Manawatu Herald. SATURDAY, FEB. 22. 1896.

Manawatu Herald, 22 February 1896, Page 2

Manawatu Herald. SATURDAY, FEB. 22. 1896.

The horo Reality seems likely to oaan* some troabU to its owner yec as the D.O. Assignee has intimated in an emphatic • manner hit desire for an interview with I the owners, pact, pr*Bent, and to oome. Wa direct the attention of oar reactors to the fac that the dat« of Messrs Abraham and William-'' stook sale at Fox too has bees altered to the 4th Maroh, owing to ttae faliaerfloß rM«i, !

Messrs Gorton and Son hold their ahnnal abe«p fair at Feilding on Friday. I The PalmerMßft stock Bale is advertised for aext Thursday, and the Levin sale for Friday. Messrs Abraham * Williams an the auctioneers. Vast quantities of shelled *gg« are exported from Russia in hermefoally sealed tins, and are drawn off through a tap. Ont tin holds from 1,000 <o 1,600 eggs, the eg.smufttbfl carefully selected, or a bad ofto Would spoil all the others in the can. The Ag n s-Qsneral entertain Sir J F. Oarriok and Mir W. B. Peroetal at a farewell banquet. A constable who was once stationed her* has b en well " slated " by the S.M. :— I hn evidence had disclosed snoh a state of affairs in connection with the Post Office Hotel, at Ashnrst, as was a disgrace not only to the place bat to the colony and reflected very discreditably on the loCal constable who had neglected the principal part Of his work. Stephenson, of New Zealand, beat Barry in a sculling match on the Thames by three lengths. Africa has four paper milli. *Asia has 19 paper mills* A splendid find is reported from Mount Robinson (West Australia) 15 miles from Kalgoorliet the specimens weighing • hundredweight and estimated to yield a third of gold. The stone olosely resembles that from the Wealth of Nations* Combs are found in the earliest known graves. Mr J. Y. Burr gives notice of his intention to apply for a slaughtering license. On Thursday evening the Bey. Mr Watt delivered an interesting lecture in the Presbyterian Churoh on Tanna, illustrated by lime-light views. The Rev. James Duncan briefly introduced the leoturer. As Mr Watt has had some 27 years' experience as a missionary in the New Hebrides it goes without saying that he was well op in his subject. The audience, a fairly numerous ono, were well pleased with the efforts put forth for their information, and a satisfactory collection followed. The Rev. Mr Watt left by yesterday morning's train. The Bey. G. Aitkena will (D.V.) hold divine service at Foxton on Sunday morning, and at Shannon in the evening. Holy Communion at the morning service. •■ The French State Railroads are about to build several passenger oars in whiob the parts usually of iron and oopper will be made of aluminium. The axle«, wheels, and running gear, however, will still be made of steel. Plans prepared by the engineers for these oars show an economy in Weight of about 1,600 kilos, per car. If the experiment is successful it will mf-an a revolution in the construction of French railroad cars. The following U from the Nelson Mail : —Mr Rutherford recently obtained at his mill a hank of flax of perfect quality and unbroken texture no less than 19 feet long. It is a great curiosity, and it will probably be sent to the Nelson Museum. Mr Rutherford's mill ia now working steadily and a good quantity of flax is in bale or in process of manufacture. The refuse from the scutchers is splendid feed for stook, and cattle fatten on it rapidly. Several stores ' recently bought by Mr Rutherford are fast being turned into " fats " on a flax diet, and the beasts love to bury their noses Into the spontaneous heat the refuse coo • tains. One animal became to fat that it spent three days getting to a near Market. The purchasing butcher had his patience tried, bat his pocket filled by the transaction. The h»at generated by the refuse U singular. While the stuff will not burn even when dry, when wet it will boi: an egg thrust into it. This last week records the highest attendance at the State School, vis . 986, and also the largest roll number on the registers of the school, vis., 280. The highest average attendance is also toored for the past week. j The election for tke Waverlsy (N.8.W.) seat vacancy, whioh was caused by the death of Mr Angus Cameron, has result d id Sir Henry Parkea being at (he bottom of the poll, the numbers being Mr Jissep, Freetrader, 698 ; Mr Barlow, Protectionist, 68 ; Sir Henry Parkes, 160. Two scutchers are wanted at the Weka mill.