Second Edition.

Pahiatua Herald, Volume V, Issue 559, 20 October 1897, Page 2

Second Edition.

A public meeting :* to be held in the Mangatainoka school on S*rurd*T evening.

The annual meet: ig of the Fahiaraa Swimming Club take* place thit evening at the Club Hotel.

A meeting of thoae interacted in the formation of a polo club trill be held at the Public Hall, Mtngtuiooki. on Saturday evening. Mr Robert Heard, representative of Messrs Collier and Co.. ia now in town. Orders for tuning or repairing of pianos may be left at this office or Commercial Hotel.

Tomato plants now ready, and can be obtained from Mr J. R. Graham. Fahiatua, or Mr McKenzie. Orders sent to Harding and Adams attended to promptly. Naylor's Novelty Company appear at the Olympic Theatre to-night and at the Public Hall Mang*i*inftir* tomorrow night. The programme of the Mastencn Racing Club's summer meeting to be held on Thursday and Friday, IVembtr 9th and 10th will be found m our advertising columns. Messrs R. Blair and Co., of Caledonian House, will have a startling replace advertisement in next issue. W e will not spoilt ui effect by hinting at its contents, but would advise one and all to watch for it.

The men at the new ballast pu at Ngawapurua struck work yesterday for an increased rate of pay. Mr Jack, of the local Public Works staff, was successful in obtaining men in Woodville to nil their places without any delay being occasioned.

Mr J. R. Graham, of the Antimonopoly Stores, has in stock threequarter and full sire wool bales, shears, stones, twine, marking oil. etc., at prices lower than those of city houses. He has just landed a trial direct shipment of bedsteads which have turned out right m quality, price and variety. New advertisement ue\t issue.

Mr \Y. R. Hasciden. S.M., yesterday imposed the minimum hue of AM and costs upon a man who had been convicted of haviug supplied intoxicating liquor to a Maori woman. The charge was laid under the Alcoholic Liquors Sale Control Act Amendment, The Magistrate spoke strongly on the necessity of enforcing the provisions of the amendment, and allowed U to be understood that but for the fact that this was the first case brought under the Act in this district and that n was possible the defendant was not aware of the proviMon. the fine would have Urn larger. It was, he said, imperative that the supplying of liquor to aboriginal w omen should be stopped. At the S.M. Court yesterday, before Mr W. R. Basel den, CM., a resideut of the district applied for the muc of a prohibition order against his wife, la reply to a question he admitted that he had afforded her opportunities of obtaiumg liquor and had kept it in the house. The Magistrate strongly adtised the

applicant to sign the pledge and keep temptation away from in* wife. It was his duty for his wile’s sake to become an abstainer and assist ner to follow a similar course. Mr llascideu said he wisiud it distinctly understood that lie would not allow these orders to be made a weapon with which one person could punish another. The application for a prohibition order was adjourned for one month.

Mr IV I*. Pari*. a prominent livery, man and merchant of Goshen. \ a.. has to aay on the subject of 'heumausm ; •• I take pleasure in rerouitueuding Cliawbt rlain'a lam l>aliu for rheumatism. as I know from personal «\peri once that it mill do all that is claimed •or .t. A year ago ikn spring my brother waa laid up m bed with inriaiu i mau rv rheumatism aud suthrrd very intensely. The tirat application of 1 Chamberlain * I‘alm Halm rased th* | pain and the use of cm L. itle con: . pit ui> cured him. For tala by A,