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Manawatu Herald, Volume III, Issue III, 13 January 1891, Page 2

The handicappers for the Foxton Racing Club deserve great praise for the very successful result of their handicapping. In the whole total onlylhvee horses refused to accept. In the Hurdles only one did not accept, the same horse being the only one refusing for the Flying Handicap. Two remained away from theF.R.C. Handicap, and three from the Stakes, but these include two wholly scratched, and one that accepted for the Hurdles. Evidently the weights had nothing to do with their nonappearance, and therefore as near as perfect a handicap has been prepared. One large freezing establishment is offering settlers to take the whole of their fat sheep, fit for freezing, for the next five years, at 2£d per lb. This looks well for graziers. There is nothing like having two strings to one's bow, A gentleman has interviewed i oar two Palmerston contemporaries about '. production of felt out of tow, and his capability to extract the gum from flax ! He 1 has also some specimens of his manufac- i ture in soap! It seems idling away the : time to make soap, if he ein extract the i gum from flax. '■ An advertiser wants employment for a team of horses and driver. i Mr E. Osborne announces 8 cleaving sale ( athisdrpery store until the 10th of Feb- ■ ruary. Owing to the very low prices the goods will be offered at, the book will be closed. | i Clerks of the Post Office and Savings Banks, in London, who went out on strike, have apologised, and will resume work. The Postmaster-General has promise! to inflect only a light punishment for their behaviour. '

The Curate of All Saints' Church convenes & genera,! meeting on the 23rd to sleet Church officers; Last week Mr Mcijeai.l had for sale some ripe peaches from n, local garden. Mr S. M. Baker brought Soninus back to his old quarters last week, after a very sucjessful season in Mawke's Eay. Lochna»ar remains behind to be trained and raced. Mr Cdwles had ail unpleasant experience 5n Saturday. He went for an outing in a Rob Roy canoe, and though the wind was blowing pretty stiff, thought he would enjoy a sail, lie did'nt! No sooner was the sail up, and he was out of the shelter of the shore, than ovel! the canoe Went, and he became suddenly a wettei' and a wiser mam He nlf r.r/yed to retain some sort of hold oh the boat, and went. drifting smartly out into tlie Setitre of the river. He called foi 1 help, but until he had voyaged a couple of hundred yards, no help came ; but at last a friendly boat rescued the pair — man and canoe. Thus the coroner was robbed ! If " the school master is ft abroad " so very often are his pupils, in spelling. In the old Militia days a commanding officer used to issue notices for drills to be held on Wenxdai), but in . Palmei-ptoil lately they, improved on this, and advised the public that the stores will bo closed on Wedemdai/, and now we have the misfortune to notice that a farmer has had a stencil plate cut with which he brands his butter boxes, stating that it is cream seperator butter. We know of no words however than new rate- that is such a trap to the unwary. Mr Chineryj of RangiorA* orie of the largest flaxmillers in New Zealand, Via? jv.sf taken up his residence in this district, says the N.Z. Times, with a view to carrying on his business in the "Wairarapa. Mr Chinnery owns several mills in the South Island, but he is so impressed with the quality of flax in the Wairarapa and West Coast districts that he is about to establish mills in this Island. He has brought several experts with him, and will open his first mill at Peatherston. The marriage of Miss Harriet Mary Belli daughter of Mr James Bell, of Kairanga, to Mr J. R. B. Tripe, of Palmerston, son of Dr Tripe, of We lington, was ce'ebrated at All Paints Church on Saturday afternoon, when there was a very large and fashion able attendance to witness the ceremony. The bride, who looked very charming, was dressed in white figured cashmere with handsome trimming of lace and feather flowers, intermixed with orange blossom. She carried a lovely bouquet of choice flowers. The bridesmaids were Misses Tripe (Sister of the bridegroom), Wigney (of Christchurch), Clapperton, and Lillies, Hilda, and Gwendoline Bell, sisters of the bride, Mr W. A. Tripe being best man. The Eev. H. B. Harvey, curate, officiated. The chancel was prettily decorated for the occasion, and Miss Stratton, R.A.M., of Christchur«h, by her own special desire, presided at the organ, and gave Smart's "Festal march" and Mendelssohn's " Wedding march " most effectively. The newly married pair leave for Wellington, en route for Nelson, this afternoon. During the recent revolt, the natives of Onea, one of the Caroline Islands, killed 300 foreigners, and as the excitement has extended over the whole group, it is feared that a general massacre will result. A terrible epidemic of small pox is r >ging throughout the Republic of Guatemala, and twenty thousand deaths are reported. A scheme is being discused at Thursday Island to have that and other islands in Torres Strait erected into a separate State under the federal authority of Australia. On every letter sent to Europe at 2£d under the new charges, the Colony loses a farthing, for it has been found that the average lost of letters, at 12s per pound (the rate paid to the steamship c mpanies) is 2fd each. On letters sent by Brindisi at Gd the;e is a loss of Id each. Rome folks have queer notions as to the duties and powers of the police. The following (says the Wairarapa Daily) is one of many similar notices sent for the benefit of our colonial " Robert " : — Telegram received at Eketahuua by Mr Parsons—" Sir, — I hear that my woman is in Eketahuna drunk ; you will" at once had her over to the policeman and tell him I give her a month ; and thank you kindly. — (Signed) Detective Campbell went up to Levin yesterday morning says the Post of Friday and arrested a man named Frederick Parslow, who also bears the aKasea of Groves, Pratt, and France, and who is suspected of being the author of a number of forgeries which have been committed lately. On the 7th of September, 1889, Mr Thomas Taylor, of the Panama Hotel, accepted a cheque for £2 signed " G. Webb," and endorsed " G. Groves;" which turned out to be a forgery, and on the Ist of October last, Mr P. Barnes of the Cambridge Hotel, got another of the same kind for £2 ss, which was endorsed " Richard Pratt." A third forged cheque for the sum of £3, purporting to have been signed by "W. C.Webb "and endorsed " F. France," was issued to Mr Cloggie, of the Caledonian Hotel, on the 11th of October, and a fourth to Mr F. Moran, of the Forester's Arms, for a similar amount, on the 22nd of the same month, which was also endorsed "F. France." Another cheque for £3, and signed "G. Webb," came into the possession of Mr Beck, of the Newtown Hotel, on the 27th October. Parslow, who is believed to be the man who forged and uttered the five cheques, was charged with the offence in the Magistrates' Court this morning, but at the request of the police, was remanded until the 13th instant. The accused is a bricklayer by trade The Cash C earing Sale of Jobberns & Co. Bankrupt Stock by Ross & Sandford, in Main Street, Foxton is still proceeding with unabated interest. Cash purchasers of Drapery & Clothing are invited to pay an early visit of inspection. Ross A Sani>fobd. Wanted, all ladies to see our last shipment for the season of while embroidered muslin robes, very choice, from 8s 6d to 42r, at Te Aro House, Wellington. Wanted, everyone to see and buy, 4button kid gloves, superior quality, usual price 2s lid, fos Is 11s. As 500 pairs of these have been already sold, no time should be lost in securing them at Te Aro House, Wellington. Wanted, aye wanted, 500 customers for ladies' beaded visites at 2s lid, summer nlsters at 4s lid and 7s 6d, jerseys at 2s lid, 4s lid, garibaldys at 2s 6d, 2s lid, 3s 6d, print skirts at is lid, felt skirts at Is lid, dust cloaks, new styles, 8s 6d, at Te Aro^House, Wellington. Wanted, all mothers to see our picnic hats for the girls from 2s to 6d each, and our boy's straw hats from 3s to Is each, at Te Aro House, Wellington.