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Pahiatua Herald, Volume V, Issue 521, 12 July 1897, Page 2

Court Pahiatua A.O.F. moot to-night. The Right Hon. Mr Seddon intends to visit Wales, Scotland, and Ireland, lie will sail for New' Zealand on 21st July. The Government has made an offer to Messrs Holmes Bros, for tin- purchase of the Matahiwi Estate, a few miles from Mastertou, for the purpose of close settlement.

in tho Hurko district, Now South Wales, phosphorised pollard entailing an annual expenditure of 25s to 80s per section of 840 acres is said to keep tho rabbits in check.

Miss Grace Fairweatlior is the champion woman billiard player of tho world. She is a native of Newcastle. England, and is not yet twenty-one years of age.

Plans have been completed for the now dormitory at the Nelson Asylum. 11 will have space for 81 patients, and attendants’ rooms will also bo provided. With a few honorable exceptions the wine shops in Melbourne are (according to tho Ago) viciously conducted, the establishments being used merely as cloaks for immorality.

The Otago Daily Times states that Mr.l. K. M’Oaughan, who represented the Western District of Southland in one Parliament in this colony, intends standing for Dulhousio at. the forthcoming general election in Victoria. According to tho North Otago Times a settler in the Oattmrti District, who has taken particular notice of the rainfall, says that it has not rained for a whole day during the past eight months. Surely this iu a record for dryness.

Work is apparently scarce in the lluwera district, as a large contract for bushfolling has been let at lUs per acre. A Farmers’ Club with a membership of between forty and fifty has been formed at New Plymouth. The Taranaki County Council will cooperate in a movement to try and remedy the present “ unfair system of tho charitable aid tax on land." Miss Alico Rothschild is a most on tluisiastic horticulturist, her collection of roses alone being valued at several thousand pounds.

A settler in the Clifdcn (Otago) (ownship reports, says tho Southland Times, that through the ravages of wild pigs iu hiH part of the distrist his percentage of lambs has been exceedingly small —in fact ho lias been unable to make any profit out of tiro natural increase of his Jluck.

Mr Mathew Henry’s Pahiatua sale will be held to-morrow, and lengthy additions are made in to day's issue to the list of stock to be offered. Messrs Abraham and Williams’ next Pahiatua stock sale is fixed for Tuesday, the 20th inst. A list of the stock to be offered appears in Another column. A silver locket with the letters “ Isabel ’’ has been lost and is advertised for. Finder is requested to leave same at this office. A little girl’s cape has also been lost. In our report of the concert at the Mangahao school on Friday wo inadvertently omitted tho names of the Misses Wakeman. These young ladies opened the concert with a sparkling and well executed pianoforte duet. They also provided a large portion of the dance music. The Queen of Greece is passionately fond of flowers and causes great masses of blossoms to be distributed twice a week in the various hospitals in Athens. I She is said to be indefatigable in her | daily task of relieving suffering. ! On Friday evening next in tho Olympic Theatre the Presbyterian Anniversary Social will be hold. The clergy of ! Woodville, the local clergy, and also the | Rev. J. Patterson will be present. The I choir, under the baton of Mr Perrin, j have been practising glees, etc., which | will doubtless add to tho entertainment of the evening. There will also be a programme of songs and reoitationa, followed by unlimited refreshments. Mr R. McNab, ex-M.U.R. for Mntaura, writing from Glasgow to the Wyndham Farmer, says:—‘, At Wake field, in Yorkshire, 1 saw New Zealand frozen mutton selling at 4|tl per lb. and English live mutton selling in the market, not 200 yards away, at <>{d. Rather rough, is it not ? Oar ideas of the price New Zealand mutton realises to the retailers are quite erroneous." Mr Hogg, M.H.R., has received and forwarded to Mr Marchant, Commissioner of Crown Lands, a petition from over 80 settlers around Pahiatua, asking that a special sitting of the Land Board should be held at Mangatainoka, for tho purpose of enquiring into the advisableness of abolishing regulations which are considered to be arbitrary as preventing settlers from residing off and sub-lotting their properties. Tho King of tho Belgians is an unassuming individual. Returning troin a walk one morning during his recent visit to Paris, and noticing a crowd standing outside his hotel in the Rue do Rivoli, he asked a street bov what the people were waiting for. “ They want to see the King of the Belgians, Sir," answered the boy. “He is not very interesting, my lad," said tho King, and he walked unnoticed into the hotel. Referring to tho Jubilee celebrations in Tauranga, it is worthy to note (says the Bay of Plenty Times), that the very natives who were in arms against Her Majesty's troops so short a time ago as 1870, near this town, were present at tho celebrations. Latterly the Bay of Plenty natives have gone m largely for trading, having farms of their own, while tho women folk have appreciated the sewing machine and the men all kinds of recreation such as football, bicycles, etc.

