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Manawatu Herald, Volume III, Issue III, 21 December 1880, Page 2

A Fcbther Lease to? Li it. — Agentlemnn who returned from vVrllingion a fow days ago, informs v* that while there a former resident of Fn'xfon told him ho had just received a prospectus of a new paper intan drd to be started in this town. The affiir wart to be owned and worked by a company -and the party referred to having been asked to tuko U|> some shares, requested an opinion from the Foxlon man of the prospects of ihf undertaking. " Sir," waa the answer, " tell the man who asks you to put your money into the concern ho is a lunatic, and giro him my name as tlio authority for your opinion." " I will do so," *a?tf dfo barjitalißt,*ari(! th<r matter dropped. From a paragraph in our Pnlraeraton contemroraty of Saturday, wa gather that the proposed second Foiton pnpci- is not likely to eventuate. Thin is what toe Time* «ayt :— " Oo» More Unfortu-

uare.—From n gentleman Irttuly arrit-od frdixi Wellington we lu.u ; n tl»lt Hitj' p!;inl, of. tho (Apdttilsl^ ifi to be removed from tho ciij&tnl ••^Slgsterton, thorc to re-appear as i-n eyiiu'ing^apoivf:,^ tlio propose step; tlie.-Fox tonpi|)t'iv|i«Bgot rid of u- rival,- 1 nnd an«itlier journal ldst.to Min-iwatu, but ire'tliiuk our readers will agtec wi'h us th-.it in this ci?o the loss has boon a ilecided train." It therefore appears tho Huhald is to have a lease of life for a short time longer. MouifcH Sfitfoot.— • Jtr Favdon was tlie sucot'ssful teudorer for the work to ho done at tho Alontu:). sohooL Timre wore two other tenders recuived. The amount of ti»icimtraet ia \Vell withlu tlio sum ut disposal ' of the Committee. Doa Registbat. ox. —We have been askod to explaia vrhat dogs are exempted from payment of tho registration fee. In reply, we wonld point out that in " The Dog Registration Act, 18S0)" of which we reoently gave a precis, no exemptions are made, but the Act says, " Ihe owner of every dog exempted from charge for regis tration 'iinaei- the .provisions of any Act, shall nevertheless cause every dog to bo registered, and such registratbn sh .11 be renewed .every year, in the same manner and subject to the same penalty in case of default as it such dog were not exempted, but no cha'^e shall be made for such regis tration." 'JLhere is a common impression ail"at that sheep dogs are exempted from registration. We oan see nothing in " The S heap Act, 1878," to support the idea, which v is certainly incorrect. Tlio only dogs at present exempted are tho^e kept specially for rabbit-hunting purposes. Clause 00 of " Tho Ribbit Nuisance Act, 188 a," saVaj,— "Al d °gs tepfc by the Trusteos (of ' the rabbit district) or duly certified by them as kept, solely for tho purpose of dustroyiug rabbits, shall be exempt from fee or charge on registration under any Act or Ordinance in force within the district."

The Rci.txg Passion.— Our Pulmerston contemporary dourly loves a round fight, either as spectator or combatant, and evidently lookd back wiiJi limbing relict to the " liHlcyon days " whe-n tho Cmnty Uouncil reports weic spicy accounts of heavy cannonading between north and south. For several sessions past the moinber.s have not fought, but done the business quietly, consequently giving a humdrum tone to the repots quito disappointing in the representative of the Times. In recent issues of this journal, however, the sharp call of the Councillors "To arms !" has been sounded in connection with tho Sandou railway schotve, and with the instinct of an old charger our contemporary scents the battle ntar off. Referring to the prospects of a good row in the Council yestoiday, he wrote : — " Affairs in th it august body have been disgustingly tamo of late, and those councillors who are blue mouldy fur a fight, have every chunc* of buing able to chip in, and get tho rust knocked oft." LTcnjrsi.sn. — The last G izjtto contains a notification that A^r Waldegrave has been 'appointed a member of fie Palmcrstou Licensing Bench in place of Me Dalrymple, who has resigned. Mr. Waldegiave's up poiutment gives general satisfaction. TeLEGitAJts.— Tin ler the new legulation^, the wire ehages lor Prei-s mesartsfes will b.j considerably duoiva^d. Therjduction will probably be taktn ad?ant.n«je of by the Press for mord ex en le.1 ...use of the wirea. Sir D. Beu/— Sir Dillon Bell Ift Dunedin on Thursday last for England, to assume the Agont-Goneralship. Cuicket. — All the Anstra'im cricketers will be able to visit New Zealand. The team will definitely leave .Melbourne for New Zealand on tho 11th January, leave of absence for Slight and G-'Oube having hecri obtaiio.l. The Dune lin match is fixed for tho 20th 21-sf-, and 22nd Jaauary. Dunedin will play with 22 men. Foxtom Scuool. — Tlie Foston State School broke up on Friday lust for the Clirist'naa holidaj-s. There were only about 20 children peseut, owing to the whoopingcough epidemic. ° | Vekaxdaji. —Mr Ileniy Fry has ju<t erected a vury liaajsjino vurandah in fiom of Air vVhvte's new shop, occupied by Mr I M'Fa.ljen. V J j Tmniiit. — 'Uie timber for Mr Oliver's j vow house at Motitoa is being rafted dowi. the Manawatu rivor from Oroua. A few days ago a raft- of 12,000 feet was succeis fully landed at Moutoa. j The Patch wo uk Comimxy. — Mr 11. V. j Blow, the popular bu-iuess manager of tho Pat/hwork company, arrived in Fuxton on Friday by the atoamer Stormbird, en route for Feilding, where the company perform next week. It will be remembered that last season the same company petiormed th^ri and gave great satisfactisn. This year tl^ company has been greatly strengthened, and are likely to take Kei ding by storm. We brlieve Mr Blow contemplates arming insc for a sacred concert by the Company at Foxton on Christina* night.

