Manawatu Herald. (Established ,Aug. 27, 1878.] SATURDAY, DEC. 3, 1904.

Manawatu Herald, 3 December 1904, Page 2

Manawatu Herald. (Established ,Aug. 27, 1878.] SATURDAY, DEC. 3, 1904.

In another column the Borough Council invites tenders tor the following contracts ior the year 1905; — Carting, dog registration, lamp lighting, and ranging. Tenders must be in by Monday, xzth December,

The London “ Morning Post ” believes New Zealand is issuing a million loan at the end of the week.

A good dairy farm of 226 acres is advertised for sale. Full particulars can be obtained on application to M. A. Whyte or J. T. Whyte.

Mr W. Walden inserts a notice in this issue notifying that he will not be responsible for any debts contracted in his name after this date.

Owing to pressure of business in Palmerston, Mr Poole, dentist, notifies that his Foxlou branch will only be opened on Mondays, Tuesdays, and Wednesdays, until further notice. On these days Mr Poole will attend in person.

The United States Supreme Court upheld (he late Mr Daniel Fayerweather’s bequest of £5,000,000 sterling to twenty American colleges. The deceased’s widow and unices contested the bequest on the ground of h and. Mr G. A. Simpson was the success ;ul purchaser of Hamer’s building sites on Thursday afternoon. This gentleman purchased the lot ollered lor £ 130. Messrs Mounsey and Co. conducted the sale. The Sanatorium residence was passed in. The Rev. John Olphcrt, ol Feilding, is announced to conduct the service in the Methodist church tomorrow nightt Mr Olphett Was tile Minister In charge of the Foxton church some years ago, and is well-known to the older residents, who will no doubt be glad to see and |iear him again.

We have to acknowledge rCCeipt of of a letter from Bro. Fox, thanking us for inserting his letter on socialism—a subject he intends to enlarge on in the near future. At All Saints church to morrow evening, (he Evangelist will take as his subject a Christian text) hut one which will be Socialistic in its explanation.

In our last issue we stated Mr S. Easton had leased a block of the Motoa estate from Messrs Stevens, Easton, and Austin. We have since been informed that this gentleman has purchased the block. Mr Geo. Barber, another well-known local resident, has purchased a block of 200 acres and intends to go in tor dairying. Mr Louis Wilson we understand has leased a block of 41 acres. At Dunedin, Mr Justice Williams dismissed the appeal of Captain Fleming, Mercantile Superintendant, against the Magistrate’s (Mr Graham’s) judgment in acquitting the captain of the Westralia on a charge of a breach of the Act by carrying nine firemen and six trimmers, instead of nine firemen, three trimmers, and three greasers. The Rudge-Whitworth Cycle Road Race, over a course from Masterfon to Maryborough and back, fifty-six miles, was won by J. Hooker (Carterton), 0. Neilson (Napier), being second, J. Scobie (Longburn) third, and L. Freeman (Napier) fourth. There were thirty-five starters. Heavy rain fell during the race. Neilson did the fastest time, viz., 2 hours 48 minutes 40 seconds. The winner is related to Mr F. Hooker, of Foxton. In the course of an interview at Timaru, the Premier, asked if he proposed accepting the High Commissionership, replied Time will tell. I am still hopeful that I shall improve, and there is a great deal to be done here yet. Whoever takes the position and would do full justice (0 Ihe colony, would need to be strong and robust, and my condition is that I can do more good for New Zealand within the colony than I could do if I were in the United Kingdom. It my health does not improve, I suppose the proper thing for me to do, in the interests of my family, would be to take a complete rest,”

It is stated that the Licensing Bill’s club clauses, compelling the closing of the bar after 10 p.m. and on Sundays, will mean a loss of revenue of £SOO per annum to one club in Wellington. The clubmen feel that the trade are responsible for the alteration in the law,this having been one of the planks in the platform of the big trade deputa-tion-that waited on the Premier earlier in the session, and with a view of “ getting back ” on the hotelkeepers and making up the loss of revenue, it is proposed to increase the number of strangers’ days at the club, and to give strangers the liberty to pay for drinks.

