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Manawatu Herald, 31 March 1892, Page 2

Messrs Thynne, Linton & Co. advertise the sale of privileges in connection with the Foxton Kacing Club's. Hack Meeting on the 13th April. Steps are being taken to divide the Wirikino Eoad Board into six wards, with a member for each. The Government evidently are thinking that the purchase of the Manawatu Bailway will soon be made by them, as they have notified the Chairman of the Horowhenua County Council that they would not grant any loan to the County, for which the security given includes any of the Company's line k It will be remembered that the whole of the Railway Company's permanent way is rated for local purposes. The Horowhenua County Counoil have been plaoed in an awkward position by the sudden deoision of the Government to refuse any loan for which the permanent way is part of the seourity. The County applied for the ten per cent on the last , £5000 loan, which by law they are allowed to obtain, to complete certain works, and because the £5000 loan is partly secured by the Company's line, they have been ref :. ;:*>l the amount. As the Government had agreed to make snch an advance a., far back as November, subject to the usual special rate being struck, it is manifestly unfair to the Council to raise this quibb o now, when money has been expended on the strength of tliis sum beiug received. It is a quibble, as the Government must be aware that the land is the security, and that is daily increasing in va ue, and if one part decreased in value, like the line, by^ not being rated, the other portions of the seourity would have' to make up tha amount. 4

