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Manawatu Herald, Volume III, Issue III, 16 January 1892, Page 2

A specialty in connectidfa 1 with the cuisine at Mr Perritt's Sanson Hotel is the poultry. Whenever the Council meets there ia always provided for dinner, poultry of some sort, chickens or ducks. Mrs Perritt is deserving of thanks for the care she bestows in their selection, as the birds are always young, plump, and cooked to a turn. The Councillors have got into the way of looking for some such dish.

The Maories had a great meeting at Parekino, up the, Wanganui River, to consider the proposed Native Land Bills of the Government. The chiefs, one and all, refused to have anything to do with them, asserting that they were no good and that they would have nothing to do with them.

The Government, though they some months ago had promised a large deputation of chiefs to be represented at the meeting, did not attend or send anyone in their place to the Parekino meeting- The Evening Press has published an aocount of this'mesting, which was reported by Colonel McDonnell. •

The sale of privileges in connection with the race meeting on Friday next were sold by auction on Thursday afternoon, and realised satisfactory prices. The gates were purchased by J. Hillary for £39 10s ; the stand, totalisator and saddling paddocks by J. Smith-, for £51 ; ths grand stand booth by W. L ght for £13 10s : the No. 2 booth by H. Border for i' 9 ss ; the refreshment booth by J. Hillary for £3 2s fid ; the cards by H. Bradcock for £8 15s ; and the horse paddock by B. Spelman for £1 6s.

The furniture offered after the sale of privileges also fetched satisfactory prices.

Mr Guthrie informs us that he has obtained the hands he wanted.

Last week Mr G. Williams made a most successful oatoh of fish at the mouth of the river, and carried a whole sackful up to town on his back.

The Government of New South Wales has received from London a speoial report on the English fruit market as a means of absorbing surplus fruits in New South Waes. The demand for foreign fruit in England amounts to eight and a half million sterling. In the report, the opinion is c ■ pressed that whi c green fruits would command an immediate trade, the greatest trade would be in dried and canned goods.

On Wednesday Mr Admon Chapman, of Norman's Hill, Onehunga, committed suicide at 1.30 a.m. He got a single-barrelled rifle, and attaching a strap to the trigger of the gun and to bis foot, fired the weapon and blew his brains out. The neighbours beard two shots at an interval of ten minutes, whioh is somewhat singular. The decea ed was found fully dressed in a chair. * He was a man of independent means, about 50 years of age, and married. Tha jury before whom the inquest on Mr Chapman's body was conducted, found that he shot himself while in a state of temporary insanity, caused by domestic troubles.

The s,a. Kennedy brought over yesterday morning a cargo of 650 merino ewe < from 2-tooth to 6-tooth from the Upton Tlowns run, Awatere, Marlborough. They arrived to the order of Mr Burne. The mob were lauded in excellent oondition, the steamer having made a good and rapid passage.

Messrs Stevens & Gorton announoe a sale at Foxton on the 3rd February.

Mrs Allan has a first-class perambulator for sale, as well as a Peerless sewing machine which is in good working order.

A special sitting of the Native Land Court was opened by the Chief Judge at Otaki on Tuesday to hear an application by \ iria Hiahia and others for a re-hearing of an app ication for subdivision of Manawatu Kukutanaki JS o. 3, a block of 4000 acres at Kereru. Mr Ray appeared in support of the app'ication, and Mr Bansfield opposed on behalf of Kereopa Tokamaru and others. 'Ihe case occupied the wr ole of Tuesday and Wednesday, and was then adjourned to a day to be fixed by the Chief Judge.

Mr Andresen has a cottage on the beach to let. Immediate occupati n oan be given. He has a so room for a border, and boats for hire.

Messrs Thynne, Linton & Co., the agents tor the A.M. P. Society, are now in receipt of this year's alman cs, and members can obtain one on application.

Sydney is the plaoe to holiday-ise, to judge by recent c ents, One of our respected citizens, quiet, orderly, and without the least appearance of a desire to f break out ' when here, lately returned from a holiday jaunt to Australia, and amongst other towns of that continent, visited Sydney. He ra-aat have had a high o'd time, judging by the high position he had his photog aph taken in. Most people would desire to to be taken as an orator, with his left hand in the front of his buttoned frock coat, or as a student, seated in a hard wood chair with a ponderous open volume in front of him. If suoh attitudes were suggested to h<tn he would have neither of them, he wanted something "larky," something (to show theo'd, folks., at Home that there was life in the old dog yet, and therefore invented far the Mcl bourne mashers a new whim, and got ' photo'd' at the top of a lamp-post with his legs twisted around the column and one arm by the lantern, the other having been employed in obtaining a light for his cigar. The expression is perfect " here we are, such jolly dogs are we." Mr Siansell, the landlord of Whyte's Hotel, has, we understand, secured >ossessionof the photograph we refer to, and he will probably be plenspd to show hi < friends who the rising young man really is. • The s.s Coptic on Saturday evening took away from Wellington X3Ol kegs and 3649 boxes of butter for London. Notice is given that the Taluation list for the Borough is open for inspeotion.

By an inset with thia issue Messrs Boss & Sandford, I hejßou Marche, Palmerston North, announce a first Clearing Sale of Drapery and Clothing at their establishment, prior to alterations and additions to their premises.

Householders resident in country districts are often at a loss to know which is the best place in Wellington forLinolenms, Floor Oloths, Carpets, Curtains, Quilts, Table Cloths, Table Covers, Cretonnes, Damasks and all otner artioles of House Furnishings. For the following reasons the rep y must most emphatically by, Te Aro House, Wellington; —

Ist Reason— "A 1 our goods are sp'endid value, having been bought in the best and cheapest markets, not only direot from the makers, but from the foremost manufacturers. We buy therefore at the lowest possible prices and our customers reap a corresponding advantage a.t Te Aro House, Wellington.

2nd Reason— Our goods are invariably well se'ected. We make a speciality of Linoleums, Floor G oths end Carpets. Our styles, designs and co orings are not only in the most perfect taste, 'but are superior to anything to be seen elsewhere. For these things it is not easy for any one to rival Te Aro House, Wellington.

3rd Reason— Our stook is at all times large, and the choice all but unlimited. The variety is something extraordinary, and is capable of satisfying the most fastidious taste. Those who contemp ate re-furnishing, and youn ; people intent on matrimony should remember that the best p ace in which to get th ir wants satisfactorily supplied is the Wholesale Family Drapery Warehouse, Te Aro House, Wellington.

We are requested to direct the attention of our readers to the fact that Boss & Sandford, of the Bon Marohe, Palmerston North, have opened up a large stock of Men's and Boys' Clothing, purchased direct from the best mills and manufacturers in the Colony. The value and choice in this department this season surpassing anything they have previously offered to the public. Visitors from this district are respectfully invited to inspect the stock in this and otfeer departments.