Manawatu Herald. SATURDAY, FEB.27 1892.

Manawatu Herald, 27 February 1892, Page 2

Manawatu Herald. SATURDAY, FE8.27 1892.

3J dMsai"s&foidator of the Foxton S^fery^ff^m been busy paying out the firßt dividend of fifteen shillings. The balance }&*& before' it is paid, it hattngA been .ffote mined to proceed by laW^gainitUirdhiitenaing debtors. The. School reopens on Monday, '4 i Qa / !t- t ifi i earnestly hoped that parents will mate special efforta. to secure the regular attendance of their children, so that the teachers may be materially assisted in securing a good return for the year in spite of the school having been closed so long. -...[• .-:,-. His Excellency the Governor left Auqk. land on Wednesday by the steamer Mararoa for Sydney. The streets were, thronged, wijihpeople^whft, Cheered'. enthn|iftsticallyf ao^gretit ' crbwdV wer» Assembled on- tire Wharf. The Mararoa, as she steamed down the harbour, was accompanied by a procession of yachts and sailing boats, many of which, .went, with the vessel /ound. the Heads', f ••■ " ' The promoters of the new Wellington Newspaper Company have at present agreed to differ, so it is said. The men who were prepared to find a large part of the capital ■for this Liberal enterprise, do not admire the Liberal principles of "one man one vote" being introduced, as this would simply be being outvoted in the management of their own money, which from having made it, they think themselves the] best administrators of. Curious that this trouble shoul i arise amongst such earnest patriots, though not surprising amongst ordinary mortals. Mr Spelman having fixed his steam engine on his property in the Avenue,; is now prepared to out firewood into any lengths desired, and will deliver the same at reasonable prices. We understand that Mr Rogers is arranging to set the hemp mill lately owned by Messrs Jones A Campbell' on the Himataagi going Again.

m f ) - ■ *■"■; The s.s/Or^on of the South has not yet Bpcc6ede(tlA oil the spit, the heavy roll having cuv.'-M her broadside on and lifted her fuitli'r cp. The Captain has decided to discharge his cargo, and arrangei merits have bten made this mo ning to send two carts dowu the beach to cart the goods acrosß the point, when they will be put on board tbe s.b. Ivy and brought up the river to the wharf. The weather has much improved, the wind has fallen, and as the tides are still making, we may look for the steaoer soon to be afloat again. The unfortunate man, William Ballantyne, whose head was crushed between , some timber on a truck and a locomotive, died on Thursday morning. The deceased was a brother of Miss Ballantyr.e, teacher at the Foxton School. i We are glad to notice that Mise Ballantyne and Mr Stansell, both of the Foxton choolhave been successful in aoquiring ' their E Certificate. They were "coached" by Mr Foster of Palmerston. The departed A. W. Brown, ex-Mayor of , Wellington, during the days of his glory took part in many public ' matters in the Empire City. The Pablio Library foundation stone has bis name indelibly engraved 1 thereon — or it was intended to be indelible i at the time— but the citizens are worrying to have it removed 1 Another eyesore to those who have trusted and been deceived, is the portrait of his ex- worship hanging on the walls of the Counoil Chamber. A howl for that to be either turned face to the wall, or removed, has been made. Why all this? .Removing the portrait will not improve the man and will not prevent his having been Mayor. I A sample of English cablegrams : — A ' theatre at Capetown has been destroyed by fire. Mrs Brown Potter's wardrobe was destroyed." This is exceedingly interest, ing! ;■; . ■ . It is said that Lord Onijlow has early given his infant son Huia a " stake in the country," having insured him tn the Government Insurance Office foe £2,500, to be paid over when the youngster becomes 18 years of age. Poor old Toole is laid up at Home with a sharp attack of bronchitis. ' Sir Bichard Quain and Dr A. Cooper Key are in attendance, and express considerable anxiety. In any case, some time must elapse before the veteran comedian can reappear, and rehearsals of "The Houseboat" are suspended.—London correspondent. Pyramus, the well-known hurdle horse, has been sold' to an Inveroargill sport, the ■ price being £800. The Postmaster»General intends to bring 1 the typewriter into use in the various telegraph offices for transcription purposes. The Feilding Jockey Club have made an , alteration in regard to the dates of the forthcoming races. Instead of being on Saturday, April 16th, and Easter Monday, > they wil now take place on the last named day and the day following. During the pa3t few days, says the Chronicle, two persons have given .them* selves up to the police as being in destitute 1 circumstances. Before daybreak on Monday morning a man named Jones, who had recently beenn discharged from gaol, presented himself at the station and requested to be taken in, as he had no home. His request being complied with, he was eventually brought before the Court and charged with being a rogue and vagabond, and sen- ' tenced to two months' hard labour in the local gaol. This man evidently prefers life in a "dungeon" cell" to the freedom . that most Britishers enjoy. Rev. G. Wilks is one of the candidates for a seat on the Wanganui Education Board. - .<- The Government astronomer of Madras states that the' sun spots will be concurrent with rainfall. -■ r ~ ' Professor Morland, ex-tutor at Oxford University, who was arrested a few days ago on the charge of blackmailing Lord Hothfield, is to be proceeded against on further charges of blaokmailing Lords Clifton, Cheßterfield, Carnarvon, Ormathwaite, Ayleßford, and Busaell. The hearing «f the first charge came on on Wednesday, when it was proved that Morland had undergone a sentence some time ago for perjury. One remarkable thing in shooting matters was done last week. This was the making of a possible^ score at the .800 yards range. It was made by Lientenant Hughes, of the Wanganui Rifles, and he is the first of all the world's shootists who has ever succeeded in achieving the feat. It is a singular fact that the possible has been put up on all the ranges except this identikit 300 yards target, and a Wanganui man having been first to perform this feat is a thing all New Zealand Volunteers should be proud of, and especially those of the Wanganui Rifles. — Clironicle. Sir Walter Buller has been elected President of the Wellington Philosophical Society. ■ He explained that he was not at all certain whether he would remain in the Colony, If they wo,uld accept him under those oiroumstanoes he would be glad to take office. " • ' ■ ■ ' At A. W. Brown's meeting of creditors at Wellington it was agreed " That an information be laid against the bankrupt, and a warrant applied for for his apprehension, all necessary expenses to be charged against the 'estate'." The Star states that Auckland has been chosen as the headquarters of the Australian Auxiliary Squadron in New Zealand waters, and that it is the intention of the Admiralty to build upon the three aorc of land given to them by the Harbour Board near the Calliope Dock, Devonport.

Patterns of these end new dress fabrics | and charts for self-measurement will be forwarded free by post on application. We would earnestly advise Indies to make an early selection and to secure the advantage of getting their dresses made in good time in the season in our celebrated dressmaking rooms «-t Te Aro House, Wellingtod. All orders will be carefully executed, finished in the latest style and forwarded without delay from Te Aro House, Wellington.