A man named Thomas Kennedy, a resident of Ponsonby, Auckland, has queer notions regarding jokes. Two nights ago he went home and by way of giving his wife a surprise fired two tevolver shots. Kennedy is now in gaol, charged with attempted murder.
The new catering arrangements on the railway dining cars, under Government supervision, came into operation on Saturday. An improvement is shown, though matters are evidently not yet in full working order. All licensed bars at railway stations were closed as from the same date, April ist.
At the meeting of the school committee last evening something of a rencontre occurred,, arising out of an objection made by Mr Bradcock against the action of the chairman asking the headmaster, Mr Stewart, to take a contractor and show him ov r certain work required to be dons at the school. Mr Stewart was proceeding to make an explanation when Mr Bradcock requested him to sit down as he had no right to speak. At this point the acing chairman intervened and invited Mr Stewart, with the consent of the members present, and the headmaster explained then that all he had done was to go with a contractor, at the request of the chairman, in order to obtain an estimate of the cost so that it could be submitted to the Education Board, which was meeting a day or two later. Mr Bradcock said he did not wish to blame the chairman or master ; all he desired was that work should be tendered tor. Mr Jenks agreed that this should be done in all works over £5. Eventually it was decided, on the motion of Mr Jenks, seconded bv Mr Bridcack, to call for tenders for the work, if it has not already been arranged for.
Arbor Days 1905, lias been fixed for July xMb. The 1905 inter 'Varsity boat race was won by Oxford, by three lengths.
Tile leaping event at tub Slulduon spoils has been made post entry.
Tenders are invited for the right to’ nln the trait and refreshment stalls at the Shannon sports.
Miss Robinson notifies that she lias commenced dressmaking) at her address in the Lady’s Mile. The Taranaki Maori Council district is gazetted as a district within which liquor must not be supplied to Maoris.
The Commissioner of Taxes notifies 1 hat returns are to he made under the Land arid liic mie Assessment Act by May Ist.
Captain Edwin telegraphed at noon to-day “ Moderate easterly winds ; glass little movement ; tides poor ; sea moderate ; expect very cold night.”
The Fcilding Chamber of Commerce has passed a resolution supporting the Palmerston Chamber’s action in con-m.-c.ion with the railway to the M.mawalii Heads;
The sale of Airs Ashmore’s furniture and effects; held by Messrs Monnsey and Co; yesterday; attracted a good attendance of buyers and dost df the goods were quitted at satisfactory rates.
A man in New York claims to have iinvenfed a new heaven which he offers (o sell for tw ■> million sterling. He has surely been reading “The Life and Adventures of Our John Alexander Dowie Elijah No. 2.” At Auckland yesterday Henry. Lewis was sdnfenhed lo two tnonlns’ hal'd labour for kicking a constable when attempting his arrest. Mr McCarthy, S.M., said the police must be protected against ruffians of this description; Dr Valintine states that dengue 'ever, which is so prevalent at Brisbane, is a tropical or sub-tropical disease, that generally obtains its maximum in the hottest seasons, and this characteristic makes it extremely unlikely that the disease \Vill feaSh our low latitudes. Palmerston claims to have es tabiished a record in borough rale-col-lecting, inasmuch as every penny of r Res due for the financial yeaf ended March Jist, 1905, and all arrears, have been collected within three days of the close of that period. The totabamonnt collected was £II,OBO, including £zo arrears from last year. The Carterton Leader says that if -Guide Ross bad known that Lord Ennismore would have been so keenly disappointed about not getting any luck in tha Wairarapa, he would have had at least one stag secured and tethered to a stump on the little flat close by the camp, and then the nobleman would have had great sport and gone away from New 7 Zealand without any bitter reflections. The Auckland “Herald” says a record shipment of flax—23oo bales—was sent in San Francisco by the Ventura last week. The flax is from all parts of the colony, and comprises some of the bast quality of fibre which has yet gone forward to American orders. The shipments of flax are increasing by each steamer, and give promise of coming np to the quantity shipped during the flax boom some years ago. A good d d of the fibre is also finding its way into Canada, going from Auckland to Fiji, b»ing there transferred to the mail steamers for Vancouver.
Mr T, Langley was given a curiosity this morning by Mr Hooker, borough foreman. This was a kitten, which presents an unique appearance. In length it measures 6k inches, "and the bodv and tail look like a weasel’s. The head is shaned somewhat like a seal’s. The ears and mouth (the latter only very imperfectly formed) are right under what would be the throat in a normal body. There is one eye, wholly protruding in the place where one would expect to see the nose. The c was only the one kitten born, and it is being preserved.
