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Manawatu Herald, Volume III, Issue III, 28 April 1890, Page 2

We are glad to learn that freights Horn* hare been reduced by ten shillings a ton. The result of the football match between Foxton and Palmenton, on Saturday, was a win to Palmerstoa of 15 pointi to nothing. Tet our team will not practise. New Zealand hemp, good to medium quality, it quoted at £22 lit to £28. The meeting convened for the election of a School Committee ended as usual, only one gentleman and the Matter turning up. Mr MacGregor the Ctorernment Inspector of machinery is now making hit usual tour. 1 Bill, making provision for the great exhibition in Chicago, hat patted the Senate. An English exchange mention* that ladies are seriously considering the advisability of inventing a new costume, so that they may be able to ride in a similar manner to 1 men. The world is but a small place after* all, as only yesterday we noticed a young xpecimen of the female Aboriginal who had adopted this style, without much thinking about it, and also, without any noticeable alteration in dresi, I The Press Association report that which may be of some import to hempmillers, nmuely, that the ship Winifred, which left Wellington for London on the 14th January, and had to put into Bnhia, on the Brazillian ooast, in order to extinguish a fire in the hold, has had the necessary repairs effected, and the voyage has been returned. Fonr hundred and sixteen bales 1 of wool mid flax were damaged. The wool, 1 which was condemned, will, in deference to a strong prntrst which has been raised, be forwarded on hero the first opportunity thatrnfltos'.' Three" hundred and ninety-six bales of flax were condemned, and will ha sold At Bfthta.

