Manamatu Herald TUESDAY JANUARY 7, 1890 THE NEW YEAR.

Manawatu Herald, Volume III, Issue III, 7 January 1890, Page 2

Manamatu Herald TUESDAY JANUARY 7, 1890 THE NEW YEAR.

Jlolidays unfortunately tisher in the New Year, which, besides disturbing trade, cau-e, even to the most industrious, a disinclination to resume the ncce^sniy hum-drum of an everyday working existence. We are not against holidays, as we hold all need a respite from continual work, but what wo regret is, that the end of the year, from tho 24th day of December ti the 3rd day of January is taken, practically, tor one long holiday, and even afterwards, the colony's anniversary conies so soen upon them, that it makes the first month a very broken one for steady work, .fhukespeare truly s <ys "If all tho year were playing holidays, to sport would be us tedious as to work "and to our mind would bo oven more so. As the New Year has now arrived, celebrated with as much rejoicing as was possible, considering the extraordinary weath r, and we have a little breathing time for work, wo should cot.sidor, not what the year will be, but wh it we mean to try and make it bo dur'ng these twelvemonths. Each cf us has his allotted task to fulfill, and the success of the district largely depends upon how eac-'ri libouis for bis own and the general good. We are uot only in-t-'i'Gßtod in tho success of ourselves but in that of our neighbours, as their success is of nearly as much momont to us We trust that we shall, one and nil, remember this, and whilst relaxing our ex. rtions, at th.» proper and convenient seasons, in a quiet and cheerful manner work with a steadiness and thriftiness that will redound to tho wo J fare of the district. This much

■ v liar oiii) and ail <r,n do, though for j further progress we are bound to look to tlioso institution?! <?shi,lil!*]ied fcrildrigst Hs, to heljj tis in tliosn bases where the united effort of all is necessary to achieve tho ol>jer-t desired. We liavo on all sides local governing bodies, oxeoiitihg tho powoi'B fiiitntotetl. trttlteili, in opening Up' the country around, and we are pleased to note from 'time to time the energy s l iQ w Uj There is no publio Work umW taken on this coast iv whioli wo fire' not, iv some wily, hile'repted, &3 hi developing the rile" ili is t)f rle'cttss to fhe' liifga areas of bush, whether near or far, means . the early introduction of an energetic populutibii^ which will help' the export from the country and ihu3, by increasing business, lower the cost of freightage, and direct attention to the capabilities of our soil. Tlip 1 laproveinents nearer home are more immediately valjiablei as opening mi | bLiHtii 1 iHcdl ilidtKet**, aiid ( the local trade, but a good word e^n be said of eyerv^etUer who gives his tiule to Ihe worlc of. local bocli.s, whicli drbi fiiUi. Uriri.i^ui*iiig Vvays, doing so much real useful work iv colonization. Thinking this, we trust that what we may at times have to say, as to the advisab ility of other courses being adopted, or more energy being displayed, will ndt i,n (l dny jvay Bo cdristriiftd inio a MM tlldfc lliß free work, gracefully given, by the gentlemen who fill offices 'on the County and Borough Councils, Koad Boards, and all t?ip many other boards with which this colony if» oy rbur defied,. . js licit a\ilireihltdil at its wcirtii. We have on many occasions offered suggestions to the, Boroiull Council, som,o of which have' tiiieii acted lipdii. .HtHors' from fear oi' inciirrinj?' liabilities, passed over, but tint shall not restrain us from doing what we can, to urge our not too free tea n of Coun oic'Ud'B; frdiji. Mi\& 4 llt^c litpto push, and taking a little wider view of what w« think is within their functions. The Borough Councillors though not created by 'ct of Parliament to do certain things, 'are, by nature »?<: tbc-t'i' so!e»Jtioi» as tdrir'r^^ittitives of tho jtown, the proper, and our case tho only, body, to look after, n.)t merely the formation of streets, but to see to the developement of our places of rocreation and health, and to watch over our commercial inter* rests. The New Veal', to our Borough OouncillprS} \\ : ill we trust be One, in which tile 1 (Jdnsute'ratidii of J securing for the inhabitants greater comforts will be attended to, in the shape of a more certain supply of water for their use, the improvement of the crude bathing establishiil^iif, started eigh f ei»n months agn, the expenditure of monies, now lying idle, in further developing the large reservos sot Jipai't for recreation the improvom irt- of tin road to the beach, and the establishment of a better system of inspection of nuis mcos. If these are looked after, vigorously a d with an intention to succeod, the work can be accounted do.ie, as in a 1 our suggestions there is nothing, but the ordinary trouble which is attacked to public duties, to prevent their being carried out. A council that at tho end of the year, cmi number the above as subjects completed, will have secured n record upon which they can close their year's labour with satisfaction to themselves and the Burgesses, find be in good trim to attend to the many other works, which the daily increasing population is bound to require. "A happy New Year" is only a wish, a '.hearty year's work, is a fact,' and in providing that, a happy New Year will be secured.

