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Manawatu Herald, Volume III, Issue III, 21 January 1890, Page 2

Mr A. P. Stuatt the senior partner in Stuart and Davieß hat been paying a visit to this district, staying of eourst with Mr Davies at ,Wirokinb. On Saturday last Mr Davies drove him in.to town to see the " hub '•' of the flax trade.' We notice tjhat Mr Esam a solicitor of R&ngitikei baa had to seek t^e protection of the bankruptcy court. Owing 'to the usual difficulty the ;Wanganui Education Board ha* to fill 1 the appointments that become vacant, they have arranged* to send the. junior asfistant mistress qf the Wang 1 nui Infant School to. Foxton to fill Mib's Kebbles 1 place. In time they Btaad in hopes of being able to consult the wishes of the committee, by refering to them the applications that may be made. „ , ■■■- , _ ' ■ A big. ocd^r ; — The- Naval Board of the United States' recommends thaf a new fleet of ono hundred vessels should be built, at a cost of two hundred and eighty million dollars, the construction to be spread erer fourteen jears. m o ")''/, T The traffic upon the Mouwa swamp is "very heavy, , and after the late rains, the flax- contractors find that parting !s ' very expensive. Messrs Fry and Co. who have* a large contract with the hemp mill at Wirokino have determined to lar in tram lines, and .will ajso mfcka, uisp, ot the , ltp%4 . drains for bringing 'the green material to the bank of the rirer. OrchardisU iwill hate to consider what th 4 price is to be for apples The following telegram has been received from SqutbjAnßtrali^ to the Government complaining ! of the introduction of a wort» applt pest than .the codlin moth- It is known as tjie>gpla \ maggot, which bores through and through rendering the 'fruit quite useless, fh« Ooveriiment have replied, asking further cle- ■ iails, and if the pest proves as destructive as wsppsed they will co-op .n-atewifh ffoufh Aua'ralifi in prohibiting the importation of. A'meriikh ' appW altogether If this ir, oarried out, and the importation of American apples prohibited, all good keeping, sorts should be worth money in a few months time. We sho\ila recommend a little caution in making bargains just now. Messrs Lewers Jrtaydon Co apparently have an outlet for tow,, as they elsewhere invite enquiries as to price Ac they will give. Mr T. Easton is the successful tenderer rttae timber required at the pilot itstion.

The list •£ mms for sale by Messrs Freeman R. Jackson & Co; appear in another column. At present it will be e«fe» they hive 21)2 f nteW The stfe takeß&lace gn thejth Wujfry. '■.'. : \* ■. "A. A short time ago; Mr Wilson invited an* plications for the flax growing on. -trie Moutoa estate, and now every available piece is taken up. In a short time a new [hemp mill be erected inJttoel/oßg "reaeir"of the Manawatu, by an experienced flax dresser. v r ,->*: It is rumoured that Major' TuTce is likely to get the New Plymonth Magistracy. " Wally" Clifford, the well-known jockey, has gone to the Hot Springs to complete his recovery from the accident he sustained at the Napier, Parkr Meeting whefri Tongatiro and Whilper cqfrt* do^ Friday's Po»t Bays :— ln the Magistral* Court this morning, before, Mr ,Kobinson, R. M , Walter fe- •' Staite, 1 charged with drunkness, was fined £1, with tho alternative of four days' imprisonment. The defendant did- -not appear, and two previous convictions were proved to have been registered against him. , This -is th^ Solicitor who uped to practise ajj palmer $ ston.'" Writing on the death of the latt Hon W. Kobinaon, the London Sportsman mentions that inf 1866, JEltham carried his colours successfully m the Queen's Vase,, after' running a dead heat "with Baron Rothschild's Breeze, , having previously finished third in the Derby won by Gladiateur. Eltham, it riidy be I remarked, was bought out of a selling race at Newmarket by* Mr Robihson/who had run i»<}9|id tfith a colt by Hobbie Noble from Yarra Yarra. Mr Kent claimed the Yarra Yarra colt, and Mr Rtbinson's oast off aubsequently b,ecatae' notorious under ' the name of Kangaroo, for whom the Marqui* oi Hastings: gave 12,000 gs. In view of the growing importance of the trade Tin New Zealand j-fla^ ,itj r is, fMi : fact9^"i& fearn that kftoV&.&M being .toads to secure a uniformly high itandard of quality in the fibre exported. The Committee of the Industrial Association approached the Canterbury Chamber o Commerce with a suggestion that action should be taken in the direction of establishing a standard grade for the fibre, in r order that none which is of inferior quality may reach the Home markets. The Committee of the Chamber fell in with the auggeition, and decided to, refer tUe matter, to the other Chamber's of Commerce in the' Colony, with a view to united and organised action. In the South Mr Stretton, the patentee' has. been exhibiting an . automatic, horse feeder which has attracted a good deal ofattention. The feeder is of very simple construction, and so arranged .that one or raora horses may be fed at any hour to which the clock attached to the contrivance is set. The action seems thoroughly re». liabl-,' and the advantages of the ; are too obvious tojequiw mention. Mr Cobb is so satisfied says the Manawatu Times with the result of his ensilage experiment* of last. year! at Raiikawa that he has just finished another stack c«nUaining forty tons. Considering that this has all been put together during the late unseasonable weather for hay making, we think settlers require no further proof of its advantages. ■ ... ..' j( > „ The Premier returned to Wellington last Friday by the Te Anavi' from Tasmania, and is looking all the better lor his Bojourn in that colony. , Mr Parked Editor of the North London Press, charged with criminal libel for connecting Lord Euston with the West End scandals, has been sentenced to 12 months' imprisonment. As Mr Gerrand is about leaVing Foxton he offers in anothev column hia hew for sale. This should be a good bargain. Mr P. 0. Williams is the Rifle Champion for 1890. Advocate says : — Mr Henry Sannon has a splendid foal on his farm which has been , attacked by singular disease of the fetlocks. The lpwer portions pt the fronts legs seem to have become paralysed so as to disable the foal from standing upon his fore feet, and it rests its weight upon its legs be- , tween the fetlocks and the knees. Mr T. , Mitchell, of Campbelltown, Has a. -foul; which is affected in a similar manner. The highest tribunal ro Belgium has re. cently decided s question of great interest I to the sporting fraternity. A i suit before it which hinged upon the question whether a horse race was a game of chance or not, and betting upon such events illegal under the law. The Court decided' that races could not be included in the catßgory of games of chance Although the result of the race might be influenced by chance, still the qualities qf the horse and rider are, provided there be no fraud, the essential elements of success. In the Macleay district of v . S. Wales miles of country a*e under water, and at Glen Innes the railway bridge has been washed away, causing traffic to be suspended. •