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Manawatu Standard, Volume XL, Issue 7942, 25 October 1904, Page 4

In the fire which destroyed the Grand Hotel, Rotorua, yesterday, one person lost over __200 worth of jewellery. The total loss by the fire is estimated at _.20,000. The building was owned by L. D. Nathan and Co.

"Searchlight's" weekly budget of sporting notes will appear in to-morrow* .issue. .. -".. '.':.

Tha latest:addition to-the Telephone Exchange is. N0.'249; F. J. Nathan, manager Defiance Creamery,: Ra ngitikei Line. - 'YY.-.- ' "-. .

Captain' Edwin telegraphed to-day:— Gale from between south and east and north-east; glass rise; rain, probably heavy, and weather cold. -

The erection of the new factory for tho Eltham Bacon Company is to be commenced shortly. The work is to be completed.beforo Christmas. Y» "

The v CoOk County Council has decided to ask the Government to vest, Waikaremoana m'the Cook and Wairoa Councils, with''the bbjec_..of - protecting the-: water rights for.power and h'ghtihg purposes.

Mr Alfred Holh'ns, the blind organist, who has just concluded a series of recitals at the Sydney Town Hall, has arrived in New; Zealand, on his way to visit friends in Invercargill. it is likely that he will give some recitals in New Zealand before returning to England.

The Christchurch Musical Union has for some time past been engaging outside soloists for its concerts, and to enable this policy to be continued the subscription is to be raised. The Palmerston Orchestral Society might find, it advantageous to work on similar lines.

" Ladies have a soothing effect at meetings," said a speaker at the amiual meeting of the Christchurch Fruitgrowers' Association, which has a number of feminine members. " Our meetings are better conducted than those at: Wellington," he continued, alluding to Parliament. " We've no gambling and no smoking, no beer and skittles."

A ball of fire known by navigators as St. Elmo's fire was observed transfixed to the top of the foremast of the Lund liner, Wakool, above the masthead light on the night of October 5, during a blizzard, says an Adelaide despatch. The decks wero covered with snow at the time. The fire was of a deep limpid blue color, and was observable for 15 minutes.

A young American lady who, with her family went away recently from the Savoy Hotel, left several thousandpounds' worth of jewelry in the ashpan of a fireplace. It was found by the chambermaid, and put in the cashier's safe. About an hour later there came a telegram from the young lady asking that'the gems should be kept for her.—' British Weekly.'

Mr A. Palmer, who has been connected with the firm-of Messrs Hodder and Tolley, seed and grain merchants, has decided to commence business on his own account in premises he has secured in Queen-street. Mr Palmer left for the South yesterday, where he intends to purchase the very latest- seed cleaning and grain crushing machinery on the market.

A Timaru resident received by the last English mail a letter, which contains a passage that will be read with interest. It is as follows :—" Young Hector Macdonald and his mother are staying near here (Ulleswater), and we see a good deal of: them. He is a* fine boy, and is going to be an engineer, not a soldier like his father. I suppose the late Sir Hector was very well known, even with you "

The statement filed by Thomas Sheerin, farmer, Palmerston, who was adjudged a bankrupt, shows that the total amount owing to unsecured creditors is £86 8s 6d. The individual creditors are as follows:—Palmerston .H. G. Moore __57 3s, J., A. Nash and Co. -.11 Is, F. At.field £7 lis, Payne and Co. £3 13s, T. Parkins 19s, N.Z. Clothing Factory 16s 6d. Wellington: A.> L. Herdman £5 ss. The first meeting of creditors will be held on October 28th by the D.0.A., Mr Scott.

The ladies who have interested themselves in the arrangement of a flowershow in aid of the funds of the Beautifying Association, met in All Saints' schoolroom yesterday afternoon. The date of the show was fixed for February loth next. It was decided that the entertainment programme for the evening include tableaux and children's dances, and the headmasters of the local schools are to be approached with a view to having a contribution from each school. Mesdarnes H. Palmer, Preeth and Campbell were appointed a sub-committee toarrange for additional items. The schedule and prize-lists were then discussed and the details settled. It will be issued after the A. and P. Show. The ladies will hold another meeting in a fortnight's time.

The Rev. Egerton Young, a recent arrival from Canada, in an address delivered at Dunedin, said immigrants are pouring into the rich plains-of Northwestern Canada, and the Government are welcoming these pioneer settlers. "Down here, in your beautiful New Zealand, and over in Australia, I find these lands in possession of a comparative handful. Live up to your heritage. Your aim should be a hundred millions of people. Canada turns out fine organs and harmoniums, and in Windsor Castle I saw these in the private apartments of theßoyal Family. Here in your churches and schoolrooms I find those of American make. Why? Canada's are quite as good, if not better. Build up your Empire by trade exchange."

