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Manawatu Herald, Volume XXVIII, Issue 3586, 17 October 1905, Page 2

The Athletic Club meet at Laing’s Hotel to-night.

Further additions are made to the Himatangi stock sale, A sharp frost experienced during Saturday night last played havoc with local potato {crops, and many garden fanciers are lamenting the unseasonable visit.

A dear old lady, on hearing that one of our Chinese battleships had broken down on the way home, remarked that we must expect such mishaps if we build our vessels of that fragile material.

Among a number of notes received by a teacher in excuse for the absence of children was the following;— “ Dear Teacher, Kindly excuse Minnie for having been absent yesterday, as she fell in the mud on her wav to school. By doing the same you will oblige her mother.” One of the most remarkable kleptomaniacs on record is an old Parisian lady, with a passion for accumlatinp meerschaums, which has impelled her to pilfer pipes from Parisian shops with such success that no fewer than 2600 were found in her lodging. Ail of them were meerschaums, and 39 are well coloured.

Lord Ripon, speaking at Liverpool, declared the projected Colonial Conference was a scandalous attempt to use the colonial representatives for electioneering purposes. What would liarpen, he asked, if the redoubtable Mr Reddon was found dancing on the stomachs-of the Government on the subject of Chinese labour. After a sordid case had dragged its weary length along tor many minutes at the Christchurch Court, the magis trate delivered himself thus:—“Well, this is certainly a happy state of affairs. The 1 husband and wife are separated, the lather of the woman says his daughter is a liar, and she says her father is a bigger liar. I may have something to say later on.’’ Anyone reading the new electoral roll, just beingprinted cannot fail (says the “Oamaru Mail’’) to be struck with the amusing way in which married women are described. One “is a wife,’’ her next door neighbour is only “married,” a third is a mother. There are single ladies who are spinisters and some single ladies who are “ household duties.” One man is a “grocer's assistant,” but his blood brother, who lives under the same roof is a “ gentleman,” with uo occupation, and the father of the two is a common labourer. However, there are very few gentlemen en the roll—half a dozen perhaps. It is a fine distinction. This is democracy. According to an English contemporary, a pathetic figure may be encountered at all public functions in one of the London suburbs. It is the figure ot 1 a blind reporter. He is an old, handsome looking man, who, de spite his afflictions, manages to per form his task efficiently. Wonderful to sfty he can take a shorthand note. He works with a little machine that pricks dots and dashes in pieces of cardboard, and the click-clack of the instrument can be beard throughout a meeting at which he is present. Afterwards it is an easy matter tor him to read his notes with his second eyes—his sensitive fingers.

The Czar and the Mikado signed the peace terms yesterday. To Oca’s Rowing Chib meet to-night at the Racing Club rooms. v 7. -- .' r i .' ; ae Uhmliui!. i mailed this morning with a. line uf fal bullocks consigned to Greymouth. New Zealand’s revenue for the first half of this year was £100(000 more than for a similar period last year. Messrs Fuller and Sons have pur chased the Theatre Royal in ‘Welling* ton. This firm now owns six theatres in the colony.

Last year 671 people died in New Zealand from cancer alone, while consumption was responsible for the death of 698.

The Press states that six new brick building premises are in hand for Dan* nevirke. The town still Continues to make steady progt&ta

Sir Henry Irving, one of the greatest actors ;b® world has ever known, died from fwncope, after a performance at Bradford!

The TeliniS Cliib auftiiii! meeting takes place jd-iribyrdw mghf rit Mr F. W. F&otildMft’S fMqerfce; There should be a large attfeiiddrit'e/ The Maitai duck yarn is being improved upon. It is now said that out of the double-yoked egg laid recently, two chickens have emerged. And yet the World is not too sinful to live in ! A Boft ifelUdth’rie citizen, Who Was fined at the local cdiiii fdc failing to have his child vaccinated, remarked, “ God made man perfect, and I do not think We Ought to add anything to His )iandiwo'rH.” Quite a number of Athletic dlub enthusiasts have been filling .in their spare moments lately doing up the cycle and running tracks at the Park, and everything should be “spic and span ” by Notfembe.r qDd London cables state that ri Broken Hill syndicate which sold 100,000 shares'of South Blocks to the Lake View Company has declared a dividend of 175 per cent on A (£1) shares and 3600 per cent on B (one shilling) shares,

The New Zealand Nugljy'iteS still keep on winning, having recently detested Northumberland by fit points td nil. The - score consisted df 2 goals and 9 tries. Hunter (5), Dearth harper, Gillett, and Cunninghame one each were the try-getters.

