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Manawatu Herald, Volume XXVII, Issue 3501, 25 March 1905, Page 2

The writ for the bye-election for the Wellington City vanancy was issued yesterday and the election will probably be held on Thursday, April 13th. The Bank of Australasia balancesheet shows deposits amounting to £15,186,000, cash securities £5,898,000, and bills £14,368,000. Associations of employees or workers who purpose forming unions can get full instructions as to procedure from the “ Model Ruler,” published by the Labour Department. Considerable indignation is expressed in Nelson arausemement circles at the decision of the Government not to let the Provicial Hall in future for concerts, dances, etc. The action is due to the representation of the Friendly Societies' Halls, Opening a hospital in Berlin for the use of English and American patients, the chaplain expressed a hope that the medical men would not follow the practise common in Germany of concealing from those of their patients whose cases were bopelesa the fact that they were neat death.

A gig, harness, and horse arc adver* tised for sale.

The Foxton Brass Band has a notice of thanks in this issue. A notice with reference to a disappearing tarpaulin appears in another column.

To-morrow is the anniversary of the death at Paris in igo 3 of MajorGeneral Sir Hector Macdonald. Captain Edwin wired at noon today " Moderate to strong southerly winds, glass rise; tides high; sea considerable swell,”

The average attendance at the Foxton State school, for the week ending to-day, was 209.6; absent, 45.4; roll number 255.

sThe West Coast will be strongly represented at the conference in Christchurch neat week with reference to the Midland railway, A fire in Mercury Bay destroyed a house owned by L. D, Nathan and Co„ and occupied by H. Steedman. It was insured in the Norwich Union for £4OO.

At All Saints Church to-morrow evening Bro; fog will speak on the progress of feligiolis Work in Whitechapel, London. Men are specially invited to be present.

A special meeting of the Foxton Schdol Committee is boriVened for Monday evening at eight o’clock, at the post office. Business will include a discussion of the proposed beach railway?

(Organised action is being taken to appeal against the Government land valuations in Nelson which raised values, in some instances, one hundred and twenty per cent, while others were lowered similarly.

The weather was fine for the Otago AnUiVefsaty Osiy bit Tlidrsdayi The attractions were the unveiling of the Queen Victoria statue, on the Triangle, by bis Excellency the Governor, and a regatta on Lake Waibola.

'the (lueensiahd Goiefritiieilt has notified the Agricultural Department that owing to the outbreak of Irish rot among the potatoes in New Zealand the importaion of potatoes from this colony will be prohibited In Queensland.

Dr McArthur, S.M., gave his decision at Wellington on Thursday morning in the case in which George M. Ewart, stationer, was charged with selling matter alleged to be of an indecent nature. The matter referred to was contained’ in the Sydney “Truth." Ewart was committed for trial.

A special meeting of the Foxton Rifle Club will be held on Monday evening next at Laing’s Hotel. The object of the meeting will be to consider the firing for trophies presented by Messrs Stevens, Easton and Austin, and also for the cup presented by Mr E. Coley. A cricket team will also be selected to play the Old Boys on Wednesday 29th instant.

Mr B. Macintosh, general coachbuilder, of Levin inserts a notice in another column in which be draws the attention of the Foxton public to the special departments oi bis establishment. Mr Macintosh’s workmanship is widely known throughout the Manawatu, and being a direct importer of the best material his ability to manufacture and give satisfaction to his patron is assured. Taranaki will probably go slow on carnivals in future. The big Christmas affair at New Plymouth is not yet ended, a matter of some £BOO to £IOOO remaining to be arranged for somehow. A week or two ago Strat ford set out to show bow a week’s jamboree could be managed profitably. Those prophets who had been accused of harbouring bad livers will now have the melancholy satisfaction of being able to use the old formula " I told you so " when they discuss the £3OO deficit aud how it is to be relegated to the limbo of oblivion.

A serious mining accident occurred in the Waiotahi mine on Wednesday night. Three men—Jas. Jenkins, William ‘ McConnell and Vercoe—were working in a drive, and having put in two shots waited for them to go off. Evidently one missed, for on going back to continue their work an explosion occured. Jenkins and Me Connell received considerable injuries. Assistance was at once obtained and the men were taken to the hospital. On examiaation it was found that McConnell, tnough badly cut about, was in no immediate danger, but the injuries to Jenkins were far more serious, and it is feered his eyesight will be affected by the force of the explosion. Vercoe recived slight injuries. Squads from the local cadet corps, defence and school divisions, left for Palmerston to take part in the Cadets Rifle Association meeting there to day. There was a noticeable difference m the demeanour of the two squads —the school boys preserved order and marched “ more as if they meant it," to quote a bystander’s words. With the older boys there was a supercilious disregard for the military carriage of the body which it is the professed aim of the cadet movement to inculcate. Before troubling so much about teach ing the " young idea how to shoot ” it shold be given a complete course in "how to walk,” like the Tommy Atkins of undying tame. Officers would do well to note this, and by smartening up their boys till they look and take an interest in their work “as it they meant it" the attraction* of the corps will prove undeniable to many others, and so keep the membership up to " full strength.” THE LATEST REVOLT. The latest revolt against the middleman is by the fishermen of Wellington. They declare that the middlemen were giving the fishers only a penny and two-pence a bundle for fish which were retailed at is a bundle. A meeting was held in the Garibaldi Club, forty fishermen being present, and it was resolved to form a co-operative association of fishermen. Each member entered into a bond of £2O not to sell to fishmongers. A shop is to be opened in Wellington, and the association will deal direct with the public,