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Manawatu Herald, Issue III, 4 February 1890, Page 2

We have been informed that Mesßrs Hiekford & Co have recover d the horse advertised for through our columns. Tiie Manawatu County Council notified in our last issue, the advertisment of wlAich arriving very late prevented our calling attention to before, that the dop♦•ax has been fix<»d at ten shillings, but if paid before the Ist April a rebate of five shillings will be made. It would be ad-, visable for dog owners to pay up lpromptly' Sir William Gull, one of her Majesty's physicians extraordinary died in London on the 29th January. He attended the Prince of Wales in his severe illness in 1871 and was created a baronet in recognition of his services. The Cablegrams state that Emin B*y has been able to leave the hospital at Cairo. We vary much regret that, owing to the state of his health, Mr Coe hat decided to leave this town. He hi therefore under offer as good a trade as any 'teady man could wish for, having the only saddling business in the town. We do not suppose that such a chance will be Ions; offering, as it is not often to be obtained. In consequence of hi3 leaving Mr Coe also notifies that h* hat many useful articles of furniture for sale cheap. We are glad to learn that Mr Louis Pascal has determined to take up hia residence on his property at Kereru, and will in a short time make a mbatantial additions to the cottage at presant on the property. Mr Robert Gardner is now making two clauses of his flax, and secures the best quality with a packing round the bales. H* has also sent some fibre to Japan where he hopes to open up a trade. W* have heard scoffers raaUe fun of the well t-nown picture in the childrens scriptur* history book, of the two spy's retU'ning from the promifted land, hear ng between th*m, slung on a pole, an enormous bu«ch of grapes, abon half the size of the bearers. When looking at this picture in our younger days we sorely longed to have bee« present on the arrival of these two gentleman, no that w* might have helped to ease them of their load, and afterwards we desired to have proceeded down the M cditeranean sea as soon as we got older. Alas, when that ti*n^ cam*?, and w* loo'ced with mote incredulous eyes on the picture, and compared the drawing with the output of onr finest vinery we conceived either that grapes had degenerated, or that the artist had rather exaggerated the fact. 81 we have remained until our visit to Mr Nye's vinery where he pointed out a vine now growing which h« stated was ealled the lesyrian, and though this particular vine had not yet borne, he wan assured it would, when in full bearing, have bunches weighing from fourteen to seventeen pounds each We shall hope to live long enough to see them, yet we have no right to doubt Mr Nye's statement, and if this is the ease in New Zealand no doubt in Canaan they grew larger, and thus our faith in our old picture-book in returning. In future we shall believe nothing impossible, not even if we have found it so. Mr Neylon who has a fine small paddock of Italian rye grass, had it mown some < time for seed ; and. though delayed by the weather, we are glad to find he has manftg«4 to save the s«ed in fine ordtr. ,

