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Manawatu Herald, 28 August 1894, Page 2

Yesterday the Man aw \TV Herald entered upon its seventeenth year of publication. A tea and social will bs hold at the Foxton Public Hall on Tuesday, in counection with AH Saints' Church. The shelter slnda for horses at the racecourse have lately been completed by Mr John Collins. They should be appreciated by owners at the next meeting. The crater-lake on the top of Mount Buapehu is now quite cold, though it showed signs of ebulition and considerable voloanic activity about the time of the Tarawera eruption in June, 1886. The N.Z. Times predicts that the Liquor Bill will not be passed this session. Very probably. It goes on to say however " everybody knows what the proposals of the Government are, and there is no possibility of any further disturbance of confidence from fear of change." This is distinctly arguable, if it was worth the while. The comments already made upon the Bill have shown that there is much fear of a disturbance. of the present law to the distinct advantage to the Trade. A dish much affected in Monte Video is said to. be the queso y duke (cheese and quince jelly).. Hawkers are to be distinguished by a badge if the new Bill is passed. Why ?Mr Earnshaw wanted to know. Echo answers why ? The member asserts " The only difference between a hawker and a commercial traveller is that whereas one wears a muffler round his neck, the other has a stand-up collar and half a ton of side." What are hawkers and pedlars ? Mr Bell found it a difficult matter to explain, and did not explain it satisfactorily, in at least to show the difference supposed to exist between hawkers and commercial travellers. An action is being brought by the executors of the late Mr " Abington " Baird for the recovery of £9,000 or thereabouts, the retaining fees, paid by Mr Baird to J. Watts, the jockey. On Saturday morning as Mrs King Avife of one of the employees at Messrs Prouse's mill at Levin was carrying a child she slipped; and- in making sure of saving the child was careless of her own safety and fel\ and hurt her elbow, so much so that the services of Dr. Dernier had to be secured. Tl,ie , patient is now progressing well, we are glad to say. The N.Z. Dairy Union have accepted the tender of_,M\'^adrew Jonson for the erection of the creamery at Foxtou. . Mr Wilson is to ask the Minister of Justice, If he will advise the Governor to give the Stipendiary Magistrate jurisdiction (in bankruptcies in which the liabilities do not exceed £300) under section 8 of " The Bankruptcy Act, 1892," in the Horowhenua County.?,- „ The Pohangjoa .County Bill has passed I the Legislative. Connoil, and 000103 into 1 operation on the Ist of October.

In kennel notes in the Mail the writer says: -I saw Mr J. G. Wilson, M.H.R., with a nice little fox terrier the other flay. It is ail ofl'shoot from the Harewood Kennels, being by Harewood Tyrant, out of Harewood Firelight, the winner of the Cup for the best New Zealand bred t&rriet at the last Wellington Show, t understand the puppy will be exhibited at the next Wellington Show. A test of the Mokihinui coal is to be made on board H.M.S. Wallaroo, under instructions from headquarters. A quantity of the fuel will be shipppd for the purpose at Lyttelton about the 10th prox. The first lamb of the season was killed by Mr Easton last week, and it weighed 301bs. The annual general meeting of the Mttnawatu Rowing Club will be held at Whyte's Hotel to-morrow night. Mr H. W. Brabant, S.M., will be engaged for upwards of a month in Native business up the Wanganui river. His place will be taken by Major Tuke, of Opuneke. In the course of an exceedingly interesting paper read in Napier by the Rev. W. Colenso contrasting the present with the past, he mentions that in the forties it was thought to be lucky if an answer to a letter could be received from Home under twelve months; As an instance of tile time taken for a letter td reach here from England, he handed round a Couple of envelopes he had received, and the post marks showed that one had been posted at Farnham, England on December 27th, 1850, reaching Wellington on June 24th, 1851, and Napier September sth. The other, posted at Farnham on October 16th, 1852, reached Auckland on April 18th, 1853, and Wellington on May 6th. The Duke of Devonshire, better known to fame as Lord Hartington, has disposed of all his racehorses, and his colours will not be seen, at all events for some years, on the turf. A most interesting return has been prepared showing the proportion of police to the population and the cost per inhabitant in each of the Australasian colonies. In Now Zealand the proportion is 1 to every 1472 inhabitants, in Victoria 1 to 791, in New South Wales 1 to 687, in South Australia 1 to 898. in Queensland 1 to 575. The cost of the police per inhabitant is shown to be as follows : — New Zealand 2s 7£d, Victoria 4s ssd, New South Wales, 5s 2Ad, South Australia 4s 10-ld, Queensland 7s. " Certainly the most effective medicine in the world is Sanders and Son's Eucalypti Extract. Test its eminently powerful effect in Coughs, Colds, Influenza ; the relief instantaneous. In serious cases and accidents of all kinds, be they wounds, burns, scalding?, bruises, sprains, it is the safest remedy — no swellings — no inflammation. Like surprising effects produced in Croup, Diphtheria, Bronchitis, Inflammation of the Lungs, Swellings, Ac, Diarrluoa, Dysentery, Disease of the Kidneys and Urinary Organs. In use at all hospitals and medical clinics ; patronised by His Majesty the King of Italy ; crowned with medal and diploma at International Exhibition, Amsterdam. Trust in this approved article and eject all others. — [advt.J Wiih all these advantages in purchasing, it would be strange indeed if the sale was not one to be remembered. Any attempt to enumerate even a tithe of the cheap lines now at the disposal of customers, would be worse than useless in the space at our command, but a price list which has been printed will be sent, post free, to the address of any person applying to the Wholesale Drapery Warehouse, Te Aro House, Wellington. With a view of making this sale the event of the year, two special buyers were despatched from Te Aro House, one to attend the great sale of Edwards, Bennett & Co's. wholesale stock, and the other to pick out bargains from the manufactures of the well-known Kaiapoi Woollen Co. Both these gentlemen have returned after | a most successful trip, and the total result of their efforts is to be seen in the astonishing bargains now being sold at the Wholesale Drapery Warehouse, Te Aro House, Wellington. Sixty -eight cases and packages of new and seasonable good for all departments have now been opened out for present season at the Bon Marche, and it is freely admitted that no such choice is obtainable in the district. Buyers are invited to make their selections early while first ohcice of this magnificent range of new goods is still obtainable at The Bon Marche. Ross and Sandford.— Advt. 11 It's an ill wind that blows nobody good " is a very old saying but none the less true. Whilst the great depression existing at Sydney at the present time, has caused a deplorable amount of misery, yet the people of Wellington and the surrounding districts will reap a gigantic benefit. During his visit to Sydney recently, Mr James Smith purchased at absurdly low prices a large stock which is now being sold at tho Wholesale Drapery Warehouse, Te Aro House, Wellington.