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Manawatu Herald, Volume II, Issue 281, 10 September 1889, Page 2

Heal estate is changing hands everyday. Mr Jensen who advertised his farm for sale in these columns, has found a purchaser in Mr D. Whibley. The house lately owned by Captain Moore has also changed, Mr P. Guerin having bought it. Miss McGuire gives notice that she has started as a Dress and Mantle Maker and Milliner, in rooms above Mr Fnnston's drapery and grocery store. The Salvation army had a great nigh* on Saturday, a powerful band accompanying the officer. We learn that the schooner Clyde has now been taken off the Foxton trade. The master will not leave, and has an intention of devoting his energy to produce the much sought after N. Z. Fibre. Next Tuesday the Public Hall is engaged for Frank Lincoln. We give in another column the opinion of the Wellington press on his entertainment, but we were accorded another which deserves to be mentioned. Mr Osborne informs us that he was very glad to hear that, Lincoln was ooming, as he was in Wellington a day at the time Lincoln was performing, and everyone he met was loud in praise of him, and said that "he was the funniest man they had ever saw." We have been informed that the first sale of the Oroua Downs estate will take place early in February. Shareholders in the Butchering and Bakery companies will be glad to learn that the audit of the accounts for the first six months of the year, have shown a satisfactory state of business and profit. Mrs tteid the proprietress of the Buffet has had most encouraging patronage since she has opened and supplied what appears to have been a want. A man named MoCormiok working at Carter's mill was taken to Palmerston on Friday morning and brought before two medical men for examination, and on their report was sent to the asylum at Wellington. There was no explanation given as to how the man lost the control over himself. The promoters of the Longburn Freezing Company held a meeting at Palmerston on Saturday and decided to register. The shares were only gome 57 short of the number agreed upon as necessary to be subscribed before starting, and it was seen very plainly that these few would soon be taken up. We trust this, will be a successful Palmerston Company. The ladies who took part in the Flower Queen are to be congratulated on the effect they produoed on the visitors from Palmerston. The impression on their senses of seeing and hearing, if not, as likely may be, on their hearts also, has been so strong, that they have begged for a performance of the cantata at Palmerstoa. Thia i»,» deserved compliment to all. It is almost certain that Palmerston will soon have a daily morning paper, as the promoters have received most encouraging promises of support. The Ready Money Store has an altered advertisement, in which the prices of groceries are more particularly noted. The hemp mill owned by Lind & Co is in the market- The owner has secured from the Manager of the Oroua Downs a more permanent occupation than has previously been obtainable, and therefore a purchaser with capital could make what further improvements are necessary, on a secure basis. The site, the supply of raw material, is everything than can be desired, if less haste and more care, is taken in producing a lesser but more valuable output 1 A reward is offered for the recovery of a dog that has been loßt. There seems to be an upward tendency in hemp. We have heard of sales in Wellington at £18 15s and £21 a ton for well dressed Bamples. A correspondent writes that it is intended to play a game of Baseball at the back of the Public Hall next .Saturday. A flax mill at Opunake, owned by J. Hay and Co., was recently lighted by electricity by the Gulchei* Comjiany with grea r success. A twenty-light dynamo is used in lighting the mill. The night the mill was ffrst lit up there was a large attendance of Maoris present and they danced a haka in honour of the ocoasion. This is the first flax mill in the colony which has been lit by electricity. The tenders for Mr Davies' bushfalling at Heatherlea were opened on Saturday, and resulted in Mr George Stephenson ob- ' taining the work at 30u an acre. Applications are invited for a married man to act as permanent way man, and wife to look after the toll gato at Wirokino, applications to be in by 20th September. Messrs Baker & Co wired us from Feilding as follows: — "Captain RuHßell'a thoroughbred mares Leonora and Tigredia arrived yesterday from Hastings, visiting Somnus. Tne fee for the registration of letters has been reduced to 3d, instead of (5d as formerly. The Opposition gave a dinner to Sir Robert Stout in Bellamy's on Saturday. The Premier informed Dr Newman that he could not make any promise that he would visit the route of the North Island main trunk railway, but he would give it careful consideration. Sir Hercules Robinson has succeeded Mr Murray as Director of the Bank of New Zealand. Over a bridge at Athens, Ga., is the following: — Any person driving over the bridge at a pace faster than a walk shall, if a white man, be fined five dollars, and if a negro, receive twenty-live lashes, half the penalty to be bestowed on the informer. Two curiosities in natural hi-tory are reported. In Falkirk a oat is nursing a brood of chickens. But this' is eclipsed at a farm in Trinity Creek, in Perthshire. There a cat which had been deprived of its kittens caught a mouse, which she has now adopted, and is nursing with apparent success. •' Colonel " J. P. Taylor, of the Salvation Army, writes us from Christchurch stating that on and after September 28th the 14 War Cry " will be enlarged to double its present size and will consist of eight pages, containing 82 column* of reading matter in place of 16. •

Lord Portman, who owns the greater part of North-west London, and is rioh be yond dreams of avarice, is going to erect for himfelf a copy of Hampton Court Palace. Mr Norman Shaw has been appointed architect, and will select Bite. There are to be no restrictions as to cost.