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Manawatu Herald, Volume XXXI, Issue 458, 27 May 1909, Page 2

A fire at the warehouse of the Society for the Promotion of Christian Knowledge, in Northumberland Avenue, London, damaged books to the value of £25,000.

Mr Ed. Newman, M.P., has expressed his willingness to donate a prize of a guinea to the best kept garden plot at the local school. We regret to state that at present the ground for such purposes is not fenced off.

At Buckingham Palace, King Edward received a deputation comprising the Burgomaster and thirty-five members of the Berlin municipality who are visiting England. Many entertainments have been given to the Berlin rnunicipal councillors. Mr Ed. Newman, M.P., has donated a special prize of one guinea to the local Horticultural Society to be awarded for the neatest garden kept by children under 16 years of age. Mr Wighton has also donated a special cash prize of two guineas, and a second of a dozen' rose trees for twelve best roses, any class, grown from trees procured from his nursery.

A meeting at Bloemfontein this week protested against the dismissal of school inspectors Messrs Mclntosh, Fraser, and Brady, and a resolution was carried declaring that every Britisher was entitled to have his children taught wholly in English, adding that Mr Hertzog’s Bill of 1908 placed the English and Dutch language on an equality. Mr John Eden Savile, an Australian, residing at Stamford. Lincolnshire, has-been committed for trial at the Meath Assizes for feloniously shooting at Charles Uhiacke. A revolver was pointed at the prosecutor, a struggle ensued, and the revolver went off. Savile was compelled to sign a confession, withdrawing the statements and apologising.

Mrs Goughty Wylie, wife of the British Vice-Consul at Adana, who was the heroine of the massacres, writes a hideous account of the atrocities. Armenian quarters were fired with kerosene, which was discharged from hoses. The Turks murdered children ia the presence of their - mothers and violated wives while their husbands were dying. The authorities contented themselves with torturing unoffending Armenians into confession. Measles and dysentry were rife.

The Main Trunk Railway has so diverted the passenger traffic as well as the cargo trade that the Union Company has decided to discontinue its passenger service between Wellington, New Plymouth and Onehunga, after the Rotoiti has completed her present advertised trips. In order to compensate for the proposed withdrawal of the Rotoiti, the Company will run the steamer Rosamond between Wellington, Picton, Nelson, New Plymouth and Onehunga on a regular time-table. This time-table has yet to be arranged. The Rosamond will run in addition to the Koonya and Corinna.’ The passenger service between New Plymouth and Onehunga will be maintained, but fuller particulars concerning same are not yet arranged.

A painful sensation has been caused at Whakatane by the arrest of Mr A. C. ‘Norris, postmaster, on a charge of the theft ot ,£361 public moneys, the property of the New Zealand Government. Accused was remanded till to-day. It will be remembered (says the local paper) that some time ago it was reported that accused was missing and after a search he was found in a state of prostration. It was stated at the time that he had intended to commit suicide, and color was lent to the rumour by the discovery of a loaded revolver. Upon his return he was placed under suspension, and an examination ot his books resulted in the discovery that there was a considerable deficiency, and he was afrested and charged as above.

Mr Donald Macdonald, writing in the Melbourrie Argus, expresses the opinion that Mr Alexander Macdonald, well known as a writer of books for boys, “ may be the next man to make a dash for the South Pole on Sbackleton’s old route from New Zealand,” Mr Alexander Macdonald, who left England with lieutenant Shackleton, was “on the Klondike” in the early days with Jack London. The dog team of which Jack London writes in his “ Call of the Wild ” and “ White Fang ” were their own dogs. In those early days Canada and the United States both claimed control of the Klondike. One time a party of American Cowboys came up without authority to enforce their claim. There was a fight. A sergeantmajor of the Canadian forces led the Britishers, and the cowboys, who bad demanded that the Union Jack should be hauled down, were driven off. Mr Macdonald has a memento of this brisk little unrecorded fight in the form of a bullet in his foot. “ They couldn’t have got the flag down in any case,” he said to a friend, “because it was frozen stiff.”

For first-class quality and Iqjv prices in warm winter rugs and quilts, etc., visit Mrs Hamer, of the Economic, who is overstocked at present, and is offering same at practically “ given-away ” prices. This opportunity is a very rare -one so early in the season, and all in need of warm bedding should not fail to call early at the Economic, where they will receive exceptional value for their money.* Mid-winter sale at G. H. Stiles on Saturday, 23ud May. Save your mojipy lot this s^le.—-Anvi,- . . ,v w- .’.Site,;

A white pine building aoxxoft erected on a sledge is advertised for sale.

We regret to have to record the death, after a lingering illness, of Mr W. Walden, which occurred at his late residence, Moutoa, yesterday. The funeral will take place on Saturday next.

Yesterday afternoon Mrs W. Hamer entertained a number of her lady friends, at her residence. The entertainment took the form of a “phonographic afternoon,” and proved most enjoyable.

Five stowaways, all seamen,

found on the Ulimaroa on its ar-

rival at Sydney, were fined £2. The accused stated that they had stowed away owing to their inability to secure work at Wellington.

Mrs Pember Reeves, wife of the ex-High Commissioner lor New Zealand, will be a candidate for the London County Coundil at the next elections. Mrs Reeves is a

prominent Fabian Socialist, and has bee n a member of the Council of the p a bian Society for some years.

Found guilty.—A police summons was issued against us for showing our,bargains in secondhand cycles on the footpath, and this cost us 12S; we paid this Cheerfully, and now wish to advise the public our bargains are on fuff display inside the shop, also advertised in this paper. —Nonpareil Cycle Sale.* At the hearing of the dispute in the butchering trade before the Auckland Conciliation Council the prosperity of the business came under debate, Mr J. Marks, one of the employers’ assessors,

stated that the employees had been making more under the old

award than the employers. Mr i S. Wing said that whenever he went to the theatre he found a

few butchers in the dress circle,

A woman, 83 years old, who successfully masqueraded as a man for more than 60 years, has died in the municipal hospital at Trinidad, Colorado. Her real name was Katherine Vosbaugh; she was born in France, and emigrated to America at the age of 18. She found it difficult to get employment, and adopted male attire and became a clerk at Joplin, Missouri. She proposed marri-

age to a girl. Vosbaugh revealed her sex at the time of the proposal, aud exacted an oath from the girl she would never betray her. The “marriage” actually took' place, but Vosbaugh’s “wife” deserted her soon after. Vosbaug h went to Colorado, and worked tor many years as a shepherd and cowboy. For the past twenty years she had been employed as a messenger at Trinidad. The mission being held in the

Methodist Church by Mr Charteris

and his son, " the boy preacher,” continues to be well attended by people of all* denominations. Extra seating accommodation has been provided and last night the attendance was very large, Mr Charteris is a very fluent speaker and has a broad Scotch accent. His addresses bristle at times with quaint and humorous elaborations. There is no “cant” about the missioner but a straight-out, prrctical, big-hearted humanitarian who sees the spark of goodness "in every man. His son is also a gifted speaker. The services are very interesting and attractive and will be conducted every evening during this and next week.