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Manawatu Herald, Volume III, Issue III, 31 January 1891, Page 2

The BoronglrCotmcil meets oh Monday evening. Mr Kuilierfortl is again jiaying/a visit to this to\vh. Messrs BteVeas and Gorton announce the date of their anpnal ram and sheep fair at . Bulls. - Thej' have also an addition of 20 young Lincoln rams to their Sanson sale on Tuesday next. Mr Cadman was sworn in on Thursday morning as a member of the Government with the portfolio, of Native Minister ; lie will probably take charge" of Charitable Aid and Hospitals. A wise young man. We learn that Mr Earle, who . was >. very popular during his stay at the Bank of Australasia here, is going to quit basking; and " live the life removed "amongst " the banks and braes" of Napier. %»._..: The WarigauuV'i Education Board decided that as the Board had no title to the land at' Oroua Bridge, they could not build a residence. Who can have been the playful man \> The Star Bays.;— A Foxton man, whose mind runs on steamers, When he heard that the Governor's son was to be called Huia ejaculated : " Good Lord, if it had been a girl I suppose she would have been christened the Jane Douglas.'' The result of the voting for the loan of £1750 for a portion of the Manawatu County resulted in the poll not being carried, the number Qf votes recorded in favour being less than, one half of the total number of votes exercisable. The number of votes exercisable were 259 an 1 the number recorded 128. It was not lost by much, but still it was lost. A notification appears in our advertising columns that Mr Baine will preach at the Primitive Methodist Church to-morrow morning. lu'th'c' evening the Rev. Mr Olpheit will preach his farewell sermon. On Monday evening a tea-meeting will be held in the Church to " farewe 1 " Mr Olphert and to welcome Mr Baine. The Church is bound to be crowded on all three occasions. The old Hyderabad is again to be tortured. A party of mechanices have arrived to break her up, with the intention of sending the splendid material of which she is built— lowmoor iron — to Auckland. This should take some considerable time, as we understand the portions severed are not to exceed eight hundred weight. Mr George Coley has secured the carting. The long promised almanac is now ready for delivery to our subscribers and advertisers. We apologise for the delay in issuing it, but the same was unadvoidable. We trust that now it is complete it will be considered satisfactory and be accepted with the compliments of the proprietor of this paper A difficulty has arisen, when does one not ? and that is how to get the book fo each subscriber. Will those outside the business-portions call for a copy? or send a youthful representative ? The book is too goo', being nicely illustrated with views in this and the adjoining colonies, to permit of Ur be ng v delivered " like the paper. ..We. shall do our hast to. to let our ireaders receive a c py properly, (and' those hat" don't, w'Hl understand that the reason i? riot that we won't but can't. .. It will be Feen on reference to our advertising columns that the flax mi 1 pla'.t and machinery connected with the Louth Flax Mill will be disposed of by auction on Friday 6th Feb. in lots to suit' purchasers as no satisfactory tender was received for the same in one lot, it will be noticed that the sale is without reserve. The following story is on the authority of the Hod and Gun : — " The other day Mr Herbert Spencer sauntered into the billiardroom at the Senior, and invited a nice young Major, who was the only person there, to take a cue. The Major did so. Beginning to play with deliberation, the great philosopher gave a miss in baulk. His opponent cannoned off the red, and left off at 37, w.t h all the ba Is out of play. The philolsopher made another miss. Then the Major ran out. " Sir," the philosopher said, as he gravely put his cue into the case, " a certain dexterity in games of skill indicates a well-balanced mind ; but expertness such as you have displayed is strong presumptive evidence of an ill-spent youth. :* I wißg-Jyouj good afternoon" !" Thiais >hdwl;he ; N. 1 Z." H'me's writes of the duly elected of New Plymouth. "Mr E. M. Smith having said " Mr Speaker and honourable gentle ;" he drank a glass of water and looked round with deliberation ; and then it became apparent that Mr Smith has coal fields and petroleum fields, chiefly at Taranaki, on the brain. He had brought down a collection of magnificent mineral, He would, litce them there . oh", 'theliloor, earned- in /by a messenger. •* t this point the Hou»e roared, and Mr Smith stamped. After which he raved about coal and hiron, and " such like." He waxed loudly indignant at the report which went round the papers about the Government " nobblerising " himi He could tell Mr Speaker and the Honourable gentlemen that if the Government went round with him he would nob' lerise them. He would show them hiron and coal and two million acres of wonders, iron and petroleum, and if anybody said a word against that he wou d make it 'ot for them, The' House 'felt it was a kind of theatre, and laughed and clapped, and did everything that people do in theatres (except saying «enoore." On the tfhble Mr Smith very successfully evaded the questions jof the : address, and afirm reputation as one of the roughest diamonds who has ever wagged a tongue in that place. Before he sat down he re< turned to his first love, the specimens, and invited' Mr Speaker and the hon, gentlemen to go and see the coliection. Mr Taylor will have to look to his laurels." The Cash C easing Sale of Jobbarns & Co. Bankrupt Stock by Ross * Sandfqbd, in Main Street, Foxton is still proceeding with unabated interest. Cash purchasers of Drapery A. Clothing are invited to pay an early visit of inspection, lloss A Sani>ford.