The Manawatu Herald. THURSDAY, AUGUST 81, 1898.

Manawatu Herald, 31 August 1893, Page 2

The Manawatu Herald. THURSDAY, AUGUST 81, 1898.

A special meeting of the Lawn Tennis Club is called for Tuesday evening next.

On our front page the Union Clothing Company want a number of boys and men to see their large stock of clothing, shirts, &c. They claim to have the largest stock in Foxton to choose from.

Messrs Lovecjay Bros, announce: that their gigantic D^O.P. Sale is now drawing to a close, and to effect a clearance greater bargains than ever are offered.

The Commissioner of Police calls attention to what appears to be a growing evil in this colony, viz., " baby farming." This is a most thorough mis-nomer, the proper term being •' baby-murder." The Commissioner believes some legislation is now absolutely required to deal with this evil.

It appears as though the song " A policeman's lot ia not a happy one! 1 needs amendment, and that the word sergeant be inserted in lien thereof. The Commissioner of Police in drawing attention to tho difficulty as to selection for promotion, points out that a first c'ass constable in charge of a station, who is probably clerk of Court, and holds other -appointments for which ho is paid extra, is, ns regards pay responsibility, and hard work, infinitely better off than a first-class sergeant in a large town who gets nothing but his police pay proppv, has to find a house, and often times finds household commodities are far more expensive in towns than in country districts.

At a meeting of the Wanganui Education Board, in answer lo the Palmerstqn school committee it was agreed that the Inppeotor muat fix the time for the'examination, but that it would be made as convenient as possible for all parties. As to the appointment of Owen Butler as pnpil teaohcr, the Board regretted they could not break up the Foxton staff, but the Inspector wag asked to arrange for a transfer of Cftdtti.

If the Police Fore 3 Bsport is a guid 1 there appears to be no better coliluc'ed nvn than the hokbrs of miblicttn's license, as during the wlioio of tils y t -ar 1*1)2, thsre wi-re only three eases of breach of the hcen-ing law* reported-. These occurred in Hie North Island and the three jiprsons wciv convicted. This soil ills rather too good io bn trilit.

... lii.tlie.repoj.-t on. the Goldfields- thc-fyl-lowing lively view of golduiiaing presented to Riif-lir-h capitalist? is described. Tli? Ked fliil Company wfw floplrtt ill England for £ir»M!)f», rt.t.i „i thU about .f;i>S,ooo in piiitl up Sharps was given to the promoters, and I*2ooo in cash! About £20,000 was spent on the works, and debentures weiv issnpd for F45K5 ; and all that was got for this expenditure was LdflO, the price paid by (lie present company for tho property.

Homo ln?3ons am the subject of much controversy, but the reasons for a partial abeyance of them, as given by some Inspectors, Is capital. Messrs Lee and Fleming lvport that some time ago a suggestion was madr, which was generally approved by llio teachers, that there should be an off-night in the week for homelessons, to enable children to take tea with their friends, attend an entertainment, or otherwise have a free night in the middle of the week.

The Controller and Auditor-General, is a general in correspondence, and succeeds in saying what he wants to in a most polite manner. In the correspondence between him and the Minister of Lands he asserts that the statements made by the Minister is not true, in this fashion " I will not violate the courtesies of official correspondence by saying that what the Minister has written is untrue ; but I may be permitted to show that he is strangely mistaken."

The ' blow ' of the Government about the general prosperity of the colony receives another sort of ' blow ' from the report on the Hospitals, wherein it is stated that the total expenditure for hospital and Charitable aid for the year has been L 153.955 showing an incremc of L 9,014 over that of the previous year.

Pr MacGregor makes a mysterious note to his report on the Wanganui hospital. He says " This hospital has exemplified during the year the very serious drawbacks which attach to a system of female nursing." la his report on what was termed the " Wangauui hospital scandal" the Inspector said the nurse had only been guilty of impropriety. The report now reads particularly strong on the whole nursing stall The statements appear much *oo general both for fairness and for

guidance

A young couple from the bush, says the Hawera Star, were married in Opunake the other day, and on their way home (after the ceremony was over) attended a sale, where, after some spirited bidding, they succeeded in becoming the purchasers of a couple of diminutive porker-! and a quantity of cabbage plants. After the sale was over, the bridegroom placed a pig in each pocket of his overcoat, mounted his horse, and trotted quietly home, accompanied by his better half laden with cabbnge plants. A thrifty and economical young couple this, evidently '? Wedding festivities and hymeneal joys were all forgotten in their anxiety to purchase " the jintlemen that pays the rint " The sort of colonists to progress, these !

