Manawatu Herald. SATURDAY, JANUARY 13, 1906.

Manawatu Herald, Volume XXVIII, Issue 3619, 13 January 1906, Page 2

Manawatu Herald. SATURDAY, JANUARY 13, 1906.

The gold output in the Transvaal last year w»s valued at £20,802,07-1. Many of the vi-itor3 have vacated their homes at the beach, and journeyed homewards. Mr Fred Pimm was tendered a complimentary social on Wednesday flight by his Bunnythorpa supporters. Our correspondence columns are fully occupied to-day dealing with the spirit shown by the local Band in refusing to play out for the Entertainers. Tne Ballanee Dairy company, Pahiatua, pays out for milk for December, at tho rate of 9d per lb for butter fat, and will distribute next week upwards of £SOOO amongst the suppliers. On Tuesday afternoon at the Tiratu bush, Dannevirke, a man named Niels Olsen, married, received severe injuries in the chest through a branch of a tree falling on him. The case was hopeless from the first and Olsen died yesterday. The green grass which has been un-> usually plentiful this season, is now beginning to wear a parched appearance, due to the .prevailing severity of tho sun’s rays experienced the past few days.

The eleven-months’-old child of James Scrirageour, junr., of Pakawau, Nelson, crawled towards a Washing boiler and in trying to pull herself up by it capsized the contents over her. She was so seriously scalded that death resulied.

The pleasant ow-mugs of late have be. n responsible for innumerable boatin" parties, and as a consequence boating accommodation has been greatly taxed. The sweet strains of musical parties is often heard emerging from the waters of the Manawatu, which has great effect.

At Gisborne, George Massey Watson, alias Low Massey, was charged with obtaining from H. Spiers, £1 by means of a valueless cheque and false pretences that his motor car with cheque book had gone on to Woodville. Accused was remanded to Foilding, also to Woodville on another charge.

The Variety Entertainers intend to engage the services of two juvenile Wellington sisters, who are said to b > clever at popular double turns and dancing. The y mthful sisters, who have qppeai'd at different times wi ll Fuller and Dix, have some good items, and have won medals at cake-wa'king and other dancing. The Professorial Board of the Otag 0 University has nominated Mr Ro 'ert •?a>quharson as a candidate for the Rhodes Scholarship. Mr Farqnharson, who years of age, was dux of the Pub ie School, whore he obtained the senior Education Hoard’s scholarship. He was dux of $e boy’s High School in 1900, and had o ah excellent University career subsequently He is an active cricketer and footballer.

It is alleged th T a large quantity of railway materia fir the North Island Main Trunk line—including four traction engines, railway iron, drain pipe-; and cement:—has been shipped up the Wanganui river and landed at Pipiril i hut cannot he taken to its destination in consequence of the bridges having, bv decav and want of carp, become nins/i for heavy traffic. The pr Idem which has now. it is sa>d, to be faced by th * authorities is that the bridges must either he strengthened at a great, cost othe material taken back to Wanganui and thence by rail to Taihape.

John Jarmmey, aged twenty four, me! death under tragic circumstance; ■a P ,! mer®ton “n Thursday night. He wi- o farm hand T Mr CbmnervBrown’®, and after tea was “larking” wilh a servant g ! rl, E f hH Linton, in (he kitchen. He offered to kiss her. and she playfully said she would sho -t him. At the same time she picked ijo n pea-rifle from behind the door an 1 pointed it at his head. Next moment Jarmey was writhing on the floor —l bullet had pierced his brain, Jarmey, an Englishman, had served in the Boer war with the Norfolk Regiment, and had several medals. The girl is completely pre strata:!.

The death occurred in Dunedin Hospital on Thursday (savs a Press Association message), as the result of a complication of pleurisy and pneumonia, of John RumbHow, better known as “ Little Gulliver,” a member of 'he Sheridan C mipanv. He was a oatmal midgef. twenty nin a y'a s of aire. His he>"ht w m 4m, and his weight 4st Vb. “ Li-T* Gu’livm ” was a famil :>r figur- in the "-tracts of Melbourne wher a bis par-mts res,de. The other members of th- family are of normal stahire. “Gulliver” was ex tremely fond of cycling, and, of rode a diminutive machine, which attracted much notice. He appeared in several pantomines in Australia, and was with Mr .Sheridan’s company in the pantomime “ Cinderella ” during the last vj-it to Wellington. Gulliver was a clever comedian,

Millar and Giorgi have au important inset published with to day’s Herald. Au American named D arborough, after a series of losses at Monte Carlo, won £B.OOO,

Rehearsal of the Entertainers will be held at the Public Hall on Monday night at 8 o’clock. Burglars at San Remo stole £IO,OOO worth of jewellery from the safes of a firm named Busi.

Mrs Haywood wishes the services of a superior girl as housemaid-waitress for race week. Wages £i.

