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Manawatu Herald, Volume III, Issue III, 19 February 1891, Page 2

The Gazette file's the date, for killing native game, for the first of April, and to close on the 31st July. Tuis, white herons and crested grebe are excepted. It is notified that for the senior examination for the Civil Service) for January next, the period of literature will be the period of the Commonwealth, and the special books will be Shakespeare's King Lear and The Tempest. The shipping interest will be glad to learn that the Wanganui dredge, which was swept out to sea on Friday night, has been discovered safely beached at Nukumaru in company with a punt. The flood in the Wanganui has caused a large amount of silt in the channel below the training walls, and it will take a long time to get it away. The Huia and Manawatu got stuck yesterday in coming up the river owing to this accumulation. A settler borrowed a horse from a friend in town, for a few days, his own pet animal, three years old, sound and perfectly quiet. In fact the friend assured him when lending, that when on him he might" witch the world with noble horsemanship." The settler however only desired to travel, but he took him. Some hours aferwards in the dusk of eve, a horseman arrived at the owners residence, leading the pet animal by the bridle, and stated that he had been requested by the borrower, to " take the brute back." It appears the messenger had met the borrower trudging along the Queen's highway, towing the steed after him by the bridle and a glow of pleasure illumined his countenance when he saw an opportunity of ridding himself of his charge though he had still four miles to journey on. The owner of the steed, the friend of the borrower, is still unaware what can possibly have occurred in such a short time, but unless a better and a calmer frame of mind is exhibited, than was shown by the message received with the horse, there is likely to be a marked coolness when these two bipeds meet. A nian's pet horse is not to be called a brute, lightly, if anythingever does, to the owner, justify such an expression. The polling for the Egmont election resulted in the return of McGuire by 73 votes. McGuire polling 986 and Bruce 913. At the inquest on the late Mr Henry Bunny, the jury returned a verdict to the effect that the deceased met his death by a wound from a revolver, self inflicted whilst in a state of temporary insanity We have several times seen in our columns says the Advocate harvesting records which have furnished undoubted proof of the extraordinary fertility of the soils in the Eangitikei and Manawatu Counties, but some figures furnished by Mr R. E. Simpson relating to an oat crop harvested on his farm near Forewa last year eclipses anything we have yet recorded. The paddock was one of 70 acres, and the yield on that area was 94 bushels per acre. Now if this record can be beaten we should like to get the facts. The following services will be held at AH Saints Church on Sunday. At 11 a.m.. Matins and Holy Communion ; at 2 p.m. | children's service and baptisms, at 7 p.m. Even-song. The Star says thut some very useful birds have made their appearance in the gardens in Feilding, almost simultaneously with the common black caterpillar which commits such ravages on cabbages. These birds devour the caterpillars in quantities where they can find them, and also attack the blight slug on the plum and pear trees. They have distinct black or brown bars across the body, with dark green feathers on the back, and are a little larger than the common sparrow. The bird is a native cuckoo called Pipipiwharauroa. A fact for the naturalists. There are moments when a horse at full trot is " entirely in the air," that is when the who'e of his four feet are off the ground at one time. This, it appears, has been demonstrated by an instantaneous photograph taken by M. Ottenheim, vice-president of the Versailles Photographic Society. The picture shows the horse trotting in a dog-cart with a single occupant, and the shadows on the ground clearfy demonstrate that momentarily all the feet are in the air. The legs, both fore and hind, are spread, the right fore and left hind legs being advanced, ( while the left fore and right hind legs are pointing backwards The left fore leg is a little bent at the knee. The Gfaynicle states that as the coach bringing in the passengers and mails from Marton on Saturday afternoon was passing Mr Enderby's, at Putiki. the axle of one of the fore wlippls snapped and caused the vehicle with its human freight to overturn. Had the coach been going at other than a slow rate there would doubtless have been a serious accident, and as it was the passengers — among whom was the Hon. R. J. Seddon, Minister of Mines— got a severe shaking as well as a fright. Those who saw the mishap immediately sent for medical aid, and Drs Earle and

