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Manawatu Herald, Volume III, Issue III, 28 March 1891, Page 2

Mr Edwards is removing his mill from Terrace-end to Oroua bridge. This will be a much-travelled plant. Wednesday will be a bad day for the ducks, the shooting season then opens. Those who secure too many can forward a brace to our care to be devoted to purposes we deem best.) Virtue has frequently to be its own reward, no other being obtainable. The sale of the privileges on Thursday proved this to the Racing Club. • Before the sale, in fact directly they had determined to hold a meeting, they received a sporting offer for the whole of their privileges, but they de, termined to give the usual bidders a chanceand refused the offer and went to sale — result — mistaken notion of the local public spirit, and a loss of £20. " Pakeha " in the Herald says : - Messrs Hill and Poole have added another horse to their string, viz. — Hiatnoe, by Somnus — Topaz. This stable is very strong at present, and is under the careful supervision of Alick McCormick, who has got his charges in first-class trim, and they are. hard to beat, more so when McCormick is in the pigskin himself, as in the art of riding he can give the majority of local riders 71bs. comfortably. The W. Herald says :— Rapid progress is now being made in the petroleum borin? operations at Moturoa, New Plymouth. The machinery is working well, and the experts expect no further delay from breakages. ' •.:.■■:■•• "Carlyle once said to me," remarks Mr Lecky, " there are two dufses wljich are eating out the hearts of the English peo; le. One is drink, and ths other is stump oratory, which occasions men to say .without shame what they doriY believe to be true, and which 19 accepted by their hparers as^ perfectly natural. „ s ' . - The perpetrator of a horrible murder has been strangely brought tQ^ght.. in Switzerland. The body, of a yQ{mg_; .girl .named. Anna Haohinger," fearfully ..mutilated, was found in a wood near Berncr. A young medical student in the University there, on taking off his coat, dragged "tip' the sleeve of his shirt with it, and .was observed to have a singular wound pn : ,Ms arm, as if it hat been bitten. When questioned on the subject, he exhibited s me confusion, went home, and blew his brains out. On ex amining the oorpse, a pieoe of human flesh was found in its mouth, and this it was presently ascertained fitted in exactly to the wound in the arm of the suicide. The extraordinary growths of this .season were further confirmed this morning by Mr S. M. Baker, who produced for our inspection the haulm 0! a potato gvwii at ' is farm, which measured twelve feet six inches ! .Most of the patch had haulm as long as this, and he asserts the crop was excel'ent, beneath. We have to acknowledge receipt of a complimentary ticket from Mr Sandilands, the Secretary of the Feilding Jockey Club, tor the Easter Meeting. The Queen of the South arrived with coal from Mobikinui. The coal is very fine, but is said to be as good as the Westport seam. We understand that the coal is not mined, but quarried irom the face of a hill, the seam having a width of thirty nine feet. The company deliver it under contract to the Railway department, at 19s fid per toni

Our residents have been travelling. On Thm'sday a number left by the afternoon train, on Friday twenty went by the morning train, and this morning twenty three travelled All had return tickets so we may hope to see them again. It is notified in the Qatyde, that section G7 of the Sheep Act 18 l jo, which de» mauds that sheep after sheiring shal' be branded \vi h a wool-brand, lias been sus* nended in the North Wairuapa Subdivi' sion. So far as present arrangements says the Post- Ministers intend that Parliament shall be called together about the end of May, or the first week in June. There will be service ii All aints Church ! tomorrow! both iii the morning and even* [ ing. We direct attention to an advertisement from the PoxtOU ?hmi\y Efotel. Much iiiformation is given in a novel fashion. In last Thursday's , issue of the eve. ing Pirns, it is. aririourtced tbJt Mr .': L. Kirkbride has feieiiorHfe jjliirciiaser as from the Ist of v'areh. Our readers will know that Mr Kirkbride, until recently, was the proprietor of the Advocate. We wish Mr ■Mr Kirkbride every success. The Civil