Manawatu Herald. THURSDAY, JAN. 20, 1908.

Manawatu Herald, 29 January 1903, Page 2

Manawatu Herald. THURSDAY, JAN. 20, 1908.

Mr E. Osborne announces that the stocktaking sale at Manchester House will be continued until the end of February. Tenders are invited to 8 p.m. of Friday, 30th inst., for the removal and re-erection of the Rowing Club’s shed. Particulars can be obtained from Mr Dunckley.

In the Foxton Rifles’ advertisement will be found full particulars as to the Camp, Wednesday, 4th February, is the first day to go into camp, and bn Sunday, the Bth February, there will be a church parade.

The Pretender to the throne in Morocco, Bushamara, is advancing upon Fez. A decisive battle is expected in the vicinity of the Sebu river.

The Aden hinterland dispute is becoming acute. Both the British and Turkish troops are being reinforced on the frontier.

Some very fine specimens of oilpaintings by Mr J. W. Kirkwood, ol Nelson, may be seen at the office of the Foxton Racing Club, which is now temporarily occupied by Mr Alfred Cook.

At the Pension Court, Palmerston, Mr Greenfield, S.M., made an order requiring repayment of £ll ss, the amount of pension overdrawn by W. 11. Tompkins, of Rongotea, and refused to renew the pension at present payable to him. Last Saturday the hulk of the p.s. Luna sunk at Port Levi. Many immigrants will remember her, especially those around Palmerston, as she conveyed numbers from Wellington to Foxton in the early days, being then the Government steamer. The sfea mer was a blockade runner when first built.

It is probable that Brevet-Colonel W. H. Webb will succeed Brevet-Colo-nel Newall, C. 8., in the command of the Wellington Volunteer district. Colonel Webb is now in command of the Canterbury district. The volcano of Stromboli is again active. The island has been shaken by loud detonations, which were followed by an eruption. A great fire is raging at Colney Hatch Asylum, six miles and a half north of London- It is reported that many deaths have occurred. This asylum for the insane was opened in 1851.

The Agricultural Department is adopting active steps in connection with the suppression of noxious weeds. Last week five Eketahuna residents were fined for failing to eradicate ragwort growing on their properties, and at Masterton last Friday, a Wangaehu settler was fined £z and costs for neglecting the eradication of Californian thistle on his property. Further additions to Messrs Abraham & Williams’ stock sale at Levin are advertised to-day. Messrs Fildes and Mitchell have sold their Kakariki flaxmill plant to Messrs McElroy and Managh.

The Misses Withers next term commences on Monday next. The system they adopt is the Kindergarten, which is especially adapted for young children. They are also teachers of the pianoforte. The friendly societies' executive has a surplus in hand of £BO, as a result of the profits made out of the annual picnics at Foxton. The last gathering on New Year’s Day resulted in a profit of £g. This has been awarded as a bonus to tho secretary.

French missionaries in the Szechuan provinces predict a Boxer outbreak in the spring.; The}’ accuse the Viceroy of complicity. At datilaftl-, .Major Keddel, S.M., cancelled the pension of Thomas Henry Nicholson, who; it had been ascertained; was jpayiUg awdyln wages to et plovighiMn the silm of £52 a year, an amount that, if it were a pensioner's income, would disentitle him from receiving the pension.

The Feilding Borough Council has appointed Wednesday the statutory half-holiday. r , . The United States guarantees fbe neutrality of the Panama Canal, and Colombia’s sovereignty. It also Undertakes to open traffic within fourteen years. ■ John Harper, Allen Harper and John F. Winter were charged at the Court to-day with disorderly conduct on the night of the 23rd January; and were convicted and discharged..

A publican, charged at Gore.with supplying whiskey 55 degrees under, proof, pleaded “ Guilty.” He said that he had a special bottle of whisky diluted with water; which he kept for personal Consumption when drinkiiig with customers. He had left his wife in the bar for a time, and she had moved his bottle, and placed it on a shelf wh.ere the ordinary Whisky was kepts Wliieh the police cache hi defendant had returned to the bar, and did not notice his private blend had been misplaced. When the sergeant asked for whisky he took up this bottle, and supplied him from it in mistake. Fie Was fined gs and costs.