Last evening Bro. W. Rawlins, S.W., was installed as W.M. of the United Manawatu Lodge, No. 1721, E.C., for the ensuing year, and officers were invested as follows:—Bro. C. E. Hoskine 1.P.M., P.M.; Bro. S. Dowdall, S.W • Bro. J. T. Lang, J.W.; Bro. R. N. Keeling, P.M., treasurer; Bro. G. Woodroofe, secretary; Bro. R. H. Whalley P.M., organist; Bro. P. J. Wilson, chaplain; Bro. A. Turner, S.D.; Bro. A Sutherland, J.D.; Bro. R. M. McKnight ' LG.j> Bro. T. G. Kitchen, S?S. Bro. M. A. Eliot., J.S.; Bro. A. Lam.-, barth, tyler. Bro. J. C. Nathan, P;M. acted as Installing. Master and Bro d' E. Dempsey, P.M.-, master of ceremonies-. At the conclusion of the ceremony a banquet was held after which the usual' loyal toasts were honoured. :

A McGprmick with a strong main, wheel, rigid frame and platform is the only machine that - will- do the finestkind of work on very steep mountain.

Cycles! Cycles! Cycles 1 For best value m cycles, go to Clarkson's *

Ask for Puponga coal. It makes the best fire, no. soot and little cleaning in, the grate or range. First class for steaming purposes.*

■ Spectacles to suit all sights, at Whiteford's Pharmacy, the Square.*

_ Usmar, merchant tailor, Main-street, Palmerston North, late Regent-street London.—Advt.

Kia Ora hats lor ever at 8s 9d and 10s6d; each hat guaranteed to keep itscolour.—Millar and Giorgi, sole agents. —advt. °

On page 2: Cable news and telegrams; on_page 3: Evidence taken in the abattoir site enquiry; on page 6: Sporting; on page 7: Provisions of Teachers' Salaries Bill.

Land is now being rented in the Feilding district for dairying purposes at 35 s an acre.

Dr. Patterson has returned to Palmerston from Christchurch and has now taken up his permanent residence in this town.

_ The Palmerston Eifles fired off the tie in connection with Captain Mounsey's trophy last night, Private B. Pratt proving the winner. The runners-up were Sergt. Just and Privates Archer, Anderson and McCall.

The trenches for the drainage pipes at the septic tank are being pushed on rapidly. Some difficulty is being experienced owing to the" sides of the trenches continually falling in which necessitates timbering to protect the workmen from falls of earth.

A local resident, writing regarding the New .Zealand grey duck, says :— "It is very common for them to build their nests in the hollow of trees 50 or 60 feet in height. The young birds are transferred to the ground one by one. The mother works each of the little ones on-to-her back, settles it between her livings well up on her neck, and then flies down with it to the water."

Mr Bennet has given notice to ask the Minister for Railways, whether he will, during the recess, take into his favourable consideration the desirability of having railway sheep-trucks roofed over, as there are many deaths among sheep in the trucks during wet weather ; and besides, the sheep are often so dirty when taken out of the trucks at the saleyards they have on that account to be sold at less than their value.

The Governor, speaking at one of the schools in Wellington on Trafalgar Day, said he wished to join with the scholars in celebrating one of the greatest events in the history of the British nation, that was to say, the history of the British Empire, their empire and his. The battle of Trafalgar was not being celebrated here because it was a victory over' France and Spain, two gallant nations with whom we are on the best possible terms, but it was because of the splendid heroism of our forefathers, when a great denger was averted at the time for all of us. If they had not been successful—if their pluck had not defeated the great combination—in all probability there would have been a landing on the British coasts—an invasion which the British navy would never have been able to stop. England would have been reduced to a second-class Power, and New Zealand would not have been one of the best and most prosperous dependencies of the great Empire, but a colony of some other power. Our navy meant ■everything, under God, for our protection and prosperity, and it was right, when Trafalgar Day came round, that the school flag should be raised and saluted.

The Loongana, the first turbine steamer to visit Australian wateis, has, in place of the usual twin screws, three propellers, each driven by an independent turbine, and although these turbines are collectively capable of developing 7000 horse-power, they measure only 15 feet long by 5 feet in diameter. Their simplicity as compared with reciprocatingengines is noticeable immediately one visits the enginefobm. As this will be understood when it is explained that tbe "Parson's" turbine is actuated byprecisely the same principle as ordinary windmill. Vanes projecting from a central shaft, and set at an angle, face a stream of steam instead of wind, and in place of a single set of vanes, as in a wind mill, there are a succession of these sets placed one below the other, the whole being enclosed in a casing in order to confine the steam. The saving in weight effected by turbines is considerable. For instance, had the Loongana been fitted with reciprocating engines these would have weighed (exclusive of auxiliary machinery, such as circulating pumps, ' condensers, &c.), over 109 tons, whereas the turbines only weigh 42 tons. The absence of vibration is very noticeable, too; and a good instance of this was afforded on the trial trip, when a number of visitors in the cabin were waiting for the steamer to start, ignorant of the fact that they had been then travelling for twenty minutes or more at well over twenty knots an hour.

• Dr. Ensor's Tamer Juice, a purely vegetable compound, tor constipation indigestion, liver and kidney ailments. This preparation, which is attaining such wide popularity throughout the colony, is beyond question the most successful remedy for constipation, indigestion, bowel and liver ailments ever offered to the- public, the first dose frequently giving relief in old and chronic cases. Tamer Juice is a purely vegetable compound and is manufactured, after years of careful'and scientific research, from the best and purest herbs obtainable. Procurable from all chemists and stores Barraud and Abraham, Agents.—Advt.