Manawatu Herald. TUESDAY, FEB. 23, 1905. Ourselves.

Manawatu Herald, 28 February 1905, Page 2

Manawatu Herald. TUESDAY, FEB. 23, 1905. Ourselves.

A« the wheel of time revolves, so are many changes wrought upon us 1 Hence, with this issue of the Manawatu Herald, the present proprietorship bids adieu to Foxton and district supporters, at the same time thanking one and all for past favours. Particular! vdo we thank business men generally, the borough officials, secretaries and chairmen of public bodies, secretaries of sporting clubs and associations, the different lodges, the clergy, our country correspondents, and last but not least, the local police officers, all of whom have courteously supplied us with any information required for publication in our columns. The upkeep of a newspaper depends largely on the consideration received from advertisers and subscribers, and by introducing Mr F. H. Morgan (the new proprietor) to our readers, we sincerely hope for a continuance and feel certain he will fully merit the loyal support we have always enjoyed at the hands of Foxton and district residents.

The Manawatu polo team defeated the Hawke’s Bay team at Hastings on Saturday by g goals to 3,

At Palmerston North Police Court on Saturday, Alex. Hausman was fined 20s and costs for smoking opium. The British newspapers anticipate that the forthcoming British budget will show a surplus of three or four millions.

The largest sheep ever killed at the Gear Company’s works was one last week which turned the scale, when dressed, at rojlbs.

During 1903 the English army lost from crime, invaliding and death 24,578 men—over half the number of recruits obtained. The sum fetched for Burn’s “ big ha’ Bible” (£1,560) is more than three times the amount which the poet netted from the first edition of his poems.

The scaffold of a building at Gee long coliap-ed and a bricklayer saved himself by getting his legs round a pole. He grabbed a falling mate, ultimately dropping safely on to a verandah, Miss Hickson has vacancies for one. or two piano pupils. Mothers who wish their children to be efficiently schooled in the musical art would do well to place them under the care of this gifted pianiste,

The sum of £37 2s 3k! was oollected at the Feilding Show by Messrs E. and M. Mitchell, of Kiwitea, Miss Harris, of Sanson, Miss Simpson, of Colyton, and Miss McLennan, of Halcombe, for the Hospital at Palmerston. —Star.

There was a large attendance at the sale of the East Coast Native Trust estate, Gisborne, including many visitors from southern districts. The Pakowhai estate, of 14,613 acres, was sold to C. J. Blake, Akaroa, at £5 17s 6d per acre. In the House of Commons Mr H. 0. Arnold-Forster hotly repudiated the statement that an undue delay was being shown in the rearming of the artillery. He asserted that 966 guns and 2898 waggons would be completed by March, 1907, leaving only 84 gulls Unready.

Britain has suggested to Canada to contribute a Quarter of A rliillidrl ster img annilally towards the defence of Halifax and Escpiimalt, leaving control to the British Givernment. Canada preferred to bear the sole cok vith full control, which begins ih jiily,

Admiral Sir j. C. Dalrymple Hay says the great increase in mutiny case' on British merchantmen D attributable to the crews consisting cf a large proportion of foreigner Whdl tiayeth ■the lover of the alien to this ? Arriving at Queenstown from Now York, the liner Campania report d that wireless communication was established with no fewer than twelve Translantift boats during the voyage; This Is by far the best performance established by any liner so tar. A very sharp shock of earthquake was felt in Foxton just before six o'clock on Sunday evening last. The disturbance appeared to be running from the north east to south-west. Another tremor, lighter but more prolonged, was experienced shortly before five o’clock tins morning.

Five hoys, whose ages range from 14 to t 6, who stole £gn from the residence of the parents of one of their number, appeared at Wellington Court on biturday morning. It appears they stole the money and took the train into the Wairarapa, bought a lent, guns and food and camped near the river Waiapoua. Between £bo and £7O was found in their possession. Their escapade cost them each twelve strokes with the birch.

