Manawatu Herald. THURSDAY, MARCH 10, 1892.

Manawatu Herald, 10 March 1892, Page 2

Manawatu Herald. THURSDAY, MARCH 10, 1892.

Owing to the drought, sheep were hard of sale at Bulls on Tuesday, in fact but few changed hands and those at low figures, still it is confidently expected that there will be a big demand in a few months time to stock the bush lands that have lately been burnt. Messrs Stevens & Gorton's sale at Palmerston on the 18th is advertised to-day, as well as the Awahuri sale on the 15th inst. The date of Messrs Stevens & Gorton's Foxton Bale is altered to Tuesday 22nd March. The Commissioner of Crown Lands has an important notioe in connection with the sale of Mount Baker, North East Puketoi, Oroua Coal Creek North, and Waimarino blocks, in this issue. We understand from. Me Topmath that he has not sold his farm at Motoa. Our contemporary the Feilding Star in. its leader of Tuesday has unfortunately mixed up Counties with, the Electoral districts, and thus arrives at very erroneous conclusions. It gives a piece of news to the district by stating that Palmerston is " the prinoipal town Manawatu County "1 Until now we had understood that Palmerston was situated in the same County as Feilding, the Oroua ? - The Licensing Committee met yesterday and sanctioned Mr Border's removing the bar from the old Foxton, Family Hotel building to the new one. J Mr Russell has negotiated the sale of bis house and land recently advertised in our columns. Mr Watson has made s start with sinking one of the town wells in Main Street. Mr Border, the. popular, host of the Foxton Family, Hotel, has a house*warming to-morrow evening and invites, his friends to a cold supper. Mass will be celebrated at St. Mary's, Foxton. on Sunday next at 8 snd 11 a.m. by the Jkv, Father Pftttewn,

Mr Whitely King. Secretary Pastoraliat's Juionof New South Waled, advises that implications for shearing pens in that colony are coming forward in great numDers from New Zealand.* The Union is low making arrangements by which it is hoped pens will t.e secured in a rotation of sheds for all New Zealanders who were in the employ of the Union who satisfactorily completed their agreements last eeason. At the Supreme Court on Monday the Crown Prosecutor (Mr H. Gully) announced that after the expression of opinion by his Honor on Saturday, he would not present a bill against G. A. Tapper, charged under the Bank uptoy Act with fraudulent removal of property. His Honor said he assented to this course. He had consulted with the Chief Justice, and they had come to the conclusion that to indict this mau upon the charge would really be contrary to the principles of the English Criminal law that a man should be tried twice on the same charge. It was possible that there might be a misoarriage of justice owing to the defects of the Bankruptcy Act. The seotion of the Act which provided for the punishment of bankrupts in a Bummary way were really provisions that tended to bring the administration of justice into discredit. ,On the application of Jellicoe the recognisances of the accused were ordered to be discharged. A meeting of the Stewards of the Wan" ganui Jockey Club was held o.n Saturday afternoon to consider the complaints lodged against Yuile and Nathan, of Wellington, Richard May, of Auckland, in laying totalizator odds, contrary to the rules of racing. The charge being proved to the satisfaction of the Stewards, it was resolved that the offenders be warned off the course during the pleasure of the Club. — Ghrdnicle. The Wellington correspondent of the Auckland Herald writes:— "The Premier informs me that the question as to what modifications are required in the new taxation system has not been decided, or even formally considered by the Cabinet. All possible information bearing on the subject is being diligently collected, so that any proved defects or irregularities may be amended, and I understand that the obnoxious debenture tax is almost certain to be either abolished or altered beyond recognition. The Government will not admit that any practical hardship is caused by the taxation, and persist in denying that capital is being frightened away, but I hear of many striking incidents which they would find difficult to dispose of. The working classes too, are beginning in some cases to feol the pinch caused by landowners withdrawing from their labour fund all the moneys required to meet the new taxation when it comes into force, and many large property owners in this Island, as in the South, are abandoning intended improvements, and reducing largely their employment of labour on account of the expected absorption of their available would-be margin by the new taxation, and as winter approaches this will be felt more and more. Messrs Boss and Sandford, of the Bon Marohe, elsewhere direct the attention of cash purchasers of general drapery to the advantages to be secured by making their selections during the present clearing sale at the Bon Marche". The goQds 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, Dustoloaks, 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 exoroised by our British, French and Continental buyers. Ladies requiring patterns of these should intimate their wishes to James Smith, Te Aro House, Wellington. Patterns of these «ad 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. - IF YOU WOULD LIVE LONG and prosper drink good Coffee. It maketh the heart glad, keepeth the brain clear, and helpeth' digestion. Be sure and ask for Crease's AX Coffee. Sold only in 1 and 2 lbjhis.