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Manawatu Herald, 12 November 1892, Page 2

" No.v sir, I want to ask you if. you have not a person named Dougleby in your eraploy " said a solicitor to Mr John Daviea in Oo'jrt on Thursday. Mr Davie's calmly declared he had noh The solicitor again glanced at his notes and asked " Are yon sine you have no one in your employ named Dougloby I believed he was an adopted son of yours". "My adopted son is named Douglas Wallace " replied Mr Dayies. The solicitor smiled, looked at his notes 'once more and said, ' : Oh it may be that.'' This is a beautiful exemplification .^hat " easy writing's curst hard heading." ■'/ The danger of trusting to slates has been fully impressed, by the proceedings 'in connection with a slate employed in carrying on a most interesting pastime in this town, on the mind of our local solicitor. An account for meat supplied sonic years ago was occupying the attention of the Court, and the plaintiff deposed that the weights were first entered on a slate and afterwards entered into a book. The solicitor, anxiously and earnestly, inquired of witness ' Have you got the slate now ?" The Time* says that the first nights' takings at the Hospital Bassaar were £77 j 7s. TII2 Wanganui Chronicle says that the Borough Couucil has decided uo t to sink the artesian well deeper to try and secure a greater pressure. The well delivers dear pure water at the estimated rate of 100,000 gallons per day. In the Lincoln class Mr J. G. Wilson secured the first prize at the A. & P. Show for three ewe<? of any age with lambs : at foot ; and Mr J. Saxon for five ewes with lambs bred by exhibitor. The Messrs Pascal Bros, in the purebred shorthorn class, secured second and third prizes for cows in calf. For a Jersey bull under two years Mr R. S. Abraham secured first prize with his bull " Duke Alva 3rd," at the Show. Witnesses vary much in appreciation of facts. On Thursday one man deposed that he had received two little pigs both of which he could easily carry on one band, whereas the owner asserted that they were so heavy that in carrying them from his farm to the point of delivery, on a sledge he knocked up his horse 1 The man was either very strong or the horse must have been very weak. In our last issue a mistake appeared in our report of the Levin Sports, in which the name of Woods, instead of Walls, appeared in the Bandman's Bace. We are sorry to learn that Mr W. Woods, one of the members of the Foxton Brass Band, has just left for Queensland, which will be a^loss, as. the band is not .at present fXwrrierically strong. • .- . „• ■' 3?here was only one' civil' case at the Resident Magistrate's Court on Thursday Da vies"- v. Campbell. "This was a claim for moat supplied amounting to £G 15s 6d during. a road contract four years ago. The defendant tiled a set-off for goods sold, work done and > amages to the amount of £11. Mr Kay appeared for the defendant. After a lengthy hearing judgement was given for .the plaintiff for the sum claimed less '2s3' for '2 pigs and 12s car tage,' ■" On Wednesday £135 was taken at the Hospital Bazaar at Palmerston. Messrs Gorton & Son announoe a horse sale at Feilding on November 19th. From the report of the extraordinary general meeting of the United Farmefs' Alliance it will be seen that it has been determined to engage Mr E. B. McKenaie as Auctioneer. Operations will be commenced almost at once. Owing to the rain yesterday the State School Sports had to be postponed. ' Mr H. Travers, of Paraparaumu, says the^j^flSjseßfr to^taiW^lßligtWißorloul(ujal Show fL number of v,ery.fine o^gmgs sßowihg how'e'arly tlie season' is in that locality. The fruit is quite ripe and of good.size and quality;..'.. -' . ■ *■- *.■> This is the opinion of Mr Wallis Brooke, a writeivinthe^Times " :^-" We shall soon see in Ik imported from Australia in frozen blooks and retailed in our London streets. It can be done as easily as importing .batter and apples. A Mr W. H. Batchelar got a well-deterved imprisonment for one month without hard .labour in the Waaganui District Court for baVing. defrauded, a Mrs Quin of goods ta the value of £11 ,10s. The defendant's own evidenoe was that he went into the shop," obtained the goods, and -put them in cart' and sent them away. He went 'back and told Mrs Quin that he thought he have to call a meeting of his crpdivittttrf either that day or next, but he wpuld do his best to see : her paid. He also paid ,£1 and told Mrs Quin that the rations were for his men who would pay her 2s 6d each, per week for the goods. His Honor -was satisfied from the evidence, from which there was no escape, that the bankrupt was fully aware of his hopelessly insolvent eon-, dition, and was actually contemplating calling" a meeting of his creditors when he -incurred the debt with .Mrs Quih on October 2nd/ To His Honor's mind " it was a deliberate attempt to swindle Mrs Quin out of her goods/ On Thursday evening another heat for Hunter's Cup was rowed br members of the Manawata Bowing Qiao, and Cowles (15secs.) .beat Imrie (8seo8.) by more than his allowance.. .This Jeayes,Cow}eß (15seoa.) and Howap2o«ecß.)iQjJieflnali which will be vowed on Tuesday next, oiroumstances permitting. ■ : ..':""' ' It is the intention of the Otago Art Society to publish this year an Illustrated Catalogue in a style which has never before been attempted in New Zealand. All the pictures for the work will be reproduced by the photo-litho. process, which is new to New Zealand. No expense will be spared to turn out the work in really firstclass style, and it is hoped that it will , have a large distribution throughout New Zealand.

The first stage of the band contest in Wellington resulted as follows: — Jupi>'s Private Band Ist, Wellington Junior Hand 2nd, and the Forester's Band 3rd. The only other competitor was the Qtaki Maori Hand. At the Poririia races on the Prince of Wales' Birthday l J iunait won the Hurdle I'iice, Sweet Dream the Stewards' Handicap Le Grand the Porirua.GUp Crystal the Maiden btakes, Donovan the Glasgow Handicap, and Syrns the Spring Handicap. No less than seven horses that took part in the meeting were bred in this district, viz., Sweat Dream, Slave Girl, Tuna, Houp-la (late Balinaceda), Alma, Chrystal, and Manawainui. Messrs Ross and Sandford, of the Bon Marche, beg to intimate the arrival of their first sliipment of spring and summer goods ex oargo 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 Sandfovd, The Bon Marche. Good housewives resident in tha country districts when in want of floor cloths or linoleums, should remember that we have one of the largest and best selected stocks in the colony, which for cheapness are unequalled outside of Te Aro House, Wellington. t We have some very nice, light, oarpet pattern floor cloths suitable for bedrooms and can Cover rooins^i) feet by 12 feet for 10s 6d, 12 feet by 12. feet for 13s 9d -and 15 feet by 12 feet for 19s 6d, at Te Aro House, Wellington. Some heavy floor cloths in Mosaic and Tile patterns are well adapted for kitchen use-and we will cover 9 feet by 12 feet for 12s, 12 feet by 12 feet for 10s, 15 feet by 12 feet for 20s and 18 feet by 12 feet for 24s at Te Aro House, Wellington. From floor cloths, all in one piece we can cover rooms 9 feet by 12 feet for 18s, 12 feet by 12 feet for 21s, and 15 feet by 12 feet for 30s, at Te Aro House, Wellington. Heavy Linoleum?, splendid carpel patterns to cover completely rooms 9 feet by 12 feet for 275, 12 feet by 12 feet for 375, and 15 feet by 12 feet for 4os, are to be had at Te Aro House, Wellington. We can alsa cover, all in one piece rooms from 9 feet by 12 feet to 75 feet by 12 feet. Orders can be addressed to James Smith, Te Aro House, Wellington.