton residents will be pleased to learn by advertisement in another column that Dr Alex. Paterson, late of Christchurch, intends paying weekly visits to Foxton. This distinguished medico may be consulted every Monday at Healey’s Pharmacy. Should the weather be favourable, the local sports on Wednesday next are sure to be largely patronised by outsiders. An unusually large contingent is expected from Feilding and Palmerston, and as all the different events have filled well, interesting sport should eventuate. In the evening a concert will be held in the Public Hall, which should serve as a pleasing finale to the day’s outing. Some humourous incidents occurred during the jumping events at the Show yesterday. A few spills occurred, which luckily ended without injury, but most fun was derived from the rider who was dislodged in the waterhole. The thought of humanity receiving a compulsory bath greatly amused the public, who signified their approval with a titter of laughter that could have been heard half a mile away.

An amusing incident is reported as having occurred during the fighting at Taschichiao, During a lull in the fighting, three high Russian staff officers undressed and bathed in the river. While thus engaged, a large body of Japanese cavalry suddenly appeared; the officers being compelled to fly towards camp in the disguise of Adam. Finding a number of empty flour sacks, they donned them, tearing holes in the bottom for their heads. “ When they got back,” writes the authority for this story, “ the wounded were being got in. Two of the female Red Cross nurses, though actually binding up the wounds, were so terrified by the apparition that they abandoned their work and fled. Then, realising the situation, they stopped and burst into loud peals of uncontrollable laughter, and I never remember seeing anything to compare with this unrehearsed medley of farce and darkest tragedy. Even the tortured faces of the wounded men were animated by faint smiles."

The D.O.A. gives notice to-day that a second and final dividend is now payable in the estate of R. T. Betty. The marriage of Mr E. A. Coley and Miss A. Mason took place on Thursday last at the residence ot the bridegroom. The Rev. Harris performed the wedding ceremony. Thieves entered a bedroom occupied by Judge Rogers at the Royal Hotel, Deniliquin (N.S.W.), and stole the sum ot £2 xos, together with His Honor’s overcoat and other articles.

The sideshows at Palmerston Agrl cultural Grounds yesterday were numerous, and judging by the business done their must have been something to see. Some of the prepatory stump speeches by the “ props ” were very amusing and original.

Some of the jumping at the Manawatu Show yesterday was of a very good standard, particularly that of the placed horses in the Hunters’ competition. It was pleasing to notice the judges awarded the Cup to Duchess, whose Claim to that coveted trophy was largely pronounced by the vast assemblage. Her exhibition of getting over the obstacles was superb. The sensational abduction of the daughter of a Sheikh by another Sheik, and the subsequent rescue by the father, is reported from Cairo. Sheikh Ali Joussef, the proprietor and editor of a native journal, fell in love with the daughter of Sheikh El Saddat. The girl's father, who is the sole living descendant of the Prdphet Mahomet, refused his Consent to the marriage, as he did not think Ali Joussef was a fit person to be the husband of a girl of such noble lineage. Ali Joussef, however, abducted the girl and placed her in his harem. Her father appealed to the Egyptian Government, with the result that a detachment of armed police was despatched to Ali Joussefs harem to demand the restitution of the girl. Their request being refused, the police made a forcible entry to the premises, and, in order to be sure they had taken possession of the person wanted, they ordered all the fair denizens of the harem, together with their attendants and servants, to follow them in veiled procession to the house of Sheikh El Saddat, where his daughter was finally selected from the rest of the women and detained. Ali Joussef has now, it is said, commenced proceedings before the British authorities, and has obtained the advices of an English lawyer.