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Wanganui Herald, Volume XXXII, Issue 9383, 9 March 1898, Page 2

A prohibition older has been issued against Henry Jeffiey, of Aramoho. Messrs Abraham and Williams have withdrawn a line of 1000 ewes from their Palmerston sale to-morrow. Mr R. E. Beckett's Halcombe salo takes place at 1 o'clock to-morro>?, and the Marton sale next Tuesday. Colonel McDonnell left Wanganui on Monday for Wellington en route to the Old Country, where he is going on a visit. Dawson, who stands third on the lis>t of English billiard players, has arranged a match with Weiss, the Australian champion, to be played on the 28th inst., 18,000 up, Weiss receiving 1000. The stake is £100 aside. The Christchurch Spectator is responsible for the statement that Lord Ranfurly bus taken a house at New Brighton, where it is expected an interesting event will shortly take place. Will the little strarger, like Huia Cnslow, be given a Maori name ? * The Police Commisssion took the evidence of two witnesses at Wellington yesterday, who deposed to seeing two persons going into local hotels on Sundays. They gave names, and one said he had counted 210 people entering an hotel on one Sunday. The committee of the Aramoho Boating Club wish us to invite any who may desire to take part in their up-river picnic on Sunday next. The steamer leaves Bett's Wharf at 9 30 a.m, and the return fare is 2s, children half price. As the pionicers intend going up a far as possible the opportunity is a good one for those wishing to see the river scenery. Our readers will find in our advertisingcolumns the programme of the popular concert which has been organised by Miss Hatherly. The number looked forward to with most interest is " Greig's Concerto," which Max Hoppe has had the opportunity of playing with the composer, and his interpretation will be a treat to those »vho dolight in the charmingly original compositions of this favorite musician. It is anticipated that there will be a large audience, and those who desire to secuie good places should book them at once at Messrs H. I. Jones and Son's,

The Rev. Charles Dctllaston is visiting Pliilputt, condemned to deatli fol 1 the Silverstream niurder. At the meeting to morrow evening of the local branch of the Women's Christian Temperance Union, Mrs G. H. Smith, the Union's delegate, will give an account of the Napier Convention. The meeting will be held in the Christ Church schoolroom at 7.30 o'clock. Mr Edison announces a new discovery which he nays will revolutionise the iron trade of the world. The discovery is of a metal which, when mixed in certain proportions with smelted iron, renders cast iron as tough as the same metal when wrought. Tho announcement has naturally excited much interest. Mr J. Mcßeath was the recipient on Saturday evening last of a bat, with silver shield attached suitably engraved attached, from the membeis of the United Cucket Club as a souvenir of the many pleasant games, played with him in Wanganui. Mr Mcßoath intends playing for the Dunedm Club in future. We give a final reminder of the entertainment and socinl this evening at the Old Men's Home for the benefit of the inmates. In addition to the rendition of an interesting programme of vocal and instrumental items, refreshments will be provided. 'Busses will leave the Fountain at 0.30 p.m., fares Is return. The District Court sessions concluded shortly after wo went to press yesterday afternoon, when the jury brought in a verdict of " Not Guilty " in the charge against David Hallum for alleged theft and embezzlement. The other indictment against the accused was not presonted, and he was accordingly discharged. Members of the Wanganui Chess aud Draughts Club interested in the draughts tourney are requested to attend at the club-room on Friday evening. The following playeas have one life:—W.Armstrong v. J. Barrett, A. Burnett v. R. Higgle, P. McGregor a bye. Those with two lives are: Young v. H. B. Williamson, H. Hariis v. A. P. Anderson, Piper v. Read. The Auckland Star, in the course of a leading articlo on the Dreyfus affairs, says:—" Briefly, Captain Droyfus was accused of being the author fiokrdgrepmyb victedabtaharhxn-i of the farilous borderean. That as tho London Times of a recent date points out was the solo material charge against him." All we can say is, that if he was guilty of being the author of tho above, he doserves all ho got. It is rumoured that the Hon. E. Mitchelson will contest tho Parnell seat with Mr F. Lawry at the licet genoral election. We should have thought that tho former gentleman had had quite enough of politics, which, as Sir Robert Stout says, don't enrich honest men. Mr Mitchelson, like tile latter statesman, found it so to his cost and made up his mind to look after his own business, which is a very large and profitable one, m prefeience to devoting his time and energies to that of the country. The final reading of the station sheet was passed at tlie Wesleyan Conference at Dunedin yesterday. Following are the appointments on this coast : New Plymouth, C. H. Garland ; Waitara, G. Thomas, H. W. Williams; Stiatford, Read j Hawera, O. Laws ; Opunake, Penny ; Wanganui, G. Bond ; Rangitikei, G. Spence; tiandon and Foilding, C. Abornethy, Ci Harrison i Palmorston North, k'. Ebeck and Wrigloy i Kiwitea, J. Griffin ; West Coast Mission, T. Hammond, A case which has occupied the S.M. Coiut at Stiatfoid for thieo days and excited considerable intoiest, was brought to a conclusion yesterday. One Amos sued three brothels Montgomerle for £75 special and £200 general damages for assault. Ho was engaged to Miss Moutgomei ie, and the bi othei s ti iccl to break off the marriage, and on Christmas Day gave him a severe thrashing, from which he