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Manawatu Standard, Volume XLI, Issue 8714, 16 October 1908, Page 4

Cabinet has docided to call tenders for the erection of a port office at Ohakune. Capt. Edwin wired to-day:—Southerly moderate to strong winds; glass rise slowly. The shipping .companies will continue the present low freight rates on. hemp and tow till the end of December. The steamer Waitemata will search the Three Kings for traces of the lost barque Loch Lomond. Clients of Wellington Banks have been notified that the rate of interest for overdrafts has been raised to 7 per cent. The Government has decided to invite competitive designs throughout the Dominion for the new 'Parliamentary Buildings. l*irec offenders against the laws of sobriety were before Messrs Woodroofe and H. Waldegrave, J's.P., this morning. They were fined 10s, 7s and 5s respectively, with the customary alternatives. Upon the arrival of tho Hawea in Dunedin tho engineers aro to receive presentations from tho Institute of Marino Engineers in recognitipn of. the excellent work they did in repairing the vessel's broken shaft during her long drift off tho coast of Australia. It is oxpeeted that tho Hawea will arrive at Duncdm from Oamaru on Saturday.

The ordinary fortnightly meeting of the Loyal Manawatu _ Lodge, 1.0.0. F., M.LL, was held last night and was well attended, N.G. Bro. F. W. Pettett presiding. Four candidates were proposed for membership, one new member was initiated, and one member joined by clearance. Bro. W. J. Connor wa« appointed to represent the Lodge, at the Foresters' anniversary social on Wednesday next. It was decided to accept the Buunythorpo. Lodge's invitation to attend church parade on Sunday, October 25th. and also to pay a fraternal visit to the Manchester Lodge on November 13th. At the dose of the meeting a euchre tournament- was held.

Last- evening while returning from a visit to some friends -at Makino a young man named Sven Schooler met with a peculiar accident. As far as we can gather it appears that the handle of liis machine broke, and ho fell heavily on his head and back, and lay on the road in a eemi-conscious state. His two mates missing him went back and found him lying stunned on tho road and his bicycle in the- ditch. After a great amount of exertion they succeeded -in conveying their injured companion to Palmerston, and one of them, Neilsen, took him to his honie in . North-street. It was feared the young man was very seriously injured as ho complained very much of, a. pain in the back. Mr Gr.au, of the . Occidental Hotel, fov whom Schoeler has worked as cook for ■& long time, was oalled out after midnight, and the injured man was taken to the hospital, where he> regained his senses this morning. On enquiry at noor. wo found that so far as tho authorities can make out.aitv present SohoeJer is hot very seriously injured.

After nearly twenty-nine. years' eervice- without a break, the submarine cable which runs under Cook Strait from Wanganui to Wakapuaka has refused duty.. Mr J. K. Logan, Superintendent of Electric Lines, elates that a, break has occurred in ■ the cable about four knots out from Wanganui. The break took place in, the early hours of last Wednesday morning. The line was in splendid working order at midnight on tho previous evening, and when the operators tested tho line at 8 a.m. on Wednesday the cable was- broken. In tho absence of any other feasible theory the mishap is attributed to a submarine earthquake. The cable is laid across a comparatively shallow path on tho bed of Cook, Strait, its greatest depth being about 70 fathoms. There are abundant means of maintaining submarine connection with the South Island, as there are five other cables in commission. The Tutanekai, at present at the Bluff, eiv gaged in laying a cable to the Dog Island lighthouse, will repair the broken line as soon .as ehc returns from the south..

Tetanus is one of the mosr agonieing, as well as one of the deadliest, diseases known. Lockjaw'.is jnerely one 'of its painful symptoms, for every important muscle and tendon is contracted and cramped. About 69 in 70 cases are mortal, and those who survive usually do so with a badly-shaken constitution. The bacillus is harmless unless conveyed direct to the blood—it is übiquitous, for it may be detected on almost any splinter of old wood, rusty nail or fragment of broken glass—hence the disease usually arises in. wounds in the hands or feet, and is one to. which children are very liable. In seven fatal cases in Auckland last year, according to Dr. Purdy, six were associated with wounds in children's feet from broken glass. Of all dangers, the broken bottle is the ugliest. Hidden in deep grass, it lies in wait for tho bare foot of the innocent. In the centre of tho road it is the bugbear of the bicycle-rider and the motorist. Kicked out of sight into the side-channel, it awaits tho unshod youngster who so perversely walks or shuffles along through tho dirty etream'when rain is falling. Rarely is there a large seaside picnic without tho gashed foot of some child paddling on* what should be a harmless sandy bottom. The broken bottle is more than a nuisance that calls loudly for repression. Behind it ifc always lurking tho horrible menace of tetanus. —Post.

'■■ :^ho A that. . Palmerstc-n; North"'lias A ever seen"' 'will-'be -bri *view at tho gaslight display at Collinson and Cunninghame's to-night; honeycomb, satin, toilet and colonial from 2s' lid to 19s 6d. Bo sure you see them.—Advt.

F\fty pairs specially-selected Japanese vases, 6s lid to 12s 6d pair; 20 pairs Taizan vases, 17s 9d to 30s pair; no two ehapea alike; now, unique, exclusive designs. On view at gaslight display tonight.—Oollinson and Son, Crockery. Department, Cheapside.—Advt.