The Grand Vizier has instructed the Turkish Treasury to cease all payments until further Orders;

Extract from the last , Wellirigton Harbour Board report decrease of the shipments of hemp which took place in the season ending September, igoi, lias been followed by a large increase, Which brings the tierttp shipment almost to the level of the season 1899-1900, and places the past twelve months as . the third highest year—the greatest number .of bales shipped having been 81,586 in 1889 go, as compared with 76,933 in 1899-1900, and 72)623 bales last yeah An extraordinary crop of ryegrass seed, which will perhaps constituted a record for the whole of New Zealand, has been cut on Mr V/ebscehs farm) Gobble's Valley. A yield of 90$ bushels of seed to the acre was threshed out, and the area of the crop, which is very large, was uniform throughout. When (says the Lyttelton Times) it is remembered that 56 bushels of s-leed per acre was regarded as a highly satisfactory yield in former years, the" magnitude of the present return will be understood. Mr Webster received an offer, before threshing, of 3s 6d a bushel for the crop as it stood, which was not accepted. He has already realised enough profit oft his grass to pay the value of his farm twice over. We direct the attention of all whom it may concern to the LO.G.T. advertisement in another columns. The local lodge re-opens to-night, and there is work enough in all conscience in this district for more than one lodge. A visit has just been made to the State coal mines by Mr H. A. Gordon, in his capacity as consulting engineer to the Government, in connection with the scheme. Mr Gordon, who is at present in Wellington, informs the Post that he is thoroughly, satisfied with the progress that has been made with the development of both properties since they were taken over by the State. Over one hundred men are now employed on them. The tunnel which is being driven into the 11 cave ” area in the Vvestport-Cardiff at Seddonville has now pierced the hill for a distance of about 800 ft, and it is estimated that it will have to be extended 900 ft more before the coal seam is -opened up. Men are engaged in constructing a tramway between the tunnel mouth and the coal bins at the sides of tbs railway line, which runs into Westport. At the Coal Cre.-.k mine four tunnels are being constructed, and although the progress has been very satisfactory, a great deal of “ dead work ” yet requires to be done. The completion of the railway line be tween Coal Creek and Greymonth will also employ a number of men for some months to come. Mr Gordon does not think that there will be any output of coal from either of the mines for the next eight or nine months, , SANDED and SON EUO t-Pi'T. Jfi\ TRACT. According to reports 01 a great nu no< r of physicians of the hightnsi. professions! standing, there are offered Euealpyu Ex tracts which possess no curative qualili-.-. In protection of the world wide faai ■_ or Sanders and Sons preparation we puvi-b a few abstracts from these reports, w'.ieb bear fully out that no reliance can lv placed in other products Dr. VV. il Rush, Oakland Fa., writes it is .-mined 0 - difficult to obtain the gm-m no a- u■ • (Sander and Sons). I employd differ . other preparations: they had no . th.: 1; pendo va’ne and no effect?. --Iff ot' the effects were similar m tm-. mi ,v.. op!) • the objectionable action of which * w known.” Dr H.B. Drake, Portland, O.vgon, says—“ Since I became acquainted wdh this preparation (Sander .and Sons) I u t no other form of eucalyptus as ! th n ; . .(• is by far the best." Dr L. P. Prouon ■ Lynchburg, Ya„ writes—-** I never usd ;vi;preparation other than Sander and row as i foui d .he others to be aimosi ’ Dr J. T. Oormell, Kansas Ci'y. Kmis.. a- —“ Care has 10 be exorciwd no o > supplied with spurious prepara, ton . • s done by my supply dimggis ■Dr -b H. Hart, New York, say ;—“ U goes w; iusaying that Sander and Sous' Eucal.-...- i Extract is the best in the mark-t ” Dr James Reekie, Fairvie.w, N. IvL—“ t-o w o is with me the range of appheationn <d Sander and Hons Eucalypti Extract ttm i carry it with me wherever ] go. I iiu J n most useful in diarrhoea, ah throat troub e bronchitis, etc." Dvseniebv caus-s the death of more people than small pox and yellow fever combined. In an army it is dreaded more than a battle. It requires prompt and effective treatment. Chamberlain’s folic, Cholera, and Diarrhoea Remedy has been used in nine epidemics of dysentery in the United States wi'.h perfect success, and has cured the most ma'ignmit cases both of children and adults, and under th - most trying conditions. Every household should have a bottle at band. G-t it to-day. It> may save a life. W. Hamer, chemist, FoxtoU) sells it.

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