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Manawatu Herald, Volume III, Issue III, 8 September 1891, Page 2

Maaa will be held at St. Mary's Church next Sunday at 8 and 11 a.m. A meeting is convened to-morrow evening at 8 of clock, of those interested in securing the services of a doctor. Public notice is given of the removal of the Public pound to a new site. Mr McKenzie, of the Bank of New Zealand returned to his duties yesteiley after his five weeks holiday, Messrs H, Bradcock and G. Williams have secured the contract for cutting and delivering green flax to the Ajax mill, On Thursday evening the members of the Foxton Hacing Club hold their first dinner, which it is proposed to make an ftnnqol affaii'. The Manawatu County Council hold their usual monthly meeting to-morrow at Sanson. The. Wellington Meat Export Co,, L., will provide cool storage for butter in any quantities during the forthcoming season. Last Friday the French Republic, which was declar d upon the surrender of Sedan, attains its majority. The Queen of Roumania has been persuaded to part with Miss Varesco, who it is understood will enter a convent. The militaty manoeuvre of the Austrian and French 6oldiers in Vienna and Paris respective'y t-how that smokeless powder will come into extensive use in the field. Balloons, telephones, semaphore, and rovolutional tnctics were also practised. The farewell banquet to the Hon John Bryce was held in the Joint Committee 1! oom, Parliament Buildings, on Saturday evening, says the N.Z. Timed. Sir John Hal presided, and besides one or two outside friends of the party, all the members of the Opposition were present, with the exception if Messrs Wilson and Macarthur, the latter being prevented from attending Iby indisposition. The toast of " Her 1 Majcßty " having bnpji proposed from the chair and drunl? in silence, Captain Bnssell proposed the toast of "The Governor," which was duly honoured. Sir John Hall then gave "The Guest of the Evening," and in a lengthy speech gaveiiis version of tho incidents whi h have resulted in the retirement of the leader of the Opposition, dwelling at length on ■ the great services which that gentleman had rendered to the oause The Hon Mr Bryce s oka f r three-quarters of an hour n reply, i c went at cngth into the details of tho whole business, and justified his action in the waiter to the comp ete satisfaction of all present The Hon Mr liislop proposed •• Her Majesty's Opposition," which was replied to by the Hon Mr Rolleston. The anal top.st was that of •' Ux- Members," proposed by Mr Scobie McKenzie and ropponde • to by Mr Bruce. During tho proceedings, which lasted about two hour , \yo understand a hope was expressed that rho Hon Mr Bryce would, at some not very distant date, re.enter- the political arena, but no allusion was made as to the Loader«!)i[j of tlio Opposition.

At thf quarterly meeting of the Hovowbonua Licensing Comm ttee on Saturday, at Otaki, the application for a transfer of the license from J. Bradley to A. Keith for the Albion Hote 1 , Shannon, came up for consideration. Mr A. Small was Chairman. Constable Gillespie attended to object to the transfer on the grounds that no proper notice of the intention to apply for such transfer had been given, and that the house was not properly conducted. The Committee refused to hear Constable Gillespie, stating that he had no right in Court at all, and desired to refuse to hear Cods table O'Eourke. As, however, ho had a report in, he insisted upon being heard, but the Committee decided that they were ab e to drive a coach and six through the Act, and therefore granted the transfer app'ied for. Mr Kebbell, one of the Committee, arrived too late to take part in the deliberations, but expressed his astonishment at the action taken.

Our contemporary the Manawatu Standard made a great blow about sending down to the Foxton Court last week a special reporter to send an account of tho case of tho Po ice v. Keith, the licensee, of the Albion Hotel at Shannon. The special reporter either went to sleep or the editor of the paper excised a lot of the case, as the who'e of the cross-examination by the Constable of Keith and Mrs Ke.th is omitted! Why thus?

Referring to the fatal faci ity with which people can be uot to sign petitions, the editor of the New York Journal of Commerce tells a capital story, and vouches for its truth. Forty years ago, he says, a gent'eman made a bet that he could get 100 prominent churchmen to sign a petition to have the Bishop of New Yorkhanged. He had a long petition drawn up, beginning with the words, " Whereas the bestintcests of the Protestant Episcopal Church, "&c, and going on, after a long preamb'e, to demand that the bishop should be suspended by the neck. The petition was engrossed in proper style and sent round by a canvasser. who to d no lies at out it, ■ imply representing it as a petition to the eee'esiastical aii'horities in a matter that would leeply affect the welfare of the church. Once a few well- known names had boon «r>t at tho head of tho list, the bet was soon won ; and the audacious petitioner said ho cau : d have got signatures by the thousand ir h-j h:i:l kept on loug enougb.

THEEE CENTURIES have rolled by since Eacon said " Coffee comfortcth tho brain and heart, and helpeth digestion; Use Crease's A 1. Coffee. Sold only in Lb and 21b tins.

■ STANLEY SAYS: "After all tliaro is nothing beats a cup of good CofXoe." If you would enjoy such, drink Ciisase's A. If Coffee. Sold only in lib and 21b tins.

Many will no doubt recollect at one time 4 months was considered a good passage from the old country to New Zealand, but in the early days of the colony six months was about the usual period-. Hotv everything lias altered since that time, even in the length of passages. Mr James Smith, of Te Aro House, Wellington, left Wellington in November last and even 'y the round about Suez route was timed to be in London within 50 days: During his stay in London he personally supervised all the buying for our present spring season. That he understood our requirements goes without saying, and that he would manifest taste and judgment in selecting is equally true. The result is the magnificent display of Spring Fashions we are now making at Te Aro House, Wellington.

Just now we are too busy opening up our new Spring Goods, coming to hand by every 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 country friends should if possible, pas us an early visit, or we will forward patterns of our new spring goods, free by post, on application to James Smith, Te Aro House, Wellington.

The annual stock-taking sale at the Bon Marcijk, Palmerston .North, is now on. Visitors to Palmerstoh 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 at the Bon Marche, Palmerston North. Ross & Sandfobd.