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Manawatu Herald, Volume III, Issue III, 3 December 1891, Page 2

A settler, of many years standing passed quietly away on Sunday. The deceased, Edmund Brown, was well known, and though a cripple from rheumatism, managed, with the aid of his hard working wife, to keep the mselves' free from public ai<i by selling the products of their garden, j The funeral took place on Tuesday. | Messrs Stevens and Gorton's sale will be held on Tuesday next. A sale of valuable leases of Education Reserves will be held by Messrs Stevens & Gorton on sth January. The Borough Counoil invites tenders |for lamplighting and collecting the dog tax for i he ensuing year. A new pest to apples has been developed on the Irish peach apples in the Wanganui district. The first appearance is a back spot, after which it increases and then the apple cracks open. The whole crop is thus ruined. We have not heard whether it is supposed to be an insect or fungus. The Telegraph Department is making itself famous for economies. It believes in other people advertising, so much as to be willing, to the general anoyance of the public to rent the ugly telegraph poles for that purpose ; but wnen it comes to letting a job of painting they do not advertise at all. The Post aster is directed to personally see the painters in the town, and thus save the expense of advertising in the local paper ! The Government offici Is will have to earn their screws by t oing about in garments covered with a miscellaneous collection of advertisements, and the officers attached to the Telegraph Department will probably be tlie first to initiate the reform. The Christohuroh Counoil decided to ■ protest against the proposal of the Govern - J ment to utilise tolegraph poles as an advertising medium, and resolved to wire the Counoil's decided objection to the Post-master-General. The Dunediu band contest, under the auspices of the Brass Band Association has concluded, and the judge, Mr Ta lis Trimnell, Mus. Bac, Oxon, announced the result as follows : — Oamaru Garrison, 1 ; Dunedin Garrison, 2 ; Christohurch Garrison, 3 ; lnvercargill Garrison, 4. The Times reports a curious incident that occurred at the Wellington Races on Monday. When the riders came to weigh out for the Hack Hurdle Bace a one-armed jockey named Gooda 1 presented himself to weigh out for Mr Gage's St. Helier. As there is no rule against a one armed man riding, no o jection coud be mado at the scales, and he was duly weighed out, but at the starting post a . difficulty cropped up. The other jockeys one and all told the starter that they dec ined to ride a hurdle race with a one-armed in n, as the chances were he would get into trouble and most likely bri g some of them to grief as well. The race had to be delayed while the matter was reported to the Stewards. These gentlemen, after consideration, deoided that they could not interfere, and sent word that the race must be started. And it was, and for a mile the horse with the one-armed jockey lay second, and there seemed a great probability of his winning. Gooda 1 rode exceedingly well, and seemed to have no difficulty in managing his .teed. A witness at the Supreme Court stati-d she " heard the footprints " of the prisoners. The difficulty between the wool buyers and sellers at Melbourne has been amicably adjusted. On Wednesday next the Messrs. Barber will have for private Bale at their sta ion, Carnarvon, a draft of useful ponie.-* and a line of young horses. This should be a welcomed opportunity to secure horseflesh. Theiie are certain customs that seem i in issolubly associated with Christmastidt*, . a.d ono of the oldest and most agreeable is j that of giving and receiving presents. This / time-honoured precedent we now follow at j Te Aro House. I With a view to rendering shopping a i veritable delight, an 1 imparting to it all tlie I, pleasures of anticipation, we shall dining j the present month, and until its dose, , present our cash customers with a Chi Utmas j gift, the value of which will he in accord- i ance with the amount of goods purchased at ' Te Aro House. 1 The cash buyer of 10s worth wil receive a present, jand so on, varying in value tor parcels of t2 up to £100. Ihe larger the i purchase the more numerous or valuable will be the gifts. Nevertheless every purchaser from the limit named will get a choice of presents as decided by the amount bought at Te Aro House.

This fn-e distribution will extend to and ] include the 31st, or last day Of the month ( and year. Those who dan appreciate tha advantage of buying from the largest and - best selected stock of summer drapery in < the city, new, seasonable goods in perfect ] condition and fashion, ana at the lowest , wholesa c prices, wi 1 find the addition of I attractive Christmas presents peiiectly irresistible in Uiging a visit to Te ai*o I House — Atdvt. ] Much care and attention has been bestowed upon the Clothing and Mercery Department at the Bon Marche, Palmerston North, for the commencement of the present season. Visitors to Palmerston during Carnival week wi 1 find it to their interest to inspect the stock of Colonial made clothing, Shirts, Hats, and Mercery, which is unquestionably the most extensive on the coast. Robs & Sand, ord, This Bon Mabchk.