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Manawatu Herald, 24 September 1892, Page 2

We have to thank the Government Printer for another baton of Parliamentary papers and No. 22 of Hansard. Mr Edmund Osborne invites the public to call and inspect his new spring goods and drapery now opened up at the Centre of Commerce. In another portion of this issue Mr W. G. Trask announces his having leased th 6 Manawatu Hotel stables. As Mr Trask has had a long experience with horses the public can depend on every attention being paid to the animals left in his charge. , Appl cations for the lease of two acres of land by the Avenue bridge must be left at the office of this paper by noon on Wednesday. We understand that Mr Charles Lumsden has Bold his farm on the Taikorea line to the Messrs Amon, whose property it abuts on the back. The Eangitikei Cavalry gave their usual annual ball at Bulls on Thursday evening and which passed off with the customary success.

In the lambing news we find thai id some parts of the Carnarvon district the yield has been excellent. Mr Frank Hchinson on his property has a ewe with four lftrtibs, and a good number with triplets, and they all appear to be doing well. Mr Bramley has also hflct & tivnnber of ewes with triplets. For the third time,, on Tuesday, Mr Joseph Grey, of San don, suffered loss from ire. The origin of the fire is unknown, it having broken out in the bam early in the morning at the time most persons are asleep, and the hold,it had got when it was discovered prevented any tiling being. saved. The barn is on the farm occu ied by MiGrey, but the owner of the property is Mr James Harris, and has only been re-built' some twelve months. The loss, besides the building, consists of 12 tons oaten hay, Valued at £160, a corn crusher and a chaff otitter, and gome 30 bushels of oat 3 and wheat. The Insurance Companies desire an inquiry, and "t Cox, their Sanson representative) is in communication with the Coroner. Great sympathy is expressed for Mr Grey, and it is hoped some clUe may be obtained as to how these misfortunes have arisen. It look 9as though some evil-disposed person had a grudge against the sufferer. At the Racing Club's dinner the Chairman was reminded how often he had been doubtful of the success of the different race meetings held, and how there had always been a profit. As if this was Hot enough, the fact of the athletic spores having likewise proved financially successful, though the chairman, who had been a member of the committee, was alike doubtful of the issue, was also brought up like a spectre against him. Of course this was all said in good part, and the ohairman got out of the corner fairly well by remarking that the instances quoted only showed how much could be done in the district when all hands work amicably together. And so it does. Mention of an Athletic Sports meeting was made on Thursday evening. On Friday morning it was further considered, and it seems to be a general opinion that with a little effort a capital meeting, with a prize list of some £50 or £60, could be arranged for the Prince of Wales' birthday. If such an early date is thought advisable, immediate Bteps should be taken to bring the same before the public. In other parts, and other days, the host of the Foxton Family Hotel kept other licensed premises, and had as a guest a man of humour, who one day placed under his host's name the letters p. p.p. When Mr Border had puzzled for some ame over the probable meaning of these three letters he had to give it up, and appealed to his guest for his answer. Three p's don't you see ? Why they stand for Henry Border, publican, punster, and poet. This man, with " just like his luck," as a very old friend of ours would say, escaped without suffering any bodily harm ; but we can imagine what his feelings would have been had Mr Border quietly in his presence ad ed another p and told him that would stand for pugilist. This would also have been a correct designation of another branch of Mr Border's education, as for some time, in the village of London, he was known as one of the Tight weight champions. You must never judge a man by his looks, and the small amount of capital disbursed enabling us to acquire this solid informa* tion appears to us one of the cheapest bits of caution we have picked up this long time and so we pass it on. Mr T. Easton has just finished a new woolshed for Mr John Davies at Kereru. It measures some 41 feet by 85 feet and has a sixteen feet stud over the night pens. There will be ample accommodation for 200 sheep. Everything is very strong and all the timber is of the best. The floors for the pens are battened and bins for the fleeoen have been fitted up near the press and sorting end, A large loft 41 by 21 feet and close on seven feet to the collar ties covers the sheep pens, and to one side of the building have been added a oart shed, stables and dairy. We are informed that the building is one of the best arranged in the district, and that Mr Davies is very well satisfied with the way the work has been oarried out, There were many doubts expressed as to whether the earth court for tennis was likely to answer. The one made by the Tennis club here has appeared to have done so, though naturally during the very wet weather it did not dry so quickly as desired, but now fair and showery weather is about all seems well. The idea of marking the courts permanently by sunken battens, painted on the edge, the suggestion of Mr W. Ingram, was carried out when the court was made, and has been much appreciated. Lawn tennis is very much appreciated here, the court of the club being ocoupied "from early dawn to dewy eve" by energetic players Borne starting as early as six o'clock in the morning. During a few words spoken by Mr Williams at the dinner, we were pleased to hear him reminding the younger members of the Bacing club that the institution was for the purposes of sport, not profit, and gatherings like the present were of muoh assistance in helping to keep this fact in view. The club did not desire to amass money nor run meetings for the sake of making money, the chief aim of the Committee being to see that they ran into no serious loss. By the s s. Coptic which arrived in Wellington on Wednesday afternoon, Mr and vi rs Cobb returned from their holiiay and business trip to the Old Country. A wonderful disoovery of tin has been made at Lady Bay, in the Huon district, Tasmania. The wash is 10ft deep, and gave three-quarters of a pound to the dish. The Totalisator Tax Bill has passed through the Queensland Legislative Assembly. Bergmann, who attempted to murder Mr Frick, manager of the Carnegie's works at Homestead, during the late strike, has been sentenced to 22 years' imprisonment. The Post says : — The first of the Finanoial Policy Bills has at length come on for discussion. It is a very small one, the Public Revenues Bill, consisting of four operative clauses. Its object is twofold— to initiate the heroic policy of financial self reliance by a new loan of upwards of half a million (£550,000), and to increase the perquisites of members of the Legislature of the "right colour " who have been, or may hereafter be, appointed Royal Commissioners in connection with an enquiry. A settler at Fnvercargill named Wm. Frisby was committed for trial on Wednesday on the charge of killing a cow, the property of Wm. Butler, with intent to carry away the carcase The cow had been straying on Krisby's place for two years, and over eighteen months ago he advertised that unless it was removed it would be destroyed. No one claiming it, he killed it m July last. He never denied killing it and showed the skin to the owner. When asked, Butler wanted £5 for the beast, but Frisby would not settle it, and a criminal prosecution was instituted. The Magistrate, Mr Bawson, fixed the bail at I £200.

