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Manawatu Herald, 9 February 1905, Page 2

The Borough Band will play out in the Victoria Park on Sunday afternoon next.

The Grand Jury found “ No Bill” in the case against Dr Collins, charged with manslaughter, and he was accordingly acquitted, Swimming practise has been indulged in to a great extent lately. How fortunate we are to have such a sheet of water to disport ourselves in ! Constable Forster and family left by this morning’s train for their new home at Feilding. As they steamed away the engine-whistle bade farewell in its usual style. Prior to the adjourned meeting at the Public Hall last night, the Borough Band played a selected programme of music which was much enjoyed. They afterwards "discoursed sweet melody in the Avenue.

A committee meeting of the Tennis Club was held last night in the library. It was decided to hold a tournament, entries to close on Saturday week, the entrance fee being is. Full particulars may be obtained from any members of the committee.

Arrangements are reported to be well forward in connection with the garden party and sale of work at the Vicarage next Wednesday afternoon. There will be all classes of games, music, and afternoon tea, to say nothing of the many beautiful articles one can become possessed of for a mere trifle.

Do not delay but come to Pearson and Co., as it is their last few days in Foxton, when patrons who give them a caU can get their wants supplied at practically their own prices. Dress Linens, Skirts, Hats Galore, Mens’ Ladies Corsets, Dress Materials, &c., &c. We regret to have to record the death of Cecilia, youngest daughter of Mrs Angus Allan, which occurred at the Palmerston North Hospital on Tuesday last. Deceased was only in her 21st year. Much sympathy will he expressed for Mrs Allan, who is an old resident of Foxton. The funeral took place at Palmerston North this afternoon.

Notice is given in our advertising columns to-day that Monnsey and Co. have been favoured with instructions from Alfred Gower, Esq., who is leaving Foxton, to sell his household furniture and effects, on the premises on Wednesday next, at 1.30 p.m. A horse, trap, and harness will also be offered. Look over the ad. for further particulars. Cyclists should remember that Mr Tom Richards is still at the Manchester House Buildings displaying a fine collection of wheels. Ladies and gents bikes can be purchased from him on terms, and wheel-lovers should make it their business to call and Inspect the various makes he has on hand. He has real good serviceable bikes from £2 10s to the best bicycle in the market. Give him a call, ’ere it is too late.

In the Supreme Court, Auckland, on Tuesday, the grand jury returned no bill in the charge against Murton for the alleged murder of Mrs Dillon at Mercer, The Crown Prosecutor raised a point as to whether the jury had examined all the witnesses named in the indictment. The foreman replied in the negative. Mr Pole maintained that the jury could not throw out a bill without examining every one of the witnesses. The judge reserved his decision.

The two Palmerston North journals are at it again like two Cheshire cats—this time over trivial Borough affairs.

Tennis found most favour with holiday makers yesterday afternoon, and, as usual, afternoon tea was supplied by the ladies. Boating is calculated to invigorate the brain, hence the reason for so many Foxtonites indulging in the pleasure of late.

The no-license party are on the warpath at Pahiatua already. Open air addresses were delivered in the public street on Saturday evening. Flint, a jockey, while riding in a race at Cannes, turned his head towards where his wife and child were standing and struck the winning-post, being killed instantaneously. There are said to be over sixty thousand electric lights in Use in Wellington at the present time. One firm alon£ claim to have installed twentyfive thousand.

“ I advertised that the poor were made welcome in this church,” said the vicar of a fashionable Church to his congregation, “and as the offertory to day is ss, I see that they have come! 1 ’

The Levin paper says the amiable vagrant known as John Bourke O’Brien is just now honouring Levin with a visit. He is engaged in his usual occupation of wheedling the means of subsistence from the pockets of easy going philanthtopists; This is i)6W a sympathetic Taranaki paper condoles with a local resident in the loss of a little daughter: “It will be a sad blow to Mr and Mrs Blank, for their bright little daughter used to milk eleven cows night atid morning.” The philosophy of the Celestial is well-known; A Chinaman in a neighbouring town) Who is the father of a family, lost a child, a baby-girl, recently. A European who sympathised with him in his loss, was rather staggered to receive the reply, “O, all li’; plenty morei”

A telegraph form picked up on the floor of the public office at the Masterton telegraph bureau recently was found to have been filled in as follows, says the Age:—" Urgent; collect. To R. J. S.eddon, Westport. Wire five hundred poilndsj no messing, Dick} else on track.—Tom.” There was no further signature, and needless to say the Premier is hardly likely to receive the message. The Rector’s wife,—l am sorry, Mr Hodgkins, to find that you do not engage in any church work. Could not you do something to help us? Mr Hodgkins: W’y bless’ss ma’am, I bees a reg’lar church worker, I bees. Rector’s Wife; Indeed I In what capacity may I ask ? Mr Hodgkins: W’y every Saturday night I goes up the steeple with the beer for the bellringers.

A Japanese newspaper, the Nuroki, of Tokio, says:—The Baltic fleet ? Let no one interfere with its slow advent. We have lost one battleship and several other serviceable men ofwar. The Baltic fleet will come at the very nick of time to fill up our somewhat reduced line of battle. Let it come by all means. ’Tis the gift of the gods 1 The little township of Collingwood has found fame. This is how a Lon don paper announces the news of the recent fire at that place:—“ Town wiped out 1 Three thousand New Zealand people homeless. Collingwood, New Zealand, has, says a message from Sydney, been obliterated by fire, only three houses on the beach being saved. Collingwood was a thriving town on Massacre Bay, in the province of Nelson in the extreme north of the South Island. There are brisk coal and mining industries. The population of the town is 3000.”

A Masterton resident had occasion to pull down his kitchen chimney recently, and he found between the brick-work and the wall lining a rat’s nest, wherein was a curious collection of odds and ends. Amongst other things there were scores of nnstruck matches, and the resident is now congratulating himself that the rodent’s penchant for these little articles did not lead to the serious results it might have. Another article for which the builders of the nest showed a particular fondness was the needle, quite a large collection being found in the retreat.—Age.

The war in the Far East has taught the world a good many lessons already ; not the least important of which is the nutritive value of rice. Hitherto most of us have regarded the cereal as a sufficiently useful side dish, pleasant and somewhat nutritive, but not to be depended upon as a staple food. We have been wont to remark that the rice fed Hindoos aud Chinese and other Orientals, man for’ man, are no match for our race which has been reared on beef and beer. But circiimstaces have demolished this self-con-fidence. For we have seen a rice-fed people proving themselves, in every respect, superior to a western nation, nourished on vodki and meat.

A well-known gentleman relates a typical yarn told him by Bret Harte. It was a fellow named Walker, a weak, irresolute creature who had tried a score of things and failed at all. At last he took to “ the road,” and tried to stop the mail. The driver, however, laughed at him and drove on. The next day Harte, who had been puzzled by the easy way the driver had treated the circumstance, said: ”Underville, why on earth didn’t you shoot Walker yesterday ? You could have done it easily.” “ Well, said the driver in perfect seriousness, and without any thought of a joke, “you see the poor devil has failed in everything, and if I’d’ a shot him it would a kinder discouraged him.”

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