The Post, after learning the df-cisinn the Cabinet had coma to in reference to theTe Avvaiti murderer, says:—The public may be perfocty easy on this score, and facts known to the police, which could not be legally adduced at the trial, and are not public property now, must have come before the Cabinet to reduce the difficulties of its task. Ij the death penally is ever to be inflicted, the present case is a proper one for its infliction, and it is to the credit of the administration of justice that neither the jury nor the Government have shrunk from their painful obligations in the matter. Mr 17.I 7 . G. Thynne was made the recipient of a suitable memento at The Herald Office yesterday afternoon, by the members of his staff, who took the opportunity of expressing their regret at losing such an esteemed employer. In return, Mr Thynne suitably thanked the donors for such testimony of their goodwill as had been evidenced. He hoped the same harmony as he had experienced in the Herald Office would continue to exist under the new proprietorship.

A Picton telegram says Hart Brothers who were injured by an explosion waited for half an hour for the charge to explode, and then William, aged 28, and Abraham, aged 24, began boring to withdraw it. James, aged 14, was some distance away. Shortly after they began work the explosion took place. .Part of Abraham’s head and one arm were blown off and he died immediately. William had his breast bone shattered and shoulder broken. Young James was damaged about the head and the doctor took both his eyes out at the hospital. Both are in a precarious condition. The father and another son were returning to the spot with a cart when the explosion occurred. MrJ. Holmes, of Wellington, addressed an enthusiastic public meeting, last week, at Stratford, advocating a dairy produce exchange and the further exploitation of new markets, suggesting the direct assistance of lactories towards appointing a New Zealand commercial representative qualified to give public lectures in the large centres of the United Kingdom, and at the end of each lecture to present pound pats of butter to the audience from factories and so continue the lectures until 300 cities and towns were captured. This unique proposal was heartily approved, the audience being favourable to thus emulating the enterprise of Canada and America.

It is probable that Mr John Hutche- I son, ex-M.H.R., will be a candidate for [ a Wellington electorate at the next j general election. j The Agent-General cables: “ There is a better demand for hemp. Good fair Wellington, £3O xos; April to June shipments £3O. Manila hemp fair current grade £38.”

The Awahou Football Club hold their annual meeting at the Manawatu Hotel on Thursday evening at 8 p.m. Business is important, so there should be a large attendance. A young lady, beaming with smiles, Collecting for the Palmerston Hospital at the Felldlng Show, had the courage to approach the Premier. The attack was irresistible, for the Premier, thrust ing his hand into his pocket, dropped a gold coin into the boX. A hot mineral spring has been discovered at Pnketitiri, Hawke’s Bay. It possesses a large flow, and is almost at boilin' 1 ' r-ohk where it k-er- IV., a the ground. Steps are being taken to procure an analysis of its waters.

An insurance manager at Christchurch states that the tariff war will make a difference in his salary of £2OO a year, and there are about 25 main gers in the same position ; the redaction will run into thousands. He declar'es that ‘‘cutting” cannot fail to affect the community, as there will be less monev spent.

The Auckland Star comments in very strong terms on the lavish extravagance of Government expenditure at Rotorlla. The sum of /1200 a year is spent, its says, on the sanatorium grounds, and it is proposed to spend £7OO on a wharf that is quite unneeded.

Mrjunpis nothing it not venturesome. He is adding to his river flotilla a new boat, by which he proposes to journey to the upper reaches of the Manawatu River. When completed the steamer will only draw about to inches of water and be capable of carrying from 18 to go tons of cargo. A tailor died in Chicago at the age of 33, and the doctor gave the cause of his death as " prematuresenility.” In other Words, (lie tailor died of old age ! A resident of a college settlement made an investigation; and found that the tailor had been running a sewipg niatihme ever since he had been d six--yeor-old boy. Hard wort had stopped his growth and made him an old man at a time .when he should been in the piiile of his itianhood,

A drowning accident occurred on Sunday night in the Picton Sounds, whereby a lad named Richard Coster, aged iOj lost bis life: He \Vas employed on the steamer Elsie, which was retnrningto Picton from Kenepnrn. He was in the act of lifting a bucket of water on board when he slipped overboard and was never seen again. Search parties were out immediately but had no siideess. There afe numerous sharks in the vicinity.

