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Manawatu Herald, Volume III, Issue III, 19 August 1890, Page 2

A servant girl is wanted. An advertiser has a first-class waggon and four good horses for sale. A meeting of the Rifle Club is called for Saturday next, at Whyte's Hotel. A reward of £1 is advertised for the recovery of two horse*. A general meeting of the Manawatu Rowing Club is called for Friday at 8 p.m. at Whyte's hotel. Mr Buxton, M.H.8., conducted service both morning and evening, last Sunday at the Primitive Methodist Church. We are informed, by one who ought to know, that the session is likely to end in the first week of next month. So may it be. All persons desiring to be placed upon the Electoral Roll will, until Parliament is dissolved, be placed on the present Foxton Roll. Our friends at Manakau (Railway line) keep the game alive. Last week they organised a Punch and Judy Show, which created plenty of amusement. The \Yaikawa Football Club gave a concert on Saturday, which was not ho well attended, owing to the dark, wet night. There have been many trial with young Carrier Pigeons across the English Channel, between Folkestone and Boulogne. The distance is 27 miles, and is completed by the fastest birds in about haif-an-hour. The circle they make before deciding their line of flight ia said to bo a very pretty sight. At the St. Margaret's Gymnasium, Westminster, an item in the programme was : " Blindfold Boxing." It may perhaps be the safest style to indulge in, as the spectators ara bound to take an interest in the match, for their own safety — an ugly rush, meant for an opponent, " fetching " an onlooker, unless he is smart. The annual general meeting of the Rangitikei Racing Club was held at Bulls on Wednesday night. The report was most satisfactory — showing a credit-balance of £713. The new grand stand lias been let at £469. A resolution was carried reducing the charges to the grand stand and saddling-paddock to 7a fid for gentlemen and oa for ladies. We are glad to notice that the insurance company, for which Mr Gibson is the local agent, has acknowledge that to ask a man to further their interest without the aid of publicity is unfair, and have now inserted an advertisement. Mr Gibson has done well under disadvantageous circumstances, and the. company will rind that he will now be able, to do much bettor. The Xew Zealand Tnsuranee Company is an old and well established institution, and is a very safe one to insure with. At the Cambridge University Polo Snorts there were, introduced several new items into the programme : — Among these were a bare-back race, and a ci^ar and umbrella half-mile rac". in which each rider was required to saddle and mount his pony without assistance, the pony which passed the. winning-post first, his rider having nn umbrella up and a cigar alight, bein» declared the winner. There was also a threequarter mile tandem race, in three, heats, the competitors! driving the leading pony and riding the other. The list of applications for patents, registered, and allowed to lapse, tell the tale of many a hope and disappointment. Amongst the lust we notice the name of one of our townsman — diehard Hamood— who in the beginninc; of 18S9 thought he bad secured the right dodge to prevent the distinction of fences by horned cattle. We suppose that further trials were not bo successful, as it, is recorded the application was not further proceeded with. Try again ! Tn ii conversation with Mr Edwards, one of the Councillors of the Borough of Palmor^on North, we learn that the Council has no desire that the sewage should be any nuisance, and have a reserve fund of £1000 to provide a filter-bed. Like all colonists they desire for the present t« save the expense attendant on the supervision of t.h« filter, and therefore d°sire to delude themselves into th« belief that a nuisance is not. a nuißancts of a hurtful character. The fact of providing for filtration proves a knowledge that such an output is obnoxious. To-morrow afternoon the extraordinary general meeting of the Butchering Cotiponv i.q to be held. <o discuss as to the advisability of winding up the company. The general opinion of shareholders seem to be adverse to the proposal, which would never have been proposed by any oth»r director than the pronoser, nor would it ey«n have been considered bad he kept faith with his co-directors as to supplying stock. However, as the matter is not altogether a public one, shareholder* shonld attend, so as to understand the differences of opinion a3 to what is good business dealing. Mr Duncan, of the London Mnlr'mmunl .W»v*. wn« cast in da,mag D s of flO-OOO'last week. Plaintiff, who is only 21. is granddau«btf>v of Sir Francis Knowles, while defend nt is 04. It cam» out in the course of evidence that the defendant had attempted to peduce the vonntf lady; that he hnd been married twice and had seven children by his wives, besides six by other mothers. Last we«k an Auckland resident, Scott, completed his 101 st year . Parliament is a grand institution I Only pine hours were spent in considering the Estimates the other day. with the net result that one reduction of £25 was secured. A good determination. Canon Wilberforce, speaking at Southampton, declared that be would n»vf»v address another Church of Rutland Tompcanco Society meeting until it had purged itself of the leaflet in favour of the Government scheme of compensation.

