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Manawatu Herald, 19 May 1898, Page 2

Mr Silk will be in town some time this week. Mr Chew Cbong advertises for a 6to 9 h.p. engine and boiler. The Borough Council holds a special meeting to-morrow night at which tenders for lease of reserve will be considered. The contraot for the Ohau low-level bridge has been satisfactorily Completed. Mr Easther, of Palmerston North, wrote to Messrs Fildes, Mitchell & Co., asking for a quotation for onions and he received a letter .back saying £14 10s per ton. He promptly shipped a ton and a half seeing onions were only saleable in Palmerston at £9. Subsequently he received a wire withdrawing the offer. The oase went to Court when Mr Fildes said in writing he had made a slip of the pen and had written £14 10s for £4 10s. The Court gave judgment at the rate of £9 per ton, and refused leave to appeal. Prices for fat sheep are rapidly improving, owing chiefly to the small quantity of really fat stock to be had. Beef is also increasing in price, and anything that is beef, bullocks or cows, finds a purchaser. We understand that Mr MoLennan has severed his connection with the Oroua Polo Club. Messrs Robert McNab and W. F. Ward were the only candidates nominated for Mataura. The National Mortgage and Agency Company has just sold upwards of 31,000 bushels of. wheat, grown on the %New Zealand and Australian Land Company's Moeraki, Totara, Pareora and Levels estates, to Messrs Evans and Co. at 5s per bushel, sacks extra, at country railway stations. Monday night was one of the coldest experienced for some time past. On the grass in Wellington 30deg. was registered at the Government Observatory, and the lowest reading in the shade for the 24 hours ending at 9.30 Tuesday morning .was 41<2deg. f *\p£flf \ til Messrs QhjguL&ps. intend to start the! Ifiaxmiil at Oroua Bridge which was f«r-j Mmerly worked by Messrs Mardon and sdnJi 1 Mr J. Tennant will also re-commence flax// ' milling at the Bridge shortly. The Otaki Mail is informed that the boy " Laddie " Jennings was obliged to undergo another operation on Monday morning, when the leg was again amputated slightly higher up. It is pleasing to hear that /the lad came out of the operation very satisfactorly, and that there is every hope now of a good and speedy recovery. The tender of E. A. Houghton at Is 5d per yard has been accepted for the delivery of 400 yards of metal at Levin, by the Horowhenua County Council. Mr Holmes states that he saw Dr Gomess, the inventor of the process, for treating Bamie fibre. The doctor told him that he had already experimented with the New Zealand flax, but confessed he did not quite understand its nature. He, however, promised to make further experiments. Captain Kemp's paddle steamer the Nile left Weßtport. yesterday, calling at Kara*! mea on the way. therefore she may be expected here on Saturday morning. Captain Kemp intends running an exourrion to the beaoh on the Queen's Birthday. In our next issue we will give a description of the Nile. To-day being Asoension Day there was Holy Communion at All Saints' Church early this morning, and at 11 o'olook morning prayers, and this evening the usual service at 6.80 will be held: To-morrow evening at the Temperance Hall Dr Glenny from England, and Dr. Silinmeyer from Melbourne, will preach. The services will commence at 7.30. At the last meeting of the Foxton Dramatic and Musical Club it was decided that all ordinary members on payment of their annual subscription of five shillings should receive two reserve tickets for as many entertainments as tbe Club may give, and they promise three at least. Honorary members' subscription was fixed at half-a-guinea with three free tiokets for each entertainment. It thus appears to be best to become a member, and at once, as a concert will be held on the first of June, tickets for which are in tbe printer's hands. The next English and European mail via San Franoisoo will close at the local offioe on Wednesday, the Bth day of June, at 3 p.m. Napoleon won bat les because he never waited for the enemy. He got there firit Example Bound and sensible and well worthy of emulation. Don't wait until you get half dead with a cough. Keep a bottle of Woods' Great Peppermint Cure in the house ; it's a good honest family, remedy, and infinitely superior to any- i thing of the kind in t the market. 1/6 and 3/6.

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