Prompt Delivery.—lmporters requiring immediate delivery of their goods cannot do better than entrust their Customhouse and Forwarding , work to J. J. Curtis aud Co., Ltd., Customhouse Quay, Wellington. Efficient service -and moderate charges assured. —Advt.

New boxed stationery at Park's. "Golliwog," "Comic Animals," "Nureerv Rhymes," "Parisian," etc. New and rietty lines in playing cards, Clan tartane, ete. — Advt.

'' The Public Works Committee made their periodical inspection of the borough this afternoon.

\ The skeleton of the Oka.rito whale- waa tfiken from the Christchurch railway station to the museum grounds yesterday;. Five loads of bones were taken on lorries. Steps are- being taken to erect a house far the skeleton, which is 87 fee* long.

As a reason for the escapes from Waiotapu planting camp an exchange says the following answer, which is authentic,, explains some- of the ills which captivo flesh in that, prison camp has to bear.. "Privileges !". burst out Uhe prisoner with.', biting scorn. : "Privileges do you call them? There aron't any privileges in that camp, mister. Why, hang me, i£ they haVen-'t .stopod us now frortj going; in \o the' Rotorua dances! It was tiinoto clear !""•■■,

At the general committee meeting of.' . ~-> the Plunkofc Xurso Society yesterday a£-_ «*•, ternoon, at, which the Mayor presided,.' the rules as driiwn up by the executive,, similar to those of the Christchurch Society, were adopted. Arrangements for a lecture, to be delivered here at, an early date by Dr. Truby King, of Dunedin, were left in the hands of the president and secretary. Nurse Henderson was formally introduced to the membersShe is at present staying at Devonshire House-, where Mr Tucker has generously; provided a sitting room so that mothers can call and interview the" nurse.

Yesterday afternoon as Mr Tuoker'a ponies were being harnessed up in "theyard at fche back of tho - hotel, someone throw • a stone and struck one of them on the> head. Both took fright and bolted, with the buggy the right-of-way into tho street, smashing a wheel oft: by colliding with the corner of the sanirple rooms They turned up tho street towards Terrace End. Fortunately Mr G. Tucker' was riding towards the hotel, and met them at the corner of Princessst. He at once wheeled his horse and. galloped alongside, seized the reins andpulled the run-a-ways up on a vacant section at the corner of Alexaradra-st. without any further serious damage.

An unpleasant experience befell Mr H. Humphries and his daughter, Miss Ethel Humphries, of Napier, on. the journey from Nciv Zealand to America, for their luggage \vSs most cleverly rifled. on the way over, though uit which pointis not known. A largo trunk belonging to Mies Humphries was opened, aind; many of its contents disappeared, including six dresses. The Customhouse seal,, which was attached at' Vancouver, was apparently unbroken, so that the travellers are inclined to think that the theffe occurred on the voyage between Sydney and Vancouver, while it was in the ship's baggage room.

The Bluff correspondent of the Of ago Daily Times writes that intimation has been received that tho seal season will, be reopened about the middle of next year. Certain conditions have been mentioned which aro not considered practicable. SeaWnuiting 19 in" the nature of a fray, and the sealer, in the midet of; a sealeries, light, oaiimot possibly discriminate nicely as to age, sex, etc. Captain Bollons, of the Hitiomoa, who visited the off *horo Jslumds, last- week,, reports that at the Snares he never sa.\v seal life more plentiful. The seals were swarming about, the seal caves at the' landing. That ho takes to be an indication that the inoro romot-o sealeries are beimg fully stocked. Not so- many years ago, 2000 skins were takeai off the Snares in one hunt

Warnings from the Postmaster-General have repeatedly appeared in the newspapers that it is an offence against the telephone service regulations to turn on a graphophone for the transmission of music from one house to another (says the Melbourne- Age). The reason is obvious—namely, the sound leaks out all over the wires, and people who have business to talk along have to do it through the awful grinding of a sort of combination concertina and coffee mill. The other night, for- a full half-hour, Edison's crack male singer with the Irish brogue, to the rowdy accompaniment aforesaid, was taking it in turns with Madame -Melba. to throw the whole telephonic system south of the.Yarra into confusion, for they noisily pervaded the Windsor, Brighton, Yarra and Cheltenham exchangee alike.

A correspondent-, writes: —Rather an amusing incident occurred at Otaki on the morning of tho second day's races just as the crowd was beginning to leave the centre of rhe quaint, little township for the raeecoiirso some distance away-. The only Wellington detective' jn plain , clothes had been quietly but vainly, trying .to get his hand on another vieitbr — of tho spieler persuasion—also from the Empire City, who had been proving a nuie&nce to various people visiting the races. At last the officer encountered hisman (without a hat) slipping out of tho back door of an hotel, evidently bound for the course, but alas for his hopes for that day at least. Out shot the 'tec's arm amd collaring his man said, "Come along with me, I want you." The spieler's mute followed round to the front, and mingling with the crowd, sang/ softly, but feelingly, "Come along with, me to the Jug, dear," to the merriment: of the asembled populace. The unforr tunato bagged one was thruet into a. cab and driven off to the celK cursing: each and everyone.