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Manawatu Herald, Volume III, Issue III, 3 October 1891, Page 2

From a number of ewes which he purchased from Mr McLennan, Mr John Davies, of Wirikino,. obtained 112 par cfnt. . of lambs. The run flock has not yet been ' docked.

To»nii?lit at Mons. Lern-Driver's concert Mr Keen wil give a cornet solo. v A meeting is called for Monday night of ? those Interested in early closing. The meeting will be held in the old store of l , Messrs McMillan, Rhodes & Co. < Tenders are invited for the painting and j paperhanging for the new hotel. Plans j and specifications can be seen to-night at * the Foxton Family Hotel. Tenders must j be in Wellington at 3 o'clock on Monday. « Mr Wilson advertises that all horses 1 trespassing on the Motoa estate will be impounde I un'ess arrangements are made for grazing. I A proposal will probably be made at the adjourned general meeting of the Butchering Compfeny to wind it up. If so a special meeting will have to be convened for the purpose, if it is found that tbe majority of , the shareholders are in favour of such a ' Btep being taken. ' Mr Prichard captured an eel yesterday, in an eel basket in the river, that weighed i 141bs. , Tenders are invited by the Messrs ( I Barber's for scrub cutting. J Messrs Russell and Young will sing at Mons. Leon Driver's concert tonight. I Samuel Timmins was charged yesterday with assaulting Annie Hayman, with intent, ' on the 24th August last. Messrs Thynne and Robinson, J *sP., presided. Mesdames Hayman, Small and Halcrow and George Small and Constable Gillespie gave evidence. The case was unfit for publication, ' and tho publio were asked to retire. The * accused was committed for trial at the next Supreme Court sittings at Wellington. Mr F. Sandford addressed a crowded meeting in the Theatre Royal at Christchurch on Wednesday last. He announced himself in favour of the policy of the present Government, was opposed to the Private Schoo s Bill, and was in favour of the female franchise. Votes of thanks and confidence were declared carried unanimously. Efforts are being made to get Mr R. H. Rhodes, who contested Heathcote last election, to stan ' in the Opposition interest. A requisition to Mr G. G. Stead is a'so being signed. Mr J T. Smith, who contested Christchurch last election, adnonnces himself as a candidate. Some amusement was caused in the Poli c Court to day, says the Palmerston Standard, when a witness about 50 years of age stated that his occupation was that of "Hy-boy" at a flaxmil . A by-stander ejaculated that he must have been " flyblown " when he took the job. an expression in which there was a great deal of truth, fo the unfortunate man lost £700 in a fiamill not long ago. There will be no Sunday School at All Saints' Church to-morrow, owing to the unavoidable absence of Mrs Startup. The panic at Sydney caused by the failure of the financial institution is subsiding, and it is not expected there will be any further suspensions, A little (?) soft soap. Christie Murray, n an article in the Contemporary Review, says that New Zealanders are superior to Austral a in culture, loyalty, and racia traditions. Sir G. Grey is described as an orator, scholar, and patriot ; Sir H. Parkes as a great figure. Murray considers the separation of Australia from Great Britain is inevitable, owing to the vanity and courage of the colonials, but partly to the inertness of the Colonial Office Ultimately they will enter into an alliance with England and .A merica and rule the world. He insists on the necessity for, and proposes, a scheme of State emigration. Fiom Dunedin we learn that at the instigation of Mr W. H. Mackenzie, the Inch Clutha Dairy Factory has sent a few cheeses with a friend of his who is returning to the Id Country. The cheese was highly commended, and the vendor guarantees 60s and upwards. Should the factory accept the offer the price will enable them to pay 4d per gallon for milk, and declare a dividend of 15 per cent. In the course of an interview at Ade» laide Mr Henneker Heaton stated that he was convinced that the cable rote tq Australia would be reduced to Is per word within two years, and he asserted that the Cable Companies were making £1000 per day out of the messages. He professed to be disappointed that Sir John Gorst had been a pointed o succeed Mr Cecil Raikes as Postmaster-General.

At the last meeting of the Wanganui Education Board a letter was read from the Pohangina Committee respecting the teacher, and it was decided to effect an exchange between the Pohangina and Greatford teachers. J. R. Nairn, cadet at Awahuri, was appointed as papil teacher at Foxton, if the Inspector approved. An application for assistance in the building of a shelter shed at Campbelltown having been received, it was decided to grant pound for pound up to £7. At an entertainment at Birmingham to the two envoys of King Gungunhana, of <outh Africa, the Huluhulu, in reply to Mr Chamberlain, said he came to Eng and like a young man blind, and wou d leave it an old man with wide open eyes. He had seen many wonderful things in England, but the most wonderful was the gymnasium at Alder-hot. He saw men swinging on the trapese and rings, and remarked that it must be quite true that the monkeys in Africa came to England to be taught before they went wild. Messrs Ross & Sandford, of the Bon Marche, are now showing their first shipments of new Spring and Summer Goods ex " s.s. Rimutaka and lon c." 46 cases and packages ar already to hand for the present season, and a highly attractive display of new goods is now on view at their well known establishment, The Square, Palmerston North, of which they respectfully invite the inspection of the residents of this di trict. THREE CENTURIES have rolled by since Bacon said " Coffee comforteth the brain and heart, and helpeth digestion ; Use Crease's A 1. Coffee. Sold only in 1 b and 21b tins. The appearance both externally and internally of our widely known Family Drapery Warehouse is now extremely briU 1 ant. With the advent of the Spring Season come an entire change of Fashions. The dark, sombre tints of winter are now completely effaced by the light, cheerful, beautiful new colors that distinguish the present season's fashions at Te Aro House, Wellington. An advantage to customers not possessed by any sma 1 traders anywhere is the im~ mense range of choice in every description of Fabric and Fashions to be always seen at Te Aro House, Wellington. The colors of the new Dress Fabrics are principally Grey, Grey-Blue Lavend'*-. Cornflour Blue, and the most delicate tints of Dove and Fawn, at Te Aro House, j Wellington. Patterns of our new Dress Fabrics with se f-measurement chart, will be forwarded post free on app ication to our only address, James Smith, t'e Aro House, Wellington. THERE IS ONE THING every house wife should know, and that ia that Hercules Baking Powder is the best. Why ? It is the cheapest because the Best for makng breads, pastry, cakes, puddings, scones, ' &c. Beautifuly light and wholesome, in Gd and Is tins. From all grocers.

Visitors to our Warehouse will view with wonderment our vast piles of every de scription of Spring and Summer Dress Fabrics, consisting of Jacquard Beiges, natural Homespuns, Art Diagonels, French Corduroy, French and Scotch Chirids. Saxony Suitings, Camel Hair Tweeds. Jacquard Vigoreanx, Twilled and Plain Bei es, French Delaines, Printed Benga lines and Foulards, Floral and Striped Bengalin s, Silk Grenadines, Summer Serges and Foules, &c, *c, at Te Aro House, Wellington.