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Manawatu Herald, 22 October 1889, Page 2

An important piece of land adjoining Messrs Bhcbley &• Co's hemp mill at Muutoa, is under offer for sale by lender. We would draw our readers attention more particularly to the advertisement. A man named Michael Mctfrath was arrested on Sunday morning charged with using threatening and abusive language in a public place, to wit, iv the Manawaiu Hotel. He was brought up yesterday morning before Mr Tbynne. From the evidence it, appeared some men had forced themselves inio the hotel at a late hour on Saturday, and Mi- William* had much trouble in putting them out, and in the scuffle oue of the rowdies severely bit Mr Williams" thumb. However, the evidence did not bear out the accused's complicity in the scrimmage, and lie was therefore discharged. The life of an hotolkeeper seems fur lrom being thai of « happy one. lv our advertising columns appears the announcement of the salt of the well known Cook's Estate on Friday, Ist November next, sit. Wellington, by Messrs T. Kennedy Macdonald iv Co. The estate includes Fox ton town sections, Foxton Family Hotel, and small farms near Foxton. Once agaii as yearn roll on an attempt is to be made to start a Rowing Club. A meeting is called for to-morrow night at H.iJt) p.m. at Whyte's Hotel. We are glad to see an eHort put forth to obtain from the magnificent river at our doors some of the advantages obtainable from it, and therefore wish every success to the. movement. We do not know as yet what are ihe views of the promoters, but to our mind more prominence should be given to what wo might style boating, than to racing, rowing. The young men must not consider that only their pleasures demand, fulfil mem, but -there are also " their sisters, their cousins, n nd their aunt*," who also enjoy a trip on the water. The very energetic athletes, if there are any her*', might object to the presence of " lovely womatf,'' as iii a way interfering with the speed to be obtained, but. we have" enjoyed very many moonlight •rows, with boat load* of girls, uml-it has been a great treat to listen to their rich young voiced singing, whilst paddling them about. We desire that in f .it lire arrangements a thought will h? hesto\v?tV on the ladies- . .

The Advocaia f J tftfthifcg if not accurate, ' and patting our kusl iv its fepfttetion we jopifed a paragraph relating totheplMhfise )f n section of land in Carapbelltown. by Mr F. Robinson from Mr Perrett. We have lately seen Mr Eobinson who emphailcttlly states that he has not purchased the property; bat him not for some time seen Mr Perrett. He mfly have-had a look at ti\e land, and never mad£ any proposal to pureiiaVe: Ttte Jrifovmatiori given must have been obtained tnr'otigb a very round about source. We are glad to he able to record that a genuine effort to secure an artesian sup ly of water is ,to be made in Carnarvon. Messrs Dunk and" Ccttthif* who require a large supply of wat r in coiiric'e'tiott with the flax mill they have on their property* have entered into an arrangement with a contractor from Blenheim to bore for water, and feip'ect him over directly with his plant and engine. Shou'id* ihe venture ' >c UTr successful a heavy expenditure, amount* iug to nearly .£IOO, we are informed, will have been incurred by Messrs Dunk and Collins, to ease which,, most of the hemp millers Hi Ute district have agreed io subscribe a certain amount . The Kieat value that would be given to propefif ■ JH»d to flux sites, if an artesian water supply could be secured, is admitted, and therefore it is to the interest of all to combine and thoroughly test " the grbtotf.- Mr Stuart of Stuart Sutton & Co has interviewee^ many oi the millers and settlers, but has of coii j>e not seen all, and he would feel obliged.' by those willing to help lighten the risk to eonirriittiio&ifc with him. It must be. remembered that b'briiig Js •» more certain way of making a test, as the t/crre goes through everything, but it is also the more expensive process. Some trials made bydriving have been unsuccessful, but as the first hard obstruction met with turns the ! pipe, it jh impossible to say in what direction the driven pipe is going- and may, as has frequently occurred, be returning to the surface. Many hands make KghtAVork, and many subscribers make smaller contributions, we therefore hope to see all helping this important trial. Mr Dahl has completed an order for the Carnarvon Tramway of a number of tarpaulins for the trucks. We hew that the workmanship shown in them hrts given every satisfaction. The Silver sheep shearing machine, patented by Mr William Silver, jumv, of Tarawovth, New South Wales, promises to be a big .success. From what can be gathered " unofficially,'' the chief feature in which it differs from the Welseley machine is the use of a plain steel floxible shaft or tube, twisted like a ribbon might be wound on a mandrill, thus leaving crevises, admitting the air and permitting the application of oil. By this means the gut is preserved from over-heating, and the machine may be driven at the rate of 8000 revolutions per minute, or 600 cuts per second. The machine itself is also a novel construction, and is said to be the only one which in a moment can be opened up and the whole of the bparings exhibited. Shearing has commenced at : the Oroua Downs station. The Taranaki Budget has the following? — " Although visited by Sydney- traders for the purra§Be of dealing with the Natives, no settlement of Europeans was established at Port Nieiiolson till 1840, when the New Zealand Company's vessels began to arrive. Mr W. B. Rhodes is reported to. have been the first to have visited this portion of the Colony, trading there in his barque Eleanor, from Sydney, so far back as 1835. Mr Rhodes claimed to have bought all the land from Port Nicholson to Ahnriri (Napier), and from AVairoa river to Table Cape, for £160 worth of beads, blankets, Ac. Of course this huge purchase proved a valueless one. pid identities record it of Rhodes that he used to buy land along the shores of New Zealand, from the Maories, and, after each bargain was made, he would take off his hat and reverently exclaim : — ' I take possession of this land in the name of God, and Smith, and Jones, wholesale merchants. Sydney.. 1 T! Last Friday's Post says: — More than three years ago Mr Edward Barber, of AVelliugton, instituted a new departure in the frozen meat trade hy doing away with the employment of middlemen at Home, and opening establishments on his own account for the direct sale, of his goods. So satisfactory has the experiment proved that Mr Barber has now seven or eight agencies in all in the metropolis and the chief provincial towns. Mr .lames Barber has now gone to England by the lonic, which sailed yesterday afternoon, for the purpose of taking up his residence permanently }n London, to regulate the business of the several branches. Mr Edward Barber will continue to personally manage the head office in Wellington. Toogood's flaxmill at Featherston was destroyed by fire on Thni'Mlay. There is no insurance. Among the many devices used by ladies to improve their complexions, the oddest is that attributed to Mrs Langhy, who is said to use veal to rub her face with.