Untitled

Manawatu Standard, Volume XL, Issue 7091, 27 August 1901, Page 2

.iFoueth Page. —A quantity of interesting, reading matter will, be found on our fourth page. ••■•■■ Personal.—Mr,E. N. Barraud re turned ;from his trip, to Australia on Saturday, accompanied by Mrs Barraud. I Donation.—Mr Jas. Carroll, owner of the Clarendon Hotel "property, kindly made a donation of £5 to the Fire Brigade in recognition of their efforts at yesterday's;fire; . "'•" 5 : '-. ■=Ill.—Mrßuddick, of Woodville, and formerly of the Commercial HoteL Palmerston North, is seriously ill, so much ~-r'o tliat'lie has two doctors in attendance on him. ' ' • : , Fatalitt.—By a cable' yesterday, news was. received that Mr Frank Hubble had been killed at the Ivanhob Mine, Western Australia, through falling into 'a "cutting. Mr Hubble a few years ago was lineman -at the Palmerston North telegraph office. -.. • ■ -'■ Sudden.—Mr Jeremiah Perry, a wellknown miller at Parkes (New. South Wales), passed away with awful suddenness on. August 8. He had just delivered'some goods to a customer, to whom he was chatting about the crops, when he said his head was swimming round, and sank to the ground a corpse. Petition.—The petition' lodged with the view of upsetting the election of Mr F.'B..' Haselden to. the Patea seat by a majority of one over Mr Heslop, is to be enquired into at Wanganui on the 24th September. .. The Chief Justice and Mr Justice Williams will comprise the Court. " . • • ■■ ■, ■'■ Dairying.—The Tua Dairy Factory, Orepuki district, has been a.great success this year. The payment per pound, for butter fat was lljd, or about" 4|d per gallon of milk. The number of gallons received during the season was 220,285, from which 241,1361b of cheese were manufactured. Some of the suppliers made as high as JEB a cow.' ■ '.'■' ''. In Memoriam.—The East Window for; the Wanganui Collegiate School Chapel" in memory of the Old Boys who have fallen in the war has been ordered, from Home. It is to take the form of a red cross with the.legend, "In hoc signo vinces;" There are or have been over sixty Old Boys in South Africa up to the present, ". ''^ /. ... . ;. Dairy . Cows.—We beg to remind our readers that on Saturday next Messrs.. Gorton and Son will hold an unreserved clearing sale of dairy cows, &c, on behalf of Messrs Bennott Bros. These cows are a particularly good lot; their average test for the last four seasons was 4-1, and, as the cows will be sold without reserve, buyers will do well tb'j attend this sale. ' ■ ■ ' Medals.—The medals, struck t>y Government in commemoration of the' Visit of the Duke and Duchess of Com- j wall to New Zealand, were presented to the Campbell-street school children yesterday. . The medals won. by the school cadet corps at thereceut Friendly Societies' sports wore also distributed. The medals are handsome silver ones, each bearing the name of the recipient. New Tkial.—Says the Post-.—The motion by Mr Wilf ord for a new trial in the case of Alfred Watkins, who was sentenced to a year's imprisonment on a I charge of assault and robbery at Palmerston North, is to be heard by~the Chief Justice next Monday. The accused was not: defended by counsel in the -Supreme Court, and it is alleged'that being without legal assistance he was hot able to. place his ease properly before the jury- . . - ■ • ■ ~ He Enew.—'Yes. my son/ said the father, 'that old gentleman is j a splendid example ior you; He com-! nienced as au errand boy,1 and slowly j worked himself up to the top of the.tree, j and finally became the proprietor of the business in which he had once held the lowest position. Having accumulated a huge fortune he retired some years ago, and'now is enjoying the fruits of his labour.' 'But, father,' replied the know-1 ing son, 'when that old chap commenced' there were no patent tills.' . ~j Poultry.—The poultry industry is assuming large dimensions in New "ZesL- ■ land. . For'some time past two Southern firms have been shipping 2000 fowls a month to South Africa from Lyttelton • and Dunedin, and they are anxious to increase the size of f citure consignments. Hitherto they have been purchasing birds at 2? 6d li pair, but they are now offering 2s 9d.'" Th« Agricultural i»epartment: has disposed of about 1000 j fowls and ducks from its varisus breed-; ing depots this year,, and is unable to supply any more just at present. The demand for eggs rrom the dopots is exceedingly, large. The ijovevnnjentj Poulhy Expert (Mr Hyde) returned from the South yesterday, and states"' that in all tho country districts which he visited-great attentioij js now being paid to poultry matters. The Agricultural Department will probably ■ make | another, shipment of frozen poultry to | South Africa nextmonth. - ' r I

