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Manawatu Herald, 1 November 1889, Page 2

Hillary notifies that he has boats for hire at very moderate prices. Next Tuesday afternoon is the first of the weekly half holidays, and to inangurate the concession, the business men and employees will hold a f ncy dress cricket match in Messrs Bradcock and Gay's paddock next the Public Hall which they have kindly lent for the purpose, when they will be prepared to meet an all comers eleven. Play has bee arranged to start at half-past two, and the teams will be chosen by Messrs McMillan and Nixon, and the stumps will be drawn at six sharp. Evidently it is not anti ipated that the players will remain very long at the wickets. As some good dresses have been prepared, the play should afford an enjoyable afternoon's sport, and we shall expect to see a good attendance of onlookers. The show is free. Mr Hillary is proverbial for his good nature, and as he likes play as much, if not more than work, he has a fellow feeling with those who have secured the halfholiday. To make the day more memorable he has kindly placed all his boats, free of charge for the use of the storekeepers and their assistants on Tuesday evening after six. An enjoyable evening on the water will therefore be obtainable. We should like to give three cheers for Mr Hillary. Somebody else must. Messrs Williams & Co have succeeded in topping the market with their flax, as yesterday they sold the stock at the mill at £20 a ton. The juveniles from ten years of age up to fifty, held a children's dance at the Public Hall on Wednesday evening, which passed off very pleasantly. After supper a little ceremony took place, when Miss Letty Williams and Miss Jane Whyte presented Miss Harley with a purse of sovereigns, the proceeds of the benefit given by the ladie of the Flower Queen, and whilst presenting the purse, they thanked her on behalf of the Flowers, for the pains she had taken in placing the Flower Queen so creditably before the public. Miss Harley suitably responded, and the d ncing was resumed with life and spirit. The Great Unpaid had a fair days work on Wednesday, having opened Court at 10 a.m and not having concluded business until 5 p.m. We much regret to learn that another foolish girl endeavoured at Palmerston on Wednesday to copy the act of Bertha Allan, It appears that from some misunderstanding with her sweetheart, Maggie McEwen jumped into the river at the Manawatu bridge, and got op to her neck in water, before she was rescued. The war horse scents the battle from afar. The Wanganui Herald says:— We are pleased to see that Foxton is waking up to the advisability of again having a rowing club. The man Gilmour alias Murray was brought up on Monday morning before Messrs Robinson and Thynne, .J.P.'s charged with a criminal assault upon Mrs Cook. Sergeant Manning appeared to prosecute, and before the case commenced asked that the Bench would declare it to be a case which should be heard with closed doors. This application was granted and the public were excluded. The accused, when asked if he desired to give evidence, elected to be sworn, and made a most rambling number of statements with the view of proving he was elsewhere at the time the assault was said to have been committed, he likewise called three witnesses, who, however, were not prepared to swear to what he desired. He was committed to take his trial at the next sitting of the Supreme Court at Wellington on the second of December. Owing to the increased attendance at the Foxton School the Education Board has arranged for a transfer of teachers. Miss Phyn going to the Campbelltown school and Mr T. Harris, an assistant master taking her place here.