A discovery of silver ami gold is reported at Whanganiata, on the East Coast, and assays of ore have yielded an average of HO ounces per ton. Victorian farmers, who hitherto have been prejudiced against dairy factories, are now assisting in the opening of factories ftnd are readily subscribing capital. The Post says as fur as possible, the Government already take care to reserve from sale all natural curiosities in the way of hot mineral springs and river side s.vnrrj, but they point out that to universally reserve forests along river banks, as suggested by ftr Newman, would bo hardly compatible with the convenience of settlers. A patent has just been procured for a new fryingpan. All round the pan, about half an inch from the bottom, is a ledge, upon which rests a perforated porcelain or netted wire shelf. The meat to be cooked is placed on this shelf instead of into th» pan. The meat is thus prevented stewing in the fat or gravy, and doei not becoma lodden, the action more resembling a grid. Here are some interesting opinions from Mr Gladstone ; — '• The three handsomest men of their time were the late Duke of Hamilton, Sydney Herbert, and Cardinal Manning ; the three most naturally eloquent speakers of their day, the Duke of Argyll, the late Lord Elgin, and Bishop Wilb'erforce. Lord Beaconsfield was the most interesting political character of this century, not excepting Mr Pitt." Captain Jorgenson's lifeboat Storm King arrived at Adelaide on the 4th August, having had a rough passage from Albany. She was at one time on her beam ends, and the after compartment was filled with water. Captain Jorgenson and his companion are in excellent health, and but from some bruises received when the sea broke on board they have been so throughout the voyage from Albany. They intend to go to Melbourne by rail, as they feel they have thoroughly demonstrated the fact that the vessel can outlive any weather and sail any distance. Most of the v««sels in the harbour wer» gaily decorated with bunting this afternoon (Friday) in honour of the nuptials, which were celebrated to-day, between Dr Johnson, formerly of Fielding but at present practising in Gisborne, and Miss Laura Johnson, daughter of Captain Johnson of the Marine Department. The display of flags was scarcely so general as otherwise would have been had not the captains of the Tainui, Pleione, and America lent their bunting to the Committee of the Naval's Ball, whioh event takes place to-night. — Post. Mr G. M. Kebbell, in a letter to the Post last week, thus criticises Mr Berry's lecture : — Mr Berry believes in Unions. Unions beliove that every man, be he good, bad, or indifferent, should receive the same rate of pay. Is Mr Berry prepared to divide his ■alary with some of his fellow clergymen who do not receive so much ? Unless he does this his words are as tinkling cymbals of sounding brass. Again, Mr Berry says " I believe that we ought not to trade at these Chinese shops." How does he reconcile this expression with this words he so often uses — " Do unto others as you would they should do unto you? " How unselfish ! ! A short time ago, in consequence of representations from Dunedin, backed up by the farmers, the local Chamber of Commerce, and the Milburn Lime Company, the Railway Commissioners made a considerable concession in the rates for the carriage of agricultural lime. This was expeoted to benefit the farmers, but the Commissioners now claim that the Company has raissd the prices nearly HO per cent, so that, notwithstanding the. redaction, it costs farmers 2s per ton more than before, and the amount saved by the reduction is transferred to the Company. The Christclwreh Pra* says the high prices whioh «ood sheep have lately been making at the Addington yard* has several times been noticed in our columns, but last week all previous figures wore beaten by a pen of crossbred wether? which went as as high .44s f d nach. Those sheep were bred by Mr Melvendry, and have so far put up a record in value which will take a lot of beating. Th':y weiv estimated to turn the scale at about 1401 b each. A maeting of the Foxion Football Club was held at Whyte's Hotel on Friday evening last, a good attendance of members being present. The business dons was fixing a date to play Oroua Bridge, and Sntvmifiv, tha 2Sr<l i«st was agreed to Tho advisability of inviting th§ Feilding Club to send a team down was also discussed, and the Secretary was instructed to write and ascertain if a match oould be arranged for the 30th inst. Some members spoke of the overdue subscriptions to the Club, and several w»re of opinion that a ground nearer to the town for the use of the Club would be advantageous, as a imall charge for admission could then be made. The following members ware selected to get into form for forthcoming mutches : — Messrs Knderlsy, Armstrong, C. Robinson, 0. Robinson, F. Yonng. J. Robinson, C. J. fiyvnons, T. Brebner, F. Howard, W. Cook, B. Murray. C. Startup, L. Cole, J. Whyt« (capt) I'J.'Balfotir, TVra. More, Ravell, Scott, Lerers, Harbor. McPhun, and Williams. Two fifteen will be selected from the above to face Oroua Bridge, and Feilding. We h<»ar there is a likelihood of there being some fun on the Rac a conrs« on Tupsdav next, as the Benedicts of the town have challen^d the single to a game of football. W* shall give tha names of players in next issue.