Manawatu Herald. TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 23, 1890.

Manawatu Herald, Volume III, Issue III, 23 September 1890, Page 2

Manawatu Herald. TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 23, 1890.

From information aa to the number o( pages oeeupied by the roll, we were led into doubling the probable number of electors for this eloctorato. The pages mentioned were manuncript ones, not printed, and therefore held only half the names There are 2300 names on tke roll, which is now in the printer's hands, with a probable 400* to MM •^M^*ioU«w.".

Tlio Minstrels w'li wind up their entertainment <>n Tuesday ■ with one of those popular and acreai Jug farcaa, generally associated with the character, of " Coloured" gentlemen. We understand that a number of the Manawatu Bowing Club has presented a trophy in the shape of a handsome oup,, to ' the Club. This priza is really worth winning, it b«ingex«eedingly pretty and of considerable value.. The cup is to .be scolled for in heata, the first day's pulling to come off on the day of the Dramatic and Minstrel entertainment (30th, September). The entries for the same close to-night. The Foxton Committee of Mr J. G. Wilson's supporters hold an important meeting on .Thursday, at which a full attendance is requested. Messrs Pote and Terry, the new firm of bakers, brought us a sample of their bread to be tested. We can confidently say that the loaf. Wai as good a sample as could be wished for, and if they keep it up, their business should speedily develope into a verj thriving aoncem. This evening the laucy dress skating carnival at the Public Hall takes place. We understand that it promises to be a great success, and. after the rinking the proceedings will be wound up with a dance. When the steamer M&jmwatu put iato Wanganui last, MrC. Startup was acting steward, and Mr T. Brebn,er as one of the forvra^d hABdB, „ . The thoroughbred Bullion Voltigeur is advertised to stand this season at the Oroua Downs Estate. Voltigeui-'e pedigree shows tl\at he. is full of Emiliue blood, sire. of Riddleewbrth. A meeting of Mr J. G. Wilson's supporters is arranged to be held at Shannon this everting, and on Friday at Levin. The man Jerrard, hurt whilst interfering with a free labourer in Wellington, is recovering. At the Wellington Police Court, R. P. Allen, charged with the assault on Jerrard, was discharged, the Magistrate stating that all the evidenoe given was in favor of the accused The Napier News mentions a rumour that Mr Ormond is to . be called to the Upper House, and will net therefore stand for Napier. A Beaut of brown coal, believed to be the largest in the. world, has been discovered at Morw#ll, in the county of Buln Buln, 88.^ miles E. of Melbourne. The seam is 597 feet thick. The Austrian warship Taurus has foundered in the Black Btoa, aud 73 of her crew wf re drowned. Mr G. Fisher announces himself as a candidate for Parliamentary honours. . ?W 'Chronicle sayii— The St. Kilda brougbtdown a shipment of guano from the oaves. tfearßockhampton, where there are million*, of tons of it, the excreta of the bats, whioh for countless centuries have frequented the caves in immense numbers. The guano is rich in super phosphates, and is a ; mogt .valuable manure. The caves wher« it it found are, we learn from Cap* tain Robtrteon, maguificent sights, as they are Resplendent with hanging stalagmites of glistening white, which, when lit up by the torches ol visitors, look like some splendid cathedral. The Manawatu Times of last Friday says:— The meeting of Mr J. G. Wilson's supporters held in the Eink last evening was very largely attended, the chair being occupied by the Mayor, Mr Hnelson. The wording of the advertisement having misled a number, these retired. Mr 11. S. Abraham read an extract from a letter from Mr Wilson, in which that gentleman referred to his reasons for oonsenting to the numerous requests from all parts of the district that he would seek re-election, and it being stated that his views would shortly be fully placed before the eleotors, a strong central general bommittee was formed, and we are informed that these took all the necessary preliminary Bteps in connection with Mr Wilson's oandidature. From London we learn that Messrs Burt and Pickard are arranging for a Congress m Belgium to secure the general adoption and legalisation of the eight hours' system. It is proposed that all the collieries in Great Britain, France, Belgium; Germany, and Austria shall be laid idle if necessary in order to gain thi< end. The places of all the permanent hand" in the employ of the Harbour Board who went «ut have been filled 1 np by non-Union-ists. " i The N. Z. TimeS gives Die following partiqulars about the late Mr Sperry :— Few men had larger experience of official life in this Colony or had seen more of colonial life generally than Mr Sperry had. Born in Yorkshire in 1827, he emigrated as a youßf. man to Australia, and entered into business in Victoria. There, too, he turned his hand to goldmining, and was a warm friend of Mr J. L. Gillies, the present seoretary -of the Otago Harbour Board. About 1856 he came to New Zealand in company with Mr Gillies, and took up his residence in Otago. At that time the Provincial Oovernme.nt3 were in existence, and Mr Sperry, having taken service in that of Otago, was appointed chief oleik in the Treasury. On the retimaent Of, Mr Street be beoaine sub- . tt£a*ur#r under Sir Julius YogeL He had also held the office of Secretary to the Treasury in the same provino*. Retaining the «ub treaturership until the abolition of provinces in 1875, Mr Sperry went to England lor 4 trip, *&& returned to New Zetland jthree or foar years later. He was then appointed, head ol the, department administering th* land tax which . the Gxej Governttaeat had- imposed ; and when that in its turn was abolished and the propertytax substituted,. Mr Sperry was made Property-tax Cominiistoner. That office he held up to the. tin}* of hit death, together with those of Seoretary of Stamps, Controller of Legacy Duties, and Registrar of Joint StockrOoApanies. The London Times expresses a hope that the splendid mining eolltetioa at the Crystal ' Palace wilt form the nucleus of a permanent exhibition. The Evening .P?m says :— We are informed by a unionist official that it has bein decided to boycott as completely as •possible every trade and establishment that thwarts their progress and demands and that the newspapers are to. come iv for their share in the interdict. It ia a humiliating consideration for the most popular man that, allowing him a circle of acquaintances of &oJie 30,000 individuals, there still remain in the world about 1^445,920,000 who do not know or care a pin about him. There is "a legend extant of the hero ol Waterloo writing to his laundress: "F.M, the Duke' of Wellington presents his compliments to ' Mrs Moths,. and must have mote starch in his collars." A wpiuUrlal flower has been discovered on the Isthmif* of Tehuantepeo. Its chief > peculiarity is the habit of changing its colours during tho day. In the morning it is white ; when the sun is at its xenith it is red, and at night it is blue. The red, white, and blue flower grows on a tree about the site of a guava tree, and only at •••• d«ee it giv« oat •»/ jp#rfnsse\

