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Manawatu Herald, 14 September 1893, Page 2

We have been asked to mention that the Committee meeting about building at the Heads is postponed from to-morrow night to a date next week which will be announced on Saturday. Messrs Gorton & Son hold a stock sale at Awahuri on Tuesday. The entries are advertised today. Messrs Abraham & Williams will hold their regular horse sale at Palmerston on Saturday. To-night the American Salesman gives a free entertainment at the Public Hall. The Globe on Saturday announced that, as at present constituted, it has made its last appearance, being unable to carry on, owing to want of capital. The Bulletin tells the following : —ln Maoriland, nowadays, an economical Government lets out the backs of postage stamps for advertising purposes. The gummed side of the stamp doesn't hold ink very well, and if you lick too carefully th* advt. comes off. Recently a patient, while waiting his turn too see a 'docter concerning some chest affection, employed himself in abstractedly licking a stamp and putting it on a letter. Then he was called in and promptly instucted to put out his tongu\ He did so, and on it the docter deciphered with some difficulty, printed backwards in blue ink, the words, " Stop that cough. Use— ! s pectoral." The docter sized him up as a particu an* offensive bagman in the | drug business, and rushed him downstairs into the street with violence aud actionable language. A very line example of the African secretary bird has arrived at the Zoo. It has got its name from a tuft, of feathers which distinctly suggests a pan carried behind the ear. It has, too, a sedate and respectable demeanour which is not at variance with its popular name. Strawberries are now very extensively grown in Hampshire. Within a radius of five miles from Hotley there are 400 acres of the plants under cultivation. In one week recently as much as 50 tons of this fruit were sent from Swanwick Station. Cow killing riots have taken place in Costsipoor, a town of British India in Bengal. The troops were called out and killed three of tho rioters In-fore order was restored. The Calcutta police have seized inflammatory Hindoo prints hostile to cow killing. Prince Bismarck is seriously ill at Kissingeu, and unable to be removed to Frederioksrnhe. A Univtrsal Exhibition will be held in Paris in 11)00. Mr L. Fletcher, of London, has beaten the world's bicycling record for 1000 miles by over six hours. Captain Kerr, of the Salvation Army, was released from the Dunedin gaol on Monday afternoon. The Attorney- General proposed in tho Legislative Council to effect a compromise on the question of elective committees in the Licensing Bill by moving amendments in : clauses (5 and 7 under which tho licensing committees would be composed of eight elected members and a Resident Magistrate, who should bo chairman After some discussion the amendments proposed were agreed to, together with various consequential amendments. A former resident of Wei ington, says the Pout, writing to a friend here from Salisbury, Mashonaland, gives- a glowing account of the propects in that part of the world. Mashonaland is, in his opinion, the only part of the globe where it is now possible to make a pile quickly. There is magnificent agricultural land, and the quartz reefs are simply marvellous, both as regards extent and richness. Things arebeginning to wake up a bit, and already there are several batteries in course of erection. Some of the reefs yield 2oz to the ton, while the tailings are worth an ounce, and at that rate operations can be conducted at a good profit. The writer who has been in the country for over two years, says that he has a claim of his own and is doing well. Shopping at Te Aro House means getting the choice of the largest stock of new fashionable Drapery. It means you are buying at the lowest cash price and getting a bouus discount. We make special efforts to please our country customers; All goods are charged at Wellington cash prices and carriage is paid on all parcels of 20s and upwards. Send for patterns of our new Dresses aud Delaines, our new Prints andCrepons, you will find the choice large and the colorings select. 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 progress of Colonial Manufaotures during the past year or t*o, it is worthy of note that Messrs Boss & Sandford, of the Bon Marche, Palmerston North, are now relai 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 Clothing and General Drapery to pay them an early visit. — Advt.

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