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Manawatu Herald, Volume XXVIII, Issue 3617, 27 February 1906, Page 2

Additional entries are made to day to die Himatangi sale.

The ■ Foxton Borough Brass Band rendered a programme of selections in Main Street on Saturday night last. Scotland defeated Ireland at Rugby by two goals and a penalty goal to Ireland’s two tries. “ There are about fifteen dogs to the acre in the Horowhenua county ” —so Mr J. McLeavey says.

We notice a new baker’s cart on exhibition in the streets of Foxton to-day. T te genial Joe Jliiet holds the ribbons. Ladies avid persist in keeping their hiad-gear on at Public Hall perforin tuees. Please wear transparent ones i 1 future!

A first offending worshipper of the shrine of Bacchus was convicted and discharged bv Alt’. Fraser, E q. J.P., yesteiday morning. A woman named Mrs French, resident of the Unit, was run over by a train at Wellington on Friday .night last, death resulting. Mr Dug ;U1 ■ Fnomson, of Palmerston North, lias purchased the Manchester Hotel at Feildng. The business will hi conducted under his person d supervision.

Lionel Terry, who is serving a life sentence tor the murder of a Ciiiiiaman in Wellington, has been transferro i j the Lyttelton gaol. He is reported to have appeared to be pule indifferent to his surroundings. Referring to Mr Seddon’s recent visit to Hastings the Marlborough Ex press says:—“ What other Premier in the World could have wrapped up into one day, without 1 ••smg a particle of his imptessivenc.; , a church-opening, a sermon on sectarianism, reminisces of his visit to the Pope, a full-dress political speech, a lollie-scramble, and a homily about washing day ? ” They are laughing heartily on one of the Melbourne bowling greens just now at the luck of a player who has won a trophy without playing a single game. In the various rounds up 10 the final he got byes and forfeits. In the final itselt his opponent had won a prize the previous day, and was barred by a rule providing that no member should win more than one prize in a season. Thus the man who hadn’t played a game won the prize.

Edward James Halbert, of Christeharch, a youth of 17, went Home while the South African war was in progress and enlisted as a private in the 6th Inniskilling Dragoons. After serving his three years with the colours in Britain, Hulbert was placed on the reserve list, and turned out info the world with instructions to report himself each year for reserve drill. Having no employment he returned to the colony and was taken on as a lettercarrier by the Post Office authorities, and in that position has given every satisfaction. He joined the Post and Telegraph Rifles, and as signalling instructor has been of the greatest service to the corps. A few days ago young Hulbert received notice that he must report himself in London to the : authorities. This means that he has had to resign trorn the Po st Office, the Post and Telegraph Rifles loses the services of an expert signaller, he will have to try and work his passage Horae (not being in affluent circumstances), and must' take the risk of starving in London merely in order to satisfy an Army regulation that should surely not apply in such a case. Certain persons in Wellington have taken the matter up, and are urging the Premier to communicate with the High Commissioner, to get that official to see if the Army authorities will allow the young man to put in his reserve service in the colony. I

Travellers should drink only WOLFE’S SCHNAPPS. Poston Chamber of Commerce meet next Monday night. As showing the popularity of the Wanganui River tourist route, 8000 persons have done the trip since the beginning of December. At Danucvirke meeting, Kai Brrin is weighted at 6.9 in the Makiriki Hack, and 7.2 in the Electric. Purneaux has 6.9 against his name in the open Flying. A Press Association wire says (hat as the result of the conference of insurance agents in Wellington, reductions will be made in some risks, not including domestic buildings.

Mr J. Hillary gives notice to-day that he has several sections for sale. Application should bo made to R. Moore, Main Street, or to Mr J. Hillary, on the premises.

We understand the flaxmill hands throughout the district have formed themselves into a llniotl to protect their own interests. Mr Andrew Collins, a Labour representative, visited Foxton in connection with same last evening. The Westport Time's reports that news was received by cable on Saturday of the flotation in London of.the com pany formed to work the rich coal area in the Westport district known as “ Cook’s Lease.”

