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Manawatu Herald, 17 August 1893, Page 2

Messrs Gorton and Son will hold a clearing sale of contractor's plant at Feilding on Thursday next. Particulars are advertised. On Saturday Messrs Abraham and Williams hold their regular horse sale at Palmerston. The special entries number some vehicles. ' The loth of February 1882 is the date that the first vessel left the colony with a cargo of frozen sheep, and then she only carried 4,311 sheep and 598 lambs. The average weight was 801 b for the sheep and 40Alb for the lambs. It is asserted (hat if farmers in this island would only pay more attention to providing proper winter food for their hoggets, they would find they would have many more sheep to shear and export than they have at present. By our cablegrams it will be learnt that the riots in Bombay arose from the Mahometans being incensed at the noisiness of a Hindoo festival. We sympathise with the Mahometans and much regret their sensitiveness for if so much annoyed at a Hindoo festival how will they be able to express their feelings when the Salvation Army becomes a settled institution amongst them. A carious case respecting a- husband's liability for wife's debts came before Mr Martin, 8.M., on Monday morning, says the Times, when Veitch and Allan sued G. Wilkins for £5 19s, being the amount due for goods, dresses, &c, supplied by them to the wife of the defendant. Mr Wilford, for the defence, contended, and • quoted authorities to show, that where husband and wife live together, and the husband has privately forbidden her to buy goods on credit, he is not liable for the price of articles of dress, although suitable to her rank in life, supplied to her by tradesmen \viefi whom she has not dealt before, but to whom the fact that she was so forbidden has not been communicated. His Worship remarked that such was the law, and the whole point to be decided was, therefore — Had the wife, with the husband's knowledge, before pledged his credit? The husband was then put in the witness-box, and admitted that about three years ago he had led Veitch and Allan to believe that he would be responsible for any debts incurred by his wife. His Worship gave judgment for the plaintiff, with costs. The New South Wales Executive have nually decided to execute Makin, who was convicted of murdering a number of infants. Severe floods have been experienced in Eperies, a town of Hungary, on the Tarcza, 22 miles north-east of Kaschan. Fifty persons were drowned, and upwards of a hundred families rendered homeless. Just in keeping with the good taste of our Liberal Government. The Christian Lender says that part of the way to the Mount of Olives is disfigured by advertisements of Dublin stout, and bands play dance music on Sundays in the Garden of ethesemane. There was a earthquake on Tuesday evening at C.40. The direction appeared to be from west to east. In a leader on the -present Parliament the Po*f remarks of one of them thuMy: — Mr Ward is a gentleman who is singularly I out of place amougst his pivseut associate-;. . To do him justice, it must be admitted that he sees as little as he can of them. In this he is wise, a3 he would doubtless find \ closer companion»hip intolerable. i

The Wairavapa Daily Time* learns on good authority that Mr W. L. Kees has drcided, at the request of Ilia family, to give up polities, ftnd Is unlikely to again Stand for Parliament. By the Euahine there arrived at !Au«kland under the auspioes of Mr Courtney, in order to take up land in Taranaki, a pWty who Came out Under tile assisted passages scheme-. The jjfti'ty comprises 73 adults and two children; 1(5 of the number being women. The majority are young; men, formerly employed ia kondUh ifftces, in oity occupatiofls ably, few being practically acquainted with the work of farming. Nearly all possess a little money. It appears to be their general intention to seek work on farms prfdr to takirig up land: Thoup hot practical farmers,' the majority of the immigrants appear to be o! a good stamp, and suitable for settlers. Mr Courtney had given a number of lectures on Taranaki in England. These were the means of inducing many to come out. Mr J. E. March, Superintendent of Government Settlements, met the passengers at the Ruahlne, and gave tnem all necessary information; What has the Borough Council been up to now i Last Saturday tile Horowhenua Godnty Council passed the following resolution— " That the Chairman be authorised to take whatever legal steps that may be