Rtjuoc&Sf.oF Ihqtjests.—Some time ago, writes the London correspondent of this journal, a mummy, consigned from Peru to Brussels, was detaiagji the London and North-Western 'Eailway goods depot at Broad Street, andbeeame the subject of' an inquest. The jury, with Unconscious humour, returneel a verdict that the body was that of "a female person, aged abo^ twenty-five years," and that she. died in a manner unknown to them, and that the evidence did not "disclose any "recent crime in this country." As the lady,, had".probaMy yielded up the ghost a thousand years before Cortez stood'upon' the Peak in Darien, the paucity of evidence ■: can hardly be considerfi.4 remarkable.- The owners are now suing the, raiilway company for damages to the high dried Peruvian belle. This story recalls a yarn told by the late Sir Julius von.Haast. During some of his .excavations in "New Zealand, the learned scientist announced: that he had discovered the remains of a; preliistorie man; and was considerably surprised when a day_ or two later he re-: ceived a communication froni the lccalj coroner deinandiiag particulars of, his' discovery, the whereahoujts'.of there-i mains,'and intimating that"he mu.s.t be prepared to give evidence at the .inquest;

]?KODycEEs.-7-A-t a irieeting of the Pro-; ducers'TJnionlield at Pahiatua, MessrsMacdonald and Moore reported their! doings -in -Wellington ,concerning thej promotion of a conference with freezing' companies' representatives «t which the' State.willbe represented;;also the steps' taken towards urging upon the; authorities .the necessity of appointing;, another' expert to exploit the markets of South! Africa, and recommending a, "Wellington business man for the purpose, sions of the functions ofithe Advances to, Settlers' Office had also been urged,-'toil enable borrowers under the:act: to prb-: cure cheap money for short periods in , small amounts, •'A letter was received j from:Mr B> Smith,.■ Chairman of the" Pahiatua branch of the Farmers' IJjiion, I urging? amalganiation'iii the terms suggested by Mr John Cotter, of the Wood-' Tills Farmers.'Club. A. reply was gentto; the 'effect that the; Producers'' Union is very anxious ..to retain the service? of its :'.'Secretary;'in the. interests ! bf/thV farmers and ;producers: -generally;., and; they would have ererydesire to amalga-' mate. Messrs Dunning and Moore weie deputed to, represent, the .union at- the: conference: with' freezing companies in: the Chamber of Commerce/ Wellington,on the: 27th "inst., and to: request the'at. tendaneaof J^rFieldjM,Hitt,'. ' •«■>' '■■■

