Manawatu Herald. THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 22, 1906.

Manawatu Herald, Volume XXVIII, Issue 3615, 22 February 1906, Page 2

Manawatu Herald. THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 22, 1906.

Off three-quarters of an acre of potatoes a Umutaoron settler took £ao this season.

Mr Morgan is at present in charge of Levin and Co.’s Foxton Agency relieving Mr ,1. Overcnd, who, we regret to state, is invalided.

It is reported that during the current season a Nelson tomato grower made £IOO by the sale of the product of four acres. Practically all his sales wore made in 'Wellington.

What should be an interesting exhibit at the Christchurch exhibition will be the collection of woodwork, carving, etc., which the Chief Inspector is arranging to forward from the Wanganui Education District.

We regret to loam that Mr Andrews, who died so suddenly in Wellington last Sunday morning, was the father of onr relieving station-master. Mr Andrews, who was relieving Mr Kodie, left for Christchurch-on receipt of the sad news to attend the funeral. The desks at the Foxton school are in such a dilapidated condition that, on the recommendation of Mr A. Fraser, the Education Board have decided to discard them all except 40, and the new school will, theref u’o, be almost entirely equipped with single desks. The Imperial Protestant Federation has sent a petition to King Edward against permitting the marriage of his neice, Princess Ena of Battenburg, to King Aiphonso of Spain, because her conversion to Rome is required before the ceremony. There are going to be some curious exhibits at the Exhibition. According to a West Coast paper there is a likelihood of ten head of cattle from South Westland being sent to the Exhibition “ to show people in other parts what the Coast can produce.’’

“We wont the best handwriting,” said a Horewhenna Councillor on Saturday week when the applications for the p ’sition of junior clerk were being considered. “Oh no, we don’t; the more We can fog the ratepayers the better,” said another, whereat there was a general laugh. Frank Herriott Laing, who pleaded guilty to contracting several debtv/ith Auckland business people without any reasonable prospect of paying them and with contributing to his bankruptcy by rash and hazardous speculations and gambling, was sentenced to two years’ hard labour at the Supreme Court, The Mangakahia Maoris (says the Auckland Star) are said to be in sore straits for want of food. The potato crops, on which they relied for their chief sustenance, all failed, and in some instances great distress prevails. Representations have been already made to the Government and Dr Pomare of the position. At a meeting of the Foxton Cricket Association at Mr Reade’s office on Tuesday evening, the consideration of the protest against Foxton’s win Debaters took up some time. Finally i; was decided that the match was void and the game is to be replayed on the 23th. A vote of thanks to Mr Readc for the use of. tho room concluded the meeting.

Mi Swimburne, Victorian Minister of Agriculture, -is much impressed by hit-vi-it to Now Zealand. He met pros parity and contentment, everywhere. The Minister thinks so much of tho ferro concrete used in the Auckland h irbour works that he intends to recommend its use for tho Port of Melbourne scheme. Ho fou id the New Zealand Agricultural Department splendidly equipped. The following team has been picked to represent the 1’ :ton Cricket Association in their match in Palmerston on Saturday Stiles, Dunn, Whitehouse, (Debater Marshall, J, Bowo (Moutoa), Fume, Martin, Nye, Cunningham, Chard, F. Shadbolt (Foxton); emer goncios, Reeve, Claris, and Sweeney. W. Bowo, Campbell, and M. Royal were not available fo 1 : ' > match and could not be considered. The team will leave by the 9 a.m. train on Saturday, returning same evening.

At the banquet to the Hon T. T. Duncan the oilier night at Ngapara, replying to the toast of “ the Premier and Parliament,” Mr Seddon, when touch mg upon the laud settlement policy, said the owner of Corriedale Estate had asked a price for his land which the Government would not pay, but they would acquire it if they could obtain it at a fair price. He made an announcement chat, acting upon the advice of tho Land Purchase B >ard, the Government had made an offer to the owners for the Otekaiko Estate.

Ernest Chitty, a blind student of the Auckland University College, has received intimation that he has passed his final B.A. examination. Chitty has been studying at the University for three years. He is quite blind, but has a remarkable memory. He gof through all his examinations without failure, which is considered a remarkable record, as he took mathematics, general and constitulional history, political economy, mental science and jurisprudence. In preparing f>r the examination other students read to him, and in the examina’iou he dictated his answers to a typist. In sentencing three prisoners, young men, for robbery at Wellington, his Honor the Chief Justice said it was a , very sad thing to see young mon like these so often before the Court. They did not seem to realise that committing crime was no advantage to thsm. No doubt they escaped punishment on many occasions on which they were not found out, but in the end they all came here. It was a foolish course to pursue, and if they wanted to get any Happiness ou 1 of life, they must live honestly. They we-'c all fools; no man was a criminal who was not a fool. They thought themselves very clever, and no doubt they were clever in some respects ; but they might with advantage remember that in the end their course of life led them surely to where they now stood.

The special meeting of the Foxton School Committee called for last night, lapsed for warn of a’quormn. A final reminder is given of the meeting of Mr John Stevens' supporters at the Masonic Hall this evening.

After seven years of strenuous work for his country, M. Loubet, late French President, has retired into private life. Owing to the prevalence of cholera •he Prince of Wales has abandoned his proposed tiger shooting expedition to Nepal. A special meeting of the Foston Borough Council will be held on Monday evening next to receive and consider tenders in connection with the Main street culvert.

The Premier has telegraphed Mr F. W. Frankland (secretary of the School Committee) that he may not be able to visit Foxton on the 10th, but that he expects to be able to fulfil his visit a few days later. At Rotorua yesterday a new geyser broke out just below the shelter sheds at Waimunga. The geyser is playing continuously and the volume of water and mud is increasing in height- and width. The shots were fully Sjo feet high. The takings at Rongotea sports j-es-terday w°re greatly in excess of last year. Visitor? were present from all parts of the district. By placing horse driving and jumping events on their programme, the Rongotea Club act wisely. Sir Wilfrid Laurier, at a university banquet at Toronto, declared Canada had no grievances as regards Imperial ielation?, but if the present institutions were to be changed it should be in the directi m of the union of the Empire coupled with autonomy in the different parts. A Woodville farmer has decided to put milking machinery in his sheds next year. He has become convinced that it is advisable from hearing the reports from Taranaki. In me shed there, where milking machinery h>s been put in, 95 cows are milked in 2J hours, and only three assistants are required. Fully thirty Foxtonians visited Rongotea yesterday, included in which were the Entertainers, who appeared before a large and appreciative audience St the Coronation Hall last evening. Every item was voc feroiisly encored, and deservedly so. Mr J. Pickering, the latest addition to the Party, is the possessor of a rich baritone voice, and his numbers (which included “The Sleeping Camp f| ) were Well received. Perhaps it would bo safe to say that the programme throughout was one pf tne best yet staged, and judging by the plaudits of the audience everybody was pleased. There Was plenty of variety, and many new items. Amongst the performers were Misses May and Lizzie Laing, Oissy Robinson, Ettie Webb. Mrs Currie, and J. Currie, J. Pickering, Bob Grace, Lu Edwards, and E. Sutherland. As usual, Miss May Laing and Mr Arch. McMinn acted as musicians in tbeir capable style. Over a hundred couple graced the floor at the dance which followed, and tripped gaily to the timely and spirited music of Mr Arch. McMinn till after three o’clock this morning. The Foxtonians, win wer hospitallv treated by the Rongotea, Athletic Club during their short visit c Rongotea, arrived home about six o’clock this morning, after having spent a most pleasant time.

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