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Manawatu Herald, Volume III, Issue 60, 29 March 1881, Page 2

All Saints' Church Concert.— The Committee appointed to carry out the concert in aid of All Saints' Church funds heltl a meeting on Friday, and made a number of preliminary arrangements. It has been decided to hold the concert on Friday, April 8 (Friday week), and every offort will be made to make it thoroughly successful. In addition to the leading amateurs in the Foxton district, both vocal instrumental, two of the best singers in Palmerston— Messrs Batchelor and Pirani — are to be invited to assist, while a new feature will probably be introduced in the shape of a recitation by one of the Foxton juveniles. In addition to the other attractions, Mr Hulke has consented to recite the peroration of Mr Sullivan's speech on behalf of the Irish Land Leagueis, which was published in our last issue As it is now a considerable time since a concert was given at Foxton. the Committee may safely count on a full house. Entertainment. — By the advertisement it will ;e seen that Professor Weston, the conjuror, wizird, &c, will appear at the Foxton Public Hall this and tomorrow evenings. His performances have been given with great success throughout the colony, and the Wellington aud Wairarapa papers speak in high terms of his skill and the wonders of his entertainment. No doubt a large number of Foxton people will go and see the Professor. The Railway Department. —Mr Max" well, the General Manager of the Railways, has adopted a very wiae plan of gaicin<_< i information as to the working of his department. He has ordered a copy of this journal to be regularly sent to his office at Wellington, and we presume the same plan has been adopted in regard to oil other papers circulating in the districts through which railways pass. As references to the working of the lines are almosf constantly appearing iv the papers, Mr Maxwell ha 3 adopted a very wise means oi gaining information of an impartial character. Frequently abuses are exposed in the papera which private persons do not care to report direct to the Minister upon ; whilst a careful scrutiny of the Press articles on the railway tariff would, we are l)i >ld to say, frequently afford the authorities valuable suggestions. In fact, if the statement of Solomon is correct, that " In the multitude of counsellors is safety," Mr M ix well is to be congratulate! up>u (securing the counsel of those who ar«; engaged in writing for the Press. In the Telegraphic Department there is an excellent regulation that where any reference to the workings of that Department or its officials is made in the Press the extract is to be forwarded to the head office, with such remarks as may be desirable. Whaiu' Rates. — A notice is in the Gazette of March 24 that on and after April 4 " Half wharfage rates will be charged on all goods loaded or unloaded from or into lighters, into or from ahipa lying at Foxton and Eistown wharves. " The notice is expressed with romarkable clearness, reminding one of the Yankee orator's exordium, "Sir, the generality of mankind in general are accustomo I to exercise oppression toward the generality of mankind in general !" BIRDS OF PASSAGE. — Mr Progden, accompanied by Mr Liwsnn. ex-Commissioner •f the North Island Railways, anived in Foxton on Saturday evening by the coach, and proceeded to Palmerston by the 4.25 train. Mr Broaden is nuking a tour of the West Coast right through to Taranaki, for the purpose of personally inspecting I the different settlements. As it would be dark on arrival of the train at Palmeraton on Saturday the party determined to Htay there over Sunday, and proceed to Wan by the early train yesterday, iv order to see the c nntry en route. Accident to Constable M'Anulty. — We regret to record an unfortunate accident to Constable M 'Anulty, by which his Hand* were seriously burned. It aupears rhat about 7 o'clock on Friday morning the tire at his hou>e was lighted, and as it was intended to use the oven earl}' in the day. a large amount of fuel was put on. Owing to this the chimney took fire, and at the same time a piece of cloth hung in fron< •f the fin place to prevent the chiranej smoking also got alight, and the flames speedily rau up towards the ceiling, the. mom-paper being burnt and a number of children's clothes, &c, destroyed. The whole house was full of smoke in a few moments, aud when the constable ran in to put out the fire, he was unable to find anything with which to extinguish th(lames. Seeing that every second was of importance, and that in another moment the fl lines would be too poworful to stay, he began beating them out with his bare iiand*. Fortunately he succtdiid iv savins the house, thongh in doin^ so his hands were burned most severely. After the fire was extinguished Dr Barber was sent for. aud bandagod up tho constable's hands, which at present have the appearance of being gloved for a set-to at fisticuffs. Passengers. — Duriug the month ending January 8, 14,918 passengers travelled on the Wangaitui-Foxton railway ; during the month ending February 5, there were only 9,825 passengers. The Census. — Owin? to th*» accident to Cmsiable M'Anulty, Mr S. Tansley has »enn appointed snb-nnuinerator of the census for Awahou riding, or rather that •v>rti'»n <>f it nutsile the boundaries <*f tW. Foxton Local B'tanl district. Mr W. G. R tUinson is the sub-enumerator for the Foxton town district. MR H. Anderson. — Mr' Henry Anderson was brought before the R. M. at Wellington on Saturday, and was again remanded to tho Hospital till next Friday. Dr Johnston's certificate to the R. M. was that Mr Anderson is suffering from a violent and acute attack of delirium tremens. AnotuT.r Speech. — Mr Hutchison is to address his constituents at Wellington this evening. Sawmill Burnt. — Messrs Guthrie and Lirnach's lar^e sawmill at Manukau Heads was totally destroyed by fire on Friday morniti!*. The machinery was capable of cnttin£i"2oo 000 f>ct per week. The fire is supposed to huvrt been purely accidental, and cvir*>'l V>v a nptrk from the chimney. About 150,000 feet of sawn timber, stacked near, was also destroyed with the buidiugj

