Manawatu Herald SATURDAY, DEC. 19, 1891.

Manawatu Herald, Volume III, 19 December 1891, Page 2

Manawatu Herald SATURDAY, DEC. 19, 1891.

Messrs Stevens & Gorton have sold th c whole of their seed and general good 8 business to Messrs Barraud and Abraham' The Resident Magistrate is holding the inquiry re the Oroua-Longbarn bridge at Palmeraton to-day. Messrs McMillan, Rhodes & Co have a new advertisement in this issue. They point out that in the drapery department they have a large choice of fancy goods suitable for presents. On Christmas eve the children will be astonished by a performance of dancing cats in the window of this store. The groceries comprise all that is wanted at this season, besides which there is a grand assortment of chocolates in fancy packages. Our old friend " Sambo " will again smoke a pipe. The Returning Officer gives notice of the nomination of a Connci lor in the place of j Mr Nye, who has been elected Mayor. A horse is in the pound and will be sold next Saturday unless previously rtdeamed. We have to thank the secretary of the Otaki Racing Club for a ticket to their race

i On Thursday evening last two heats for the silver oup presented by the ex-captain of the Eowng Club were got off. The first one between W. Cook and C. Symona 10 sees., was won by the former by several lengths. This was a good race as far as the buoy, bui unfortunately in rounding, a foul occurred, both boats being at a standstill for some considerable time. After getting clear another start made, the winner coming in as mentioned. On re turning to the shed a protest was entered against the winning boat. It will be considered by the Committee at a meeting tonight. The second race between J. Symons and T. Nye 5 st-cs , was worth witnessing. Nye making use of bin allowance, enabled him to get a lead. Although both steered a very erratic course, they kept well together throughout, Nye coming in first after a very fast race. It now remains for Nye to meet either Cook or Symons. The final will be rowed next week. Odessa, the town in which the cablegrams report 90,000 cases of influenza, is a port on the BUvk Sea. It was built in 1774. In 1854 it was partially bombarded by the Britiso in consequence of the Bussian batteries having fired on a flag of truce. The hearing of the suit brought by J. S. Evison (editor and manager of the Catholic Times) to recover £600 damages from E. Thornton, president, and J. W. Henrichs, secretary, of the Wellington Branch of the New Zealand Typographical Association, for alleged libel, was finished on Thursday, and after the Judge had, summed up, the jury retired at 5 p.m., finding a verdict for the plaintiff for £50 damages on the whole of both letters. On the application of Mr Gully, His Honor consented to certify for a special jury, second counsel, and two extra days' hearing. Judgment was then given for plaintiff for £50, with coats according to Bcale, execution being stayed, on Mr Jellicoe's application, till the first banco sitting after the vacation, with the view of permitting him, should he think necessary, to ask leave to move for a new tria 1 . While in Ceylon, General Booth converted 16 Mohammedans and Buddhists. The Postmaster.General of New South Wales prepares a Bill for next session, instituting a penny post over the whole colony. The writ for the election of a member to represent the City of Wellington was issued shortly after 10 o'olock on Wednesday morning, and the nomination of candi dates has been fixed by the Returning Officer for Thursday, the 7th, and the polling for Friday, the 15th of January next. The writ has been made returnable within 40 days from the date of issue. The N.Z. Times says :— On dit, that the oosts in the libel action which waß deter mined yesterday in plaintiff's favour will run into several hundreds of pounds. His Honour the Chief Justice pesided at a civil sitting of the Supreme Court on Tuesday when the following business was done:— ln the case of J. B. Harcourt v. Robert Harcourt, judgment was given for amount olaimed, £184 11s 2d, which was loss incurred in the sa c of the Melrose estate. Mr Travers appeared for plaintiff. In the case of J. B. Harcourt v. K. Harcourt and Chas Dunckley, partners in the late firm of Harcourt «fc Co.. in which the plaintiff sought to compel the defendants to discharge a mortgage on property in Foxton under which a sum of £1100 was still owing, judgment was given for the I plaintiff, who was represented by Mr W. L. T. Travera. Thus the Post:— That great Liberal organ, the N.apier New*, describee* Mr H. ' D. Bell as " the eon of a man who owns 28 runs in this colony." Sir 1 illon Bell would no doubt be if the News could prove its ridiculous assertion. Lieutenant Gorton, who was severely wounded in the recent engagement in Afghanistan, is, aays the Star, a nephew of Col. Gorton. The Press Association reports that a young man named Norman Kemp, 19 years of age, was struck dead by lightning at Waipu on Saturday. About half-past 12 o'clock on that day a thunderstorm was felt in the district. Kemp was sitting in his father's house, and his two sisters were in the same room, when a flash of lightning passed down the chimney, strik ing Kemp, and killing him instantly. Jt j table and other furniture in the room were I smashed. Another account says that one j of the sisters was rendered deaf by the thunderbolt. The Napier Telegraph says: — As showi ing the saving effected by the use of sljkear--1 ing machines, we are in a position td say that Mr Leslie McHardy, at his Blackhead ' station, reckons that he has sixty bales of wool over and above « hat he would have bad if his sheep had been shorn with ordinary shears. The sixty bales thus saved more than pay for the machines and the setting up of the plant. The Otaki Road Board have been mu'oted in damages in connection with the suit brought by Mrs Smith, wife of a resident at Otaki, for redress for injuries suffered through tripping at night over a culvert left uncovered by the Board in one of its streets while in course, of construction. His Honour the Chief Justice delivered his judgment in- the case ye terday afternoon, awarding the plaintiff £110, with costs according to scale. Mr E. B. Brown acted for the plaintifl, and Mr Chapman for the Board. There are certain customs that seem in hsolubly associated with Cbrißtmastide, and one of the oldest and most agreeable is that of giving and receiving presents. This time-honqured precedent we now follow at Te Aro House. With a view, to rendering shopping a veritable delight, anrfimparting to it all the pleasures of anticipation, we shall during the present month, and until its close, present our cash customers with a Christmas gift, the value of which will be in accordance with the amount of goods purchased at Te Aro House. The cash buyer of 10s worth will receive a present, and so on, varying in value for > parcels of £2 up to £100. '1 he larger the i purchase the more numerous or valuable will be the gifts. Nevertheless every purchaser from the limit named will get a choice of presents as decided by the amount bought at Te Aro House. 1 This free distribution will extend to and include the 31st. or last day of the month and year. Those who can appreciate the advantage of buying from the largest and ; best selected stock of summer drapery in i the city, new, seasonable goods in perfect ! condition and fashion, and at the lowest wholesa c prices, wi 1 find the addition of ! : attractive Christmas presents ju-rfi'Ctly ; ; irresistible in uging a visit to le ro j House — Advt. We are requested to direct the attention 1 of onr readers to the fact that Ross & Sandford, of the Bon Marche, Palmerston , North, have opened up a large stock of Men's and Boys' Clothing, purchased direct fro r. the best mills and manufacturers in I the Colony. The value and choice in this department this season surpassing any--1 thing they have previously offered to the ! public. Visitors from this district are reBpeotfully invited to inspeot the stock in thin and «*hw <Jep«rto!ft"Mv