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Pahiatua Herald, Volume II, Issue 188, 13 August 1894, Page 2

The Postal Department .» .o that there will be no delivery of . v.ura on Wednesday afternoons, that being the letter carrier's half holiday, bat etters may be obtained on application at the Post Office counter. Mr Neville Thornton, the scenic artist, arrived in Pahiatua on Saturday evening. To-day he has a staff of carpenters engaged making frames, Ac., for the scenery for the Public Hall. The tender of Messrs Ewing and Co has been accepted for the erection of Mr Quirke’s house at Scarborough. Our readers nre reminded that it would be as well to secure tickets iu advance from Mr I'. Moore for Beirie Doyle’e concert on Wednesday. Although the hull has been enlarged we anticipate the seating accommodation will Do taxed to the utmost. It is seldom we arc honored with a visit from artists ef the world-wide reputation of this fair one. The company she brings with her is an exceptionally strong one and u rare musical treat can be safely predicted.

The Newspaper Libel Limitation Bill which the Hon. J. McKenzie is introducing as a Government measure provides tluit all newspaper correspondence and all leading articles must have attached the name of the writers. It also defines what conmic.ut shall be actionable, and exempts from action for libel legitimate comment on public affairs and public acts.—Post. The members of the Pahiatua Bums Club should have a pleasant evenin ' on Thursday next. Address - will b d lirered by Mossrs If. C. Bruce and T. Bracken, the school children's elocution ary contest will be decided, and a pro gramme of songs, etc., by local vocalists will also be gone through. Members are n quested to obtain their tit kets >i• he secretary without delay. The advertisement in connection with the affair appears in another column, a reference to which will show that th* price of rulmis mission for children lias been fixed st fid. M< sers Kidd and B>n a re the eoccee fill tenderers for tin* alteration s to Ml T. Murphy’s house at Balianoe. A policeman at a city court the othe r day was ordered to fetch the Koran, on which a Mahommedan was to be sworn. The zealous and intelligent officer, after shouting for “ Mr Keoran" till ho was hoarse, returned with the information tlmt “ »ich a person was not in the vicinity

The balance shoot of the North Wain rape Benevolent Society shows total receipts for the year ended hist March. l-B'.M, to he imi Is Sd ami disbursements £522 Os lOd. Mr Willis, the member for Wanganui, considers that if the Gou nimruG old age pension scheme is put into force “ NW Zealand will become the old men A refuge of Australasia.’ Messrs Lowes and Torus aunouncc their next Mast or ton ..lock „i!. for Wednesday. August 22nd, at l o'clock. The entrice at date comprise 2JO fat and forw ud wethers and 150 iai and forward ewes, both lots will be drafted to suit purchasers ; also 00 wrnnera aud yearlings: 15 18-months to 2J yeai U era . and ’■ Und 8-year ol 1 heifer*. William Hansen was charged at the Al . Me' ardle and ihagg- .’.J s.|\'. Vi'tli an, drunk mid disorderly on 1-ridav ai mi noon in front of the’ Post Office. Accused was convicted and ordered to pay costs u..s also order, d to pay the ol a nn window for the Post Office which lie had deliberate! v broken bet orbeing arrested. Hawkins and OudaiUa add 100 forw-ml empty ewes to their stock sale to-morrow. Owing to the refusal of the French Government to adopt his machine gun, M. Turpin has again offered it to Uormunv.

A London correspondent, writing under date of June 22nd, says :—Mr W. Court ney. who leaves by the Ruapehu next week, will take out 100 settlers to New Zealand, all said to be of a desirable class. At a meeting of F. C. W. Bierre’a creditors at Danevirke it was decided to allow debtor £SO worth of furniture and household requirements. it is expected that the estate will yield a dividend of about ten shillings in the pound.

At £3 17s Ad an ounce, Bay lev’s Howard claim produced gold worth 2*234,050 from March Ist., 1893, to April sth 1894. Exactly 870 tons of stone were crushed, averaging 09 ozs ; total 00,400 ounces. Captain Turner, the Government road surveyor, was in Pahiatua on Saturday and Sunday. He is on a tour of inspection and left this morning for tne Stirling and Kaikairiki Blocks. The heaviest bullock in Victoria nr perliups the Australian colonies is owned by a Warrnumbool butcher. It is about five years old and weighs 2,7861b5. The animal is a pure-bred shorthorn of a rich roan colcur. —Exchange. A cablegram from Sydney states that many of the shearers are refusing to sign the Pastoralist Union's agreement in the Hay district, but a number of sheds are working under a verbal agreement. The sheds are gradually tilling up in the Moree district.

