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Manawatu Herald, 5 March 1892, Page 2

Tenders r.re invited for ploughing about twenty acres of land, particulars of which can bo seen at the office of this paper. The Secretary of the Manawatu Rowing Club informs us that Mr J. (i. "Wilson, M.H.R., has forwarded a subscription of one pound to the Regatta fund. j Settlers are particularly requested to j forward the list of their entries for the next Foxton sale to either the auctioneers or Mr Thynne without delay. Messrs Stevens & Gorton have now men at work ,upon" the sale yards they have recently purchased in this town. The who c of the boundary fences are being removed and in their place a substantial totara stab fence is being erected. The yards are also being repaired, and stock owners may rely upon the yards being in first class order by the date of the next sale. Tenders are invited by the Manawatu County Council for different works. Specifications can bo seen at the office of this paper. We were pleased to notioe' that Mr Winter had returned to his old duties at Whyte's hotel yesterday. The N.Z. Loan and M.A. Company quote Hemp in Wellington at — Good, f.a.g., £W 10a to £13 15s ; fine, £16 to £16 10s. We certainly have to go abroad to learn news. The Advocate of Wednesday had a most interesting account of the stranding of the Queen of the South, possibly written at Marton. We read of a " river steam tug !" being about, and " the serious inconvenience to local storekeepers waiting for their goods and to owners of flaxmills and others who had ' cargoes ' waiting to be taken away." It may interest our contemporary to know that nfthing so very dreadful as depicted really occurred, beyond the unfortunate stranding of the steamer, as tha cargo was all landed at the wharf at the time the article was printed, and there had been four steamers in since the Queen was stranded, and two of them went direct to Wellington taking all the " cargoes " that were waiting for the Queen. Though the agent of the steamer worked well, we expect the captain and crew would believe that they had the doing of all that was necessary to be done. Mes rs T. Kennedy Macdonald & Co (Limited), the well known auctioneering firm in Wellington, announce the 9th sale by public auction of the Wellington and and Manawatu Railway Company's lands. The blocks to be offered comprise some 60,000 aores, subdivided into sections varying in siae from 127 acres to 2272 acres. The terms are the same as at previous sales of the Company's land, viz., 10 per cent cash and balance in seven yours at 5 per cent interest. Judging from the success whioh has attended all previous sales of the Company, the present one should prove no' exception to the rule. Lithographic plans will be posted to any address on application to the auctioneers. The Hon E. J. Seddon has left Dunedin in the Hinemea for a pleasi rfi trip to the Milford Sounds. He is accompanied by the Hon C. Bhrimski and Messrs Sandford, Hall-Jones, J. W. Kelly, W. Dawson, and W. Earrishaw, M's.H.E., and several others. Mr Seddon, as a reason for the trip, desires to inspect the prison works ! The T>uke of Orleans has filed an answer j to Mr Armstrong's petition Though protesting against the jurisdiction of the English Courts, he has retained Sir Charles Russell. A subject of very great interest to this colony. The debate on the Free Wool Bill begins at Washington on Tuesday and is expected to last a fortnight. In Vienna the number of starving persons applying for gifts of bread has reached 12.000, and piteous scenes are constantly occurring. Thursday's Gazette contains the following despatch acknowledging the message of condolence sent by the Earl of Onslow on the death of the Duke of Clarence and Avondale : — " Colonial Office, Downing, street, 22nd January, 1892. My Lord,— l have laid before the Queen your telegram of the 16th inst, expressing the Rympathy which, in common with the whole of the. people in New Zealand, you feel upon the sad occasion of the death of the Duke of Clarence and Avondale. lam commanded by Her Majesty to request that you will let it be known that Her Majesty and the Royal Family find much consolation in this and the numerous other messages of condolence which have reached them from the colonies. I have, &c, Knutsford. To Governor the Bight Hon the Earl of Onslow, GhG M.G., &o."

We are henrtily glad to record the fact that the steamer " Quoen of the South " is now alongside the Foxton wharf. For every day since she stranded on the south spit the Captain, Engineer, officers and crew have worked might and main to remove her to a better spot, and at all times night and day they have had to be moving. By dint of hard hauling the vessel was moved in the right direction until tho tides began to lessen, and yester day it was feared that another ten days would have to pass before Bhe floated. However as the tide began to make last night another attempt was made, tho Vessel only requiring moving about the length of herself to get into water deep enough to float her, but to get. there she had to be dragged bodily through the sand. Heaving on her steadily, gaining inch by inch the steamer at the last moment of the tide glided into the river at 2 o'clock a.m. The appearance of the vessel would not lead one to suppose that she had been resting on the sea shore some days, except that the donkey engine is white being covered with sea salt. The Queen loads up to-day and leaves for Wellington | to-morrow. The strength of the boat is shown that even with the way she has had to be treated, she has started no plates and made no water.

Messrs Boss and Sandford, of the Bon. Marche, elsewhere direot the attention 01 cash purchasers of general drapery to the advantages to be secured by making their Releotions during the present clearing sale at the Bon Marohe. The goods being disposed of are all fresh and new, and the difference between present prices and ordinary prices is considerab c. A large quantity of stock has already been disposed of, but there still remains a good choice of thorough bargains in Cotton Stuff, Dress pieces and Remnants, also Calicoes, Sheetings, Shirtings, Flannellettes, and Household Drapery, \while Mantles, Millinery, Dustcloa s, and Sunshades are being disposed of at nominal prices to effect a complete clearance

Our first shipment of new goods for the Autumn and Winter Season have now come to hand by the latest mail steamers and are ready for inspection at Te Aro House, Wellington.

We have no hesitation in saying that the selection for the present season is without exception the best, largest and most varied we have ever previously been able to show at Te Aro House, Wellington.

Our display of new Dress Fabrics for Autumn and Winter wear is really superb and manifests the good taste and judgment exorcised by our British, French and Contineutal buyers. Ladies requiring patterns of these should intimate their wishes to James Smith, Te Aro Hou*e, Wellington.

Patterns of these and new dress fabrics and charts for self-measurement will be forwarded free by post on application. We would earnestly advise ladies 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 at Te Aro House, Wellingtod.

All orders will be carefully executed, finished in the latest style and forwarded without delay from Te Aro House, Wellington.