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Manawatu Times, Volume VIII, Issue 188, 16 February 1883, Page 2

We remind our readers of an important sde of merehandi<e tomorrow by Mr (^voskery Parhoulars will be found m the advertisement. i ' * . ' ' ' • At a public meeting of County ratepayers held at Malcorabe on. Tuesday evening, sinoular resolutions to those passed at the Palmerston m rting on M"nday evening were.adopted. nfE rrning the desirability of separating th Mana" watu County. Mi-ssirs J. A. Tompkins, R. Mnton, W. Bell, W. H. Lash and W. Ferguson, were appointed a committee to canvass the Mauchester riding •to. obrain siiinatures to the petition, and Mr Miiearthur was appointed delegate forthi Manches/ef Riding and Halcorabe Town Board to net upon the deputation to proceed to Wellington with the peti(iou. Votes of thanks were then pas sed to Messrs. Macarthur and J. Linton (of Pdlmerston), for'their services m coming here that evening and explaiuing the working of the Act.

The Chronicle reports tbat the R,ev. J.JDoulVof Hulls, Ret. H. Murray, of Feilding, and the Rev. A. M. Wright, of Palmersjton, passed through Wanganui yesterday on their way north* ward to attend the General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church at Auckland. They were to be joined at Wavorlev by the .Rev Mr Allswortn, and at Hawera by the Rev Mr Torry, whu are also botiud for th%Asseinbly. Tenders are invited for erection of additions to the Commercial Hotel Stables. Tenders will be received at Mr L. G. West's office up to uooa on Monday next. On Tuesday night a quarrel took place at Bu'ls befw- en M. T. Scott, of Scott's Perry and the pilot, Mr Jenkins, when it is alleged tbat the latter struck Scott with a totara stick, on the head inflicting a severe would. Hcott was found m an insensible conditon ai>d was conveyed home One account of the •ff.ir state that Scott went to the station : ou the door being opened, aimed a blow with a' sii.k at Jenkins, who evaded it, and afterwards succeeded m getting possession of the stick which he used m selfliefiance. Cross summonses have been applied for by the parties. It is stated ihat Mr Stevens M.H.R. has asked Government to remove Jenkins an I reappoiut the forme: pilot Mr Nicholas,bnt we shoifiil jiDugiue. my action will be taken till the true merits of the ease have been ascertained. The young man named Jowelt, who was arrested m Palmerstou and brought before the Court yesterday has b<>en '• wanted " by the police since the ls>t January, for indecently assau'ting a little girl nine years old, daughter of Mr A. [ t'tubbs, of Waogauui. The circum« ptances connected with the case are too revolting for publication. The prisoner was conveyed to Wanganui by last night train. Full particulars regarding Mr J. B. llaaiiltous Great Cheap Cash Sale of Summer Drape- y. Millinery, &c, will be found on the third page of this paper. The Pale commences to-morrow, an<l as Mr Hamilton informs us the balance of hia Season's Goods will bo offered at Mich ext:aor<hn;iry reductions otf ordin* ury seiliDtf prices, that we predict a great rush lerthe Bargains Of the well known quality of the goods kept at "this Emporii uni the Public have had ample proof. One Spedal Feature of the Sale is, the •-hop will 1 rein. tin open every evening till 8 o'clock during the progress of the Sale or the convenience of the working classes, and anivals per 5.45 p.m. train

Money saved is money gained. Ail who nally wish to accomplish this end would do well to pay the Cash WarkHoUjiß a visit, as ihu y are giving a wax the Balance of their StiramiT G-oods ai i bout one halt the usual prices, and together with a late shipment just to hand will be sacrificed, alt being new Goods and free of old stpek. — M'Dowell Bros., Palmerston N. '■■!■■ -. - . y: