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Manawatu Times, Volume IX, Issue 1115, 19 November 1883, Page 2

In our advertising columns the NewZealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Company notifies that it will, as heretofore, hold regular public sales of new wool clip during the season, at its commodious warehouse m \\ ellington. All parcels of wool committed to the Company's care for loc-il sale, are carefully examined and valued by competen persons. No lots are sokl at below the eserves fixed by consignors, and accoun sales,, with net proceeds, are remitte ' within seven days of date of auction. Full information can be obtained on applicatiou at the company's office. Wellington, or* from the agents of the - Bank of New Zealand at Foxton and Palmerston. A correspondent at Wittenburg, describing the preparations for the Luther co umemoration, held there recently, says that >ver 1,000- clergy me i from all parts of Protestant Germany were present/Among the member* 'ot the Luther family and the descendants of the Reformer who had arrived were* Lieut; Fletcher Luther, of the British navy, and Dr. Luther, of Belfast. The Journal of Science is' the luthority for the assertion that some persons who are part icy larly sensitive to the bites of gnats and midges experience a return of the original irrigation at regular intervals of 12 and 24 hours. This fact, if fact it be, would seem to strengthen the opinion that gnats and mosquitoes are tbe bearers of the germs of malarial fever. Professor Ball, of Dublin placed on record a fine specimen of an Irish bull m his speech at the meeting of the British Association. He was talking about the correctness of timekeepers, and he told his audience that rone of their watches kept exact time, "for," said he, " some of tbem lose one way and some lose the other." Mr Hinman, the evangelist, was on Thursday last married by the Rev. G. S. Harper, of Carnarvon, to Miss Wilkie, of Waverley. The , newly married couple reached Palmerston by train" on Friday, and Mr Hinman conducted the usual services at his meeting-house yesterday. We understand Mr Harry Burrell, a well-known former resident of this district, who proceeded to London about fifteen months ago, is working his way back. He is at present at Suva. A sitting of the Divorce Court will probably be held at Wellington during the first week m December. At tbe present time the only applications, set down for hearing are for the issue of decrees absolute m the suits ot Elwell v Elwell (Wellington), and Johnston v Johnston (Feilding). A Wairarapa paper says that a prospecting party, consisting of Mr George —an experienced West Coast miner — and two natives, left Masterton on Wednesday morning for Hawera, m the Forty- Mile Bush, their object being to test alluvial deposits m the ranges. We understand that Mr Alfred Levy will shortly be leaving Palmerston for Wellington, and tbat before his departure he is to be entertained by the Wesleyan Bible Class. * The thunderstorm which broke over Palmerston on Friday was local, not being felt very far north. It is understood that a libel , action wiil shortly be heard at Wellington, the plain iff being, Mr John. McLehnan, of Oroua Downs, and the defendant, Dr Rockstrow, of Fpxtonl The alleged libel arose out of a stormy scene m the. Manawatu County Council, a few months ago. It is currently reported that. Dr Rockstrow will defend his own case, and that Messrs Hankins & Baker are acting for Mr McLenaan. At the Catholic Church, yesterday moruing, the Rev Father Carew read out a list of sums received tor the new Presbytery. From this it appeared that £160 had been received, and that a large number of promises were still outstanding. Amongst tbe amounts received were £40, subscribed by the swamp hands iv the Carnarvon district. The attention of the ladies of Palmerston is directed to Mr J. B. Hamilton's I advertisement, over the leader, calling special notice to his dressmaking department. Orders are requested to be sent m without delay, so as to secure prompt despatch. Mr A. W. Marsh advertises for an owner for a black horae, found by him on the Fitzherbert read on Saturday week. Mr J. Walkley is advertising for a r i>rter, aud also for a smart boy. Besides the two candidates already iv the field for the Wanganui Mayoralty, the Herald understands that either Mr Bamber or Mr James Laird will also stand. ; The N. k Times says;— The City Council will have less difficulty m reducing the cost ol the Engineer's department, now that Mr, Baird has decided to leave their service. He has been appointed manager- in the North : Island for the' Equitable Insurance Association of New Zealand, m succession to Mr T.J Ladd. : A novel request, was, according to the Taranaki Herald, aiade lately by Robert Barnes, of Devon-street,, carpenter, who applied .to tbe Resident Magistrate, m open Court, that a prohibition order under the Licensing Act, might be g rented, prohibiting anyone from supplying himself with intoxicating liquors for twelve months. The order was of course grauted. Mr M. M. Pbmeroy (says the San Francisco Bulletin) tells the following convincing temperance stery : — " Some years ago we had m our employ a man who several times a day ran out of the office to buy a drink of whisky. Every time he went out the cashier wa.s instructed to drop ten cents m the drawer to our credit. At the end of [seventeen months the mau who had gone out so often bad drunk himself out of a good situation ; and the drawer when opened was found to contain 409d01, which we loanel to a young mechanic at 7 per cent interest. He 1 used it to purchase a set of tinner's tools. On the 15th of February, 1876, he returned it to us witb interest, saying m bis letter that he had a wife, two children, and property worth §Qodol. The other poor tellow is a bummer, hunting for food." Wells' Rough on Corns. — Ask for Well's Rough on Corns— 7£d. Quick relief, complete permanent cure. Corns, warts, buuions. Moses \Moss & Co. Sydney, General Agents. As showing the advancement of ourColonial Industries, we are pleased to state that the goods produced by tbe Kaipaoi woollen mills are attracting great attention m Australia. A representative from ..the mills has just returned from Melbourne after having disposed of large parcels of clothing &c. m every town he called at." The goods this mill is now producing are superior to anything that can be produced m any other mill m the colonies. Bentty Bros have jiistreceived aspecial lot of clothing made specially to their order by the Kaiapoi Company, which they "now offeir at Sale Prices. Those m want of a cheap suit of 'clothes made of good all wobl ! Tweed should at once call on them at their address, M arl borough House, the Square.^AnvT. It would be to $be ad.T an tag c 9?, !.•!''' 1 purcba se.es of Drapery and Clpthiiig to {unpebt the Goads just ! opened at M'Doweir-Brba., Cash Warehousfe "WV can confidently* say the prices dre astoh ishingly low, and for range of choice' the stuck canuot be equaded m the dis* trict— Advt.