A flaxmill on the bank'of the river is for sale or lease cheap. Messrs McMillan Rhodes & Co announce the arrival of their new Spring goods and promise particulars in an early issue. The Hovas are harrasing the French trade in Madagascar, and business has Leeii Completely stopped. As Mr S. McKenzie has signed the contract with the Manawata Count v Council for the erection of a bridge over the Oroua river near Campbelltown, we are at liberty to mention the amounts of the tenders reoeived, which were:-S. McKenzie, £825 ; Ihle & Gngg. * 977 12s 4d ; Youn g er * Laing, £1003 lie.

After the deidg'd df Waters wa have experienced for the last two nWntba we may hope that now "Spring, mild etherial spring," will visit the land and prove to be no transient guest. Everyone wants fine weather. Everyone wants to see the radiant sunshine, and every lady in the city ia doubtless most anxious to see the won erful and attractive spring fashions now dpening out at Te Aro douse. We may sdy that we h%ve been greatly pleased with our new sprldg goods, and we are quite sure that they will meet Svith the approbation of our customers. We shall be happy to show them to all . visitors, without unduly soliciting them to buy. We have a very large quantity of the new. est spring fashions, in all departments, ready for inspection at Te Aro House. Ladies Would no doubt be pleased to inspect these beautiful goods, and make an early selection. We can assure them that there is • a treat in store for all who may visit our warehouse. ! 'Tie 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. Messrs Ross and Sandford, of the Bon Marche, beg to intimate the arrival of their first shipment of spring and summer goods ex cargo stsamer Ruahine, comprising the largest delivery ever received by them at one time. They are now making their first show for the season in all departments fuller particulars of which will appear at a future date. Ross and Sandford, The Bon Marche.