DriAYED.—The evening tram from Wellington yesterday was delayed for ha)f-an-Jionr owing to a piston rod breaking The train aruved in Palnierston at ten minutes past teil , Sora —We understand that Mr J. S. Mumo, land agent, Eangitikei-stoeet, I has disposed of Dr Rockstroiv's property of 574 acres al Awatuna, to a local resident at a satisfactory price Sukr-Bowkett —At a meeting of the Directors of the Starr-Uou kett Society, held last evening, tenders totalling £400 were accepted for the £300 available for distribution among members The money was disposed of in two sums of £100 and £200. Sheep Tax.—lt may be of interest to sheepowners to know that Saturdaj, 31st August, is the last day 'for payment ot sheep rates. A penalty of Is for every 10s of the rate will be incurred if paymentis not niade on or before the dale mentioned above. Ikformation,—An information htis been laid against Margaret Basset^ of Princess-street, charging her with keeping a questionable house. The case will be heard '.at ;an early date. "It is stated counsel for the defence has been retained in Wellington. - ■ .' Ditorce.—The Chief justice at Wellington granted a decree nisi yesterday in the divorce ease John J. Smith (petitioner) v. Sarah.A. Smith-Respond-ent) and John Bodda (co-respondent), with £lo costs against the co-respon-dent. • . " ■''•• Handy.—Many hay« been'the developments of the penny-in-the-slot idea, and the latest comes from France. An enterprising insurance company has developed a plan by which cyclists may drop a-penny in the machine and obtain n, coupon covering one day's 'insurance for ten.thouaand.franc? (about £400). - : ..Bobotjgh Council.—Members of the various sub-committees of the Council haye1 been kept particularly busy of .late attending^ yarioua meetings, principally in connection with works to be carried out at an early date; T-his afternoon the Public Works, Finance an 3 Lighting Committees met at the Council Chambers, the forin|r-to.,gcoepE tenders for formation of foptp'&tKsVd7 parji of Tramstreet.. . _■. .1.,..:.. / ; •_•■'. :- ; . T;; .. Improvement.—A much-needed improvement is being effected to the side of ike road in Broad-street opposite the Post Office Hotel, where for some time past, flood water has collected and remained for days. The grass has been cleared away and the road levelled off j and when completed, the work will add considerably to the appearance of the street in that locality as well as effectually doing away with an eyesore, ' JP.N. Rifles.—The Company parade of th;e Palmerston North Rifles was well attended last evening, Captain Mounsey being; in command.. The men were taken out and exercised in. skirmishing, company drill and advance guard movements by lieutenant •Louissou, and a good night's work was put in. At the: conclusion of the parade the new LeeMetf ord " magazine " rifles were issued to the Company, and Sergeant J. Perrin, whqiias undergone a course .pfonsti-uc-tion- at Wellington, explained-Jto' the ; menihe working of the rifle. : .- ■ TomnFUt.—Mr Chamberlain at Go is' amongst the youngest men in the House of Commons. He could very well pass for ten years younger; in broad daylight 1 and at times he looks positively youthful. The last two or three years (says the Daily Chronicle) have touched his raven locks with "rey, but his figure is as slim and alert as ever. The Colonial •Secretary is a-striking proof of the truth that every man is a law unto himself. He boasts of never having taken any physical exercise, and walks only when, it is impossible to ride. - . Hard Lines.—"We haven't got any-thing-to do with laundries." said an Auckland builder at the Wellington Conference yesterday morning, when the delegates were considering the Factories ,Act. "I don't know so much about that," replied the Timaru delegate; "if your wife and daughter work in a laundry on your washing, there's a factory at once!" (Laughter.) "And you'll have to allow them "an hour foxlunch I" added a Wellington man. " Oh, we don't know where we are!" cried the 'Aucklander, amid more laughter. Savings Baxk.—A man named Drislane, who was'remanded hy the Castlei mime (Victoria) bench for seven days so that he could undergo a. 'cleansing process, "afforded a.surpriset'o the gaol larders told oB to cleanse him/> When arrested, the old man had somev£so in his pockets, but when stripped for his -bath it was foimd that he was in such a state_of filth,.that silver coins which "he was,:in the/habit of putting inside his shirt irHen going to bed were' sticking to him. After being scrubbed, 19s in silver was found in tlie batjj/ Sergeant Armstrong arranged for the man's ad? mission to the local benevolent asylum. .xNew Guinea.—The Christian World says ip : has L been decided to make an 1 appeal for a spepjttl fund as a memorial to the late Rots. James Ghflmers and Oliver F. TompHns, who were mur-1 depei in guinea. It is-proposed i to aim at raising at least £2500 for the | support, for a_ period .of at least five years.J of _ a-missionary to labour among j the cannibal tribe which massacred the j missionaries, ;ahd if sufficient funds'are j received- beyond that.sum, to proride a launch for use in tie western branch of the Ifew (Juinpa jnission. - I

