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Manawatu Herald, Volume III, 7 March 1890, Page 2

Tenders; are invited for the leasing o, that well known farm " Willow Grove ' for a term of one year. A tweed coat has beed found. Owing to the excessive heat the owner apparently has bean care'ess whether he had it or not. However as it is a good one, it will be advitable «o obtain it, and where and how, can be seen in our advertising columns. On Tuesday afternoon the hayshed belonging to Mr Vautier was burnt, It is supposed that the fire wan caused by a spark from some burning logs, on a neighbouring section. The shed was a good sized, substantial building and had about two ton* of prime hay in it.

t Messrs McMillan Rhodes & • Co. have i a notice to Pome 'customers whose aocounts are overdue for some period, which it would be well for them to heed. The Borough Council meets for busines ß | on Monday evening; Tenders for carting, metalling, an cleaning dra ; n, have to be left at the Town Clerk's Office, by noon of Monday. Further entries for Messrs Steven' sand Gorton's stock sale at Lulls are notified. ; The "IQueen of the South " broil olit un a large threshing machine, we believe for Messrs Brookie Brothers, on Wednesday, and though a very lai'2« and heavy package, landed it sifely on the wharf in a very short time. This steamer is a splendid boat for V»g packages, Inving plen'y of room, snd her officers and cew thoroughly understand the moving of them: Last night &<* Mr Williams ra»u was taking the break rfown to tho mer for water, he unfortunately backed the horse too fay, ft"d the wholn collection dropped into the river. The driver made a desperate attemnt, by keeping to the trap, to guide the horse to shore, but without *ucces*, and the poor snimal was drowned. The man had pluck, as he was unable to swim, and his plight would have been bad, had not Mr Hilary got him to land. Later on the trap »nd harness was got to shore. We regret the loss M' Williams has sustained, but it only adds another instance for the necessity of action being taken to secure a water supply of come Bort. On Monday we shall look forward to Councillor Williams asking & few questions on this matter. During the time the Motuiti Natives worked the Empress hempmill, they conducted the mill on extremely strict prin-.| ciple«, having had a notice in English and Maori, cautioning, all hands that instant dismissal would, follow on the use of bad language or for fighting. The case of Hatfield arose from his being dismissed for having by acting as interpreter, m a wordy , war at the dinner tab'e one day, been guilty of actually aiding and abetting a fight.Tho argument being that if the conversation had not been understood no trouble would have arisen. It may (interest the large sawmill proprietors in New Zealand to learn that the refuse from the Canadian lumber mills can be converted into paper. One mill at Ottawa treats 12.000 tons of sawdust annually in 'his way The paper from this material can be made so thick and st'ong th t when tarre 1 and dried it can Ye used for building purposes, while paper of a fine* quality can be ob'ainad by adding one-fourth of waste paper to the sawdust pulp. Mr Nye.provided us with ft great treat from his splendid vineries this weak, having sent us a box containing large gunnies of four different variety of grapes. Two were of the white and two of the dark kinds. The Golden Champion we hold to be tha finest, being a very large juicy white grape j and sweet. It was simply excellent, and can be gaaged so wh»>n the good old Black Hamburgh could not get within reach of it. Do not think we mean anything disrespectful to the Blaok Hamburgher, bat the other was simply made better, and we are glad it wap. The Chasselars Musque whit* grape was another sweet and luscious fruit, and the Muscat Hamburgh hid the well known rich Muscat flavour, the bouquet of which is so rich in the wine of that name. We are not surprised At there being » renly vale of such produce, as w« can honestly say that bo one can beat th« Sunnyside Vinery for choice of the best varieties, p^an'mess of growth, and fullness of the frnit. If any one do'ibts it, let them attempt to pro<Uice a better, and we offer o-ir -««r'viw-. as judge, without charge. Oar readers will notice that the Assessment Oo«rt to pass the Borough Tttaation it fl*«d for 90th Mirofa.

