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Manawatu Herald, 26 August 1893, Page 2

A deputation waited on the Hon. Mr Walter Johnston on Thursday to ask him to stand for the Mayoralty of Wellington. He declined at first, 'stating it was his intention shortly to reside in the Manawatu. He,on being further pressed, promised to reconsider the request. ThV Electoral Bill has pa?sed its second reading in the Legislative Council. The members of the Palmerston Borough Council have decided to recommend the Council to take immediate steps to stop the encroachment of the Manawatu river upon the race-course,, which is said to be of a serious nature, endangering the grand stand. Ihe flax mills in J. L. Morrison's estate have been sold. Messrs Hopkirk Bros secured the v 'cott's ferry mill,, and Messrs Robertson & Co. purchased the Hulls and Turakina mills. The Otaki' people are differing as to the site of the new school house. The Mail reports that at a meeting on Wednesday evening it was carried that a petition to have the school erected on the old site be adopted. II It will be felt as a boon and a blessing to" some of our readers to learn that clause 16 of the Licensing Bill is made non-retrospective. Convictions endorsed on future licenses only -to., count. It is rather bard to know that as the clanse is to be re-odmmitted even thid piece of |t%sUe« ma? fes fttoetoti!

The meeting of the Bowing, Club last night was fully, representative; which is A gorid rfigri. The ' moMthin brought before Hip meeting were very fully discussed, and the question of purchasing new boats took up a fair amount of the time in considering, nearly ever;- member present having his little bit to say. However, it is hoped that the decision arrived at will be accepted as for the benefit of the Club. Quite a pleasing hidden' altfo was" tlie presenta"tiolVEo the secretary (Mr Cowles), who has occupied that position for some time past, and who has given a deal of his time to fill the duties appertaining thereto so successfully. MttttheW. Lohgddii was drowned by a bdat upsetting off the Otaki bar on Wednesday morning. ' Dairy produce has progressed by leaps and bounds. In 1883 only £6,85)2 worth was exported, and in 18<)2 £91,000 worth was sent' away. The number of butter-and cheese faci toiies and creameries throughout the colony is 104. Mr RaWel's says the settlers should keep steadily in view, not however in a parliamentary sense, an endeavour to minimise transport charges by the raising of products of tho highest value in proportion to Weight, and the retention of the fertility of our soil. A meeting of the Committee of the Foxton Racing Club was' held at the Club's office last evening to consider a circular received from the Manawatu Racing Club re representation of country Clubs on Metropolitan committees. Mr McMillan, (Secretary), was appointed delegate from this club to attend a conference of country clubs to be held at Palmerston North on Thursday, 14th September. We were at home when they came, most unfortunately. A most objectionable crew. They forced themselves in, were boisterous, rollicked about, told tales with a sting in them. They were large, well fed, unpleasantly healthy, with every appearance of living to a good old age to be sul'rounded with a fail' Bitted colonial family, which is large enough in all conscience. If they had been the least quiet, or were subscribers, we should not have so much minded, but they were a scratch lot, and were exceedingly annoying. The horrible idea is that no fine within the imagination even of the Hon John McKenzie, and he has a fine notion of such penalties, will have the least effect. These wretches were more worrying than the Railway Commissioners are to Mr Seddon, which sounds impossible. The police are powerless against them, so what are the people to do ? The disturbers are known by a most inappropriate name—" mos— (t)— qui(e)t — o(h).» ' He is going to do it after all. One of the members of the liquor trade deputation that waited on the Premier the other day was Wellington's old identity Mr John Plimmer. He disliked the proposed Bill auci mentioned that ha had £80,000 embarked in public hous. 1 property, which, if the Bill passed, he might as well chuck into the sea. In Thursday's Punt the following paragraph reads very curious after the above : — Plimmerton, the pretty little seaside suburb on the Manawatu Railway line, is about to have a handsome hotel and accommodation house. Mr John Plimmer has purchased from the Manawatu Railway Company tin present refreshment room and site adjacent to the railway station, and has decided to proceed at once with the erection of a large hotel, which will contain all the eonvsniences of a sanatorium. The Rev Mr Duncan has disposed of all that portion of his property between the railway and the Herrington estate, on the north of the public road to Messrs J. H. and C. Robinson. Messrs Abraham & Williams' stock sale at Lavin i3 lixed for next Friday. Contractors are reminded that tenders for plougbing and clearing on the Motoa | estate close on Monday at noon. Mr Montague's sale of fruit trees will be held on Monday near the Public Hall. Stock sales at Marton and Colyton will be held on Tuesday. At Christchurch on Wednesday George Harper and T. W. Maude were committed for trial upon matters in connection with their bankruptcy. Bail was allowed. The Prohibitionists had better bj in good fighting trim, for if the Licensing Bill does not pass, the election]will be brimful of whisky v. water. If the Bill does pass the local bodies will he seeking all Prohibitionists to wreak vengeance on .hem for loss of revenue, as the costs of au election will be very great,, the House having refused to allow of its being held on the same day as the general eleetion. Sir Robert Stout having failed in getting a Licensing Bill after his own heart, now wishes the question to be held over until after the elections. It is but a few short days ago that he was most anxious them should be no delay in considering the matter. There is no pleasing him unless he gets all his own way. Many of our readers (says the Advocate) will regret to hear of the death of Mrs Parker, wife of Mr C. Parker, of Paraekaretu. The deceased was one of the many in this district who have been attacked by the prevailing epidemic, measles. Sir Walter Buller has placed in the New Zealand court at the Imperial Institute an exhibit of more than passing interest. It is a life-size group of Maoris — man, woman, and girl— beautifully modelled in wax and apparelled in correct Maori costume. The central figure is Wiremu te Manewha, of Otaki, copied from a cast of his face taken during life. Beside him on the left stands the typical Maori woman, with carved chin and a profusion of long dark hair. On the right of the old warrior is a good-looking girl kneeling towards the the north entrance to the court, and point ing to the frozen mutton kiosk, which stauds in the garden. The whole thing is admirably done. The following extract from a letter from a landlord in Kent, written to a well-known resident in Syduey, has, writes the Sydney Morning Herald, a practical bearing on some of our exporting industries :— " I heard a queer thing in farming to-day. There is a man at Medhurst, Sussex, who has a herd of eighty cows. He sends every drop of milk to London, and buys Australian butter for his own family use, as he says it is better than the English butter he can bay, and cheaper than n-.aking it at home." The Timaru Herald says:— One practical result Mr Tisch brings back from a visit to Chicago is the opinion that Kew Zealand had better not enter into competition with the States in the pork trade ; we have not got the style of animal that is required. Some of the Chicago " porkers " turn the scale at 6501 bs. It is reported from Palmerston North that Henry McEwen, Chairman of the Manawatu Road Board, cut his throat with a pocket knife in an out office attached to his residence, Karere, near Longburn, on Thursday morning. The cause is said to be temporary insanity, induced by brooding over the affairs of the roadboardi The unfortunate man is e*<

