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Wanganui Herald, Volume XX, Issue 5933, 24 June 1886, Page 2

Earthquakes have been felt at several places down South— a new experience for Sou fchcrnera, The Ashhurton County Couuuil are about to t ake a vote of the ratepayers as to whother a loan for the irrigation of 39,600 acres shall be raised. A telegram from Wellington states that the Taranaki Harbour Rating Bill still blocks the way of 01 ir local bill, but the latter was expected to c( >me on to-day. Mr Honore, the teacher in charge of the Halcombo publ ic school, has been compelled to send in his resignation to the Education Board, on accou nt of ill-health. — Advocate. The Kowena has returned to Auckland from Great Barrii 3r where a verdict of wilful murder against <Caffery aud Peun was returned at the in, quest on Tuesday. The steamer left last r» ght to search the leCands for tha cutter.

The entertainment which was to havebeon given in the Christ Church schoolroom this evening has been postponed until next week. Judge Williams has given a decision in favour of the defendants in a case where the Property Tax Department sued tho I'reabyterian Church Board of Property for taxes on a building not directly used for worship, educational, or charitable purposes, Though the weather does not at time of writing appear very favourable for the Druids' entortainmont, it will, we believe, be a very suooesoful affair this evening. No pains have been spared to make this annual re- union one of tho best of the kind, and as tickets have been disposed of to a large number of people, a good attendance at both concert and ball may be looked for. At the quarterly meeting of the Duuedin Chamber of Commerce, resolutions were passed impressing on the Government the necessity for at once finishing the Otago Central Line, and also expressing an opinion that the ruling rates of freight from London to that port were higher than necessary compared with the rates to Australian ports. The committee wero asked to deal exhaustively with the latter, and report on the matter at next meeting, Persons who have a superstitious dread of Friday will not be pleased to learn that this is a thoroughly Friday year. It came in on Friday, and will go out on Friday, and will have fifty-three Fridays, There are are four months in the year that have five Fridays eaoh ; changes of the moon occur five times on a Friday, and the longest and shortest days of the year falls on a Friday. A correspondent to the Post calls attention to the fact that some butchers' carts do not comply with the law by using proper weights and scajes, to weigh the meat, but intatoad are provided with spring weighing machines on the principle of a letter weigher. The Post believes its correspondent is correct in saying that butchers who sell meat in this way, are liable to a penalty. — Wanganui meat-sellers beware. We have to acknowledge the receipt of a sample of Mr Strachan's new brew of bottled ale. This article will be found to be a great improvement on that previously turned out, being lighter and more palatable, It is equal to the best bottled English ale we have tried, and we shall be greatly surprised if the Bell Brewery orders for this line are not numerous. To those who enjoy a glass of good sound ale we can thoroughly recommend the article under notice as being worthy of a trial. Mr A, Honore, sen:, of Foxfcon, writes as follows in the Advocate :--•• I have suffered from neuralgia for the last seventeen years, more or less, sometimes very severely, and have tried many kinds of remedies the best only gave a temporary relief, but no cure, I have tried the common celery. Take a small bunch of green leaves, aa much as a cup of water will cover in a small saucepan, boil it for 15 or 20 minutes, drink the water instead of tea, and eat the leaves with a little salt, and bread and butter every morning for breakfast. I have done this for about three months, and the neuralgia is compeletely gone. I have not the slightest indication of it. I thank and praise God for it." Competition in the meat trade is evidently brisk, as we noticed meat in one establishment in town to-day ticketed one penny per pound. This indicates a struggle amongst the butchers which reminds us that we have heard of similar competition in another town not a hundred miles from Wanganui. A new bntcher, who was in days of yore connected with Wanganui — though be it said he was then in a totally different line of business — had opened shop in the thriving locality alluded to and was anxious to do business, Meeting one of the practical jokers, for which the place is noted, he enquired whether he could have a "turn" with his custom. A few questions elucidated the fact that the new buoher charged 3d per Ib, which would not suit the customer he wanted to get hold of. Without any ado the meat purveyor reduced it to 2^d then to 2d, and again to 1£ but without avail. His friend could buy meat at a penny per Ib, and would not pay more, and at length the new tradesman agreed to do the same. They went into the shop to see about the order, when the joker ordered half-a-pound of chops to be sent to his hotel, and booked ! May our local butchers not find competition so keen as to induce them to do as this man did— send it. MrD. Eyre, secretary of the Pemberfcon Special Settlement Association, has received from the Surveyor-General, plans, etc, of the land selected by them. It has been iaid out in sections in such a manner as to give the members the pick of the country, while rej°cting that which is rough and broken. The road from Feilding, called the Kimbolton Line has been extended by tho Government 10 miles above the Kiwitea boundary, aud is now within three miles of the South-western corner of the Pemberton block. The first twenty miles of this line ia a dray road, and the rest (7 miles) a horse road through good grass land. As it will be necessary for the members of the Association to pay up their arrears before the allotments can bo made, their attention is directed to the advertisement in another column from Mr Eyre, A private letter received by the mail last night from London states that the writer had been to the Exhibition, and of course through the New Zealand court, where he had seen Mr Willis' exhibits and the pictorial card of Wanganui views* The latter had been knocked about in transit unfortunately, and did not look as well as it might have, It bad, nevertheless, attracted some attention, for the writer heard several bystanders trying to pronounce the name, and eventually came on one explaining to others where the place was.and giving particulars of the views. On interrogating the young gentleman in question he found that he had lived in Wanganui for many years, and was a son of Mr Lyon, whom old residents will remember as an ssrated water manufacturer here, and who is now, we believe, a resident of Palmerston North. The writer also met Mr A. A. Sheriff iuthe Exhibition, and mentions other colonists who have arrived. Occasion was taken of the usual weekly practice at Christ Church last evening to present Mr G. King, who has been intimately connected with the Church for a long period, with a handsome pair of binoculars as a manifestation of the regard in which he is held by the other members of the choir. In making the presentation, the Rev. Mr Tudor referred to the many yeara during which Mr King had been connected with the choir, and said that they felt they could not allow him to depart on his visit to England without in some way recognising his services. Although Mr King had never directly accepted the position of choir master, thoy all acknowledged that he had virtually held that post with its attendant difficulties and responsibilities. Mr Tudor concluded his remarks by a reference to the happy relations existing amongst the members of the choir, Mr Kins; replied in suitable terms. The manifestation of their regard towards him, he said, had come as a surprise, and he felt that he could not do justice to the remarks which had been made. Whatever services he had rendered had been to him a labour of love, and he had always taken a deep interest in the choir from the moment when he first became connected with it. The members had at all times shewn a kindly forbearance, and he should look forward with pleasure to his return when he should be amongst them again. In the meantime he hoped tho interest in the choir work would be maintained. During his visit to England he should employ himself in acquiring a knowledge of the latest departures in tho direction of the improvement of church practices. The inscription -on the gift reads as follows: — "To Gilbert King, E c q., from tho members of Christ Chuich Choir, 1886." Mr King leaves by to-morrow afternoon's train for Wellington, en route to England. A Wise .Deacon.— " Deacon Wilder, I want you to tell me how you kept yourself and family so well the past season, when all the rest of us have been sick so much, aud have had tho doctors running to us so often.'' " Brother Taylor, the answer is very easy. I used Hop Bitterg in time, and kopt my family well, and saved large doctors' bills. Four shillings' worth of it kept us all well and able to' work .ill tho time, and I will warrant it lias cost you and moat of the neighbours £10 to £100 apiece to keep sick the same time. I fancy you'll take my mediciue hereafter. " Sec.