Messrs McMillan, Rhodes & Co's new store is being pushed on with, and every day's work tends to show out the character of the design. Mr McLean's shop is the recognised place to get dainties, probably because the proprietor and his better half can appreciate good things. Last Monday they received the first strawberries of the season, and they were the produce of Mr W. Ingram's garden. Mr Brooks, the contractor for working the Carnarvon Tramway, is always ready to meet the public and has arranged to run an extra train partly up the line and back on Saturdays, as the time between the departure of the Government midday train to Foxton and out again, will be taken advantage of by him, by running up to the Whale line and brick again. Mr R. Milham, of Feilding, has an advertisement that he is prepared to do all kinds of brickwork in Foxton and district. It is unnecessary to say that there are some bad characters about, but a resident informed us that his little daughter, under twelve years of age, ran home crying the other day, having been frightened by some blackguard in Main-street, and who had used most filthy language to her. We informed the father that he should take every step to secure the man being punished. When the man Moody was valuing up his stock in trade in the swag, the presiding justices caught a glimpse of the novel, and desired to make a closer inspection of it. The man declared the book had been given him by some hand at Jones & Rogers flaxmill, it however proved to be, as its outside appearance led the Bench to expect, one of the many missing volumes of the Public Library. The Bench ordered that it should be returned to the council. Men seem to have little appreciation of the value of a Library when a stamped book is quietly retained, and is lent and finally given away. As the name of the book is known we think the Borough authorities should institute a hunt in connection as to who had the book out of the Library. The smartest piece of work effected by the police look place also on Wednesday. A man named Moody lodged for a few nights at Regan's boarding house at Palmerston, and had left his swag in charge of the Proprietor. On Tuesday morning he discovered it had been taken, and found that on Monday night a man had asked for a shake down, and had on Tuesday morning left for Foxton, carrying a swag. Moody wisely determined to track the thief and walked down to Oroua Bridge that day, and learnt that a man answering the description of the man he was in search of had passed that morning. Moody stayed the night at the Bridge and walked into Foxton on Wednesday where he arrived at 12.30 p.m. and upon enquiry learnt that the man he was hunting had been seen in town but had left for Moutoa. He therefore informed the police of the case, and there being three constables present, Tapp was sent out to fetch the wanderer in. This was very quickly done, constable Tapp having found the man and the swag at Carter's mill, and they were both brought into Foxton. The Justices had just finished signing the necessary papers in connection with the case committed tor trial, when the prisoner arrived, and at Sergeant Manning's request the c se was at once heard. The man Moody gave evidence as to the loss, the contents of the swag and the value of the articles, amongst the items being certain letters from England addressed to Moody and a novel. Constable T pp gave evidence of the arrest. The prisoner stated had nothing to say except that he had left Palmerston in the "horrors " and had found out on the road the swag was not his, but could not take the trouble to return it. He had also told the arresting constable that if it was not his swag, some one must have got his. The Bench committed him to Wanganui gaol for one month with hard labour. The arson case was at the request of both parties adjourned to Wednesday next when the court will be presided over by the Resident Magistrate. To encourage the retrenchment policy of the Government, but also more to save the public any annoyance, we notify on the cheap, that on Monday the 11th inst nt the Post Office at Foxton will be closed all day. Telegraph business may however be transacted from 9 a.m, till 10 a.m. and from 7 p.m. till 8 p.m The mails will be closed at the usual time. Mr Osborne has an altered advertisement which has been framed in his usual direct and satisfying manner. Without doubt he has had some very pretty importations by the s.s. " lonic." Drapery cheaper than ever, where will it end ? Over the leader Mr J. B. Hamilton announces that he has determined almost to throw his goods away, and therefore bargains in drapery and clothing will be obtained, sufficient even to astonish the Foxtoni ns. The object of this terrible push is to make room for new Christmas novelties, now on their way out. We shall expect to see Mr Patten worn to a shadow. We clip the following from an exchange : — If a mau owns a dog which displays ebulitions of temper occasionally and rusbe» at passing horses by war of exercise,' in order to work oh" its bun&rfiuous energy, the beat thing the owner can do is to kep the animal tied up. We do not think owners of canine* are a ware to what extent they are respousibe for damage done by the animals ihey pay *i license tor c ei.y year. At Temnka the. other day a oase was heard in which tJic plaintiff Rued the defendant for .£"> damage caused to him through 1 being thrown from his horse. The plaintiff in his evidence, swore that the defendant's dog had rushed out .on (o the road, barking ml snapping at the horse he rode. The home became restive, and threw its rider, vrho claimed the sum stated above for injuries . sustained. The presiding justice* held the case fully proved, and gave judgement for the full amount, with- costs. It is very seldom Chat a case of this character comes before a Court of Justice, n:ul we thought the '- present one well worth quoting for the in- I formation of our re de •. The schooner Dunedin has returned from ! r the Kermadec Islands. The party of set- j t tiers who left for the group on the 4th inst. j v by the vessel had a good passage down, and \ v Sunday Island was sighted on the 11th. At j ft > o'clock in the afternoon the schooner tl mchored iv in Dinham Bay, and the men I )f the party wont ashore and commenced ii ho work of (.reeling temporary dwellings, a shares of wood wityi nikau and toitoi. A <l arge number of k»uri logs drifted from a Hongonui, Whangaroa and other localities w ilong the northern coast of New Zealand h ire lying stranded in Denham Bay. The s< ettlers on examining those found that q< hey were sound at heart, and intend saw- xi\ ng" them up lov building purposes. The al •rincipal woorl found growing on the oi sland in poimkatara, which in practically lo ,-orthless an building material. The flat 1( n which the settlers are at present located m s about 300 acres iv extent. Near the si entie is tne only fresh water to be found Gs n the inland. The lauding of p ssengers £'• nd cargo was completed on the 18th iust., It nd the schooner loft n«xt morning for O ufttrianri. 1J

Theßangitikei Fibre Co. are in want of ;ood hacklers. The Company will give ionstaiit employment and good wages. Mr G. Keinp gives.' aotiee of a very nsefnl nvention, nnd one that should meet with nuch interest from Hemp Millers a.nd )thers. The vexations delays occasioned jy fibre choking the strippers are avoided Jyuse of tills patetrt- shield. "'Mr CHr&net ias one in use and will allow any one iniierested to inspect it. Evwy day brings forth some improvement which intelligent workers soon find out. Land is moving in Foxton, as within the last few days many sections have changed hands. Mr McMillan has added to his other property in the Main street by purchasing the shop and land occupied by Mr Walls. The long paddock at the back of the Manawatu Hotel has been secured by Mr T. P. Williams. Mr Honore' successfully negotiated the purchase of town sections two, three and four, containing over an acre each, at prices satisfactory to himself. Mr Gibson also obtained a nice section adjoining the residence of Mr Lind. Ernile Miche.'et says : " The whole Eiffel Tower could be lifted by four men of average strength. The case has been proved. When it was about half its present heights, few men actually di . lift it. This is not humbug; the thing is perfectly simple. The construction of the towtT is based on the canti-lever principle, am? its bulk of 6400 tons is so adjusted as to pfSEs on thn foundation with less weight than ihat of a man In an armchair on the floor." The vitality of snails' egges passes belief. Even if desiccated in a furnace until reduced to the minuteness barely visible, they will always regain their original bulk when damped, and the young will be brought forth as successfully as though the eggs had never been interfered with. Nor has cold any injurious effect upo.n them, for they may be frozen into ice /or any length of time, and yet, when the ice has melted, will be found to be wholly nninjured.