Manawatu Herald. TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 30, 1890.

Manawatu Herald, Volume III, Issue III, 30 September 1890, Page 2

Manawatu Herald. T UE SDAY, SEPTEMBER 30, 1890.

| ' ' I; i "\\i iK am pore regrPt" that we liave to I'lHHMnl'Ti.iit Mr -James- tteattie, AoeotmtSmt /or tin* Laii'i Corporation, who had bean miiK-nt lit Wilding sinoe the foundation*! the sef:le:ii<'in. died on Friday morning | after a l-nig illness He had the reputation of boin.n t'.i." hoi' acc.T.uitant on the coast, and audited the accounts of many private ik-iUr ■:: id companies. He was auditor for thf lia'.u iy and Butchering Companies of tlii^ town. His place "will be hard to fill. Wo tenO.pu qur. con'dolencies to his widow anil family •* " • r

The Bovonpfh C iiinoil invite tenders tor leasing c>.-rluiii riser.' a in the town. A good s ■»• ,nnt girl is wanted. '1 he head mauler of the Foxton Qchool pub idles in an>tl:er column a list of scholar*, showing thn number of times they f it d to a: tend school. Additions have lieen made to Mr "J. G. Wilson's Foxton Committee. Messrs McMillan RhoUs it Co, have now received their Spring and Summer goods. The ladies should lose no time in calling snd viewing the choice selection to hand. The Resident Magistrate's Court will be held to-morrow. We. understand that the ti>ne of the 'onrt will be_ largely taken up with the hearing of certain charges of trespass against the natives at Motuiti laid by the Messrs Barber. Messrs Jack A 1 Co offer their hemp mill at Moutoa for sale. The Mainth'otu T!mt* says : -We learn that Mr A. H. Lyons, the popular resident partner in the firm of Messrs Freeman R. Jackson it C'cw, is severing his connection with the firm, His reason for taking this step is that he has accepted a very liberal offer from the newly formed Assets Company to manage a large property in Hawke'a Bay, to which he proceeds aim st immediately. During his residence here Mr Lyons has made many friends, who will be glad to learn of his continued success. He has al9O taken active jjart in jniblic affairs, as a Borongh Councillor., member of the Manawatu Racing Club Committee, and Committee' of Agricultural and Pastoral Society, and has always done good service as President of the local Chamber of Commerce. In all these capacities he has displayed energy and ability to carry out plans devised, and in connection with these matters, his removal will cause a vacancy not easily filled. A whale was killed in the Bluff harbor j on Wednesday, after an exciting chase, visible to the onlookers from start to finish, It is ft right or black whnle about S"i feet long. Daniel Jobberne. of Palmer? ton North, draper, has filed his schedule The total liabilities are placed at £">l-">-4 4* 'id, and the assets at i'oOlO iis Bd. ' " Oeo " in the Chronicle says :— Through not hearing soon enough that Flintlock had arrived in the Kangitikci district, MiAndrews, the owner of Garmaine, Lady El en (dam of Zagzig and Fa:r Ellen), and Beauty Bright, decided to put them to ' Puriri again ; but is so pleased with Flintlock and his breeding, that he he has decided they shall visit the Musket horse next season, and as Mr Andrews leaves for England next week, and does not- return until the latter end of next year, ho has left, instructions for these well- bred mares to be mated with Flintlock. 1 hear that MrAndrews, who has acted as Hon. Secretary to the Foxton Club for some time, was banquetted at F«xton before his departure. — The Foxton Club have decided to stick to January 22nd for their Summer Meeting, and they will, I think, suffer little by the ti/rontiivnl action of the Wellington Club in jumping the day the Foxton Club had stuck to for years. There has .just arrived in England a collection of most valuable inscribed cuneiform tablets from ancient Babylonia. These dooumonts are at present of very great value, as it is doubtful if, under the present attitude of the Porte, any further consignments will be allowed to come to this oountry. The collection consists of a document of a commeroial and legal, as well as fiscal, character, varying from about b.c. 2800 down to about two centuries before tho Christum era. Many of these inscriptions are of the curious envelope class — that is, one copy of the deed was written and enclosed in a clay envelope, upon which a second copy is written One pair of tablets, dating about li.c. 2200, reveal the curious fact that there were in Babylon at that time a class of men employed a« agents to obtain children to be adopted by wealthy citizens who had no families. These men received a regular commission, both from the parent* and those who adopted the infant, In Dunedin a man got into trouble for obstructing and assaulting a non-unionist and was fined £10 or a term in limbo. Ho had no money so elected to "take it out.'" A friendly medical man and some other gentleman, knowing the man had a splendid'record, collected ihe amount of the fine and took it to the wife,' and. after spouting !for a' bit about vindicating the majesty- of the law, handed her over tho cash expecting her to rush oft' at once to effect her husband's release. But she wasn't built that way Quoth she : " I ken it was a" Jock's fault, and the jalin' will dao him nae harm, and the poor lad will get his tucker, so bye your leave, Jock shall bide where he is, and I'll keep the money for mysel' '' — and she did. At the Napier Court on Wednesday morning, a man named Frederill Simson, who follows turf pursuits, was charged with embezzling various sums of money aggregating to oTer £30, the property of S. M. Baker, of Foxton. It appears that accused had charge of a stable of Baker's and failed to account for monies received. Ho has been remanded. The prospectus of the proposed Company to take over the Sylvia Park ft ud is i announced. The capital has been fixed at £20,000 in 20,000 shares of £\t each, payable as follows: us on application, 10s on allotment, and the balance, it is' thought, j will not be required to be called up. The merchants of Wellington have been ■waited upon by representatives of the Giocers' Association, who asked tbcm to sign an undertaking in the following terms : — '• We. the undersigned merohants of Wellington, hereby agree to refrain from supplying any retailer in the city or suburbs who adopts the practice of quoting pyices contrary to resolution of the Wellington Grocers Association unless a considerable number of retailers adopt the practice, whan we shall no longer be bound by this agreement." We understand that very few of the merchants agreed to the proposal. In Franoe there are about 80,000 elementary schools where the teachers, hating first passed an examination, train the boyi in practical gardening. ' ' " Al the Wanganuf. Supreme -Court on Wednesday the Grand Jury .threw out. the Bill against Constable John Gillespiefor alleged perjury, thus completely vindicating his character. From the "Hawera Star" we learn "that the special train which conveyed the northern members to New Plymouth on Thursday left Wellington ■at .8 a.m,,,a.n hour and a half later than usual, and arrived at its destination an hour earlier I than the express trains ordinarily do. Very few stoppages were made. At Momohaki, there was a narrow escaped from a bad accident. Several children were found playing on the line, and when the warning whistk> was sounded, one of the youngsters became so paralysed with fright as to be unable to move. AH brakes were put down, and, fortunately, the train was brought to a standstill hi time to avert accident.

