Manawatu Herald. SATURDAY. SEPT. 5, 1891.

Manawatu Herald, Volume III, Issue III, 5 September 1891, Page 2

Manawatu Herald. SATURDAY. SEPT. 5, 1891.

The Simplon Railway tuniiolis estimated to cost eighty million francs, and the boring will take eight and a half years to complete Arrangements arc being made for a good collection of English pictures i.eing sent to Launceston Exhibition. At. the last meeting of the Wanganui Education Board =i letter" having been receive 1 forwarding an estimate for roofing the Motoa school with iron, the Committee were authorised to have the work done, at a cost not to exceed the estimate. Mr Gilbert intends to pay hU quarterly visit on Tuesday. Those who require their pianos tuning can leave their orders at the ofliee of this j apor, when they will be attended to. The American Minstrels are announced to appear in the Pub ie Hall on Monday night. This company is evi'entty a very stro g one, ami have just concluded a highly successful scawn in Wellington. The company consists of acrobats, dancers, singers, comedians, and are accompanied by a pianist of known merit in Professor E. Gerge Wilson. The Evening Post speaks of _ the company in very flattering terms as being of exceptional merit. The nsua 1 monthly meeting of the Foxton School Committee was he'd on Thursday at 11 a.m. Present— Messrs Thynne (chairman), Jiay, Honors and Little. It was resolved that Mr Houoro report cost of grave 'ing the entrance to the school. That Mr James Ingram be era. ployed 'o put the school fence into order. That the fol'owing accounts be paid : Mrs. Slcwart, £1 l'Js ; C. Honore, £2 os ud. TII2 Borough Council meets on Monday afternoon. Many will no doubt recollect at one time 4 months was considered a good pas.-age from the old country to New Zealand, but in the early day.-s of the colony six months was about ths usual period. How everything has a'tered since that time, even in the length of passages. Mr J mes Smith, of Te Aro House, Wellington, left We lington in November last and even by the rounl about Sn^z route was timed to be in London within 50 days. During his slay in London he personally supsrviiunl ;ili the buying for our present spring si a . in. That hs understood our reqnir:;nents gors without saying, and that ho would manifest taste and judgment in salccting is equally true. The result is the magnificent display o£. Spring Fashions we are now making at Te Aro Hous'j, Wellington,

Just now we are too busy opening up our new Spring Goods, coining to hand by (■very steamer, to enter into details. This we shall do in a subsequent issue of this paper. We may, however, say that for quantity, excellence, value, variety, no previous spring exhibition has ever equalled the present one at Te Aro House, Wellington.

Our conntry friends should if possible, pns us an early visit, or we will forward patterns of our uew spring goods, free by post, on application to James Smith, To Aro House, Wellington.

Tho annual stock-taking sale at the Box Makciie, Palmerston North, is now on. Visitors to Palmerston are requested to inspect the bargains in every department. Mi linery, mantles, ulsters, household drapery, Men's and Boy's clothing, all at clearing prices p.i< the Bon Marche, Palmers'.ou North. Eoss it Sandfobd.