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Manawatu Herald, 27 September 1892, Page 2

Our readers will see by reference to our advertising columns that Mr T. W. Glover, who is already well known to the people of this district, is to lecture on prohibition on Thursday evening. It is needless to say that very many inteligent people are strongly opposed to the new doctrine. At the same time it must be admitted that some whose heads are " quite level " are disposed to favour it. Mr Glover, we are assure*!, will be glad to see oppenents as well as friends at his lecture, and will be well pleased to answer any questions that may be put to him on the subject after his address. On Thursday, at noon, the Returning Officer will receive the nominations of candidates for the representation of the Awahou Biding, in the Manawatu County Council, at Mr Mitchell's residence, Motoa. Tenders for painting and papering Whyte : 8 hotel must be sent in to Mr Stansell by noon to-morrow. Messrs Dudson Brothers invite tenders for cutting and oarting flax and lor paddocking, scutching and pressing, Tenders close for the different works on different dates, An advertiser who is used to horses and farm work wants an engagement. We have just learnt that a Maori woman hung herself at Motoa last night. The Port was particularly brisk yesterday and on Sunday. On the latter day three of the Anchor line of steamers arrived, viz., the s.s. Murray, Waverley and Aorere, and also the Queen of the South. The three Anchor steamers were loaded with coal and some general cargo. The Queen of the South had general cargo only. On Monday morning another of the Anchor line came in, the Charles Edward, also loaded with coal. There were thus at the wharf on Monday, the four steamers of the Anchor line, the s s. Queen of the South, the s.s Ivy and the cutter Lizzie. The s. s. Kennedy had also run in last week with coal. It can therefore be reckoned that some 400 tons of coal arrived in port within the last seven days, the greater portion on Sunday,- and the agents of the steamers, Messrs McMillan, Bhodes & Co , and Mr Young the agent of the Queen of the South, and more especially Mr Imrie, the station-master aro to be congratulated in managing this push so that the steamers suffered no delay. In the station -yard there are now sixty two trucks full of coal, and the train this hioming took away 7 tru ks of coal and 8 trucks of general cargo. The s.s. Murray discharged her cargo at Mr Butherford's mill, and the s,s. Waverley part of her cargo into the s.s. Ivy to go up the river. The s.s. Queen of the South loaded flax at Mr Rutherford's mill. We find that during the month there are generally six to sexen steamers in with coal which iB for private use, the government railways and the Pal* merston gasworks. Messrs Lord & Lewis inform us that they have the three inoh pipe down some 125 feet and that the driving is still through the same for/nation, a mixture of sand and small stones. The praotioes and rehearsals for the State School entertainment, we learn, have been assiduously attended to for some time past, and everything is now in such a forward state of preparation as to make a most successful and enjoyable concert certain. The action songs already go with the regularity of clock-work, and the recitations, notably the " little piokles," will be found unique. The play, " Beauty and the Beast," is a charming little comedy, full of pleasing and graceful scenes, which are represented' with wonderful success by the little playeis. Beauty is herself quite a picture ; so is the Beast ;and the Fairies must really be Been to be appreciated. A rare treat awaits the audience on Friday night. The Chicago express came into collision with a goods train at Pittsburg. The cars caught fire and six persons, who were pinned down under the timbers, were burned to death. Many injured passengers were taken to the hospital. A lady tried a little game on in London lately which failed. She was a governess named Smith, and produced a will signed by Mr Park, a gentleman of Teddington, bequeathing her £20,000 in the event of his son not marrying her. The claim failed, and at the instance of the Treasury she is being charged with forgery at. the Old Bailey. Ingram Cooke, Alliston Gardiner, Meklethwaite, and Paul, clerks, are charged with complicity.

The orange season for the provinoial district of Auckland is now setting in, and we (Star) have seen some splendid samples of this fruit grown by Mrs Broadbent, of Whatigatei; TliS flesh of these oranges is of a fine deep fed colour, and they are superior to the Island fruit. From the great number of orange groves now planted in the Hokianga, Whangavei, and other districts we may reasonably expect the colony to be supplied at no distant date with New Zealand grown granges, as has been already doHa in the matter of apples grown by coloilkldi An exchange says : — Before feeding separated milk to calves and pigs, let it get thoroughly cool, and even turn sour. At the Vermont Experiment Station they have got far bettef feeulis this way than by feeding it fresh and warm fronl the separator. The Waimate Times records the death of a lamb belonging to P. Mooney at the Hoolc. It had evidently been Killed by a weasel, a small hole being found ill the jugular vein, through which it had been sucked to death. " A horsewoman writes to a contemporary to suggest prizes for horses that can walk best. She points out that on this pace depends a great deal of comfort, attd that it ought to be encouraged. The hearing of a Finland cause celebre has just come to an eiid. Mrs Sainio a young and brainless wife of a College professor, poisoned her husband. After a lengthened trial the court ordered her right hand to be cut off, and she was then to be beheaded and her body burned. The convict appeals to the Czar against the sentence. The Bruce Herald chronioles the discovery of an extensive deposit of moa bones in a railway cutting near Milburn. At a depth of 18ft, and for fully half a chain (says our contemporary) there was found a mass of moa bones embedded in the blue clay. They were very ancient, as in most cases when touched with the picks or shovels they crumbled to pieces. In other portions of the cutting moa bones were here and there come across ; and it is well known that it is not uncommon to find moa bones at the Lime quarries close by. But the singular feature about the • find first mentioned is that such a mass of them were found, At the spot in question where the bones were exposed to view the workmen had got within 18in of the level of the cutting j and one of them wishing to know to what depth they lay « ug down in several places and so ascertained that the layer of bones was altogether 3ft in depth Some of the best preserved were taken to Dunedin, and pronounced by an authority on such matters to be unmistakable relics of New Zealand's gigantic extinct species of birds. Mr Taipua was very severe— inferentially —on Government hangers-on on Thursday night (says the Post). After saying that he knew natives who had lost £800 or £900 through an officer whom he named, he added that the discredit of such things fell on the Government, for, he said, " they select their officers only from their own companions, whereas it is only the uprightness or- the person which should be considered " which was positively rasping when you come to think it out very hard. The officials of the Congo Company deny any intention of occupying Wadelai. A woman giving her name as Clara Parker, has surrendered to the Melbourne gaol authorities and made a statement of an astonishing character. She confesses to have been repeatedly and continuously drugged by people whom she names, and while in that condition travelled to Brisbane. She was quarantined during the recent small-pox outbreak and was afterwards taken baok to Sydney. She then sailed to San Franoisco, being aocom anled as far as Auckland by a oertain person, and on arriving at Honolulu she realised, she was doing wrong and returned. She was before the Court in June charged with perjury. She was bailed out, and some, time after turned up at Albury whither she said she had been taken when drugged, though her solioitor denied this was the case, After that she again mysteriously disappeared,

After the deluge of waters wo 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 fine weather. Everyone wants to see the radiant sunshine, and every lady in the city is doubtless most anxious to see the won erful and attractive spring fashions now opening dut at Te Aro Honse. We may saj that we have been vgreatly ' pleased with ouv new spring goods, and we are quite sure that they will meet with the approbation ot 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 neweßt 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 seleotion. We can assure them that there is a treat in store for all who may visit our warehouse. '' he 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 steamer Buahine, 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. Boss and Sandford, The Bon Marche.