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Manawatu Herald, 4 September 1900, Page 2

The usual meeting of the Foresters' Lodge takes place to-night at 8 o'clock. Our report of the Methodist social held last night is unavoidably held over. Messrs Walker and Nolan announce that the running of the coaches will be as usual, and they trust by attention and care to secure the support of the travelling public. This line has proved a great convenience to the public and deserves their support. On Monday next Messrs Gorton and Son hold a sale ot Messrs Westwood & Cos. flaxmills at Lower Rangitikei, as they are dissolving partnership. These mills have but lately closed down and are therefore supplied with everything necessary for flaxmilling. There are 6 draught horses, carts, harness, and five milch cows. Luncheon will be provided. At a London Police Court lately a woman pleaded guilty to stealing various articles from rooms in some of the large hotels and the Magistrate, Mr Plowden got an admission from her that she had come to England as a delegate to attend the International Convention of Christian Endeavour.— Mr Plowden : What is the object of the convention ?— Prisoner : The dissemination of the Gospel. — Mr Plowden : The evidence seems to point to the fact that your Christian Endeavour has been pretty successful. The Wesleyans in Ireland, who constitute a twentieth part of the Protestant population, have been raising a " Twentieth Century Fund " and out of 50,000 guineas asked for them, sums amounting to £48,000 have already been guaranteed. The report on the railways is to hand and the charts attached show at a glance the wonderful increase since the year 1895. The number of passengers carried last year show an increase of two millions to the number carried in 1895, and the tonnage of minerals increased by fifty per cent. Grain and merchandise carried was 350,000 tons more than then, whilst timber and firewood increased by 100,---000 feet. The growth during the past five years has been wonderful. On Friday the great sale of milch cows at Mr A. S. Easton's farm takes place, at which a large attendance may be looked for. Intending buyers will be pleased to notice that the cows are in first-class condition having been well-cared for during the winter. Luncheon will be provided. The Te Aro House Drapery Company alter their advertisement in this issue, in which they notify that their Spring show of novelties is now being made. Patterns of new materials | will be sent on application.

On Wednesday week there will be a tea and concert in the Foxton Public Hall in aid of the fnnds for furnishing All Saints' Church. The Rowing Club have accepted the tender of Mr Theo. Mitchell to do the boats up. The season will be opened soon. You cannot eat your cake and have it too. This has been made very evident in our younger days. Now the Borough Council chips in and explains that we cannot have our bridge and retain our rates. Last night the Town Clerk was instructed to sue for all rate 3 outstanding after the first of nc A . -'\ Cheerfnl ! but there is an ele. i making dreadful .^. .ne dilatory, as summonses:. . to be issued not in alphabetical order, but one or more of each letter. Thus there will be no escape. News has been received from the Transvaal that the man Joffe, the notorious Liquor King, has been sentenced to twelve months' hard labour without the option of a fine for illicit liquor dealing. Joffe has hitherto very successfully eluded the law, and his conviction is news indeed. Another dealer, a Pretoria liquor merchant, named Feinberg. has been fined £500 for selling a bottle of liquor to a retail 1 dealer without permission. His entire stock, valued at over £3,000, was also 1 confiscated. ' A grand farm of 431 acres of land at Moutoa is advertised for sale to;day by Mr G. A. Preece. The land is well-known, being situated at Elkins' corner and running thence to the property or Mrs Edwards, and is now owned by the Messrs Strangs. No one will deny that this is one of the choicest blocks in the whole district, and eminently adapted for dairy farms. By the advertisement it appears that the land is for sale in one block, but if the owners would subdivide it, the different farms would be eagerly snatched up. To those who may not be so well acquainted with the district we add that the property is only s^. miles from Foxton and about the same distance from Shannon, thus offering the settlers their choice between water and rail carriage to Wellington. The property is partly bounded by the Manawatu river from the flooding of which it is protected by embankments which have proved their capability to keep the water off. The creamery is within two miles of the block leached by a good metalled road.