Manawatu Herald. TUESDAY, MARCH 24, 1896.

Manawatu Herald, 24 March 1896, Page 2

Manawatu Herald. TUESDAY, MARCH 24, 1896.

On Thursday the usual stock sale at Palmerston will be held by Messrs Abraham and Williams, prior to which the firm will hold a sale of polo ponies. Messrs Gorton and Son hold their Feilding sale on Friday. To-morrow tenders for repairing the Wirokino punt muit be sent in to the Borough Council by noon. Messrs Abraham and Williams hold a stock sale at Levin on Friday. The Early Settlers' pionic takes place on Friday, when all should make a point of rolling up. Poor taxpayers. Mr Seddon Bays State farms will t?e extended !

At present the lost Waterbriry watrjh has not been handed fnto this office, thus the reward will be sent back. The dairy cows advertised by Mr WilHams have found purohaser* ftt satisfactory prices. j The jury returned a verdict of riot guilty to the second of the pltar£es against Leonard Hflrp»t\ The beating rollers of a flax machine travel fast, but tho speed of a Separator 13 Very much creator, the one at the local dreamery going 0000 revolutions to the minute. The Post, in a subleader the etHer day, arrives at the Conilufiioh that " bank-par-lour information and eternal truth are not; unfortunately, always convertible terras^ and the people of New Zealand are coming to learn so much, at any rate." By sonle error the fish caught by tho sailora of the Queen of the South were described as kawhai intead of schnapper. We are glad to notioe the great improve 1 ment effected at the wharf and station by the " way's gjing." The wharf has been thoroughly renovated. Sheda and buildings repaired and painted. It was not before such work was wanted. It would appear as though the fence on the Mainstreet was not to be altered, and even the Old part painted. We trust a batter decision will be come to. Mr Edmund Osborne will have a very interesting notice on the front page in a day or two; Anticipatirig tho announcement we <2ari only say it will have reference to some boots, which will be worth taking note of. We have to thank the secretary for the Agricultural Department for a pamphlet on poultry and eggs for market and export; The Oroua team have done well at the polo tournament; This afternoon decides who holds the cvp k May success continue to follow our men; To-morrow the Gymkhina sports will bs held on the Falmerston North racecourse; The items are decided novelties slid a pleasant and arnilsing day for tty)3e who can attend may be looked forward to. The Premier states the session will be a little earlier than usual and will likely be a short one. For the Gymkhana Sports to-morrow we notice there are exceedingly large entriesi For the polo ball race we find 20 entries, including Messrs McLennan and 5. Strang. For the flat raoe Mr McLennan's Mystery is entered. Mr Qower has entered his pony "Leo" for the Cup. The Oroua as a team have entered for the tug^of-waf, Mr A. Strang has entered "Nobbs" and " Music " for the tandem race. Mr C. E. Plunkett-Cole,! R N.R;, son of Mr Cole, of the Levin State Fai'm School, passed the Beard of Trade's examination for second mate's certificate in London on the 3rd February last. He is now serving in the New Zealand Shipping Co.'s s.s. Ruapehu — due here in a day or two — and has only lately completed four out of his five years' term of apprenticeship. Messrs Barber and Co., butchers, of Lambton Quay, Wellington, are the sueoessful tenderers for the supply of meat, and Mr H. Gills, Dixon street, for bread and vegetables, to Her Majesty's ships of war at v\ ellington. England and the United State? are negotiating over the Venezuelan dispute in an excellent spirit, and it is expected that a compromise will bo effected between the Schomburgk and the Essequibo lines. The coronation ceremonies of the Ctear, in May next, will extend over three weeks, and will be of unparalled splendour and magnificence. A brilliant triumphal entry into Moscow will be part of the pro* gramme.