Service, Board Is constituted as follows ip-W; & Beid, Sblicitor-General ; (t. !?; Cs6per, Under- ecretary for the Colony; 0. G. Crombey, Property-Tax Commissioner ; J. G. Gavin, AssistantController and Auditor General ; nnd J. H. Elliott, Under-Secretavy; The Crown Lands function bi tlie Board 1 will be to advise tilt Government on the general administration, efficiency, and discipline of the Civil Service, also as to economy, promotions, and classification. Ministers will still be responsible to Pi»i''iiliiieHt for the efficient}' '61 it c service, and the Civil Service Bill will be drafted in that direction. The plant for the new paper to be started at Marton next month, is expected to arrive from Sydney on Saturday next, says the Herald, and within a, fortnight from that time the new.pftper will fee an established fa'cfci Handsome offices have been erected, and a two-feeder printing machine is now being paced in position. A good staff of workmen have been engaged, and the whole is under the management of Mr Charles Wilson. The ordinary monthly meeting of the Wellington Education Bqard was held last Wednesday. Present — Messrs J. It. Blair (Chirman), G. Beetiifttn, W. 8. Buchanan, M.H. R.. ;t. Voimg, F. H. Eraser, Rev J. Paterson, Dr Newman, M.H.R., and the Mayor. A circular was received from the Minister of Education, asking for the Board's opinion oil an article on " Education," which appeared in the Nqw Zealand Herald on February 7, The Mayor thought it would be beneath line &gnity of the Board to take any notice of the article. The Chairman said that in courtesy to the Minister, who had asked for an opinion, they should consider it. The article was then read. Mr Young characterised it as a tissue of utter nonsense. The Chairman then read a very lengthy reply he had prepared. Mr Young moved that ihe Board should adopt the report df the chairman as a reply to the article. The Rev. J. Paterson thought it was excellent reply to the article but it woul 1 be beneath the dignity of the Board to rep'y at such length to a newspaper article. It was a pity the Minister had taken any notice of it, and -whatever reply the Board Bent should be brief. The Mayor agreed with Mr Paterson that the M nister should not have taken any notice of the article. He suggested that the Chairman's report should be sent to the Minister as the reply of the Board. Mr Buchanan expressed great surprise that the Minister should have asked the Board to consider the article. Messrs Beetham and Young expressed similar opinions. After further discusion, a resolution was passed to the effect that there was nothing in the article warranting the serious attention of the Minister or the Board, but as the Minister had asked for an expression of opinion, tne Board approved generally of the letter read by the Chairman— N. Z. Times. The Cash C earing Sale of Jobberns & Co. Bankrupt Stock by Ross & Sandford, in Main Street, Foxton is still proceeding with unabated interest. Cash purchasers of Drapery & Clothing are invited to pay an early visit of inspection. Ross & Sandford. Diiesses — We have now opened out our two first shipments of autumn and winter dres fabrics, which have come to us recently by the steamers &orangiand Arawa. We may conscientiously affirm that no finer, more varied, or well-selected goods have ever previously passed the portals of TeAro. House. Dresses— ln the limited space at our command, there is not room to give anything like an adequate description of our new autumn dress goods, but it is sufficient to say that they are of excellent value, of superior finish, well assorted in styles and colourings, we'l adapted to meet the tastes of our numerous lady patrons. We solicit an early inspection of those, at Te Aro House. Dressmaking — Our two large and commodious dressmaking rooms are still under the. same efficient management, and can guarantee in this season, an in all past seasons, instant attention, prompt execution, faultless finish, and perfect fit Ladies who want their dresses early should at once place their orders ntTe Aro House. •Jackets, Mantles ant> Ulsters — We have opened out a very fine . assortment of these, in all fashionable makes, styles, colours, shapes, and sizes. Our mantleroom is now filled with all the latest novelties, such as should induce an eaily visit to Te Aro House. — Advi\