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Manawatu Herald, 15 February 1894, Page 2

The adjourned meeting of the Athletic Sports Committee will be held at Border's hotel to-night. To-morrow Messrs Abraham and Williams hold, a vale at Otaki. The Campbelltown sale to-morrow. Messrs Gorton & Son have a large entry of stock. In the Otaki Electoral District there were 964 women on the roll and 767 of 1 them voted. Messrs Loveday intend to hold a big salvage sale of their drapery rescued from the late fire. The sale will commence on Saturday and as it is a genuine one, is bound to cause much excitement as the goods have been marked at prices which is bound to ensure purchasers the only question being who will get there first. It will not be long now before the public will be permitted to witness the first opera ever attempted by amateurs in Foxton. Next Wednesday is the date and those who have delayed obtaining tickets should delay no.longer. The Union Hotel at Pahiatua was-totally .destroyed by fire at 3 o'clock on Sunday morning. The hotel was owned by Mr Christiansen and occupied T)y tor Eastwood, and the stables were also owned by Mr Christiansen. Nothing was saved. Mr G. M. Snelson has for sale an improved farm in the Foxton Special Settlements Block, also 500 acres iv Fitglierbert, well improved.

The Carnarvon estate has still smie grcin in the stooks, though the laigar part is =afe in the stacks. The Messrs Clark who purchased a portion of the Oroua Downs Estate some liUls time back wrote to the Manawatti County Council yesterday and stated that their father had purchased a portion of the Carnarvon Estate for them in England. It appears that this was the only block that has changed hands, and, if rumour be true, the land comprises the greater' part of (lie fattening paddocks of ths estate. The Councillor for the Awahou Biding informed the Council yesterday that ho had made arrangements with Mr John Anderson to metal twenty chains on the Motoa Road between the part already metalled and the ferry. It appears there was some understanding last year that Anderson was to have the chance of doing this portion when it was decided to do it. The district along the tram line between Carnarvon and Sanson is very much dried up, the country round the Borough looking very much greener. Messrs Gorton and Son hold a sheep fair at Feilding on Friday, 22nd instant. Additions are advertised to Messrs Gorton & Son's sale at Campbelltown, which is to be held to-morrow. The Mayor has received notification that the Premier will leave Wellington by the first train to-morrow, and he will be met at Kereru by the Mayor, who will take him round the district before coming into Foxton. In the evening, after the Premier has finished his address, he will be entertained by the townspeople. We notioed that some of the farmei'9 in Carnarvon have not yet finished harvesting. Mr Lurnsden's paddock of oats appear to have been excellent and had it not been for the wind, he would have threshed close on~7o bushels to. the acre. Mr Clifford's harvest is not all stacked though he has already a cluster of eight. His crop looks as though it had been a very remunerative one. Cr Strang yesterday gave the following notice of motion for next meeting : — That this Council consider the advisability of joining the Tokomaru Riding in the Horowhenua Council in bridging the Manawatu .wyer at Shannon. The greatest number of tenders received for any one piece of work at yesterday's meeting of the Manawatu County Council, were those for the continuation of the Motoa road through Mr Saunders' pro perty. There were eight tenders ranging from 20s a chain to 5s Cd a chain at whioh it was let. On Tuesday and Wednesday evenings Bernard's circus gave a performance on the section adjoining the Family Hotel. The show is, although a small one, well worth seeing ; the horses' and dogs prove that they have had a careful training, the jumping of both being loudly applauded. The clown, of course, was thoroughly "got up," and was very amusing. The Japanese performed some clever feats and were loudly applauded. The show wound up with the famous steeplechase betwen the dogs, ridden by monkeys, whioh proved very amusing. The jury in the Speight v. Age libel case though they got £2268 for fees had to attend 92 days and spend 115 hours listening to the evidence. It is said that Mrs Knorr's charge for " taking care " of babies, she, it will be remembered was lately hung for murder, was from £5 to £15 ! The great railway libel case is said to have cost the Aye £21,000 the largest items being, Counsel's