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Manawatu Herald, 8 November 1894, Page 2

j Church meeting to-night. Lei there be a good attendance a= the question is of ,i*veat moment. We beg to acknowledge receipt of a ticket for the Shannon Sports. We trust they will pass oiT successfully. Green peas wove served at dinner on Tuesday at White's hotel. Mr Stansell besides being a jjenial host, is a good " whip': ami. a Jirst class amateur gardener and he delights to get first with n choice vegetable. So do his boarders. The quantity of milk now being delivered daily at the Foxton creamery is over 430 gallons An election is pending, that is as clear as the sun at noon-day. Burgesses have only to a?k to receive. A rush almost occurred at last meeting to metal the Moutoa road and improve the cross road. The Mayor got in a good first with his Public Works report. He knows something about the road an old dog should travel. Mr Thomas Wilson notifies that a meeting of those interested in the formation of a river board, wiil be hold at the Motoa Estate granary on Monday nest. j A meeting of the shareholders in the Foxton Co-operative Butchering Co. hi Liquidation is conveened for Tuesday next. i A little frietioc, not worth reporting in full, occurred at the last meeting of the Borough Council, Cr Austin finding fault with the Mayor that the members of the Public Works Committee had not sufficiently frequently been consulted. The Mayor stated they had been when any work of consequence needed their being so consulted. The report of the Committee laid upon the table that night he admitted was his own composition, as Cr Hamer was away, and owing to re-election Cr Austin was not a member of the committee. On Tuesday Messrs T. Kennedy Macdonald & Co. will sell by auction at Levin the new township of Wereroa. The land to be offered lies between the Main road and the lake, is level and healthy. To those who seek township land we know of no better site, and we shall expect to hear of a successful sale. Plans are at this office and can be obtained by those desiring them. The sale is fixed for 2 o'clook at the Public Hall, Levin. " The art of* conquest is lost without the art of eating " some great man has declared, who it was w<* are not sure and very little cave. We only use the quotation to point a moral and adorn a tale. Mr W. H. Quick of Wellington in reported in a Wellington paper to have laid in for Sunday's dinner a leg of lamb and a duck, but a hungry thief was abroad and stole these good things. What Mr Q lick had for dinner in placq thereof has not been duly published. The Argentine Supreme Court having confirmed the order for the extradition of Jabez Balfour, detectives have been despatched to Salta to take him in charge. The Courtß in Gtr»at Britain, Denmark and Germany go into mourning for a month. At a publio meeting at Wellington the two following resolutions were passed unanimously : —" That a committee, con sisting of the members of the City Council, the members of the Harbour Board, the members rppresen'ing the City of Wellington in the House of Represent atives, and Messrs Aitken. McL allan, Richardson, Miles, Maxw -11, Boss, Johnson and Evans, the Rev. H. Van Siaveren; Mesdames Mpstayer, Adams. Maxwell, Stock, Harris, Blair, R. T. Reid, Gibson, Rotheram, Pollock, Best, Hughe*, McL°llan, Demon, Hustwick, J. i. Mar'in, Rhodes, Bell. Gale, Brandon and Miss Henry, with power to add to iheir number, be appointed, to undertake the collection, management and distribution of the fund," and "That, iuasmuch as there is no specific information as to the amount required, it is hereby resolved that, if funds will permit, a part may be devoted by the committee to the reward of those who, by bravo and ■ meritorious behaviour, were instrumental in saving Ufa from the wreck of the

Does advertising pay?" We await Mr Oabome's reply. We want his open confe'isiou, w have hnil it privately and it i'.ii'v co:>11':i:l^ on' 'OH-cai!. Let U3 have it. Messrs Gorton and son hold their sale at Bulls on Tuesday. Eniricn are advertised. We have pleasure iv staling that the assistance of Mr F. E. Wright, a young geuileman well known in Wellington musical circle?, has been secured for the forthcoming School Concert. We have bi'en given to understand that Mr Wright's musical abilities ate of a high order, aud his efforts will be appreciated. The forthcoming Concert in aid of the School Committee funds promises to be a great success. The programme, which will appear at full length in our Saturday's issue, \* an excelleut one, and the various items have been not only well chosen, but