Manawatu Herald. THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER, 14, 1905.

Manawatu Herald, Volume XXVIII, Issue 3572, 14 September 1905, Page 2

Manawatu Herald. THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER, 14, 1905.

A pair of lost b ! ots are advertised fer.

Something over £zo was taken at the concert last uighi. The TaSmaniau Parliament is proposed to be reduced to thirty members.

New South Wales Government is having sixty locomotives built at the Civile works in that State.

Victorian farmers aro protesting against further taxation on agricultural machiner •.

Now 'Wind hemn is minimi—g.f.■ Wellington, on spot, /cS to.- ; Ucto-ber-December, £zg. The seven-a-side and spoils medals presented last night were manufactured by Mr C. L. Barnard, the local jeweller. At Randwick (Sydney) yesterday, Gladsome won the Craven Plate, Isolt the Wycombe Stakes, and Sungod the Grantham Stakes. The Foxton Racing Club have accepted the tender of J. Arnotb and Sons, of Palmerston North, for the erection of buildings on the Club’s course.

Bishop Julias of Christchurch has been ordered to answer certain interrogations in connection with the libel case of the Rev, C. R. Pollock against the Bishot).

Friends ot Mr and Mrs J. Lander will regret to learn of the death ol their infant child, which occurred on Sunday evening. The funeral took place at Palmerston on Tuesday.

As usual when there is a large crowd at the Public Hall, the roudy element was present last evening. It is a pity such persons cannot reserve their illinfimuis for oiiur places hut public entertainments.

The Orari (Canterbury) stationmaster. J. Smart, and his wife have been mulct in £ too damages fu allegedly slandering the wife of a storeman in the place. No defence was offered.

Many telegrams wore received yesterday in Foxton wishing the football sports and concert every succe. Amongst the number was one from \lr J. Louissou, at one time captain ol the Awahou Club, As the result of the Dutch Government offering facilities for pearling at the Arn Islands, Last Indies, two additional schooners and thirty-four luggers, with 150 men, have left Torres Straits fur those islands.

The wedding took place on Tuesday of Mr John Fox, of Foxton, to Mrs Clare Ellen Robinson of Palmerston North. The Rev. IT. F. Wilson conducted the cermony, which was solemnised in St, Peter’s Church, Terrace End. Word has been received that Miss Miriam Barnard has successfully passed the Trinity College Examination in theory with honours. Miss Barnard received her tuition at St. Francis Avier Academy, Wellington. We wish this young lady further; success.

In another column the Secretary of the Marlborough Racing Club notifies when nominations are due for flip spring meeting. The Club has now completed all i ■ improvements, at n cost ot £2OOO. Eight lio.se boxes have been erected, a caretaker appointed, and the course top dressed. The High Commissioner cabled on 9th inst:— “ Hemp market firm. Reports from Manila indicate great improvement in market. Price of New Zealand hemp, good fair Wellington grade, on sp t, is £2B 10s. OctoberDecember shipments £29. Manila hemp, fair current grade, is £3B. The principal business at the meeting ol the Borough Council on Monday was a discussion on the matter of reducing the area of the borough. A report by the Town Clerk was adopted with a minor alteration, setting on! the proposed new boundaries, which will enclose about the same area as the old town board district. This will cut out all outside of No. 6 Line and Purcell and Union Streets, cutting out three-quarters of the present area. A stranger who was arrested in Melbourne, replied, “ Herbert H. Simpson, a detective from Scotland Aj.ird. on confidential service.” He produced a regulation baton marked 5.Y.404D. n. d a pair of handcuffs. He accompanied*, the constable to the Detective offi-cy* saying he would very soon show h m who he was. Then Detective Sergeant D. G. O’Donnell “ put the acid ” c-u him, and soon proved him to be I'T genuine metal, for he knew noth’' ig more of Scotland Yard than could Llearned from Mini-lock Holmes, Old Sleuth or Dead wood Dick.

The Inspector a report on the recent examination aml inspection of the Foxton State School has not yet been received, hut we understand that it vill be of a highly satisfactory nature. The results of the special examination for certificates in the Sixth standard hawreached us, and arc as follow: —Ceitificates of proficiency have been awarded, to Frank Levett, Stanley Wanklvu. Hilda Barber, Rose Hudson and Ivv Hughes; and of competency to Lio' el Bullard, Gordon Collims, Augustine Levett, and Florence Edwards. Captain George Armstrong passed away at Akaroa last week at the dvanced age of 85 years/ The deceased was one of the earliest traders to Warnganui, and he rescued Mr “Jock ” McGregor on the measion of that ge 1tleman’s famous dive. Mr McGregor, pursued by the Maoris, escaped by jumping from Shakespeare’s Cliff into the river. While swimming in tin; water he was the target for the bullets of the Maoris, and was for some time in jeopardy. Captain Armstrong’s schooner was lying in the river, and the captain, against the order of the militarv authorities, went to the rescue of McGregor, and succeeded in bringing him safe ashore. Armstrong, on returning, was arrested fw having disobeyed orders, but after being marched ujX almost to the Rutland Stockade, was released.

Cleopatra, a lady snake charmer, | arrived at Dunedin this week from | Melbourne with a number of snakes, | crocodiles, and boa constrictors, i Some difficulty was experienced in | persuading the Customs authorities to I sanction the introduction of the | reptiles into 'he colony, but eventually the difficulty was overcome and Cleo-1 patra and her uncanny associates were allowed to land.

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