Manawatu Herald. TUESDAY, APRIL 17, 1894.

Manawatu Herald, 17 April 1894, Page 2

Manawatu Herald. TUESDAY, APRIL 17, 1894.

Messrs Loveday being unable to' get~into their new premises quite as soon as they expected have opened up a few cases of the new season's goods at their present shop, which are now attracting the attention^ of the ladies. '" Mr^Battersby obtained, a good flow in the last; well, hie ha.3 sunk rfot-theiftlotoa estate. The; WelL.is just' under the 1 ridge beyond Mr Whibley's house, off the road line the Borough needs to make. . . . Messrs Spelman & Speirs have obtained an excellent flow for the Messrs Strang in their paddock at Motoa, behind the house lately occupied by Mr 131118. It is said to rival in force and height the best well on the Motoa estate. Mr Liddell is erecting a stable, washhouse and store-room for the Bank of Australasia, in place of one destroyed a month or two ago by fire. He appears to be making an excellent job of it. We are very glad to learn that Mr Roderick Macdonald is making rapid progress towards recovery at the Pamerston Hospital and there is every hope of his complete restoration to health and the use of his jaws. He can dqw speak fairly. well. To morrow Messrs Abraham- & Willams hold a stock sale at Shannon. Treading upon the tail of hiß coat. . In a Palmerston paper a resident of Bunnythorpe addresses the following advertisement to another resident :— SirJ — Will you kindly proceed with the libel action which your solicitor threatened me with fourteen mouths ago or withdraw the insinuations contained in your solicitor's letter. A great many colonists will remember the Downs roadstead, off Deal, Kent. Peradventure their vessels were lying there, in shelter from storm, or awaiting a favorable slant of wind. Along that Kentish coast stood the " castles " of Walmer, Deal and Sandown, built years ago by Henry VIII for the defence of the coast. They consisted of a central circular keep and four bastions, with numerous modern additions. The War Office authorities have now decided to demolish the ruins of Sandown castle. Mr David Elder, general manager of the New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Company in Australia, writes to the press, reminding his friends that the Court at present sitting in' London is not yet in possession of all the facts of the oase. Ho asks them to suspend judgment in matters where his name i= mentioned until the examination is concluded. He says that if necessary he can make such explanations as will show the real facts, and can justify every one of his actions that has been called in question by the Court. It has been decided to appoint Mr G. B. Davey, Registrar General of Lands, to the position of Chief Judge of the Native Land Court, recently vacated by the resignation of Mv • . G. Selh Smith. In all probability, however, the office of Chief Judge will ba abolifhed ere long by the Government. Mr Dnv.-y will probably open the Court, at •W..iroa (East Coast) on the 25th inst During the trial of a number of Anarchists at the Bow-street Pqhce Court, the police raufrdthe "4i%cHist spifectrfjtors, and S'.'ized T maßy'rißwspa*pe?s. *" ; * ~ A rich patch of gold has been struck at Daylesford, Victoria, which 200oz of pre ■ cious metal was taken from, a piece of gronnd less than two feet square. Most of the gold was in lumps clustered together like a bunch of grapes. One piece weighed 80 -"/.. The Hawera Star saya : — Wild pigeons seem to be very plentiful this season. Most all of the sportsmen who have ventured to try their luck have managed to procure good " bags." A party of threo went out yesterday and secured 30 between them. Regulations under the Infants' Life Protection Act, 1893, are gazetted. The Gazeltee notifies that August Ist wiil be | observed as a public holiday in the Government offices throughout " ew Zealand for the celebration of Arbor Day. The case of Hoani Meihana te Bangiotu and others, of Aorangi (natives), and W. Makuri Mataitawa, of Oroua Bridge, was mentioned*. dH'Thufsday , iu.'the^Supreme Court at ; The addon j£ one of ejectment the plaiutiffs applying for recovery of possession of Aorangi No. 3 G, Block 4, Mount Eobinson Survey District, and £100 profits for use of same. After argument, it was decided to adjourn the hearing till the next sitting of the Court in September. '. Mr C. H. Mills* M.H.8,, has received the following letter, from the Premier with reference to the application for the release of the convict Chemis, who is serving a life sentence for murder : — " I have brought the matter under the notice of ray colleagues. It is useless to go into many details and intricate questions raised in your communication. The fact remains that Chemis was adjudicated guilty, but the clemency, of the Crown was .. extended in giving him imprisonment for life in lieu of capital punishment. No circumstances have arisen since the trial which would warrant the Government to recommend His Excellency to remit the sentence, and the.' ftn^qdauto^jpf 9«. ijrftlftdte appeal was not retrospective. Undeletes^ loirramsta^eft '<SoveKnane.t!jt can do nothing in tire matter." * --'-*■' " Milo," the strong man exhibiting in London shows the following exhibition of strength. On to the stage "ride two of the Life Guardsmen, so well known to all Londoners, and take up a position on a smalliplatiprm, •; Milo' Stands- ;dn another platform above them,' arid putting over his shoulder a strap attached to chams, which are fastened to the lower platform, he lifts the whole affair, horses and men, about a foot from the stage; Messrs Erard in February received from Paris the pianoforte made by their firm 84 years ago for Bonaparte. It is a grand piano with silver keys, and has five pedals, two of which act upon a drum and cymbal on the left side of the keyboard. The piano has been well preserved, and is an interesting object. Ssnor Manuel Garcia was 90 years old on March. l - ,He has. survived his relatives, Malibwin > and Via'rdol!, and his pupils,. Jenny-Lind and Catherine Hayes. Energetic and lively in his old age, he continues to teach his classes at the Eoyal Academy of Music and elsewhere,. < and teaches admirably. . . , A bamboo organ has been built for the Jesuits' church at Shanghai, and is said to surpass organs made of metal. As bamboo can be obtained of all dimensions, from the thickness of a pen to pieoes of 12 inches diameter, ,- this natural material costs little more than simple labour, and so it is said, the notes are " beautifully soft, and pleasant to the ear ; indeed, angelic."

■ At the last meeting of the Palmerston Hospital Board on the motion of Mr Park votes of thanks were passed to Messrs Thynne, and Carr, to the Foxton Amateur Pinafore Company, and to all others who had contributed to the funds, or to the larder, during the past month. Mr Woodham has resigned from the Pohangina,school. In the United Stales satisfactory gaspipes are now made of nianilla paper coated with asphalt. . The roar of Niagara has been phonographed, and may be heard in any part of America for a small fee. At Murat near Aurillac, France, it is customary for the butchers to carry round on the Sunday before Lent a figure of the | Madonna, gaudily dressed and with two large pockets in the dress, in which the faithful deposit liberal offerings. The figure is then taken to the church and the next day the clergy count the money. The great realising sale lasting for 20 days 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 Aro House, Wellington. During the Great Sale Ladies' aprons will be sold at 4id. 4 buttons Kid gloves all new fresh goods at l/ll per pair. White and cream laces at 9d 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 theGreat ßealising 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 country will be carefully 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 Marche an early visit.