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Manawatu Herald, 9 January 1896, Page 2

Prices rued very much in favour of huyer- at th" stock pale at Carnarvon on Tuesd iy. Fat ewes fetching under 7s ; a lot of 2-tooth ewes brought 7s 2d ; some scrubby lamb* realised only Is 6d a h ad ; b-tter ambs, however, brought on'y 4s 6d.

Dnught horses went well on Tuesday, fetching £18 to £21.

Oiit of all # the public bodies newspapers s nd free co'pie- to, the Mirton Borough Council is the only one who acknowledsj b the coiiplii'ent. At the end of the past vßir wp again received a le ter fr >m the Town Cl rk tendering the Council* " beat thanks for the kind consideration." Ail" we eaa ; av 13. the Counci 1 is very we'come, anl we reiterate th- compliments of the season.

We are Borry to see from the published balance sheet of tha OddMlowa' Sports at Shannon, thnt the meeting resulted in a loss of over £5.

Ther» was a lav<?e attendance at Messrs Abrahan and Wi liantis' c'earingout siloat the Carnarvon Estate. A good iunoheon was provided.

A man, whose name ws have be<m unab'e to ascertain, says th < Standard, was seen crossing the Manawitu River near Jackeytown d -ring the end of December, and a few day-* afterward* his swag wns found on the bank of th^ viv.-r. The residents, fearing th • man has been drowned, rep >r fid the matter to tha po ice, and alhough the latter have searched th loca ity 10 trace r>f tb ■■ missing iudividua has been di coverod.

Tha Shannou stock sale is to-morrow.

He wile ' c missel. Mr E. M. Smi'h is 1 aving the colony for London by 'h-'N-w Zea'and Ship ins; Company's steamer, Ruahine, which is expected to load at Waitava on the 17th instant.

j The heat at Nymagse, New South Wa'es, I registered 125, and at Cobar 120 in tlie f-shad^on Monday.

\\y Nankins ai a meeting o" o'er? hs;ti-:r3 va lh? Loncrbwvn Fro-iniug L'oni- . any said here Wiw no cuane? wiutever of the shareholders receiving any return from their investments m the company, After all tin oapi'al had been called up, there wou'd be something like 8s in the £ for creditors, and shareholders would receive nothing.

The National Mortgage and Agency Company only valu d the security they held over the Longburn Freezing Company a> £11,100. though the debt really was £15,329 odd.

A severe t hunderstorm was experienced here on Tuesday evening, accompanied by a heavy but short rainfall.

One of the fiercast nor'-west gales experienced in Palmerston for somo years raged furiously on Monday night says the Standard. It is impossible at the time of writing to estimate the amount of damage done to orchards and fences, but it is sure to be considerable.

Next Wednesday Mr J. It. MoMillan will sell by auction at his Foxton sale room a ot of new furniture.

The Shannon people have decided to have a Racing Club. At a meeting held there last night it was unanimously decided to form a club, and the ground for a racing track is to be on the property of Mr G. N. Wood.

Mass will be held next Sunday at Shan non at 8 a.m. and at Foxton at 11 a.m.

At Mr McMillan's sale to-day the followin" prvilpges in connecfion with the Foxton Rndn^ Club's meeting on the 22nd instant were sold: — Outside gates, J. Hi lary, £49 ; Lawn and saddling paddock, Younger, £50; Inside Publican'B Booth, Gat sche, £2?. ; Outside, do., Gattsche, £17 10--; Kefrpshment Booth, Joe lVs, £12 10s ; Correct Cards, A. Stansell, £18 ; Horse enclosure, J. Coley, £1 15s.