Racing Club.— ln consequence of the Piilmerston Racecourse Reservo being in an unfit state for uso this year, it has been decided not to hold >i re ulnr race meeting before next July. Mr Walter J.ihnstnn. M.H. R", having declined to accept the Pr-sid^m-y of the Club, Mr H. M'Noil has been eh son for the office. Elected Under Difficulties. —Mr Cobb was yeßterday elected lo the Highways Board under difficulties. Ward no. 2 contains but few settlors, who live a long distance away, nnd consequently, he had a difficulty in providing himself with a pro pos-ir and seconder. When the Returning; Offiuer called for norainatioua for Ward No 2, Mr G. Hadfield rose nnd proposed Mr C>.bb, but as the R. O. promptly re marked the propos r was not a qualified voter, Mr Had5 j ld was compelled to retire. Then Mr Purnell came to the rescue, under the impression, so ho said, thdt ho hau property in No. 9. (though we think it ffib a sly joke), and was told ho way not :i vutepayer in that, ward, Mr Thynno then moved over to Mr M'Givern, and persuade • •hat gentleman he had property in Jfo. 2 Ward, and ho tucrefuro " had a shot " at it, but was compelled to reiiro d.fented At. List Mr Tltynue botbouurht him-;olf ol Mr Gow<r. who it a ratepnyor in No. 2, and Mr Cobb was by his proportion advanced a step towards a s"at on the Board. Bu though ho was proposed, there was a new 'difficuliy. The Act requiivd a soi-.ondor Again Mr Thyiine came to tho rescue, and suggested to Mr Cobb that ho should second his own nomination. There was no hel;.. for it, ho Mr Cobb roso and said. " Well, if I may, I will second the proposal." The It. O. at first demurred, but on it being pointed out that Vir Cobb, as a qinJiftfii votor, was only exercising a legal right in sccondiug his own.jominafcion, tho nomination was accepted, and he was declared tv be duly electo I. As the R. (). was ma It in i>the declaration, Mr Neylon, who is strongly in favour of merging*, was heard to o.Ccl>iim, "' Ah, it wants to bo merged in the County." Wo should mention that Mr Hadfield strongly protested against ihe Returning Officey's vefiw'il to apoept his nomination of lilr'Cbbbi but was evidently under a misapprehension. Palmeuston Races. — Although tho Rocing Club is not going to hold a meeting before July, the Fftlmeraton people are d<j.

