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Manawatu Herald, 30 August 1878, Page 2

Owixo to the pressure on our space from English telegrams and the Public Worka Statement, we are compelled to hold over several interesting district " locals." Railway Department. — To-morrow Mr. S. 3. Quinn, station-master at Foxton, severs his connection with the Railway Department, having received a preferable appointment with a Foxton merchant^ Mr. Quinn has been station-master at Foxton during a period extending over nearly 18 monthß, and during that time has gained the esteem of a largo number of residents, whose good wishes will follow him to hia new sphere. Mr. Quinn will be succeeded by Mr. Hickson, who will douat« less discharge the duties in a manner calculated to gain the esteem of his superior officers and the public generally. Whitebait. — This delicious pisoatoriul addition to the breakfast or tea table, ha* madeits yearly appearance in the Manawatu River Thren or four were dangled in front of the editorial nose last evening, in a Tan. talus-Jika manner, by an individual who had enjoyed a basinful, but we declined to " spoil our mouth " with them, and the printer's devil gloated over the feast. It is rumored a large shoal of whitebait are cruising off the Wanganui bar, waiting'for the channel to clear ! Correspondent. — Our "Wellington correspondent has furnished us with a rery interesting letter, which we print in this issue. Hia weekly letter will appear in every Fiiday's is3ue of Tue Manawatu Hebald, and will bo read with interest. Hone Pikama. — Major Brown, ac6omi I panied by Hone Pihama, Luke and an^^J chief, -wont through Fox ton to W<?j^^^| a few days ago, to interview th^^^HH ynent re the Waimate Plain J^^^^^l

La>:».— Mr. 1). P. Dayies hns remained in Foxton for several daj-s, and we uuderstaud as the result ol his visit here, several valuable blocks of land in the immediate neighborhood of Foxton arc likely to be subdivided and put in the market for sale. TUn/WAY Coxvenikxce.— The Government contemplate having agencies for the sale of railway tickets at various places in every district, in the same way as postal | stamps are sold. This mil be a j?reat convenience to the put lie. To our Readers. — Owing to the numerous demands upon our first issue, we were unable to supply all our friends with i copies. We have printed sufficienc to prevent a recurrence of this, and hope iutend- ! ing subscribers in or out of thj district will forward their names at once either to the Hekald office, or to one of the agents. Slaughter-houses. — We direct the attention of all interested to our article in another column upon slaughtering. It is an important matter, and as the County Council intend to rigidly enforce the Act, all who kill meat for sale would do well to apply fop licenses at onoe. It is gejtbrali/v admitted by everybody who has visited Jacobs' Athenaeum Bazaar, that it is the only shop in town that contains a good and complete assortment of Fancy Goods and Jewellery suitable for Presents, Birthday Gifts, or Wedding Presents. Parties requiring any of tho above articles will save themselves a lot of trouble by calling and inspecting the immense assortment, which is too gigantic to particularise by advertisement. An inspection is respectfully solicited.— tAdvt.