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Manawatu Herald, Volume VII, Issue 260, 18 April 1889, Page 2

We {hank the Managers of the Musical Entertainment for the opening of the Sandon Public Hall, for the complimentary ticket for their concert op Saturday evening next. The election for the Wirokino Road Board is advertised elsewhere. The nominations have to be aent into the Returning officer by noon of Saturday, 27th April. The polling, if any, will take place on the 3rd of May. The Rangitikei Advocate sent a reporter to the Flaxopolis a week or two ago, and at last he has succeeded in getting off the following interesting piece of information, clipped from the issue of the 15th inst. " A Foxton hen the other day laid an egg, and then went a short distance away and laid another. The enterprising owner of the bird has now hired a small boy to keep the hen at a gentle walk, in the hope that while she is 'kept moving she will go on laying. Yesterday! morning Mr George Coley had a two horse : team and dray standing at Manchester bouse, loading up some goods, when the horses took fright and tore round the corner to Park Street. In passing the verandah which is' along the front of the store, the dray oaught the last post, and tore it clean away, Manchester House, for the present, has rather a dilapidated appearance. ■ The agent! of the s.b. Huia advertises cheap retuni fares to Wellington. Only twelve shillings and six penoe both ways. The Good Templars hold an entertainment at the Temperance Hall on Monday , night, and indulge in a picnic in the paddook adjoining the hall during tha. afternoon.

The Board of Reviewers sit at the Court I house, Foxton, on thfe third of May, to beaf appeals against the valuations iiirtde fey the Property Tax Assessors, and at the Pitblid Hall, Sanson on the idth of May. Mr Barber warns sportsmen against trespatfairig dii the Himltarigi with ddg or gunThe Railway return tickets oh iidtii the Government and Company's line are issued f roai yesterday and any day up to the 22nd inst, available for return up to the 7th of May. On Monday next the morning train leaves Foxton at 8.30 a.m. instead of 9 a.m to enable visitors to reach Feilding in time for the races. Tonight the Fisk Jubilee Singers give their concert at the Publio Hall, the tickets for the reserved seats have been selling well, and a crowded house may be looked for. It would tend very much to the conveniehce and pleasure of the audience and company, if all who intend going to the performance would be in their seats before the concert commences. The last number of the Illustrated Aus-. tralian News is to hand. A double sheet coloured picture " Mounted Rifles Scouts " is given in. There is also a double sheet engraving of " Aorangi, the cloud piercer." The rest of the pictures are of the usual high merit. The extra supplement has some very interesting notes of a holiday trip to Samoa, and the description of Apia Bay, we extract, which will be found in our next issue. Files of Fiji papers to hand by th c Wainui contain particulars of a fire at Levuka by which property to the value of about £40,000 was destroyed. The fire broke out on the evening of the 6th inst., in one of the corpra* stores belonging to Mr W. Hennings, on the north side of New street. In a very short time the stores, containing over 300 tons of copra, were wrapped in flames, which spread rapidly until those and the other buildings were destroyed. An exceptionally fine lunar halo was visible at an early hour on Tuesday morning at Wellington. The circle was perfect, and of very large diameter, presenting a most striking spectacle in the western sky. At the Greymouth cattle sales local bullocks realised £7 10s to £7 15s; New Plymouth bullocks, £7 5s to £5 ss ; average, £6 3s ; best beef, 18s per 1001 b; others, 16s per 1001 b. Sheep— Local crossbreds, 13s to lls 6d ; Canterbury, 13s 9d to 13s ; merinos, 6s 9d to 8s 3d ; mutton, 2&d per lb ; lambs 8s 6d to 10s sd. A capital idea ; the Manawatu Times says that Mr W. Park and a party of friends intend to enjoy the Easter holidays by taking a boating excursion down the Manawatu river to Foxton. They will start on Thursday or Friday morning. Although the price of New Zealand flax is quoted in London at from £37 to £40 per ton, there is every probability of prices ranging higher owing to the anticipated failure of the manilla crop this season.— Herald. A man named William Campbell was brought before E. S. Thynne, Esq., J.P., at the Court yesterday morning, charged with having wilfully damaged the front door of the Foxton Family Hotel, the night previous, by kicking in a panel. It appears that the prisoner was troublesome and abusive, and waß turned out and the door closed upon him. This he replied to by trying to kick it down. The constable wai sent for, and the man was taken to the lockup. On the charge being read to him, he pleaded guilty, but urged no extenuating circumstances. He was fined 10s, and to pay the cost of the damage 10s, or in default 48 hours nard" labour in Wanganui Gaol. - We remind our readers that next Tuesday night at 8 p.m at the school houses at Moutoa and Foxton is the day and hour fixed for the election of School Committees. It is to be hoped that a good number will attend and display some interest in the event. The acoident to Mr Yanko should stir the County authorities to do something to the County road between Foxton and Taikorea, for it is in a most disgracful condition. The representatives of the Riding are much to blame for not insisting on some attention being paid to it. If any action was taken for any accident that the condition of the road, occasioned, of course it would be put right, surely then, it would be cheaper and wiser to attend to it, before both have to be paid for. In another part of this issue Mr Fitchett, coachbuilder of Wellington has an advertisement that should meet with the attention of the public in this district. He has the name of being a careful, honest workman, and many vehicles of his make, are to be seen daily in town. The accident that Mr Tanko has met with, is bad enough, but fortunately not so bad as it was at first supposed. It appears that he was riding on a load of dry dressed fibre, taking it to the mill, of which he is a partner, when a jolt in the road shook part of the load off, with Mr Tanko, and thus precipitated him before the wheel, which went over his body from the shoulder to the thigh. The load has been estimated at various weights, but it could not have been more than 14 or 15 cwt at the time it passed over the body, as some had tumbled off, and it would be difficult to put a very heavy load of dried fibre, loose on a dray. Dr Foot is attending the patient and hopes are entertained that with care i*e mil pull round. The Butchering Company advertise a reward for some sheep lost out of their paddock. We held an inspection yesterday of the boys drill, at the School. Mr Woodham is now endeavouring to teach the " young idea " how to Btand and turn. We watched their movements for half an hour, and believe there is hope, that by constant attention, some idea of military drill may be instilled into the youthful mind. It is surprising how difficult it is to get persons, old and young, to remember which is their right and left hands. It is much to be desired that the lads will take an interest in this work, as it will be of much benefit to them, and might be the means of inducing the formation of a sharp cadet corps. The Town Clerk gives notice of the Burgess list and Defaulter's list being open for inspection. At Messrs Thynne Linton & Co's sale of Race Privileges today, the following prices were realised: — Outer gates, £24 to Mr Smith ; lawn gates for £30, to Mr Hillary ; No 1 Publican's Booth passed in ; No 2 Publican's booth to Mr Williams, £7 10 ; Cards for £3 10s to Mr Richards. The bidding was not spirited but the sums realised is very satisfactory to the Club. KEATING'S COUGH LOZENGES lon re Coughs, Asthma. Bronchitis. Mcdi 1 oal teitimouy «t«te» that bo other tncdiciue i to effectual in the cure of theno danger* ons maladies. Oue L zenge alooe gives ease, one or two ai, bentiine ensures rest. For relieviuv difficulty of breathiu»j they are iuvalu.iUe. Thuy contain i.o opium noi any vioknt drug. Sold by ill Chemist* in Tim, It ltf and Ss 9d uoh. <

