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Manawatu Herald, 18 October 1894, Page 2

We have not had an opportunity for a long linio of approving of any of Mr Austin's public actions, and we are conse- - quenily more pleased a! bavin?a cbance at last. In our last ibstie he alone of all the candidates for the office of Councillor publicly recorded his obligations to ihe vot(-r.«. It m<xy bo thought thnt personal interests causes us to take this view, but it must be evident to the thoughtful that a candidate having sought for support, if only by the action of offering himself as one, should in courtesy thank those who recorded their votes iv his favour. Mr Austin has done ! Ihe right thiiiß at the right time. The Auckland has an itcnoilnt of the opening performance of Fitz^ra'd Bros.' Circus. It appenrs a capi'al show • provided you get in safe, about which thu chances seem against your doing so, un--1 rs the reporter has erred, as he slates i; the first animnl thar strikes the spectator on entrance is a mngniiic?nt lioyal Benj gal tigpr." After a blow of this nature the I'i'St of the proceeding aiv likely to interest him no more. On Tuesday the Order Paper of the 3 Honse conifiiiiPtl 53 questions, one of which I" fully explains how ihe number has accuj mulated, as Mr W. Hutchison is to ask the Premiei, If hn is not, aware that it is con trary to established Parliamentary practice to decline, day after day, to answer the questions on the Order Paper, and that • such dcclinatnre is not only d-priving the public of an amount of information to which I.hey are entitled, but, by preventing members moving the adjournment, of the House, is interfering wiih the freedom of ' discussion and ihe ventilation of grievances ? Mr Wilson is to ask the Government, if t he is given an opportunity, If the Liensing Bill is not passed, v.ill they briuj* in a short. Bill of one clause prohibiting the transfer of a license from one township to another? and he is to asic the Minister for Public Work*, If he will make inquiries from ihe Bail way Commis.sion.'rs whe h°r i they have received the report of the Railway Committee on the peti i>n of W. Whiterod: if so, do th-y p<-opr>.4i> to carry out the recommendation of the Com nittee ? 1 The Rodondo's passengars have arrived at Adelaide. The Manawatu County Council desired to gH the gravel for the Moutoa ro->,d from Mr Nye's pit, but being a late Mayor and a patriotic burgess lih has intimated his willingivss to refuse the proposal if tlio Borough will only say that they will want it. There can be no climb", about th ■ Borough wanting it, and we hops they will lose no ti.ne iv let'ing Mr Nye know. Mr . Nye's aciion is open to ranch commendation. General feeling is in favour of the ! Borough Council making an effort to finNh th? formation and metalling of the Moiuoa , road. We aro glad to notice that the Traffic Manager hay arranged for excursion fares for the Palmerston Show. We have been too oft'/n neglecr-d, the Traffic Manager having been und>>r the idea that wv set 1 little store on swell econotni *s. The terrible depression that has settled over th^ > colony has howev-r ac laat convinc -d him ' that even we, in Foxton, are short of ready money. And it ia alas, too true. ' No sooner is one election over than speculation arises over the forthcoming one, that for Mayor. At present it is not clear whether the prtsse.nt Mayor in'ends to seek re-election. Presn ning that he does not men's thoughts point direct to Councillor Jenks, and a very good Mayor he would make. Strangf for a p'lbltc man , Cr. Jenka is very diffilent, and d) s not ' think so much of himself as others do of him, and thus doubts his fi ness for the , office. At present he crtainly appears to " be the choice of the Burg-sses, and wmld no doubt be p -rsuad^d to try ho hand, if any proper representation was made to . him. On Sunday evening aft<=r the usual sprvice th-. m«inb r3 ')f thu Primitive M-tho--1 dis' congregation h Id an op n air meeting < at VViiytfl'a H >'ci cirn»r, and many testifi^d as to having f >und he tra h. This is running thn Salvauon Army pretty close. Mr Hillary ha 3 mad« great, improvements ■ to his property in Coiey-street, besides planting a long macrocarpa hedge. • There is a story of an Oxford don, who, when he saw Bishop Wilberforce ride into the University town, wept tears of sorrow at the recollection that uo prewous bishop , had ever come iv except in a carriage and /osr, with two outriders. Bishops are now met daily on the tops of omnibuses, and iv ihird-class carnages, and are advertised to preside over the moat trifling functions. The wicty Archbishop Magee saw whither things were tending, and in giving his suffragan, the Bishop of Hull, a f-'W word* of warning as to his future, said :—" Tliey will send for you to open chuich-s, ceme terie3, schools, windo-vs, clocks, vestries, an I cloak-rooms, and b».for«long the clergy will want yon to come and open an umbrella !" It is annouuc d that an entire change is about to be made in tlv postage stamps of the United States. Many new stamps will be issued, representing amounts which , are at present not recognised. The present stock of old stamp issues will las. only an other month. I M. Goblet, the Radical leader, asserts that owing to the Fr nch President's policy of combatting the Democracy and Irving to engraft personal Cons -rvative rule upon ih • country, his fate will he similar to Marshal ■ Macmahon's. The R idicaU and Sjcialms I will uoite to oppose him.