A syndicate representing the Zinc Corporation ,ia to be floated in Melbourne this week with a capital of £350,000. It has purchased two million tons of Broken Hill tailings and the prospective tailings of the South Mine, block 14, and the British mines, for several years, approximating three million tons. The Corporation adopts a new method of extraction. It is estimated the mineral value of the contents is twenty-five million. On a .recent evening at Opunake a brace of bachelors had their domicile invaded by a surprise party of ladies and gentlemen. The surprise was complete as the bachelors were at home in Bohemian fashion. The ladies took charge and petticoat government ruled. A programme of solos, quartettes, musical items and games were gone through. The party brought a profusion of dainty eatables and laid a nice spread accompanied with hints as to the difference a “ woman ” makes in the bouse. Whether these remarks had any effect on the surprised ones deponeth sayeth not.

He was a bachelor, as bald as a billiard-ball, and fifty. She was a widow, fair, fat and forty. He had been a life-long friend of her late husband, Robin Macarty, and this night he was to ofter her his hand and heart. She knew it and her soul went out in tong; so in the twilight she seated herself at the piano and sang to him that dear old song, “ Robin Adair," winding up with ” Ro-o-ob-io Hadair.” Geiftly he rose from his seat, ami, as he reached for his hat, said : Madam, is there any necessity to remind me of the fact ? Eobin did lave hair; I shall never forget his curly locks. But why taunt me with it ?’’ And thus two lives were blighted.

Mr J. Retter, secretary of the Shannon Brass Band, was a visitor to Foxton on Sunday last, making arrangements for Hie forthcoming visit of the Foxton Ministrel Troupe to Shannon on the 25th, Wednesday week. Given a fine night, Mr Retter assures a packed house, as a good reputation has prececded the Sunbeams. The Shannon Band are arranging for a dance to follow the concert. Rehearsals will be held by the concert party at/the Public Hall on Wednesday, Friday, and Monday nights, the two latter dates being devoted solely to the Shannon programme, which should prove to be the best “The Sunbeams” have yet rendered, as they have the advantage Ot being able to choose the best set of songs, choruses, and items from their three concerts —the Band, Footballers, and Athletic.

Frogs are known to be a delicacy to the French, but the average Britisher’s taste is too refined and delicate to tackle anything less palatable than roast beef and plum pudding. Not so with two young Foxtonia'ns, who boast of skinning a frog the other day and swallowing it with as much ease as a nigger would a saveloy. We understand that the unsavoury dish was undertaken for half-a dozen packets of cigarettes as their only recompense. Ye Gods, what is the New Zealand youth coming to ? when the noxious weed is responsible for such apoetites. But, these bravadoes assure tho=e in search ot information that the inhabitants of the swamp tribe make delicions eating, and that they are willing to repeat the performance for another six packets of “tags.” Cigarettes have a lot to answer for! They mav be alright, but our printer’s devil prefers corn beef and cabbage to even the thoughts ot frogs causing a stir in his inner man.

A Wairarapa contemporary says “ Independent liberalism is less lucrative than Seddpuian liberalism. The latter is the only political game, now-a-days. that seems to be worth the candle.” In connection with the sensational case-ln which Hugh Watt is charged at London with procuring a person to murder his divorced wife, the witness lor the defence, John Lightfoot, alias Norman Battle—who gave evidence in Watt’s favour last month and withdrew it the other day, on the ground that Webb had paid him to concoct it—has been committed tor trial for perjury.

A young man named George Lemosourier, who has lately been following the calling of a fisherman in Foxton, died from the eftects ,of an attack oi pleurisy and inflammation of the lungs combined at Palmerston North Hospital on Saturday afternoon. Deceased, who was only taken seriously ill a little over a week ago, was formerly in the employ of Hickson and Reeve for about two years, but later on took to farming pursuits in the Levin district. The funeral takes place at Foxton cemetery this afternoon.

In response to the toast Or the “ Part'm„nt of New Zealand," at the Marine FngiiWe’ loin :l'm Sedttbh' said; a£ tiw, OfltMl, tu. , . the gVea£ Sesifcs df Parliament a». a , the colony was that shoulu continue to occupy the high portion it had held for so many- years piSat. Looking back upon his Parliamentary experience, he contended thatjthe present Parliament, the Ministers, and the progress of the colony proved that the wishes of the people were being given effect to, They were sending worthy men to Parliament, and the result was that the legislation! Was advancing the interests of the people of the colony. (Applause)'. As to Ms having been in power for twelve years', h® remarked that, the people being willing, he felt quite good for another twelve years. (Applause). They were just on the eve Of the closing of a very trying "session, and he was entitled to say that When the restilfe d that session' became known, and the people realised what had been done, they would hm no fault to find with the Parliament and session of 1905. (Applause). An advance had been made in respect to old age pensions, proving that members of Parliament had accepted the responsibility cast upon them to m that the deserving poor went to their graves realising that they had a claim upon us which we bad recognised and discharged. (Applause). The Premier also dealt at length with the Teachers Superanuation, The Shipping Act, Conference of Premiers, The Laßou* Parliament, and matters in IThUorable JISTINTION!

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