There will be Mass at St*. Mary's Church. Foxton next Sunday, at 11 o'clock a.m. Mr Gilbert will be in Foxton on Saturday on his usual round of tuning. Orders left at this oftice will be attended to. The Art Union organised by Mr DeKidder was drawn for last night. The arrangements for the same were wy fair and passed off very quietly. The winning numbers were. 21, 52, M, ~>o, !»> - Sl . - 22S), 32, 53, and 7 and are entitled to tho first and other prizes in the order they arc enumerated. A good baker andcook is applying for a situation. A notification concerning the bankruptcy of C. Fi. Gau«tad appeuiH in another column. Mrs Fraser is requiring a girl. Mr P. Guerin has been appointed dog tax collector. Paialm wil be known on the Mannwatu as the home of canoes, as well as hemp mills, as Mr Gardner's family being fond of boating, have now a licet of these handy little boats, and the young ladies as well ar, the boys can manage them first class. The races at Bulls will long be remembered by some of our settlers. The first day being wet, made all things go crank, and the horses were touched by it, the favourites not turning up at 'he post in the place they should. Losers attempted to drown their sorrow in the " flowing bowl " which made matters worse. We much regret to find that the want of coatrol ovei themselves will cause some a very serious inconvenience. We enjoy a good race, and it is much to be regretted that the sport cannot be indulged in, without so many making themselves conspicuous the wrou;< way. Our Boating Club might br> said to by 'living oi their oars " by the MtV." nation they are taking to chnrn the wuti ir of the river. We heard that boats woiv cxp -et 'd, but the shed lies empty, with the o:e>;>tion of one ricing boat. The mem'iri-; should bestir themselves, or tli-i summer will be gone before they have made t eir iir*t procession. I Our readers will regret t") ler.m tli.it a lnt» settler of our-, Mr Th.irjte of Monioa. lias recently sulTi.-.^l v li.-avy loss in the total destruction of IrN h"inp mill a:. T:-.ka-pu, Hawkes Bay, with also a <|uuinu/ of dressed libre.

