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Manawatu Herald, 17 October 1893, Page 2

Mi' Frank Bobiuson is now shearing at Tunstall, Carnarvon. Messrs McMillan, Bhodes, & Co. announce that tenders for the purchase' of .their stpek, of' drnpeiy closes •in a week, until then the public can secure some immense bargains. These are facts, and should stimulate the ladies to call and judge for themselves. Mr Gilmour, the foreman of Works at Wanganui, informed Mr Nye the .other day that there*- was 'brolfgh't- up 'from the bottom, of ihe artesian "well; some 300 feet deep, a piece of the outer skin of a flax leaf. Mr T. Easton, who has fceeifc Wteify 1 engage^' on a: J^fge ad,djtion td. ; M« Allan ' Strang's lesidence at Motoa, some 30 by feet, has just finished. The new portion tfaß been fitted with every convenience, hot and cold water laid on, JP&tent y w.p. erected, and a large range {Hsef <$ rn^thff kitchen. Mr Jenks jrefcuj-od"4lft*/ i pjlif§i¥ig" and painting. The Chinese Government has requested the suspension of the Chinese Exclusion Act in thp United Sfßt«s.

' Mr'T^Easton has secured the contract, at a' jsafisfaotpr-y figure ..for a new- tenroo'med'house for Air John Strang. This will be erected near a plantation on the Motoa road, having a view right down the river valley. The house will be one of the , best in the district. j^ JThe first v , wool of, tlie^seaaott for,_sbip.the tram on Monday and came from Mr Ralston's farm, at CarnarvpD, " ' . ■ Competition is the life of trade, but it is - trews still ~ttr~icarn fhat'"the~BSttk of "New Zealand is about to enter into competition with the N.Z. Loan and Mercantile Agency Co. in wool business. So it appears from a circular received by a setter, as the Company assert that the Bank has issued similar forms to those generally sent out annually by the Company., and, good business, but rather open»to;*ropTnion, "sentthem to all dienfyi&TXfrspgi^o~?%lJ : a" The Wellingtobv#^a^^|i^^Jiin-. posed a regulati6ri'^aVi : "feU-^*dpV'Jnust branded on each end 61 the balessbr suoh work will be perforated oil the wharf and charged for. TartnijiuHt not be uti|cl. The Board has also- de'oided that all bales exceeding 5041bs gross shall be subject to extra charges. . ; v ; ; „ __;•; • It appears that Ihe Feilding Bank was feloniously nntered-§U»ite^B^f'4lisß^M&ts- - den, of philanth^d^^Vfl^.tkviias.^Slay. The constable, at I;h6 ?m?c§®6urE, ; "deupsed that the accused's, feet^ew^i'fe'i^ he had no swag Miss^ffliraden used, |b at least she said, to travel with a bundle of old boots to meet such" cases, but the dear, woman has since developed" a craze for lepers, find so the poor man got none. The man excused himself by saying : — " I was hard up. I had not a shilling in the world. I saw the window open and I could not resist going into the bank." It appears probable that the law will not be able to resist his going into some other residence for a time. Mr J. P. Leary has been asked to.beoome a candidate for Pahnerston. A deputation of working men waited upon him. Mr Leary would make an excellent member, and the number of years he has resided in Palmerston counts very much in favour of hi§ suecejss^sh.ould h^ jicqede^o. the. request.: The Primitive Methodists have fixed the date of their Bazaar at Foxton ; for Wednesday and Thu^t(&y,^:tb3 r 2sth .and 20th instant: " " To-night an interesting meeting of the Manawatu Bowing Club mayf.be Rooked forward to. The meeting is to be held in the Public Hall. , . ._ . Kfr'^uth'ie lias clecided to contest the Wellington seat. We trust he may be successful. At the last meeting of the Horowhenua Council, the Ranger was complained about. Mr Davies having said that he had been making use of objectionable v atShannan. Mr Wallace cqniplainecLdf jthe Ranger's partiality and the charges made by him. It was |decided to let the Ranger know that complaints were being made about him. An Association under the titles off' p[e' Natioual League, lias been formed in London and the provinces, with a view to the abolition of the House of Lords. A stockwhip competition will be held at the Wellington A. and P. Show. It is :"ftstfrtecl that the Tinatice ' Committee of the Canadian Government has decided, to recommend the exemption of wool from duty.' = : „.','■. The' London press approves the appointment of Lord Elgin as Viceroy of India. As, usual, rather late, in the clay, the [ King of Italy, hearing . that Marshall [ McMahon was dying, sent him a telegram : expressing the gratitude of the Italians for his services in the war of 1859 against Austria. The Christchurch Prohibition League passed a motion approving the candidature of Mr G. J. Smith and the Rev. J. O'Bryan Hoare for the city. The final selection of , candidates has beeu postponed for a week. j The late Mr Thomas Eldridge, formerly of New Zealand, has left property to the value of of £96,000. His. New. Zealand es- : tate is bequeathed to his son Arthur Ernest. By a Gazette notice signed by the Railway Commissioners, each passenger will in i future be allowed to take one bicycle, one j tricycle, or onn perambulator as personal • luggage. I At Wanganui Mr Bassett defeated Mr Cununipß ny-361 to 851 for a vacancy in the"Tsorough Council. The contest was understood to be mainly on the lines Prohibitionists v. Publicans. The Melbourne Board of Works (says the Sydney Bulletin) had a happy experience the other day. Long ago — so long that the date is now lost in the mists of antiquity— the board sent the poet Fitzgibbon to England to float a loan of £1,000 000. Fitzgibbon somehow made a bad impression, and though he Bold his debentures they went off at a miserably low price ; in fact, something like £100,000 out of the million was lost in discount? and expenses. Then the money was lodged in thre,e Melbourne banks, which all reconstructed immediately, afterwards, so that the board had practically borrowed a lot of money at 4& per cent, merely for the pleasure of lending it out on insecure security- at 4£ or thereabouts.. This transaction left the miserable board -penniless. Last week, however, it managed' to float, in Melbourne, a £300,000 loan at 5 per cent, realising £96; 6s for each £100 debenture. And £100,000 of this new loan was taken up by two-of the same reconstructed banks which- grabbed the old loan and profess "themselves unable, through sheer poverty, to let. go. Therefore, the board raises money at, say 4J per cent, and' the banks seize the money by a forcible borrowing process at 4£, and then lend part of it back again at a shade over 5 per ,<pnt. This is the sort of thing which -tnakes the hair of the reconstructed depositor turn grey. Messrs JV^eddell and Turner, of London* are sending 150 tons of frozen meat to er. many, where, it is helieved, a large market can befbiind for it. A London correspondent writes :— " An extremely novel style of wedding came off in the country last week. The bridal pavtywento.n bjcyqles to the ceremony, That over, they returned similarly to the breakfast. The afternoon's entertainment consisted in bicycle races, in which the bride and bridegroom, as well as the guests, took part, the bride, who is a skillful bioyclist, carrying off chief honors. Her dress, I learn, consisted of .' a. pretty .white flannel boleWf&lStfa^krsaW'chfemis. ette, a short skirt and knickerbockers of white flannel, a soft white felt hat, white j^flk stockings, and white patent leather shoes. She had sprigs of orange^ blossom, in he* "half, in' her Buttojff hole',' and in 1 the, silvey-buekles.of^her chocs.' '•' M • Ladies wifl find the 'Millinery quite the fewest style, and children's hats a speciality, the washing blouses, shirt, and vestsunqp f9;(*shiftnAb)e,rWill,be found ia great variety. The well-known value will be given in calicoes, shirtings, flanellettes, towels, and nil household linen Rnd requisites;

