Manawatu Herald. SATURDAY, SEPT. 1, 1894.

Manawatu Herald, 1 September 1894, Page 2

Manawatu Herald. SATURDAY, SEPT. 1, 1894.

An inquiry. was held last night,. by the committee appointed by the Borough Council, into the charges laid by Mr Perreau against the custodian of the library. Mv Perreau reiterated his charges, but omitted to call any supporting evidence, and on Mr Blake being asked to state his reply, Mr Perreau left. The committee had no other course open to it but to report that no case had been made out. There is trouble at Paiaka. The new stripper is not answering expectations, and at present has not been got to do any proper stripping. It appears a great question whether any stripper will secure the bonus offered. There is' ho doubt, as we pointed out at the time, that the sum was not large enough. It would pay the colony handsomely to offer £10,000 for a good machine. We would like an effort to be made to get the Government to make such an offer, prior to Parliament closing, if the machines offered should not be satisfactory. The well-wishers of the Manawatu Rowing Club will be glad to notice that Mr Cowles has consented to act as Secretary once more. He made the club boom j previously, we hope he will again. The members of the Church of England at Levin raised over £13 towards the organ I fund by their efforts. Very good indeed.

By some curious .inynS irt life; the Eev. itarnes ihme&ii wis" asked for a copy of the certificate of the first marriage he con^ I ducted, which of course he was able to give, bnt it takes the mind away back, it having been solemnised vi the year 1847 in New Zealand. The Borough. Council meets for business' on Monday evening; In another column the Returning Officer notifies the date for the election of three Councillors in tlie pln^e of the three who vetii'e by rotation. We hope some interest will b n taken in this election. When the Designation of Districts BiU becomes law what will be the fate of Palmerston North ? There are two Paimeiotons, North and South, and the Bill is designed to alter all this. Our neighbour had better look up a good sounding name in keeping with its progress. On Thursday afternoon the Manager of the N.Z. Dairy Union visited Foxton, and in com*o*»ny with the contractor Mr Jonson, pegged ont the site for the creamery in the' Messrs Symons' paddock on the Motoa road. During the last twelve months £234,000 worth of gold was taken from the Bailey's Reward Mine at Coolgtti'die. The Wanganui Jierald says:— The s.s. Moutoa has changed hands, Mr John Anderson, contractor, of Foxton, being the purchaser. The little steamer will be an acquisition to Foxton, as she is lioensed to cany 40 passengers, so that residents can lake advantage of the Tuesday half-holiday and take a trip to the Heads or up the river. The Post states : — We learn on good authority that, the names of the following gentlemen will be submitted to the meeting of shareholders in the Bank of New Zealand as candidates for seats on the Board of Directors :— Messrs W. Booth, T. G. Maoarthy, Martin Kennedy, Hon. W. W Johnston, and possibly Mr John Murray. Hf-re are a few items, clipped from an exchange, regarding- the frozen meat industry : — Eighty-eight vessels altogether have been fitted up with refrigerating ap pliances, and these have a maximum carrying capacity of 6,700,000 carcases. There are twenty two meat-freezing works in New Zealand, of which thirteen are in tho North Island and nine in the South. These works can freeze from 12 000 to 13,---000 sheep per day, or an aggregate of 4,000,000 a year. The cost of a complete set of works capable of dealing with 1000 sheep a day is estimated at fiom £17,000 to £20,000. " The wife before marriage is Pompeii before the eruption; and tho wife after marriage is Pompeii after the eruption." — Marie Bashkirtseff. "Perhaps the most unique and valuable testimonial ever given, is that which the Empress of Germany has just sent to the Proprietors of Mcllin's i-'ood, in which she declares that their food has been used with the best results by the young princes, sons of their Imperial Majesties the Emperor and Empress. As the eldest of their seven sons was a full-blown officer at ten, Mellin's Food will doubtless soon be used iv every German household. We hear by the way, that Miss Maud Holmes, Major Knox Holmes's granddaughter, the champion five-year old cyclist of the world, was brought up entirely on Mellin's Food, to the efficacy of which her grandfather ascribes much of her phenomenal strength.'*' When tha stone from the new find at Esperance Bay, Western Australia was broken from the reef, gold slugs of tlie size of wheat grains dropped from the cleavages. There is some excitement in Cyprus, both in commercial and political circles, in consequence of the reduction of the garrison to 50 men. Mr Donald Grant, who returned from Wellington yesterday, informs us (Manawatu Timet) that he has retained the services of Mr W. B. Edwards, of Wellington, solicitor, and instructed him to issue a writ on the Mana warn Boad Board claiming substantial damages in respect of the aileged overflow of water from the Board's drains on to his property in the Kairanga. The case will be heard at the Wanganui Supreme Court sitting in October. Joe Tos had yesterday for sale the first rhubarb of the season. In another column he calls attention to the prices of onions, potatoes, &c. Certainly the most effective medicine in the world is Sanders and Son's Eucalypti Extract. Test its eminently poweiful effect in Coughs, Colds, Influenza ; the relief instantaneous. In serious cases and acoidents of all kinds, be they wounds, burns, scaldings, bruises, sprains, it is the safest remedy— -no swellings — no inflammation. Like surprising effects produced in Croup, Diphtheria, Bronchitis, Inflammation of the Lungs, Swellings, <fee, Diarrhoea, Dysentery, Disease of the Kidneys and Urinary Organs. In use at all hospitals and medioal 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 ali others. — [adyt.] .-'., With- 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. IT AFFORDS you pleasure to give your riends" when calling nice oakes and to answer enquiries, and inform them that you used the Sun Baking Powder wbich you would not be without on account of its quality and cheapness — aud obtainable everywhere. With a view of making this sale the event of the year, two speoial buyers were despatched from Te Aro House, one to attend the great sale of Edwards, Bennett & Cos. 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 pold at the Wholesale Drapery Warehouse, Te Aro House, Wellington. Sixty- eight oases 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 j admitted that no such ohoice is obtainable in the district. Buyers are invited to make their selections early while first choice of this magnificent range of new goods is still obtainable at The Bon Marche. Ross and Sandford. — Advt. " 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 gigantio benei fit. During his vißit to Sydney recently, ! Mr James Smith purchased at absurdly low prices a large stock which is now being sold at the Wholesale Drapery Warehouse, Te Aro House, Wellington.