The New Electorate.

Manawatu Herald, Volume III, Issue III, 29 October 1891, Page 2

The New Electorate.

Following up our remarks on the new Otaki electorate, the Rangitikei ' Advocate says : — " We notice that our contemporary, the Manawatu Herald wishes the name of the electorate to be changed to Foxton (as it originally was) or to Horowhenua, and also suggests that the people should by petition object to its configuration. "We should suggest that the Manawatu County Council, the Foxton Borough Council, and the Horowhenua County Council should unite in a protest and ask the Commissioners to make a constituency of more reasonable limits. Surely they could do this with ease, for, on the other hand, they could scarcely have made it worse." "We hopo some of our prominent public men will act on such suggestions.

Messrs Loveday Bros, havo an altered advertisement over the leader. Our business men are waking up and showing more push. Mr Osborne now flaunts an inscription on canvas, over his window, staling in large letters his calling of draper and tailor ; and Mr Honore has a large signboard under his verandah cal ing passers by to witness that he is the people's grocer. Mr David Scott has finished his shearing, and paid a visit to the port yesterday to arrange for the shipment of the same. Only three Councillors turned up at the special meeting of the Borough Council yesterday afternoon. No meeting thereto c took place, but it was arranged that Mr Nye should represent the Borough at the meeting of the Hospital Board at Palmerston this afternoon. The unpleasant libel case, Fraser v. Imrie, has taken a large number of th-3 townsfolk up to Palmerston. As it is reported that there are forty-two witnesses, the case is not likely to be soon cone uded. Mr Jel icoe, instructed by Mr Eay, appears for the plaintiff, and Mr Baker, instructed by Mr Coo-.e, for the defendant The plaintiffs case was concluded last evening, and to day the case for the defence will be heard. Many startling disclosures took place during the plaintiff's cross-examina-tion. Messrs Aldridge and Easton have made a good start with the Shannon punt, the framing being all cut. Mr Nye hopes to see the bottom on this week. Mrs Kelly, the first white woman to settle in Southland, died on Monday aged 81. She was an emigrant by the Philip Laing, one of the first ships to Otago, being then Mrs Mven. She left two sons and one daughter, 30 grandchild en and 24 great grandchildren. She was the origina owner of a lar^e part of the land now* the suburbs of Invercargill. The Melbourne Marine Court has found Captain Bell, of the Gambier, guilty of gross misconduct in connection with the collision between the Gambier and the Easby at the Heads, and has suspended his certificate for nine months. Captain Bell declined to hand in his certificate to the Court pending the appeal to the Go-vernor-in-Council. The Bi hop of Nelson has sent in hi» resignation to the Primate The act of resignation will not be complete till a majority of the Bishops have consented. An advertiser wants a joh as cool: at a' flaxmill. It is reported that Mr Collins scutching shed was destroyed by fire on Tuesday n omin . together with four tons of fibre. Mr Collins was in Wellington. The damage is estimated at £180. Messrs Stevens aud Gorton, with an energy that has always been characteristic of the firm (says the Advocate), have decided to extend their business still further. At Pahiatua they have purchased a site for sale yards, and will commence their erection immediately. The growth of population, with the contemporaneous expansion of their business on the Manawatu Railway Company's me, have aso determined to put up yards at Levin. At Pa merston, too, t oy are about to erect a large shed, costing some hundreds of poun s, in which it is their intention to conduct quarter y horse sa'es and sa'es of produce. Tiie energy and business push of the firm are remarkab'e, and they deserve tho warm support of their c ients. At Waipawa, on Monday, Augustus Ironmonger, agent for Leon Driver, was charged with co looting £3 from J. S. Newlands at Waverley and 10s from E.Ellery Gilbert at Feilding on the Ist and 30th June by representing himsel'" as collector for Mcßrido and Coy., tail rs, Auckland. He was re • manded to Wanganni on November 2nd. Mr Eden George's petition against Mr Sandford's c eotion for tlie Christchurch seat has been filed.