Just before the last total eclipse of the sun, Percival Lowell, the astronomer, told an old negro acquaintance that if he would watch the chickens at his place the next day,, he would see them go 11 roost about n o’clock in the morning. The negro was plainly sceptical, in fact, looked upon the prophecy as a good joke. But when the event came to pass as the astronomer had said it would, the darky was not only puzzled but decidedly impressed. “ How long, sab, did you know ’bout dis ? ” he asked the astronomer. “ Oh, a long time,” “ Did you know dey would go to roost a year ago?” “Yes; fully a year ago.” “ Well, dat heats all,” said George in an awed voice “ dein chickens wnzn't hatched a year ago.”—San Francisco Argonaut. Maxim Gorki, the Russian novelist (whose arrest has been referred to in recent cables in connection with the popular rising in Russia), is eccentric in some of his ways. He recently got into trouble by entering a drawingroom in the costume of a moujik, and previ >usly created a sensation by appearing in the foyer of a Moscow theatre in the same attire. His big boots naturally excited remark, and the elegantly dressed loungers stared. The author turned on them, exclaiming, “ What is the meaning of this ? Why do you stare ? Do you take me for a prima donna, or a balloon, or a corpse ? ” The people who overheard applauded ; but Gorki withdrew in dudgeon, shaking his fist. The newspapers, unhampered by the censor, made unkind remarks, to which he replied with a savage, satirical sketch, entitled, “The Too-Aspiring Author.” Gorki's eccentricities are traceable to the fact that he has risen from the position of a pedlar, scullery-boy, and baker’s apprentice to that of a much read novelist.

At the Melbourne Athletic Championship Meeting the visitors, Shrubb and Duffvy, showed greatly improved form. Results:—ln the mile race Shrubb led all the way, beating Blake easily by 20 yards in 4mm agfcsec. Four Miles Handicap—Shrubb (scr.) i, Blake (180yds.) 2. Won by 200yds. Time, 2omin 43 3-ssec. 100 Yards Handicap—Duffey (scr.) 1, Widmer (Sydney) |yd 2, Mueller (Victoria) ryd 3. Won by two inches, Mueller a few inches away. Time, 10 i-iosec. A big and enthusiastic crowd, including the Governor, who congratulated the contestants, assembled to witness the finish.

Ten or a dozen years ago—so the story goes —the French Government considered that it would be diplomatic conduct on their part to present the Sultan of Morocco with an official gift, and in the gift they included a number of bicycles. Now there is a proverb as well as a belief in Morocc that the Emperor can without doubt do successfully all that he attempts. His Majesty, therefor, in order to maintain his Imperial reputation, never attempted to ride his bicycles, but used then for a purpose never anticipated by the French Government —that of punishing his refractory wives. Whenever theie wac a disturbance in the Imperial harem, the delinquents were brought forth, and, according to the magnitude of their offences, sentenced to ride until they had fallen a specified number of times.

The Manawatu Standard says the collections made in aid o' the Fire Brigade funds contained fully 100 valueless or defaced coins.

While riding on the Gpunake road on Sunday night a lad named Russ, aged eleven, ran into a trap, the shaft of which inflicted a fearful wound in his abdomen, passing through the body. Death resulted early yesterday morning.

The Foxton Rifle Club met at the Post Office Hotel last night, Mr G. Gray in the chair. It was decided that three rifles be purchased from the Bulls Club. The Foxton shots are endeavouring to arrange a match with the Sandon Club at an early date. The match with Himataugi will be fired to-morrow at Himataugi, the teams to consist often men a-side.

It is improbable that Towns will accept the challenge of Durnan, the Canadian (who is a nephew of Haulan) '- - , 7 , : ,ow for the championship. Negotiations were opened some time ago, Towns informing Dnr nan he would not visit Canada unless the whole of the stake money and ex penses were deposited. He offered to pay DnrnanV, exm-nses if he visited Sydney.

A young man named Ernest Pacey was drowned on Sunday last whilst surf-bathing at Levin. Deceased was a son of Mr Pacey, one of Levin’s hotel proprietors, who will be remembered as a former licensee of the Occidental Hotel, Palmerston North. Constable Lander was out m search along the beach for trace of the missing body, which was found on the Levin beach.

A young man named Claude Hamilton Hyde met with a shocking death at the ManawaHi County Council’s metal pit, at Bulls, on Saturday ajternoon. In attempting to board a truck whilst in motion, he fell and was dragged under the wheels. Several trucks passed over his body which was mangled beyond recognition. At the inquest the jury expressed the opinion that greater care should be observed in the despatching of trains from the pit and sufficient and responsible men should be placed in charge of same; also, that a proper system of signals for starting should be enforced. Had proper precautions been taken the jury considered the accident would not have occurred.

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