Manawatu Herald TUESDAY, APRIL 25, 1905. TO MORROW'S BALLOT.

Manawatu Herald, Volume XXVII, Issue 3513, 25 April 1905, Page 2

Manawatu Herald TUESDAY, APRIL 25, 1905. TO MORROW'S BALLOT.

Electors of the Borough of Foxton ■•vill be called upon to-morrow to decide u } ui she pers 'niiel of th ir civic rcpre. i»nutiv.*s for mo;I burnout term, qncl to saw n who shall to,- the next:

'waive months occupy th» Beat oi lonotir at the head of the council table. We shall briefly refer to the latter question first. Two candidates are announced—-the retiring Mayor {Mr G. A. Simpson), ahd Mr B. 0. Gowtß. ■lr Gower, after long and faithful •rvifee to the burgesses, has undotiotidly a good claim oh them to receive he highest gitt it is in theii" power to iestow; but at the same time we have j.me to the conclusion that the present hFr of the office has shown himself sufficiently " live ” man to merit the •.onfidence of the people for another erni. Backed up by a strong working ■ uracil he should initiate a policy of teady progress that is sorely needed lust now. It is probable that the next wo years will prove of vital importance the history of Foxton, and therefore those in whose hands the management jf its affairs lie will have much tb mswer foi if at the end of their term ffiey have only a story to tell of lost pportunities. “ Progress,” we hote, is the watchword of all tins candidates; out what are their various definitions

1 “ progress ? ” Progress of cot}rse r quired, but people would like tb knotw m what lines it is to lie fashioned. Tonight, therefore, (hough it be the

■ eventh hour, it would be ivise if candidates would placd their ideas before the electors, so that a better chance may be given for the selection of the progressive men from those who use the magic word simply as a means to an end. Another point, and we leave the subject for the ratepayers’ decision, (Vy should not run away with the idea that if a “ progressive ” council is returned to power the members will run riot and land the borough into a fi itnciaS morass —the people still have the final right—by vote—of saying whether a proposal may or may not be 'me on with. But go ahead men, with mine thought for the morr >w and be v rad the precincts of their own street boundaries, are required to formulate clans and educate residents as to the advantages of securing a better state of things, and, that secured, a brighter day may confidently be looked forward to in Foxton municipal history.

Readers' indulgence is craved to day >r paucity of reading matter, pressure vi our advertising space causing a juantity of other matter to be held wer.

A reminder is given of Messrs Moansey and Co.’s sale to-morrow, on acMunt of Mrs Walter Robinson, at “ Herrington,” the Lady’s Mile. Trespass notices are inserted by Messrs Stevens, Easton, and Austin, of he Montoa estate, and by Messrs R ibinson Bros,, of “ Herrington ” Es t Me. Mr Bowe also has a similar notice.

Srhnbb won the Five tile Race at Sydney by forty yards. His time was 25min 4 3-ssec, which is an Australasian record, as also is hi# time for the Four Mile# aomin o 2-s#ec.

MrJ. B. Clarkson, the well known cycle importer, calls attention to 'pecial reductions which he is making Hiring the Easier season. lotending oorchasers are invited to call at his hop. The weather for the Easter holidays was not all that could be desired. Oc- • isional bright intervals there were, ut most ol the time a cold, biting wind blew, with sleety showers which endered out-door amusement more or I«sr uncomfortable.

McCarthy’s Family Hotel, opposite the Railway Station, Wanganui was destroyed by fire at xi 25 on Thursday night. There were sixteen boarders in the houee, and they with the servants and the owner’s family escaped in their night clothes. One man named Janus Gilpin was taken to the hospital, suffering from burned? feet, sustamed by running barefooted down a passage.

The lecture given by Rev. Loie, Chinese Presbyterian Minister, on Thursday evening was well attended, and the speaker gave an interesting resume of the nature of the wo>k carried on by the mission. On Friday evening he gave another address, and 'his also attracted a fair audience. The subjects dealt with were early history of China and some of the national customs.