also well rehearsed. Nothing has been left undone to ensure success, and the musical ability of the performers as well as (tn a minor degrei) the energy of the promoter* deserves it. The entertainment comes off on Tuesday, the 13lh, and we expect to see a bumper house. We hare been requested to notify the performers that a final rehearsal frorn^ the printed programme will take place in the Public Hall on Monday evening. Arrangements for the match, LeTin C.C v. Foxton C.C., have been completed, and, given reasonable weather, the lovers of the " manly gime " will have a good time. Play is to commence at 11 o'clock in Mr Easton's paddock, and the visitors will be entertained by the local team at a cricket lunch provided at Whylo's Hotel. The following players v.-ill represent Foxton :— Arbon, F. Bell, T. Betty, J. Calderwood, Campbell, J. Dndson, C. Harrison, .1. Howard, W. Ingram (Captain), F. Martin aud W. Nyc. Emergencies— W. Forster, A. Kiusc arid A. Cruikshank. His Excellency the Governor hns given £25 to the Relief Fund. An enterprising wool-grower, Mr D. D. McKcnzie, of Carnarvon, Foxton, has conceived the idea of sending to the President of the United States, in recognition of the removal of the duty from wool, a very appropriate present. He has had specially manufactured to his order a very fine rug aud a suit piece of clothing. These, with samples of the wool from which they were manufactured, will be sent to the President by the nest San Francisco mail, through the Consul for the United Stulea here. Mr W. Wilson, of Elslea, Waverley, has also sent to the United States Consul a very fine fleece weighing 201 b, the product of one of his stud Liucoln ewes. This also is to be forwarded to (.lie Presi dent.— Pod. To morrow, the Prince of Wales' Birthday, the Post Office will observe a close holiday. The Telegraph Office will be open from 9 to 10 a.m., and from 7 to 8 p.m. The Northern mails will closo at 8 am, and the Southern mails ut 8 p.m. lueoiui^r, j.i^> ;{.. win v>« frOY*.?*?! '.nto pv!vr*o bores The msgistei'id Ciianiry c?r.cirr*:n« t3:s I wreck of the Wairarapa commenced on Monday before Mr H. W. Northcroft, S.M., and Captains Clayton and Andrews, Assessors. Solicitors represent the Crown, the Union Company, the surviving officers, the friends of the victims, and the deceased captain. Yesterday the town was visited by Mr Ha/.eldean,' the Under-Secretftry of the Justice Department. Koxton has been again added to the Wellington police district, and lu.-pector Pender visited the station yesterday, Constable Gillespie has had an Abyssinian pump put down in the yard of the police station. It i.g down about 18 feet and has nearly two feet of water in the pipe. The stationmastfir at Olaki is credited with having drawn the third prize in Tattersall's sweep. This was advertised as t'9ooo but the lists may not have been wholly filled up. Certainly the most effective medicine in the world is Sanders and Sou's Eucalypti Extract. Test its eminently powerful j etlect in Coughs, Colds, Influenza : the re- j lief instantaneous. In serious cases and I accidents of all kinds, be they wounds, burns, scaldiugs, bruises, sprains, it is the safest remedy — no swellings— no inflammation. Like surprising effects produced in Croup, Diphtheria, Bronchitis, Inflammation of the Lungs, Swellings, &c, Diarrhoea, 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.] 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 t« the Wholesale Drapery Warehouse, Te Aro House, Wellington. Messrs Boss and Sandford, of the Bon Marche, Palraerston, are now showing their new spring and summer goods in all departments, ex b.s. Aorangi and lonic. The selection to choose from is without doubt one of the finest on this coast, .while the values are superior to most houses, and equal to the very best obtainable in the colony. They invite inspection of their present season's show of general drapery, drens goods, mantles, blouses and millinery, Ac, Ac. Boss and Sandford— Advt. 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'a, wholesale stock, and the other to pick out bargains from the manufactures of the well known Kaiapoi Woollen Co. Both the9e gentlemen have returned after a most successful trip, and the total result of their efforts is to be seen in the astonish* ing bargains now being cold at the Whole* sale Drapery Warehouse, Te Aro House, Wellington. " it'i au ill wind that blows nobody good " if 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 sur rounding 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 the Wholesale Drapery Warehouse, Pc Aro House, Wellington.