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Manawatu Herald, Volume III, 25 February 1890, Page 2

The railway department ' advertise the arrangements* for the Palmmton race meeting. The nominations for. the Awahou Licensing Committpe are given by the Returning Officer in another column..* T bore ffliDU'ld be some lieavy voting, }as' sstl double ithe number are nominated/ferW'fet areVe'qiured"' The voting booth at Mouioa is at Mr Carter's residenc. The Manawatu County Solicitor inserts tt notice under "The Public Works Act., ,1882 '" and "The Amendment >\ct 1889"' ie, the matter of the existing public roads' through the Choua Downs estate. „ " A hurricane drove a thousand Chinese boats to sea, and three thousand fisherman were drowned. ... Canada is' making . large shipments of to London. The' Best New Zealand iv quoted from 96/- to 102/-. Oats are cheap just now sa\s the StarWe hear of parcels being* offered at 1,6 per bushel, and buyers are offering 1/4 par bushel. Bnrer.? of wheat are offering 2( J per bushel. Mr Stansell, who has, been* confined to his bed for some days, has, wo are pleased *o se? been able to get outside again. A^ the Annual Meeting of fcho Wellington Ph-'oaophical Society Jngt, jtfeok . the President inHmated that Ine Council,, had recommended the following' gantlemjin. »lion)d be offiQC-Ujeaivrg for the 'etfmifiig vesr : — Prea'dont, „ Mr ,C. Hullce : ••Vicfe ; . P.-esidf.uts, Messrs M'Kay and E. Trecewr;Council, Sir, James Hficfctr, BTon R. Phv;.zyn, and Messrs W. T. L Travcrs, H. .P. Fliirgin'Son, "W. M. Mnskei!. A. daß. Bran : don, ahd E. T>. B*.H ; Sz-crteiaity and 1 Treasurer, Mr R. B. Goro ; Auditor, Mr T.'t King.. The names were accepted. ;-... In the House of Commonß laifc Wedneeday Mr B il'our Rfcated that at present ' there were only 40 persons in gnpl' for oft'encaa under the Crimes Ac£.'**A'<t i r"o boycottinc. the number of offences lr»d de-. creased from 4900 to 150. •• "" ." With regard 'o the allej^od dispu^o between Judges Rarton au'' Wiison. of the Native Land Court, we understand says the Evening Press that Jurfue Birton bus refused to .withdraw his resignntjon \And, i* is rumoured that the Native ' Minister, bfiq, by a private wire, infoifcn'elV.tfle.', Chief Judge thnt ?n his opinion Judge* Wilflbn 'is* in the wrong. * Mr llonore returned yesterdiay^.frora his trip t<^the South. He .pai<£ a f yinjj ..Ti^ijk to theUfchibition and, lik«j dU"V)the"i i s,' wa»; struck with the collection.- Be r fi£"'rtß' that the countrjr betweon ' ChriStWinTtfn* and B(^ie3in kal? Burnt up and the ground quite pro\T,u,,said'siy.B it was mpst r^fr. »lj-. i-g to 'sea the green grass of this distric', once more.

\Vo hnd the pleasure of receiving a couple of . very fine apples, from Mr T. Wilson. They are tWo'prohtiM o> one of the treason the Moutoa estate, and show that the trees are fast coming roond. With further care ami attent : on, thero sh- uld be,-, jnraftfw more years time, a very tie ord^vrfTthertf.Thoso two specimens we'ghW'close on a. ponnd each, and jne.iaurcd thirteen inches round, 'and' are eiccHent^ating,. Bj^ift 'And' iaicy-. '> ■ J ' " ' . ,' % . i-;.' We are aorry to learn that- Mr. Joseph. •Gray of Sanaon suffered a heavy lon on* Friday nijjh^, owing to, his lar^e barn catching .fire, wl{nl-y consivined. *Mr Gray "estima^rs his loss "at £800; baling had his online and machinery, jn rfh« bsa-ni besides 300 sitfika of whe^^.- • H* had alao stored on the upper floor a ■quantity of a particular, kind of send .whe^at^ which he has been somo years 'oolleotiopr. Luokily there was no wind, 'or' the Urge number of >taoks, aome twenty, in r,II, c'oae aroufvd the mil! would, hay* hr-an also 'o«K It; is supposed that^rats mi* h-.wn nWMe-l some m»fohes ■^aa the engine hid not been worked for i three dayß previously and the flame* were • flrat Mblfoofl inHhi liuiugi