Manawatu Herald. SATURDAY, OCTOBER 14, 1905.

Manawatu Herald, Volume XXVIII, Issue 3585, 14 October 1905, Page 2

Manawatu Herald. SATURDAY, OCTOBER 14, 1905.

At the Sydney dog show yesterday, Mr Webstbrj d( .Dunedin, New .Zealand, obtained first Slid third prizes in the fox terrier puppy class. The Manavvatu Kiver was tairly high yesterday, and in consequence, preparations have been made bysettlers round the district in case o[ flood.

Captain Moilriseyj of jPMoierston North, attended it riiddtlnf flf the Foxton Rifle Club at the Post Office Hotel on Thursday evening, when fifteen members were sworn in.

At the Presbyterian Church tomorrow evening, Mr Spiers will address the young people. The subject, “ The School of Life,’’ should prove interesting and attractive. A Brisbane cable says Dr Sheridan, an unregistered practitioner, and a man named MacDonald, have been committed tor trial on a charge o' murder in connection with an illega ! operation case,

The age of a couple who ware mar ried in Cambridge, Otago, last week, totalled nearly 140 years, the veutur some bridegroom being considerably over 70 years.

The body ot a woman named Len i Sullivan, 40 years ot age, was found in the Wellington harbouron Thursday. There were no marks ot violence. Deceased was well-known to the police. When Mr J. R. Sewell, chemist, of Oamaru, returned from a visit to Dunedin yesterday he found his wile hanging by the neck from a dour of one of the rooms of his house. Mrs Sewell was to have joined her husband in Dunedin on Tuesday, It is not known bow long she laid been dead or why she should have committed the rash act.

The Victorian House of Representatives has ratified ihe Orient mail contract, and added an arrangement whereby the company is to carry mails between Sydney and Brisbane and vice versa, at 3s 8d per mile, and reducing the amount of subsidy paid by Queensland by the amount paid lor this local service. “ The Times ”in its financial statement, says that the revelations of ex travagance and mismanagement ofth ; Equitable Life Association in the United States have not affected the soundness of the society’s securities, and there is no reason to believe that the assets are not ample to secure the face value of all contracts. A Scotchman named Alexander Morrison, a wharf labourer, aged 48, was found unconscious at Auckland on Tuesday night and died in the hospital on Wednesday night from a fractured skull. The police believe the man was the victim of a violent assaull. He was apparently sober when found. A quiet wedding was celebrated at Palmerston on Wednesday afternoon when Mr Samuel James Teaz, second son of Mr Alex. Teaz of Rongotea was married to Miss Clara Robertin 1 Mitchell, third daughter of Mrs C. !’. Mitchell of Rangitikei line. The ceremony was conducted by the Rev. S. Baker.

In reference to the proposed Parli: - ment of Labour, the President of the New Zealand Employers’ federation telegraphed as follows to the Wellington Employers’ Association:—“ Th? majority vote of the Federation is opposed to the conference at present. The scope is too wide and it is to© late for legislation this 'session, and the matters are too important to he dealt with summarily.” The Premier was advised accordingly. A wire receive 1 in Palmerston yesterday states that the proposed Parliament of Labour has been abandoned.

A claim for £4200 compensation has been made by the Hawera County Electric Lighting Company on the Eltham Borough Council for loss by abstraction of the waters of the Waingongoro river by the Council for municipal waterworks, allegedly in such quantities as to leave insufficient for the present business of claimants and future requirements of the Company as authorised by the Hawera County Electric Lighting Coy. Act, 1903. The question is a momentous one, being whether water rights granted to a private company override the people’s rights under the Municipal Corporations Act.

The Himafangi sailed on Friday with a load of stock for Greymouth. The Loan and Mercantile Himatangi sale is advertised to-day. the Public Hall piano has lately been tuned, & fact very noticeable at last night’s rehearsal. The, Foxton Lawn Tennis Club’s annual general meeting will be held at Mr F. W. Frankland’s residence on Wednesday evening next at 8 o’clock. The veterinary surgeon at Melbourne attending Maniapoto has some doubt about his starting In the Caulfield Cup. Warroo is in the same position.

“ A huge mistake and a narrow dddfgss stiwS Prim*** • Methodist Chllrfih taJjtiditdtf evening.-

The s.s. Baden Powell, who arrived on Thursday last with a general cargo from Wellington, is at present loading a consignment of white pine timber for Lyttelton. She is to sail tomorrow If the weather permits.

The Feilding Band Confer fclcWe’d .on Thursday night, when the first seledficW was played in the presence of a large audience, including many Palmerstonians. The result of the selections placed the bands as follows:—Feilding, 94, , IBlenheim, 90, 2; Palmerston arid Warigthiiii 8$ Ciiclt,- Si Hamilton, 88, 4. In the aggregald, tradin'* end Blenheim tie with 258 points each.

The Court of Appeal reserved its decision in the case in which the trustees of the late Mr John Plimmer’s estate appealed against a decision of the Chief Justice and Mr Justice Cooper in the Suprenla C’dilrt, granting Mrs Janet Plimmer, widow of the dcCe&Sddj ft SUrd of £IOOO in addition to a yearly allowance of £l5O given under a deed of separation.

Whe'ii approaching the Tongahoe bridge near Hawerii uW other morning with a load of milk for the Mills! factory, J. P. Baker’s horse shied and went ove’t' the cliff. The driver jumped out just in tirpe;, The cart was smashed to peices, and the fI&SS .drowned in the river below. The milk cans washed out to sea.

A splendid rehearsal was held last night by the “Sunbeams” at the Public Hall, Additional gent and child singers give good promise, and the coilcCt'f dh the (jit i t/idy be relied on to be supel'lcff io aby yst pfesetited, fts the general selection of ildirls dfe pafficu* larly pleasing. Next rehearsal da Moti' day n'ght. The company visit Shannon on Wednesday weak, when a bumper house should be recorded. A large crowd of Foxtcmiana intend making the trio,

Secreted in a dingy little rctdltl at the old Provincial Council buildings, Christchurch, the Board that is enquiring into the conduct of the fdnf Post Office officials connected with the voucher case, proceeds silently with its work. The only indication that work is going on behind tbe door is a weary telegraph messenger sitting on an up ended coal scuttle in a passageway, waiting for commands. The cases of West. Larcomb and Lundon have been investigated, but the charge against Willis will receive further inquiry. It is very probable that Mr F, M. B. Fisher will be called from Wellington to give evidence. The decision of the Commissioner cannot be made known for a week vet.

It has been stated that the “ Grand," the hole! erected in Willis street on the site of the old Western Hotel, is to be six stories high. We are informed that it has been decided for some time past t« carry the building up eight Tories. This will mean that “ The Irancl ’’ will be the largest, as well as the tallest, hotel in the colony, and will vie with the finest hotels in the whole of Australasia. To make all parts of the great hotel easily accessible, elevators will be provided, by which guests and their paraphernalia may in n few moments gain apartments, even on the* fop story. Every floor is being constructed of 11 breeze concra e," which, while comparatively light in texture, is considered the best o' e k to a fire spreading from floor to fl ior.—N.Z. Times.

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