Owing to the large increase in the number of students presenting themselves for the Trinity College musical examinations, it has been decided to found a college of music in Sydney. It is expected to be in working order by the end of the year. The Speaker of the Queensland Assembly ruled Mr Glassev's motion for compulsory coneiliation out of order as it contained an assumption whisk was not based on fact.

Four towns, including Aci and Fieri, have been destroyed by’ an eathquake in Sicily. The people have fled into the open country.

A marvellous swim through four miles of stormy sea is recorded by the Melbourne Age as having been made at Sydney. During a heavy gale the fishing sma :k Lizzie Brooks, containing three men, capsized about four miles from the shore off Gerringong. One man started to swim ashore, and after being buffelted about by tile waves for three or four hoar reached tne land in a very ex'uaus’.ed condition. Th other two slung to the upturned boat, ami were rescued about 8 o'clock at night, almost dead from exposure. The persona!ty of the late Duke of Sutherland has been proved at £1.200.000-

A cable from Washington states that wool will remain free unless the present Bill is altered or rejected. llow seldom now a days, alas, is the principal of thoroughness applied to any of our actions. Expediency is our watchword, and we do not so much care how we perform our allotted tasks as long as we enn get through them somehow. It would almost appear that in the hurry and bustle of this tin Misclr stage of our existence thoroughness has become a lost act. However, some people are couse'entiouslv thorough and aim at perfoc ti *n in all they undertake. Among*: these exceptions is the Empire Tea Com piny, of Wellington. This Company has ever aimed at perfection in its methods, and it is therefore to-day in the proud position of being able to boast that its teas are about as near perfection as it is possible for them to be. A perusal of the Empire Tea Company's advertisement in another column will show how this highly desirable result has been arrived at. John Hullet, one of the sailors of H.M.S. Curacoa, performed a feat of endurance at Apia lately. He had backed himself to. within an hour and ten minutes, complete ilie following:—Ring 100 quoits at 11 yards, run a half-a-mile, walk the same distance, go-asyou please half mile carrying 501 b, pick up singly and deposit in a basket *25 stones placed one yard apart, rew one mile, and swim half a mile. Much interest was manifested in the event, and a lot of betting amongst the ship*crew resulted. HulleU was successful in accomplishing the task, and was loudly cheered upon its completion. The following are the times for t’ue different feature-* of the contestßinging 100 quoits et 11 yards. 13m.: run hall of a mile. 3m 30s ; walking half-s mile, 5m .’k)s : go-as you please half-a-mile. carrying 561 b. 5m 30s ; pick up and place in a basket 25 stones deposited one yard apart. 3m 30s; row one urle. 15m ; swim hal'-a-mile. 22m ; total, Hi 7m 30s. Iu another column Hawkins and Oudaille advertise a clearing sale of Mr \\ . Orr’s dairy stock and plant. The sale tak’s place on his farm. Mangaonc Valley, on Friday, 31st August, at 1 o'clock. Mr On* is clearing right out and there is a splendid opportunity for those desiring to obtain first-class dairy stc-ck. The cow* and heifer* arc a specially selected lo*. Luncheon will be provided for all at the homestead. A sitting of the S.M. Court will be held in Pahiatua to morrow. Mr Ilutchieon. S.M., will preside. A meeting of tho Literary Society takes place this evening in a classroom at the Pahiatua School. Court Pahiatua. A.0.F., meets to night. Tho fortnightly meeting of the local Rechabite tent will be held to-morrow evening, in the Town Hall. The Manga: inoka river is making in-

roads into the much-discussed shingle bed. The projecting trunk of a large tr» c has somewhat diverted the channel, with tiie result that a gulf has been eut into the bank and is still increasing in si. **. Another heavy fresh would probably change the course of the river altogether. Messrs Williamson and Musgrove threaten to pass Wellington with their next opera company unless the directors of the Opera House come down in their rt ntal. \ meteorolite w. ghing 1961b* ha? been Dowse N : Wm bright pure in* I J, n »! a particle of stone being visible, an l when struck with am hard substance ii ring* like an anvil. It is two feet long, one foot at its greatest with, and eight inches tkiek. Wo acknowledge receipt of a batch of Parliamentary paper* from the Govern in. nt print • A petition has been sent from the Mas terton electorate to the New Zealand Alii an.- for pn mutation to Parliament praying that a d reci vote be taken on the iu, ter question st an early day. The petition contained 562 signature#, vi. .. from ) shortly invit ppiic »tiom for capital tWe have r i\« l i copy of the first t’hnniicle." a journal promoted to cater

