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Manawatu Herald, 13 September 1889, Page 2

We congratulate Mr Russell on the interest his communication on the flax trade in the Auckland district lias created, most of our contemporaries either inserting the whole of his notes or referring to the principal points. Our contemporary the. Wanganui Chronicle has not yet become aware of Mr Russell having parted with his interest in this paper, as it refers to him as the "Mr Russell, of the Manawatu Herald." For our contemporary's information we may again mention that Mr Russell gave over the charge of this paper, and entered upon thi\t more profitable pursuit of flax dressing, on the first of January last, and can now afford to laugh at the cures of those who are now in charge. Inspector Pardy made his usual visit of inspection yesterday, and expressed himself much surprised at the very marked alteration in the appearance of the town. He regretted fhat he was- unable to obtain the sanction of the Government to the appointment of an extra constable, as desired. We understand that he thoroughly appreciates the position, and will do all he can to assist in the protection of property and person. To our country friends it will be good news to know that Messrs McMillan, Rhodes & Co will buy, wool, sheepskins., hides, and all descriptions of colonial produce. Brooks' lime is coming into use in this district. His building lime is undoubtedly the very best that, has ever hecn. seen here, boiling well when mixed with water. We also noticed a ton of his agricultural lime landed for a settler. This a first clas9 dressing for hay. • The flax trade bids fair to have another boom this summer, as many enquiries for the dressed article are being made. Since our last issue we have learnt that £18 os has been given for good samples on the railway tracks nearest to the mills, and £18 10s on the Foxton wharf, and Wellington men are anxious to contract for six months supplies. We believe wo shall witness larger prices yet. The most uninteresting session of Parliament on record is likely to come to an end to-night, the formal prorogation taking place next week. It is to be hoped it will. The only satisfactory feature in the whole session has been the inability of the Government to lumber up the Statutes with more uncohsideved acts. The reserved seats, duly numbered and kept, can now be booked at Mr R. McLean's store. Those desirous of securing a good position at Lincoln's entertainment should lose no time We had a glimpe of the summer drapery Messrs McMillan Rhodes <v Co. are now unpacking and would recommend the ladies to keep away, or, their husbands will suffer. The building trade is not only brisk in town but is also Htiritng up in the Carnarvon district. Many settlers .are going in for improvements, others shifting their outbuildings away from their homes- Good times always makes good' trade.. Amongst those building we are informed is Mr Robinson who is adding three more rooms 1o his residence and is also putting up other buildings for a store room and dairy. Mr McLennan will be away in Wellington for a week or so, having business there to attend to. The yearly inspection |of the Foxton State School will be held by Mr Jlindon on Monday the 28rd Sept. A Waverley fiaxmiller informs the Manawatu Times that flax from that district is fetching £24 in the Auckland market. We are glad to learn from Mr Honore that he has large orders for dressed hemp. A woman was found murdered and mutilated in Whitechiipel again. Her arms and head were completely, separated' from the trunk, and the holy wm.s, fearfully disembowelled. ' '!....- ■Ji JS; intended ,tp plnj a game of Baseball Fit the back of thp Public Hall to-morrow j afternoon. Play begins at half-past two. £ New crockery and glassware has arrived f it Mr McLean's store A visit should o?r- ■ I tninly be made to inspect it. I

