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Pahiatua Herald, Volume II, Issue 199, 7 September 1894, Page 2

Th® monthly meeting of the Pahiatua County Council takes place to-morrow. We remind lovers of dancing that the Foresters’ Ball takes place this evening. The arrangements are of a very complete character, and all who go should enjoy themselves thoroughly. We notice that our enterprising contemporary, the Wairarapa Daily Times, now presents its readers with the fullest and latest news by cable from all parts of the world. The paper now holds it own with any of itK Wellington contemporaries and is a credit to its district. Tenders aro invited for felling 100 acres of bush. A meeting of the Chess and Draughts Club is called for Monday evening. Messrs Abraham and Williams hold their Palmerston sale on Thursday next. In another column will be found an announcement froiu the Cash Drapery Company who open to-morrow in the premises lately occupied by 11. Stevens, grocer. As the sale only lasts for 14 days the public should loose no time in securing some of the bargains. Addition to the New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Company’s advertisement will be found on our fourth page. The W.F.C.A. announce that they have received a consignment of tishing tackle. Taranaki defeated Wellington by six points to nil m the interprovincial football match at Hawera on Wednesday. The New South Wales football team suffered a defeat from Hawke’s Bay on Wednesday last, the former team scoring 11 points and the latter IG. The charge of attempted rape against the lad George Scrimshaw was heard yesterday, the hearing of evidence occupying all the afternoon and until about one o’clock this morning. The accused was convicted of the minor offence of common assault, and fined £2 and costs. Mr G. H. Smith appeared for the accused. Messrs Souness. A. Reese, and A. Stewart were the presiding justices. The lame of the horse bot fly have been found in large quantities in the stomach of a sheep iu Victoria. Both the Chief Inspector of Stock and the Govern meat Entomologist state that it is most unusual for this fly to attack sheep. They believe the sheep in some way picked up the eggs or young larvie. A man. in speaking of a relative who was hanged, says he died during a tightrope performance. The tender of Mr A. Milne, Voodville, has been accepted for the erection of a creamery, l’infold lload, for Mr Wm. R. Cook, Wellington. We understand that Mr W. 11. Cook will be in Pahiatua about the la;* r part of next week on purpose to met lie intending miik suppliers to the fact ; i-s. Mr W. H. Hawkins calls the special attention of ladies to his clearing sale of draperr at the mart to-morrow afternoon. There is absolutely no reserve and he intends to clear the lot at any price or give it away. The linos comprise useful stuff, and no doubt settlers will avail thomselvos cf this opportunity. Sale starts sharp at 2 p.m., a 6 there is a lot to get through. Mr W. H. llawkins adds more stock to his stock sale glist for Pahiatua next Tuesday. Several Melbourne boot shops are yielding to the men and paying the statement rates. Other firms are wavering. anil probably a conference will be held to settle the dispute. Cookroft, the Melbourne youth, wno, it is alleged, murdered his stop sister, has been arrested. An Ameriean ship seized a Canadian sealer in Behring Sea, though she was within the limits of the lan. and an international difficulty is feared. The Russian Government intends to build n railway to Merv, and- thence te Penjdeh, on the Afghan frontier. The Home Secretary has ordored the Scotland Yard officials to adopt the Bertillon system of identifying criminals by means of minute measurements. Nelson Bros, are ready to submit a thousand carcases per week to their special thawing treatment. Mr John Redmond, ata National League meeting, lamented the deadly apathy of tne American and Australian Irishmen m the matter of donations. Mr Weddel is sending further consignments of Australian mutton to Hamburg. The Pall Mall Gazette {says the Niger Company