Manawatu Herald SATURDAY, JULY 23, 1892.

Manawatu Herald, 23 July 1892, Page 2

Manawatu Herald SATURDAY, JULY 23, 1892.

The annual meeting of the Foxton Racing Club is fixed for Friday evening next at the Club's office, which is at the back of Mr F. E. Young's office, in Main street.

Services will be held to-morrow, by the Eev. Innes- Jones, in All Saints' Church as usual.

The contractors for sinking another artesian well on the Motoa estate have again been successful, striking water yesterday, though they intend going deeper to secure a greater pressure.

The many friends Mr McKenzie made here whilst in the local branch of the Bank of New Zealand will very much regret to learn that he is very ill, and is in the Napier Hospital.

A case of killing the goose that laid the golden eggs, is decidedly shown by the case reported from England, where a man named Greatrex shot his father because he was dissatisfied at the allowance of £350 paid to him. The man is supposed to be partially insane. Anyhow it is a horrible story.

Mr J. Jamieson, on the road between the Oroua Bridge and Palmerston, had nearly the whole of his small flock of fifty sheep destroyed by dogs in one night, only five or six being unhurt, says the Times. They were in a ten-acre paddock.

Mr John Young, the Wellington cash ironmonger, has arranged with his creditors by making an oiler of five shillings in the pound.

There was an improvement in the price of stock at Messrs Stevens & Gorton's Awahuri sale.

The Ashurst correspondent of the Palmerston Times says that he doesn't know when feed was so scarce before,

Though it raineth every day, the residents determine to be gay, and indulge in amusoments. There was the concert on Tuesday, and on Wednesday a number enjoyed a capital dance in the Hall. Next Tuesday the ladies give a leap-year dance at which a large gathering is expeoted.

Tbe tramway is getting some trade out of the hemp-mills again, as Messrs Austin and Coley are getting their green flax off Mr Frank Eobinson's Carnarvon property, as well as off Mr D. Scott's, just opposite, and then sending it by tram. J his is owing to the soft state of the Motoa

swamp,

Messrs Pudson Bros, have for a time suspended stripping, as the Motoa swamp, after all the rain we have had, is too soft to get the flax out.

We^ understand that the Eanger has been ill. We thought something was up, or some one was down, by the number of stock peacefully grazing on the roads. The P anger says he will let them know when he is about; this is likely, but it appears that these persons also know when he is not about, that's the rub.

An unusual incident was witnessed at Southampton the other day. When the tender arrived at the docks with passengers from New York, a well-known London barrister stepped forward, seized a gentleman by the collar, and proceeded to give him a thrashing with his walking-stick. The dock police interfered, and sent the passenger on to the West Station in a cab, but his assailant followed him and repeated the thrashing in the presence of a crowd of passengers, The allegation is that the gentleman thrashed eloped with the barrister's wife and left her destitute in New York.

Dr Bavnardo's Homes now have 4500 children dependent upon the Institutions. There has lately been an unaooountable shrinkage in the funds— to an extent to cause anxiety.

As a provision against cholera, a cordon is being placed along the frontiers of Russia.

On Monday ten deaths from cholera were reported in Paris.

There is a general feeling that the mine owners of Broken Hill will employ free labour at the end of the month.

Over £11,000 is now in hand for the distressed Melbourne unemployed.

A great shock was caused at Timaru on Wednesday by the suicide of Mr J. W. S. Ziesler, for many years in business there as a commission agent, &o. He was prominent in musical circles, and highly esteemed. He was formerly a partner in the unfortunate firm of Moody & Ziesler, broken up by the death of Mr Moody a few years ago. Mr Ziesler shot himself in the temple with a revolver in his office on Wednesday afternoon. Financial difficulties are supposed to be the cause.

The London Times thinks Mr Dibbs' efforts to induce capitalists to look with more favour on Australian loans will be successful. There is no fear of repudiation, but the real cause of the unwilling, ness to invest is that the Colonial Governments are making work, regardless of its usefulness. The colonies do not perceive the bearing of their action in this respect on important economic facts, and forget that other countries are also producers of wool. The attitude of the Labour element is also another cause of disquiet.

Prince Von Bismark says he succeeded only too well in strengthening the Crown against the Parliament, and the former has now become almost oppressive.

The Russian troops on the Austrian frontier are seriously affected by cholera.

Mr Hooper, dental-surgeon, will visit Fox ton on Thursday next, and can be consulted at Whyte's Hotel.

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.

Our Sale Price Lists will, on application, be forwarded postage free from the Big Sale at Te Aro House, Wellington. "» feel sure that the expenses of the trip would be far mutT .^ an there would be the additional aavttu»w o choosing from the largest and most varied lot of Bargains in the Province. If this is du'y estimated a trip to the Te Aro House big sale will become a positive necessity.

If unable to come, orders with cash can be sent to us direct and we will 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 3rm is that the whole stock, without any reserve, ia offered at greatly reduced prices, every article in stock being subjeot to reduction as the stock must be reduced at least £2000 previous to the Annual Balance, and put chasers have the benefit of a £6000 stock to select from.— AdV*.