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Manawatu Herald, Volume XXVIII, Issue 3616, 6 January 1906, Page 2

The Foxton Borough Council meut for ordinary business on Monday evening. A new letter-carrier is under orders to do dutv.in Foxton, Mr F. Collins is to return to duty.

Mr A, L'd ig is reported to have purchased a racer at one of the Auckland sales during the holidays.

Wt understand that Mrs R. Gray has disposed of her proncrty in Park street, on which the Triad Hall is situated, to Mr W. Jupp. A -p octal inciting of the Foxton Eitb Club will be bold ac Le-vett’s Holeon Tuesday evening at 7.30 o’clock t-> consider present shooting matters and also re range.

Three tons of pear are being pick*-. daily at ih« Frimley Canning Factory’ - fields, Hasting-. ' The company arr wdvoi Using fur 100 more children to pick peas.

T- nders arc invited ior the erection •it - reside-.ce in Foxton Plans ano specihcati fr c n be seen at G. H Stiles’shop. Tenders are to dose at noon ou Satu’day next. Mr A. F. McMian visit;) Pmctou Mr inlay night in < •-■mn-clma with lbVaritsiy ifiji?.a>-r.j;iu--i-a rehfiuvil, Lffori arc to bo made to secure ihe-futl bfrcngih of Ll 3 crobes!m foe raac-iugl'd-It is Mated, ilvii the supporter? of Wi Pot. uivur.ll moving iru;rut tin Ba : tern Maori ckd-iem, on the ground th«‘ broaches 0! the Act were committed by the successful candid lie’s pc.rty. It is said that in Wanganui 'district the blight meeting pottos has r.piaad to lettuce, oaubages, and beans, ami tilt eve;: dahlias ar.l other bowers havi been matte nby Pm ec.urge. It i:, ...old that aa appeal has been lodged the decision of the Itaiigli’bri rg Club in db-qunjlfyiiij: Apiti, nad awarding i,h« Hack i&rillc Stiilac to Weary lull, also against ordering W. Young to stand clown. The trddugs.it iho" Wairarapa Calcdeni.n Society's spoils on Nvw Year's Day tsiaUish a rctiOL-i The amount ■,v:: /i>s t~:< ;.<t ihs» (pi for. ;?.:d fax 4s at flio gmndsi ,oc!. The p-->c-P.ds fr.;.Lb :, ooncort total Ada ic. llui-jvo’i.i.ira .vr.d trmi.io are finally vcici<id&j that oermaationv dots for ;b: Tuxtrn nicc-tr.eeUng todrht c.t 9 o'clock v/ilh the secretary, 5,1 v Am, as Vw-ith, Foxton. Vw will puolfou same cm Tuesday. Mark Pci-rer.u’s bakery cart {lew along the Motuki load ca Thurc-lay afternoon at ? rapid pace. The fact was the horse became affright,d and bolted, with the result that harness and ccnva/anco suffered materia idr mage. Tho Fart ut Kvn’arly, formerly Govcii/'-'r c."B'.v.v Zcsdrmd, hmt jonrvd

the Londc .1 Board o( Tii cctox-v -vi tUs CoJfM'.foi Idaiurd Liie Assurance Socfo’.y ILiuTv d), is c aooas.r.o«i to tko Hco. Sir Lobarr C-. V. T.. ;ih.-rt, G.C.8.. D.C.L.. L.L.G.._ }.A., ILL., who uk-d (■•.. ts« dih May L*t.

Ccmpicifo-. :■ arous Sj Lo the jp.ppj-.rci»ity Lj::!«:cessary deiay incoa* nectioi. v.'lil. the opwiiag of the Avcius Road .-.v L:-.V*c. Only yft?;.rdcj r one fosideut in i .owti Avc-nmc claims ho

vrus uc.hcd to pay 10 fd snore tliaa usual f -r a 1-j ci of i: «woad, the ox‘i a

round about length of car!age being <»:c CHir* c. G-rc-nnly. wc think the ctmoreci siiOiii 1 ha> c set ere th-s. If

to why- ic uot 1 star 1 made with the work of removing the wood work and filling' ia ?

