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Manawatu Herald, 27 July 1893, Page 2

> "" lAn'urifoftunateJfrafccw whioh'*to'olt '•place at the Wirokino ferry the other day will oocifpyiUefattentlP^of Jnstjoei .to-morrow morning, To-morrow night a plain and fancy dress ball will be held in the Public Hall. Messrs Gorton & Son's Sanson sale is advertised for Tuesday next. aWlfe)» t Hessifa^afd4ef:"and;Sy)a(mß,were ffi ;Wellijagtoh last] week they? ttiet; "the ■Wrftfariife mflle^^hW'Sfter 1 ttftikihf over the matter, all joined the Association. This is most satisfactory, as helping to harden up the scheme. Messrs Gorton and Son hold a sale of stock at Feilding to-morrow. Tenders for cutting scrub must be in :by npon. to-morrow. . ■ . ■> . : < ,■■;■.• .' The agent of the Flamillers' Association has already put himself into communication with the Australian buyers and a good result is anticipated. A very good point has been made by Mr Gardner, in showing the .Shipping Companies the injustice that is shown to the millers here by charging ten shillings a ton extra freight out of Wellington than they do out of Auckland, though the Wellington port charges are so much less. • This would r^e a yer^ item. saved. ;._.,» ; J Ih* another matter of freights the energetic Chairman of the Association has succeeded in doing excellent work. The freight to Boston has been 65s a ton a,nd primage, now the Association' has hfcd an offer a| 42i 6d a ton ! A saving ;of 20s a ton represents a sum of £150 to £200 a stripper, a matter of vital importance when prices are low, though of sufficient magnitude to be at all tints of interest.

We are glad to see that Mr J. G. Wilson has secured a seat ou the Local Industries Committee; He it very well posted up in the waritS of the flax industry and may be ftble to secure some advantages for it. Asking the present Government for anything, when the colour of the party is not right, is wasting one's breath on the desert air. It is sad that it is so, but it is. -- Mr J.- G.Wilson is hopeful of securing the appointment of an expert to grade flax appointed by the Government. He says that the way his remarks in the House were received causes him to be so\ It is wonderful the Government are asked to do, and they should be only too thankful to be able to assist such an industry at no expense, as, as we have before pointed out, the millers are prepared to pay the grader's salary. It is satisfactory to learn, from the Premier's own lips, that he was brought up as a railway engineer by trade. As the leader of the Opposition remarked, '"the hon. gentleman has been engineer in a great many other things than that," bo the fact (had been overlooked. It must have been many ; years since Mr Seddon has taken a turn at; the trade of his youth. Yesterday Mr Cox received the nomination for a ' Councillor for the Awahou Biding. Mr Allan Sprang was the only candidate nominated and he was therefore declared duly elected, A notice from the Returning Officer appears, in another column, ;! „\ The annual meeting of the Foxton Bacing Club will be held to-morrow evening at the Club's office. . Mr and Mrs Hamer entertained their friends at a very enjoyable danoe on Tueaday evening. Messrs Walßh and Howan were the successful tenderers for the Butchering Company's business, and they will take it over within a fortnight. The next English mail for specially addressed correspondence per s.s. Bimu* taka will close at the local office, on Tuesday evening next, but the parcel mail will close on Monday evening. The following is the report of Dr. MacGregor on the Wanganui hospital scandal, to be placed on the table of the House : — ' Inspector - General's office, Wellington, July 10, 1893. The Hon. W. P. Reeves. Sir, — I have honour to inform you that, according to your instructions, I prooeeded to Wanganui and made careful enquiry into the allegations of improper conduct on the part of one. of the hospital nurses. I found that the nurse, whose conduct is in question, had been guilty of impropriety with one of the male patients, a Mr Blank, and had consequently neglected her duty, and also that the authorities had leaned too much to mercy's side in judging her conduct.' Hansard No. 6 is to hand and is a volumn which should be read by all, as it contains the speeches of Messrs Smith and Bees in the Cadman-Rees episode. It also contains other speeches on ..th,e same subjeot worth studying. A c&lnvperusalof ' these speeches will cause' a " wonderful strong feeling in favour of Mr Bees and a correspondingly strong one against Messrs Cadman and Smith and indirectly against the present Government. The price of the volume is only"; twopence and in fairness to', all parties the report wants reading as a whole. AcfenftWirth, 'a 'riotea thfel , •Wf "present undergoing a term of imprisonment in .Louyain Gaol, Brussels, has confessed to tjhe j the,ft of i Gainsborough?s; oelebrated 'Buohess of Devonshire 'picture. Wirth is now believed to have been concerned in the . late Hatton Garden and Post Office robberies in London, and is also credited with having committed many audacious bauk, jewellery and other robberies on the Continent, in America and at Capetown, which have baffled the efforts of the police to bring the offender to justice. The picture was stolen for the sake of ransom money, which, however, the thief was unable to claim. Its whereabouts is unknown. The court awarded the Hawarden Castle £7000. for , assisting the lonic when she broke hei* shaft off Capetown. Of this amount £5600 goes to the owners and the rest to the captain and the crew. Mr. J. Wilson ,is suing a London evening paper for £1000 for libel, in accusing him of recklessly expending the funds of the Seamen's Union, of which he is secretary. In his evidence Mr Wilson admitted that local Securities' to the extent of £2000 had been embezzled, and also that the expenditure per annum on salaries and management amounted to nearly £20,000 before the members of the union derived any benefits. He also admitted that it was illegal to apply to the expenses of management £8000 of subscriptions re. ceived for a special purpose. . Lord Dudley has called a meeting of his creditors. His liabilities are £800,000, and. his assets £43,000. , • : A parcel delivered by post at Broadstairs, in Kent, exploded, killing a resident named Bichards in the presence of his wife and child. It is believed ; that the package contained dynamite. The New Plymouth pepple are subscribing towards a, testimonial to be presented to Mr H. Thomson, in acknowledgment of •'tbelatteVs bravery in arresting the highwayman.; :•.. . Extraordinary success has marked our "Great Salvage Hale at theTe Aro Hovise ■ Branch, 1 Main-street; • ■But all -gqod: things come to an end. and so will this Salvage Sale. We shall positively close it on Saturday next. A -few days only remain in which our wonderful Salvage bargains can be secured, so look lively, ,und secure them without delay; < Those who are wise will profit by this announcement and hurry up to the sale during Ite • thereby save money. •;;. ■%"■; : : : Those who are dilatory will miss this last chance .of -buying cheaply, and will lament ever afterwards. But thiß need not be.- ■ . , . „ ■ There is time yet to secure the biggest bargains of the sale, only a few days how. ever. We cannot prolong the sale beyond Saturday next at the Te Aro House Branch, Main-street, Foxton. , : , * The D.O.P. Sale at Loveday Bros is a great success. Why? Because they can undersell ' all others. Compare their pride's; Note the piles of bargains that are exhibited outside. All other sales fail under, the great D.O.P. > ale. Never .before we're such bargains to be had. Rush to the 'sale and be among the first to have the pksk of the Bargains. ' : • As-, showing the . wonderful development and steady progress of Colonial Manufactures during the past year or two, it is wcrrthy'of'hote that Messrs Ross & Sand>#6T&d, i©f the Bon Marche, Palraerston North, are now 'retailing to the public Men's All-wool Colonial Tweed Suits at the wonderful low prioe of One Pound, quite as good as what cbtild be bought a short time baok for double this money. This firm are now holding' a gigantio Clearing Sale of the whole of their extensive and valuable stock and, it , will be to the interest of buyero of ! Clothing and General Drapery to pay them feu early visit.— Abyt.