Miss Warner, of Messrs E. J. Warner & Co., general drapefs, of Nelson, is now visiting Foxton, and is staying at Whyte's Hotel, where she would be pleased, until Saturday morning, to meet any ladies requiring the latest novelties in costumes and millinery. Miss Warner is also provided with some of the latest samples direct from Home. Mr Startup has a characteristic advertisement about liis boots and shoes. In some mysterious manner he uses the town pump and runs it dry, not in his shoes, but in his 'ad.' He wants it read, and all should do so. A gentleman woll known on the coast, Mr W. Neville Ward, has left for England in the Tainui. Not many were aware of his contemplated journey, but it is understood he will soon return. Mr Jillett has taken Mr Ward's run at Ohau. We wonder if the 'Liberal ' Government were aware that meetings were to be held in the Horowhenua County to form a politioal A ssooiation in opposition to their policy, when they disoovered suoh an excellent reason to refuse to make the loans as by law allowed, to this ' looal body ? It is very possible, however, meetings will still be held very shortly, and the association is bound to be well supported. An Otaki storekeeper has erected a bailding near the Manakau Hotel with two shops. One will be used by himself and the other by a shoemakr. Manakau is a township, divided by a public road which marks the Company's land from private land. Rivalry in the progress of either side of the road is great. A new building put up on one side demands the erection of one on the other side. Mr Tompsitt has therefore determined to ereot a butcher's shop, as a balanoe to the two shops. If the public men of Manakau keep on aoting like this, the town will soon grow. The settlers at Ohau have petitioned Government for a daily mail. If they are of the ' right colour ' they will probably be granted the boon. If it is obtained most probably Mr Whiley, who is in oharge of the sawmill, will be postmaster. Should the daily mail be obtained by the Ohau settlers it will be the oause of a ohange in postmasters, and Mr KebbeU, who has for so long acted in that capacity for the convenience of his neighbours; and himself, at the prinoely salary of £1 a year, will resign. Mr Kebbell first aoted as postmaster in the year 1876. We understand that Mr Douglas Wallace, the obliging and capable clerk to the Wirikino Road Board has resigned or is about to. At the next meeting of the Horowhenua County Council the motion to give an extra representative to Shannon will be discussed, and if a full meeting is secured, probably carried. This concession will still leave the majority to the south. The Commissioner of Taxes gives notice that every person or company having derived income from any source whioh is made the subject of taxation under " The Land and Income Assessment Act, 1891," must make such returns on or before the 18th April. Johnson's United Show is advertised to perform here on Saturday evening. The tent will be erected on the vaoant ground by Border's Hotel. Yesterday morning about flve o'olock an earthquake, preceded by a loud rumble was felt here. Messrs Ross, Carson, and Fry were reelected to the Wanganui Education Board. Mr Wilks only secured fifteen votes^. The Hon. R. Seddon is to address a public meeting at Palmerston on Thursday next. T,he Liberal organs are getting interesting. The N. Z. Times says : — "lt is not generally known that New Zealand possesses one of the most interesting of colonial possessions. The Cook Group, with the Island of Raratonga, is under the protection of the British Crown, and under the immediate rule of the Government of this Colony " ! ! !' Papers have been laid before Parliament the last two sessions concerning this fact " not generally known I" Mr Haynes, Swanson's, or Deeming's, or Williams' solicitor, now denies that the prisoner made auy confession to him. A London correspondent says :— The dangers of the Cape Horn route, and the disturhed condition of affairs at Rio, have oaused the directors of the steamship companies running to New Zealand to consider the advisability of abandoning the homeward route via the Horn, and substituting that via -Melbourne, Capetown, and Teneriffe. By this latter the journey from New Zealand could be done in about forty-five days. So far, nothing has been definitely decided as to thrf change, but the recent unpleasant experience of the steamer Arawa, several of whose crew caught yellow fever at Rio, may determine the companies to decide in favour of making the ohange. Mr Lee-Smith is definitely announced as the Ministerial candidate for Brace. Messrs William and George Park have jast completed an enjoyable trip in their Rob Roy canoes to Kapiti Island, says the Times. Palmerston was lef t last Saturday week, train being taken to Otaki, where the canoes were pot in the Otaki river, which, with the bar, was safely navigated and open sea reached. The trip across to Kapiti' was ' a rough ohe, a strong head wind being experienced all the way. The stay in Kapiti was a most pleasant one, there being plenty of sport in the way of fishing and shooting, and on one day a canoe trip of 28 miles round the whole Island was made. The return trip was made to Porirua Bay in favourable weather by sailing and paddling, and the train was taken from Porirua to PalmerstoH, the canoeists arriving here on Saturday. The Collector of Customs at a Northern port, says the Pu st, was recently superannuated, granted a pension and retiring allowance, retired from the service, and re ..eived a presentation of one hundred guineas from the merchants of the port with which he has been connected for many years. So far good, but the public were somewhat surprised to find that after all this had had happened the " superannuated" official was moved tq the Collectorship of on 9of the busiest ports in | the colony, 'i'he explanation is so simple lasto be startling. The " aged " official was retired as having attained three tcore years. He came down to Wellington, proved that he was only 55, and mildly suggested that nnder the circumstances the department should present him with five years full pay. As this was something the Department had not taken into its calculations, he was " superannuated " to a bigger port. Onr first shipment of new goods for the Autumn and Winter Season have now come to hand by the latest mail steamers and are ready for inspection at Te Aro Honse, Wellington. j We have no hesitation in saying that the selection for the present season is without exception the best, largest and most varied we have ever previously been able to show at Te Aro House, Wellington.

Patterns of these and new dress fabrics^ and charts for self -measurement will b& -\ forwarded free by post on application. We would earnestly advise ladies to make an early selection and to secure the advantage of getting their dresses made in good time in the season in our celebrated dressmaking rooms at Te Aro House, Wellingtod. All orders will be carefully execated, finished in the latest style and forwarded without delay from Te Aro House, Wellington. Messrs Eoss and Sandford, of the Bon^ March., elsewhere direct the attention oit cash purchasers of general drapery to the - advantages to be secured by making their selections during the present clearing sale at the Bon March 6. The goods being disposed of are all fresh and pew, and the difference between present prices and ordi. nary prices is considerable. A large quantity of stock has already been disposed of, but there still remains a good choice of thorough bargains in Cotton Staff, Dress pieces and Remnants, also Calicoes, Sheetings, Shirtings, Flannellettes, and Household Drapery, while Mantles, Millinery, Dustoloaks, and Sunshades are being disposed of at nominal prices to effect ' a complete olearanoe.