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Bruce Herald, Volume XXI, Issue 2178, 27 June 1890, Page 2

The date for the receipts of. tend* "irs for eating off turnips on Mr M'Lean'a lai id haa baen extended until July 2.

Messrs J. A. Dothik and Co. will I iell today at one o'olook at their rooms hon iehold furniture, &c, on account of Mr G. E. B rown, who is leaving the district.

It is. stated that the Hon. R. 0 liver, M.L.C, who has been in EDgland for some months, will contest a seat in the Imp erial Parliament in the Unionist interest.

Criminal prosecutions cost the colon] ** no less than £12,641 last financial year, a part from the expenditure upon the maintena noe of the Supreme Courts, which alone cam* ) to £7575.

The Gore gaa works aro now well und 'er way. The frame of tbe buildings is up, ai id a contract has been acoepted for opening tl ie trenches along the main streets, in whio h the gas pipes will be laid. — • Standard.'

We have just received the thirteenth an- • nual report of the Minister f>r Education, and supplementary reports. We shall at tho earliest possible opportunity publish a digest* of the most interesting features of the re* port.

I Mr J. C Brown met his constituents at Lawrence on Monday night, and after addressi'ig them on various subjects was avanied a hearty vote of thanks and oon* tinu-'d confideuce without A a dissentient V <\C*. The general managpr of thi N'.itio-ialß*nk of Ne< Z aland has received a cablegram from Lomion intimating tbat the board prop >86 a dividend at the rate of 5 pt*r oent. per a mum. to place £10 000 to reserve fund, and carry forvvar 1 £1779. ' - - * X' j. On Wednesday eveniagM- A. D.Crawford, who has for the last two years been manager of the Roxburgh Estate, was entertained by the members of the ' Mount ASou'art' Road Board and other residents in the distriot to a farewell dinner at Wain's Hotel; Glenore. The aff dr went fff very successfully, and cordial wishes were expressed on !%ll' hands for the guest's future happinnss and prosper! ■= ty in his new' sphere in the lHawke's Ba**f district, * '" fA

THB Ev-'niuy Post* fo«la ju-t-flal in ati-ou*-c u<2 that {■■•■ a ; c v»nte l« <m i-ceival by ■ail, Si/- J Vi el f»*H l-carcil ins mentiou of tfoiug !.o Nd * P yin<<u b t<>o utest one of thn Tiranalu s-juh da. ing th« coming elections. Ac onhug i<> thisaa h -ri y tue oii leader is going t» a* tack: the atron.hold nf his ohief oppoaeat, amd we shall have a battle of the giants.

Thb 'Wellington P>et' says that during tie debate on ihe Address-in- Reply, tie Colouiai Secretary "sip ko like a graven image provided with an imperfect speaking apparatus driven by clockwork machinery insufficiently woundup." This was actually in aa editorial. Our unusually very sedate contemporary must hay c recently added to its literary staff an importation from the States.

We have reoeived No 1 of 'The New Zealand Fire and Ambulanoe Record,' a monthly paper published at Hawke's Bay. We wish the venture every success, but fear the matters discussed in its columns have no looal interest here. Pos libly when we have a big fire accompanied vrith loss of life the inhabitants of Milton may awake to the importance of making sonue provision to meet such contingencies.

An agreement has been arrived at between the/ Railway Commission era and the Society, •ud the threatened strike waa averted. The Commissioners have agireed to accept 54 hours .a week, including concessions. It would, Mr M'Kerrow said, be fully two years before the alterations would be brought completely into force, but in the meantime the men would be paid overtime after 54 hours. The delegates from the

Sooiety express satisfaction with the concession, made and said that all difficulty was now obviated.

A LICBNSINft committee in Taranaki has decided to fix the prioe of liquors— at any rate of beers. Acoord ing to this enlightened body, 3d only can be oharged for half a pint, while the imbiber of a whole pint must pay 6d. If, however, the half pint bs taken into • parlor, instead of being drunk at the bar, the consumer mast hand over a full sixpence. The arrangement seems not unreasonable, bnt as the Act contains no provision empowering the oommittees to make sumptuary laws on their own account, the publicans will no doubt go on charging at their own sweet wiU, and tell the committee to mind ita own bnsiness.

For Coughs, Colds, and Hoarseness take Bdsam of Honey

It cos's eighteenpeuce and is well worth the money. It will cnre a congh, twill oure a cold, And is, without doubt, worth its weight in gold. The thousands who've tiied it faithfully

assure Tis a blessing to all is this Family Congh Care.