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Manawatu Herald, Volume III, Issue III, 5 December 1891, Page 2

The usual monthly meeting of the Borough Council will be held on Monday. As this is the last occasion at which the present Mayor will preside, all Councillors should make it a point to at end. Yesterday morning at 4.35 a very sharp earthquake was experienced. The first direction appeared to be fro ■ east to west, • ut the final and severest shock was from north to south. No injury has been done in town or surrounding neighbourhood. An exchange records the fact oi a library having obtained some new books. This again recalls to mind the extraordinary delay that our Borough Councillors have shown in deciding upon the books to order. F.lly nine months ago the Council resolved to send Home an order, but up to now, nothing but talking about it has been done. We do not know who is chiefly to be held answerable for this most unnecessary delay. A case is told of an unfortunate native up north, who was summoned for allowing rabbits on his land. He viewed the matter in an amused manner at first, whatever way he may have done eventually, aa he is reported to have entered the Court laughing, and o • being called on to plead, admitted the presence of the rabbits and said, " You summon me for having rabbits on my land ? Why you put them there, I didn't. I do not want the rabbits, you can ta'-<e them away." Unfortunately that i 9 just where the hitch is, those who put the rabbits on the land do not come and take them away. Other people have to do that. No doubt it is a difficult thing for a Maori to understand. We have to draw attention to the United Insuranoe Company's advertisement notifying that the Company is now prepared to accept fire and marine insurance at loweat possible rates. As the Company's financial position is a strong one, ;<nd it has the reputation of being prompt and liberal in the »ettlemeht of its claims, it will no doubt receive a shave of pnb'ic support. The principal office for New Zealand has boen established in Wellington, under the management of Mr J. S. Jameson, the Resident. Secretary. An immense area of growing flax in the Bay of Plenty, between Te Puke and Maketu, has been destroyed by fire, representing a loss of thousand? of* pounds. There was an unusual termination to a bankruptcy meeting at Napier the other day. The victim to ciroumstances was a Mr B. Thomson, who for 12 years had been hsad master of the Napier Distriot School. He was somewhat roughly handled by various creditors, but after he had calmly stood all the " hackling," it was announced that he had received a draft from relatives at Home which would enable him to pay 20s in the pound, Thomas Kennedy Maedonald, auctioneer, was on Wednesday adjudged a bankrupt on his own petition. A meeting of credit" tors in the estate will be held on Tuesday afternoon next, at 2.90. Sir Water Buller is having 30 acres of bush down on his property at Heatherlea, and purposes early in the autumn to call for tenders for the falling of 400 acres more. Mr H. D. Bell haa definitely deoided to contest the We lington seat in the Opposition interests. He has a large and influential committee to work for him, besides the support of the three local papers. It is be ieved that he wil' be returned, though the Government are fighting him, using Mr McLean as the figure head. If it is to be a question of the fittest man. Mr Bel should be placed at the head of the poll by a very large majori y. The Premier shoud really '-mind his stops." He addressed the meeting at which Mr McLean commenced his candidature for a Beat in Parliament. This Mr McLean 18 closely conneoted with a loan office at which small advances are made at remunerative percentages. In faot an elector asked a question bearing closely upon Mr McLean's interest in this matter., lhe Premier was either forgetful, or funny, as he recommended Mr McLean for their support as he was a man who wou'd staml to his pledges. There is no doubt he will to tome. Mr Newth drew our attention to a crop of vetches whioh he has just cut in bis paddock on the Moutoa road. 'I he area is small but the orop is very good, and has shown itself very suitable for our light soil. He sowed the land in Maroh last, and took a first cut in August, one sinoe, and now the third out this week, with a chance that if rain foil soon, having a fourth cut later on, Mr Newth estimates that his present out would make about 8£ tons of hay to the acre, and is eaten by horses and catt ein preference to oaten hay. He advises oats being sown thinly with the i vetches. A plan adopted in Nelson is to sow a crop of vetches, take a out if wa tsd. off them, then plough in and sow potatoes, when a splendid result will be obtained. The vetches shed their leaves over the soil, helping very materially to manure it. It is worth more than a passing thought The best of advertising can only be dona through the columns of a newspaper, though the Telegraph department thinks otherwise. A case in point occurred the other day. A draper who opened less than three weeks ago, and who way lavish with " dodgers " and covered hi 9 shop with bills, closed down and left this week, busiujss | being dull. He negU-cted to use the columns of this paper, and has followed those who have a so endeavoured to run a lone hand. Whatever opinion may be held of a paper it is wisest to advertise in it.

At the last Wellington race meeting, the aew starter, Mr S. Powell, fined four jockeyß £2 each for d sobedience. We inserted an advertisement from the Messrs Kobirtsoti abotit iirhlounding horses running on their land. We are informed that on the day they felt themselves bouu ■ to give such a notice, there were 17 horses running in < ne of their paddocks at Wivikino. The paper was issued, and read, by more than those who subscribe to it, as the following day 1 6 horses had been remove ), one orily being left; He had not been ri glec'tod 1 ) as attached ttt hio made wan a note to the effect that the owner was willing to pay a shilling a week for his grazing. This novel post-office was taken advantage of by the landowners to intimate to the owner that they would prefer that he should be removed. Next day the horse was gone. Advertising has thus saved a lot of annoyance to all parties, "it costs little, and is worth much." Out of his depth ! The balance sheet of the Longbnm Freezing Company has puzzled the editor of the Palmerston Standard. In mentioning the matter our contemporary aays that sutih a sheet would "disgrace a third rate grocer!" Why? because " sundry debtors owe the company £3760 odd. Whether the latter is included in the profit it is hard to tell, but we think it is, and if so it is hardly the rule to put down book debts as profits." Something new this for Directors to consider that " it is hardly the rule to put down book debts as profits," what is to be done tf ith them ? Call them all losses 7 A meeting of the old Poxton Choral Society is called for Thursday next at 2 p.m. Our readers will be glad to learn that Dr Dermer arrived in town last night accompanied by his wife and child. Charley Easton, who has been attended by Mr Hamer, is progressing satisfactorily towards recovery.