Manawatu Herald TUESDAY, SEPT. 13, 1892.

Manawatu Herald, 13 September 1892, Page 2

Manawatu Herald TUESDAY, SEPT. 13, 1892.

Messrs Lord A Lewis made a start yesterday at sinking the three-inch artesian Well for the Borough close by the Avenue bridge.

The Australian Blondin, Alexander, gave an exhibition of his skill on Saturday evening to a large audience, but some one thought the collection too heavy and therefore divided the takings by removing one of the colletion boxes.

We paid a visit yesterday, to Mr E. P. Osborne'* premises to view the new hearse which he has just completed. Wa can highly commend both the workmanship nnd design. The body of the trap is similar to a Yankee tray waggon on which a roof is raised on turned supports. A box is made in front for the driver. The hearse is thus open, giving a full view of the coffin, yet sheltering it from the weather. We have no doubt but that it will be called into use when any unfortunate bereavement takes place in a family. The hearse is one more step in the progress of the town, and Mr R. P. Osborne is to be thanked for having risked providing it.

Mr Wilson has seven springing heifers for sale.

Mr Little announces that he has purchased the stock in his premises at a very great discount, and in order to clear some, has decided on a genuine bargain sale If thinks keep on in this way ten shillings will obtain as much as twenty shillings used to a short time ago.

Mr Otho Barber's thoroughbred horse Bogeyman, by Tim Whiffler— .Traduoer mare, died on Saturday night froni the effects of a Wound received from a bullock whilst stock driving on the Himatangi run a week ago. The loss is a heavy one as the animal was the making of a valuable racer.

Tho time is drawing near wheu the performance will be given for which a very large number of the school children are in active rehearsal. The proceeds will be mainly devoted to ptirehttsing materials to enable the children to pass their play hours iv healthy exercise, aud also to make their . urround'ings more enjoyable. We have no doubt that their efforts at self-help will be most ably seconded by the public, and thus secure the wished for result.

Messrs Baker A Oo have an announcement in anothar column that Somnus and Loclinagar will stand this season ftt Palmer, ton, where fine paddocks have been secured. Somnua haa made his mark in this district and he is ( enaia of stfottg support. Lochnagar comas from the _Paifltef stock. tfhich are remarkable for their stamina and Jdrilp' ing qualities. The charges, considering the quality of the sires, have beeu fixed at very reasonable rates

To-morrow the Manawatu County Council meets an Sanson when all tenders must be in at noon. The special tram conveying the Councillors is also available for the general public, thus giving them on opportunity to visit Sanson anil return in a clay.

At the Conference of Metropolitan Jockey Clubs on Friday night, the following resolution was adopted : — " The totalisator shall not be used on any racecourse within a radius of twenty miles of any Metropolitan racecourse by any club that has a race of law ■* value than twenty soys on its programme. The added money to be given by any Club holding one meeting in the year snail not be less than 150 .soys ; two meetings, an average of 300 soys ; more than three meetings an average of GOO soys per; diem.

Paris has a Labour Exchange built at the expense of the Paris Town C uncil, costing £120,000 All the principal trades in the countiy have their headquarters in it. There is a library, waiting-room and shelter, whore a thousand workmen can be accommodated. Two hundred and thirty trade unions, representing 20,000 persons, aro housed in the new Labour Exchange. The openiug ceremony concluded with a night fete in the Central Hall, the Town Council lending their plants and flowers to decorate the apartment,

The New Zealand _Lerald v btrougly supports the proposed abolition of grand juries, and in the course of a long article on the subject remarks :— The grand jury are not in a position to accurately acquaint themselves with the case. Theindiotmentput before them is simply a statement that such and such a crime-has been committed and witnesses are brought in to be ques tioned by mcd who know nothing about the oase. We are quite certain that many of the cases in which grand juries here have ignored the bills ought to have been sent for trial. The resolution was come to simply because the jury, knowing nothing about the ca»e to bbgin with, and having had pushed into the room two or three stupid witnesses, failed to trace the connection between the crime and the prisoner. Bil s have been ignored for other and less creditable reasons.

The twin infants of Mrs Hislop, widow of Mr John Hislop, long connected with the railway service at Invercargill, were found dead in their crib on Friday, morning, each lying in the same attitude. No inquest was held Dr Grigor, who had been attending them, stating that they were weakly, and that the cause of death was convulsions.

