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Manawatu Herald, Volume XXVIII, Issue 3612, 19 December 1905, Page 2

An ivory brooch, set in gold, with light chain atl iched, is advertised as

The Foxcon Racing Club Committee meet to transact important business at- ’’ Gr rooms to-morrow night at 7.80 o’clock,

Mr Ales. Spiers ha 3 sold out his in-i’.-res; in the timber yard to his son, R. >-. bpinrs, who can bo relied on to ata ini t-i orders satisfactorily. Look up N:e odvcrli-cment elsewhere. U Auckland a woman named Marks ■ Mov-gcd will) pr. >euring two girls 1 as servants but really for ■ ■e,-:i !■ an Tho. girls refused over- : r, ivpnried tho matter. The < was inlj aimed.

’■ S.-ddonism is about to receive the i ! i--; blow it ever had, and one from \ inch it will never recover.”—Mr lass.-y on ties eve of the ideation.

Our ivpr- S’ nlatives were taken for a iaunl in Oily An flu’s motor la-1

fluid -v. Our humourist says th it *■ Mulligan’s friend Ims a happy knack of cov ri g the country at a rap'd pace, hut, like onr Irish friend, lie fmod it necessary to tie himself on when “ Oily ” extended the girths of the horseless conveyance.” Otherwise the ride was a co.nf viable one.

Something approaching a scene occurred in the Temoka Presbyterian Church on Sunday (says the Timnrn Herald). The minister, during the course of his sermon, stated that he li-*d been a total abstainer all Ins life, but that bo did not approve of the principle of prohibition. A lady in the cmigrega'ion thereupon arose and walked out ot the church, slamming the door. A good election story is going the rounds of Taieri. It seems that a prominent lady member of the Temperance party, with a femino anxiety to mark what she wanted, struck out the bottom line of the voting paper. On leaving the booth, and being shown her mistake, she was inconsolable until she learned that a well-known hotelkeeper’, who is somewhat shortsighted had accidentally turned his paper bottom upwards before striking out the two bottom lines, with the result that ho voted for no-licenso only. And now they find absolute comfort in each other’s misfortunes 1

The premises of Warren, Blythe and Co., auctioneers. Queen street, Auckland, were entered early on Friclav night, apparently by a biirelar who had secured the keys from Mr Blythe’s house at Onehnnga while the latter was at the theatre. The safe was opened with the keys and the contents rifled. Some notes and gold were left undisturbed, but a quantity of rolled gold watches, plate and other jewellery, probably over one hundred pounds’ woTh. was removed.

The Maheno smashed all records in the rim from Lyttelton to Wellington on Friday night, cov- ring the distance from Heads to Heads in 9 hours 11 immiles. The time from “ full speed ” lo- siop” was 9 hours 45 minutes. The previous fastest run by a pas-

si-nger bout was the Moeraki’s, 10 1;. nr 17 minatos; and the previous Is ; y ;-nv vessel was the warship (,*;•!.‘ndb’.s trip from anchorage to unchorga in 9 hours 40 minutes. The .Viaheno's average speed was 18 knots,

A sharp shock of earthquake was felt in Fox ton on Sunday night at about 25 minutes to 10 o'clock.

A special meeting of the Foxtou Borougn Council will be held on Friday evening next to deal with tenders for Borough services for 1906. Mr Walker, of the Bed House, gives notice that he has a stock of B.Y. flax hooks (patent) on hand. Mr Lu Edwards, of tho American Hairdressing Saloon, removes to new premises at Austin's Buildings. He commences in his new shop on Thursday.

We have to acknowledge the receipt of the Xmas number of “ Free Lance,” an edition specially concerning tho doings of Wellington and the men around town.

“ Santa Glaus ” intends taking a flying visit through Main Street, and his tour will form--the subject of an article to appear in our columns on Thursday. The High Commissioner cabled on tin 16th;—“ Hemp market steady, and fair business doing; good fair Wellington THO 10s; .lamia 17 to March shipments .-£3l

At Wellington on Saturday night, a brawl occurred in Cuba street which resulted in the death, of a fruit-hawker, named Basil Graham, aged 21 years. It is said he was struck by some person unknown, but there were no signs of violence on tho body;

was discovered mat there had been a slight fire in the Manawatu Hotel during Sunday night. It was in the dining-room that the window curtaiw and paper on the wall near to had been lost in flames. How the fire was caused no one appears to know, hut it seems certain that the fire had been put out, Which makes it appear that the cause of the flare-up was accidental.

“ Gentlemen of the jury,” said the eloquent K.C., “ I leave the rest to you. You are Englishmen.' Yon come of a valorous race. As men you would scorn to insult a woman—scorn to say ought that is unmanly or unbecoming to a member of the weaker sex—— “ And only this morning,” interrupted a shrill voice from the gallery, 11 that man called me a meddling old cat.” It vvas the K.O.’s wife. He lost the case.