A little unpleasantness oceured the other 1 day between tenant and landlord. Owing i to privat reasons the tenant quitted some premises in the town, • hilat in arrsar with I his rent, and had of courae every intent on of explaining matters satisfactorily when he cama-hjick. The landlord mistaking tho usualacts of tenants in arrear, harsh y put bailiff in possession of c rtain boxes left behind. The tenant returned to Snd the man, " dres'tin a little brief authority" on the top of bis portable effects smoking a pipe, which for a time, and only for a time hind red him from removing them to where he desired they should be, that is outside the uremisea lately occupied by >iim. Patieuc nd a little whiskey will overcome all bailiff's, and the one in oharge, being thirsty went out for « one wee drap," and the ex tenant went in. He never idled, but lugged and hauled those trunks to the back floor as quickly as he could, when, horror ! the landlord appeared on the scene, and added to the labour, by maniacally assisting in hauling the boxes the wrong way out. Our better halves are very often depreciated by us in the momenta of our prosperity, but in the hour of trouble and action they always prove most powerful auxiliaries, and the ex-tenant's wife was no exception. The position was grasped with a single glance, our man would have been defeated, at the moment of victory, but the lady- was equal to the occasion. With one dart the unfortunate landlord was seized around the waist and hurled behind a door, which was quickly closed against him, and for a period he was flattened out by pressure applied by the buxom lady, on the other side of it and the worker left to finish his labour. We are not prepared to give the exact particulars of the legal ending of all these mistaken proceedings, but we understand that after the ex-tenant had wiped his per-, spiring brow, and the lady had removed to tho fresh air, and the land'ord had been rolled into soniething like shape again, the absurdity of the whole transaction burst upon them, and they liquored and made, friends. If they did'nt they should have. MeiFrs Stevens A G.irton report tint their sale nt Poxton was a very good one, every line, but one, being quitted at auction. They propose holding another sale on the 2nd April, for which they have already re- - ceived entries of 2000 sheep. A horseownev gets sometimes vexed, and In his wrath does something which he had be Her had left undoiio. The owner of a good horse, running at one of the meetings oh the coast, got annoyed at the animal not coming first past the post, though saffieiently near to have caused the justification of a considerable outlay of ready money by his backers, on the totalisator. The owner determined to reimburse himself, and entered him for another race, timed to take place very shortly after the previous ■ oae. He did not expect the horse to win, and acted accordingly, the public did, and backed the horse to a large amount. The owner's calculations were correct, as some other fellow's horse came in first. The Stewards were naturally indignant, held a meeting, and desired the attendance of the owner. This was awkward, but the natural aptitude for business enabled our friend to regain his equilibrium. On being requested to explain the peculiar running of his horse, the owner with all the " bluff " that is necessary to carry such an action to victory said " Well, gentlemen, all I know Is this, here are my tickets? on the totalisa'tor, (producing 12) and if any of you have acted 'he same, you must say I could not do more." The Stewards were con--1 vinced, the meeting dispersed, with only re- [ grets expressed that one accustomed to the 1 turf, should have acted so foolishly. The owner immediately subdivided these tickets ; into infmitessimoi pieces, a» he had forgotten to mention they were obtained at some previous meeting, and it had never' been noticed. Bluff is useful afc times.

On Wednesday, at the Supreme Court, Wellington, Frank Reeve and William Henry Baird, two young men, were charged with having uttered, in November last, two cheques, one for £16 6s 2d and the other for £14 3s, both purporting to be signed by John Dalton. They pleaded not guilty, but subsequently substituted a plea of guilty, on the advice of Mr .Tellicoe, to uttering one of the cheques. A nolle prosequi was entered with regard to the other charge. His Honor, at Mr Jellicoe'a request remanded the priHoners until Monday, with a view to obtaining a report from the probation officer in the meantime. At the same time his Honor expressed hims«lf bb opposed to applying th* First Offenders Probation Act to such caaas as this.