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Manawatu Herald, Volume III, Issue III, 28 November 1891, Page 2

Mr John L. Morrison, flaxbvoker, has changed his office. The alteration will be noted in his advertisement over the loader. On our fourth page will be found some further interesting matter regarding the Bey. Mother Auberl's remedies. Those excellent people, the Brazilians, have concluded their little revolt in the most pleasant manner. General Fonseca complied with the demand that he should resign peaceably, mid General Pcixoton has been appointed chief of the Government. What an excellent example these poople set the vest of the world. Agustus Ironmonger has got clear of the charges of false pretences preferred against him. In the first case, at the Wanganui D strict Court, the Ju : ge decided that there was no evidence to go to the jury, and on the second charge the jury brought in the verdict of " not guilty." Mr 11. D. Bell was elected Mayor of Wellington by a majority of 419 over Mr C. P. Worth. In thanking the electors lie thanked Mr Worth for the manner in which he had conducted the contest, \vraarking that nothing could ba more pleasant than the way in which he had uu-.t him throughout. Mr G. M. Snelson was re-elected Mayor of Palmerston by 239 votes to Mr |J. Edwards' 94. General Booth has sailed for India from Adelaide The Launceston Exhibilkn was opened on November 25th by th<j Govr-rnm- ■•f Tasmania. The c^rcnonv, which w.n marked with great pomp, w,i> \vitn<Ms-d i y I 4000 people. The Governor of Victoria was among those present. Theiv is a splendid display at th.3 Exhibition, but Victoria is backward. Twelve Uiou.-mnd people visited th*> Exhibition during the ftft&rnor>n>

Frederick Bobinson appeared at the j Court this morning to receive sentence. ' The Probation Officer's report being favour- j able, the Justices placed the prisoner on probation for one month, conditionally that 'ne paid the costs of the prosecution, | amounting to SOs, within one Week. The Messrs Jack arrived in town on Thursday afternoon, and having obtained the ser ices of the Constable, they again visited their mill at Motoa. The hands were again ordered to leave, and to aid them on their way, the Messrs Jack gave them 10s each. Graham, who ha I returned, was also ordered to leave the promises within an hoiv, and he, with his family, left in the evening. Despite Graham's assertions on his return, it appears that he has no money to pay the contractors or the hands. Some people are never satisfied. Tho Russians appear to be amongst the number. Lately harrowing tales have been cabled of their sufferings from hunger, and now, because hi. De Gier, Kussian Foreign Minister, had a twenty minutes' interview with the Emperor, the Russian Government has ordered half a million pounds of soldier's biscuits to be ready by January. This order has caused considerable uneasi- ' ness in St Petersburg. It should be just : otherwise, as in January there would appear to be half a million more pounds for some one to eat, leaving more in the country for others. Perhaps the uneasy feeling is that the bisouits will be too long : delayed, i