necessary to settle accounts between this Council and the Foxton Borough Council." The Horowhenua County Glerk repbrted as follows 1— •» Sir,— l have to report that, in accordance with your instructions, I proceeded to Shannon and held a ratepayers' meeting at the Albion Hotel at noon on the 18th ult., at which meeting the following resolution was carried : — Proposed by Mr Thomas land and seconded by Mr C. S. Harrison—' That the HorQwhenua County Council do proceed with the proposal to borrow from the Colonial Treasurer the sum of £250 under the Government Loans to Local Bodies Act, 1886, for completion of metalling of main road from Kara bridge to Shannon, and strike the necessary rate, being one-eighth of a penny in the £." One of the grandest irrigation projects ever undertaken in Arizona is one just started near Yuma, the narrows on the Gila River. The dam will be of solid masonry, 4500 ft in length, 110 ft high, the water front covered with asphaltum finish, impervious to water, the reservoir will be twenty-five miles in length and eight miles wide at the widest point, and will contain wafer suflicient to irrigate an area of about 30,000,000 acres of the finest land in the valley of the Colorado. A pair of boots has been made by machinery in less) than sixteen minutes, the sewing on of the buttons and the packing in the box included. This was at, Lynn, in Massachusetts. Yet we have to pay so much. " 'Olloway road— all the way " for twopence," bawled an energetic 'bus conductor. " You have dropped something," said a humorous passenger, with a smile which revealed his meaning. " Never mind " was the answer, " we shall pick it up at the Hangel." General laughter testified that the 'busman had the best of the brief dialogue. Mr Jas. McKelvie, in Carnarvon, and Mr A. Amon, in Lower Rangitikei, have this year, says the Advocate, planted sand grass on nearly 100 acres of sand drift land. Mr \V. B. Retemeyer has received, says the Star, an order for a trial shipment of his home cured bacon, from the Samoa Trading and Plantation Company of Tutuila, Samoa. The Company further added that there was a good demand for butter, cheese, potatoes, onions, etc. in Samoa, and that a large business should spring up between New Zealand and that country, in the above mentioned lines, as there are now two regular steam services plying to and fro. Summonses, at the instance of the Official Assignee, have been issued in Christchurch, under the penal clauses of the Bankruptcy Act against the members of the late, firm of Harper and Co., solicitors. The oases will be heard on August 23rd. . Makin was executed at Sydney on Tuesday, his death was instantaneous. It is understood that he has left a statement declaring that the child, for whose murder he wa? convicted, was not correctly identified. The Manufactures and Industries Committee of the House met on Tuesday to consider the question of grading flax for export. Mr Gardner, president of the Flaxmillers' Association of Wellington, gave evidence in support of the appointment of a Government expert. This he thought, would be satisfactory to both millers and merchants, and 2d per ton duty would meet the cost. Extraordinary success has marked our Great Salvage Sale at the Te Aro House Branch, Main-street. But all good things come to an end and so yiH this. Salvage Sale. We shall positively close" it On Saturday next. A few days only remain in which our wonderful Salvage bargains can be secured, so look lively, and secure them without delay. Those who are wise will profit by this announcement and hurry up to the sale during its last days and thereby save money. . Those who are dilatory will miss this last chance of buying cheaply, and will lament ever afterwards. But this need not be. There is time yet to seoure the biggest bargains of the sale, only a few days how. ever. We cannot prolong the sale beyond Saturday next at the Te Aro House Branch, Main street, Foxton. As showing the wonderful development and steady progress of Colonial Manufactures during the past year or two, it is worthy of note that Messrs Ross & Sandfokd, of the Bon Marche, Palmerston North, are now relaiing-to the public Men's All-.wool Colonial Tweed Suits at the wonderful low price of One Pound, quite as good as .what could be bought a short time back for double this money. This firm are now holding a gigantic Clearing Sale of the whole of their extensive and valuable stock and it will be to the interest of buyers of Clothing and General Drapery to pay them an early visit.— Advt.