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Manawatu Herald, 30 May 1893, Page 2

. Tenders close next Tuesday, for. the leasing of the Manawatu Railway Company's Sandhills block. ■ ■■-■• Settlers are notified that the shooting of deer within the Oroua; Manawatn, and Horowhenua Counties is illegal. The estimated receipts and expenditure of the Foxton Borough Council appear elsewhere. Truly gratifying. At last the Minister for Labour has been appreciated, though, to' use- the words of : tHe beautiful address the Knights of Labour presented to him at Dunedin, he had " under most trying circumstances" been fulfilling the dqties of his office. They are fond of a little joke, these excellent Dunedin Knights, as they were only reminding the Hon. Minister that they were aware of the difficulties he had met as managing director of a Ministerial newspaper. Of course, they smoothed this reference over by cocgratu lating him on the. signal success, etc., which had attended his efforts. The Government papers are very fond of referring to tlie" arrivals from outside as " the returning tide." , It is an unfortunate expression, and we do not believe it is true. It is a libel on those, who, a few years ago, left. The result of this immigration is seen by the continual, appeals from all ' towns for increased police protection. Palmerston has got an extra policeman, and Wellington .wants four ! The " returning" tide evidently need more looking after than when they left, or why more police ? The gentleman who forwards the cable, grams has a fund of amusement within his reach, which at times he permits us to enjoy; Referring to the Pope's greetings to the Australian pilgrims, lie asserts that it was of an affectionate character. Immediately following, though of course not aifecting in any way the Pope's affeotion- , ate manner to the pilgrims, he introduces the Btatement that the Pope. expressed his gratification at the amount of Peter's pence received. Some people, by the way ' it is put, might imagine it was a case oi cause- and effect. ■■;■ - The othev day the cables reported thai Her Majesty had refused to agree to Mi Gladstone's honour list, and now, in return, it is cabled that Mr Gladstone declares that he will not ask Parliament foi a grant for tlie Duke of York and Princess May. If it is a fight, and not, as mosl probably it is, the pui'e invention of the geu< ! tleman who prepares the cable news, wt feel pretty suite 1 the Queen \Vill score'in tht long run. » Mr A. D. Willis, the Government candi date for Wanganui, made a most miserable appeal for support, at his meeting, in the following words — " He would ask them tc ( ' think of the dying words of Mr Ballance 1 " that he loved the people- of Wanganu; i and Wanganui itself," and that it woulc ■ ill become them to return at suoh a time the man who had done all in his power to ' slander and misrepresent him." It does 1 not say much for the stuff Mr Willis is ' made of when he asks for support in such i a manner. The Mormon Missionaries have been j " labouring :ainong the natives of Dur I ville Jsland, ikl others close to the Nev . Zealand coast. Some' 80 Maoris were ' taken by the s.s. Rowena from Porirua and ! the West Coast to the Mormon missior I ■ field: last week. It is said that Mormon. ism indioates successfully one great reform among the Maoris, they take a .pledge ol temperance' and appear to keep it on be l coming converted „to Mormonism. All [ this is from an exchange. We do dot sec i anything very wonderful in a so much married man as a Mormon keeping tern' perate as there are many topers who, had ! the wife one assistant, would be kept ir the straight and narrow path. The odds are frequently with- ;one wife, but/ when there, are more, there is ..nothing near it. A, gold reef of extraordinary richnesf \ has been discovered in Drake County, 561 ; miles' north of Sydh'e'y.' The Registriai ■ reports that some of the stone appears tc , contain one-fourth of its weight in gold. News has been received in London that . .the ship Dolphin collided with an iceberg • y* tJa'pe' Storm. ' Tlfe vessel ; caught fire, and r; subse(juently^sank >f ljj^of .the crew going? 'dbwnCMthiheu.^Tbe jcaptain and his wife and six others succeeded in , launching one of the boats, and were ex- , posed for 20 days. They suffered terribly for want of food and water, and were ■ driven mad. Only a negro was saved, ht being picked up by a passing steamer. ! " ; *Mpre vTmtHM ne^spap^rM ]tfa J *N.Z Taniatua Star is to be formed* into a^oompany, and run in the Government interest, The Thames Post and Telegraph Office has just been - lit by electnoity, says th< > Post, and is the first post office so lit ii , the colony. It is expected that a saving of £40 per annum will be made aa ,againsi gas., , The Siemens' dynamo is being rur by water power with a Pelton wheel manufactured > factured on the spot. The leads are bj t Siemens Bros., of London, and the lamp! I and fittings by the Edison Electric Lighi Company. The experiment will probablj be extended. [ A female parachutist, ih attempting de ' f cent at Drumcondra, two miles north o ! Dublin, fell 150 feet -and was killed. ' The Wellington correspondent of thj Wairarapa Standard .offers the , following i, explanation of the sudden disappearanct of Mr Tompsitt as a Liberal' candidate :— . " Mr Tompsitt, of Manakau ' was to have been the Government candi ' date for Otaki, but being asked to propose . a vote of thanks to the Premier^ he bunglec ( it, and made such a mess of his speech that now they are seeking elsewhere. M: ' H. S. Fitzherbert is apparently the favorite but be would prefer to run Palmerston.

Mr J. G, Wilsori has fixed" the eighth of June to address the electors at Foxton. Coal hulks in Wellington do not command large prices, even for breaking up, as the coal hulks European and Spec were sold by auction and fetched £14 10s and £G 10s respectively, the purchasers being a local syndicate. Wild talk is used on both sides in England on the Irish question. At the Ulster Hull meeting, Captain Kennedy stated that ift admirals and (>2 captains in the Navy swore that the Navy would never be used against that part of Ireland which resisted Home Rule. He also declared that 737 ex-oflicers of the Army had promised to assist Ulster in the event of civil war. The English press predicts that MiLewis Morris will be appointed Poet Laureatd Oddfellows, and yet not Oddfellows. The Manchester Unity Oddfellows have decided to admit women to their order. We have the largest stock of- New Zealand made Flannels in the Province. We can show over 10,000 (ten thousand) yards in white, Shetland, grey and other colors at Te Aro House, Wellington. These New Zealand Flannels are well made, well finished, all pure wool and guaranteed to give every satisfaction in wear. Send for patterns to Te Aro House, Wellington.. We will send the following parcels carriage paid tofany^ address on receipt of order and cash-at Tei Aro House, Welling*, ton. ' .1 New Zealand Flannels. Parcel No, 5 — 6yds white for 6/9, 6yds Shetland for 6/9, and 4yds grey for 4/8, 2Ayds Plaiding, either white or grey, for 6/3. The lot for 24/3, carriage paid, from Te Aro House. This is a good useful parcel. . Parcel No. 6— 4 yds each of white and Shetland Plaiding for 20/-, 6yds white Flannel for 9/«. The lot, carriage paid, for 295. Thiß is a splendid parcel for winter use. Send for it at Te Aro House, Wellington. Parcel No. 7 — 6 yds white Flannel for 6/9, 6yds white Flannel for 9/*; 6yds white Flannel for 10/6, Byds fine white Flannel for 8/-." The lot for 32/3, carriage paid. This is a mixed parcel of the various qualities we keep in New Zealand Flannels at Te Aro House, Wellington. 200 Pairs to select fkom.— We have just opened out our Season's Shipment of Blankats direct from the manufacturers. The value are probably the best we have evfh offered, which buyers will do well to note. Eoss & Sandfokd, The Bon Marche. — Advt.