.. B^PABious.^ri. ftesli ,o;ase; pf the horrible ; trads in artificially disfiguring .children, s,o ; rife in South- %usais:, has come to light. Two beggars hare been arrested at the village of Matusott; in Jfche: '-. Kjey. . Government. They, ■were ! accompanied by tjro little boys, who j eleven years ago were stolen from their parents. One of• them had his'tongue cut out and both eyes destroyed. .The! other's arms and legs were fantastically i ..twis,t.ed, :jj7J;h;the ofrject of exciting tho i pity.of .alms.-gifers^Y A third child died j during the. process.; The. purveyors of such artjfifi&l .cripples, it is 'stated, receive several hundred roubles apiece. Sweating.—Some startling- instances of sweating.are being made1 public in Sydney. A deputation from the Restaurant Employees' Association saw the Premier a few days sgp and urged an amendment of the Early Closing Act to bring all hotel, club, and restaurant employees'within the 60 kours provision. The speakers instanced oases of kitchenme# working 90 hour's 'a week for 12s, and others whose work extended over ]0Q hours for less. .f.'TKe.lpnser the tours the smaller the wage/-' one'speakerremarked.;; Taa dffputa,tjon 'met with; a sympathic reply- anji a promise that something wo.uld be dope tor-^hem. Hjled Tiiiis.-T-puring^he ipast mon th, says Ti-uth, "there" has T>cen a considerable faljing off in the 'building and engineering tr^es. jn;Duhedin, A large number of: carpenters/ painters, and stone masbns are, out .of. epployijieiijfc, while a number of men have recently been dismissed:; froml several of the' engineering shops, and it is anticipated a further dismissal, will talcg'place this month.. The boot trade, tdp.is'in a rery unsatisfactory condition, a nnmbei r of men- being out of werjr, and many only working-half. time. Many of the men employed;,on., the Central, Catlin, and Heriots railways arij als.b idle on account of work having bee» stopped through the severity of the weather, . " .Ba.zaah.—The great attraction.. tomorrow is the bazaar to be held in the Lfgmm Theatre in aid of Sfc Peter's Church, The, ppisfljng,ceremony wiU take place at half.past Wo, when Mrs Saelson, the Mayoress, will be wesent, •We trust that the efforts of the-li'adiea' !&uild and the Rev. 0. C. Harper will be fully rewarded, by a very large attendance. There"wilf-bs'^Guild'stall for plain and fancy needlework "ajjd other useful arheles.'produce and lolly: stalls refreshment' stall, &c. I»ui-ing jthesale there,:-will; bedside shows' of yarious kinds. -In the evening Mr Perpy Tombs' band wjll, delight the musical ear with flharmbg'muslo. Palmerston North 5r *sJ ;i 3and ; ihayii ajso JcindlT.promised *°.e?liten;tke proceeding's in/ £he' eyen-' ing. On Thursday the sale will be con.tiniiedy and- in.thoevenjna; a social-will be hold, in which several.Tocal-yocalißts will ass/s).; ;iUI produce and live stook ishould be.sent^to'the,Lyceum.byr 11 o'clock to-mbrrqw... Cakes/sweets, ee%s, .butter,.eream,fawls, duoks; &c, .wiltbo gladly accepted at the^roduce stall ber tween;.-;10 and 12 to-morrow morm'ug, ; ---

jl' - "Ojt- ihe- Job,—Torn Long, the kangmari^wenfc to' Ly tteltbn iij. the Tarawera Oast.--'night:Jn^ckarge, of the gallows on vflijfeh kepis': to liang^loLeaiijthe Eyre-, ton/murderer. ■;■ ' ■\:--i\;-' .■>..'■ ; AGED.-^An.Adelaide-message ■ states: Peter Lamonfc'died in a. destitute asylum aged 103;>.H0 wa^bom-iriSlraS/and arrived in the/State in the BueKinghamshire. He was a bricklayerJby trade, and amongst other Government building 3 hehelped to build the destitute asylum, of which he was an inmate for only six weeks before his death. 20/- in the £I.—There was' a lively meeting o£ creditors in the estate of George Searle, carpenter, at Gisborne; last week, and the following resolution' was passed-.-"Failing the payment of nE nir • i £ * °^ week feom date > ttat tlie Official Assignee be instructed to consult a solicitor with a view to bringmg the conduct of the bankrupt under the notice of a Supreme Court Judge, to be dealt with as the decision of tie • CoUli i lre.-i; tlMt any other course -would be aiding and abettin* by the creditors. ° J . Salvation '. AhiiY. — The Theatre Royal was crowded last night when ■Adjutants;Hutchinson andßensley gave their bioscope entertainmentdealing with tte Salvation Army's great social work. .A bout two'hundred pictures were shown, a large.; number, being animated films The powerful lantern used showed these pictures to the greatest possible advantage, eliciting muck, applause from the spectators. The accompanying lecture, • which had been prepared by "Commandant Booth, was full of intere^t,-helping the "audience to realise'the'maepritude and universal character of the great, work the Army is doing-among, the destitute, fallen and poor of the larger cities of the world. . " BowLixa.—A meeting of the Directors of the Bowling Green was held last evenJng in connection with the pavilion to be erected on the new green. A long discussion on ways and means took place, and it was ultimately decided to adjourn pending details as to the plan of the •building. "Work in connection with the new green; is progressing most satisfactorily, especially during the present spell of favourable weather. Already half of the green itself has been top-dressed, the banks have been levelled and turfed, while the grass presents a most healthy appearance. The green will be sown next month with specially mixed grasses. It is expected the green will be available for play towards the end of the coming season. .. ~ .