fees, £6000 ; Solicitors'- expenses, -£7000 ; jury fees £2268 ; special trains, etc. for jury £770. Mr Speighi's costs are 'put down at £8000. The Queen of the South arrived in port on Tuesday afternoon bringing as portion of ! • cargo a large consignment of goods for Joe Tos by which it will be noticed that this energetic tradesman is determined to be to the fore again. We wish him all good luck and a speedy recovery from the damaging effect of his unlucky fire. The Wellington. Chamber of Commerce met on Monday and passed a resolution contrary to the wishes of the Wellington Ministerial organ, and so that print thus describes the incident :•— The annual meet iug yesterday, and the political utterances of two or three of its membei'3, were really insignificient to be worthy of seriou3 attention. A caution. A youth named Thomas Wilson, licensed out from Burnham Industrial School to a farmer at Springston, died at the Christohuroh Hospital on Sunday, from peritonitis, the. result of eating unripe fruit. . . .".. ' . . It may not be legai in New Zealand to do so, though it may often be correct,-, but in Zurich it is legal to call a publio functionary a " donkey " or a " calf's head." This is what has been deoided by the Cantonal Appeal Court, who dismissed a case in which a man was charged with having applied those obnoxioas expressions to a polioeman while on duty. At a silting 'of the Judges of -the Eleotion Court a certificate under Section 21 oHhe Electoral Act,.*. 1892, was granted to Jackson Palmer, in order that he might be allowed the costs paid by him to witnesses. It is roughly estimated, that the costs in the case are something like £500. The Post sa.ya-4-WeJlington may fairly claim to be the Liverpool of New Zealand. During the past month or two the number of large ocean steamers arriving at and Bailing from Wellington has been greater than at any period in the history of the port. The Qdeen's Wharf -presented an usually animated appearance on Monday morning, and the resources of the Harbour Board officials were taxed to the utmost to provide berthing accommodation. The White Star line s.s. Gothic and the Shire Company's s. s. Perthshire, two of the largest steamers that have ever visited New Zealand, the New Zealand Shipping Company's s. s. Ruahine, the largest of their fleet, and the cargo steamer Waikato, in addition to several of the Union Company's vessels and a hast of smaller fry, representing over 40,000 tons, are at the wharves. No other port in the colony has been able to show such a record. This sort of decoration would be exceedingly risky in tfie colony, yet it is sajd the triumphal arches in Rangoon, in honour of the .Viceroy of India, were more than works of art. One of them was a sumptuous structure, covered with gold mohurs and real sterling sovereigns, estimated as worth a quarter of a lakh of rupees — perhaps' more. _ The coins were stuck to the, red cloth by mean? of a glue that had been specially prepared. Judges declined to -grant certificates of indemnity from prosecution under the Election Petitions Aot^tp.., Ernest, W. Monk, son of Richard Monk? and James Stewa#t,€juai«r* *rifcnes3e6 : »iti*J,he JWaitemata election petition. The ground given for the refusal of the certificates was that these witnesses had not made a full, free and satisfactory disclosure of all the facts of which they were cognisant in connection with the election. '

The s.s. Go'hic has a capacity for 70,000 sheep and 400 tons of butter.

The great realising sale lasting for 20 clays promises to be a gigantic success. The whole stock is to be offered at genuine reduced prices many of the lines will be marked at less than English cost ,at Te Avo House, Wellington. During the Great Sa'e Ladies' aprons will be sold at 4|d. 4 buttons Kid gloves all new fresh goods at 1/11 per pair. White and cream laces at i)d per doz. Ladies' linen collars new shapes at 3d each. Boys' sailor collars at 3d each, sold everywhere at Gd, at the Great .Sale Te Aro House, Wellington. It will pay country customers to take a run down to the Great Realising Sale they will save all the expenses and be money in pocket by buying all they want while goods are so cheap. Orders from the oountry will be oaref ully selected and sent carriage paid from the Great Realising Sale at Te Aro House. We are requested to direct the attention of our readers to the fact that the Annual Sale of Surplus and Summer Stock will commence at The Bon Marche, Palmerston North, on Saturday, 13th January, and continue for 21 days. Buyers in this district will do well to pay the Bon Maroh6 an early visit.