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Manawatu Herald, Volume III, Issue III, 20 January 1891, Page 2

Mr Yates the nett matter for the Otaki school left Pahiatua on Friday. On the evening previous sixty .'of the residents met him and presented hint with a purse of sovereigns. They all seemed to regret his leaving, A warning to smokers. On Friday as the last load of fibre, consisting of six bales, \yas being carted from Hiekford'a & Co's mill on the Bangitikei river to Bosina station on the tram >ine, it caught fire and waß utterly consumed. It appears there was a man on the fibre as well as the driver. He was smoking, and somehow the bales caught fire. The bales were •' twitched '• on with chains, so were not handy to move, and the men had all their work to save the horses and dray. Mr Albert Andrews is expected here in a day or two, on a visit from the old country to his brother Mr Gordon Andrews of Shannon. There certainly are mean people about. The Bacing Club some little while back found eighteen panes of glass broken in their buildings on the course, and now they find that some one has deliberate'}' walked away with 120 feet of timber. evere steps will be taken if the theft can be proved. Tenders are invited in our advertising colums for the purchase of the Louth Fax Mill, situated at Lower Bangitikei, this mill is well known to be a first class plant and to those about to commence opei'ations as flax millers or othei'3 desiring to improve their plant a favourable opportunity of buying to advantage is now offered. We note that the terms can be made easy and tenders close on Saturday afternoon.