lost GO killed and wounded in the encounter with the French, but no details are to hand. Mr Delves has been . boson president of the London Labour Congress. Dealing generally with the remedy for industrial ills, he contended that the age of child labour must bo raised, women given equal pay with men, and the hours of labour reduced in ordvr to absorb the unemployed. The death is announced of Professor Yeitcli, M.A., L.L.D., of London. The Colonial Missionary Society has voted £IOO towards the New Congregational Church at Napie.x. Two Japanese accused of being spies took refuge in the American Consulate at Shanghai. The Consul upon receiving n promise that they should not be tortured declined to protect them. The Kaiser, in unveiling a monument to the Emperor William at Konigaherg, said j tho country had been won by the sword, and he would keep it by the sword. A shocking tragedy occurred on Wednesday at Barren Station near Narrabri, N.S.W. A man named Malwr shot his wifo and a selector named Green, and j afterwards committed suieide. A police station lias been opened at Maktiri, and District Constable Murphy hue been placed in charge. A hotly of snued unionists besieged free labourers under police protection in the vicinity of Goodoof a, N.S.W. Tho police drew their revolver*, but the unionists also threatened to fire, and in order to avoid bloodshed, tho police surrendered 53 men who are now prisoners iu tho unionist ' camp, d’ho roads aro lined with unionist j pickets, and all travellers are stopped and j questioned. Representative* of Victorian agricultural and pastoralisu’ societies have drafted a | scheme to establish a trust for tho purpose I ot developing the meat export trade. It is proposed to sock legislative power to J levy a rate '>n stock, and it is intended to erect freezing ami storage works at Mel 1 bourne, Geelong and Porllaud.

A oopj of the report and balance sheet o: the Wairarapa Farmers’ Co-operative Association, Limited, for tho year ending 81st July, has reached us. The balance sliest shows a total of £4051 18s 6d available for division, which it is proposed to d stribute as follows:—8 per cent, divi d< nd on capital ; 4 per cent, iiosui on shareholders' purchases; 4 percent, bonus on employees salaries; write £306 off p.oportiea; add £l3Ol to reserve (winch v. ill then stand at £3.. J >00) ; and oarrv for ward the balance of £771 3s Id to next year’s profit and loss account. The report aid balance* sheet will be presented at the annual meeting of shareholders on Wednesday, 19th September. A meeting of youths anxious to join a juvenile Oddfellows Lodge is sailed for Monday evening at Benzie's Hall, Mangat linoka. The ?hief object of the Lodge is fer the provision ef members during sickness. The annual meeting of the New Zealand Farmers’ Dairy Union will be held on Tuesday, September 11th. The following report will be presented : Although the profits shown appear to be small, the result *of the the past season's work must be considered as highly satisfactory in view of the many difficulties and the non r* ;urringexpenditure necessary in starting an undertaking of this magnitude, but more especially as the various creameries and factories were not properly under way until so late in the season as to debar the Union from taking advantage of the most profitable season for export. Our plant, v’hich has been largely augmented during the past few months, will be in full swing (.at the height of its producing power) at the beginning of the approaching season, thereby enabling ua to take every advan tags of the export season to the British and Continental markets, and yeur directors have every confidence in anticipating a satisfactory result for the ensuing season. The large support that the Union is now receiving, together with the economies effected, will largely reduce the cost of manufacture, and the erection of refrigerating plants at the Wellington and Palmerton factories will enable ns with certainty to place our butter on the English markets in the same high elass condition that it now leaves our manager's hands.