Miss Gertie Campion, formerly of the Pollard Opera Company, has had another serious relapse. She is applying for permission to eater the Cambridge Sanatorium for consumptives. The following advertisement appeared recently ia the Sydney Morning Herald: " Wanted, two waitresses, bloomer costume. —Railway Diningrooms.”

A self-levelling bunk for the prevention of Gsa-stckaees, which lias been tried for some years pest on the DovorCdaic service, has beon found so successful that it is proponed to inotal it in all steamers.

Ths ordinary reader may glean from our report of the inquest ia Thursday’s issue thut hir Alt. Fraser is only an Acting-Orener, This is not so, as Mr Fraser is ths duly appointed District Coroner. An (trample of how the Australasian colonies are viewed abroad! A Harvard (U.S.A.) undergraduate on discovering that his professor of political economy received and read Australian papers asked him whore he had learned the language.

Messrs Nathan and Co.’s dried milk factory at Burmythorpo was completely destroyed by fire in the early hours of Thursday morning. The factory is estimated at TH,OOO, and had only been working a little over a year. The cause of tho tire is unknown. At Waitoa, Auckland, on Christmas Day, a married woman named Ada Laura Pishor was cooking the Christmas dinner outside her house when her clolhea caught fire. The woman’s screams were heard by her husband, who quickly extinguished (he flames, but she was so severely burnt that she succumbed.

A syndicate composed of thirteen Civil servants in the Treasury Department won a big prize in TattorsuU’s Summer Cup consultation. It ia underam U that each member of the syndicate will receive between *£93 and *£97 as Ilia shave—quite a pleasant New Year’s gift.

“A remarkable phenomenon is re ported from Christchurch, New Zealand,” says Punch. “ The local mutton, for some unknown reason, has been giving forth a phosphorescent glow, a«d, according to one account, it is no uncommon sight to «ee economical householders reading by the light of their meat."

The total number of passengers carried on the three trains to she Friendly Societies’ picnic on Monday was 1718. Miss R. De Luca, of College-street, guessed the correct number and is therefore the winner of the afternoon tea sot presented by the Committee. Mies Tasker was second wiih a guess of 1720. The number of passengers carried this year was slightly less than lass year. It does not seem quite clear to us wh; thor New Zealand play Great Britain or not. The match was fixed to lake place , to-day, but though it .vas cabled that the game would probably fall through, we have received nothing definite in the way of information, and hence we are totally in the dirk.

The “ grab-all. ” policy of the New Zeal mil Rugby Union in accepting the Government's oiler to defray the expanses of the New Zealanders on their enp Ihiough Caaad i and Ihe United Sb.t'.s, is uu-c’iug with much censure hom leading Colonial journals, who report if. a N.Z. Union will clear £4OOO or £SOOO over the British 1 >ur.

Soventv seven actions have been begun again -t dir Lincoln Coro ’ration for dam-igea in connect ion with the recent ivph id epidemic. vVhlows a-e suing for loss of husbands an .1 • idowers for loss of wives, the basis oi Mi- --nils being th.p supply of impur v'tor. It <he sub' arc won, lutes • niv go up roc in l-.ia

On.i of the report.- as to the anteor I,inacd 'lYiry ha? .'...0n kuteked on tire head by -< bnsis.” who writes lo a Loudon pnr.o- : — •' In the account of lim r-m-d.:r cl a Cfom.-m-tn in Now Z<" i-u d. li is G".f0;.l 'IT the miu-C.ortr, Lfoao* ITri-v, i- ..up-

;os;-d to he an i-.-on >r«i OTo.-d n-m. I have exarniuti the iLroi: Scb.cal lists between rod it: jo, tin ! that no such Licmoi T.ny occurs in thsm.*'

