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Manawatu Herald, Volume III, Issue III, 14 January 1890, Page 2

j Mr A. S. F.astonjiaving secured from the Cook estate the .property on which his dwelling and shop $tgnds, is loxing no time in making improvements, k| *At ■ the hack of. the aefctktfi fTUrg^nf^; stable h,ii fceh 'Milt. Hoy caTnetitSrsm-e itt work at''the front, which will be improved by haying a neat and tbrnmodious eatmnce to the dwelling house built on-the vacant ground between the house and the stream. ■ Captain Thomas, the •well 'knpVrn. Auctioneer ol' Wellington : AVas found dead in his bed jon-; Saturday luoiniflp, hayii^g died appavently, in Wa ftleep. , He leaveg oue daugntev, Mrs W*.;'H." Quick. ' HBrpH a,re A'evy plentiful around the district, as we have heard' of one young sport who seemed .-sever*, hares and eight rabbits in one day, with but little ingThe Racing Club' have sectfral the Marton Royal Ititie-Vohmteer band of 10 ! .performer* for .thedUce day. . This alone ■hould be a great inducement to attend .the meeting, as the bnnd is a first class one. A sad accident happened at the Messrs Mudford's hemp liiill on Friday', by which, through the breaking of a portion of machinery, a lad l'edeived a Hprious wojnnd in his head. The sufferer was cent to 'the Wellington, hospital. The travelling; public will lie glad to notice tliiit Mr Wolltrman has his new hotol at I'aliiKTston opened, aisd that it is undi'v the 1 nianagelhefit'tif Mr and >trs Weight, who have been favourably known 1 as hotel keepers. Therein »v -niistaking the hotel, an it stunds on the site of the old pub o mil in the Siiuaro and has tower aiiu a cldc . .Messrs Booth Macdonald Cp have manufactured a new flax 'stripptri, known as flie ' 4^ew<:;arlyle,* v and a cut of the machinawiH Iw found on our front paß^. Messrs. $4uai't >Sutton A; Co writs that •' we have no hesitation in saying that .yojW.stri|)pfM axs;the-))e»t.ui the. -market." Other mil|«Tß also .speak highly of it. Messrs liat'on and Spoil's are the' urin'd agents iv J-'oston. At Waipawa, the Mapries have considered'it necessary to be severe, even to harshness. Nfo light . words ' or lighter actions are to be tolerated there. A Maori committee sat in solemn conclave in that interesting town the other day, and fined a native woman £8 and tl costs for slander. Klu* way* lot down oii--.lly, as her guilt consisted in asserting that .another woman had winked, at a sboarer!. Just fancy this levity in a maoi'i woman ! ■• • Mr (lavtiuv-has increased the engine jiower a^ Jiis fla^x ljijU, and .is now mnning three fitfippetsl ' Drying^« however still atten'dG(VtoVfift*y'"ooWß beutg'inilked, and their' m'odUce mtttle iata dteese. OrietlioiisainT fit dheep wove gent 'by train-to '■Wellington ' for export from the Oroua DowtiH last wpblj. The' matters in. dispute 'between .the Train coirtractor and Manawat.u County Council have,, been . satisfactorily- settled. We are glad to. know this, as Mr Brooks' is, evidently >he.Vi*Sit man, in tl\e right , place-, and -Jt would have- bc^n ft pity if any slight mtsuniloifitauiling caused a severanoo of $b oonneotlon with iho Council, -We wt>re glad to welcome Mr Forsyih on P*id»y;--wlto. haVvnu. up on a- lioliilay in sco hfs old ii'fon^R. Ho was* looking .-w'.. uiiirkftiily well, . Oui'readers will' remember that Mr \^'. 8. Stewart, .ujtfo -had charge of the Foxton School and then went . to Cambridge, removed to, Greymouth. We are glad to hear that he is prospering, Tub school being a very large one, and'fre has seventeen aa* sistants under him. Mr. Gibson, left'on-Satinrday, on a well merited lipliday. - He has gone, wher« so many have lately, to Dunedin. - The Wanganui Hospital Bogrd have decided to let-matters remain as they are at present. This .conclnajqn was jirrirpd at after an attempt had been made to erect 'a new hospital at Wauganui, or at Palmerston. It is time, riioie effort wag made to secure a new district. The valuer for the Borough has finished his assessment, and there has been nothing that has offered belter proof of the difference that exists between the present and the past than this valuation. The list' is now open for inspection, but though the values »re higher than la«t year, yet no one caiv ebjaot to them as being too high. The town,wip, ( tej!i) qoe . hundred .pounds increase of revenue. ( ' The Education Board #xpects scrupulous care in others, but little-notice is taken of the action of its Secretary. The notice to committees isjmud by. that oincev, ctaHs upon thenx |g >iu|)nuia.te .some parsoa-in. tinip to.r«acin:fina: on tiie "iflth .Tafiakrv, IHH9. and rfso had the name of iho retir-^ ing. rikeuibei'' printed as H. Yorke instead of J. C. Mr Brown» must have'tj«eji thinking of ; bin holidays insteftd of his business, when preparing these notices. The acceptance! for the Foxton Kaeing Club's meeting are published elsewhere, and are very satisfactory, and proves the handicapping to have been very good • Three have accepted for. the Handicap Hurdlos, and tliis filly provew the d<*arfrti of jumping horses, other cluhs hoVing ltad only two acceptances for Uiis event. Eight accent .tor the "Club's Handicap and the same ' number for the- Steward's Stakes, whilst five acdept for the Flying. The Hack' nominations are extremely good, seventeen having been entered fir th^ Hack Hurdles, and twenty for lh« hack Hit.' An exooedingly interesting liieetiij? may now be looked forward to, and th> only anxiety is as to the weather, !>u' a^ the moon changes x>n the 2tst sv ■ iujy i\oi.i» thst even" in this particular we ii'tty bo i6rtun»te, .•'•"•■ Changes »t tho Post Oft War > g.tttin» fast and furious. Owing to the Wnngimul Office being short .handed, Mr Tlu»>:i6< ■PureVl Ims received in itructfov.i-'t't leav« for that town on Thu.Kiky, mid a junior assistant will tako his )ilacc lu-vc. \\ r f> ar< glad to learn that Mr Pm-cull gnin v by the change, as he hadaltvays beon an uttontive h ud oblitftfg offirer.