Ari advertiser wants woi'ic. lie is really I desirous of work and deserves a trial. ] At Paikakariki, 525 acres have been reserved for defence purposes on Mana Island, and 10 acres for a landing place there. During the discussion ou the Licensing Bill on Wednesday night, the Past reports the following incident s— -Ministers were urging that the House should not meet again till 7.30 p.m. Other members were enquiring as to how Committees which were to meet at 10.30 a.m. could be adjourned, and half-an-ltour of this the Premier hinted that if members did not consent to adjourn at ones the House would be couuted out. That brought Mr Fergus to his feet with thunderous declamation against the Premier for the " threat," and as his voice rose highest the electric light suddenly faded, became beautifully less, and finally went outi altogether leaving the House in total darkness. The Serjeant- at-Arms struck a match and held it aloft ; other members also struck matches, making little glimmers of light here and there, and while Mr Fish denounced the eclipse as a disgraceful device of- the Premier, some one ran in with a bedroom candle to look for the Speaker, as he sat indignant in the chair which he had resumed half an hour earlier, and the Hansard reporter took notes by the light of a lucifer dimly burning. Messengers scampered to infrequently used gas jets, while the Premier expressed regrets, and the Speaker in awesome tones promised enquiry, and then' the pearshaped clusters overhead began to grow visible, to glow with oran.e colour, and at last to shine brightly with the truant electric light. At last the adjournment was agreed to. FiXtraordinary success has marked our Great Salvage .Sale at the Te Aro i onse Branch, Main-street. But all good things come to an end and so will 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, sn hml: Urc'ji, iiinl nrruiv them without di'huj. Tnose who are wise will profit by this announcement and hurry up to the sale during its last days and thereby save money . Those who hyp dilatory will miss this last chance of buying cheaply, and will lament ever afterwards. But this need not be. There is time yet to secure 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, Fox ton. As showing tho wonderful development and steady progress of Colonial Manufactures during the past year or t jo, it is worthy of note that Mrshhs Ross & Saxdford, of the Bon Marche, Palmerston North, are now retai ing 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 Clothiug and 'ieneral Drapery to pay them an early visit. —Aim 1 .