The Bank of England generally contains'sufficient gold in i6lb bars to make 20,000,000 sovereigns. The bank, which stands in three parishes, covers, three acres of ground, and, as the current price of land in the vicinity works out at £1,000,000 an acre, it is easy to form an idea of the money value ot the home of England’s wealth. The rateable value is nearly £IOOO a •week. The bank employs about xooc people, and pays £250,000 a year in wages, £35,000 a year in pensions. There are £25,000,000 worth of notes in circulation, which have been handed over the bank’s counters. One of the strangest of matrimonial misfortunes has befallen M. Bangles, a widower fifty years ot age, living in a working class district of Paris. Re cently he met a girl of eighteen, named Nathalie Langlois, who captured his heart at first sight. The personal charms and modest demeanour of the young woman made such an impression on M. Banglois that he married her on September 30. A terrible disillusionment awaited him when he awoke the following morning. The bride had fled, taking with her all her husband’s jewellery and his pocket-book containing £1,200 in bank notes. The unfortunate husband has placed the matter in the hands of the police. The following, from an American paper, gives some idea of what can be accomplished under the divorce laws of the United States:—A charming unique luncheon was given on Thursday last by Mrs , late of Chicago, on the occasion of her eldest daughter, Mrs , securing her ninth divorce. The spacious apartments in Central Park were taxed to the utmost to accommodate the fashionable crowd of divorcees and others that hachreceived invitations. Among those present were four of the ex-spouses of the fair guest of honour, each of whom extended hearty congratulations to her and them* selves.

The late Paul Kruger’s remains have arrived at Capetown. There has been a great loss of cattle in the Ngapaeruru block, near Dannevirke, this year from tutu poisoning and other causes. James Wallace, at one time general manager of the Wellington-Manawatu Railway Company, died somewhat sud denly on Wednesday morning at Shannon,' Bob Fitzsimmons, the American pugilist, intends visiting New Zealand with a dramatic company of his own. They will play “ Fight for Love.” The Dunedin Licensed Victuallers are down on “ hangers on.” Probably they refer to the individual who walks up and stands alongside the man shouting and says in a casual way “ Mine’s a beer.”

Professor M’.Mister told the students of Guy’s Ho--pi;al recently, that he had discovered in the British Museum a hair restorer invented by a King of Egypt. The ingredients at 6 Calves’ feet and claws boiled in oil. French correspondents at St. Petersburg assert that the C«ar is disposed to grant freedom to the press, tative institutions, and irremovability of Judges, but he refuses popular control of the Budget.

The Acting-Protectof of Aborigines, telegraphing from St. George (380 miles west by south-west of Brisbane), states that blacks there are dying daily of starvation. The medical officer reports that many blacks will die shortly unless nourishment sent, atid adds that pneumonia is very prevalent. The Government is taking immediate steps to send relief.

According to medical opinion at Louisville (says the Daily Telegraph correspondent at New York), high heels were the direct cause of the death of Mrs Blanche Hunter. About a year and a half ago cancer appeared in the lady’s heel. j The doctor warned her against continuing to wear high heels, which accentuated the growth. She persisted, however, and amputation of the leg was found necessary. The lady was only twenty-four. It is the same the world over. “You need not bother about alcoholic drinks and tobacco if you keep your blood cool and avoid indigestion,” said Mr David Miley, who says he is 104 years old, when interviewed at his home at Bronx, neas New York. “ I never rode on an elevated train or trolly car, because I consider it bad tor my stomach. My father lived to be 125 years old, and I am trying to beat his record,” he added. Mr Miley lives chiefly on stale bread, weak tea and soup. He has never used soap or been in a barber’s shop.

A New Zealand visitor to the United States describes a good point in theatrical management. Tickets can be bought at any lime, and they are all numbered. Von can buy your ticket at 7 o’clock, for instance, and then go in at 8.15, and find that chair yours. There is a wire rest under each seat for your hat; each row is lettered and numbers start from No. 1 in each—very simple for both audience and ushers. Again, the doorkeeper tears off his half of the ticket and tells you which aisle to take, left or right. The drop curtain Is lettered 11 Asbestos, absolutely fireproof.” Mr Ayson, who has left for San Francisco, will bring back for the Government 300,000 salmon ova and 1,000,000 whitefislr ova. The former will be placed in the hatcheries at Hakataramea, and the latter will be liberated in Lakes Kanieri and Tekapn. It will probably be the end of January before Mr Ayson returns. The “New Zealand Times,” referring to the at tempt to rear salmon in the rivers and lakes of New Zealand, says it has extended over a number of years, but so far the results have been somewhat disappointing. Salmon have been reared to a fair size at the, Hakataramea breeding ponds, and some there now are five years old. In former years they were liberated in various rivers and lakes. During later years it has been felt that there would be greater chances of success if the whole of the fish were liberated into one river. All the fish have consequently been liberated in the Hakataramea, a tributary of the Waitaki river (South Canterbury), but still nothing tangible has come out of the experiments. Some surplus salmon fry were liberated some time ago in the Ohau Lake, and a report was recently received stating that fish resembling salmon had been cast up on the shores of the lake dead. This gave rise to the hope that some of the fry might have grown to matnril v. Mr Ayson did not have the opportunity of inspecting the fish or corroborating the report. It may be said that the culture of salmon in New Zealand has not yet reached a successful stage.

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