• lie Mannwatn County ('•mieil call for' t-ind-rs tor clavingand trimming a portion of theT»rikor«i rond. A nunberof competitions havo bepn held in England in which prizes have been given for the best lot. of preserved eggs, and it may be useful to poultry keepers to have the ..most effectual method placed at their "disposal. Tiie plan to adopt is to sel -ct a vessel, pr -forab yof earthenware, into which a -number of eggs are placed ; a mixture of lime and water is then poured over the eggs. The liquid may, if necessary, roach the month of the vessel so that other eggs can from time to time bn dropped in. A frequent mistake is in making the lime too thick. In this case, that which is not held in solution by the water for water can only take up a •ertain quantity of liiu«— remains at the bottom of -the vessel, and the «ggs become embedded in if, and are sometimes difficult to remove without breaking. The following paragraph is noing ilie round of the scientific papers. A French scientist is staid! to hav<= discovered a j liquid gas which can be used to propel bullets, shot-, or shell. Its action is stated to be as follows : — A small steel receptacle i* placed under the barrel of the ride which contains 300 drops of the liquid ga». At each pull of the trigger one drop falls into the, breach -pf the barrel behind the bullet, and contact with the . atmospheric air causes it to .volatilise instantaneously, so as to drive tlip bullet before it with even a greater 've'lbefty. than gunpowder. Neither sound nor smoke is said to be produced. Ocr arrangements for the present spring season in two of the most important departments in our warehouse are now complete in all their details, at Te Aro House, Wellington. The departments alluded to are dresses and dressmaking. With regard to the former, we may say that we are in now in possession of a very full supply of the most fashionable fabrics for spring wear, and without going into pflrticulavs.it will be sufficient to say that our Home buyer has displayed excellent taste and judgment, both in fabrics, and colourings. We invite an early visit, of inspection of our beautiful spring dress materials at Te Aro House Wellington. '" Miss Valentine, with a large staff of. dressmakers, slijls-.ccupi.es the commodious site of rooms flcing Dixon-street, and will : be happy fo see all her lady patrons as early during the season as possible. It would save disappointment if ladies would make their selection as soon as convenient, and place them in her hands at Te Aro ■House Wellington. The dressmaking department* have .always been the most successful in the city, and our arrangements for. the present (season are such as will keep np the prestige already attained in these rooms, at Te Aro House Wellington. Miss Dumoxt, recently arrived from the studio of Madame Beattia, George-street, Sydney, may be interviewed in the suite of rooms fronting Cuba-street. In both rooms we' 'are' prepared to do the fullest justice to all requirements', so as to ensure the utmost satisfaction with our dressmaking skill at Te Aro House Wellington. Patterns of the new Spring Dress Fabrics will be forwarded with self measurement charts, post ftffce on application to James Smith Te Aro House Wellington.