Manawatu Herald. THURSDiY, OCT. 20, 1892.

Manawatu Herald, 20 October 1892, Page 2

Manawatu Herald. THURSDiY, OCT. 20, 1892.

Mr Abraham will hold his stock sale at Palmerston on Thursday next. ,■' Last Monday at Wellington, Mrs Harrison, a very old settler, died, The Post says :— Mrs Harrison was the relict of the, late Mr 0 F. Harrison, builder who was accidentally drowned in the Manawatu river at Poxton 23 years ago. She arrived in the colony with her husband and family by the ship Alma, in 1857, and has resided in Majovibanks street. Her death occurred' at ?0 minutes past. 2 o'clock oh Monday, at ; tKe' residence of her daughter in Finlay-. terrace, after a long illness. The deceased lady, who was held in great esteem by all who knew her, leaves a family of six daughters and a son. The daughters are Mesdsmes Ballantyne, Irvine, and Blythe, of Wanganui ; Bairstow, of Clareville ; Stewart, of Gisborne ; and E. Harrison, a clerk in the Government Post Office, Messrs Gorton and Son's sales at Mar* ton, Feilding, and Sanson are advertised to-day. A very close game of cricket was played at Sanson on Saturday between the Sanson and Carnarvon teams. ' anson scored in the two innings 64 runs and their opponents 60, thus winning by only four runs At a meeting of the Bulls School Committee on Monday night, tho Chairman reported that the Education Boaid had telegraphed their decision with reference to the enquiry at Bulls by Messrs Bridge and F*y, as folows:— Master to receive thiiee months notice, but allowed the option of resigning. „ .... r • On Sunday Mr, and -Mrs" J. B. Pascal arrived at Wellington by the s.s. Mararoa from Sydney. They have had a stay of about a year and a half in France. The Foxton Brass Band have been, engagedto play at the Levin sports on the. ninth- of November. The unfounded report that the Buahine -.was ashore on the coast was caused through: a slight breakdown in the' vessel's machiri-' cry, which led the captain of the small coasting, schooner, who first circulated thereport, _to imagine that the ship was aground. Repairs to the machinery were effected in a few hours and the vessel pro* ceeded on her voyage. A well attended meeting of the Medical Aid Committue was held at Whyte's Hotel on Tuesday evening. Mr T. P. Williams was in the chair. It was unanimously resolved that .energetic steps be taken to raise the required guarantee for the ensuing •ysar,' and that Messrs Stabsell, McMillan, Williams, Gower, Bhodes, Little, Austin, Ahem, and CurtisJ>e the canvas sing committee. £36 towards the fund was raised in the room, and. it is not anticipated that, any. difficul|y/wl^l be fotms, in getting the full guarantee. "' Amongst the new Legislative Councillors are a few pr nters. Mr McCullough was for manxryears. proprietor- anib editor of* the Thames Evening Stor ;' Mr "John Bigg is a printer in the Government Printing Office , Mr Jennings: is a ■ foreman printer of the Auckland Star ; Mr Feldwic'* is part proprietor and manager of the Southland* .New* \ and Mr Kerr is a printer by trade. The weather has been bad at Wellington and in the South Is and. A gentle breeze on Monday wrenched a substantially. built balcony, constructed of timber and corrugated iron, from its foundations. The squall carried the balcony bodily over Mr Troup's residence, and, lifting it Btill higher in the air, hurled it into Shannonstreet, where after grazing the roof of the house of Mr A. Wo ters, it fell with a great crash in the road. Mr Wolters' house stands at least SO feet higher than that of Mr Troup. There have been slips on the Rimutaka, floods in the Hutt and in the YVairarapa, Greymouth has been under water. Besides at Reef ton and Westport much and incessant rain has caused delay to traffic and done considerable damage. The Hawera Star says :— ■" It ii the rule now to see from 50 to 100 boxes of butter at the Hawera station, awaiting carriage to Wellington by' each mail train." A bear escaped from the Lisbon Zoo, and killed three keepers before it was shot. The Borough Council gazette's Mr , Gibson as Inspector of Nuisances. |

