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Manawatu Herald, Issue III, 10 March 1891, Page 2

A meeting of the ladies sewing bee is called for to-morrow afternoon. In this issue the Borough Council iuvito tenders for clearing drains, in three contracts. The traffic agent of the Government railway notifies that from to-day a train will leave Palmerston daily at 11.55 for Napier. Thursday is the day when the Empress hemp mill will be brought to the hammer. The time-tabb of the Tramway is altered for Wednesday to enable those having business in Sandon to leave and rot-urn by the Government train. We have to thank the Railway (Vnmissioners for the eompKnnntarv pas* forwarded for our representative to attend the opening of the Gorge line yesterday. At the Marton races Mr T. Scott's Wairua won the Hurdle Bace and finished second to Waltonia in the York Farm Handicap. Mr Dillon secured the contract for the supply of green flax to the Papakiri mill. The dissolution of the partnership hitherto existing between Messrs (reorge Coley an-1 Joseph Bradcock, as Haxmillers, is notified elsewhere. The Wanganui correspondent of the Referee says : —Mr T. Scott has had to return the cheque paid him for \\ airua'a win in the Hurdle's at Marton in December last. Mr Mcßae, the owner of Whalebone, lodged a protest against Wairua for having been entered as four years old instead of five years. I understand the mistake oc curred accidentally and thi? was proved to the Fatisfaction of the stewards, hut while expressing sympathy with Air Scott, they had to adhere to the Rules of Racing. Of course no other decision could be given, but it is very hard on Wairua's owner, as the horse by winning is now top weight on this coast, but the second horse gets the money through a clerical error, not made by the owner. The handicapper, Mr Henry, handicapped Wairua as a five-year old, having known the lionw r<moe a foa'.

The heat between McMillan and J. Symons was rowed off on Saturday afternoon, and resulted in au easy win for Symons. Some days ago, says the Post, a boy named William Brown was convicted by the Otaki Bench of having stolen a blanket, in an escapade which fo lowed his flight from his father's hmir.e, and \vas sentenced to a month's imprisonment. As it is considered undesirable that such a yonr.g child should be brought into association with criminals, Ministers have advised His Excellency the Governor to release him. Mr A. S. Paterson & Co., of Dnnedin, have been advised by cable that considerable reduction in the London dock charges on New Zealand frozen meal have been granted by the Dock Companies in response to thpir representations-. The two of the torpedo men who were injured by the explosion which took plaeo at Shelly Bay on Thursday have succumbed to their injuries Boss died on Friday evening at half-past 5 o'clock, and Denson at a few minutes past 9. Pvoss was 2") years of age, a blacksmith by trade, and was at one time in the employ of Messrs Luke and Sons, of Te Aro Foundry. Hr> was always considered a good tradesman, and after joining the Torpedo Corps about five years ago, Captain Falconer selected h ; m to take charge of the blacksmith's shop connected with the station. Densen was a single man. In the list of missing friends published in Lloyd's Weekly t are the following: — Edwin Drummond Ptnkham, sailed in tho Wanganui for Picton, New Zeuiau.!, in June, 1887. Brother Philip— Mrs Cook (Kate Stone) late of Bermondsey, was last heard of in 1885 at Foxton, Manawatu, N.Z., where her husband was a railway guard. Her mother, who is very ill, asks. Yesterday morning Mr Gilford called and informed us that he had just finished harvesting, and at the latter end he used Donaghy's double reeled N.Z. Flax binding twihe, which not only gave him every satisfaction in easy " paying out," but was also much cheaper. His object in calling was to explain that last year the farmers used N.Z, Flax, but owing to its make, they suffered loss through the knots breaking and and the latter part of each reel choking. He could only obtain this particular twine at the end of harvesting, but he found by its use, costing sixpence a pound, that he saved ten pence per acre. who are interested in the adoption of N Z. products must be glad to hear this independent testimony of a practical farmer

