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Manawatu Herald, Volume XXVIII, Issue 3617, 3 February 1906, Page 2

Last year 7234 marriages were solemnised in the colony. Many burglaries are reported from Stratford and Greymouth.

Additional entries are made to-day to ! lie Himatangi stock sale on Monday next.

Goo. Sutherland, racing cyclist, is still in winning form. He annexed three championship events at Nelson Sports on Thursday. Nominations for the Dannevirke races close with the secretary, Mr J. Freeman, at Dannevirke, to-night. Homeowners please note this. A honse-k( eper requires a situation. A- comfortable home is ofpnore con--eqnence than wages. Apply “ G.L.” Office, hoxtop.

Avenue Road should be fully open for traffic after to day, ns the pi'e of earth on the main road is fastly diminishing.

Mr W. Jupp invitee tenders through our advertising columns to-day for sinking a well. Tenders are to close on Saturday next.

Air Bland Holt evidently believes in looking well ahead. He has booked the Napier Theatre Royal for dates extending from the 19th to the 27th February, 1909. Smale and Hay are now holding a summer clearing sale, and cash purchasers are offered great bargains in every line. Call early, for the sale clones in about three weeks time.

Mr A. H. Campbell, of Wellington, arrived in Foxton last night to relieve Mr A. D. Clemett, postmaster, who has started on a month’s holiday. We understand Mr Clemett goes north on his trip. At a meeting of the Auckland Po'itical Labour League, amotion wa« carried calling the attention of the Prenver to the exhovhitant retail price o l ~ meat in Auckland, and urging the establishment of State meat shops in New Zealand.

The London Standard reports that it is understood that Mr Ramsay Macdonald, Mr Wdl Cmoks, Mr D. J, Shackleton, Mr Arthur Henderson and Mr Knr Hardic, Labour members of the House of Commons, sail for the c donies in August, and will be absent about six months.

We nre p'eased to see that although Mr- R. Gray hns disp'sed of the Triad Hall, she is, bv her changed advertisement, continuing her musical instrucion in its various branches. H>r exceptional success as a teacher is well known to (he district, and .should gain for itself the support R d-'Serve-.

Mr G. H, Dixon, manager of the Mew Zealand football team, will publish a hook descriptive ot the tour aiH proinsolv illustrated, immediately on hi; return. It is new in the press, and is fir advanced, The volume will he a excellent historical roc >rd of the tour.

A voung man was charged at the Sl pe diary Magistrate's C mid, Re-’f-ton. with -ending anonymous letters to the. online, threatening to blow nn bv dvinmite the police st dion, and making tile references to members of (he (Vf’eant’s family. Accused was committed for trial.

Rum nr is responsible for much tb ng''tl'’ssness! Hmice it is that mir oflkv Ins been besieged since Thnrs d iv Inst by flighty followers of Cupid, all wi-hing to find out whether the Hkrat.d local relating to the sea-beach coupl ■ referred to “me ” or not. D n’t be so silly, girls, but if you feel gmlty, and would like to repea' the dose, there are some members of our stiff who are not afraid to run the risk ot 'he man with 'he camera, nr ■'vr ii the. party of sm d! boys secreted in the lupins. At the meeting of the Navy League on Thursday night in Palmerston, in connection with the visit of ViceAdmiral Fawkes to Wellington, it was suggested that, instead of taking the school members of the League to Welington 10 visit the warship, the Admiral should be asked if it were not nossihle to make arrangements for a warship to anchor off Kapifi some tim n this month, so that a special .excursion to Foxton might be arranged bv the League. The idea was c m idered to he a good one, and the ecretary undertook to communicate with Mi Palmer, hon. sec. of the Wellington branch, and ascertain if the proposal could bo given effect to. The “ tin-kettling ” party, who rejoice in disturbing the peace of the newly-wed, are reported to have had rather a had time during the week. Tis said that they visited a certain h">me with the .intention ot carrying out their usual programme of serenade music, and that after trespassing unlawfully, one ot their number found his progress barred by the presence of a decidedly cantankerous persevering dawg,” which canine managed to keen (he intruder in tow till the owner of the property arrived to give the “ tin-kettW ’’a severe scolding. It is about time fhe tin-kettle brigade dis banded, and finally passed a motion resolving not to disturb the rest of tho. ‘ who prefer to experiment in married life. This party ~f matrimonial m;r-;uiders do not s-cm to realise wh m they have gone far enough, and o ven by (he best experts, the melody which is extracted from the common kerosene tin is anything but pleasing to the car,

In obedience to his doctor’s advice, King Edward will not attend the funeral of the King of Denmark. ' It is rumoured that a new firm of bakers are about to set up business in Foxton in April next.

It is understood that the Government has decided on the appointment of Mr T. H. Hamer as Under-Secretary to the Mines Department, in succession to Mr H. j. H. Elliott; of Mr P. S. Hay, at present superintending engineer to the Public Works Department as Engineer-in-Chief, vice Mr W. Hales; and of Mr P. J. O’Regan as chairman of the Wellington Conciliation Board. Mr Greenslade, M.H.R,, has, says an Auckland telegram, received the following telegram from the Premier : “ Yon will be pleased to learn that the Mangatoroto and the Mangawhera Estates have been acquired from the Assets Board by the Government at £3 12s Gd and £$ 10s per acre respectively.” The estates referred to adjoin the Matamata Estate, and consist 01 about 3500 acres, the land being similar to that of the Matamata.

