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Manawatu Herald, Volume III, 30 May 1891, Page 2

The Borough Council invite tenders for renting the ferry-house in town. As there is not an empty house to be had, this should be a chance not to be missed. Mr J. E. Henry, of Feilding, has been appointed handicapper to the Canterbury Jockey Club. The Post learns that the obtaining of leave to appeal, in the Edwards case, was no mere formality, as the Government intend to send Home the papers necessary for placing the case before the Privy Council by next mail. The Minister of Lands left Wellington on Thursday for the South, presumaby to answer the charges made by Mr Spence. The Press Association report that on Tuesday a curious fish was stranded at Okain's Bay, and brought to Lyttelton. It is 20ft long and lGin through at the thickest part. It resembles an immense frost fish. It has no sca'es or teeth, two sma'l fins, and a large head with several " suckers " about 3ft long attached. H. Lundins has been appointed a Ranger of Crown Lands for the Wellington District. The Mount Bishchoff tin mine in Tasmania, according to a Tasmanian exchange, has paid infinite y better than ninety-nine out of every hundred go d mines. The capital invested was £12,000, and dividends amounting to £1,126, 500 have been paid. Each pound invested has realised £i) 3 17s. Mr Parnell has arranged to marry Mrs O'Shea in a month or six weeks. On Monday next the quarterly criminal sittings of the Supreme Court will be commenced before his Honour the Chief Justice, at Wellington. The calender so far includes the following cases :-Coleman Phillips, breach of the Land Act; Johan Jacob Junger, sheep , stealing ; Arthur El ison, alias John Dunn, forgery ; Charles Stone, rape ; Walter Partridge, burglary ; James Mclnnes, alias Harry Worley, larceny and arson ; James Cleary, iarceny ; and Arthur Patrick Cronin, larceny. " Pakeha " in the Herald writes :- Wairua (by Somnus— Wairuareka), who was bred by Mr D. Scott of Uangitikei, and sold to Mr F. Paneti with a view of an Austraian campaign, made his first appaarance down south at Dunedin last Saturday, when he managed to annex the Hurdle Race of 100 soys, distance two miles. Ahua, who was aso bred by Mr Scott, finished second, giving the winner 3st. This speaks well for the class of horses Mr Scott rears. Mr Arthur Griesbach, who recently executed a very creditable picture of iVlontrose (the winner of the double on Monday) has received a commission to paint a picture of Somnus, the crack sire of the Colony. — Chronicle. At the last meeting of the Education Board a petition was presented by Mr Sanson from settlers Jiving about four mi es from Sanson for the erection of a school ; also from settlers at Taikorea. It was resolved that the petitioners furnish information required by Board's regu ations. According to the Globe correspondent, Naseby was thrown into a great state of excitement by the arrival of Mrßowerman, the Picturesque Atlas agent. A crowd collected and rung the firebell to induce him to leave his hotel. On his doing so he was chased and roughly used by the crowd, who besieged the hotel for some hours. Some of the crowd knowing that the obnoxious canvasser carries firearms weie also armed with firearms. The fishing smack Palmerston, of Wanganui, has been found bottom upwards, and there seems no doubt but the two unfortunate fishermen who were on board have been drowned. We read of domesticated oats, dogs, horses. &c, but not so of fowls, says the Mercury. Some fowls belonging to Mr John Satison, of Campbelltown, came to the conclusion that they would have a ride to the Sanson bazaar as we'l as their master, so they took up their seats on the axle of the buggy, and were conveyed to Sanson and back to Carnpbeltown— twenty miles — but our informant did not state whether they visted the bazaar, or not, perhaps the fowls came to the conclusion that their master had not given anything to the bazaar, and if they went themselves, have presented them for the good purpose for which the bazaar and gift sa'.e was heW. We (Manawatu Times) learn that Mr A. Ferguson, formerly Mayor of Palmerston North, and now resident of Birmingham, is making an experiment of tea-growing there which promises to prove successful. The plants were raised from seed, 300 being sown, and from these 150 are now growing from lin to sin in height. It is not generally known that tea can be grown in almost any climate. It is cultivated in India, Japan, Ceylon, to some extent in America, and has a'so been successfully cultivated in Auckland. It will stand any variation of climate, down to that which involves six inches of frost on the ground for a month in the year. The chief thing appears to be to guard the roots of the plant from the direct rays of the sun. Two crops can be gathered in the year, and the variety which Mr Ferguson is cultivating is the Assam tea. To thorough'y test the experiment, Mr Ferguson is growing half his crop outsidn and half under cover. He has no doubt of the success of his exjjeriment, but whether tea-growing could be made a profitable industry in the colony is another question, the low price of labor in teagrowing countries having to be considered. There is nothing, however, to prevent farmers growing their own tea. Mr Fer guson a'so grows and manufactures his own tobacco.

We have been particularly requested to state thrt there will be a service at All .Saints' Church on Sunday evening, conducted by a lay reader. The new Commissioner of the Peace inc'ude the following new appointments in this district i— Arno'd Forsaith, Donald Grant, John G. Bush, Charles E. Waldegrave, and William Welch, all of Palmerston ! The Advocate says i — The Primitive Methodist picnic, held in Mr Staff's paddock, Campbelltown, on Monday, was very successful. The day being fine the attend 1 ance was good, 68 sitting down to tea. The financial results were above expectations. Both o!d and young heartily enjoyed themse'ves whi'e taking part in the different social games. The after meeting, which was held in Mr Staff's house, was as large as could be accommodated. The Rev. W. Harris presided. The meeting' being of a free and easy character, several speakers took part, and a pleasant evening was spent. A 1 the proceedings passed off wel!, with the exception of a slight accident which occurred to a young lady, who fell while running at the picnic and sprained her arm.