The W.F.C.A. are offering oil eloth and linoleoutn remnants in 2 and 6 yard lengths. Radford and Barlow having disposed of their business are now holding a genuine relinquishing sale of their entire stock. Bargains in drapery, clothing, boots and shoes are now the order of the day. You can save money by making your purchases from us during the next month. Inspection invited. The actual monetary cost of a suit of elothes is no test of its cheapness or otherwise. The cheapest suit is that which lasts longest, fits best and looks best, and this combination you can only secure by patronising a thoroughly practical tailor. A. BLAIR will fit you to a nicety with a suit from his large and firstclass stock of goods. jv3l Men’s complete outfit for 22s 6d : Tweed suit. 14s Gd ; pair boots. 5# ; pair wool sox 9d ; shirt. Is ; felt hat. Is 34 22s Gd. To be had at the great sale of Trewby Brothers Drapery stock : Tapestry carpet worth 2s 6d. reduced to Is fid ; ail wool flannel, reduced to BJd ; colored blankets worth 9s 6d. reduced to Js lid per pair, at the clearing sale of Trewby Brother* stock. Coolgardie is the place to spend money, with water at 2s 9d per gallon. Pahiatua people who are eager to gain money can do so without travelling some hundreds of miles. They have only to go with the cash to Trewby Brothers' clearance aale. where baigains in drapery are the order of the day ; Is saved is Is gained. Men’s English tweed suits, worth 20s. reduced to 14s 6J; men s English tweed suits worth 23s 6d. reduced to 17s fid : all wool colonial imaed suits, worth 35e Gd. reduced to 22s Gd; all wool colonial tweed suits, worth 42* fid. reduced to '29* fid ; soys’ shirts only 9d e.aeh ; men s merino rox. 3 pairs for Is ; men s oilskin coats, reduced to ss lid : men's leather leggings, bedueed to 4s lid; ladies carpet slippers, only Is 9d: ladies' leather slippers going at 3s 3d at Trewby Brothers' great sale. The.man in business who does not advertise is like a man who kisses a pretty girl in the dark : He may know what he is doing, hut nobody else does. Just arrived, one bale of scrim and three bales new paperhangings. including the latest pa terns in sanitary art papers ; also a line of new sa nit uni papers, al! marked very low to clear, together with our large slock of glass, paints, artists' colors and all kinds of painters' and paperhanger*' re- « quisites. C ooper and Co., opposite the Bank of Now Zealand. It takes very little money new t days to l make a geo Reman, so far as clothe* go. We notice that complete outfits, including j a suit of clothes, pair of hoots, sox. shirt, and felt hat are now to be had at Trewby Brothers’ clearance sale for the astonishingly low sum of 22564. A person must he hard up iudsed if he can't sport a new* outfit at such a priee. Fourfold linen collars te be cleared at three half-pence each at Trewby Brothers clearnuoo sale; ladies' and children's trimmed straw and felt hats, only 2s lid ; evening shoos worth .7s lid. to be cleared at 3s lid ; men's blutchera worth 7s fid. 10 he cleared at 4s lid ; cotton (200yds on i reel) only 10\d dozen reels; Maek cash- j mere, worth Is Old. n>w going at llsd ; J Cardinal cashmeres only Is 2Jd. Be carlv and secure some of the bargains to l'c had at Trewbv Brothers' clearance 1 sale. Tablk a.r. as an invkstment.—The attention of our representatives has al ready been directed to the ame uded con ditions of this Table as published m •• The i Safest Investment, recently issued by the Association. Tne special advantage* ff a poliev under Table A R have eften t>e*n described as an unique eomhi nation of life insurance and investment. The ! investment part of the scheme may b«» } illustrated tints: Age 37, £IOOO. A li2o. Vnnual Premium £4B 10s. The member I inis an assurance of £IOOO payable at death, witlt, in addition, a guaranteed cash payment of £970 should he survive for twenty years. The premium as above is £4B 10s. The premium for a whele life assurance. £2B 10* Difference, being annual investment £2O. Now for th:s investment of £2O a year, the Aeeoeiatioit guarantees to pav in cash the sum of £970 if tho life survive for twenty years, or in other words te return the whole of the principal with about 8 per cent com pound iuterest. After receiving this splendid return, the policyholder would then mi age .‘»7» have a whol * life policy for £IOOO (with the reversionary bonus accumulations of lwent \ rears added thereto), at an annua! premium of onß £lB lOs. whereas the rate under Table t for a first class life, age .77. would be £6l 10s. It would be optional with the member to withdraw the whole each re turn of £l*7o, or to apply a portion of it to convert the original \*»\v a nee of £IOOO into a “fully paid up '* policy, and the balance to the purchase of an annuity. The rash return Is not an •• Estimate." < but a definite result guaranteed m the policy eon tract. Mutual Lift* V asocial ion « of Australasia.