Manawatu Herald. SATURDAY, MAY 16, 1891.

Manawatu Herald, Volume III, Issue III, 16 May 1891, Page 2

Manawatu Herald. SATURDAY, MAY 16, 1891.

Messrs Ross and Sandford, Bon Marche' Palmerston North, announce with this issue they hare now received their second shipment of autumn and winter drapery in all departments, and now invite an inspection of the same. By reference to Messrs Jackson & Co's Johnsonville sale, appearing in another column, it will be noticed that sheep, on Wednesday, only realised 2£d, whioh is more like their value. This accentuates what »ye mentioned about the reported 3|d of the week previous. We noticed that the racecourse at Sandon has been ploughed, with the view of levelling it, and laying it down in gra*s* The hf ad-quarters of. the Bank of New South Wales will Bhortly be transferred from Christchurch to We lington, and consequently the staff employed in conducti g the banking institution in the latter town would be considerably augmented. The total area of land in the colony disposed of to purchasers during last month amounted to 36,338 acres, which were secured by 144 individuals. Of these 51G8 acres were procured on the deferred payment system, and 29,195 on perpetual lease, the latter being at an annual rental of £1175. In the corresponding month last year the area disposed of was 40,470 acres to 164 se'.ectors. The Advocate says :— The Inspector of Schools for the Wanganui Education Board is at present in this part of the district, paying his usual surprise visits. In the case B. Spellman v. Fitzherbert and Matthews, claim £50 10s Bd, judgment was delivered at Palmerston on Thursday. The Standard reports that His Worship said from the evidence before him it had not been proved that Mr Fitzherbert was a partner in the Foxton business, neither was it shown that he allowed himself to be considered a partner. He did not think the business undertaken by Mr Matthews for Spelman could be shown to be a partnership transaction, and Mr Fitzherbert could not be held responsible; He would therefore nonsuit plaintiff with costs. Seventy members of the House of Commons, including Lord Hartington and Mr Chamberlain, have been attacked by the influenza, and Mr W. B. Barf our, M.P. for Paisley, has died of influenza. Ex- r resident Cleveland strongly denounces the wicked extravagance of President Harrison's Government in squandering money on subsidies and pensions. Truth states that Her Majesty the Queen is advancing a sum running into six figures to redeem a mortgage on the Sandringham estate, besides which she has given the Prince of Wa'es many sums during the last five and twenty years. The Emperor of Germany proposed to bring a retinue of seventy persons with him on his visit to England in July, but the Queen requested him to reduce the number. The London Times has an article stating that Mr Parne.l declares that if Mr Balfour's proposal to allocate the purchase money under the Irish Land Purchase Bill, and apportion the value of the holdings is accepted, the Irish land difficulty is vir. tually settled ; and a 1 so that Mr Parnel praises the works being carried out in, Ireland at the suggestion of Mr Balfour for the relief of the distressed people in that country. Mr Parnell is not likely to re-contest the Cork seat. The Queen's Proctor will not intervene in the O'Shea case. The steamer Luckylow has foundered off Vancouver, and fifty-five of those on board were drowned. At the last meeting of the Manawatu Road Board, no less than three separate claims were made for compensation for injuries sustained by men, horses, and vehicles through alleged defects existing in the roads under the Board's control. There is mnch excitement in America over the fight which is expected between the United States Cruiser Charleston and Omaha and the Chilian vessels Itata and Esmeralda, whioh broke away from San Diego last week.

