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Manawatu Herald, 15 November 1892, Page 2

The large boiler and engine which Mr I Stansell purchased at the sale of the Em* press flax mill some time ago, has been sold for a Rawmill in the Wondyille district. Mr Barber superintended its being , placed on the railway trucks.

George Wlritnker. appeared before jtlip I'olice Coih-.t yesterday, ..morning cntir^ed \\;ith nsinj? 'risiMtinft lsS-i^nAge hi a public p'l^c'i. iiie accused pleaded guilty aud evidence of the character of lh<? language having been given by the constable, the Bench severely cautioned the accused and pointed out the risk he ran of imprisonment without tho option ,of n. Hue-. Tile Bench dealt lenieiitly with the case and arid Inflicted a firtu of 40.^ with 7r costs or 14 days' imprisonment with hitrd lilhdnv iri Wangapui gaol: Messrs Thriirie aiid Nye j's-.l\ were cii the Bench. We have received a sample of Aitkcn's Tradesmen's Cash Book and Diary. It ii a very useful little book and can be obtained at Mr F. Keen's hairdressing saloon. An exemplification that " corrupted freemen are Hie Worst of slaves " was afforded the other day at the Lawn Tennis ground. A distinguished member who had not been " slated " in due form had to sit out and watch the progress of a game between two "dons," not University ones, but decided " dons "at the game In fact "It was no chylden's game" yet it appeared too. too long and) pray parddn the mention-, it gave tinie for the following terrible exclamation by the outsider : — " He is only Poifer-ing with the game as he knows he "has Nixon." The man still lives, butjwhether he deserves to is quite another question. The result dfsasijVona *fl the prayers failed to " arm the obrlured breast with • stubborn patience as with triple steel," Mr James Lin ton has consented lo allow himself to be nominated for the office of Mayor of Palmerston. Mr Robert Edwards is also a candidate. Messrs Norton & Son's Huutcrville sale will be held on Thursday. Two capital boats of Mr Hillary's, the Era and the Minnie are advertised for sale. A double seated buggy and" harness are for sale. The Appeal Court has decided to allow a now trial in the case of Ilickleben v. Baker <fc Cooke. The first and second prizes in the Band Contest, amounting to £150 has been divided between the Oamaru and Christchurch bands, the third prize, £30, going to the Wellington Garrison band, and the fourth prize to the Kaikorai band, Dunedin The judgp, Mr T. Tallis Trininell made the award in the Opera House at midnight on Saturday. Messrs Lord and Lewis informs us that in sinking what is known as the No. 5 well on the Motoa Estate they went through, to the depth of 155 feet, all sand strata, and obtained the strongest flow of all the wells, the water rising 30 feet above the surface. In sinking No. 6 well they passed through sand for the first HO feet, then through clay 40 feet, when they met a totara log four feet thick through which they drilled, and then again came to sand. The whole depth being 135 feet with good water. The lonic, which sailed for London on Saturday, took the following cargo .from Wellington : 3255 bales wool and skins, SO do rabbitskins, basils, leather, rags, clippings ; 21 cases shells, 30 do honey, 4 do sundries, 10 cases tallow and pelts, 38 do entrails, 90i) bags antimony, 2047 frozen sheep, 548 do lambs, 54.) legs mutton, 3 pieces beef, 5527 pkgs butter. The 38 casks of entrails going Home are to be made into strings for lawn tennis racquets. The Berlin police have seized the iirst issue of 4000 copies of an Anarchist news, paper. Mr W. C. Van Home, President of the Canadian-Pacific Railway Company, declares that the company intend to start a line of steamers between Vancouver and Australia. Mr 11. S. Abraham has a notice warning anyone who may feel inclined to take " what isn't his'm " from his sale yards in this town, that if " scotched they'll go to prison " and very well it will servo them right. We cannot understand the delight some one appears to take in damaging the sale yards as they have done for years, putting the- owners to great expense for repairs. News has been received from Persia that a cast of the monument of Cyrus has been obtained by Mr Cecil Smith, of the British Museum. It includes his likeness, with ' mystec and perplexing assessors, the message of which has yet to be read. The monument has stood on the plains of Murghab since the days of the dynasty. The cast was secured just in time ; since it was taken, the original has been overthrown and destroyed. At a Congress of Orientalists reoently held Professor Heckler, of Vienna, ex hibited a portion of a newly discovered papyras manuscript of the Septuagint. The papyras contains the greater portion of Zeckariah and part of Malachi, and is apparently of extreme antiquity. Some particulars of the latest of. the 1 Greyhounds of the Sea ' lately launched at Dumbarton for the Cunard Company are interesting. The Campaign is 620 ft long, her beam is 65ft and her depth 42ft. There are 9000 tons of steel in her hull. She is of 30,000 horse-power ; her propellers, which are of phosfor bronze, are each worth £6000; her funnels are over 20ft in diameter ; her sternpost weighs 90 tons, and her rudder 20. The rivets used in her construction account for 450 tons of steel. Her connecting rods of steel weigh 11 tons each, and she is designed to run 22 knots, about 27 miles an hour. Her flying bridge is 60ft above the water. She displaces 19,000 tons and carries 14,000, with 7000 tons register. Mrs Argent, the mother of the Joyful New* evangelist who lost his life in the disturbances at Wusush, China, has given the amount received from the Chinese Government as compensation, £925, for evangelistic work in China. No fewer than fifteen volumes of manuscript, the most of it consisting of poems and hyms of Charles Wesley, have jnst been discovered. It has been known for many years that large numbers of Charles Wesley's compositions have never been published. The documents now found may contain some hymns of the sweet singer of Methodism which have not seen the light to print. A thorough examination of them is to be made. The Returning Officer notifies that he will receive nominations of candidates for the office of Mayor on Monday next. The election will be held on the 30th instant. About 20,000 people attended the Christchurch Metropolitan Show, and a sum of £840 was taken. Caves have been discovered in Tasmania which are perfectly lighted by myriads of glow-worms. One of the caves is about four miles long. The Silver Age. states : — " To give an idea of the terrible mortality among sheep in the Broken Hill district by reason of the recent drought, we are informed that the loss on the following stations was as follows : — Wonnarainta, 80,000 ; Yancannia, 96,000 and Cobham Lake, 41,000. These figures speak for themselves."