Me Cadsias.—ln a letter received by .the Sau Francisco mail from the Hon. A: J. Cadman, Mr Cudman says:—"On the whole, I think I am somewhat better than when I left New Zealand. The sea voyage did-not do all the doctors anticipated, but from what the specialist here has told me, if I had been in a position to take his advice, and do no work of any sort, especially sedentary wort at a desk, I think'i should have been much better than I am. But, un-" fortunately, the business which I have in hand has demanded my constant attention from the time Handed in London up till now, so that I hare not been out of London to see anything of a real holiday. Later on I hope to be able to have a look at both England and Scotland before I return to New Zealand. I hope to be successful in the matter I have m hand." , Furniture Trade. —Mr H. Town-send,-at the Wellington 'Conciliation Board yesterday, referred tb Chinese competition in the furniture trade. Given, he said, equal, terms, the European could beat the Asiatic out of the field. He quoted from the evidence given before a "Victorian commission by the secretary of the Cabinetmakers' Union. There were-481 Chinese and 400 European workmen in the Sydney Metropolital district. According to j their own statement, the report which Mr Townsend referred to; but did not read, continues,. the Chinese worked sixty hours, but he4 believed seventy hours was nearer the mark. Attention was drawn to the existence of Sunday work in the furniture trade and to tke filthy methods in. the manufacture of flock, which were gathered from rubbish tips and boxes and used without bleansing. One case was known in which, the flock in new goods was found to be a mass of living larvae. One firm exported a large quantity of flock to the other colonies, . . . .. . - Obchestbax Society.;—At a meeting of the Orchestral Society, heldlast evening, voting papers in connection with the plebiscite concert to beheld inlJecembefr were opened, with the following results :—"Overture, " William Tell," 2§ votes; Operatic selection, "Faust," 13 votes; Suite; ' Lobgesang Symphony - (Mendelssohn), 23 votes; German's Gipsy Suite, 11 votes. The next pieces in order were the' Taunhauser March, operatic selection, Base of Persia and the adages from Beethoven's EsoieaSymphony. The unanimity of the voting for William Tell and Lobgesang Symphony is striking, inasmuch- it shows that members 'appreciate the works of the great masters. The pieces chosen are all of a difficult character and afford the conductor and orchestra splendid opportunities'foripourtrayihg orchestration in four widely different styles. The whole of the works are" of much beauty, and show the. genius of the respective composers, Eos'sini.-Men-""delssohn, Gounod and Germtato much advantage, There.. was :■ practically a two-thirds.niajnrity in favour of the four pieces selected. , Immediately after the meeting the Society^ommeneed practice on the phosen works. The next concert will be the last of the season,

' Newest gpbKs, jmcluding ?f QldMarlborough" by •£.. Jmiism' 'Snick) Magazines, Fancy Goods, Electroplate Silver Goods,,- China and . Glassware Leather Goods, Footballs, etc. Park's Stationery and Fancy goods Warehouse, —Advt. Cash buyers of drapery and clothing are asked 'to look out for Bargains at The Bon Marclie" to-morrow and coming week, when sundry clearing lines will | be offered at nominal prices.—Advt. There will be pne more .opportunity for careful buyers t<j pick "up' some rare bargains before the'close pi tie drapery is ?ta; Proceeding at the :tii . re mnants which include useful lengths of flanelette, prints, shirt- | ings, calicos, sheetings, etc., and numberI less oaa^entshaTebeenmarkeddownto T'W^v^ 1 WIM.. so, as toJ effeotnalljMeleai-ithe, 'atoek before- the completion 6f ; stock-taking,-in.addition to I which the cashfdlscounfof i's'intheJS on th;e Eaiapoi:sample.clothing will becoul.fanuedfor another.6days... ••-'■" / r Thursday, Friday, aiii Saturday- ; of i this:jw^ek are ppsi^Tely' thel i'j';'; Aree days of sa}e at The Bon Marchd.' Dimng these three 4?JR tig balance of winter stock, which jt is determined to ple^r, will be offered, at nominal prices, and bargains will be the order of the time in capes, jackets, dress goods, 'millirieryi sevges ; blousings, "and many useful lines of household draperyr'^Biiyers should not miss these-bargaiis.-^Adpt,