E-ruasl Heavy it >.v!ngtafi Gins 'R„ Kina, baa been. tor in k/ngbaid, for vntidng thb iifmi,' o» It. To bvi:re, ilv ’ iLuh r. I, end t)-b-mi.iin,:' c ; ’ ;I- !.-oTi-.io:i t-j-rtnch ot Cv.<j Dank or lists- Li.cmrY, by r-Muar Vr It. Ki'i-''. % id !,-!.,4rU’:'tii’.g cn, fofo niewi . , a .HoU.vG, v.4;0 vac on«r er... 1 'Y.k to MV IC. Li.’;-, I" ■■ .0. ■ ..i .. v;bsl’- r ;ci3 with !.i»rr ‘ - .. ' ■ for the i.!X>. :■ dof 4/.. .. * ..’i 1-y fac..i pro-tiv.c.:-f- egg ■; r.,A Iw y.vvc .•'its;,-,;.' j. ijsrmr.wc t«ok y.i.ar.; ... • I "0- ••■•: «■ V/. MeKanmc's u * A . ■ I j-c M-v.-m . ■i--.-.:c-. to ' c.t ; i--Y’.-.ai-'« t) •’/, -la.v ,v.‘/a ;.t o*cl\.c‘; it:, rim . • . .» a ' •vcr: > u «or. i'll. " .'-V i“l 1 .. .g’V i.aYv-.-.ijg V;Oi U vg; t 1 V : ' > I’ ; . ;1 ’. : T P uvi l-f.y, v/110 I-.! 1 v.. 1 he ..-ar-B r.vMnight, made af-.’d • no. i" i the nio.-roicr.y i t (hi pridaT'-t work son a an»l Ir;k.; vp.iC ?;i. ar ri tfte cone'-sicn br.;a •! we.: no yv l and ..n IfLh lip h'g..;Y-r witl. the Highk.nd :lin£ were L-; gI;,P, h.- aii- - .v iicf thfcrvj v.-as „i y,' ’’ for another y.; Qi'ijrr, i! n-a irc:--i s i i'e* A fiVArr.hc-r of thu Kcw "mianc’ Angbv u,!X.; v.-.as the ! i.0h..1 cf n jeliar fi's-j;": c.v.’; of ti.c :... ;c, jar bb-mden by ;lm- ; hA-.- eo i;-T' m Wide;’ .■-■.sC-C .i'-.c in r.r 1 b.-II g nich Id .d Yiv :■' t.I ■ Auci-i.md and Cent dm ..-.t.- .. ; I Lh.. tasfa, the form.-v ev.jc-.’jug vc: ; sirougiy io iuo ..mtlc-cm 0 1 \i... vmach. “ Lvcr ; vb.h>s o--.: mi ae-.o piMn o- ihij.witii us,’ ; said the v-rh; r, " . o.dy (he fact and jy-od gr.r'.-Ms.da of Man-ig.’r Uimn h.-r-: staved svriens + rouble. I fear iV.; open runttire will cvcntoallv IFo v in soito of o u r rnav-agi-i-’s efforfo lo prevent each --i icg. citable ocrv-rrcvico. ii is a ease ct six of cue and half a dozen of ILc ether.” ;

Mr J. Frew has a set of second ; hahd harness, suitable for xailk-cart, for sals cheap. A potato spraying demonstration will be lh?!d ca Monday, at Mr J. king’s paddock at Par.awaoui. All those interested are invited to attend.

As showing the “ boom " there is in the land market (says a contemporary), one firm of land age its ia the Pahiatua district has put through properties to the value of £iSo,ooo in 12 months.

The Westport Coal Company’s output last year was 500,331 tons 0 cwt, or 33, T7O ton* le»« than for the preceding year. The Soddoaville State trine’s output gave :m iaorefise of 13,35 i tons 15 «wt.

Two condemned men in Chicago, asked whether thoy preferred to undergo vivisection i»; place of hanging, replied that they would, one because it would spite the hangman, and the other on thr. high ground of humanity. A third who was asked, said he would not trust the doctors.

