Manawatu Herald. THURSDAY, SEPT. 6, 1894.

Manawatu Herald, 6 September 1894, Page 2

Manawatu Herald. THURSDAY, SEPT. 6, 1894.

Mr J. A. Perreau's letter to . the Borough Council though a failure as an attack has been a success in waking Councillors up to the fact that they have been paying much too clear for their whistle, with regard to the Public Library. A meeting is to be held to-morrow night to revise the conditions attached to the duties of custodian. Eighteen pounds a year in cash, a free house, also free firewood and kerosene does seem considerably out of the way for the duties demanded. The entries for Messrs Gorton & Son's sale at Bulls are advertised to-day. Lucky Premier. The "telephone lassies" as they designated themselves, sent a very handsome bouquet to the House on Tuesday night, for the Premier. It was composed of jonquils and ferns. ■ On Tuesday night, just as the train was passing, the schoolhouae at the Oroua Bridge was noticed to be on fire, and was wholly destroyed. • The Committee of the Foxton Eacing Club held a meeting on Tuesday evening and approved of the programme submitted by the Secretary. The programme has been sent to the Metropolitan Club, and when passed will be advertised. We are glad to learn that Master Tommy Dunckley, of the local post office, has received a well-merited promotion, and on Monday proceeds to Waipawa, and will there perform the duties of a letter-carrier. During his employment in this town Master Dunckiey has been noted for his civility and attention, and he is bound to be recognised by these traits in his future district. Master Bay has been appointed in his plaoe, and inaie the declarations tbi» day.

Mr T. Eastern has made a start at the new residence on the Lady's Mile, for Mr C. Robinson. The Colonial Treasurer has assured the House i.hat nc :Vcision count he arrived. (U by the Wanks of New Zi^-l**^ an,*, colonial tor tima'gamatiou uniess it were approved. | by the House. We notice that the Minister of Lands Newspaper Libel Limitation Bill. is pretty low cbwn on Ihc Order Paper. Will it eveV gel lip ? 'the iiis't copy of the Palmerston paper to be k .own as the " Manawatu Weekly" is to hand. The first number bears the title which the Manawatu Hurald has borne for sixteen years, and in deference to the protest of its proprietor; the mimflgev df tbt? new piper Has jlgreed to withdraw the word n iJeral'ci." We ai'e Obliged by the prompt courtesy shown to our natural objection as' such a" similarity of titles would have caused much confusion; We pve now able to vish tiieJ new paper full success. The first number is very well printed, but is much in want of local news. There are sixteen pages, nine of which are devoted to reading matter. The cherry plums are how out in full flower in most of the gardens in the district. The peath frees in the more she)> fcered situations are breaking into blossom: Asparagus has been but ffotii tile gftrttdl HriLbi AH .signs that Spring has commenced. Dr. Bell, of the Wauganui Hospital staff, son of Mr Peter Bell, died on Sunday evening from a severe attack of influenza. He was a popular practitioner, and had secured a large private practice. Tennis is most popular with members of the Club. You will see, men at any rate, playing though it may be raining briskly, yet still the game is too good to lose. Nothing yet lias been done in arranging for a series of matches with neighbouring dubs. Nearly a thousand bootmakers struck on Monday in Melbourne in consequence of fifty firms refusing to recognise Hie .statement of rates; Tlie factories ure pickewrli iim.jrtrity 0f the strikers are nont'iilouists. A number of unionists engaged in the shops which do pay the statement rates have been granted a holiday to assist in organising the strike, their employers fully sympathising with the men working in the non-statement shops. The two women named Allen and Colo were convicted in the Wanganni District Court of keeping a disorderly house m l'almerston North. The former was fined £20 and the latter t'lo. They were also ordered to pay the costs of the prosecution, and enter into bonds for good behaviour for 12 months. The "big egg" m'asJp, says an exchange, has commenced* A hen in the possession of Mrs Bylund, of Penrose, has determined to break the record. She has laid an egg , which weighs 4ozsi, and measures 7gini long: o,nd rf|in. in cii'citmfH'erice. The secretary to the General Post Office ndvi-rtises that tenders will be received, in addition to those already advertised, for a • service between Foxton and Shannon, via , Moutoa daily. This is undoubtedly the | best r-eiviee for Foxton, and we trust that a ! tender will l* j accepted, as? now ihe river is I f-mbanked the Moutoa Road is always prac- ! tienblo, tho chief difficulty being the mile and a half the Shannon side of the river. . Still ir, e»uld be managed, with carp. I An English Magistrate, at Chester, has ; established a valuable precedent by binding over an elderly spinister in the sum of £10 j not to sing in church any more. According : to the evidence the lady had a high, gritty voice, and never by any chance struck the right tune, and moreover, she was generally two or three notes in arrear. When she sang the choir had to stop and laugh, and then the spinster boomed away by herself and utterly demolished the organist. The most, vigorous remonstrances would'nt induce her to leave oft' singing, so she was brought before the Police Court with the above-mentioned result. A prevailing mode of the moment is to have sleeves of a different colour, and in many cases of quite a different material to the rest of the gown. Unless care is taken in the choice of colour and material the effect is anything but happy ; on the other hand, very good results may be obtained by I a judicious selection. Black silk sleeves are pretty safe to put with almost any colour or material, and will help to renovate and i brighten up a shabby bodice wonderfully, but to combine two woolllens is not so easy. It may be carried out successfully by bringing a smooth surfaced fabric in contact with a rough surface. For instance, a very dark slale grey crepon would look well with full gigot sleeves of pale grey alpaca. A boy named Andrew chopped his foot in the bush on Tuesday at Ohau. His mates wired to Dr. Dernier at Levin, and got him to visit Ohau. After the doctor had stitched the foot up the lad was brought to his grand-parents residing in Foxton, by train and coach on Wednesday.