A wandering mare is in the pound. I Mr G. M Snelson announces the sale by auction of Buckman's hemp mill, on Thursday at Stanse'l's hotel. A carrier pigeon, says the Lyttelton Times, sent from Rangiora to the Times i office, with the new 3of tht races, in 1838, ■ was baffled by stormy weather and never i reached her destination. The little nies- ] senger entered the Times' loft on Friday, ( after an absence of over three years, and . made herself as much at home as if she had never left her birthplace. Visitors to town this evening shou'd inspect the drapery window of Messrs McMillan, Rhodes & Co., as during the day Mr De Ridder has been busy tastefully arranging samples of the new stock just to hand. A meeting of persons wishing to form a new football club is convened for Tuesday next at Cawston's Manawatu Hotel. Before Charles Bradlaugh, the great English Radical, died, he had gained the good opinion of those who had previously held him in pious horror. It will be interesting to have a brief outline of his life. In 1883 he first saw life, at Hockton. His father was a solicitor's clerk, and his mother is said to have been a grntle, com-mon-place woman. The fami y were poor and the son received but little assistance at the hands of his parents. At eleven years of age his education (?) was finished and he had to earn something to help his family. Luckily the boy was eager to advance and taught himself, so that in after year 3he was acknowledged a profi cient scholar in Hebrew, Greek, Latin, Arabic and French. From 12 to 14 years of age he was an errand boy and then became a coal merchant's clerk. When he was preparing for confirmation, he read the Thirty-nine Articles, and in endeavouring to obtain an explanation of them from the clergyman, it so enraged him that he wrote to Bradlaugh *s parents to restrain him from attending, and denounced him as an atheist. This character s uck to the lad, and helped to make him one. The boy had a hard struggle to live, and sold coals on commission to earn a crust, and wa.? succeeding fairly when his chief customer, a baker's j wife, threw him over upon heaving of his non -religious views, saying — "I should be afraid my bread would smell of brimstone " if she dealt with him. This caused him to get into debt, and to clear off his liabilities he enlisted in the 7th Dragoon Guards at seventeen years of age. On receipt of a small legacy he purchased his discharge after a service of three years. He then entered the office of Thomas Rogers, a solicitor, as an errand boy, at 10s a week, but in nine months he rose to the head of the common law department. He married in 1854, and soon started the long series of political and theological struggles that are so well known. Indications of the existence of petroleum were discovered some few days ago in the neighbourhood of Wellington, says the Chronicle. An oily liquid was observed trickling down from a cliff near the Wainui-o-mata and on being subjected to a crucial test proved without doubt to be the genuine article. Similar indications have since been discovered in the district, and further developments of this valuable product are expected daily. The latest thing in journalism has been invented by the versatile Parisians, and invo yes a lock-out of the noisy news-vendors. The idea is an ingenious one, and promises to be profitable to the shareholders. A company has been formed to run a paper called the Paris Voiture. Every cab is to be furnished with an automatic machine ; you put a ten centime piece in the slot, and draw out a Voiture. The paper ia to contain the bills of the theatres, illustrated notes, and tips for the races. The happy purchaser is insured against any accident that may arise in the course of the drive, and to be entit'ed to a discount of 10 per cent if he deals at any of the shops advertised in the little sheet. The company combines philanthrophy with business, and promises to vote 10 per cent of its profits to founding a cabman's refuge. " Pakeha " in the Wanganui Herald says :- Germaine, by Painter, who will be well remembered by all sporting men in the North Island (and now owned by Mr Andrews of Foxtou) has a colt foal by Puriri, which should turn out a good one.

Visitors to Palmerstou who desire to know the best establishment for the purchase of Drapery and Clothing will please note that Ross & Sandford offer special advantages 'o the public. They are the largest Importers of Drapery in the district and keep well assorted stocks of every class of goods. They buy cheap and sell cheap for cash, conducting their business throughout on these principles. They claim to be in the best possible position to serve the public well. Our seasons imports of English Flannels are the best and cheapest we have had for many years, and we would call special attention to the following list of those made to our own order and, received per steamer " Maori," and also to our Colonial Flannels of the highest repute at Te Aro House, Wellington. Flannels — Heavy Welsh, (Unshrinkable) a very useful Fannel for Men : s and Boy's underwear, and also for Petticoating, 9J, Is, Is 3dd, Is 6d, Is 9d per yard. Medium Welsh, (Unshrinkable) and excellent make for Girls t and Ladies' underclothing, 9J, Is, Is 3d, Is 6d, Is 9d, Is lid per yard, at iTe Aro House, Wellington. Flannels — Super Welsh, (Unshrinkable) this make is peculiarly soft, velvety finish, admirably adapted for underwear to those who dislike the irritation caused by the heavier'makes. Prices— ls 3d, Is 6d, Is 9d 2s, 2s 3d per yard. Anti-Rheumatio and Anti-Sciatica, (Unshrinkable). These are excellent preventatives of such trying complaints, and range in price from 2s to 2s 6d per yard at Te Aro House, Wellington. Flannels — Real Welsh, (Unshrinkable) the best wear in the world, and imported direct from the most celebrated Welsh factories ; prices from 2s to 3s per yard. Fine Saxony, (Unshrinkable) specially* made for infants' wear, exceedingly soft and beautifully milled, at 10£ d, Is, Is 3d, Is 6d, Is 9d, 2s, 2s Gd per yard, at Te Aro House, Wellington. Flannels — Scarlet Saxony, (Unshrinkable) superior make and fast colour, 7^(l, and 9|d, 10£ d, Is, Is 3d, 1=) 6d. Is 9d, 2s, 2s 6d per yard. Colonial Flannels, selected impartially from the best Colonial mills, warrented free from Cotton ; guaranteed pure New Zealand wool. "A. AE. 'OO." at Te Aro House, Wellington. Flannels — Colonial. (Unshrinkable). We have these in White Shetland and Orkney, and in prices from Is 3d to 2s Gd per yard. Patterns of any of these Flannels will be forwarded post free to any part of the Colony from Te Aro House, Wellington. PERSONS OF DELIC VTE CONSTITUTION, who are obliged to abstain from ordinary Coffee, should try Crease's Taraxacum or Dandelion Coffee, which is recommended by medical authorities as a very valuable beverage for 23ersons who suffer from weak digestion, flatulency, and nervousness. Sold in lib and Jib tins, Is ■ and 2s.