Manamatu Herald. SATURDAY, JUNE 3, 1893.

Manawatu Herald, 3 June 1893, Page 2

Manamatu Herald. SATURDAY, JUNE 3, 1893.

The Borough Council meets on Monday for the usual monthly meeting. Mr Bradcock, the newly elected Councillor will then take the oath and his seat. The Foxton Licensing Committee meets at noon on Tuesday. The usual sitting of the R.M. Court will be held on Thursday. Samuel Hill and William McCarthy, found guilty of assault and robbery upon David Golding at Palmerston, were sentenced at the Wellington Supreme Court to two years' imprisonment with hard labour. Messrs McMillan, Ehodes & Go. expect their direct shipment of oilmens stores within a week or two, when the public will be asked to sample them. Mr Worth, the occupier of the hairdressing saloon in Mr Bradcock's building olaima to be " the Boss barber." We are unable to say whether he deserves the name, as we have only one head and there are four barbers in the town, but he is satisfied with the business he is doing so must have satisfied his patrons. The Commissioners appointed to inquire into the working of the gurafieldß north of Auckland— Dr Giles, RM. ,Mr G. Mueller and Mr J. C. Firth — met in the city and heard the evidence of the gum merchants. It was stated that the number of diggers was 8000. Mr W. H. Lyons, one of the witnesses, said there had always been, foreigners on the gumfields as loug as he could remember. He thought a duty of £5 per ton would be ruinous to the gumdiggers Another witness, Mr A. Heather, said that a heavy tax on gum of the lower grades would put it out of the market. To compel foreigners to take out letters of naturalisation before digging would certainly- tend , to stop the influx, especially if those who came had to stay one or two years before naturalisation was granted.

We all like bargains, that is to say good ones, and Messrs Loveday Brothers pro- - raise, us some all this month. Our readers will notice. that we have advertised our intpntion to delay publication next week till Wednesday morning in order that the earliest publicity may be given to the proceedings at the Licensing Committee meeting. We believe our readers will apJJESSlftte. action, we, have, decided uppn.._ A number of ' learned ' gentlemen are expocted to be present, and the proceedings are unlikely to move in a dreary, monotonous manner. There should therefore be good copy, .: . Wellington is visited at present by a great Australian healer. He is not above making money a» he receives private visits from patient*, but he also from philanthropic feelings gives public exhibitions of | his healing powers. The death of any i great useful man casts n gloom over a district and it is therefore very painful to read an advertisement in which he appears to foretell his early demise as it is headed " positively the last week of George Milner Stephen. Poor fellow, how one is tempted to exclaim " Physician heal thyself." We shall be an exceedingly well-informed community upon the Licensing Act by the time the Annual meeting of the Committee is over. AJittle shudder has affected some of the petitioners as to their liability, but that cannot be determined until the meeting opens, when probably that will be the first question raised by counsel. The Act undoubtedly requires the Committee to make "rules as to the proceedings to be adopted for the granting of new licenses and the costs to be incurred in any such proceedings and the person by whom such costs are to be paid." Fishing amongst the regu'ar hands at the beach is not all profit, and they say fish are scarce. One fisherman has left the heads and taken up a position in the upper reaches of the river near Paia-a where he quietly hauls the treasures in and ships by morning train up the line. The public will likely be able to witness the manufacture of glass and the art of glass blowing in a few days, as a gentleman is to arrive and explain the mysteries by lecture and example. It should be well worth seeing. Sir Bobert Stout has not a very high opinion of the present Ministry, nor is it likely whilst he is not in it. He told the people of Westport on Wednesday that he came forward to be of service to the Liberal cause, which needed assistance. More especially his ! he did not use these three words but he inferred it. The notice given by the Wellington Acclimatization Society that persons are not allowed to shoot deer whether they are trespassing or not, raises a rather curious question as to how much injury a neighbour is entitled to inflict upon a settler with impunity. A few head of deer on 7000 acres of land is nothing, but to have a herd of thirty or forty roaming over spring wheat or early oats, as they listeth, may be anything but fun or sport to the farmer. A rich agricultural distriot does not seem the place to oavi'y out zoological experiments. It may surprise onr Couni,y readers that no official notification has yet appeared about the intention of the Council, as its next meeting to strike the usual rates. The explanation is as follows, the usual notices would have appeared prior to the meeting on the fourteenth, but owing to a notice of motion having been lodged by Cr J. G. Wilson to reduce the rate over the Biding he represents, the Council will have to determine that first. Probably, immediately after the meeting notice will be given, and a special meeting called to strike the rate. Bishop Julins intends bringing to New Zealaud a London deaconess to initiate a like order in the colony, and to give instructions as to the work. The lady in question is one of the Bishop of London's most able deaconesses, and was somewhat reluctantly spared by Bishop Temple on the urgent representation of Bishop Julins as to the needs of his diocese in this re Bpect. The total fruit shipments from Tasmania for the present season have been 111,000 cases as against 170,000 oases in 1891. The shortage is owing to the crop proving less tthan iv previous years. In a paper writing about eggs it is mentioned that a frozen egg almost invariably splits, and the result is disastrous We have the largest stock of New Zealand made .Flannels in the Provinoe. 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 to any address on receipt of order and cash at Te Aro House, Wellington. New Zealand Flannels. Parcel No, 5— 6yds white for 6/9, 6yds Shetland for 6/9, and 4yds grey for 4/6, 2* yds 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. 1 Parcel No 6— 4 yds each of white and Shetland Plaiding for 20/-, 6yds white Flannel for 9/-. The lot, carriage paid, for 295. This 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, -3 yds 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 fr-»m. —We have just opened out our Season's Shipment of Blarikats direct from the manufacturers. The lvalue ai'e probably the best we have kvfr offered, which buyers will do well to note. Boss & Sanpford, The Bon Marchfc. — Apvt.