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Manawatu Herald, Volume III, Issue 59, 25 March 1881, Page 2

Education Board.— The Foxton School committe havo nominated Messrs Halcombe, Bridge, and Duigan for the Education Board. School Treat. — The Foxton School Committee held a meeting on Monday evening last, when there were presen' Messrs Thynne (Chairmin), Gray, Rockstrow, and Williams. The only business', was the nomination of candidates to the Education Board, and the making of preparatory arrangements for giving the school children a treat. It was resolved to hold the treat on Easter Monday, but in deference to the wishes of the teachers it has since been determined to hold it on the day immediately preceding Good Friday. A committee was appointed to carry out the affair, and it is to be hoped the weather will be satisfactory, and that the youngsters will have an enjoyable day. A notice from the Chairman of the committee with reference to the school treat appears iv an. other column. Property Tax. —The payments of property tax up to Tuesday last, at 4 p.m., amounted to 1145,308. Ocr Shipping Trade. — Very great indignation is felt throughout the district at the manner in which tho steam companies ara treating the shipping trade. ! Since the Tui bas been laid up, the visits of the Jane Douglas have been few and far between, whilst the Stormbird has been taken off the trade altogether. This comes of a company having a monopoly. It is quite evident the trade will never be carried on properly until a steamer is owned locally. The common opinion is that a local steamer suited to the trade and well managed would pay handsomely. Oehmke.— The man Oehmke, who was [ arrested by Constable M'Anulty on Satur* | day last on the Jane Douglas, and committed for trial at the Distriot Court, will havo to wait a little longer beforo knowing his fate. It appears the offence he is oharged with, committing larceny from a dwelling, is beyond the jurisdiction of the Court, and consequently he will have to be tried by the Supreme Court at Wanganui Manawatu Rowing Club. — A meeting of the above Club was held at Whyte's Hotel on Tuesday evening, Mr G. Russell in the chair. There was a large attendance of members. The ohief business was to consider a letter from Mr T. R. Taytor, re the repairs to boats. It appeared some misunderstanding existed between Mr Taylor and the Committee as to what work he 1 was authorised to do. The meeting agreed to pay Mr Taylor for the extra work done to the Dolly Varden. \saS to recognise no work done to the other boats beyond that menI tiooed ia oil letter ef Marsh 14, It was si.

so rosolved that no furthur paymeuts b ■ made oc a>-couut of the repairs to boat* until a certificate was produced from Messrs A. Howe and E. G. Cox, stating that tir W'irk wa* finished anil that the b >.it* were id a satirtfactory condition. A resolution was lUrried that a dinner be giv^n b\ the Cluh on or about Wed nes lay, A;»-i' 20, to wind up the s-jtson, and an energetic co'nmitt>.-e was appointed t<: carry out tne affair. The aocjuut for tho gold :ix". .;i;\ u•< •*.- -.-. v'-cd to th« senior cres gave vim ':■■:>';. -.ho:^ diicmsiou, seven; ' members having- h<;an under the impression that the cost *va:» to bo b»ru« by "ulnc-ii tion, and not by the Club funds. The amount, on the recommendation of the Medal Committee— Messrs Whyte and Liddell — was passed for payment. The Rival Routes. — We do not know if any apology is necessary forour frequent references to the West Coast railway, but the importance of the subject to the whole Island is our excuse. Iv our leading article this day, we have broken new ground, and hope the fact therein contained will be carefully weighed by the settlers along the Coast. Mr Henry Anderson.— A correspondent writes to the N. Z. Times giving the following version of Mr Henry Anderson's recent alleged attempt to commit suicide : — " I should like to correct what I regard as an erroneous account of attempted suicide by Mr Anderson. I saw the gentleman in question walk in a dazed sort of manner towards the end of the wharf, apparently not noticing whero he was going. On arriving at the plank which is placed at the extreme end, he struck it with his feet and toppled into the water ; he did not appear to deliberately jump in, as asserted, for, on desending, he caught the Wanaka's bow-line, which had the effect of letting him down on his feet, when he afterwards fell on his back, and laid there motionless until I caught him by the collar of his coat, and then got a line under him, and with some others hauled hitn on to the wharf. I don't think the above circumstances lead one to conclude that suicide was attempted, but rather that the falling into the water was a mere accident. " Mr