The residents of Foxton and its vicinity aye reminded of the fact that the Te Aro House Branch, in Main St. re-opens on Saturday the 7th October. The stock has been most carefully selected by Mr MeQuire, who feels confident that the choice will meet with approval, and he hopes to .3SS.AM.his friends at an early day. Every effort will be made to please, and to retain the favor of the patronage already so liberally bestowed. We undertake Dressmaking in first-class style at moderate charges, and execute orders with quick despatch, at Te Aro House Branch, Main-St., Foxton. The Dress Materials are in abundance in the newest fashions, useful, and economical, as well as prints, sateens and washing-crepdns in fast colors, and designs 4fir.-s6st ail tajiks, ■ ■-" ,..- r , Ift^dditibn to the stock kept in Main-St. OTenSßan te *een a full range . of samples *tff aijjjbods kept at the Wellington House, sVtfiat customers can have all the advan■tages Ofa personal visit to the Empire ICity. V We have pleasure in intimating the arrival by fast steamer of a second shipment of new goods and novelties for the Millinery Department, of which we are now making special display. We invite inspection of charming, choice, and special selec,ti<in»of new»|)reßs Goods, New Mantles and Kewr Millinery.- Our Home buyer remarks j aala above, " Have pleasure in believing this "shipment. will open up to your entire satisfaction, being perfectly, fresh and up r to "3ftte." ■'■■ Anticipations which are fully realised. We respectfully urge intending patrons to make their selections and place orders in above departments early, so as to secure first choice and avoid the inevitable rush later in the season. Boss and Sandford, the Bon March 6, Palraerston N.— Advt.