. In a leader on the Land Bill the P t ost sa y 8: — Many strange things have been done in the name of Liberty, and not a few crimes committed, but never, perhaps, was theory of Liberalism so thoroughly abused, or used for tyrannous purposes, as it has been by the Hon John M'Kenzie in regard to this Land Bill. When the people find Sir George Grey, ever the advocate and ohampiou of popular rights, and the sworn foe of all land monopoly^ forgetting his eighty years, and remaining in the unwholesome atmosphere of the House night after nightuntil daydawn, to oppose the policy and proposals of the Minister of Lands, there can be ho doubt on which side true Liberalism is to be found and good land legislation in the interests of the masses advocated. Sir George Grey has declared that the Ministers deserve impeachment for their action in regard to land. They may escape arraignment before any Parliamentary or legal tribunal, but they oannoG escape it before the bar of public opinion, to whioh Sir George Grey has haled them.

The Bulletin declares this story to be founded on fact :— " One of our oraok horsea won a big race, and it was not till next day that the stable heard that a party of China-yen held the horse in Tatt's sweep. The trainer and ' first mount ' of the stable thought they would do a bit of • bluff ' on the off chance of the Chinkies not knowing the race had been run, so waited on the holder of the ticker and asked for half of the sweep or they would • scratch,' ' John ' merely smiled and nosaveed, but ollered the fashionable jockey a pound for ' the weelly good way he had ridden the horse.' In the end they got a fennel- out of the Chinkies."

The Kesident Magistrate will hold his Court on Thursday.

Messrs Steven3 & Gorton's Palmerston stock sa'e will be held on Thursday.

The Economist asserts that the elastioity has gone out of the Victorian tariff, and that it is extremely doubtful if the Colony can squeeze more taxation out of the people.

The representation of Juliet in " Romeo and Juliet" by Misa Frances Saville, daughter of Madame SimodseU, in Brussels was an enormous success and the prima ,donna received a great ovation. Madame Melba sent cordial congratulations.

The Elginshire Salvage Co. have given up the attempt to float the vessel. The bottom is too much damaged to permit the pumps to empty her. It is not decided yet whether the vessel will be sold or dismantled by the Underwriters.

With reference to the case of Mr Haggen, edit- r of the WoodviUe Examiner, who was laat week sentenced to two months' imprisonment for libel, we are glad to hear says the N.Z. Times that petitions for a remission of the tine of £50 and for a diminution of the term of imprisonment are being largely signed at Pahiatua, WoodviUe, Palmerston North, and Napier. Mr Haggen's numerous friends will be also be glad to hear that that Mr Garvey, the chief gaoler, has given instructions by which Mr Haggen's treatment, whilst an inmate of the prison, will be considerably ameliorated, he being freed from some of the humiliating menial work he was at first forced to perform. A meeting of pressmen was held at the Parliamentary buildings on Saturday last, and a deputation appointed to wait upon the Minister of Justice and ask him to interfere as to Mr Haggen's treatment. Owing, however* to Mr Garvey having given the instructions alluded to above, the deputation will now not have reason to approach the Minister; oh the subject. We hear that the Minister of Justice will be questioned on the subject of the affidafits of justification put in on Mr Haggen's behalf aftor the recent trial.

The death is announced of Mr C, Fletclier Harrison, son of the late Mr Shafto Harrison, of Wangauui, says the Advocate. Death was stated to be due to pulmonary apoplexy. He was found lying on his face dead, in his garden, on Saturday. , • . • -.-.':*

After the deluge of waters we have experienced for the last two months we may hope that now "Spring, mild etherial spring," will visit the land and prove to be no transient guest. Everyone wants line weather. Everyone wants to see the radiant sunshine, and every lady in the city is doubtless most anxious to see. the won-ierful and attractive spring fashions now opening out at Te Aro douse. . , We may say that we have been greatly pleased with our new spring goods, and we are quite sure that they will meet with the approbation of our customers. We shall be happy to show them to all visitors, Witiioir unduly soliciting them to buy. We have a yen l" T Z c quantity of the newwe nave a veiy , w x ( i epavtments est spring fashions, iv . '- . ao ' ready for inspection at Te Aro Hou». "

Ladies would no doubt be pleased toinspect these beautiful goods, aud make an early selection. We can assure them that there is a treat in store for all who may visit our warehouse, 'the fashions, are beautiful, the variety is very great, and' the selection is, without controversy, one of the very best we have ever made at Te, Aro House. — Advt.

The annual stock-taking sale at the Bon. Marche, Palmerston North, is now on. The feature of the .annual sales pf this firm 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 purohasers have the benefit of a £6000 stock to seleot from. — Anvr.