.Messrs Ross and £<indford\ cf the Bon ' Mih'clie; hc'i to intiniate the arrival of their I first shipment of spring and summer goods J ex cargo steamer lluahino, comprising the | largest deliver}' ever received by them at | one tiiv.o. 1 hey are now making their first show for the season in all departments fuller particulars of which will appear at a future date; itoss and Sand ford. The lion Mityche: . ; Good housewives _fesliter!t.lii tHo ec'unti^ districts when in want o( 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. We have some very nice, light, carpet pattern floor cloths suitable for bedrooms and can cover rooms 9 feet by 12 feet for 10s fid, 12 feet by 12 feet for 13s M and 15 feet by 12 feet for lfls 6d, atTe 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 I' 2 feet for 12s, 12 feet by 12 feet for 16s, 15 feet by 12 feet for 30s and 18 feet by li feet for 24s at Te Aro Itoiise, Wellington. From floor cloths, all in one piece We can cover rooms 0 feet by i 2 feet for 18s, 12 feet by 12 feet for 2ls, and 13 feet by 12 feet for 30s, at Te Aro House, Wellington; . Heavy Linoleums; Splendid Carpel patterns to rover completely rooms fl feet by 12 feet for 275, 12 feet by 12 feet for 375, and 15 feet by 12 feet for 455, are to be had at Te Aro House, Wellington. We can also 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. IS TEA DRINKING HARMFUL?— Most people believe so. And the doctor's say so. Then why drink so much ? Use CrVase's A. I. Coffee. It aids digestion and clears the brain. Sold everywhere in I,lb. and 2 lb; tins.