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Manawatu Herald, 30 July 1892, Page 2

The Borough Council meet for business on Monday.

The entries for Messrs Stevens & Gorton's stock sale at Falmerston are advertised to-day,'

We understand (says the Manawatu times) that Messrs Baker & Co., in response to numerous enquiries, are now endeavouring to obtain a suitable place as a stud farm in this district. Mr Baker is at present in treaty for a desirable property, and if he is successful, the breeders of this district will have the services of the wellknown sire Somnus once more. Attached to the stud will also be the Painter horse Lochnagar, so that those who like this valuable racing strain will have the oppor. turiity of securing it in their young stock. We hope to have the pleasure of announcing within the next few days that arrangements have been concluded.

A velocity as high as 2887 ft per second has been obtained by a projectile from a rapid-firing gun. This is at the rate of 1968 miles per hour, the highest velocity yet recorded.

A female baby farmer in Ireland killed three children by holding them head downwards in boiling water, and then attempted to commit suicide.

General Rooth held a great meeting in Exeter Hall to celebrate the 27th anniversary of the foundation of the Salvation Army, In the course of his address he deolared that England owed him £50,000 on acoount of his Darkest England scheme, and he challenged enquiry into the administration of that scheme. His mission to India and the Australasian colonies had resulted in a clear profit of £2000, despite the allegations that he and his party had been extravagant during the tour.

The Wellington Education Board at its last meeting voted £30 towards the cost of erecting fences, shelter sheds, lavatories, and providing a bell for the Shannon school, which the committee had estimated to cost £35. It was also deoided to invite applications from persons willing to take the position of assistant teacher at the same school.

Zeal is generally to be appreciated, but zeal to be valuable must be tempered with discretion. It was not so the other day when a man's employee carefully impounded his employers cattle. It fell out this way; the employee was employed in paddocking tot a hemp mill, and was duly instructed to impound all cattle found trespassing in the paddocks. The order was given under the impression that the employer's cattle were carefully paddocked elsewhere. " The best laid schemes of mice and men gang aft a-gley," and the milch cows thought fit to investigate into the state of the fibre in the bleaching ground and were, most astonishing, discovered and impounded before matters could be explained. The cows, and the owner, were disagreeably surprised. The paddooker has been requested to take a note of the colours and brands for future caution.

On Thursday an enormous fall of earth and debris occurred on the railway line in the Manawatu Gorge, and traffic is entirely suspended. It is estimated that it will take a week to dear the line.

The Minister for Lands made a very awkward admission on Wednesday night (sayg the Post). He was shouting out denunciation of the press of the colony, and amid " Oh's " and expressions of dissent, said that, whenever he went to Otago, he was. misrepresented by biassed reporters. " Even in Wellington," ha added, " fishing village as it is (laughter), with its three* newspapers, the evening papers day after day are full of statements as far from the truth as day is from night*" " What about the morning paper ? " interjected members. "It is the only truthful paper," the Minister retorted, " because it speaks from the book, and gets its opinions from headquarters." — a statement that many members made an immediate note of for future use, and that the Hon. John is likely to hear much of before the session is out.

Happily, with all their fault?, politicians are men, and are capable of a good deal of humanising pleasantry even amid their party contentions (says the Press.) Of this, last night's debate furnished more than one instance. " The grandson of Sir John Hall," said the Minister of Lands in a prophetical mood, " will be a baronet with a rent roll of £50,000 a year." A voice;" And what will John McKenzie's grandson be?" The Minister : " Oh, he'll be a village settler." And the laugh went pleasantly all round the House.

. Four boys, Thomas Watson, Charles Probtbr, Fred Avant and Horace Brown appeared before the Justices Court this morning on summons, charged with having created a disturbance in the Public Hall on the 16th July. The charges having been proved, the first three boys were fined 5s each and coats 7s, and the latter la and costs 7s or in default 24 hours imprisonment Messrs J. R. McMillan and E. S. Thynne were the Justices.

The general meeting of the Foxton Tennis Club will be held at Whyte's Hotel on Monday evening*

Mr Wbibley has eight young pigs for sale.

Mr T. P. Williams has handedMrs Jukea over the balance obtained from the entertainment, find she has desirtd us to express her grateful thinks' to all tht>3e who so kindly assisted in obtaining the nsefal balance.

This morning Messrs H. Wickett & Cc. opened in the shop lately occupied by Mr Ennis, with part of their large Palmerston stock of drapery. These goods were in their Palmerston premiges at the time of the late disastrous fire which destroyed Mr Montague's Auction mart, and though Messrs Wickett's premises were not buffltj yet the whole stock was moved into the road fttid were subject to the effects of the pouring rain, tinder 'these circumstances all the goods are marked in clear plain figures at remarkably low prices, and it is hard to discover in what way they are damaged, if they are at all. At any rate the goods are well displayed and open to inspection and there is no. doubt but that the courteous manager Mr Tarrant, who is well known here from his fo.tmer connection with Messrs Ross & Sandford, will be kept very busy. It is needless our recommending a visit, as already many have been paid though the sale only opened this morning.

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 oontinuanoe 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. We feel sure that the expenses of the trip would be far more than recouped and there would be the additional advantage of. 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 sate at the Bon Marche, Palmerston North, is now on. The feature of the annual sales of this Sim 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 at least £2000 previous to the Annual Balance, and purchasers have the benefit of a £6000 stock to seleot from.— Advt.