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Manawatu Herald, 20 December 1894, Page 2

Dr. Campbpll \Vilkin3on has taken the house next Mr Tattle's in the Avenue, where he will have a surgery and consultingroom, and where he can be found of a night. This will be more convenient for his patients than having to rouse up the landlord of a hotel. The alteration in time for the train to leave Pahncrston for Foxton on the 28:h inslant is notified to-day. To-day the suppliers to the Creamery receive their t'rst cinques for the November's milk. We are informed the amount is close on to £170. Typhoid takes almost a victim daily at Cooigardio. The bodies are put into old box' s and buried wiihont record. The stench in the cemetery is dreadful owing to thb bodies being only 2ft deep under the sand. Mr Fandford, the recently-appointed Stipendiary Magistrate for the Manawatu disI trict, has arrived in Palmerston. Mea9rs Hobner Bros., says the Standard, have finished the contract for the erection of the school ai Oroua Bridge, and the building, which is the same size as the one recently destroyed by fire, is now being painted by Mr Francis. The present teacher has resigned to take up an appointment in the South Island. A teacher's residence is urgently required in connection with this sohool. The creditors in the estate of A, F. Laurenson, builder, of Palmerston, have oarried a resolution directing the D.O.A. to take the necessary steps to have the bankrupt oriminally prosecuted. The Otaki Maori Eacing Club have made capital arrangements for their meeting on New Year's Day. Mr Ames, of Wellington, has been engaged to work the totalisator, and the Otaki Maori Band will also be present. On Sunday morning a storeroom in the rear of Mr F. White's residence at Shannon was destroyed by fire with its contents. Mr White had only recently moved up from Wellington, and a quantity of valuable pictures, mirrors, bvic-a brae, furniture, and wearing apparel was stored in this room preparatory to unpacking. — Post Christmas has been provided for at Messrs Loveday Bros, where the population generally can get a fit-out suitable for the season. Mr Gilbert informs U3 that he has already sold some Irish Peach apples picked from the trees at Wanganui. Very early. Christmas may, if persona are not careful, be the forerunner of a spirited chemists business. If so, we in Foxton are well provided. Mr E. CX Cox, the Valuer for the Manawatu County Counoil has been spending the last few days in this district, interviewing the settlers. Unpleasant rumours are in circulation concerning the extreme change shown in the views of two members of the Otaki Licensing Committee. People will never admit that calm reflection will often show us the error of our way?. Christmas dolls, sweets, books and everything else is to be obtained at Joe Tos\ Advertisers will kindly remember that we do not publish next Tuesday. Our subscribers will know it as they will not receive a copy. The poor bankers get a rest for which I all will be pleased. They close on Monday 1 till Thursday. As our bankers are not near bad we \vi3h them a Merry Christmas | and a pleasant holiday. 1 Christmas cards, games, presents and fruit can be obtained at Messn Tbos. I Westwood, & Co.

Christmas necessities and loxvuiu M 6 all to hand at Mr W. B. Khodes' stars. When holiday! are provided for other people the noble army of police generally get extra work. Query; when do their holidays set in ? The scholars of the Foxton school meet a cricket team from the Carnarvon school to-morrow, on the Foxton school ground, i when. a. noble effort will be made to imitate the Australian team in the matter of runs. Christmas goods of all descriptions can be had of Philip Hennessy, & Co. Next Saturday a team from the Oroua Polo Club meet a team from the Rangitikei Club, at the Oroua Downs. The Oroua team will be composed of Messrs A. Strang, 0. Robinson, J. McLennan and B. Gower. This team put the Manawatu Polo Club down at Hokowhitu about a week ago. The iroclad is not a notion of to-day. Whether one was actually built before is not so certain. In the Icelandic Sagas of Thorstein, composed five hundred years, and relating to events which happened a thousand years ago, is mentioned made thaf'Halfdan had a great dragon (war* ship) called ' Iron-Ram ' and all of this ship which stood out water was ironclad ; rose high out of the sea, and was a very costly treasure." At a re-union of former residents of Canterbury at Wellington on Monday night Mr Maskell asserted that Cantei bury was the finest province of the finest Colony of the finest Empire in the whole universe. The Upolu, from Samoa, brings news of the death of Robert lionis Stevenson, the celebrated novelist. Mr Stevenson was hard at work till 4 o'clock In the afternoon of the 3rd instant. Two hours later he oomplajned to his wife of strange pains in his neok, and almost immediately became unconsoious. The members of lIJ3 family were called in, and medioal assistance obtained. When the doctor arrived he saw no hope, and Mr Stevenson expired at a.l Op.m. Th« cfttjsp of death was apo- 1 plexy. P. Butler, the well-known vAeing mam was admitted to tht Ghristchurch Hospital at an early hour on Tuesday morning suffering from a wound in the throat, sup* posed to be self-inflicted. Apple 3 are reported to be plentiful in the I'ohaugina district. The photographs Mr Eure took of the garden party have been developed and have proved very satisfactory. They will make fi pleasing souvenir of a nice after--1500!?. 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, 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, Ac, 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.— A DVT.] Messrs Ross and Sandford; of the Box Marche, Palmerston, are now showing their new spring and summer good* in all departments, ex s.e. 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^ dress goods, mantles, blouses and millinery, Ac, Ac. Ross and Sandford— Anvr. An event of very special interest in Wellington is the Christmas Gift Fair which is now being held at Te Aro House. The proprietor, Mr James Smith, has just made a visit to England and the Continent of Europe, during which he has succeeded in purchasing, at very low prises, a large quantity of fashionable drapery and fancy goods. * These are being sold during the fair at very small profit, so* that the prices are not more, in most cssps, than usual English cost. This ia proving a great attraction, and the warehouse is daily crowded with buyers. In addition to these special advautoges, in the way of immense choice, at exceptionally low prices, each customer at the Fair is presented with a 'Xuias gift in value from one shilling to five pounds, according to the amount of the purchases.These gifts include a thousand and one articles of beauty and utility appropriate to the Beason, and a cordial invitation is extended to everyone to come and make selection at Te Aro House, Wellington.