The honorary secretary Of the Manawatu Rowing Club informs as that the acceptances for Hunter's Cup are postponed for oqe week, on account of the rough weathetr - Thirteen miners have been entombed by a colliery exploaidn at Shamokin in Pennsylvania, and the chances of their being rescued are considered hopeless. A mob took possession of the principal ,s^Via.^k^ns Hill 'on Saturday night, •ttntt' severVly maltreated a number of free labourers At an extraovdidary general meeting of E. A. Haggen & Co (Limited), proprietors of the Woodville Examiner, it was decided to go;into voluntary liquidation. The Minister for Lands has been prevented from- taking his departure for the Sbiftji by an unfortunate accident which happened on Monday morning, says the 'Jhftes, in the bursting of a small blood vessel. Drs Cahill and James are in attendance, but, though not . serious, it is expected that the acoident will necessitate his remaining in a state of perfect quiescence for some days, and he ,is also prohibited from taking anything but ice and milk. The accident is the more uufortunatjgi -seeing that Mr McKenzie 'had -but .j.iW(i.irj?QQyered from the effects of a serious cold, and was in great need of a rest after the arduous duties of last session. A blizzard has been raging in Colorado for two days, and many peope have been : frozen to death. The New Zealand '.Times says :— " A quiet wedding came off in town on Wed'riebday (last week), when Mr H. Ewen, relieving officer of the Bank of New Zealand, was married to Miss Grace MoKelve, a well known and highly respected young Bangi tikei lady, daughter of the late Mr John McKelvie." The Government have written to Messrs Ev rPearce and Jj H.'Heaton, two of the present nominated members of the Harbour Board, offering them re-appointment. . The crew of a Danish schooner, which was wrecked at Yarmouth, England, attempted to swim a distance of eight miles to the lightship) and although a mountainous sea was running the captain and cook succeeded in reaching the vessel. In a recent circular, the American Bible Society says : — Eight -years ago the Society began the work of placing a Bible, by sale or gift, in every home in the land : where it would be received ; but now the ■Society proposes a work of still greater magnitude and importance — a Bible of its own for every child that can read, with special reference for Sunday Schools. The secretary says that an investigation by the Society has resulted in the proof that lesson testf&f. are fast supplanting the sUiSy of tfefS Bible in Sunday Schools The Society desires to correct this virtual exclusion of the Bible from Sunday Schools.

Luckily the Hon John McKenzie, Minis-, ter of Land will not go to the Chicago exhibjtion or the California Capitol exhibit would appear too personal as it will be represented in miniature by au exhibition of pickles. The Daily Graphic in describing '• Morocco as.it ia " declares the condition of all classes in vorocco to be " miserable beyond words." It adds, '• From the cap % tivfe women in the harems, from prisoners slowly starving to death in the filthy dungeons, poor slaves sold like cattle in the markets- from the hated, down trodden Jews, from the whole helpless and hopeless •people, of that empire •we hear the cry '• Come over and help us.' 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 fulleispartioulars of which will appear at a futarfe date. Ross and Sandford, The Bon Mafbiie. ; DbXr Sir, — We would respectfully invite your attention to the advantages we are this season offering in our Tailoring Department at Te Aro House. Ist— OUß CUTTER. We have engage 1 a new cutter, who is one of the best in the colony, and being a superior, designer and fitter, we are confident will be able to execute in first class style all orders with which he may be favoured at Te Aro House, : . 2nd -&UR STAFF at Te Aro House is conipose^ of thoroughly experienced and competent workers, and consequently the. we put into all garments will be of the best description. - ' 3rd— OU R STOCK for the present spring . sprinjf season embraces some of the choisest in English, Scotch, Continental and colonial tweeds, fancy coatings, trouserings, suitings, ;&c. We would call attention to a s'ele'of Assort > ent of some of the most fashionable tweeds at present in wear, viz, Galashiels Tweeda Glasgow Checks and genuin^ hand-loom-made Harris Tweeds. These are the first of the kind ever imported 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— OUß CHARGES are moderate. We always buy our materials at first hand from the best Home and .Colonial manufacturers at : the lowest cost. We are thus in a positjdn to make our charges as 'ow as is consistent with superior quality "and cut. We sh«H he pleased to forward patterns for your inspection if desired^ and respectfully solicit a trial, being confident that after one trial we may-count on your permarienpfttoort^Reniaining, dear Sir, •yours Mthfully.JAMES SMITH, Te Aro House* -. "■"'