Our readers will b» Interested in the announceuiettfc that the proprietors of the Ready Money Store have determined to close their branch establishment in this town, and lmve therefore decided to hold a great dealing sale. Thia should be a good opportunity fo» those who have a little money to spend to lay in n stock. Two small boy* got on a couple of horeei yeßterday, and like all boy.<? determined to make the most of their holiday— and did. A race Is fine f un% but you need the oourso to be kept clear. The boys fixed the race but omitted the Clerk of the conrse, hence the result. Purcell Street is a fine broad roadway and should bo room for two riders, even if threo cowg are also Using it, but'to conic riders it nppcftfr not so. Our email boyi, one ofl a grey itarted at one end of the street and had just got full speed on, when a quiet cow turned her head to And what all the clatter was about ; a most unfortunate movement, for immediately afterwards the was turned round and round, with a hor«e tvrubling o?er her, and the rider considerably in advance. Th« jid«r of the gray, unable to guide the horse or too excited, had gone straight at the cow and met with a splendid spill. Ho had, may have Btill for .ought we know, a cheerful chase after ins "stood, which had gathered its wita first and preferred to guide itself for the future. Little boys should not race on the streets, they are bound "to come to grief." and may also come to Court — whioh would b« more unpleasant still. Notice ia given, in the ln?t (,'nzette, thai a Trust Commissioner will, under the authority and for the purposes of the said Acts, hold a Court at Palmerston North, on Thursday, the Bth day of Mny, 1890, for investigating the following cases : — Wharepu 13., No, 89-32., a memorandum of mortgage dated the Brd day of March, 1890, nude by Hamiora te Hungaoterangi to A. Sou they Baker, of Palmerstou North, Solicitor, (an adjourned ease) ; Manawatu Kukutauaki No. 2s, Section 4, No. 90-4, a deed of lease dated the 15th day of February, 1890, made 'by Tuku te Rangiirunga to George • Newman Wood, of Shannon, Farmer; Aoran»i No. 1, Section 'It, No. 90-5., a memorandum of transfer dated the Oth day ot January, 1890, made by Te Ara T»kana and Ruera te Nuku (otherwise Te Kawft) to .Taints Beunttt, of Awahuri, Blacksmith; at which time and place all persons interested in the said cast* men* tioned, find having objections to any of the dealingri, are notified to attend. Feeling hi* way! The Advocate says, Mr Aikwriglif was in Bulls yesterday morning, and he aud Colonel Gortuu took a tour down through the Lower Rnngitikei District during the (lav. Tlwre appears to bo more energy iv Church matters in Bulls than in Foxton, as the AJmcnte reports that a meeting of the ladies of St. Andrew 1 ! Church, at Bulls, teok place on Monday craning, in order to take # into consideration the question of holding a bazaar in aid of the parsonage building fund. The meeting was well attended, and it was unanimously resolred to have a public tea some time iv June, and a bazaar as soon after that as possible. Work in preparation for the baaaar will, of course, commence immediately. At the Supreme Court, at Wanganui, the case of Flyger t McNeil and another ia being heard. This is a suit by some of the sisters of the 'testator, a Mrs Flyger and others of the McNeill family, to recall probate granted to Mrs McNeill, and to compel the executors to prove it in solemn form. The plaintiffs nlle^e (1) that the will, which -was ex"<!iUcd three weeks before the, testator died — was made at a time when he was not capable of understanding its effect.; (2) that it was obtained through the undue influence of Mrs McNeill. It is rumoured in Wellington that the retail butchers intend shortly to raise the price of meat. ~ Mr A. Bright, iv supporting the Government on the Laud Purchase Bill.metiontd that his father had latterly been a firm believer in the Ashburton Act. We understand, ways the /V«, that Mr Bird, K.M., of Hokitika and Westport. who, it will -be 'remembered, was associated recently with a libel action against a journalist on the West Coast, has been re•liustfid by the Government to TPni»n hi« • appointment. Mr Michael ftovitt disapproves Mr Parnell's Hchemo for dealing with this Irish lands, and it finds no favour with the Homo Rule, Press. The Local Industries Committee of the Auckland Chamber of Commerce have tinder consideration the question of more fnlly utilising the fruit growing capabilities of this Colony;" and intend to submit certain proposals oftr the subject to a meeting of fruit growers to be held on the Ind of M»y. . After a reception, extending over a week, at Brussels, Mr Stanley has arrived in England. Both at Dover and on hia arrival at London he was greeted| with enthusiasm. A correspondent of the Jlubart Mercury says : — " The price charged for our fruit in the other colonies is just going on as usual, and as a consequence tery little of it coinparatirely is sold. A lady from Dunedin tells mo that this season she has been charged Is 6d per lb early, and 8d per lh later on for apricots from Hobart, and the man who Hold them to her gave the Tasmanian grower 2d p«r lb, aud wrote that tho market was glutted. Of course it is, when these wretched., middlemen prohibit the sale in tins way. Mr Billus (looking .orer his expense account) : Maria, we spent exactly £10 10s more than our income last year. We're got to retrench. Mrs Billus : It w-jw'nt my fault John. I didn't loce £15 on the election, nor pay out £8 in Club dues, nor spend £13 for cigars, nor run through with £24 in three days at the races, ncr endorse a noto for £40 for a mere acquaintance and lost it, nor Mr Billus (still looking through the expense account) : none of these things account for that £10 Ills. By Jove ! Here it is ! Subscription for pastor' 9 salary, £10 10s! Maria, we cannot stand that ! the preacher will have to get along without anything from us this year. — Exchange. It is reported, that a process for the extraction of lanoline, the natural oil of the wool, in au economical form, has been lately discovered by ti Canterbury resident, ■ays a contemporary. The inventor expects to save and refine this oil, which ia lost in wool-washing, and as lanoline realises a price equal to ils 6d per lb for apothecaries' purposes, m large income, is expected to be realised. Lanoline saved in woollen mills may also be utilised in ii^ain oiling the wool, whilst in the operation of manufacture. It is expected that more will be known of this important matter shortly, and the hope is that the experiments made will be successful. It is said that stammerers rarely if ever show any impediment to speech when speaking in whispers. On this fact A new method of treatment has been 'advocated by-Dr toen, which is us follows: In tho ' first ten days ipaaking is prohibited. Thin will allow rent to the voice, and constitute! . the pwttminsry stage of treatment* Car* '

ing the next ten days speaking is permissible in the whispering voice, and in the aourgi of the next fifteen days the ordinary •onTereational tone may bo gradually eraployed.— Medical Journal. Mrs Langtry has created quite a oraae in Paris for black lace dresses lightly trimmed with coloured velvets. For instance, a corsage and dress skirt of black lace, with collar, cuffs, and ceinturo of velvet, in whatever colour the wearer may fancy, for house dresses and also for afternoon wear. It is estimated that the floods at Bourke will cost the New South Walea Government alone £100,000. Up to yesterday £2000 had been subscribed in aid of the sufferers. A relic of Bobbie Burns.— Captani W. Cassady, of the ship " Greta," now in port, has an interesting relic of Bobert Burns in his possession, says the Christohureh Presn, in the shape of a cup made out of n coeoanut. It is said that the cup was nsed by the poet in the exercise of hia duties as an exciseman. The figure of a ship in full sail, surrounded by a wreath ofleaves and flowers, is beautifully carved upon it* In another wreath are the initials, " W. McL." and on the bottom is " J.B. Dumfries," in the renowned Joeic Brodie's own handwriting. The cup came into Burns' posession when he intended to erabark for the West Indies. Going on board a ship he noticed a sailor carving the shell and expressed so much admiration, for it that the man presented him with it. A short time before Bums died he gave it to his cronie Jock Brodie, who in turn gave it to an aunt of Captain Casnady's, through whom it came into the Captain's hands.