■ ■^••- '■ % i Mr "Wilson is fttading »w»y fifty prime mimi for freeritjg. ' , : ; Th'elMfd of Bftdcirftio'ri detour „*a.,«tfy charge of fcliqnitbi, yd! f&«l|d!e£ gsMSihg a notice tp the, Chairriia'ti of the CotaMftee' tHe j o*i ! ly iicfvertfse the fact of a 'vACancy having orr.Siii; hi the .tVangariuf papers. In their mind« this> fe givfifef due publicity hetsMaa-tke -Manawatu river- dUA^Mt^utk-.-The Wellington City Council have de-cidei-.on a 9ite,as. Jjilaud Bay, containing 27 acres, for a cemetery. The ' Empress August* grandmother of -the pf eStflt ihffperor of Oermanyj-expiretr on the 7th Jftriilftiy ( . : the hews from 1 tlie Walrara'p'ft rtietftio^a Heavy rAirti^anri the.fdyjders are sufferirig le'tei'ly jrcliti, it; tlvVhpi cr«pt fceW aliuost 'leVefletf. Re&fiihfr via )fat rfbout ctJiumencing. In artother column Mp Marl«y explains •his business dealing's with Mr Arnold;- ■ A good 'cook and baker wants an engage" raent. • • „ Tenders are invited forth* construction of 100 chain* of drains, gleaning {and widening 4)2 chains^ v and tf qleiuing UHO Chains of draining. Thei* Works are on thff Moutoa estate, particulars can be hadon, application at the homestead. The Borough Council notifies the valua" tion list of the Bdreii|h, being opta for in' •pectidh. EHiring the absence of the Tdtrtt Clerk tlief list can be scten at this office. The Berlin police have been appealed to. by relatiyeß._of , a. great.. many persong who have niystariouily disappeared, discdvere'd 1 ■ %h«t * one liobh*,' ' c ' I»bab.conist, niurdered and robbed hit customers at convenient o\iporUuutveK dvo^piag the bodies through' a trap into a cellar that adjoined a meat baker, whose goods, noted, for tiieir «updriofr quality. ' v-The Americaus in London intend to entertain Mr H. M. Stanley at a banouet oa Ui» a*itil. -TUay wiyTp¥es«nVMn»sith aiitUiM, Aliiericaa flajf *n« «ia«li»wd*S : v«r shield, the latter pourtraying his most notable exploits. , , • ,•>■'•( /'/ "In thii town says a 'Napier paper i«nU have fallen, .and many shops fail to lind tenants,' alid iv all. times keftp very dull. So far as can b« judged they are likely to keep dull for somt directions on» hears nothing but th%t the timelong«r. •;' , " ' f -.(^ Tho London Times hut paid 40a into Court, in "%ti«faction of itr. Paruell's claim for damage* in the libel action. Twelve 'ftritish. wa.rih.iOT have lef£ for 2an//il)in\ It is siiriiiisea that they art* under orders to bloclcude Mozaiubique. . There is a charming actress on the London Ktugei aaja York Truth, whole husband mystbiibusiy disappeared oight years ago. On the tint day or every mdmth, from his disappearance up to date., the Jot]y received am envelope contaitling £50 and a card from her husband : " I am alive and well, God bless you.". Only tka,t and nothing more. The last envelope received contained £100 and a card : " Hereafter I will send you £100 a month until' we meet. lam alive and well, God bless you. I . From the date of the disappearance his wife, relations, friends, etc., never knew the whereabouts of the man,' and the mystery is as deep to-day as it was eight years ago. The mothers* of ;«jfchHjstion infants are now bewailing the unexp«ict#d departure of the man Donolly who ißitiated the show and who acpfdentiy took away w..th him tlu' nii'uoy advertised for prizes, be»ides tho admiwion 'money. The Wellington papers write regretfully also of his loss, He had a few things sent from t)\o hotel he .was staying, .'at, to the. steamer .jCakupau, but took himself to the Arawa where he is how biea ting: the ; boeau toward* England.