teviiiini!.! not to bo without 1 mces on Amii~, vemary day. Fuun lho .Viinow.itu Times'j we lenrn tli.it a raco mooting is to ha hiihh inj\lr Bualo's padilocl^gn January 12, and •fchljf.tho f>llo^>r . adepts w;i®>o ivo v *— -#*idun Pint*.; i#" milieu 10 jPKmllb iMce- :^| miles, £10 {; Ladies' Puraeii£ mile#, £lu ; Manaw»tu Baivlicup, 2 milt*, £15 ; .Pony Rice, 1 ,'niile, £ii ; Consolation H<in,9icap l-l inil«fl^£9 10s 5 Hack Selling %ss, 1 mile, 4.0^ The second liomsj in oAylv'S'iiee is to Si) v* .his stalcos. Tho fullon'in^^fficers vvero eluctucl : — Raiulicappers — Messrs. 0. U'Kenfiie, Walter Simpson, and I. M niiimnonl; Ju'l'jre — 3lr .Snelson ; Cork of the Oouvso — i'ilossi's Dimotvl an-l John Lane ; Ciurk o f tho scales — Mr 1\ Kiug ; Starter — Mr J. Young ; Secretary" — Mr J. B. Duugan. .Stewards — Messrs. Thomas Knigh;, Hayna, Kathnn, Colin M'Kenzio, Hurry Wnklegvavc, Crawford, and E. Collins senior. ■ I Biff CloosEiiEßnins.— Although it is cuptomary for newspapers to poke fun at one another when tho " big gooseberry " season arrives, we Will not ba dotorrod from chron icliug 1 a present received by us a few days ago. Mr Ingram left at our ofh'co a handful of very targe gooseberries on Friday, aa a sample of the ci-op ho has on two or three trees. They wero remarkably large, several being li; inches long,with a diameter of not less than ]-J- inches. They were so very nice that we forgot .ill about measuring the circumference until it was too late. Our readers will understand that the articles mt ntioncd formed a Very agreeable variation upon J.he usuil furniture of an Editor's table, which consists of a pastepot and scis sor> [which usually act an sub-editor], an inkstand, and a heap of papers. As tho gooseberries slowly disappeared— they were tolo-ably ripr>— tho troubles of leading articles, late honrs, non-paying subs ribern, aucl printer's imps nil faded from view, and we felt an oasis had been reached at last. Bin tne disappearance of the last gooseberry, and tho cry of the fiend for " (Jopy !" broke the npfcll, and tho dream was gone, lf.avinsf " not a r.ick,"as Shukespearesays," behind," but a few vcy lurgu skills on the floor. Serionsly, tluy wt-ru iv vuvy iiuosntnple, and a Hontlcinan who was in our oflica at the time said they would h'xvc been certain to secure a pri/o if shown at the recent Wellington h'jmeulh'iral Exliibit.iop. If any siibseviber thinks hi? can boat. Air Inirrain's goo-iebcrrio^ he i.s quite at liberty to ,si;n'l v s.nnplo to this office.

Lands Coiht — Wo understand i\l ijor Hcuphy will hold ii Nut ive Lands (Joint at Oiaki in about two months. Rkvif.whk*. — Recently we objected to tho appointment of Ra-.gitikei gontlmnen n-> L'rop.'ityT.-ix Receivers for .Uanawatu. We now learn that the G-overntnont have asked Mr Henry Sanson to act on tlie Manawat'i Hoard, und that ho has c msonfc;! to do so A Wosdkiuxi. Rule. — Tho military papers contain accounts of very in tores iua experiments made by the School of Musketry at Spandau with an apparatus i'y which the ordinary Manser rifle oau bo immediately changed to a repeating rifle. A magazine made from steel plate, and containing eleven cartri Iges, can a*, will be put off and on the rifle, aiiil worked on it. .solely by the opening an i .shutting the eh iinber in Hu..-h a self-act-ing Avav that by every opening movement the cartridge f .ills through the groove info the ride, and l>y every shutting movement tho next cartridge is mado ready for use TlusapnuraUiscan bo attached to all breechloaders with a cylinder breech, and one is able by it to fire, in tho short space of twenty-four .seconds, twelve well-aimed rounds, while tho magazine can bo filled a^ain with cartridges in fifteen seconds. After the h.'miov.il vi the apparatus the rift,» can be used like an ordinary one-barrelled gun. Tho manipulations necessary for attaching or taking off the mtgaziuo tiro indeed very simple, :ind tho latter docs not embarrass the handling of the rifle. Man* thousands of rounds have alroadv been fired with this apparatus, and tho military auth rides .seem to be very well satisfied with the rosulis of the experiments. It ibelieved that the Germ in infantry will soon bo furnished with the apparatus. Oi'ida ox E.vglish Humor. — "Ouida" • indurtaltoj, in the Whitunall R-vie\v, t>> expnxs her views on what James Piyn, in t.hu Nineteenth Century, called " TluLiterary C:il'i:i»." Sho does not whoily a^iuc witli 3Ti' Payu in some of his couclus'ons. Sha writes : •' la there anything so deso'ute in the whole range of human inanities as fmved or sc!f--r:on<ei'>iH witticisms? And lui'.nor is n>t wit, though tin; Knglisli mind too often confuses tli-j otic* with the other. True hum >r, such r.3 i? contained Joltou in the cari<iond of Teniiiul and tlio social drawings of JJu .Unuricr, i.» by no mcius wit, which is a thing move -übtle, more el'gant, and more incisive. I do not think that tho English public, us a rule, understand wit at all ; they liUc broad farce, and even of humor there is little tracn >unong the writers now; a dull buffoonery, a Dickens-and-wa'er, are tho too general S'bstitu'e. Knrall the dreary things uncle the sun is that aot clown's grin which the E.iglish »*hi'i calls ' humor.' The Ameiican humor is rather tl'.e grin on tiie face of n O'irpse ; it 13 real humor, though of a ghastly and grim sort."

O.v DiT. — A rumor is in circulation to the effect Mint the Hon. John Martin an-i iho Hun. P. A. Buckley are about leaving for England to ft >afc ii company to tuke • ver the. Martin 'O'ough Estuto. It i.--tate'l that the interest payable by .Mr. Martin to the Hon. G. M. Wsitorh»use •unouuta to £[0 per (by. — Wellington Chronicle.