The N.Z. Champion, M. Raudrup, In addition to winning the Great Wheel Race c years in succession, defeated the formidable rider Geo. Sutherland at Lancaster Park on Boxing Day in a challenge race for £SO. by winning the first two events cut of ifiree, on a “ Blue Streak.” Clarkson, Lid. wonts to tell you all about this famous speed iron. Write them for illnetraiod catalogue “ K ” containing interesting information of value to you. Tbo Blue Streak is syoanymoM with “ speed with safety.” Though Wallace converted 57 tries during the tour of the New Zealand team, McCausland, of the native featn diat visited Great Britain, baa a. better record, he having Converted 63 tries. P. Keogh, of Otago, scored the most tries for the native team, viz.. 32. Keogh was « brilliant player, and English cqlics pronounced hits thfinest half-back the world had ever seen. The native team played 79 games, whereas the present team have nos played half that number. Numerous bequests have been made hy the late Donald Mauson, ct Edinkillie Pari:, Palmerston North, the total number being over sixty. They include £350 for Victoria College, Wellington, £ip for das medal at Palmerston North High School, S2OO for Palmerston North Hospital, £9OO to Palmerston North Presbyterian Church, and £4,500 for the Presbyterian Church of New Zealand. The remainder of the baquesta include gifts t.o the Hokitika Hospital, public institutions in Australia and Scotland and large sums tor scholarships. The executors are Vrofessoi McKenzie. Victoria College, and Mr E. D. Bell, solicitor, Wellington. A pleasant littie function took place at Mr Stiles’ Drapery Establishment last Saturday, the employees as sembling to make a presentation to Miss Collins, who, after six years connection with the firm, was leaving _t -< spend a well-earned rest. Mr made the presentation on behalf of the employees, accompanying the gif witli well chosen and appropriate remarks. He also asked Miss Collins to accept a gift from himself as a mark n' the goodwill existing between employer and employee, Tim ricipient espresso * heartfelt thank'; for fha gifts, which Mis.--, Coilins remarked ware totally unexpected. She would always remember her connection with kindly feelings. Afternoon tea provided by the ladies helped ameliorate the sufferings of p?r ting with a worthy member of the staff.

In a letter jar,t received by Mr See 1 - iag. sen,, from his sor Char'io, the well-known footballer, t'u latter s'aces that at tlvlitnoof writing some isi:: w'-eks (ho whole c! fh New ;Jeala.ulcrs were heartfl/ rick o h-5 constant umv'-Hiny, playing, an '•saiujue.ling'. 11 was the same old thin;, ■••vcran.: ivvcr again, &,,d the ncjn wor at! looking forward rergerly A, the tan when taei/ wo aid be able, to leavrRi. gland or, ibs lefum voyage’to Ne.bWhnd. Considering that when ■cc'it.y wrote the programme •: ( iohen would only be about hd* ,v.-.r it is not hard to nnderctand hod tnwi, mere weary of trio tour l!v? team were .;hcii liK-y vmt Wide.,., -Utider tho circmuslST.cus, it is email wmidc; i;lnl the,/ were : in Act, it is r •.nattei for surprise ’bat our hoys made such ■. clore fight ot it ns they did.— Ewvav/ala Standard. Trior to the dcpartvv.re of Urn s.« Wk.rnr.mo Ann Wtiliugion fbr South o;s Thursday, 1A; death' occurred ■ f bady McClure, vVir> was a through pass«>;igor lvc-c Sydney to join the VV.-ihmc id DcnCiu on her island;; •rip. liar Li-id.ysbty, .vho •..-s,s travelling lor pl-.a-.viv, ndh Lzf <;vu ccus’ns had been to laluvi y 1» the morn ir.y. robe a--cl to ft* bor.t .rathe vArlnA/ at A?r o'clock ir» the afigr•:coia. fevihig'?. bit liiKiciM. L-: dy iCcC'i.me seated-feerairAf i a a dock femi hut »oovi CS *nT in n tiir.f. She wa picked up nnciot:, ana carried t ‘ uio sound-bait -vbi.ro d,a ii.ar.t-h tab

-i.yired. I-nrUI, v/as caused by syncu,i«. L-* iy ‘Mr.Cv-.uc wra the second dmigliiu-ir of 1 r Acboft A. Maciie, o BiV.'i'nOi-a, Ceil,.Aon, liidloihlau, and w&a ra.rencd in 1677 to Sir Thcmaß McClure, 1.1. t. (first and only baronet) who dhd in ing> Her residence wa i; Tcdfo.re I'cu's, Colinton, Midlothian. I'ue v.v-i .fuay-two ytarc of age. ■ mrerahy, Lr-.dy McCurc'.-j Iravtlling ocu.yn re G: table and Bias-

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