Lord Armstrong, now a peer of the realm, founder and still head of the famous s» i^buildiug and eugineeri g firm of Sir G. Armstrong, Mitchell & Co., at Newcastle, was intended for a sol -<tor, and he spent Borne time in learning that profe sion ■3 an articled clerk. But from his earliest • boyhood he had a decided turn for mechanics, and while still a young man, as the outcome of thoughtful and minute observations of the power of water, he invented a hydraulic .machine by .which this natural forcn was applied to mecha:»'cal purposes. Subsequently he designs.] a hydraulic crane, and both machines have heeu of immense service in works on a large scale throughout the world. By this time he had quitted the law for his favorite pursuit, and when he wha as yet only about fiveior six »nd thirty he founded the world famous Elswick Works, now carried on by a company with a capital of at least two millions sterling. From hydraulic machines he passed to ordnance, and invented the Armstrong gun, which for many years held its own against all rivals. Later on, he amalgamated his machine and gun works with a large shipbuilding concern, and the firm became, the chief builders of war vessels, not only for this country, but for the whole w»rhl. Over thirty years ago he was knighted, and comparatively recently he was raised to the dignity of ft peer. „, .. The departments alluded to are dresses and dressmaking.. With regard to the former, we may say". that we are in now in possession of a very fall supply of the most fashionable fabrics for spring wear, and without going into particulars it will be sufficient to say that our Home buyer has displayed excellent taste and judgment, both in fabrics, and colourings. We invite an early visit of inspection of our beautiful spring dress materials at Te JAro House Wellington. Miss Valkntine, with a large staff of dressmakers, stills ccupies the commodious site of rooms facing Dixon-street, and will be happy to see all her lady patrons as •arly during the season as possible. It would, save disappointment if ladies would make their selection as soon as convenient, and place them in her hands at Tc Aro House Wellington. Miss Dumont, recently arrived from the studio, of Madame Beattie, George-street, Sydney, may be interviewed in the suito of rooms fronting Cuba-street. In both rooms we are..yrepared| to do the fullest justice to all requirements, so as to ensure the utmost satisfaction With our dressmaking skill at Te Aro House Wellington. Pattefiis of theTiew Spring Dress Fabrics will be forwarded with self measurement charts, post free on : application to James Smith Te Aro Honse Wellington.