Tripe were soon on the spot, bat tt ir services were not, happily, required. Cabs, buggies, and expresses . bein ; j obtain d the passengers luggage and ma' ls were taken on to the Nation, where f.he Norl 1 train awaited their arrival. In " Broadbrim's " New Tsrk lee r the following warning appears : -On T ssday, at the Jeff er sen Market Police Cot .t, the crop was Uncommonly li.rge. '. a the wretched Congregation a ir&i p approaches the judge's 'lesk, !iis face d wan and haggai'd, his eyen are bloodsr ot, his hands trembled, hislioabs -\7ill hare y support him, his hair is n«atted. and hi beard unshorn ; he is the pictice o:' abject iiisery and dissipation. The wretdhed dirt} tramp now tumbling before the judge's bei.cn — is all that remains of Lariat ThdmiJsc b, the favourite sculptor oi twenty years ago. Then he was vice-president of the National Academy of Design, a welcome companion to all the clubs, with a golden future so bright that no man could estimate the wealth and glory of his eenilh. All that is passed now ', no refuge for. him but. deathdeath most merciful and kirid — Which sha'l close this sorrowful histov^; Mfc was committed foi 1 d month to Blackwell's Island, with drunks and tramps and thieves. In a letter to Mr D. P. Fisher, Mr Mills, the Managing Director of tbe Union Coma pany, thus expresses the determination of his Company with Regard td Union labour ': — " On the tJohtt'ary, so satisfied are we that the Union men are creating mischief, and by various means compelling the free men — unwillingly in many cases — to join the Union, that until a butler understanding is arrived at we now feel com* pelled to give instructions that no further vacancies are to be filled up by men bnlonging to the Seamen's and Firemen's Union as it at present exists. We do this with much regret, as in the past we have never hesitated tp say thftfc we wfcte quite ready to" irettogilise and work with the Union. We would still have continued to do so had its Executive shown any desire to work with us. Not only, however, have they not done so, but their efforts have been directed towards reviving the Union on the same lines as before with the avowed object of taking retaliatory measures against employers when they think the time is ripe for such aggressive action." Messrs MoMillan Rhodes & Co. in their ad" vertisement call attention to their clearing sale, which will be held for one month only. This sale applies, only to their Drapery department, and in it everything ia reduced. We expect they will receive many callers as there ir, nothing so tempting to the feminine mind as a " bargain " of any sort, Mr W. Atkins, one of Foxton's oldest settlers, is we regret to hear, nays the Stun* dard lying dangerously ill at the residence of his son-in-law, Mr S» Lane. He has been ailing for a considerable time past, his health having completely broken up. He will be remembered by many of the early settlers as having charge of one of the gangs of men who constructed the wooden t amway which at first connected Palmerston with Fox ton. He was also engaged bridge building for a number of years, having had great experence in this. The Cash Clearing Sale of Jobberns & Co. Bankrupt Stock by Boss & 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. Boss & Sandford. To-morrow we invite special attention to the remarkably cheap lots in our dres-t department at Te Aro House, those who will throng that counter and make their selections from the array of bargains displayed will have every reason to be thankful for the institution of " The Fair." To morrow we shall offer dress lengths of French cashmeres in several beautiful shades of the new greens at 25s for 12s 6d, dress lengths of the fashionable coloured mohairs at 15s for 10s 6d and dress lengths of black grenadines reduced to 5s lid at " The Fair " Te Aro House. To-movrow we shall sell full dress lengths of the following double width material, viz : — Delairns at 9s lid for 6s lid. Escarte at 12a 6d for 8s lid. Beiges at 16s 6d for 10s 6d, Knicker Tweeds at 21s for 12s 6d. Striped Cashmeres at 16s 6d find Figured Sittings at 21s 6d for 15 9d at " The Fair " Te Aro House. Tomorrow we shall show dress lengths of summer mohairs, reduced from 5s 6d to 2s lid summer checks reduced from 7s 6d to 3s lid, summer flakes reduced from 8s 6d to 4s lid summer tweeds reduced from 12s to 6s 6d at " Tbe Fair " Te Aro House. To-morrow we have resolved to clear out all our .Remnants of Black Satins, Coloured Satins, Black Silks, Coloured Silks, B!ack Silk Velvets, Coloured Silk Velvets and all drees fabrics at half price at " The Fair," Wellington.