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Manawatu Herald, Volume III, 28 February 1891, Page 2

Over the leader today Messrs Loveday Brothers announce that they commence a closing sale, which they will continue to 25th April, when they finally close in this town. Messrs Osborne & Co. offer the interest in uncut flax on 1000 acres of land, by private treaty. The Manawatu Times learns that Mr J. Herbert Hankins has purchased the block in the Square known as Regan's Buildings, and intends to convert the premises into large shops. The lay of " The last of Mary's Lamb ' which appeared in our last i?sue was by an accident unacknowledged. It was, is it needful to say? from Punch. , Mr G. Trask has completed the culvert under the Avenue road, and Mr George Nye has formally passed it. Tenders must be in, by noon of Monday, for Ferry, Carting and Ranging. The orchards of Devonshire cover an area of 26,555 acres, or an increase of 550 acres as compared with the returns of 1884. The brood mare Lady Eavensworth, purchased by Mr It. Duder at the Sylvia Park sale, is dead. The Registrar of Dogs for the Manawatu County gives notice of the amount of the fee, and when payable. Advertising always pays. Through the medium of our paper Mr Honore has sold the three acres and cottage at a satisfactory figure. An advertiser wants a few items, such as a quiet cow, a mob of young |steers, three hundred sheep, a cattle dog and some fowls. We are glad to learn that three of our millers have secured a sale, for two months output, at £17 a ton in Wellington. Mr John Spelman has ooramenced business as blacksmith, in those premises in Main-street, adjoining Messrs Loveday's store. Being well known he is likely to receive a fair share of the trade. Mr D. O'Sullivan, travelling agent for the Australian Mutual Provident Society, has received full particulars from Wellingo ton in regard to the policy on the life of the late W. E. Mellish. The policy was for £500 and the annual premium amounted to £11 7s 6d. The last annual bonus added amounted to £15 12s or £4 4s 6d more than the premium: The total premiums paid amounted to £79 12s 6d and the bonuses added amount to £82 Bs, exolusive of the 1890 yet to be added, which will bring the total bonuses up to over £100. So that in addition to the £500 for whioh deceased was insured the company will pay another £100 or about £20 more than the insurer paid for premiums during the seven years the policy was current. This instance affords a capital illustration of the benefits of insurance The following heats, to be rowed off next Tnesdy, in connection with the Manawatu Rowiug Club, were drawn last evening : — McMillan v. J. Symons, Curtis v C. Symons, Cowles v. Cook. The first heat will start at 3 p.m. At the meeting at the Oroua Bridge it was carried unanimously that the following deputation be appointed to wait upon the Manawatu Road Board : — Messrs Beale Pascal, Dunk, Dunning, Honour and Simpson. It was also proposed that the same gentlemen wait on the ilanawatu County Council to as'< them to work in conjunction "'itu ifne Road Board to have the road between Oioua Bridge and Carnarvon also done ; also that the following gentlemen form a deputation to the Manawatu County Council to request them to open up the road along the main drain from the Oroua Bridge- to Jones's ;liae — Messrs Beale, Honour, McMillan and Brooke. During the season at DunJop station, near Bourke, New South Wales, no less than 200,000 sheep were shorn, and a record was established by a shearer named James Blackly, who managed to get through 212 sheep, jdurjng a working day. of eight hours. E& sheared 938"in 40 honrs, being at the rate of 2 J mm for each animal. The shearing rate is 20s a hundred. • The Napier News hears that when the Manawatu Gorge line is opened it is the intention of Nelson Brothers to send all the product of their works at Waipukurau to Wellington, instead of sending them to be shipped from Napier. This is in conse.quence of the Wellington Harbour Board's charges being much less than those of Napier, and it will not cost as much sending their shipments via the Gorge and the Wellington Manawatu line as it would from Napier. We direct attention to the wholly unreserved sale of Mr J. Pascal's furniture at Awahuri The house was only newly furnished a couple of year 6 ago, and is only being sold on account of a projected extended stay in France. Messrs Stevens andiGorton hold a large stock sale at Palmerston on Thursday. 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 & Sandford. To-morrow we invite special attention to the remarkably cheap lots in our dres* 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-morrow we shall sell full dress lengths of the following double width material, viz : — Delairns at 9s lid for Cs lid. Escarte at 12s 6d for 8s lid. Beiges at 16s 6d for 10s 6d, Knicker Tweeds at 21s for 12s 6d. Striped Cashmeres at 16s 6d and 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 fid to 4s lid summer tweeds reduced from 12s to 6a 6d at " Tbe Fair " Te Aro House.