The telephone operators and experts who paid visits to Fostoil last week for the purpose of rectifying the mishap to the Palmerston-Foxton service, anccesfully located the trouble, and everything is now going along alright. The Nirth Caulfield Futurity Stakes, of 1500 sovs., run on Saturday last at the Victoria Amateur Turf Club’s meeting went to Gladsome, who carried 9.i3 and ran the seven furlongs in Imin 28secs. Machine Gun also started at sto 2 against. The winner was quoted at 10 to 1 against. Foxton horses engiged at the Herowhenua meeting are:—Flying Hack ; Lord Soult, Kai Errin, Miss Lancelot. Park Stakes i Furneaux. Kawhia Hack: Miss Lancelot. HokioHack: Waitapu and Barmaid. The second day the same horses are engaged in the different races. The nominations cannot be accounted as satisfactory, notably the first day. A dairy conference was held at Auckland. In reply to a question, it was stated by Mr Kinsella that the Premier had stated that commercial agents would be appointed to look after New Zealand’s interests In the Old Country. The Government had agreed with him that it would be a good scheme to appoint a practical man at Home, but he did not know if an appointment would be made in time for next season.

A Maori, whose name is unknown, fell of the Foxton train on Saturday night just the other side of the Tiakitahuna station. The train was stopped and the guard and some of the passengers went to look for the man, fully expecting to find him severely injured. However, he was very much alive and practically unhurt, so they left him to conhnue his journey on foot.—Standard.

Felix Tanner, speaking to the Nelson Colonist’s Wakefield correspondent, claimed that six months after the wreck of the Elingamite at the Three Kings he was a member of a party which left Auckland to locate the vessel. Mr Tanner claims that the different expeditions have visited the wreck of some other boat unknown, not the Elingamite, which is 300 yards away from the place marked X and supposed to be the boat with the hidden treasure. Mr Tanner thinks it is a pity so many expeditions should go out and prove unsuccessful, and is willing to go and show and assist any expedition now going.

A Wellington telegram says the veterinary division of the Department of Agriculture has received no definite reports from the infected areas in Taranaki regarding the alleged heavy mortality after inocculation for black leg. It has been decided, however, that the Assistant Chief Veterinarian shall personally direct the remainder of the inoculating of calves, so. that he may be on the spot in case of mortality to make the post mortem examination. The statement that inoculating had been stopped is untrue. From the beginning of next week about six thousand calves will be inoculated. What has happened is that the Chief Veterinarian has asked, for all material in hand and syringes to be sent back to Wellington for examination. The virus, which is alleged to have caused the mortality, was made at the Wallaceville Laboratory, under special instructions from Professor Salmon, head of the United States Veterinary Bureau. An experiment made with some virus that was supposed to be bad has proved to be quite good. Mr Fulton, the chief fibre expert, who has been inspecting the flaxmills in the Auckland district and supervising the working of grading stores, thinks the export this year will be about the same as last year (£750,000). There may be a slight falling off in the quantity of the main fibre exported this year, but there will be a considerable addition to the volume of . tow exported. Formerly tow was burned, now it fetches from ~£s to £7 a ton. He states that few of the workings in the North were conduoted as he would like to see them. Millers were greatly in need of instruction, and he was disappointed at the large quantity of inferior stuff that came into the stores at Auckland. There was insufficient care in stripping, and not half enough time or at,ention devoted to cleaning. Much of the fielding was badly performed, and large areas were completely destroyed throngh cutting the blades too low and grubbing. Mr Fulton intends, as opportunity offers, to visit every mill in the colony, believing that five minutes’ practical instruction at the mill does more good than almost any amount of writing.

RHEUMATIC GOUT. Scores of those who have suffered for twenty years and more from rheumatism, lumbago, sciatica, and kindred diseases, write us that Rheumo has cured them. It will cure you if you will give it a fair trial. All chemists and stores sell it at as 6d and 4s 6d a bottle.