A. M. Millard, a member of the N.S.W. Legislative Assembly, was in November last convicted of the larceny of £5, the property of a client. Owing to the circumstances of the case, u special investigation was held, and on Thursday Millard was sentenced to six months’ hard laboar. The sentence was suspended under the First Offen ders’ Act. The judge said that accused, “ under a reckless departure from sobriety," had kept the money, but ha< not converted it to his own use. Sinn then Millard had “ turned over a nov leaf.”

The Taihape Post reports that a commerci il traveller received a slight shock in Taihape one day last week. Blastin'operations were in progress on th ground where Messrs Bo Luen Bro . shops are being built. A charge wa* about to explode, and the traveller, no knowing the danger likely to accrue stood within close range, with the resul that he was struck by a piece of meta 1 but not seriously. Ho appeared ven excited for a time, and, acting on the impulse of the moment, went and re ported the matter to the police, and hyond that got no satisfaction.

A Sou'h Dunedin tradesman was surprised to receive a visit from twconstables, who came with a demand that he should give up his enunterfei coin plant and also surrender himse’ to the vengeance of the law. It seem that the misnndnrst mding arose ov a new American notion in toys, which works the illusion of turning out r pound note altera blank piece of paper has been nlaced within it. In re dit (he pound note which comes from th< tvece of paper has to be placed secret) - within it. Some kind friend of th tradesman’s h id seen the effect, bn not understanding the cause, had marched off to inform the police.

A Scottish life office sold an annuity to Mr Pat Malone, and paid, and paid and paid until they reckoned his ag was about 100, when they sent an in snector to Tipnerary to interview than mutant and to make sure that he wapaying the annuity to the proper person The emissary called at the cottage and asked if Put Maloney was in; no, h was in the field, ploughing. A cen tenamn working ploughman aeemh rather an anomaly. The insurance ran found the field, and a man of about 60 at work. “ Are you Mr Pat Maloney ?” “Yiss,” lie says, “lam.” “Are yor the Mr M doney who draws the annnh from the Insurance Company ?' “ Yis,” bodad, and me father befor mo.’’

At Wellington on Thursday evening Ciptafn B. ]. Seddon was entertained at a social gathering in the Hot/’ \rcadia, when over a hundred g<>ml men assembled. In the course of the evening, Captain Seddon was presente with an illuminated address and a cheque for over £7OO towards meeting the C'-'s'h he had incurred in defendin himself atrainst attacks on his characte —his health being drunk with musics' honours. Various speakers emphasised the point that the presentation was a' together unconnected wkb party politic as the contributors embraced people n every shade of opinion in ad parts o : the colony. The proceedings, wine' were of a most enthusiastic charac or were enlivened by vocal and instni mental music.

Down south the other day the Premier proved that his ability b overcome obstacles has in no wa' dimnrshed. He had been chattinwith a pressman in a compartment n a “ bird-cage,” during the journey from Springfield, and when a few miles ou»aide Christchurch he rose to go into another part of the carriage. He fumf th it thh do or h id jammed and vigorom pushing from inside and out, even wi* 1 tlm assistance of some kicks and verba 1 admonition, could not persuade it slide back. The other passengers decided that the Premier would have to wait for expert assistance at Chris', church, but Mr Seddon was not to br beaten. He opened a window, and b“ fore the spectators could finish explaining that the fca* was absolutely impossible, ho had climbed out and disan paired down the corridor with a quiet smile. The window measured 20 inches by 161 inches.

A. day or two a pro a lady called upon the manager of a well-known Wanganui local establishment and intimated'tlr t she had come in answer to a request .sent to her by a postcard, received bv her on the previous day. The manager was surprised. He said he bad sent'no such request to the lady. Next day. however, the lady called again, this time with the card in her possession, and there sure enough was the request and *he genuine signature of the manager. For a moment the manager was confo!inded„but a closer scrutiny showed tip? card was seven years old. It, had been pns'ed to the lady, who resides in Durietown, on the 2,>t'i of August. 1899. and it reached her m the middle of January, 1900! Some lienl. was thrown on the mysM.rv by the fact that the card also bore n >T< w York post mark, showing that it had been re-posted from that chy in December last." Evidently the card had got into some packet or paper for New York, as it bore only the Wanganui date mark prior to the reposting mark.

We have received from the publisher®# Messrs W. Barnard and E. Wanklyn, a copy of “ The Journal,” a 17-page typewritten magazine issued in connection with the Foxton Debating Society. Matters pertaining to the Society receive due reference, whilst throughout “ Tbe Journal ” some interesting reading is to be found. We notice the name of J, M. Marshall as a contributor, “Is it Hate or Love ? ’’ forming the heading of his article. The same gentlemen also writes a poem entitled “ Littlo Dark Eves.” Other local contributors we notice are:—“ The Usefulness of Folly ; ” W. S. Stewart, 8.A. ; “ Men v. Corpus,” L. Jenks; Carlyle’s “ Sartor Resartus,” W. E. Barnard; “The Use and Value of Books,” A. D. Spiers; “ Books, and How to Read Them," J. A. Shaw,

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