The Mokoia Domain Board, up Taranaki way, which was snuffed out by Act of Parliament two sessions ago, has handed over to the Treasury £4OO, represtnting tho accumulation of rents from the reserve after providing for all necessary improvements. The Hawera Star remarks that “ a more unjust filching of a district reserve has seldom been perpetrated in the history of the colony," and adds that most people read it as another instance of petty rev# ngo on an electorate for being of the “ wrong colour.” The Mayor (Mr J. Vile) has forwarded the third ami last instalment of subscriptions to tlio Hawke’s Bay relief fund subscribed here. The amount is XII 0s od, which together with the amounts already forwarded makes a a total of fis. Mr Vile wishes us to state that Mr A. Stewart is mainly responsible for the bulk of tho subscrip lions given to this fund, ami on behalf of the Relief Committee begs to tender him, together with subscribers, his sincere thanks. Tho Rongotca factory is still turning out its butter in prime condition and fair quantity. About 1100 gallons of milk per day is being put through tho Bi p&rator. This i- ooniidi red ver] gk d for so late in the season, being a great increase on the quantity separated at the same period of 1800. The suppliers get 4d or 5d per gallon for their milk—quite a Coolgardie. Mr Cleavy has hid the grand result of 5 2 test. This is a record and will lake a lot of beating. Star correspondent.

The Dresden Piano Company publish a replace advertisement in this issue. This firm through their local agent, Mr T. B. Hunter, has done a remarkably large business in this district, and owing to their liberal terms and the fair manner in which they deal with those w ho obtain instruments from them on the time payment principle, thero is a total absence of friction. When instruments can bo obtained from such a reliable house and on exceptionally easy teiuis, every home should be brightened with the concord of sweet sounds from either an organ or piano. Mr Hunter, the local agent, has several instruments on hand and will be pleased to give all information required.

As there appears to bo some niiscon ception as to the contribution given by tho Government towards the construe tion of the Pahiatua road, it would be as well to place the facts, which have been supplied to us, before the public. On tht* Fit/horbcrt side the Government have not contributed a penny towards tho work. The road has been made from the Main road East in the Fit/, herbert district to tin* summit, a distance of three miles and 74 chains. The road has been foimed for dray traffic and partly metalled at a cost of £Bl5 14s Id, two loans having been raised by the l’it/herbert Board for that purpose.— Manawatu Times.

Further increased postal facilities hawnow been grunted to Pahiatua. The mail agent on board tho inwanl San Francisco mail steamer* will make up sealed bags for Pahiatua direct, and in future the Frisco mail will be due at the local post office every fourth Friday at 8 p.m. When this mail arrives to time it will bo immediately sorted, and the office opened for half an hour for the delivery of correspondence over the counter. Pahiatua will thus have its ’Frisco mail at least twelve hours earlier Ilian Mastertou, or any other town in the Wairarapa. The mail agents on board tin* Now Plymouth and Wanganui express trains have boon instructed to make up sealed bags daily for Pahiatua. and the Palmerston North office will also despatch an extra mail by tho last train. Those mails will arrive every evening at 8 p.m , and will be sorted into the private boxes. 'Pile private box lobby hours have been extended, and in future tho lobby will be open from 7 a.m. to H p.m. on week days, and on Sundays and holidays from It) a.m. to 580 p.m. 'Pile first mail arrives at 7 a.m. from Wellington, and (ho lust at 8 p.m. as stated above. The no,it ’Frisco mail is due on Friday evening, 1 Bill inst.

Tho best flavored and the most pro lit able strawberry to grow is the wonderful “ Sharpless.’’ Plants now ready, from 5s to lOs per hundred, at Horton’s Prc mior Nurseries. Many merchants are well aware (Imt their customers are their host friends and take pleasure in supplying them with the best goods obtainable. As an instance we mention Perry ,V Cameron, prominent druggists of Flushing, Michigan. They say : “We have no hesitation iu recommending Chamberlain's Cough Remedy to our customers, as it is the best cough medicine we have ever sold, and always gives satisfaction." For sale by C. llidd, cheuuut.