A man named Charles Brown was brought before Mr Thynne, J.P., yesterday morning, on the charge of being illegally on the premises of A. Musgrove on Thursday night. The prisoner, who appeared on bail, pleaded guilty, and agreed to have the cass heard by one Justice. From the cvi dence of the prosecutor, it appeared that the man had been boarding for the day at Musgrove's house, and in the evening, being drunk, had created a disturbance necessitating his being turned out. After all had retired to bed the man got into the kitchen, through the window, and Musgrove had again to eject him. Some time afterwards, near midnight, Musgrove again hearing a noise went out and found Brown up a ladder trying to get in an upstairs window He was then given into custody, and released on bail till yesterday morning. The Justice pointed out that the prisoner had lain himself open to a year's imprisonment, with hard labour, but as he appeared to have had no felonious intent, and as he had been locked up, he would be dismissed, with a caution to be careful not to place himself in such a position again. An ingenious way of scaring off small birds (says the North Otaf/o Times) has been devised by a farmer in the Oatuaru district. Kabbits are plentiful along the hedges, and he shoots a few of the rodents and ties them to the tops of poles among his crops. The hawks come about, and sailing around, keep all the small birds in the neighbourhood under cover of the hedges, trees, etc. The farmer finds it is a capital plan, and although it is now rather late in the season to put in practice, it might not bo a bad plan for those afflicted with sinn, 1 birds to follow while next year's crops are ripening. Tho Ti.vtteHon Tim<-n, in its issue of Wednesday last, published the following telegram from its special correspondent at Wellington : — " Wellington, March 3. Ministers have decided,to advise His Excellency to commute the sentence passed on the Flanagans to imprisonment for lifo." In the same issue the Time* states : — " It is understood that Constable Daniel Flanagan has been dismissed from the Police Force. He will receive full re« tiring compensation, viz., one months pay for every year of service." The consumption of fruit in Great Britain has, says the Rural World, during the past thirty years, risen from Is to 2s 8d per head of the population, a very large part of the fruit being imported. The fruit growing movement, however, is progressing rapidly, as it deserves to do. It is a standing shame to us as a nation that we should allow foreigners, with a soil no better than our own, to produce crops, whether offrnit, vegetable orjother cereals, which are capable of production in our own country. There can be no doubt, we think, that when land is placed more largely at the disposal of our thrifty laborers, through the establishment of small holdings, the greater production of fruit, as of the other minor articles connected with the farming industry, will be solved in a very effectual manner!! To those who have been taking bees and got stnng, it may be interesting to knov/ that the sheath makes the first wound and inside it so managed that they inclose a tube like space down which the poison runs, are two darts, all built in such a strictly mechanical way that Mr Cheshire says they remind him of the guide rods of a steam engine. The poison is gummy, but is prevented from clogging the machine by a gland which secrets a lubricating oil. The queen's sting is bigger than than the workers' — drones have none — but it is practically barbless, and can therefore be easily brought away instead of being left in the wound and thereby causing the death of its precious owner. The Duke of Westminster, speaking at a banquet given by the Mayor of Chester, referred to " General " Booth's scheme. He said that if the book " In Darkest England " had done nothing else it has attracted the attention of the nation to the state in which too many of what " Qeneral " Booth called the " submerged tenth " were, an 1 the plans proposed by the writer, although perhaps they were not altogether feasible because of the many difficulties in the way, had already had the effect of creating a deeper interest in what were called the " submerged tenth " and the state of their poorer friends throughout the conntry. He felt that the old. agencies which had been doing so much good have deserved their most cordial and, if possible, increased support, and when they remembered how largely crime had diminished throughout the country, how the funds in the saving ban - s had increased, and how pauperism had been reduced, he thought it was only fair that those old agencies should have at least some credit for tho good that had doubtleas been done with regard to the oonditioe nf tho poorer olaaacs,

Mr Bowe has one half-draught well-bred gelding for sale. An ancient Spanish wreck has been found on Barrier Reef, and golden dollars to the value of £300 have been recovered. They are dated 1801. The Cash Ceariiig £>ale of .tobberns & Co. Bankrupt Stock by Ross & Sandford, in Main Street, Poxton 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 oheap lots in our dress 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 : — Delaims at 9s lid for 6s lid. Escarte at 12s fid for 8s lid. Beiges at 16s 6d for 10s fid, Knicker Tweeds at 21s for 12s 6d. Striped Cashmeres at lfis fid and Figured i Sittings at 21s Gd for 15 9d at " The Fair " Te Aro House. Tomorrow we shall show dress lengths of summer mohairs, reduced from 5s Gd to 2s lid summer checks reduced from 7s 6d to jjs lid, summer flakes reduced from 8s 6d to 4s lid summer tweeds l'educed from 12s to fis fid at " The Fair " Te Aro House. To-morrow we have resolved to clear out all our ilemnants of Black Satins, Coloured Satins, Black Silks, Coloured Silks, Black Silk Velvets, Coloured Silk Velvets and all drees fabrics at ha f price at " The Fair,"