The weatlier on Wednesday was the roughest we have had all the winter, and 'isterday a pi'etty heavy fresh was owning' down the river; The first of the seven informations against Mr B: Bianm'ster, formerly clerk in the money Order dtfjtortnierit at the General Post Office, charging him with appropriating to his own use various sums of money, amounting in all to £52 ss, was uoard in the. It. M. Court, - Wellington, . on. Tuesday afternoon. The accused was cemoiitted for trial on the first charge. The Post says we ttl'e irifdriried that Mr Tellicoe on Saturday last handed Id" Sir Robert. Stoat a cheque for £250,. the plain.;iff's costs, as fixed by Sir Robert, of the racent action, Bell v." .Tellicoe. • . A heavy north-west gale was experienced; at Christchurch for a few hours on Tuesday night, and reptoirts flr'e Coming to hand of considerable datriage id the country districts. In ftorth Canterbury the gale ap-, pears to have been particularly heavy at Amberley, the Chiuoh of the Holy Innocents being completely wrecked. The tower alone was left standing. At Eaipoi the roof of a drying room at the Kaipoi Factory was partly smashed, and work, suspended. This iuoraidg in Ksngiora and surrounding district for an horn* the wind )lew with Uurfiddrie forge. Large quan-' titles of flax at Ghiririery's rriill were blown awa}'. A wool shed at Chaprnlsri's, gprinfo bank, was unroofed. Tue roof crumpled up like paper. One or two buildings of waiting rooms on the railway line were lifted off. their fqundations. That at Cust was wrecked against the fence at the opposite side Of the line. The Wealeyan Church at Seftort was displaced froth the piles, and the Star and Garter Hotel at Waikari wrtM partly Unroofed. Many chimney* have been blown doWW In" the same district, and as a matter of cotu'eie the telegraph lines are interrupted. A large amount of. trifling damage was done to private houses in Lyttelton, but the severest loss is to No. 8, the big Bhed on Gladstone Pier. A large piece of the roof is ripped off the rafters, the beams snapped like carrots, and the shed is generally much strained. It is understood that the article'. 1 ; of association in connection with the proposed amalgamation of the Wellington Meat Export Company and the Wellington Meat and refrigerating Company are in course of preparation, and upon their completion an extraordinary meeting of shareholders of the last named company will be held for the purpose of considering (lie proposition of amalgamation. Post. • The Press' Pahiatua correspondent suggests the following as possible in Land transactions. Suppose it is 400 acres at a €1 an acre. Go in on perpetual lease. Fou, put down £10 as a half year's rent, and have a good .time to sell. If you can/t sell, have it altered. to deferred payment on the ten-y.eax system, rent, £50 ; tuea alter this to the fonvtefenth 1 yeai 1 system; capitalize this, and your vent will be a little over £17. Now apply for the freehold, and you will find that instead of £400 you were paying £356, less instalments already paid. The common sense of the whole thing is that the Government, by the ballot system* nave convinced the residents that they are offering the land under its market value. Hence peeple are ready to. devise any subterfuge io get hold' of a piece* There will .be two more important Bales within a year or so, when the ruph will be even' greater. • . " ' The official report of the New York. State shearing, held at Canandaigua, shows the heaviest ram fleece- of four-year olds; of American merjnos, to have been 321 b Hoz which, when cleaned,, weighed 81b 6oz. ,Of the Hyr old rams, the heaviest shearing 321 b 3jjoz. The heaviest ram fleece of the two-year.-olds weighed 321 b 10oz; The best of one-year-old rams was 241 b 2 J0?.. Of four yeav old ewes, the heaviest fleece was 171 b lOoz ; ot three-year-olds, 201 b 14$ oz ; of two year • olds, 261 b Boz and of yearlings,, 101 b. At Metamor, Michigan, at the shearing of the Lapeer County Sheep Breeders' and Wool Growers' Club, Mr A. Baldwin's five-year-old merino yam Kheered 331 b3s 07. ; Mr IX F. Stone* four-year-old ram, 381 b; Mr D. F. Stone's three-year-old rain, 391 b 15oz ; and Mr. Kelt's two-year-old ram, 101 b lloz of wool. The Dunedin Herald, in an article on Mr, Hislop's resignation, says :— " Meantime we are promised another round in the conflict between Mr Hislop. and Mr Ward, the former giving it as his reason for resignation that * he wishes to: have i\ free hand in dealing with Judge Ward. 1 We . should ad: vise him in all friendliness to refrain from provoking a contest for which he is totally unequal. The idea of Mr Hislop, a harmless village hero, venturing upon a contest with so old and grisly a warrior in literary fields as Mr District Judge 1 Ward ! We can 1 assure the former that Mr Ward is' quite man enough to eat him up alive and show no signs, .of indigestion. It would be wiser, on Mr Hislop's part to challenge say Slavin to a fight to a finish, than attempt to deal 1 with a free hand ' with Mr District Judge"' ■Ward. In the first case Ke would 'only get; his head knocked off him, but in the latter any shreds of reputation he may .still possess would be scattered to. the .four winds of heaven. Mr Ward is an old and tried 1 warrior in the regions of literary contest, while Mr.Hislpp— well, we do not care.io hit a man. when he is down ; but, at any rate he is totally unequal to the task that he has set himself.' 1 '. At the meeting of the Waipawa County Jockey Club it was determined' to resist the arbitrary action of the Metropolitan Clubs, and to combine all the country clubs in an association to'run against the Metropolitan. It was determined to boycott the Metro : poli tan Clubs, and induce others' to do the the same. It is anticipated the Association will become very powerful, and that all the country support will be withdrawn from the Hastings Club. The Waipawa Club especially resent the action of the Metror politah Clubs, because the former is an old established- Club* Its objeot is to promote good racing. It has a fine course, 4 and good buildings, and all the money goes in sport. • • ■ , | ■ ' , ■, ' The following not very creditable action of the Government is thus described by the N.Z: Times:— A very clever> but dismally unsuccessful attempt at obstruction took | place ou Wednesday rooming shortly after j niulniglii. At 12 o'clock the Public Bevenues Bill having been reported, several members made short . speeches— being moved thereto by. Mr Percival, the Govern* inent whip, with the idea, apparently, of "keeping it up" till half past 12, after which hour no new business can be proceeded with. The bottoni fell ont of it very quickly, however, and other bills were taken up. Our Woodville contemporary says' :'— -A peculiar dißease is affecting Mr Ormond'B tattle.. It is something like the. foot and" mouth disease. ' The" feet of the cattle decay, and the disease eventually kills them. It is thought the cause is the fescue grass. Prdfefcsr Wallace,; whq axwiftefjthjejflfttle the other day, thinks it has nothing to jdo witfc»it. Mr ©rmdhdß dlttte' i 6»i hi* 'Heretaunga Plains property are affected in ft similar way, and he is having the fescue ((rasa off his property grubbed up under* the belief that it is this grass which causes the Unease.

. ■'' '' ! '':;»'';; •• "^ The Tram came, in to-day with another -great load, having eleven trucks as well as the carriage, nine being 'flax. Artificial honey, which, is more common than consumer* know,/ ia made of potato* starch and oil of yitrfol. Some rash optimists think that t"bey are sure of getting the genuine product of bees and flowers by. purchasing honey in the comb. The exquisite white comb that pleases them, however r is «fte» «aade ef pavaffiwwax. A young man, while bird-nesting at Neville's cjrpssj, came upon an urn sticking out of the ground. It was found to contain 300 silver coins of the Scottish kings, 4WH&.fttt<»~#ad David- IL T -and- is bel.eved to be asaodated with the battles between the Engtejh ami Scotch armiea in KEATISGS ':&)U&H LOZENGE'S ur» Couuhs, Medical testimony states that no other medicine k so effctual itt the cure of these danger - ous maladies* One Lozenge alone gives flM«; of two at bedtime ensures rest 'For relieving difficulty. of breathing they are invaluable. They contwn so opiain.nor auy violent drug.' Sold by all GhcmUts oTins, Is IJd and 2s 9d eace,. :. ' >