Anderson was on Tuesday morning brought before the Resident Magistrate at Wellington charged with being of unsound mind and unfit to be at large. Mr Forwood appeared for tho defendant, who pleaded not guilty. Mr Anderson stated that he had been ill for some time past, and going down to the wharf on Monday the blood rushed to his head and he accidentally fell over into the water. His Worship stated that he had better return to the Hospital and appear before him again on Saturday, when Dr. Johnston would report on his state of mind. Current Opinion. — As an indication of public opinion in the Palmerston district, it may be noted that the M_nawatu Times, in Wednesday's issue, writes very plainly of the conduct of Messrs Travers and Wallace re the junction question, and expresses the opinion that "to us there appears to have been either some very great bungling or worse." The original intention of the directors, as shown by Mr Travera' letter to the N. Z. Times, to keep the Palmerston junction a secret, our contemporary thinks was neither "honorable nor politic," and remarks that " Duplicity ia certainly not honorable, and very often defeats the ends for which it is used." In conclusion, the Times expresses the fear Lhat " the chances of the company bein^ floated are very much lessened by the attempt to ' run with the hare, and hunt with the hounds.'" We commend our contemporary's remarks to the attention of the Wellington papers. Harbour Board, — The Foxton Harbour Board will hold a meeting at the Athenaoum this day, at 2 p. m. Amongst the business to be transacted will probably be the taking of steps to have tho river surveyed, with a view to making application for an endowment of laud. ______ Bishop Redwood.— His Lordship Bishop Redwood will return to WeUington from Europe shortly. The Catholics of Wellington intend to give him a befitting welcome on his return. The Progress op Settlement.— We understand that the Minister of Lauds has replied to the o;aki memorialists that the land asked to be thrown open on deferred payments in the Waikawa district will be put up for sale, as requested, also a number of sections for cash. Instructions have been given to have the land surveyed immediately. This is the beginning of thn real settlement of the great South Manawatu country. Rate. — In our advertising column the Foxton Highways Board announces its intentiou te strike a rate of 6d in the £. Winter Goods. — Mr Honore, of the Manawatu Cash Store, announces that he is in receipt of his winter goods. All Saints' Church. — A meeting o* the committee and officials of All Saints' Church, Foxton. was held on Wednesday evening last. The necessity of the church being ventilated in a systematic manner has been for some time past' apparent, and the committee accordingly accepted a scheme prepared by Mr F. de J. Clere, of Feilding. It was resolved to give a concert at the Public Hall at an early date, in order to raise the money necessary to make the improvements. A resolution was alßn passed that after the close of tho first voluntary all unoccupied seats should be free to strangers. Tenders are invited in this issue for work at the church. Telephonic— There has been opened within the past few days two telenhon>> stations in the Provincial District of Nelson to connect with the telegraph system a f Motueka —one at Takaka and the other at Collingwood, the circuit extending over 50 mile*. This attempt made to supersede the ordinary Morse system by tho use of the telephone, haa. we are informed, proved a great success. The telephone system ha* also been adopted as a means of commn nioation between Kaitangata and CatlinV River, and between the latter place and the Nuggets Lighthouse. The various Government buildings in this city are connected with the telephone, as also are thp Wellington Pilot and Signal Stations. Itis not improbable that before long tbe telephone will come into very general use for small stations, as it requires no skill to work, and is as cheap as it is effective. — Evening Post, The Duke on His Travels.— While the Duke of Manchester was travelling in Queensland, he was expected on a station, and a paddock was specially set apart for 1 the horses of his expected retinue. Hi« train, however, consisted only of himself and another, and by chance they rode up to this paddock and were turning their horses into it before going on to the station, when one of the men came up and asked what the sanguinary so and so did they mean by putting their hosses in there? The Duke, with some hauteur, explained that he was the Duke of Manchester. " The Dook t the Dook ! a pretty looking Dook you are ! Clar out quick, or 111 bring the boss down on yez !" roared the bushman, who evidently thought a Duke was act wrte of ooauaon ©lay.