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Manawatu Herald, 14 July 1892, Page 2

. Messrs Stevens & Gorton's Palmerston and Awahuri stock sales are advertised in another column.

Over the leader a -~rd of Mr J. H. Hooper, dental surgeon, will be found. He has determined upon paying periodical visits to Foxton and will shortly make his first, of which due notice will be given.

A ustraiian papers speak of a sensational gold find near Georgetown, Queensland, by Ga loway Johnson, who obtained lOOOoz gold by five days' work, making the total value of the output from his claim in two months £10,000.

The Evening Press is informed on the very beet authority, that the Government have decided ts> ask the Earl of Glasgow to make nine or ten nominations to the Legislative Council.

The repairs to the Cook Strait single core cable will not be completed for a fesv days, owing to another break having occurred three or four miles our from Lyell's Buy.

A Levin correspondent writes to the Pout about the post-office in that town and says : — " Imagine my disgust one day last week when, after travelling along through mud ankle deep to what is termed the Post office — oh, such a post office — on entering the establishment I enquired for letters, and there seemed to be no one in attendance but a boy and a girl, who, whether thay were counting the letters or trying to spell out the address, I know not but the impression the appearance of things gave me when looking at that counter — letters, bars of soap, packets of cand'es, tobacco and oranges, all mixed— reminded me. of a young cockerel and pullet scraping for orumba on a heap of waste papers. And on asking for the head of the house I was informed that the master and mistress were in Wellington, and would not be back for a few days, and to make matters worse I was informed that the mailbag had been lost after being thrown out of the royal van, and oould not be found for a day or two.

The cablegram man is a most amusing " cuss." Fancy his going to the expense of telegraphing that during the big fire at St John's a man fled " very soantily dressed." Because he happened to be a Bishop 1 The correspondent perhaps was struck with surprise at a Bishop fleeing from the flames, and that he anyhow ought to have .better considered the modesty of his flock before saving his life "very scantily dressed." Poor Bishop it is hard to please everybody. Still he was wise to run."

Some friend of Mr John Stevens telegraphed- from Palmers ton North, to a willing reoeiver, the N.Z. Times, that " amongst his relatives were his strongest opponents " ! ! ! Why say so now ? The Government persuaded Mr John Stevens to stand, and because he was not successful is no reason now why they should endeavour to lead people to imagine he was so unpopular as the statement means. Such is the gratitude of the "liberal" party.

Silver is still very cheap. It does not matter to us, as yet, h :v cheap, but if it did, as it does our friends in India, every twenty shillings would only bring ue thirteen shillings and fourpence. A serious discount off one's income.

They must have some nice roads up at Birmingham, as all oart traffics has been stopped and a settler's horse got stuck in one slip, and some further earth coming down, before he could be extricated, covered him up and caused its deaih.

The Rangitikei County Council has referred the faot of there being no connect' ing roads on the Rangitikei side of the river with any on the Manawatu side, to Cr Dalrymple to report upon.

The total indebtedness of John Young, the ironmonger, is only £1101 2s Id, and the only secured creditor is the Bank of New Zealand, which holds security valued at £500 for a debt of £869 12s lid.

A public meeting was held in Wellington at 'the Opera House, on Monday night when the following resolution was carried by acclamation, only four hands being he d against it : — " That this meeting strongly disapproves of the proposal to compensate publicans, whose licenses may be refused renewal, out of the local or general revenue, and trusts such a proposal will not be en» tertained by the New Zealand Government.

From Sydney we leavn that Japan is engaged, in looking out for a field to absorb the surplus labouring population of that oountry, and is directing its attention to thb New' Hebrides. A member of the Japanese Emigration Sooiety of Tokia, ac-oorapamed-.by a member of the Government* left for those islands last week, on a tour of inspection. Mr Laing, Secretary of the Australasian Hebrides Company, says that if the inspection is satisfactory, it may be the means of hastening the hands of Great Britain and France, and lead to some definite action on the part of one or other of those Powers. The Company will hail the advent of the Japanese labourers with satisfaction.

A big sale of Surplus Winter Stock will commence on Friday, July Ist, at The Wholesale Family. Drapery Warehouse, Te Aro House, Wellington.

We would earnestly advise all country settlers to make sure of this opportunity and try if possible to pay a visit to the Empire City during the continuance of this big sale at Te Aro House, Wellington.

Oar Sale Price Lists will, on application, be forwarded postage free from ithe Big Sale at Te Aro House, Wellington. We. feel sure that the expenses of the trip 1 would be far more than recouped and there would be the additional advantage of choosing from the largest and most varlejd lot of Bargains in the Province. If thfc is duly estimated a trip to the Te Aro House big sale will become a positive necessity.

If unable to pome, orders with cash can be sent to us direct and we wilt guarantee instant attention and prompt despatch from the Big Sale at Te Aro House, Wellington.

The annual stock-taking sale at the Bon Marche, Palmerston North, is now on. The feature of the annual sales of this inn is that the whole stock, without any reserve, is offered at greatly reduced prices, every article in stock being subject to reduction as the stock must be reduced 1 at least £2000 previous to the Annual Balanoe, and purchasers have the benefit of a £6000 stock to select from.— -Advt.