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Manawatu Herald, 8 October 1889, Page 2

We notice that at a concert given in Palmerstori for a charitable purpose, Mr A. Jack danced a sailor's hornpipe, which met with great appreciation. The Government are altering the cattle yards on the wharf, so that the trucks for loading stock will be on the line by the turntable, thus giving more room at the wharf, which was much needed. The Tram contractor has issued a new time table, by which there will be a daily train running on the line. On Saturdaye ttfe: tram, connects with the Government mid-, day trains, thus giving settlers one more day to come into town. A hint to good housewives may be acceptable. A thrifty woman naturally keeps poultry as they are a grand stand by in the country. Hens that are properly tame, are also a dreadful nuisance, as they think not on their order, but penetrate into the house at any door which may be open. We were much struck at an ingenious method adopted for having the doors open and the hens out, and this was effected by simply laying a dead hawk on the ground near the house. The hens never bothered to see if it was alive or dead, but kept at a respectful distance. Owing to an extension of time having been decided upon by Mr McLennan, fresh tenders are invited for felling and stumping 104 chains of bush for a road.line. Tenders must be in by noon of Thursday. The Manawatu County Council are inviting tenders for a board with the scales of tolls painted thereon for the Shannon ferry. Tenders must be sent to Sanson by noon of Friday. Mr McLennan is wanting 8 or 4 active boys during shearing, also tenders for pressing wool. Mr Dalton of Campbelltown is notifying his intention of starting slaughtering. A few of our townspeople were much perplexed at what they believed to have been a shower of sulphur during the heavy rains last week. One resident, declared his tank was full, another that the gutters in the street had the water marks edged with it. They had no way of accounting for it. May we suggest that instead of its being sulphur, it was the pollen or dust from the new growth in the pinus insignis, which was shaken out and borne away by the rain. We are easier in our mind by having found this solution, as otherwise the unearthly noises credited to Palmeiston would have to be taken into more serious consideration. There were 15 applications for the appointment of pilot to the Wellington Harbour Board. It was left to a committee of the Board to select one of the number re* f erred to them, and Captain Henry Johnson, of the s.s. Lindus, has been seleoted for the position of harbour pilot. Captain Johnson wilt of course have to pass the necessary examination before he iB finally appointed to the position by the Board. The Diocesan Synod is a most useful body, and they have carried a resolution to. the effeot "That the establishment of daily Church services; in all parishes' Of this Diocese is greatly to be desired." Lofty aims are to be admired, but we understand, that the laity here would like to be assured of having a service once a week, with say a visit of a clergyman once a year. Mr Patten's optical lantern show was duly given on Friday night, and would have been very pleasing only tho youngsters became simply uproarious, and spoilt all Mr Patten's efforts by their bad behaviour. This was but a sorry return to make for the trouble and expense Mr Patten had put himself to for their pleasure, and the ringv leaders should be heartily ashamed of themselves. Their parents ought to make them sorry for it also. On Saturday morning Mr J. Ingiam canie loaded into town with a large Molly -hawk slung over his shoulder. It appears that as he was coming into town he noticed the bird in Mrs Purcell's paddock taking his breakfast oil a newly-killed lamb. How the visitor arrived there it i 3 hard to say, but he could not leave, |as he was unable to rise for a fly from land, and Mr Ingram despatched him with a a stick. Mr Levin has most liberally offered £100 to be devoted to the purhasing of standard works for the Wellington library on two con--1 ditions the if rat, that the buildiig of the library shall be in a central position, say on the land now in course of reclamation — an'l designed to meet the requirements of the large population winch will at no distant date be contained within the boundaries of the city; and secondly, that means are obtained for the erection of at least a portion of the building before the 31st December, 181)0.. The mayor has also promised £200. A new portable engine was landed on the wharf on Friday for Mr McLennan, not for flax dr ■ ing, but sheep shearing; The Dunedin Star says that several members of the Moderate Party have written to -ir H. Atkinson approving Captain llussell's inclusion in the Ministry, and ■ intimating their intention to support the Government. A Dunedin telegram says : — It is understood that Young and Co, of Wellington, have decided to abandon opposition to the Tramway Company as unprofitable, and all their horses and plant .ate advertised for sale. The course of the Bangitikei river at the Onepuhi Bridge, says the Advocate, has altered so much of late that when the weather cleans up, the piles of the pier, about which there ha* been no much trouble, may l»» drivan in dry l»nrt.

Cod will be plentiful this week, as thrtfe steamers with the black diamonds are expected, and their united cargoes will total clone on nix hundred tons. The weather is something dreadful just now, it having been raining since Saturday, and is refining hard as we go to press. 'fH.O ty!?** i<ret !?5! 9?. n ?. in .!F fi .?! d h a* been'Fouruif. ~ * —•■••■ An unfortunate advertiser flttifces an appeal for a shelter of some sort. We hope he may be suited. Those, who .want a hack, had better, look up oar Stock and Produce column. Mass will be celebrated next Sunday at St. Mary's chtirch, foxtoo, at 8 and 11 a.m, arid evening devotions at G. 3--0 Wellington gentleman informs th c Hawera Star that a friend o1 his came out from England by the lonic, with tile intension of establishing a business in the frozen nie»* trade between New Zealand and Lancashire aild Yorkshire in England. This he has succeeded in doing, and the meat will be sent from .Wellington, and when it reaches its destination will be disposed of by tradesmen in different parrs of the counties. The gentleman who has come out to established the meat trade, leaves for Home bjr the lonic on her next voyage, but we are informed that he will return to New Zealand, and that it is his intention to come to Taranaki with business objects in view in reference to a supply of butter for exportation to England, where it will be distributed in the midland towns. The Evening Press says : — On the 27th ultimo a marriage was celebrated between Mr McLeods of Oroua Downs, and Miss Telfer, of Wellington. ... After the ceremony, the wedding party assembled at Mr Allan Smith's residence, where the breakfast was prepared, and in due course the happy couple left, amid showers of rice, for their home on the Oroua Downs. There was a lot of haggling about the purchase of a suburban allotment near Melbourne, says " Atticus. " in the leader' but in the end a difference of £1 a foot threatened to. put an ..end to -the bargain,The vendor — through his agent.an eminent auctjoneer— wanted £25 a foot for the frontage, while the vendee stuck at £24. Two oi' three glasses of wine were drunk during the negotiations, and the vendor see ng that time— which was money— was passing, and that the vendee was obdurate, said, " Well suppose we say 24 guineas?" " Done !" cried the vendee, and he signed an agreement to that effect. The next day he was aware of the fact that he had undertaken to pay more than he intended, and the auctioneer generously consented to change the price to £25, " You see,'.' said he, in explanation to his principal, " the blessed idiot might have brought us into Equity and have upset the thing altogether, The steamer Queen Of the South is' now awaiting a favourable opportunity to cross the bar. . '