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Manawatu Herald, Volume III, Issue III, 22 October 1891, Page 2

On Tuesday the agent for the Picturesque , Atlas paid a visit to the town for tho pinpose of delivering the last instalments of j ] ' the work. He had a peaceful timo, -.viiicii | is more than can bo said for the exp?vi- ] ences of others in that line elsewhere. , Mr Walter Rutherford, late managing 1 o erk to Mr Hankins, has besn appointed 3 <yerk to the Manawatu Road Board. (

In another column the dates on ■which he Wellington A. and P. Association's Annual Show will be held are stated. Over iGOO in prizes will be given. Mission services in connection with the Primitive Methodist Churches were held >n Sunday and Monday evening last. Mr "juke, of Wellington, was the delegate ap)ointed, but owing to illness obtained the Lssistance of Mr llmbry: The result has >een moat satisfactory, resulting in over 216 being collected. The refreshing rain that we were avoured with on Sunday was not accom» mnied by such a wind as was felt at Hanson. Ihe Advocate, says in that township the wind blew furious y, and did some lamage to property. Two brick chimneys, ye understand, were blown down, one of ivhich was a ch : mney in Mr C. L. Anderson's new dwe ling house and *tore. This >vas bio • n over so suddenly that some of /he family who were coming out of the shed at the time had a narrow escape of njury from the falling bricks. The fol'owing tenders were received by the Wirokino Eoad Board for the Victoria Eloa':— J. H. Anderson (accepted), the whole work, £210 ; T. Leary, No. 1, £250 ; No. 2. £242 11s ; Breen, No. 1, £315 11s Id ; So. 2 , £280 ; McAuliffe, No 1, £212 ; No. 2, £299; Matheson, £373, North, £408 12a 6d. A Melbourne cable states that Carbine has completely broken down, and will never race again. At Campbelltowu the| other day it was resolved, at a meeting called for the purpose, " That one of the firms of auctioneers be asked to establish a saleyar 1 , and a committee was appointed for taking the necessary steps to secure saleyards on the best possible terms, to consist of Messrs Jarvis. Membry, Ehrhorn, Boacher, Ransom, C. Anderson, and the mover, with power to add to their number." We have to thank the Survey Department for a map of the Colony showing the proposed alterations in the electoral districts, The canvassers for the doctor's fund have shown creditable energy, as up to date £120 has been oollected. £40 more is all that is needed, and subscribers are requested to pay promptly so that definite arrangements may be made. Sir Henry Parkes has tendered the resignation of the Government to the Earl of Jersey, who has summoned Mr Dibbs, leader of the Opposition, to undertake the task of forming a new Ministry. We congratulate our contemporary the Feilding Star on its enlarged and improved form. On Tuesday, with extra four columns it appeared We are pleased to note this sign of success, and trust the proprietors will have cause to make still further enlargement in a few years time. The Star, undoubtedly, is the paver for a very large and yearly "improving district, and Messrs Kirlon & Curtis do their level best to advance its interest. In another column will be found the new advertisement of Joe Tos, who has made, not only additions to his shop, but also to his wares. He has added ironmongery, crockery and brushware to his grocery business: He is unquestionably a most civil storekeeper, and has evidently found it pay to be so. A meeting of the delegates of the various local bodies included in the Palmerston North Hospital and Charitable Aid District is convened for next Thursday at Palmerston for the purpose of taking preliminary steps to erect a suitable building. The Graziers Butchering Company at Brisbane has secured a contract for the supply of 500,000 kilograms of preserved meat to the Netherlands Government for the use of the Dutch troops. The child of a settler in the Forty Mile Bush, named Thompson, died at Mastevton on Tuesday night through having eaten matches on Friday last. A start was made by the Timaru Harbour Engineer on Monday morning with an experiment for shifting the shingle accumulating at the breakwater. A Priestman grab dredge lifts the shingle into a hopper, from which it is sluiced along a shoot under the wharf into the hopper of the punt dredge, which carries it away while the hopper is being refilled. Iwo hundred tons were got away this morning, and when a few imperfections have been remedied the apparatus will work more rapidly. The annual accumulation averages 60,000 yards, say 2000 tons a week. Boys' Summer Clothing just received hy steamer Tekoa at the Wholesale Family Drapery Warehouse. Te \ro House. The following are all made to our special order :— Boys' Whiter Drill " Sailor " Suits, Gilt Buttons an i trimmed Blue Braid from 4/9 each at Te Aro House, We lington. Boys' Cream Drill "Sailor" Suitß, Collars trimmed Blue Braid, Gilt Buttons, f om 5/6 each at Te Aro House, Wellington. Boys' Drab Drill Sailor Suits, Col ars tri mcd Blue and White Braid, Gilt Buttons, from 0/0 each at Te Aro House, Wellington. Boys' Blue Serge Sailor Suits, White Braided Co lar, White Flannel Fronts, from 6/9 each, at Te Aro House, Wellington. Boys' Blue Serge Sailor Suits, Collars trimmed Red Braid, with White Singlets, and Lanyards Beautiful Badge on the arm, from 12/G each at Te Aro House, Wellington. Boys' Blue Serge Sailor Suits, with White Singlets, Lanyards and Badges, from 8/6 each, at Te Aro House, Wellingon. Boys' Fox's Serge Sai'or Suits, with Singlets, Lanyards, and Arm Badges, from 18/(5 each, atTe Aro House, Wellington. Boys' Colonial Tweed Knicker Suits, from 10/ti each. Mosgiel Tweed Knicker Suits, from 15s Od each, at Te Aro House, Wellington. Boys' Kaiapoi Tweed Knicker Suits, from 12/(5 each. West of England Knicker Suits, from 15s fid each, at Te Aro House, Wellington. Boys' Scotch Tweed Knicker Suits from 7s each Mosgie Tweed 3 garment Suits, from 22/6 each. Kaiapoi Tweed 8 garment Suits, from 27/6 each, at Te Aro House, Wellington. Boys' Mosgiel Tweed Sac Suits from 25/6. Kaiapoi Tweed Sac Suits from 27/6. Roslyn Tweed Sac Suits from 33/6, at the Noted House for Boys' and Youths' Clothing, the Wholesale Family Drapery Warehouse, Te Aro House Wellington. The second direct shipment for the season is just to hand ex s.s Tainui, 73 cases and packages have been received by us to date for the present season, and the very pick of the Spring and Summer Fashions and Nove ties is now obtainable in all departments at " The Bon Marcbi, Palmerston North, i osidents of this district visiting Palmerston are respectfully invite 1 to inspect these extensive shipments of new and fashionable Drapery, Dress Goods, Mantles, .Millinery, and Novelties vhich surpass anything previously .shown at the Bon Marche, Palmerston North. —Ross & San dfoki>.