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Manawatu Herald, Volume III, Issue III, 29 August 1890, Page 2

The Empress mill resumed work on Tuesday.

The N. Z. Seamen's Union have called the men out of the Union Company's Australian steamers, because that company belongs to the ships owner's Association, and the Union invites the company to secede from the Association. If no compromise is effected it is stated that the Union Company will lay up their whole fleet.

It is said that one landowner in the Wairarapa is desiriou3 getting 200 bush fallers at one shilling au hour, but cannot get them. Let him advertise.

At Wanganui on the 25th instant id recorded the death of Mr Richard W. Woon, aged 50 years. He was for many years clerk to Major Dime R.M, and was afterwards appointed Resident Native Magistrate. He leaves a widow and three nons.

We are sorry to hear that Mr Wilson's health in town 19 not good, and by his doctor's orders has had to take a spell at his home at Bulls. We trust the rest will soon see him right again.

Sir Frederick Whitaker's writ was severed upon Mr Hutchinson on Monday afternoon. The plaintiff bases his claim to £3000 damages upon the pamphlet issued by Mr Hutohinson, reprinted from the Hansard report of his speech in the financial debate, as distinguished from the ■peeoh itself,

Messrs Campbell and Waddel's mill had narrow escape from fire on Wednesday, a spark from the engine oausing the outburst. Tbe men worked determinedly and having a good supply of water just managed to save the mill. The actual damage was very slight.

The attendance at the State School nnmbered yesterday 205. We wish parents would considered this matter of attendance from the proper view of their children's progress. Owing to the very irregular manner so many children attend, the average attendance is only say 150, though at odd times the school ib filled. It will be easily understood how unjust this acts on both teachers aud scholars, at the Board, very rightly, will not keep up a staff of teachers for those who may come, but only on the average of those vrho do come. Thus at many times the sohool is under oflieered and naturally the scholars can not receive proper attention. The remedy is in the hands of the parents if they only will interest themselves.

On Tuesday a man named Simmonds had a had accident whilst falling bush about a mile from Manakau (railway line). His leg was badly crushed below the knee and the bone was dreadfully smashed and the flesh almost cut through. He was taken on a stretcher to Otaki on a trolly and was to have been sent on to Wellington hospital by the night's train-

Mr Osborne want a tai or. The Borough Council meets on monday evening On Snturdp..- night a well executed oil portrait of Mr P. H Fraser ex M.H. H. and past District Ruler and District Secretary of the I 0 (.. will ba placed in Messrs McMillan Rhodes * Co's window, by Mr Os^orn, who is representing Mr W F. Rurges? the well known artist of v\ ellington. Mr Osboin h staying for a few days Keeking orders and can be consulted at Mrs Arnold's after fi run During the day time he will call and display samples of painted portraits and Milar^d photgraphs.

We have to thank Mr T. G. Wilson for his courtesy in supplying us, with a copy of Mr Chinery's evidence before the Flax Committee, thus enabling us to put the same much earlier before our readers than if we waited for it to be printed. Mr Chinery has obtained a distinct name for the preparation of a fine fibre, for which he gets £20 a ton at Dunedin. FTe has seven mills going and one firm takes his whole output;

Thore is evidently a ball in prospect, judging by the recent importatious Messrs McMillan Rhodes & Co have to-day by yesterday's steamer. The firm informed us that the goods were only an advance guard of their New Spring Shipments, but at the same time there is a sufficient supply for a moderate demand. We saw some beautiful imitation flowers ; some handsome open work ball dresses ; some very long coloured silk gloves. Of course we had only a chance at a glance, as the arrival had got beard of at once and the ladies were bound to be there to see also so we were placed on one side. Thave are other pretty trifles suitable for presents — to the editor or others— such ac ladieß baskets lined with silk and padded, leather purses of service to those who have money, and also children's toys. The goods have evidently, been aeleoted with the firm's visual good taste.

Madame Sarah Bernhardt's leg! The Paris papers having announced at the outset of the eminent French tragedienne's illness that if ahe did not take great precautions amputation of one of her legs might become necessary, this alarming prediction was immediately telegraphed across the Atlantic and Madame Bernhardt forthwith received a telegram from a well-known American showman, requesting her to sell him the truncated limb as soon as it wan sawn off. The enterprising gentleman added that he would have it embalmed for the purpose of exhibition throughout the United State?, and that he had two trusty agents ready to start to take possession of the precious relic. Se iion c ben trovato. but, whether trua or false, the extraordinary story comes from Madame Bernhardt herself, who laughs at it now that Bhe has recovered, but who was startled by the lugubrious offer when it reached her.

Remnants.— Our sale of surplus winter stock having now come to an end, we find as a necessary consequence of selling so many dress lengths of that we have quite an accumulation of remnants, of all descriptions, at Te Aro House, Wellington.

Remnants. — Thase consist of navy serges, coloured amazons, foules, tweeds, homespuns, meltons, beiges, fancy checks, fancy stripes, snowflakes, cashmeres, veilings, merinoes black cashmeres, and merinoei, with a variety striped velvets, plushes, velveteens, broche silks, &c, at Te Aro House, Wellington.

Remnants. — The lengths of these remnants vary H yards to !3 yawls in silks, velvets, itc, and from » yards to 8 yards in all other materials, most of them are very suitable for children's wear, and many of them in combination would make up into very excellent ~aird fashionable ladies' dresses, at Te Aro House, Wellington. Remnants. — Prices taken at random from our remnant counter show the following reductions :— 3s ftd for Is 9d, 5s 3d for 2s fid, 7s 3d for 3s 9d, 9s (id for 4s lid, 8s 3d for 8s 9d. 11s for ss, 12s (id for Gs 6d, 15s for 5s 9d, at Te Aro House, Wellington.

PiKirvvxTs.— Other prices are— 2s 6d foils, 3s Od for Is llrl, 5s 6d for 2s Bd, 5s lid for 2s (id, 7s i)d for 2s lid, 7s lid for 3-i lid, Us Gd for is lid, 10 (id for Gs lid, 13s Pd for 7s (id, 21* for 7s 9d, &c, A-c. These are but a few of the specimens of reduction takon haphazard from our remnant counter, at the Wholesale Family D/apery Warehouse, Te Aro IJouse, Wellington.