We arc pleased i.o .~.v> t.hat lii? T-'nttdon [ mai'kH, is a« linn as if. is for N. Z. FTemp. i Amortgst the brands sold by Messrs John I (irit\iil .V SoiJs i'u Hi/.; oririy jfart of November, we. notice (!i;(t fi fo'cai trliUov.« second quality of hemp roalizod £'24 a lon, whilst others drossed in Hid neighbourhood dcsciihed ns "dull greyish fairly classed" inii<lo L'^7 ;1s; fiiiother lot "fair pale brown timl ilrciwiilsh Hoi well cli'eflHt'd, slight strawy and strawy ends" made di'2B 10s, and another, stalr-d as " fair bright pale brown and brownish, part slight greenish, rather strawy and stvawy ends " made £'28 15s. Tow a?, usual does not pay expends. The two Anchor Lule steamers, the Kennedy and Charles Edward ran here on Sunday and Mouday morning, and brought bpJ?k a number of the flax mill hands. The sale of Race privileges on Thursday i i more fully referred to elsewhere. ffis Lordship the Bishop of Wellington held two fr-v'vices at All Saint's church on Sunday. The attendance was however not very large, and was no feubt due td so few knowing that the Bishop would be present. On Sunday at twenty minutes past noon a severe earthquake was experienced here. 'Pl'e .Carnarvdjl VpUte; ttflcler flic i^"- --| agemeiit til M' T: Wii%tii< ktW* Jtflyi'ovirig lil appeal'aHCe. During the ptfst y'e&i' 400 acres have been ploughed, arid sown .in grass and jape.". There has also been 400 Rc'r*s \{\dtif>\ie(l a ; rt(T ;So\m' , with, turnips, besides' the scrni) heiiig dleaveti off #00 acres. This estate in a few more years will present a very pretty sight. A p oposal is being made to erect an Eiffel tower at the Isle of Man, rising 400 feet above the sea level, and connected with it will lie ft suspension bridge joining the tower to. the promontory .of .Uoiigks Head. Thirl bridge .Vfill be, 130 feet above high water, and will thus leave 10 feet io ; spare for the largest ves=elfi entering the harbour. Plans for this undertaking, which should add greatly to the attractions of Douglas, have been deposited for the consideration of the Mans Legtolatnre.Her the (}Wn of England commenced to wear 1 tthVbntkm' $loves\a(_ the beginning of her reign. To-day, tvHeri ijd shopgirl thinks anybody a real lady without six.lmttons, the Queen has only got to folk: tvpfiiqes altogether to conform to fashion. Hhe ohlf dear's a'hout two dozen pairs of gloves a year. Ertcl» pair costs eight shillings and sixpence. At the meeting of the Gear Company the Chairman said :— " Perhaps it would mieics'i fc-u id fcritfw that during the year we slaughtered close itpVm i*O'Cf,O(KJ ttilimals, tinned over floo,ooolbs of meat, niride' oVe? 1300 tons of tallow, fellmongered nearly 16,000 skins 1 , ami f-wwted over 150,000 pelts and nearly 1700 bales! of wool, (jlit f*dtte.is!,wiU. rptitifl their refreshnesa much longer if a little stilt frrid .charcoal he addod to the water in which they are put; The charcoal should be broken into small lumps. Some idea of the emoluments of the tttume hall star of to-day (says an English paper) nitty be gathered from the fact that Vesta T'ilfey (a comparatively SecWkl rate serio coniiuvie) has booked erigagemeUts to' iHfl.'i) when* she goes to the (iaiety Theathre as first Ringing chambermaid. Miss Tilley will not. however, permanently desert ••the' alls," as by doing the "three turns ' a night she can often earn £100 a week, whore as £40 in the utmost -she has ever ive'.'iv<\l for pantomine In the provinces. There are forty- two factories in the United States devoted to making' ifJdiar.ibbpr jujubes of chewing lozenges for the use of American girls who chew all the time. An English County Court judge has directed a heavy blow at the travelling hawkers, who induced women to purchase articles for which their husbands cannot afford to pay. A hawker sued for goods supplied, and the judge remarking that the plaintiff was not justified in letting a woman have Roods without the knowledge of the husband, declined to make the latter responsible for the debt, giving a verdict for the defendant. A young boy employed at the Theatre des Cn!e*tins jit./i.ynis took it into his head to soe (lib Paris Exhibit ioiio He had plenty of energy, but very little money. He set out on foot" from Lyons on the 10th of July at 10 o'clock in the morning, and nine days afterwards, at half past 2 p.m. he arrived at Paris (320 miles). He had 11s in his pocket on leaving home, but he had to economise his funds by sleeping in barns and living on bread milk and lard, he managed to reduce his expenses to about 3s. He spent a month and 10 days at Paris three days in the week he gave up to work, and the fourth to see the Exhibition and the town. On the 20th of August at five in the morning, he set out on the return journey. He kept up the distance of 55 kilometres a day, and arrived at home on the 4th September. He spen on the re-turn journey about 3:- Cd, and brought back 5s 9d.