Manawatu Herald. SATURDAY, OCT. 15, 1892.

Manawatu Herald, 15 October 1892, Page 2

Manawatu Herald. SATURDAY, OCT. 15, 1892.

Messrs Loveday Bros advertise that owing to advices of a shipment of mercery and clothing they will hold a clearing sale of their present stock. Mr McLennan announces that shearing will commence on Wednesday it the weather is fine. On Thursday evening a smart earthquake shook was felt at twenty minutes to seven. The direotion appeared to be from east to west. Yesterday was a pouring wet day, which was not anticipated as the glass was very high. The Wellington City Council presented their Mayor on Thursday evening with a silver cradle, whioh is in the shape of a Maori canoe, suspended from two Nikau palms. It was designed by Councillor Petherick, and was supplied by Messrs Kohn & Co. The line through the Gorge is expected to be cleared by Monday. Mr John Duthie has consented to oontest the Wellington Mayoralty with Mr George Fisher. There seems to have been some unpleasantness caused by this step, as Mr Fisher advertises that " Previous to making my announcement^ I asked Mr Bell and Mr Duthie whether they intended to offer themselves for election. Each personally and positively assured me he had no such intention. Upon receiving these assurances I published my announcement. Mr Duthie then consents to receive deputa tions, and consents to stand. Of course there is nothing to prevent Mr Duthie going on, notwithstanding his word given to me as a man of honour. There are now one thousand pupils at : the great Eton school. The Duke of Devonshire has reduced the rents of his Irish properties by 22 per cent. Sir Robert Ball, the famous astronomer, states that a signalling flag that could be seen on Mars would require to be as big as Ireland. There is a journal in England issued solely in the interest of postage stamp collecting. It is ca'led the Philatelic Journal of Great Britain. There is a short artiole in the July number of Outing describing how five American girls bioyoled from Hamburg to Leipsio. It is stated that eight million torn of coal are burned in London every year. London storekeepers have to keep some stock. It has been mentioned by Mr Montagu Williams, Q.C., that .Messrs Rotherham.& Co., of High-street, Shoreditoh, keep a stock of dry goods on their premises valued at £200,000. In another column will be found the announcement of a Magio Lantern and Folyopitioan exhibition for Tuesday next. The Magic Lantern we all know, and it generally affords an interesting evening, but the Polyopitioan is something newer in lantern shows, by its agency any photo (carte de visit) birthday cards, drc. can be instantly shown on the screen magnified to a picture of four feet in diameter, and that without injury to the picture. We note that anyone can have photos and cards so enlarged on Tuesday evening by Mr Alf. Eraser, who has just lately imported from America, the latest improvements in both Magic and Polyopitican Lantern, and no doubt his enterprise will be rewarded with a good house as the price of admission is only nominal. Mr Seabury, the pilot at the heads, informs us that he has abandoned the northern outlet of the river finding the southern outlet the best. He was able to let the Queen of the South in by the new ohannel on her last trip. He helieves it will not be long before the old river bed and obannel towards the north will be wholly closed. The new outlet i3 in the position the outlet of twenty years ago, and is almost opposite the pilot's house.

Additional entries for Mr Abraham's sale at Awahuri on Tuesday are published to-day. Beports are in circulation that a valuable discovery of coal and petroleum has been made at a point between Albany and Port Augusta. Samples taken to Albany are pronounced to be excellent. An exploring party has left for Deep Creek. A freak of nature of a very extraordinary character is reported from Pohangina. A settler there, Mr P. Spelman, has a cow which is earmarked with a v shaped cut. The cow he purchased from a neighbour, and she has had four calves at different times, and whilst she was owned by him, and since she has been owned by Mr Spelman, each calf when born has had one ear naturally marked in the same manner as the cow was artificially. The new union at Broken Hill has issued a manifesto accepting the scale of wages and the number of hours work foreshadowed in the directors' manifesto of 16th August. It also admits the right of the owners to engage or discharge any person, and their right to let any work underground by private contract, the prices to^ be fixed by mutual consent. The Miners' Union does not take the new union seriously, and regards it as an excuse for the men to go ' blaoklegging.' Sir John Coode and Mr Matthews have been appointed engineers to supervise the work contemplated in Dover for the improvement of the harbour. Messrs Ross and Sandford, of the Bon Marohe, beg to intimate the arrival of their first shipment of spring and summer goods ex cargo steamer 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. Boss and Sandford, The Bon Marche. Dear Sir,— We would respectfully invite your attention to the advantages we are this season offering in our Tailoring Department at Te Aro House, lst-OUB CUTTER. We have engage* a new cutter, who is one of the best in the colony, and being a superior designer and fitter, we are oonfident will be able to execute in first-class style all orders with which he may be favonred at Te Aro House, 2nd-OUR STAFF at Te Aro House is composed of thoroughly experienced and competent workers, and consequently the we put into all garments will be of the best description. 3rd— OUß STOCK for the present spring spring season embraoes some of the choisest designs in English, Sootoh, Continental and colonial tweeds, fanoy ooatings, trouserings, suitings, &c. We would call attention to a select assortment of some of the most fashionable tweeds at present in wear, viz, Galashiels Tweeds Glasgow .Checks and genuine hand-loom-made Harris Tweeds. Theße are the first of the kind ever im* ported into this city, are only to be had at Te Aro House. As also these are in single suit lengths only, there is no fear of any pattern being rendered common. 4th-OUR CHARGES are moderate. We always buy our materials at first hand from the best Home and Colonial manufacturers at the lowest oost. We are thus in a position to make our charges as low as is consistent with superior quality and out. We shall be pleased to forward patterns for your inspeotion if desired, and respectfully solioit a trial, being confident that after one trial we may count on your permanent support.— Remaining, dear Sir, yours faithfully, JAMES SMITH, Te Aro House*