had not yet recovored. judgment was given for plaintiff for £o2 13s special and £100 goneial damages, with £18 12s costs. The D.1.C., Wellington, notify that they have opened up the bulk of the shipments for tho forthcoming season, and each department is replete with the choicest and most up-tO'tlttte goods. Particular attention is directed to the dross goods and blouse materials, which arti of the latest designs. The gentlemen's department contains an excellent variety of underwear. Mi D. Lilly, the local agent, Ridgway-streot, will be pleased to receive orders for any of the above goods or for suits to measure, and is prepared to submit estimatos for the complete furnishing of houses and cottages. The following letter has been received by Mr A. D. Thomson, lion, sec. to tho Boat'd of Control of Cook's Gardens, from Mr G. Carson, M.H.It. ! " Dear MiThomson, — In appreciation of the transformation which your Board of Contiol has wrought in Cook's Gardens Reserve, and in tho hope that the grounds may soon I become the popular resort of all sections of athlete* in the town and district, I have much pleasure in enclosing my Cheque for the sum of ten guineas, to be devoted to the purchase of a trophy for whatever ovent may seem to your Board most suitable, at your Eastor Monday meeting." His Honor Mr Justice Williams has roseived judgment in tho matter of tho petition of certain shareholder asking tho Court to direct tho liquidator of tho J. G. Ward Farmers' Association to prosecute J. G. Waid and John Fisher. The prosecution has been asked for on the grounds that Ward, as director, and Fisher, as mannger, had mr.de and circulated certain statements which they knew to be false in material particulars ; that they had falsified coi tain books of the Association, etc. Mr Cook, lepresenting two of the in gent cioditors, was opposed to any free assets being used to prose jute Ward and Fisher A cruel system of adulteiatlng flour has been discovered at Havre as the result of numerous complaints from tho inhabitants of several of the departments in the North-west of France as to the bad quality of the bread. A commission agent named Feca; was arrested as the author of the scheme, and five tons of sawdust addressed to him were seized at the railway station at Havre. Fecat, it seems, made regular visits to Paris and purchased large quantities of sawdust, which was of very fine quality and especially prepared. Upon getting possession of it he deliveied it to various millers, who mixed it with the flour they sold to the bakers. It i& estimated that Fecat disposed of no less than 500 loads of this sawdust in the department of Eure alone. The biead composed of the mixture of flour and sawdust had a' peculiar odour, and the consumers also complained of the difficulty they found in digesting it. On tho subject of feminine morality in Sydney a Sydney correspondent writes: — Accusations which have beon made respecting large city establishments which employ a great number of females have been revived by Mr Clement Scott's statements respecting the morality of theatrical people. He said that at some theatres an actress had no chance of employment unless she would consent to bestow her favors upon influential persons connected therewith. The same charge is being categorically made against certain faotoiies in the manufacturing districtsof C'-reat Britain, where it is said to be a matter of notoriety. How terrible must be the struggle for a livelihood before such things are possible! It is a revival, under the most revolting circumstances, of the ancient droils da seigneur, which were , supposed to be abolished at the French Revolution. As for the degraded males who impose suoh conditions, it would be hard to conceive any punishment too severe for them. Something with a little boiling oil in it would seem to be eminently called for,.

Captain Edwin wired at 1.21 to-day : — Barometer fall everywhere ; sea heavy ; gales, probably with rain, after ton hours. Auckland millers are offering in Sd for the new season's wheat. This is tlie highest price the market has opened At for many years. Mr Payne, headmaster of the Kakaramea school, has been selected by the nawera School Committee out of nine applicants for the position of assistant master to the Hawera school. • A West Coast paper, referring to nn accident to a young man, says : — " Ho is now doing as well as can be expected under the matron's care." Rather rough on the matron ! Mr Martin, clerk of the Christchurch Magistiate's Coiut, while riding his bicycle tho otlior day, was run into by a lady cyclist. Mr Martin sustained severe bruises, and his bicycle was damaged. Captain Collins, president of the Aramoho Boating Club, has generously donated four guineas towards providing a prize for a ladies' race at the forthcoming Regatta. Messrs Liffiton and Nixon will on Friday next sell by public auction the whole of the furnishings and household effects in the estate of the late- Mr F. Sherriff. The sale takes place at 1 o'clock, and the goods will be offered without reserve. A concert and social, to be followed by a dance, will be held in the Aramoho Boating Club's Social Hall on Wednesday, 23id lnsti full particulars of which will appear in a future issue. During the evening the trophies presented by Mr Benefield will be handed to tho winners. Tho steam launch Moutoa Btruolt a snag in the river near Shannon on Saturday with about 7000 feet of wet timber on board, and sank about one minute afterwards in shallow water. After the timber had been unloaded, tho launch was repaired, and taken to Foxton. Mr T. B. Williams has been appointed Wanganui agent for the Hamilton (Waikato) Fruitgrowers' 'Association, and will leceive regular shipments of all kindß of