The mill was insured for £1100 iv tho Smth British. The timber waa uuiimired. It is estimated the loss will amount to two or three thousands pounds in excess of the insurance. Tub Mount Sombrs Railway. —lv another column we reprint from the Ashburton Guardian an article on the of t-discudsed Mount Sotners railway. The explanation our contemporary gives of the matter is anything but complete, and tends to create still further suspicions of jobbery. Oa the whole, the Mount Somers branch is the most unsatisfactory of all the New Zealand railways, and in hiding its individuality under the heading of " Chris tchurch Section," the General Manager has after all perhaps done a wise thing, as it a disgraceful appearance amongst the returns proclaimed to the world that we were either a nation of fools or a people amongst whom swindles nourished. Moutoa School. — A meeting of the Committee was held on Friday last. Preent — Messrs Elwards (Chairman), Brown, Carter, and Saunders. The minutea were read and confirmed. The Committee resolved to recommend to the Board that Me G. Nye, jun., be appointed teacher of the local school, and suggested that Mr Nye open the school on Monday, March 28. The Chairman was instructed to have the gate and desks repaired. This concluded the business, and the Committee adjourned. The Latest Appointment— One of Colonel Trimble's sons has been appointed Clerk of Court and Receiver of Land Revenue at Hawera, vice. E. Wilkinson, who is awaiting trial for embezzlement. Colonel Trimble is a strong Government supporter, but that is not a sufficient reason why his son should be hoisted over the heads of at least a hundred men who have been far longer in the civil service and are equally capable. Fire — The new Wesleyan church at Blenheim was burned down a few days ago. It was not q<iite completed. The contract price was £1400, and the trustees had effected an inaurance of £1000 upon it, whilst the contractors had also taken out a policy of £350 to cover their rink. Cement. — A briquette made from D. Atkinsou'B cement, broken at the Taranaki harbor works on Friday, withstood a tensile strain of 1751bs to the inch. The Portland cement, now being used by the Government Resident Engineer, only averaged a strain of ISOlbs to the inch. Bishop Moran.— Bishop Moran leaves Dunedin for R>me on April 2lst. Local Industries. — The farmers of the Elleamere (Canterbury) district have appointed a committee to collect information with a view of establishing a cheese and butter factory. — At a largely attended meeting of gentlemen at Invercargill interested in the export of frozen meat, a committee was appointed to obtain information as to tho amount of support the company is likely to receive. Great incerest is taken in the matter, and it is likely chat the movement will prove successful. — Two tons of seed peas, carefully selected, have been prepared for exportation to England in the Lady Jocelyn, from Lyttelton. The Next Loan*. — At a meeting of his constituents at Hawera Major Atkinson stated that the Government do not contemplate raising another loan, but added rather significantly that "he did not know how long Miniate 1 a would remain in office, and, of course he could not say what their successors night do." Morb Retrenchment. — At Hawera Major Atkinson stated that the Government did not propose to take 10 per cent. | off the salaries of officials during the coming year, but that all the salaries would br | reduced to what waa thought right. This is significant for civil servants. Stamp Swindles. — The K. Z. Times of Saturday says : — A sensational report was set in circulation yesterday relative to an alleged theft of duty stamps. It was stated that Btamp3 had been taken from deed* j prepared in the office of a city solicitor and I used aojaio on other similar documents, the delinquent converting to his o\va use the money handed him by his employers for purchase of stamps. There were also other rumors about that certain Civil servauts were implicated in similar nefarious transactions and that arrests would be made iv connection with tho affair. It appears that there really is ground for some suspicions asjaint a clerk in the employ of one of the les?nl firms of the city, but up till last night no information had been laid, nor has any intention yet been expressed of taking such proceedings. There doe 3 not appear to be any foundation for the statement that certain members of the Civil Service are implicated. Mbli ourne Exhibition*.— We have rpceivad from the Melbourne Exhibition Commissioners Volumes 1 and 2 of the official catalogue of exhibits. They are admirably compiled. Any subscribers desiring to see the catalogue may do so on calling at the Herald office. All Saints' Church.— The Yen. Archdeacon Williams, of Gisborne, a-rived by the train on Saturday ni>»ht. and conducted the services at All SaintV Church, Foxton, on Sunday. As it was not generally the Archdeacon had arrived, the morning congregation was small, but in the evening the Church was full. The morning sermon was upon James 1., 25 ; snd the evening sermon upon Romans VIII, 13. Property- Tax.— Up to Saturday morning the Property Tax recants throughout the colony reached £205,000. The Asylum Enquiry.— The^ enquiry into the management of the Wellington Asylum has concluded, so far as the taking iif evidence is concerned. Altogether no fewer than 58 different witnenaes have been examined. Of this number 25 were called in support of the case for the complainant (Mr J. H. Shaw), 27 wari examined for the defence, and 6 weie "rebutting" witnesses. The CiHimission is to bo returned by tho 10th April.