There was a large capital in steamers lying alongside the Foxton wharf last night, the following vessels being either loading . or discharging viz The " Queen of the i South," '-Napier," "Charles Edward" , " Murray " and the " Kennedy." We should doubt if the fleet could be purchased i ' for £30,000. Our estimate of the tonnag* of the flax sent from the district has been support d by ctual returns. The number of bales pasßing over the Foxton wharf for the twelve weukß prior to the 7th December was 8278, besides which there were large ■hipmsnts from Rangitikei, and by train 1 from Orjua Bridge and Kereru Sonio people's faith in the liberality of 1 others is intense. At last nights' meeting . of the Borough Council, Councillor Furrie , again brought up his proposal to plate a, box in the public reading room, inio which, those disposed, could drop their contributions ! The other Councillors had less : faith than the mover, and feared the rei suit would only be the expenditure to obtain the box being made. A list of the defaulters in the matter of paying rates was laid on the Council table by the Town Clerk last night. This list is a long one. This h not as it should be, 1 as a long time has been given ratepayers to gather the needful together. We would recommend a Bpeedy visit to the Treasurer or otherwise a bit of paper will be politely handed by the man in blue. This process means expense. The monthly sitting of the Resident '< M gistrata'3 Court will be held tomorrow at i 10 o'clock. Our readers will notioe that Messrs Stevens & Gorton have fixed the 4th March as date of iheir first stock sale here. Mr ' Davidson has undertaken to secure and . look after entries, and therefore those who have stock for sale should communicate with him as early as possible. , Referring to the state of the Beading Room, the Borough Council elicited the fact that to Tie persons made a habit of stealing , the newspapers placed there for the benefit . of the public. The Town Clerk stated that ' he frequently noticed that the Illustrated 1 London News and the Manawatu Herald l were missing very soon after they had been I placed there. It is a very mean action on the part of those who take these papers, as the Borough not only obtains the papers but supplies a comfortable room for them to be read in, no matter whether he is a ratepayer or not, and all should enjoy the co «veniences provided. We trust that those who appreciate the boon supplied will assist the authorities in st pping this petty thieving, and on our part -we will do our best, and to prevent the abstraction of the Herald, we agree to give a free copy of the paper required to the person who otherwise would have taken the one provided for the reading room, on his applying for the same at our office The Misses Gray have arranged to hold their dancing c ass at the Public Hall on Mondays and Thursdays between 6 and 7 p. m. The first lesson will be given on Thursday night. Owing to the imparts by the shipping the Government ran a special goods train to day with coala for Palmerston. The honorary Secretary of the Foxton Racing Club informs us that Mr Birchley's (the owner of Slave Girl) protest against Mr Peter's Nutmeg receiving the stakes for the handicap hack flat race has been disallowed. The Stewards referred the question to the Wanganui Jockey Club, and they determined to fine all the horses that ran in the extra hack race at Bulls a pound, to be collected when the Wanganui Jockey Club think fit. The Wauganui Jockey Club intend enforcing rule 65, which relates to the notice required of the change of nam« of horses. They have instructed Mr F. G. Andrews to collect the fees due, which is £5 for every change of name. We had a walk through the Sunnyside vineries the other day and were much pleased with our visit, the vines looking the picture of health, and the bunches of grapes most tempting. Mr Nye is a capital guide and can give you the " weight, colour and pedigree " of each lot, as easily a* a young colonial can of a racehorse. The third wool sale af the season was held Thu sday afternoon in the new wool stores of th* New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Company. A very large catalogne was submitted, and about 1000 bales were sold. Bidding was brisk for good clean crossbreds, but faulty wools were not in strong demand. Fine crossbreds ranged from Bid to lOd and coarse from 6d to 8d per lb. The bulk of the 1500 bales offered was purchased by representatives of English manufacturing firm. Asfavouraole cable advices from London regarding the opening sales of the year were received after the Company's sale, it is anticipated that nearly all the lots not sold at auction will be quitted by the brokers to-day.— N. Z. Times. At the Chamber of Commerce Confertnct at Dunedin on Tuesday last, a paper on " The Flax Industry " was read by Mr A, S. Patterson, and it was unanimously Te^vJ solved, ou the in tion of Mr Martin, oi Christchurch, "That the growing importance of the flax export, and the very general complainta that have been received in the colony through publio and private channels as to the injury the trade undoubtedly suffers from inferior manipulation and irregular (if not dishonest) packing, constitute, in the opinion of the Conference, a sufficient {reason for a vigorous attempt being made to reform these evils, and 'call for combination among the • rodueers and shippers throughout the colony for that end. Further, this Confsrence is opinion that should some practicable scheme of classing be forthcoming, the Government would be warranted in granting their assistance to the extent of giving the use of a railway shed at each principal port of shipment for such purpose, and also appointing an expert officer to do the work. The stallion Carbineer was burned to death at Wairoa last week. It seems that * spark from a Hre nettled in the Btraw in the stable. C irbineer was by Musket, his dam being Una. L»st Monday's Post says :— A sen*, the 'ike of which hin probably never been witnessed in Wellington before, occurred at th< re-opening of ihe Cyleqmy 8c;hnol this morning Loug bnfore thh •ppoi'itel hour the playground was fil-r) with mo'hers an'l their children, and when the doora were thrown open, a regul ir rash was made inside the building. Ir was soon area that the sohoolhouse wi* not comra- dious enough to hold all th youne«ters who progen'e-1 themselves, and tbe Headmis tr (Mr Grnndy) was rflnotantly nhl'ged io turn away hetwe«n 250 and 300. Most of the children imnn - diat« r y burst into tears on learning thut < ! they court not. h* enr< lied, while a oamber of the mother* heairne qnie indiu- , nant, and abused the Cxntr.itkeft nnd »he Board of Education for not providing more accomnfliit ion. The m ho»l now con- ' titins about 600 children, and if he building were enhrned BufficttmMy 'he number I ciuM bi increased in a few days tr> folly s thousand A meeting of householder* is ' to he held in a Hay or two to consider the ' question of obtai«.ngmor« accommodation.

Letiers received by the Zualandia state that in al probability Mr Charles Stanley, the baritone will sail f r Auckland by th» Waibora, which was to leave Sydney on the 30 h instant. It was first intended j ibat he sh >u'd come by w> y f the Sooth, j