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Manawatu Herald, Volume XXVII, Issue 3528, 30 May 1905, Page 2

There are 55,000 Russian prisoners interned in Japan. Plague is raging at Harbin, and 300 deaths are occurring daily. A notice relating to the itinerary of the Land Commission appears in this Issue.

Ji meeting of the Rifle Club will be liAi Wn'ln'u/sday evening at the Post Office Hotei.

The “ Gazette ” oorfyeWS' for the despatch of business at 2-3° p.m. on Tuesday, June 27th. The cofftfatfor (Mr Hil!) for cleaning drains in the WoTtfwSb has now almost completed his wore'.

The following additions have bee'fi made to the Telephone Exchange : M, Railway Station; 23, F. S. Alston ; 20, J. T, Levett, Manawatu

A new’ “ wifeless" record has been established by the liner Campania, v/hicb picked up a message when 2,200 miles from Marconi's station at Poldhu, Cornwall/ The Athletic Club have accepted the tender of Mr I. Cooksley for carting clay to the Athletic Park. We understand the work has already been taken in hand.

The London Diocesan Conference has resolved that the law ought to be amended to preclude the re-marriage by the churdn of any party to a divorce during the lifetime Of tbs o'ther. The “ Mangonui County Times," published at Mangonui, North Auckland, now includes a Maori edition which It is intended will give the world’s news Id brief, This departure has been taken as thd result of a large and influential deputation of chiefs, who approached the proprietary with that object in view.

At the half-yearly meeting of the Bank of New South Wales held at Sydney this week, the nett profits were shown as £133,800, A dividend of ten per cent per annum was declared and £30,000 was added to Reserve, £s°°o to Officers' Provident Fund, and £16,270 was carried fonvar'dChairman said the large all-round *u crease in deposits could be ascribed to the improved condition of the vaiious producing industries. , The outlook was promising. The Reserve Fund was now £1,400,000. The Borough Council < meeting last evening wds very prolonged, and a great deal of discussion took place on general matters, and, inter alia, upon a motion tabled by Cr Baker some weeks ago relative to street improvement and the institution ot water and lighting services. The tentative proposals which he put forward ware negatived. A fuller report will appear in our next issue.

The Manawatu Poultry Association have issued a supplementary prize list for the show to be held June 21st, 22nd and 23rd next, at Palmerston North in conjunction with the winter show carnival. The additional special prizes range in value fr®m 73 fid to £3 3s covering all divisions. It is a feature of this Show that all specials are won straight out and are in addition to the Association’s class prize. It must be noted that poultry exhibitors are altogether offered exceptional inducements. The Secretary writes that support is being accorded the show from many places ranging from Auckland to Invercargill and many of the later developments in new breeds will be in evidence, particularly of fowls and ducks. Owing to this Show befog held at the time of the Manawatu and West Coast A. and P. Association’s winter show, and Dairying Associations' Conference at Palmerston North, excursion rates will be in force. A postcard to the Secretary, J. C. Lane, P. O. Box 85, Palmerston North will obtain further information.

Rheumatism is one of the most painful disease* Many are bin’ and physically disabled by the torture and suffering inflicted by this dreadful scourge' The disease may settle in the large muscles of the back, neck, or thigh ; ip tha joints of the arms or legs; or the pains may dare from one mu.-c elO anoiher. The pains may be constant or oocas ona 1 , but a 1 areproduo'd by the same c iu-e—excess of uric acid in th« blood. RfJEUVIOis the best, the only cure for rheumatic pains It neutralise and drives out the poisonous acii, removes the swelling, and effects a speedy and permanent cure. Atria will satisfy you of its merits.