A pretty wedding cak«, exhibited in Mark Perreau’s window, is causing much admiration to-day. Photos of Frank Peat, the Irish comedian engaged on race nights, are on view in Mr j. Thompson's window. Onions, which a few months ago were selling for £lB a ton at Napier, can now be obtained for from £6 to £l per ton.

Before A. D. Thomson, S.M., this morning, an offender, charged with drunkeness, was remanded to Wanganui for a week, for curative treatment.

The monthly sitting of the Foxlon Magistrate's Court is being held today before Mr A. D. Thomson, S.M. A report will appear on Tuesday. Tho Wanganui Sash and Door Factory has, through the Tiratu Sawmilling Coy., presented three garden seats to the Hospital Board. Much speculation is taking place as to the writer of tho humourous letter in Thursday's issue regarding the Avenue culvert. All effirts to pick the guilty one are at selL

Mr McAftniy, proprietor of the Provincial Hotel in Palmerston North, received word this morning that the ho f el was partly burnt by fire over night. He returns to Palmerston this afternooa.

The Railway Department notify intending excursionists to-day by advertisement in another column of arrangements in connection with Anniversary Day holidays. Also train arrangements re Foxton races. The body of a man, whose name is unknown, has been found on Dr Harrison’s farm at Mangawhero Road, Eltham. From the condition of the body, it is surmised that death must have taken place about a month ago. The opinion was' expressed by Mr Johnston at the Meeting of the A. and P’ Society yesterday that -New Zealand is the oniy country in the world where swine fever has been entirely stamped out.

The North Island Mild Cur* Bacon Company obtained 800 pigs from Taranaki last month. The supply from the Palmerston district is totally inadequate to meet the requirements of the Company.

Mr John Harris died in Wellington yesterday. Deceased, who had been ailing for some time, was formerly a resident of Foxton, where he at one time had a boot store. He leaves a widow, five daughters (all married), and one son to mourn his loss.

Change advertisements appear in to-day’s issue from the Bon Marche, Palmerston North, notifying readers that an immense drapery sale has just commenced; aho from O’Connor and Tvdeman, jewellers, of Palmerston Nor ; h, relating to their splendid s*ock of jewellery, silver-ware, etc, Three big colliers have been chartered to tow a great steel floating dock from America to Manila Bay. where it is to be used for the purpose of the United States Navy. The distance is 14,000 miles. The tow lines. wM be one and a half miles long, and /he crew will be quartered on the dock during one of the most remarkable cruises in modern times. It is hoped to make miles hourly. 1

Wo are not going to have the Avenu road clear for traffic yet awhile. Th ■: contractor. Mr Fake, held a conference with the Mayor and Or Coley yesterday, and as a result of their deliberation®, it, was decided to allow the concrete to stand another few days yet. As Mv Fake says, the concrete is soras 12 inches thick, and it is just as well to be on the safe side and allow it to sc properly. The road should be read ■ for traffic a f the latter end of next week It is estimated the concrete drain will have to stand the strain of about 600 tons of earthworks, \

At the Waltham Orphanage Enquiry at Christchurch, Gladys Wilson, an in mate, seated she was very badly used, especially in regard to the “silence treatment." She had been told to shy something at another girl’s head if sh.spoke to her. The girls wore made to work too hard, and if they could not eat they were threatened with “stomach torture.’’ Witness had heard children being beaten. No on* looked after the children when dressing. They bad to bath themselves. During her *tay in the Orphanage she never got milk in her porridge. The matron bad called two girls “bitches.” She never go', lessons in needlework. There were no games, no amusements, no fruit and no jam. The Andrews girls, who were Catholics, were dresssd in vivid green and pink material, and were laughed at by everybody when taken out. ■ The children were not left hungry, but the staple food was bread and dripping, which revolted them. She rose at 5. 4 s a.m. and went to bed at 8 p.m. In the course of the hearing of the charge against Russ, a Christchurch bookmaker, of keeping a gaming house, Detective Ward said that with a search warrant he raided Ross’s office. The owner was absent, bu ! others were present. While the detective was in the office, a ring came on the telephone, and witness an swered it. A voice said, “Is that you, Jack ? ” and he (Ward) answered “ Yes ” The voice gave his number, and ®aid ‘ “ I want £z on Armistice for the Auckland R.C. Handicap.” Witne s said, “ All right,” and the other r ing off. About a minute later the bell rang furiously. Witness answered “ Is that Ross's ? ” Witness said, “Yes,” and the voice replied. “ Look out, the detectives are on the job ; they are in Barnett and Grant’s and Livingstone’s now. Witness said, “All right,’’ and rang off, Ross was committed for trial.

There are no limits to the audacious ingenuity of the American engineer. In order to dam part of the rapids _at the Victoria Park, on the Canadian side, above the Horseshoe Fall, at Niagara, a concrete column was erected and tipped bodily into the river. The column, which weighed 20c tons, and was 7ft 4m square, was toppled over on November 9th. Its object was to raise the water at the joint intake of the city waterworks and the Niagara Falls Park and River Railway. The experiment was auocessful and the purpose accomplished.

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