MEMORANDA.

Manawatu Herald, 13 September 1878, Page 2

MEMORANDA.

Auction. Sai.es — On Saturday, Sept. It, land, entire horse, and oats. A. A. Baraett, at Wellington, on Sept. 18, Foxton hind Texuebs — Additions to school house, 13th Sept.

Foxcon should have been built a.mie* whore else. Hence every utatacle possible has been thrown in the way ! jof i\lanawat:i trade. 15 ut the limo liable just published, ami to come j into force on Monday next, so completely " oufhoiv/ds Herod," that we ! are simply auiuzaJ at its audacity. Briefly, we may state that it is intended to start three trains from Wanganui daily ; the first at G. 45, the second at 11,2*5, and the third at 4 15. The first and third trains will come right through to Foxton ; but tha midday train, after reaching Palmerston, returns to Halcombe, where it stays for the night, startiug for Wanganui at 7 next morning, and passing the down train at Turakina. The morning train from Wangauui to Foxton will be 6 hours 33 minutes upon the journey, which is 13 minutes longer than at present ; whilst the evening train will do the journey in 5 hours 35 minutes, thus saving 45 minutes upon the downward journey. Excepting a change of the time of departure of the morning train to one hour later, these are the only changes that directly affect this end of the district. The trains reach Wanganui as follows: — That from Halcombe at 10.20, and the through trains from Foxtcn at 1.20 and 10,5. The midday train from Foxton to "Wangauui will take G hours 15 minutes from end to end, which is 5 minutes less than at pre* sent. But how does the Halcombe train do its work ? It seems to have been specially selected by Mr Bother ham for the convenience of the public from Halcombo to Wanganui ; and in the time table the Halcombe train does its work into Wanganui in 2 hours 50 minutes, whilst the mid* day train from Foxton, going- over the same length of rail, and not requiring to stop in order to pass another train, occupies 15 minutes longer. "Wo do not intend proceeding into further details. We have shown that Manawatu, from Patmerstou to Foxton, has no advantage whatever by the new arrangements, excepting a saving of 45 minutes upon the oveuing journey from Wanganui ; whilst the morning train, which, is the more important of the two, takes 13 minutes longer than the present shamefullyprotracted arrangement. To Wanganui, on the other hand, both trains do the journey in less time than now ; and Ma. Botiieham's pet morning train goes from Halcombe to Wanganui, and passes a train at Turakina, in 15 minutes' less time than the through train I from Foxton takei to do the same journey. The train whicii goes from Palmerston onto Halcombe and stays there is a bungle, and will bo of little practical use to the Manawatu, as it merely leaves Palmerston l\- houvs befor.i the evening through train. Upon the whole, tho time tabie is about tho most wretched piece of bungling mismanagement that wo have soen. Its one object is to iuv pede Manawatu in general, and Foxton in particular. Jwc-ry advantage possible is given toA^d^^flfl and eveiy obstacle poss^|^^^^^^H the way of Foxtc^^^^^^^^^H going to bee^K^^^^^^^E^^^m from Mj^^^^^^^^^^^^H^^^^H servj^^H^J^^^^^^^H^^^^^H

virlue of his deacon t f'r.im Louis ol' Savoy, calls himself "King 1 of Jem- ; salem and Cyprus" 'Jhis tlivows | more light on tho Inter telegraphic ! intelligouce, of the consteniat ioii ! caused in I'aly by tho annouiicoinont i of tlio ceding of the island to tha j English Government. j The Turks, however, under Seliin j 11., in 1570, conquered the troops of j the Yenetiaus, who then had possession, and have held the island, whicii in 1573 was formally ceded to them, ever since. The title of the King of Italy therefore appears to lay in more of a poetic than practical claim, much as our sovereigns were | pleased to style themselves " King of France." The excitement, therefore, is not likely to lead to any serious results. The protectorate of England bids fair to develop its vast hidden sources of wealth, there being stores of some of the most valuable timber, used in ancient days for shipbuilding; rich copper mines ; and on its coasts the large wolk, from which tho Tyrian dye was obtained. The area of land available for cultivation is \ about two million acres. The climate is described as exquisitely mild for eight months of tho year ; but the rainy seasons during the months of i March and April, and November and December, are stated to be one ton rent of rain, mixed with a sort of \ tornado with hail. j However much the strategic im- j portance of possession of the island is to England, now she has become the protector of Turkey — and how- 1 over much by her good rule tho com- j mcrcial interests of other countries i will be thereby advauced — wo may rely that neither France or Italy will relish the concession ; but at the same time no opposition need there* fore be anticipated.

Diocesan Repbesentative. — At a mcetiug of members of the Anglicau Chuichj held at All Saiuts', Foxtou, oa "Wednesday evening last, E. W. Lowe, Esq, of Wellington, was unanimously elected to represent the parish in the Diocesan Synod. Mr. J. N. Flower, Returning Officer, lircsided. The Huon Belle. — The schooner Huon Delle appears to be decidedly unlucky. On Monday evening, she got off the Manawatu Beach irider the skilful care of Captain Bentlall, who represented tho Insurance Agents, and immediately left for Wanganui with a fair wind ; but next nioroiug, a telegram was received in Fox ton, statiug that tho Belle had got aground in entering Patea. A telegram has s : nce been received stating that she has got inside all right. We hope tho Teasel lias concluded her mishaps. The Coach. — On Tuesday the up coach did not arrive. It appears on Monday evening, as Pugslay was driving down the Ngahauranga line, a fall of earth took place, kaooking the leaders over tht) briuK . Tho traces were cut, however, and the horse 8 got free all right. Sjme more earth fell during the night, and Pugsley was unablo to got past next morning (I'ucsidiy) — hence the delay. He passed the slip on Tuesday eveniug, and his coach reuehod: Foxton on Wednesday afternoon, having been met by another 0119 from FoxlonOtto also reached Foxton on Wednesday, and tho coaches jVyo agaiu i:i the usual order. ■■ LlTEiunr Theft For .cool cheek and "terary phjju^i^h^inea^; order, co.n-