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Manawatu Herald, Volume II, Issue 76, 18 May 1880, Page 2

Tenders. — The following tenders were accepted by the Manawatu Highways Board at their meeting on Thursday last, viz : — Works on Hio.kford's line, A. Hill, £1 2s Gd per chain ; works on Ifoutoa road, D. Hogan, 11s per chain for sections 1 to 3, and 7s per chnin for sections 4to 5. The tender of J. Tehan, for work ou Wilson's line, at £1 19s Gd per chain, was accepted. Auction. —On Saturday kst, Messrs Tbynne, Linton & Co. offered for sale section 57, Foxton, upon which are built two cottages. There was a small attendnnco, and the property was withdrawn, the reserve not buing reached. Highways Fixanob —At the Manawatu Highways Board meeting on Thursday last, it was resolved to have pivpared a statement of the accounts for p«ch Ward, show ing amount of rates collected during the year ended March 31, the amount expended in each Ward, and a list of defaulters at that date. A motion was also proposed by Mr Farmer, "That the Secretary be iastructed in makiug ont tho accounts to chursre the iuteiest of tho overdraft to the Wards that are iuclebt." This wusstrorgly opposed by Mr Bruce, the Fitzherbert warden, whoe district happens to be "over head and ears " in debt, on the ground that his Ward is at present charged its share of the Engineer's salary, although unable to uso his services, through no woi ks being undertaken. Mr Bruce forgot, however, thai; the Engineer's services had been employed on behalf of the Ward when it had no money to ppy for them, and that having gone into debt through using the Engineer's services, Fitzherbert should in all fairness now pay interest on the overdraft created by its improvidence. Mr Farmer's amendment was carried. Keeping the Sahiuth. — A great deal has been said and written about the hypocrisy of religious people, and truly there is a deal of that kind of thing in the world, but it is not confined exclusively to those who make a profession of religion. On Sunday night laet a concert was given in the Theatre Royal, Wellington, by the Camilla Urso Company. The programme comprised a number of selections from the great masters of music, such as Handel, .Rossini, &c, and was advertised as " Positively the last appearance of Camilla TJrso in Wellington," the prices being — Dress circle, 4i; Stalls, 2s 6d ; Pit, Is. At the foot of the advertisement was the following-—" SPEUIAL NOTICE.— The pubiic is respectfully requested to refrain from applauding on account of the eacredness of the day." Fora unique specimen of "cant" commend us to <he above. The theatrical manager who issued that special notice must be a, gem. Whilst .willing to violate the Sabbath day in the most flagrant manner himself, by treaiiug it a& a day for making money, and pushing the trade at that, he holds up his hands in pious horror at the thought of the audience violating "the sacrtidness of tho day" by applaud- | ing ! If that is not hypocrisy, what is ? Queen's Biuthbav— lt is hardly necessary to remind loyal subjects that next Monday is tho anniversary of her Majesty's Birthday. A special timetable has been drawn up by Mr Rotheram for the railway trains on that day. Intending excursionists would do well to take notice of the alterations, to prevent disappointment. | The Storm.— The fine weather which has prevailed along this coast almost without intermission for months past, has at last ceased, and during the past fow days a gule of wind has been blowing equal at times in intensity to that which drove the ill fate.! Hydrabad on to the beach. On Friday morning the wind had set in heavily from the nor'-west, and the Jane Douglas was compelled to keep to her moorings for the day. Next morning, however, the wind had abated, and the favorite little coaster got awuy. Towards evening the wind again freshened up, and by 7 o'clock was blowing a howling galo, which has lasted with varying force until the time at which we write (Monday evening). Occasional downpours of rain and hailstorms have occurred. The storm appeared to be strongest about 2 a.m. yesterday (Monday), when a perfect hurricane was blowing, accompanied by vivid flashes of lightning which illumined the Bky, terrible downpours of hail and rain, and most awful peals of thunder. Towards daylight the galo moderated, but all yesterday it was blowing very fiercely. We have not heard of any damage done beyond a few broken fences, and such trivial matters. The telegraph polo near the HunAiu office is bowing its head, as the result of the force of the wind, but appears likely to weather a few more storms before succumbing. Highways Boundaries. — On Saturday morning a meeting of ratepayers was held at the Athenaeum, Foxton, when the boundaries of the Wards suggested by Mr Thynne for the proposed Foxton Highways District were agreed to. County; Council. — A meeting of the County Council will be held on Thursday next. R. M. Court. — There will be a sitting of the R. M. Court at Foxton to-morrow, when several wandering cattle charges will be heard, and a number of civil cases. The Staff of Life.— Mr Liddell advertises that he is now selling the 4lb loaf for ninepence, for cash. Journalistic. — Our esteemed contemporary the Wanganui Chronicle, yesterday appeared in an enlarged form, and pro sentcd a r:ry greatly improved appearance. Scandinavian.— The W-upawa Mail hat* taken a departure from the ordinary run of Colonial journals, and now prints a column of news in the Scandinavian language in each issue. The Kawa Kawa Election*.— The following is a copy of the requisition that was presented to J. M'Lennan, Esq., asking him to allow himself to be nominated to represent the Riding. The requisition was only presented ou Friday last, hence Mr M'Lennan had no opportunity of publicly acceding before the nomination to the re.

