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Manawatu Herald, Volume III, Issue III, 26 March 1891, Page 2

The report of the grass is remarkably favourable all round, and the turnips have not been finer or heavier in past seasons. Our farmers are having an innings at last, and well do they deserve it, with plenty of feed, good prices for sheep, and good returns and fair prices for their corn crops. Somebody purchased a bargain in sheep last Tuesday. They were described as all full moiitii c\v. s, they were to three yearg ago aiul were old then, however the seller obfaine 1 four shillings aud ninepence ahead. Aboutthe Carnarvon district the turnips this year are attacked by a new moth, that eats all the green from the foliage and leaves them ske etons. It is not the fly. We were shown on Tuesday some onions from Mr Staff's farm at Heatherlea. From a small packet of seed he has obtained three sacks full I The ones we saw were described as only a fair sample of the lot. One onion measured 20£ inches round and weighed 21bs lOozs. Eight onions weighed 171bs. They were some of Yates' seed, sowed last March, and are the kind named the Giant Roolcer. So much for Heatherjea. Somewhere on the West Coast, an aboriginal native had intrusted to him the responsible duty of treasurer for the Church collections. As is unfortunately usual in such offerings, the amounts contributed in a cheerful and ungrudging spirit, consisted of the smallest silver coins of the realm. Our treasurer unfortunately fell, that is to say, that close upon the day when he would be cal ed upon to render up an account of his stewardship he discovered that his treasury was bare, and so his church would have none He had kept his books by double entry, that is to say, he had received the uioney, spent it, and hoped to find it when it was wanted. Matters looked serious, so he repaired to a friend to borrow the amount, some fifteen pounds, and was fortunate enough in obtaining the loan. He was, however, very disgusted on getting a cheque for the amount, and asked the lender to cash it and bring him the amount in threepenny and sixpenny bits, so that his other office bearers might not spot the transaction. It was not a bad idea so to stave off suspicion, but the lender told him he could do what he pleased but that he should not trouble himself. •• For ways that are dark &o," the aboriginal is evidently not yet played out. We are told of a very simple expedient to sa ve the wash of tie river upon its banks that has been used with great success in Hawkes Bay. Along the top of the bank, some ten to twelve feet away from the edge, posts wide apart are fixed, to which one strand of barbed wire is attached. Boughs of poplars and willows are cut and fastened the wire, and allowed to hang over the side of the baak, touching the water and a'ong which they are again securely attached by wire, to each other. TJiej thus lay on the ground in such a position thnt "they can take root, yet if a flood rises and lifts them they neither float away or drift into a bunch, but are ready, on the v, lt c>.-ilower-ing to sink down into their previous po-i tion. This is worth trying and is cheap, and it is not long before a good hold is ob tAiaed by thtir rooti,

The Foxton Hacid ; Club are to be congrata'aufl on the, number of nominatio a recived tJi their Hack Itace Meeting on the 4th April. For the five events 72 horses are nominated, being, for the Flying, 15 ; Hurdles, 11 ; Handicap, 14 ; Hurry Scurry, 1G ; and Publican's purse 1(3. Mr Whyte advertises Home canaries for sale. The Queen of the South being detained at Mokiliinui, the s.s. WaU«tu will leave Wellington on Saturday for Foxton, auJ discharge on Easter Monday; Mr Young has three adr«s of land, in a capital position, to let; Mi 1 Honore has a fresh supply of gun 3 and ammunition for the shooting season. The crops have turned out better in tho country districts around Carnarvon and Sandon than was hoped for after the wretched harvesting weather. The wheat crop has not been threshed, but the oats will yield about fifty bushels to the acre, this at one shilling and sixpence, should give a very fair profit the grower. It is reported that the Manawatu County Council carried the poll for the loan by a majority of seven. This however is not official. The Primitive Methodists announce a two days bazaar at the end of April. News received in London states that two hundred of the Chilian insurgants were tied together and shot by cannon and rifle fire. A number of leading agitatoi'3 concerned in the recent Shearing disturbances in Quensland have been arrested. A man named Martin who used disgraceful language concerning the Queen and ActingGovernor, while addressing a meeting ajßarcaldirie is being proceeded against for seditious libelThe Unionists in Queensland have declared their Intention of wrecking every train carrying troops or free labourers to the disturbed district. They also accuse the Government of showing favouritism to the pastoralists, and state that they will do all the damage they possibly can to Government property. General J. Johnston, a prominent loader oil Ihe Confederate side in tho American Civil War is dead. A rumour is afloat in Berlin of a scandal in political circles. It is reported that the Emperor allowed Von Boetticher, Secretary of State for the Interior, to draw £17,500 from the Guelph Fund to relieve himself from financial difficulties. Mr Hatch the other night was particularly severe on the Hon T. Fergus and Mr Wilson Assistant Secretary of the Marine Depart ment, and accused them of being actuated by malice which he alleged arose from previous disagreements he had had with them. He read telegrams which he had sent to the Government, informing them that there was not the slightest necessity for sending the vessel to the Islands, and that the Kakanui was not fit for tb.6 work, these being backed up by Messrs Ward, Kelly, and Macintosh, M.H.B. 's ; and telegrams bad also passed in which Mr Hatch remonstrated with the Minister for Marine for interfering in a way likely to cause him a serious loss. The reply returned was that if the rumours were true a serious obligation rested on the Government to relieve the men. Mr Hatch stated that during a visit to the Islands he and the Gratitude's crew actually used the stores for lack of which, the men lost were alleged to be starving, and that the greatest discomfort the shore party had was want of fuel, for which they had substituted blubber, skins, Ao. Tofcftfleo, tea, and sugar were also done, but there was plenty of other food, j Mr Hatch asserted that he had not made a j sixpence out of it a3 yet, principally be- j cause of the action of Government during ' the past twelve months re transfer of the : Islands from Tasmania. The Cash C'earing 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 j an early visit of inspection. Ross &■ Saw- j fobd. I Duesses — We have now opened out our ' two first shipments of autumn and winter \ dress fabrics, which have come to us recently by the steamers oraugiand Arawa. • We may Conscientiously affirm that no ; finer, more varied, or well-selected goods j have ever previously passed the portals of j Te Aro House. DitESSES -In the limited space at our I command, there is not room to give anything like an adequate description of our new autumn dress goods, but it is sufficient to say that they are of excellent value, of superior finish, well assorted in styles and colourings, we 1 adapted to meet the tastes of our numerous lady patrons. We solicit an early inspection' of these, at Te Aro House. Dkesssiakino — Our two large and commodious dressmaking rooms are still under the same plfi&£3t 'management, and can guarantee in this season, as in all past seasons, instant attention, prompt execution, faultless finish, and perfect fit Ladies who want their dresses early should at once place their orders atTe Aro House. Jackets, Mantles and Ulsters — We have opened out a very fine assortment of these, in all- fashionable makes, styles, colours, shapetj, jand sizes. Our mantleroom is now filled with all the latest novelties, such as should induce an early visit to Te Aro House. — \dvt.