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Manawatu Herald, 1 September 1892, Page 2

Tenders- for leasing the Shannon ferry are invited by the Mwawatu . County • Oouo'dli ' ■ ■ ' ' ' \ } ; The Manawatu dotititf QotltidUcaM lor tenders for the erection .of a 1 bridge' ofer the Oroua river near Campbelljpwn. The.new boot shop at Aberdeen. 1 House is creating a stir. Boots are, being had_ at a very great reduction to the ruling prices and settlers are taking advantage .of the same, Messrs Thacker Sc Phllant announce elsewhere that purchasers really obtain two imirß of boots ior the price of One pail', Thei'o , little tirn.<? Jo lose as the 'firm will not stay Idflg. ' r , „ : ) ] . At ithe gift auction and bazaar at Feilding, the sum of £84 was netted for. 'the Palnievston Hospital. . > : : : ■ Lord' Brasaey considers that ; Dr, Barnardo'fi is the only.: successful! scheme of betoevolent colonisation. ,-, , : Pirates on the Algerian eoftsfi tnaßaacfed Professor .. Hermann and the .ct'eWj qf the yacht Astor „'■ „( .., ■- „„.,\ A female domestic, -servant .^siding at Parhell visited a' fortune-teller, who tola' her that she would be drowned on Thursday next. This so preyed ori the girl -s mind that.she became insane, • :;t •■>', i T>; ,| A cook is wanted toil aiflaStniil:.:: ■>■■>. : ' ' We- remind our readers of the free entertainment giveq. tonight by the members of the 1.0. G.T. Lodge. . , rr ; V. We are glad to learn that Messrs Lord & Lewis have accepted the offer of; : the H Borough Council to sink a three inch ' pipe .on the pound reserve on tlie. Avenue, liear the bridge. Directly they have finished at Mr Satherley's they will make a start. The Advocate reports that the sale at Mr George Farmers's property was very sue- 1 cessful. A line of two tooth to full-mouth ewes and lambs was sold at 15s Id, the purchaser immediately afterwards being ( , offered 16s. Mixed hoggets were' isbld at , 11s, and five rams at 355. Light draughts realised. £J3 los.to £15 5s and rye grass 4s per bushel. ' The Venerable Archdeacon Dudley died at Rangiora on Sunday. He came oqt to Lyttelton in one of the first four ships in 1850, and took charge of the Lyttelton parish till 1859, when he left for Auckland, occupying a temporai'y our e at Otahuh'u, under Bishop Selwyn, < from Which he! " : turned in 1860, and took charge of ' the Rangiora parish, where he continued his ministrations for 32 years. The : death has caused great gloom over the parish with which he had been identified so long. ; He was aged 87 years. It is estimated there 'will b^ ajdefioiency of eight million, bushels in. the -Canadian wheat crop. The Metropolitan Opera Hbiise ) i'rt New York lias been burned down, '■ ■ A peculiar ooourrenoe took pkioe at ' the Harbour Board Block recently, ascribed to the recent heavy raln», A *f6iuM'oomed cottage, brick chimney and all, was shifted a couple of feet bodily; while , a 'Assure ' about the same width was left 'in the ground at the back of the cottage. Messrs Stevens and Gbrtdn : wlll hold their usual horse sale at Palmerston on Saturday. ■ > : [ At the last meeting of the Wanganui Education Board, held at" Wanganui on. Monday night, Mr Sanson reported ,on the application for a' sohool at Taikoreaj afld veoommended the erection of a building itbaooommodate thirty sohqlars, the resfdepts; having exeouted the neoessary bond. The j Board agreed, to adopt the report. We congratulate -the 'settlers on' having advanced bo far. Special servioes are being held in the Primitive Methodist Church, at Feilding, this week on every evening except Saturday, conduoted by the Bey. J. Baine. Mr Woodham has secured the appointment to the Pohangina sohool. A letter from the Education Department: was read at the Wanganui Education, Board's meeting, authorising the Board itjO, employ the police as. Tr,ua.nt Inspector. Messrs Loveday Bros) [have ; , : a -new «ld^ vertisement over the leader in which! >»v number of leading lines are quoted very cheap. ■■'■•■/ , ; . ' The H.Z. Times reports that an outbreak of fire occurred on Tuesday night about half-pistrieigh]t:o'oi'opk in'a four roomed: cottage situated off Biadiford street. Thei ' house was ocoupied by Mr TtiTw,igt,j whose ' wife was taking a lamp fr6m one' room intj> ; another , when. sh.e t Je11, .... #nd the lamp 1 breaking, the oil oaVght fire, She rushed out for assistance, but by the time she :gpt:baok, the house waß : an-,flamies. The Newtown contingetit of the brigade was .soon on the scene and succeeded,in getting, the' fire under, but' not before the- pjrfemise's 0 wore gutte.d. ' The furniture, wU-ch was insured for £200* in the South, British, was partially destroyed. The insurance, on the house, which is the property of Mr Q. W. Clayton, was not known.

The programme for the Manavratu Rowing Club's conoert on Tuesday evening is published -today.

IS TEA DRINKING HARMFUL ?- Most people believe so. And the doctor's say so. Then why drink > so- much ? .Use Ciibaße's a. I. Coffee. It aids ,d.igesltion and clears the brain. Sold everywhere in I lb. and 21b. tins. : '■■ - - :

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

We would earnestly advice all -country settlers to make sure of , this oppprtupity and try if possible to pay a visit, to? the Empire City during the continuance of this big sale- at Te Arp House* Wellington. Our Sale Price Lists "w|ll, on ' application, be forwarded postage free from the ißig Sale at Te Ava House, Wellington. j

We feel 'trove that the expeuses of j the trip would be fay more than recouped and there would be the additional advantage of choosing from the largest aud most varied' lot of Bargains in the Province. If thfs is du'y estimated a trip to the Te Aro UQnse big sale will become a positive necessity. If unable to oome, 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, We!lington. ■ ■' '

' A bed of oysters is reported to have been discovered at CaStlepoint. Use the SUN BAKING POWDER. It is the best. The annual stock-taking sale at the Bon. Marche, Palmerston North, is now on. I'ne ferittife of the annual sales of this* linn is that the whole stock, without any reserve, is offered at greatly i'educed prices, every jir tide in stocky being, subject, to jre : . duct'ion as'ili'e "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.