A huge oak anchor or ancient type, having a benm about Oft. long, has been discovered in the llibble estuaryroff Lytham; The anchor is ill a good state of preservation; ijut is covered with barnacles and weeds. Possibly it is a relic of the Crusader oi" some other vessel thai was wrecked on the Horse Rank about a century ago: The mill-owners of the Huon District, Tasmania, have accepted an offer through the Ag -nt (ii-neval to supply 800 ton? of blocks ror street paving at Home at £ft 15s p-r thousan.l. The Victorian Minister of Agriculture is sending a trial shipment, of grepn peas and asparagus to London dnc firm has shipped 10,000 eggs to London. On Monday night Mr Wilson proposed a new clause for the Tramways Bill enabling the Carnarvon Tramway to be . sold to a syndicate Without the negotiations being interf ivd with should 'he Bill become law, says the Times. Mr Pirani supported the clause, witli the remark that the tramway had cost the local body a lot of money for years past, and that the ratepayers could not possibly object to its sale. The Premier promised that if it were shown that llu* negotiations were not in any way illeRillj Ihe clause could be included when the Bili is before the Council. The Horowhenua County Council are going to take the necessary steps to carry out the request of the ratepayers to obtain £500 for the purpose of metalling the County Iload, Heaiherlcn. Russian newspapers lire not permitted to mrtkc any reference to the drssrns worn by the Empiws on siale or public occasions. This" is only a recent prohibition. The largest and oldnst chain bridge in th^ world i* said to be at. King Tung, in China, wh^re it forms a perfect road from the top of one mountaiu to the top of another. Dr. Micthe, the well-known astronomer, has made in Potsdam a number of experiments with the view of applying magnesium light— of late frequently used in photography—to signals, on account of its remiu'kablo intensity and cheapuess. The light, produced by the explosion in the open air of a gramme of magnesium powder, was plainly visible in Berlin. Three grammes of powdered magnesium, ex-plod-d under a 10-.Vering sky, filled with snow, gave a light plainly perceptible at a distance of 77 kilometres. The Mayor invites the public to observe next Thursday as a public holiday. Messrs Bradcock and Westwood return thanks to their supporter?. Better late than never. " 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 Sydn -y at the present time, has caused a deplorable amount of misery, yet the people cf Wellington and the sur rounding districts will reap a gigantic benefit. During Ins visit to Sydney recently, vl r .Tames Smith purchased at absurdly low prices a large stock which is now being sold at the Wholesale Drapery Warehouse, Fe A'-o House, Wellington. Certainly the most effective medicine in tho world is Sanders and Soil'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 tho safest renvdy — no swellings — no inflammation. Like surprising effects produced in Croup, Diphtheria, Bronchitis, Inflammation of the Lungs, Swellings, Ac, Diarrluta. Dysentery, Disease of the Kid-n-ys and Urinary Organs. In use at all hospi'als and m-dical clinics ; patronised by His Majesty the King of Italy ; crowned with mndal arid diploma at International Exhibition, Amsterdam. Trust in this approved article and eject all others. — [.invr.] With a view of making this sale the event of the year, two special buyers were despaich-d from Te Am House, one to attend the great sale of Edwards, Bennett & < Vs. wholesale stock, and the other to pick out bargains fro n the manufactures of i ho well-known Kaiapoi Woollen Co. Bo ! h those 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. Mes«r3 Ro?3 and Sandford, of the Box M.uicjie, Palmerston, are now showing their ne*v spring and summer goods in all departments, ex s.s. Aoiangi <md lonic, The selection to choose from v without doubt one of the finest on this coast, while the values are superior to most houses, and equal to the very best ob ainable in the colony. They invite inspection of their present season's show of general drapery, dress goods, mantles, blouses and millinery, &c, (fee. Ross and Sandford— Advt. 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 th? disposal of customers, would be worse than useless in the space at our command, but a price list which has been prined will be sent, post free, to the addnßs of any p°rson applying to the Wholesale Drapery Warehouse, Te Aro House,