Four young men from the Opaki— Messrs Campbell, Duckett (a), and Coulter —recently walked across the ranges from the Wairarapa to Levin. The journey, which was very rough in parts, ocupied six days. The party, who were armed with rifles and had an abundance of provisions, had at times to cut their way through the dense scrub with a slasher. At the headwaters of the Ruamahunga and Mangahao rivers they saw some of the largest trout they had ever seen. Having field glasses with them, they obtained from the summit a splendid view of the country on either side of the range.
A very good story is told of the late Dr Kennedy, who for several years was Headmaster of Shrewsbury College. He was a strict disciplanarian and believed in the potency of the birch to instil learning into his pupils. One evening he suddenly sprung a surprise into a class room, where one of his scholars was taking him off amidst the laughter of his mates. The doctor, after giving him a short address on the his want of respect, desired him to come next morning at 10 o’clock and interview him in the study. The culprit obeyed with feelings down at zero, knowing (as he thought) what was in store for him. On arriving he was requested to divest himself of his nether garments and get on to the whipping black. He did so, and the doctor produced a formidable birch, gave sundry flanri°hes with it in the air as if to get his muscles into proper trim, and then told (be hoy to get up as it was the first of April. When that hoy had to tell his mates the result he expressed the opinion that he would rather have had the flogging than their laughter.
A SALT SPRING, When the North Island Main Trunk railway line was being constructed at Matarba, winch is sovrie eight miles north of Taihape, a spring of salt water was discovered, The spring, which bubbles up on a bank iff the railway reserve a few feet above a fresh Water strC inl, has formed a pool of some 3ft or 4ft in diameter rind 4ft or gft deep, which has recently been covered over by the Public Works Department. The ■wafer, which is very salty and very clear, smells and lasts very much like kelp, yet the spring is right inland and situated 43 miles in a direct line from the ocean, and is abode lyooft above sea level. The water has been in some demand amongst settlers as a ntedidine, and one sufferer from a kidney complaint lias? acknowledged relief from its use. THE TIBER’S TREASURES. As regards the treasures Still hidden in the Tiber, there is one that is of the greatest interest to the whole world. According to an article Which Professor Nispi-Landi contributes to Februrily number of the " Pall Mall Magazine ” (he sacred d mdlestick of Moses, together with the two golden and the seven silver trumpets, and the golden bottles and cups mentioned in the early elirdniclesj were all safely and securely packed in a (io£ thal ( he believes has lain in the Tiber smCC July, 546, when the Gothic KingTotila stopped at the gates of Rome, feeling that they were not safe, withdrew from the city, and threw into the Tiber as much movable property as possible. The candlestick, he says, has seven branches* corresponding to seven torches; it is nearly tbre'd feet high; its weight is 41 kilos’and 250 grarilrtles ; its intrinsic value is 33,000 dols., equal to jfCjGooOj and its historic value too great to be reckoned by money. It was made of the purest gold, solid, hammered by Ahoiiab, son of Ahisamach, of the tribe of Dan, nearly 3375 years ago, GROSSI THE WONDER. At Fuller’s performance at Wellington the other night, it was risked that someone in the audience should write on a piece of paper some mechanical action, which he wanted Grossi, the conjuror and mind reader, to perform, and he explained that the person volunteering should assist Gfossi by attentive and silent suggestion, and also that he should not involve his own person in the experiment, A short, fat workman in the front row volunteered, and, having written down what he wanted the performer to do, placed the paper carefully in his pocket. Grossi started off blindfold, and very quickly got into a knot, and wandered about distractedly and spent a long time fumbling about the man’s boots and the ends of his trouser legs. This grew wearisome, and a volunteer was called in to do the “ suggesting.” Mr Morris Fox, the Government actuary, conferred with the stolid workman, and then set to work to think hard. Grossi at once clutched the workman, and pulled a handful of money out of his pocket, and selected a half-crown and waved it about uncertainly. Mr Fox appeared embarrassed, and at last he spoke out. “ I think this trick has gone as far as it can go,” he said. Then he explained that Grossi had done everything correct so far. “ But what this man wanted,” he went on, was that Grossi should take half-a-crown out of his pocket and put five shillings back.” The audience yelled, and Grossi’s manager was infuriated, while the culprit who, wanted to gel rich in a hurry looked as sheepish as possible, and escaped the audience’s h'iwl that he should be thrown out bv slipping out on his own account.
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