quest made: — "To Joijn MTjonmtn, Esq. Sir— "We, the electors of the Kawa Kawa ■ Hiding, kindly request that j r ou tfotlld nllnv yourself to bo nominated to fill the vacancy occurred by the resignation of .John W. Gower, E<q. Should you consent, we promise to do our best to secure your election. We remain, yours, &q."— iere follow Gi signatures. Woiuis at Sans >x — The Highways Board hare determined to metal the streets of Snnson and tenders will shortly be culled for the work. Delay — The muldiy train yesterday did not rench Foxton till about half-past two o'clock. The del.iy Was c-iilsed by the laieild.ss of 1110 Wnnganui train, which ne cessiuited that from Foxtnn going on to Great ford. Larbikinism. — Larrikinism of a bad type seems to have broken out. in Foxton, and several complaints have reached in of damage being done, hi another column Mr Howe, of the Foxton Hotel, offers a reward for thd conviction of persons who have been committing depredations at his place. A Tkrbiiile Sbntenck — An Australian paper says :— " At the Inverell Quarter Sessions, held a few days ago, two Chinamen — Ah Eight and Ly Yee — were charged with having appropriate! to their own use a certain sum of money which they had found. The Inverell Herald reports— His Honor remarked that both prisoners were, in his opinion, guilty— Ah Bight probably more than the other, as he seems to have pocketed most of the proceeds. The jury retired for a few minutes. They returned a verdict of guilty against Ly Yee, but found Ah Eight not guilty. His .Honor Judge Meyraott was surprised at the verdict. Turning to Mr Harrison he said, ' When do the prisoner's dine, Mr Harrison ?' Mr Harrison : « At 12 o'clock, your Honor ; they will have dinner immediately.' His Honor: 'Then the senlence of the Court against the prisoner Ly Yee, is, that he be imprisoned for half an hour, and in the meantime get his dinner.' This sentence was receive I by the crowd of on-looker* in Court with a burst of laughter. Tub Governor avt> tug Tuiiv. — The London Daily Telegraph gives currency to a rumour apropos of racing prospects th:it Sir Hercules Kobinson is in treaty with Matthew Dawson for a boy who may don the gubernatorial colors at Cbristchurch, and make the New Zealand people f.uniliir with a sight of those " Zetland spots " which were wont to rouse the enthusiasm of North countrymen when b >me to victory at Epsom and Doncaster by Voltiijeur, and at Newmarket uy Vedette. Leaving tiie PaoPEHTV.— The following story, considering the present state of affairs, is strangely apropos : — It is related of a well-known merchant of a neighboring cir3 r that, after making his will and lenving a large property to a trustee for Ins sou, he called the young man in, and, after reading the will to him, asked if there was any alteration or improvement he could suggest. " Well father," said the young gentleman, lighting a cigarette, " I think as things go nowadays, it would be better for me if you left the property to the other fellow, and made me the trustee." The old gentleman made up his mind then and there that the young man was quite competent to take charge of his own inheritance, and scratched the trustee clauso out. Tile Value of 'limber. — The Christchurch Press says : — We are given to understand that two gentlemen are now in Christchurch making arrausjements for the purchase of the necessary plant for the distillation of acetic acid. One of the gentlemen in question is the owner of a considerable tract of bush land in the Peninsula, in the clearing of whith large quantities of timber will have to be heapei and burnt at considerable cost. If, therefore, this timber, hitherto cleared at gi'eat txpense, can be utilised in the manuer stated, a greatly 2nhanced value willjattach to bush land, as it is computed that one cord of wood will produce 3fi gallons of acetic anid, worth in England Is fid per gallon. A Checkmate. — This is how the Liberals in the old country work the oracle. As a set-off to 160 faggot voters created by the Duke of Buccleuch, Lord lloseberry has, us if by a sudden touch of enchantment,thrown up 160 cottages near Edinburgh, on the Tyne side, to house IGO working men and add IGO to the Liberal constituency. The work was pushed on in a most picturesque and energetic manner, four contractors taking each fourth tenement, and a force of 500 masons, bricklayers, laborers, and so forth relieving each other in relays night and day. New Zealand.— Mrs E. Hardiuure-Brit-ten has bsen writing to several American papers her impressions of Australia and New Zealand. In a letter to the Banner of Light, one of the Spiritualist papers in the United States, she thus discourses on our colony : — " Of the lands I have visited, I may say in brief, Australia with all its unwrought treasures and vast extent, is far less attractive in point of soil, scenery, and climate than New Zealand, which is an earthly paradise ; in fact, if there ever was a Garden of Eden, its site must have been at Nelson, and if it was not so it ought to have been, for there is just the spot where Adan? and Eve could have found their Eden, and that without even the ghost of a serpent to tempt or betray them. Of this lovely land and its unique and singular natives and natural history, I propose to speak more at large in one or two special lectures." English Cavalry Horses. — The English Government lias decided upon establishing several stud farms for the purpose of breeding artillery and cavalry horses. A very few years ago the regulation price from £40 to £50 would every year secure as many chargers as were wanted for the service, but latterly the supply has completely failed. Thoroughbred cart horses are easily to be had for about MlO or M 25, as are also thorough or three-quarter bred carriage horses from £65 upwards. But the medium priced animal on which we used to mount our cavalry, seems to have disappeared from the market, and the authorities have nothingjleft for it but to provide for their own wants in this respect, as is done in other Europran countries. Sheep Rot. — Sheep rot is so bad everywhere in England that some eminent surgeons in London have been telegraphed for to different places in the country, in the hope that by somo occult means or other they may succeed in arresting the disease. One farmer who lias arrived in London says that in. his district, namely, Warwickshire, they were selling sheep for eighteenpence a piece. It is serious just now, the more so as the disease has no signs of abatement. Colonial Finance. — We learn from Wellington that a statement is being com piled by order of the Government, and will be presented to Parliament, showing the comparative extent and value of the endowments, rates, and property of the various Municipalities in New Zealand. The chief object in the preparation of this Parliamentay paper is have some t-mt worthy basis on which to calculate the ro'ative positions of the various Munic'i-al b di.;<, with a view to removing present dU|> irit.ies in their endowment, also for introducing a modification of the system of local finance referred to by the Colonial Treasurer last seeaeon.