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Manawatu Herald, 2 August 1892, Page 2

Mr Greenwood, dentist, will visit Foxton on Thursday weak and may be oonsulted at Whyte's Hotel. Tenders for the residence at Levin oloae at noon to-morrow. Mr Osborne has an important alteration in his advertisement. Henry Fry, an old resident of Foxton, but now residing down the Manawatu Eailway line, is petitioning the authorities for a grant for military servioes. He is an ex-corporal-wheeler of the Royal Artillery and served at the siege of Sebastopol and through the Maori war, when he obtained his discharge. If any man deserve a grant for suoh a purpose there is no doubt but that Henry Fry does. The Broken Hill miners are reported to have two months' supplies and provisions, and further assistance is on the way. The manager of the Motoa estate is having some improvements done to the house lately owned by Mr Toomath, at Motoa, preparatory to Mr Hopkirk entering into occupation. Mr T. Easton is busy shifting Mr Gibson's shop from the Main-street to the Avenue. On Saturday evening it rested in the centre of the street and must have rather astonished those who were unaware of what was being done. An English gentleman has purchased the Althorpe Library from Earl Spencer. The purchaser intends to place the library in some suitable building, and give the public access to it. Under the new Victorian duties on timber New Zealand pine is exempt, and one shilling and six pence per hundred lineal feet imposed on boardings. The Rev. J. S. Hill-, late of Auckland, is the Bishop-designate of the Niger. Wilson (salesman) and Lamb (cashier), of Messrs Reynolds, Gibson and Co., of Liverpool, who were convicted of embezzling the firm's money to the extent of £250,000, have been sentenced to three and four years' imprisonment respectively. The third well sunk in the Motoa swamp has also obtained as good a supply of water as the other two, but at a lesser depth, strange to say. Cr Startup interestingly informed the assembled Councillors yesterday how printing should be executed, and how he would set up advertisements if h i ran a newspaper. A great deal that he said was new to many and especially to the person who had the most experience in the business*

On Thursday some planting is to be done in the school ground, and a notification appears elsewhere concerning it. A correspondent from Shannon, though he takes a great many words to say it, rejoices rightly that the majority of the votes for the Wirikino Road Board, have been given to the men who have done their best for the district. The Borough Councillors must observe the rules of debate if they desire a report of their proceedings, as yesterday when not more than two were speaking at once, they wandered away from the subject under discussion, and were also speaking about matters which were not before the Council by resolution. The Postmaster-General with that vaccitation Which is irritating, no sooner makes, or promises to make, some alteration in the Postal Deportment than he immediately repents and rescinds. The other day we announced, and also availed ourselves of the advantage, that postage on newspapers to England had been reduced, we are now informed that the same old rates will in future be charged. If the | Pt stmaster-General is a representative of the Ministry we shall soon have a very mixed order of things. On Wednesday the ground around Woodville was covered with snow, being (says the Examiner) the second time this season. It melted away, on the low land, early in the day. 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. We feel sure that the expenses of the trip would be far more than recouped and there would be the additional advantage 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 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 select from. — Advt.