“ I am afraid that young Featherly, who calls on you so often, is rather a fast young man,” said a lather to his daughter. “ Oh, no, he isn’t, father," replied tiie little brother, who was present. “ What do you know about Mr Featherly ? ” demanded the old man. “ I only know,” the little man replied, ” that I heard him ask sister for a kiss last night, and she told him he could have one if he would be quick about it ; but it was the slowest kiss that I ever saw.”

There is living in Chislehurst a man who served as “boy” to Dr Livingscene in the heart of Africa. His name is Wate, and his connection with the great missionary goes back forty years to the neighbourhood of Lake Nyassa, where he was rescued as a child by Bishop Mackenzie from a slave-trader’s gang, He married an English wife, brought up a family, and has for thirty rears been a gardener in the emplov of lr Vanner, a we)l-to-do-Chislehiirst gentleman. His wife was housemaid in the service of Napoleon 111. Young Spriggs lost a rich wife through a miscalculation, or rather through calculating too correctly. He was courting a lady who wasn’t so voting as she used to be, and one

evening, when parting, he said plavhiiiy. “ I’m going to give }-on a kiss i n; (ivory year of your age. dearest.” He set !o work r itlier wildly, tor he didn't much like the job, and missed count. He had meant to finish at 30, but he get mixed, and never drew his breath until lie had imprinted 45 kisses on her chaste countenance. Now she won’t speak lo him. The following incident in theLeices ter Police H mr 1 is too good to lie lost. The presiding J.P. is a wealthy manuj taoturer, well-known for his advocacy lot thrift for the working class. The case was one for wife maintenance, complainant stating her husband had not given her more than 16s per week since they were married. Defendant, in reply, said he could not give his wife any more, as ho only earned 18s per week, and that he worked fifty-six hours for that. The Chairman : “ Disgraceful ! Where do you work ? ” Defendant: “In your factory sir !’’ Lord Curzon, in a farewell speech, sa’d he resigned on account of two gi- ' H principles. First, he said, it was essential that there must he an in desiructible subordination of the military to the civil authority, and secondly it was necessary to pay a due and becoming regard to Indian authority in the determination of India’s needs. “ In defending those principles I am sacrificing my position sooner than sacrifice them. I leave behind me the wh »le Civi> Service of India and the unanimous weight of unofficial English opinion in India, besides an overpowering preponderance of Indian opinion. More significant still than State support is that of the greater part of the Indian army. These principles have momentarily disappeared, but they will re-appear before very long.” A number of people enjoyed a hearty laugh in Main Street on Saturday morning at (ho exp Q nse of Charley Easton’s butcher boy. The motor car happened to bo in the vicinity when the boy was abreast of ” gee gee ” with a big basketfull of joints. The equine did not take too kindly to the puff of the motor, and commenced a “pig-jumping” exhibition which the horseman seemed powerless to prevent The result was that legs of mutton, mast beefs, pack iges of sausages, and other tasty parcels came bobbing out of the basket in single order, until soon the footpath presented the appearance of a battle field, —so far as dead urnat went, anyhow ! Finally, the horse became so affrighted that it fell over in a swoon, its rider being compelled t > fall off, while Oily Austin’s car was compelled to receive the basket and its contents—at least what was left in it. Certainly, the unrehearsed drama provided much amusement for the on- j looker.

The Ra’Hvay Department advertise special services for the Xmas season. Three cases of good English Boots inst opened np at E. E. Snow’s, Main Street. To be sold cheap.—Advt. The Athletic Club Committee meet on Thursday evening at Laing’s Hotel to conduct general business in connection with their late sports meeting.

Johnston’s coach service for Xmas is adverlised to-day. At 3 a.rn. next Sunday morning, a coach leaves his stables connecting with trains at Levin, while a special coach runs to the Poutoa sports, near Shannon Ferry, on Monday morning.

There was a "rent, crowd of schoolchildren, teachers and friends at Wanganui Schools Exhibition yesterday, almost every school in the Educational District being represented. Foxton sent its quota, the party arriving home at about 11 o’clock last night after having spent an enjoyable day.

Mr I. J. Fake’s workmen are placing the finishing touches on the concrete work in the Avenue crossing to-day. It will (hen bo allowed a fortnight in which to sot properly, after which tiie woodwork support will bo taken away and the excavation filled in. The road should be open for traffic in about three weeks’ time.

Referring to Cabinet reconstruction the Lyttelton Times says:—“ Mr Mills, Mr Duncan and Mr M’Gowan have it hi their power ,t.Q fender an 'inestimable service to their party and to the State at this juncture* and if they could see the position as the great majority of the Liberal Party sees it, Mr Seddon would be at once relieved of all anxiety in regard to the Cabinet and, we should think, in regard to the future of the party. But if the Ministers we have named should fail to see for themselves that the welfare of their party of the State would be best consulted by their retirement, the burden of enlightening them will rest with their own colleagues and supporters.”

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