At tlie conclusion of tha charge of slygrog selling at Marton, when Mrs Wheeler was fined £20 and costs or 21 days' imprisonment, Mrs Wheeler, breaking out in a hysteria of laughter, said, " Thank you Your Worship. Take it out in a month." Mr Cuff excused his client to the Courf, and slated that she had walked that morning from Makohine to Itangatira on an empty stomach, and that she was subject to hysterics.

Johannesburg, in the Transvaal, South Africa, is a wonderful little town It is but five years of age, and the inhabitants number 40,000. It stands upon a gold reef, and upon this reef 50 companies are at work, giving employment lo 8370 white men and over 32,000 native?.

The Woxlville Enmhisr says Mr T. Quinlivan has recvivwl intimation that his horse Scraps, which was stolen in June last, is at Mauriceville, the man who has him stating that the horse was bought out of the Norsewood pound. Mr Quinlivan is investigating the matter.

The Feilding Star saya at midnight, or very early on Saturday morning, Mrs Scott, late of Seoti's Ferry, Rangitikei, died at the resideuce of her son-in-law. Mr Bichard Burne, Birmingham. The deceased lady,' who was highly respected, was one of the earliest Wellington settlers, and leaves four daughters (three of whom are married, viz., Mrs Carter, of Bata, near Hunterville, Mrs Bichard Hogan and Mrs B. Burne, both of Birmingham) and several grandchildren to mourn their loss. Mrs Scott arrived in Wellington in 1839. Her first husband was Mr Bromley, who was settled in Porirua. She had four daughters and one son, James Bromley, who died at Bangitikei about eighteen months ago. A few years after her first husband's death she married Mr Thomas Scott, who died nearly two years ago.

A Napier poultry fancier recently imported a certain kind of bird from England and after receiving it he gave his partner in a certain commercial business a young bird of the same class (but supposed to be not so good) as the one he had imported. Both birds were exhibited at the show, and the young bird which the fancier had given away beat his costly English bird.

Adecided curiosity was seen by a Patea gentleman recently while travelling in the backwoods of Ngatimaru, Taranaki, says the Patea /Yew*. Coming upon a slab house away in the heart of the bush, he was most hospitably treated by the bushman and his wife, and was shown by the said bushmaii the whole of the first chapter of Genesis and six verses of the second .written pn-a pieoe of paper j,he size of a shilling ; it contains over 1000/ words, and is probably a^ world's record. The bushman was at one time a draughtsman in the Survey Department, Wellington, and wrote the specimen by hand in his leisure moments.

Just a beginning. The unusual spectacle of a lady commercial was witnessed in Feilding, says the Star. A very energetic young lady, she was too* We call to mind that even one such of these visited Foxton some months ago and did a fine trade for a day and then was missing. Sole agents of the hair-wash are still represented by all the leading storekeepers and hair-dressers of the town.

The Postmaster General of Belgium, M. Vandenpeereboom, who is a zealous Sabbatarian, has caused a Sunday postage stamp to be issued bearing the words " Not to be delivered on Sunday," ,in French and Flemish; This inscription can be cut off or retained on, according to the feelings and wishes of the person despatching the letter. M. Vandenpeeredoona—who must regret the length of his name every time he signs an official document — is about to take a referendum as to whether the delivery of letters on the first day of the week shall be limited for the time to come to one in the early morning.

Shopping at Te Aim House means getting the choice of the largest stock of new fashionable Drapery.

It means you are buying at tile lowest c:i-h prie? and filing a bonus discount. We make special efforts to please our con i try customers. All goods are charged at Wellington cash prices and crirringe is paid on all paresis of 20s and upwards. y iul for patterns of our new Presses and I'olaiiips, oi!i ; new Prints and Crepohs, you \Vih find th? choice large and the colorings s-:?ltcL Enclose cash with all orders and they will be promptly executed and a bonus of 5% will be returned on all purchases of 20s and upwards from Te Aro House, Wellington.

As showing the wonderful development and steady progreps of Colonial Manufactures during the past yor.i' 01' Wri, it is worthy of note that Mrsshs Ross & Sandford, of the Bon Marchf', Palmerston North, are now refai ing to the public Men's All-wool Colonial Tweed Suitsat 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 Btock and it will <be to the interest of buyers of Clothing and General Drapery to pay them an early visit. — AnvT.