Fourfold linen collars te be cleared at time? half-peace eaehatTrowby Brothers clearance sale ; ladies’ and children's trimmed straw and felt hats, only 2s lid ; evening shoes worth 5s lid. te be cleared at 3s lid; men’s b!u tellers worth 7s Ad, to be cleared at 4s lid ; ootton dOO yd# on reel) only lOid dozen reels; bloek cosh? mere, worth Is 6|2, now going at 11 jd Cardinal cashmeres only Is 2j<L Be early aud secure some of the bargains to be had ai Trewby Brothers' clearance sole. Men's English tweed suits, worth 20s, reduced to 14s 6d; men's English tweed suits worth 23s 6d. reduced to 17s Ad ; all wool colonial tweed suite, worth 35e Ad, reduced to 22e 6d ; all wool oolomnl tweed suits, worth 42s Ad. reduced to 29s Ad ; boys' shirt* only 9d each ; men's menno sox, 8 pairs for Is; men s oilskin ooots, reduced to 8s Ud ; men i leather leggings, reduced to 4s lid ; ladies carpet slipper*, only Is 9d ; ladies' leather slippers going at 3s 3d at Trewby Brothers great sale. The publie soon find out when there te a good thing on. Crowds have visited Trewby Brothers' great sale, and the stock is being rapidly cleared. Tapestry carpel worth 2s fid, reduced to le fid ; white Honeycomb quilt# worth 5s fid. reduced te | 3s lid ; colored quilts. 4s lid. reduced to “ 3s 6d : ah wool fianuel reduced to Bsd; colored blankets worth 9s fid. reduced to 5s lid per pair at the clearance male of Trewby Bros, stock.

The actual monetary cost of a suit of clothes is no test of its cheapness or otherwise. The cheapest suit is that which lasts longest. tn* beet and looks best, aud this combination yon can only secure by patronising a thoroughly practical tailor. A. BL UR will fit you to a nicety with a suit from his large aud firstclass stock of goods. jr3l Table a.r. as as investment. —The attention of our representatives has already been directed to the amt-uded conditions of this Table os published m “ The Safest In vestment.** recently issued hy a the Association. The special advantages q of a policy under Table A R have often been described as an unique combination of life insurance and investment. The Investment part of tho ten* mt- miv be illustrated thus:—Age 37. £IOOO. A R 20, Annual Premium £43 10s. Ihe member has an assuranoe of £IOOO payable at death, with, in addition, a guaranteed cash payment of £970 should he survive for twenty years. The premium os above £4* 10s. The premium for a whele life assurance. £2B 10s. Difference, being Annual investment £2O. Now for this investment of £2O a year, the Association guarantees to pay in cash the sum of £970 if the life survive for twenty years, or in other words to return the whole of the principal with about 8 per cent compound interest. After receiving this -plendid return, the policy holder would j | then *at age 57 1 have a whole life policy f j for £IOOO tw:th the reversionary Waut '* ccumulations of twenty rears added I thereto!, at an annual premium of only £4B 10s. whereas the rate under Table A for a first-class life, age 57, would be £6l 10s. It would be optional with the member to withdraw the whole each ret ten of £970. or to apply a portion of it to convert the original assurance of £IOOO | into a “fully paid-up’ policy, and the 1 balance to the purchase of an annuity. The cash return is not on “ Estimate/' ! but a definite result guaranteed m the i policy eoatrset. Mutual Life Association > of Australasia.

Just arrived, one bale of scrim and three bales new pa per hangings, including the - latest patera* in sanitary art papers . also a liue of new sauitum p ipers, all marked very low to clear, together with out larr stock of glass, p unt*. artists' colors and kind* of punters' and paperhangers' quisitee. Cooper and Co., opposite Bank of New Zealand. Seasonable goods at the right prices Men's Mackintoshes. 30s and 35* : O'ercoals. 15s fid to 355; Oilcoau. 10s fid ; S.uldle Tweed Troux»r», 13e fid ; Bluchers. 5e lid; Shooter*. 10s fid; Ladies 30; Listen now 19s fid : 21s Listers now lie fid : Ladies 30* Mackintoshes now lie fils Capes from 4s fid ; Feather Boas, 4s fid ; Jackets from 7s fid ; Lmbreilaa. 1 lid; Wool Shawls from Is lid; Jerseys 2* lid ; Blouses. Is lid : Strong Laceups. 7s fid for cash only at Radford aud Barlow's, the people's drapers. Sale of boots. Radford and Barlow having bought £9o worth of boots, shoes, and slippers for £45 cash will give the public the benetir during the next 14 days, l.idies' shot's Kb fid. n,>vr As fid: ladies’ Balmoral*. 7* fid; children's Balmonu* from 3s fid ; ladies' strong leather slippers, 3s fid; boys boots from 4s fid : men's boots from 4# lid : short legging*. As Ad: long leg rings. 9s fid. Half price only a R idtord and Barlow's. The man in business who does not advertise is like a man who kisses a pretty girl in the dark : He may kuow what he is doing, but nobody else docs.