Says the Marton Mercury :--A piano thumper wl.o * *as in this district lately has apparently dropped the " Mons " imsiness. for a contempory alludes to him as plain Mr ■- . Tlv's talented Frenchman, so cal ed when he was in Ma. ton, was aske I whether he had ever been in Lille, the great French manufacturing town. The " Frenchman " said in his stagery French Accent "I nevare heard of dat, I do not kn w dat place." What would be thought of an Englishman who had " nevare heard of " say, Leeds or Birmingham— which reminds us of an incident at a WoodviUe hotel. A talented " Frenchman " who though " only 22 ' was described as a pupil of dead and gone Liszt and who had "nevaie before Auckland heard of zee man Ketten " was having a friendly glass with an auctionneering admirer, " Bon Pante " said the admirer. " Bong Swanteh " responded the " Frenchman " and the admirer, diffident of his own pronunciation and concluding that this was the latest Parisian, " Bong Swantehed " for the rest of the evening.

The Herald says deducting the H per cent totalisator tax from the amount (£7295) put through the machines at the late **> anganui J. C. Spring Meeting, the Colonial Treasury is enriched to the extent of about £109.

What hemp-millers are subject to. The Advocate reports that the scutching shed at Mr G. Potts' No. 2 flax mill accidently caught fire by a spark from the engine on Monday at dinner time, and was quickly burnt to the ground. Including the press, a bale of fibre, the machine, and the shel, the loss was estimated at £50. There was no insurance. Before the fire was completely extinguished the material was on the ground for the erection of a new shed.

The Manawatu Times learns that the Bey Father Patterson is at present engaged in looking for a site for the erection of a convent in Palmerston, and if the rev. father be able to carry out to the full his project, the buildin will be one of the best of its kind in the colony. At a meeting of the shareholders of the Co-operative and farmers' Alliance held on Saturday, says the N. Z. Times it was agreed to reduce the nominal capital. M>J. Martin, jun , Puruatanga, Featherston, and Mr J W. Baker, Brookdale, Fordell, were added to the Executive Committee. The association has se.cu.red on long lease premises admirably adapted for such a business as they will carry on ; rai way waggons can be run up to the back of the building ; and as soon as a manager had been appointed they intend to commence business, the Directors having made arrangements with some of the leading houses in the city for supplying the shareholders with goods on terms of a very advantageous, charactersThe following arc all made to our special order :— Boys' White Drill " Sailor " Suits, Gilt Buttons an 1 trimmed Blue Braid from 4/9 each at Te Aro House, We lington. Boys' Cream Drill "Sailor" Suits, 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 6/G each at Te Aro House, Wellington. Boys' Blue Serge Sailor Suits, White Braided Co'lar, White Flannel Fronts, from (i/_ each, at Te Aro House, Wellington. Boys' Blue Serge Sailor Suits, Collars trimmed Bed Braid, with White Singlets, and Lanyards Beautiful Badge on 'he arm, from 12/6 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, Welling>on. Boys' Fox's Serge Sai or Suits, with Singlets, Lanyards, and Arm Badges, from 18/6 each, at Te Aro House, Wellington. Boys' Colonial Tweed Knicker Suits, from 10/6 each. Mosgiel Tweed Knicker Suits, from 15s 6d each, at Te Aro House, Wellington. Boys' Kaiapoi Tweed Knicker Suits, from 12/6 each. West of England Knicker Suits, from 15s 6d each, at Te Aro House, Wellington. Boys' fc'cotch Tweed Knicker Suits from 7s each Mosgie Tweed 3 garment. Suits, from 22/6 each. Kaiapoi Tweed 3 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 March-, Palmerston North. Residents of this district visiting Palmerston are respectfully invite " to inspect these extensive shipments of new and fashionable Drapery, Dress Goods, Mantles, .Millinery, and Novelties >• Inch surpass anything previously shown at the Bon March., Palmerston North.— Boss & Sandford.