The " settlement of the land," on the i principle Instituted by the late Government, does not give promise of being an unmixed folefteing to the colony. At the present time "< selectors* to the number of 3000, are in ar- ] rear to extent of £46,000 ! It is antici- , pated that some measures will have to be taken to reduce this amount. * f he' Press says .'—The following is a I copy of the congratulatory telegram which ] will be sent to Sir George Grey this after- ] noon by Mr R. J. Duncan, acting for thoße who have joined in the courtesy :—" Sir George- Grey, X.C.8., Auckland.—The undesigned "Wellington Settlers and others respectfully desire to join men fe "°, w colonists throughout New Zealand to , heartily congratulating you on the 77th an* ■ niversary of your birth, and trust that your valuable life may be long preserved." Owing to the large number of signatures obtained, only one or two will be telegraphed, the remainder being forwarded by post on Tuesday next, up to which day it is permissable to add to the list. The Yen Archpriest Garin, one of the' first French missionaries to New Zealand, who landed in the Colony in 1840 and has been priest of Nelson since 1850, died on the 14th inst. He was in his 69th year. His exertions in educational matters, specially in establishing the St Mary's Orphanage, are well known. The Archbishop of Wellington and several leading citizens were amongst his early private pupils. The deceased, who belonged to the Marist Order, was highly respected and esteemed by all classes of the community. Another new flax dresser has just bean placed on the market. We refer to a machine patented by Mr Eobt. JP. Gibbons, of Paeroa, Auckland, whose flax has commanded the highest price obtainable in London for the past two years on account of its excellent quality. The machine is fitted with movable steel beaters and rollers, and the inventor claims that it saves 40 per cent, of power, never wears out, and is the cheapest in the market.