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Manawatu Herald, Volume XXVII, Issue 3564, 24 August 1905, Page 2

The Athletic Club Committee meet at Gray’s Hotel to-morrow night.

Mr O. Austin’s river bank flaxmill iff expected to be running to-morrow. Ail the local mills will then have resumed work.

Palmerston’s new water supply scheme is to give an effective pressure of 1361 b per square inch. At present there is an 841 b pressure. The annual report of the Lands and Survey Department. a comprehensive volume, is to hand, with a quantity of other official reports from various departments.

A heavy earthquake shock, accompanied by a loud rumbling noise, occurred at about 7.20 last evening. The direction was apparently from north to south.

The Government has just acquired a property of fifteen acres at Petone for workmen’s homes, at a price of £'9ooo. This works out at an acre—pretty stiff!

The Sunbeams have the football concert well in hand, and a complete change of programme is in store, while the party are likely to bo strengthened considerably by additional lady voices.

Payment of £4OO by the defendant lias settled an ajption for £Socn damages brought hy the Kaupokonui Dairy Factory Company (Taranaki) against Trengrome and Company. Each side pays its own costs. The Government is bringing down important recommendations regarding' die report recently furnished by the Land Commission, most important among which is the suggested repeal of the lease-in-pecpetuitv law. At a meeting of All Saints’ Vestry last evening plans and estimates for a new vicarage were considered at some length, and one submitted by Mr T. Easton was adopted. The work of erection will be put in hand as early as possible. Erratic shoot - o 's. the rifle range at Palmerston a day or two ago nearly accounted for a fatality to two men in a paddock considerably out of the proper line of fire. This sort of thing usually •.rises from gross carelessness, and it tells strongly in the public mind against the volunteer movement.

A man engaged in working on the wharf, unloading a coal boat, a few days ago had a narrow escape from drowning, it is reported. He missed his footing uid fell between the steamer and the breastwork. The prompt action of a nautical man in getting a line to the suddenly immersed one, who could not swim, averted a fatality, though it is stated the rescued man “ lost his head ” for a minute or two and proceeded to make things warm for his preserver when he got out of the water,

A Blue Bolton setter is advertised fur.

Southland timber industry is brisk at present, and mills are running full time.

Eighty thousand pounds sterling is annually spent by Auckland and its suburbs on locally grown fresh fruits.

A Kaikoura fisherman secured in an hour, by means of a line only, fish which returned him from the Christchurch market the sum of £3 10s. The Iriskiness of a couple of cabhorses which bolted from the Eltham railway station a tew days ago cost about £so in repairs. There are 200 men employed on formation and clearing work on the Main Trunk railway at Obakune, a lew miles from Raetihi, and well on towards the Waimarino forest, The Wanganui Education Board has given permission for the holding of an exhibition of work done uuder the Manual and Technical School Act towards the end of the year.

The new railway station at Longhorn is now nearly complete, and is expected to be opened in about three weeks time.

Nobel’s Explosive Company, Ltd., of Glasgow, is about to erect a large factory in Japan, which the Japanese Government is to have the option of acquiring after ten years. Taranaki is looking forward to fine times, as it is expected that butter prices are going to be good. The Midhirst Dairy Company has sold 1000 boxes, for delivery as required, at xojd per lb. The directors, however, would not sell the whole output at that price. The Wanganui Education Board’s Truant Inspector deplores the fact that some J’s.P. do not seem inclined to assist him in regard to truancy cases. In twenty-six cases brought in Palmerston a conviction only was recorded.

The wife of a settler named Dorn, who lives at the foot of the hills near Levin, went for a walk on Sunday afternoon and lost her way. Search parties were organised, and Mrs Dorn was found next morning, considerably exhausted by her unpleasant experience.

The jury failed to agree at the trial of Dr Orpen at Auckland on charges of committing two illegal operations. A new trial was ordered.

Prize money, to be given in the second class band contest in Feilding in October amounts to £135. This does not include medals.

Captain Edwin telegraphed to-day: —“ Moderate to strong southerly winds; glass rise; tides poor; sea considerable; probably frost tonight,” The “ Clutha Leader ” says that the presence of a Christchurch buyer in the Taierl district during the early part of last week, where he secured about 150 head of fat bullocks, had the the efii.ct of hardening up the beef market at Burnside on Wednesday. The Federal Government proposes to spend £40,000 in now drill halls and rifle ranges, and to place land forces on a complete war footing by next year. Including the contribution to the navy (£200,000), the naval and military expenditure is estimated at £824,000.

Messrs Alf. Fraser and B. G. Gower, J’s.P,, presided at a sitting of the Police Court yesterday, when H. Bradcock, on a charge of obscene language, was fined £5 and costs, in default fourteen imprisonment. On a second charge of using insulting language a fine of £z and costs was imposed, in default one week’s imprisonment. A week was allowed in which to pay the fines.

There was a succession oi enormous conflagrations in Moscow during the latter part of June, several streets of wooden houses having been burnt to the ground. The fires are partly attributed to the great heat, which has been continuously 95deg. in the shade, but incendiarism is also suspected. Many firemen were incapacitated 'hrough sunstroke while extinguishing the fires, and in the case of one outbreak five horses fell dead while galloping with engines to the scene. A singular disease has recently made its appearance in several parts of Eastern Africa. It was first observed among cattle, but has now attacked the natives, who are quickly stricken blind. At first a white spot is observed on the eyeball; and this in a very short space of time becomes highly inflamed. The eye then discharges a white, milky fluid, and the whole of the eye becomes covered with a white film. This is the critical stage oi the malady, and if the disease is very severe the eyeball bursts, thus destroying the sight entirely. At the meeting held last night to consider wharf extension references were made to the urgent need for dealing with the deposit of flax mil* debris in the river, which caused a really serious detriment to navigation. One speaker observed that such a suggestion would he scouted by local flaxmiilers as bunkum; but, he con sidered, there was no bunkum about it; the river was being spoilt and steps would have to be taken before long to stop tow and rubbish being thrown into the stream.

Messrs Abraham and Williams, Ltd. advertise the sale of Mr H. Claris’ farm, dairy stock etc., at Holly Bank, Foxton, on Tuesday, September sth. The farm comprises 65 acres of first class dairying land, with four-roomed dwelling, orchard, and necessary outbuildings, and should prove a most attractive property to anyone desiring a small farm.

Judging by Lord Kitchener’s des patches he is quite certain that Russia will some day descend upon India. It will, no doubt, come as a surprise to our readers to learn that since the opening of the Orhnburg-Yashkeat railway in September, Russia has, in spite of the war in the Far East, been steadily accumu’iting an army cf 000 men within a few days’ march of Afghanistan.

The Palmerston High School commences the next term on September 12th.

Messrs Wyatt Clark and Co. advertise a sale of household effects on account of Mr Peter Robinson, who is leaving Foxton on account of ill-health. It is stated by the “Southland Times” that the 2600 tons of cargo which the Mamari brings to Bluff Harbour is the greatest quantity of imports that has ever been brought to that port from Home in one bottom. A young fellow was discovered by the police on the wharf on Friday in an apparently exhausted state. He said he bad walked up from Wellington, and had had nothing to eat for so long that he was famished. The. man was taken care of, and subsequently sent to the hospital in Palmerston.

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