Manawatu Herald. THURSDAY, MAY 24, 1906.

Manawatu Herald, Volume XXVIII, Issue 36, 24 May 1906, Page 2

Manawatu Herald. THURSDAY, MAY 24, 1906.

To-day is Victoria Day. We understand Charley Pollard, our local postman, is to be transferred shortly to Hamilton. For bronchial coughs and colds, Woods’ Great Peppermint Cure, 1/6 and 2/6 per buttle.

John Hudson, labourer, tied a bag of stones round his neck and suicided on Monday at the Hutt. He had been drinking, Daly, a noted Broadway (New York) gambler, has loft £IOO.OOO to relieve aged “ crooks ” (accomplices of thieves, forgers, etc.) The Railway Department are issuing, holiday excursion tickets in connection with tin Prince of Wales Birthday. An advertisement ;pp ars elsewhere.

We ivgrcr to record the death of our local post.ilUlster’s hither, which toolplace at Kail'.oura. Mr domett ree i\ e i int.-Uig.-mc3 of the'death on Tuesday m .rnlng Inst.

'The popu!,-i nm of the Borough o' Foxton is .1631. as against 1212 last census. It must also be remembered that about tinv-liflhs of the borough iu acuta! area has boon cut nut. Visitors to the Palmerston North winter slimy are respectively invited to visit ‘‘The Don” drapery establishment, where any article worthy of purchase can be procured. An advertisement appears elsewhere. Mr F. W. Hopper, plumber and tin smith, gives notice to-day that he has commenced business in Foxton. and orders left at bis residence opposite Manawatu Hotel iu the Avenue, will receive prompt attention. Members of the Foxton Football SubUnion have boon invited to the Huia complimentary dinner, and it is probable Mr G. A. Simpson (President of the Union) will take the chair, and a limited toast list gone through.

The “ Gazette ” gives a list of native birds which are absolutely protected. Among the better known of these are the bell-bird, blue mountain duck, pied fa 1 Rail, gannet, huia, kingfisher, kiwi, tui, raorepork, penguin,' storm-petrel, sand-piper, and tern. Matrimonial tickets are supplied bv the Canadian Pacific Railway to those settlers in the North-West Territory wild wish to make a journey in order ,W get married ; and, on presenting the return coupon and a marriage certificate, a man is entitled to free transport for his bride. The Premier Nurseries of Pahiatim have always been noted for producing' the best of fruit, shelter, ornamental, and native trees and plants, and it is no wonder that MrThos. Horton, the proprietor. always has his hands full despatching orders. He inserts an advertisement in another column.

A pathetic tragedy occurred at Philadelphia on Saturday, Amongst the gifts sent to a couple who were to be married that day was a revolver. The bridegroom, who was unaware that it was loaded, was handling the weapon, when it exploded, and fatally wounded the bride. The parties were married, at the bride’s request, before she succumbed to the injuries she had received.

James Regan, newspaper proprietor, has been sentenced to one month’s im orisonraor-t at Auckland without hard labour oji a charge of criminally libelling D ■ Beatty, Snrerintendant of the Bickla-'d Mental Hospital. Mr Justice ’nh mnian stated that he g>vp full wc’cht to the fact that the prisoner had been misled by a plausible person, and that he had published an arnnle apology, but the only punishment suitable for a a libel of such a very gross character was imprisonment.

The Baden Powell got stuck on the mud-flat opposite the Fishermen’s whares, whilst coming up the river this morning.

The United Farmers Co-operative Association, Ltd., have a special inset accompanying our issue to-day relating to an immense stock-taking sale they nr.e conducting. - The inset is worth perusal. The Kaiser gave another instance of his versatility recently by lecturing for an hour and a half on medieval armour. He received at the castle five sculptors, who brought models for the statues of Princes of Orange, which his Majesty wishes to have erected on the Castle terrace. In the course of his lecture the Kaiser said that he had himself worn a comolete set of armour, and had moved about in it freely. He found that it was incorrect to imagine that the knights of old were more powerfully built that the men of the present generation. The reverse was rather, the case.

The many hundreds of persons who were afforded an opportunity of seeing Vlr Holman Hunt’s picture, “ The Light of the World,” while it was being exhibited in town, will learn with regret that the artist by whom it was executed has become so blind that b is never likely to rosu mo the use of’ : pencil, and that The Lady of y'’'!ott, upon which he has Iwcn ei:;ag 'i since the year 1893, must bo regarded as the final production of his genius. 1 : s separated from the first by an interval >f 62 years. In a letter from ST Charles Booth, mentioning the fact o f the artist’s blindness, he states that althoonrh Mr Hunt is in the eightieth year ui his age, his conversational powers am as bright and animated as ever, and tiuu his mental faculties generally are full of activity. The great dairy convention of the N.Z. National Dairy Association, the N.Z. dairy factory N.Z. Institute of dairy secretaries, and the Shows of the Manawatu & V. & P. and the Manawatu Poultry Associations to take place at Palmerston I North next month is an event of more than passing interest in the dairy world. The combination of these bodies has succeeded in 'concentrating and organising an instructive conference and talks dealing with matters of vital interest to the dairyman, the finest Australasian display of Dairy machinery in motion, and a poultry show excelled by none in this Island. The gathering keeps visitors in touch with, the pulse of those engaged in all these departments from all parts of the colony, and it is not to be surprised at when an Auckland merchant, writing of the occasion refers to it as the national dairy show and convention. It is the fourth year of its ’ being held and progress is written everywhere in department; building extension is cons : derable and the buildings now occupied cover an acre. Imagine the advantages of viewing the whole of this extensive exhibition free from the weather elements. The distance from the main entrance f o the end of the main avenue is 470 feet, and there will be over 200 feet of shafti-g with 45 horse nower. For the first time in the history of the colony there will be three separate makes of milking machines in demonstration working on cows to be seen bv the visitor. Fir-' Association, desirous of bringing skilled mechanical improvements, and the progress in n’her branches comprehended in this instructive Show, have resolved to afford ex cepdonal fncilrioj to cm .dry school "hildren to attend on Tim sisv. June 21st, the concession being that children from any country school attending as a body in charge of t°;vtnr,s' will be canted free admission to the WinW Show on a notTication being sent to '•he secretary, Mr J- C. L ine. Palmerston North. Tims Thursday will bo the country schools day. Several have already intimated their intent,ioir of taking advantage of the privilege Undoubtedly, much good will come of this progressive move in emphasising the importance of the nobjest occupation of man, the tilling of the soil. If you arc at all interested or contemplate a visit von should send for a free booklet dealing with the Show. All entries close on the sth June.

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