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Manawatu Herald. THURSDAY, SEPT. 11, 1902.

Messrs Swainson and Bevan want two scutchers at once.

Messrs King and Baker insert a thanks notice in another column.

Mr Tucker of the Club Hotel, Palmerston is making some large additions to his hotel. Messrs Abraham and Williams hold a stock sale at Levin to-merrow, entries for which are advertised elsewhere.

Yesterday, before Dr Bennett and MrAlf Fraser j’s. P., a prohibition order was made against Simeon Wilson on the wife’s request. Captain Walsh has received a challenge from the Shannon Rifle Chib to shoot a friendly match at an early date on the local range. Colonel T Newall, C.B-, commanding the Wellington District has notified Mr Hamer that ha has recommended the acceptance of the Foxton Cadet Rifle Corps. As a result of the recent disturbances In Lyttelton Gaol, Warders Ching and Lodge, at their own request, are being transferred. The former goes to Auckland and Lodge to Hokitika.

At the nurseries ol Messrs Horst and Son there has lately been on view a collection, including all the recent novelties, of 500 samples of sweat peas in full bloom.

On the English railways last yea r the Great Western ran 194 miles, from Exeter to Paddington without stoppage at an average speed of 53.39 miles. We notice from the report of tho Borough Council that the Triangle at the south end of Main-street is “ to be planted at once,” and by the Borough daymen: The old Triangle was planted by Mr R. Gray and all the plants took well and so it seems a pity to ignore him in this case. The spot is a bleak one and much judgment is need in sheeting shrubs and la planting.

“ Fowls have bean steadily rising in price since the beginning of the year, and they are now at a higher price than i can remember for some limeys a pair”—a little local knowledge rivrn utterance to by Mr Haselden, S.M.

Mr Stiles is showing a beautiful rang* of summer dress fabrics. For full particulars of which it will be interesting to read his advertisement on our front page. Many other lines of dress goods, ladies’ trimmed hats, &c., are also noted. The balance of the Oroua Downs Estate has been sold, through Mr G. Preece to Mr J. M. Leigh. We under stand that Mrs and Miss McLennan will take a trip home to England before deciding upon a new home in the colony. The well known hospitality of the Oroua Downs will be much missed.

According to a country poultry farmer, who wae giving evidence in the Magistrate’s Court, the only hope for a profitable trade in his business is to get a direct private'connection with the customer, cutting out the middle man. This particular farmer found it disastrous to dispose of his poultry by sending it for sale at auction in Wellington.

-■ The Athletic Club have no cause to complain of the manner in which the townspeople and others are contributing towards their funds, Mr J. T. LeVett having given a handsome brace-it-J; fur one 'of the amateur races, and Mfusrsyg- Hennossy and A. Seifert are bofnaii.oiigst (ho mill-owners who are genenuV'H swis\n& the a.sa»v«A tot the Flaxmi!!ei:=' Race.

Papers which have been received by the Mines Department from’ South Africa show that the output of gold from the thirty seven Transvaal mines which were working in June, was 142,7800 z, valued at £606,493, as against 138,60 a o z, valued at £588,746 in May. In Whitaker’s Almanace the world’s production of gold is given as for the British Empire, £25,302,000 and other countries £27.319,000. The mines of the Transvaal Colony from 1889 to 1 3gS produced about 69 million pounds or 18.7 per cent of the total gold output of the world, and the increase under “British Empire” in recent Y"ia mainly attributable to those mines.

A new variety of the banana having purple foliage has been brought to France from the Congo and East Africa. It yields a fruit like the green banana, and it is likely to become an ornamental plant as well. The Physic garden at Chelsea has been reopened after having been closed for several year. It was founded by the Society of Apothercaries in 1673. Mr W. J. Prouse, son of Mr John Pronse, is the inventor of an improvement of rusticated boarding which it is claimed should supersede the treatment of the boarding at present in use says the Post. Mr Prouse bevels the timber, and the result is that houses will be made water-tight and draughtproof, a very desirable result in Wellington, The device is so simple that the wonder is that it was not hit upon previously, and it is said the bevelling can be done with existing machinery as cheaply as the present-style grooving. As a result of a demonstration given by the patentee the City Council has endorsed Mr Prouse’s patent, and a number of architects are already providing * for the use of the bevelled rusticating in their specifications. The fastest railway run, last year, was that between Forfar and Perth, when the speed was 59.09 miles, the distnnce was only 32J miles. Poultry-raising ha?, says the Manawatu Times, become very popular in Hasting since the formation of an association there.

The British railways carried last year 1,140 millions of passengers besides two millions travelling with season tickets. They also carried 5 2 5 million tons of goods and minerals, and ran 402 million train miles.

In consequence of the recent stoppage of her torpedo boots, Russia insists that an International Convention shall regulate the passage of vessels through the Dardanelles, and shall grant permits for the passage of unarmed topedo boats. Kapitaua, a story of the Bean Rock in the N.Z. Illustrated Magazine, is cleverly written ands illustrated by Archdeacon Walsh. It is founded on the Maori legend ot a chief leaving his sou to drown on the Bean Rock as the fdcs comes in The author has made the most of the situation.

Mr W B. Parker, who packed and shipped 8000 cases of potatoes from Blameim Cor the Norfolk, to the order of the Department of Industries, inserted in each case a circular setting forth that the potatoes came from Marlborough, and that there were plenty more where they came from says the N-Z. Times ; also requesting that those who were in want of any kind should “ communicate with the undersigned." It is quite the cutest thing in advertising which has come under the notice of the department. “ This is however anything but new as Mr LiddeH, of this town, when flaxmilling. put a card into each bale of flax giving his name and address and requesting direct communication with manufacturer.

In opening his case says the Advocate, (Spence v. Bartlett) relating to a breach of agreement for milking on shares, Mr Cohen, counsel "for/ plaintiff, said the court would, no doubt, obtain a great deal of learning about cows and he expected sueh a flood of light thrown on dairy farming that he and bis friend, counsel for defendant, would be prepared to start milking operations on (heir own account —that is to say milking cows. The Magistrate : “ You have already started the other kind of milking I suppose.” Counsel—■“ Oh, yes Sir, and my friend has milked all his dry.” The Court —" No doubt you have both got all the butter fat.”

Rheumatic Pains will soon wear out the strongest constitu'if'n. If relief is possible, Chamberlain’s Pain Balm will afford it. This liniment has been a boom fo thousand of sufferers, Oue application gives relief. Try it. W. Hamer, Chemist, sells it.

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Manawatu Herald, 11 September 1902, Page 2

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Manawatu Herald. THURSDAY, SEPT. 11, 1902. Manawatu Herald, 11 September 1902, Page 2

Manawatu Herald. THURSDAY, SEPT. 11, 1902. Manawatu Herald, 11 September 1902, Page 2

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