fruit. The first shipment will arrive on Friday, and will be sold at the Taupo Quay Mart on Saturday. While lecturing recently on his Inst ydnr'a tour round the world, Mr R. M'Nab, ex-M,Hißi for Mataura, treated his audience to Home startling facts about Egyptian civilisation and buildings, one of which was that an architect who travelled in the party with him estimated the cost of ouo temple at £55,000,000 ! To-morrow Mr J. H. Keesing will sell nt the residence, at tho upper end of Harri-son-street, the whole of the household furniture and effects of a lady who is leaving the district. There are somo really nice things to be offered, and the sale (without reserve) will commence at 1 o'clock. A considerable portion of the works of the Gore Meat Pieserving Company was destroyed by fire early on Monday morning. The company were to start operations for the season yesterday. The insurances aro -Standard £100, South British £400, Now Zealand £.JOO, National £200, Australian Alliance £150, and Imperial £150. An entertainment will be held in St. Mary's Hall on the evening of St. Patrick's Day, 17th March, at 8 o'clock. The programme will include songs (sentimental and comic), instrumental music, dancing, etc., by the very host talent iii town. The entertainments held in St. Maiy'a Hall aro always of a very high order, and so thoroughly enjoyable that we expect to see the management favored with a bumper house. The final for tho Auckland Lawn Tennis championship was played on the Eden and Epsom courts on Hntuiday before a large attendance. The game resulted in a win for I!, A. Parker, who boat Hooper, the New Zealand champion, af tei a very severe match. Parkei was in good form, Ins duving and smashing being particularly brillhant. By this victoiy ho eecuies a modal for himself, and holds the association's challenge cup for one year, 'lhe scoie was as follows ; Parker beat lloopor, 5 -7, 6—3, o—4, 3—o, 10—8. At tho Auckland Supreme Court on Monday a halfcasto native named Henry Aben and Rora Kahui, a Maoii woman, pleaded guilty to breaking and entering at Kihihilii, Waikato, and stealing 587 rabbit Bkms, tho property of the Government. Fiom the evidence it appeared that the piactice had been going on for some time. His Honor said ho had no doubt Aben had been stealing the labbit skins from the Government, and had made the woman Kahui bin tool. Aben received 12 months' hard labor and Kahui was admitted to probation for 12 months, A Press wire from Christchuroh states : An accident occurred yesterday to the coach running between Akaroa and Little River. It was drawn by five horses, and when going down a hill from the Summit to Little River the horses bolted. Tho coach struck a telegraph post, and the body of the coach then charged through a post and rail fence, and was thrown 20ft down tho bide of tho hill. Ten passengers were on board, and one man named Sciemo was badly injured, but the others had a marvellous escape. Beyond a severe shaking and bruises they are iut seriously hurt. One passenger, Mr A. E. G. Rhodes, who, with his wife, was on the box seat, was thrown a clear (SOf t down tho hill. Tlie man injured was brought into the hospital. Mr H. M. Stanley recently secured an intei view with Prosidont Kruger, and he does not seem to have been favorably impressed. In his letter from South Africa •Mr Stanley says :—": — " He appears to know absolutely nothing outside of his burgherdoni ; ho has neither manners nor taste ; his only literature seems to be limited to the Bible and a few treaties and documents about the Republio ; he has no intrinsic excellence of character that should appeal to the admiration of the public ; but what he does know he knows well. He knows the Bimplicty of his rude and bearded biethern of tho veldt ; he can play upon their fears and their creed with perfect effect and it is in the nature of his illconditioned personality to say ' no.' All the rest has fallen to him because he is so unyielding and others so vacillating and so pitifully weak." This is the man, adds Mr Stanley whom " Johannesburgers hope to weary with their prayers and petitions ; but they never will do it." At the up-river native settlement of Karatia (Galatea) last Wednesday an influential meeting of natives was held for the purpose of discussing with the Public Trustee (Mr J. C. Martin) the advisability of vesting the Ohotu Block in the Trustee. Mr E. Barns, tho local agent of the Public Trustee, acted as interpreter. The meeting was addressed at length by Mr Martin, who strongly recommended them to make provision for the future by preserving their land, and as a means to that end suggested that after reserving sufficiont land for their own immediate requirements they should lease the balance by tender. He lucidly explained his proposals with respect to administering the lands for them,, stating that the lands would have first of all to be surveyed and roaded and then cut up into suitable allotments. These would then be let by tender, the upset rental being 5 per cent on the capital value. After Mr Martin had spoken, a number of chiefs addressed the meeting, the older people unanimously supporting the proposal. Several owners of other blocks who were present also expressed approval of the scheme, and signified their intention to place their lands in the hands of the Trustee. Mr Martin returned to Waugauui on Thursday, and the following day met Major Kemp, Takarangi Mete Kingi, Hone Mete Kmgi and other influential natives relative to the same matter. All the natives expressed themselves favourable to tho Trustee's proposals, aud promised to do their utmost to give effect to them. Mr Martin intimated that he would have a bill drafted on the lines indicated for presentation to Parliament.