The Tui.

Manawatu Standard, Volume XI, Issue 1673, 1 April 1886, Page 4

The Tui.

The Manawatu Co-operative Steam Shipping" Company's screw steamer Tui, Captain Pope, .is announced to leave. Fbxton for "Wellington to-morrow at 7 p.m.

A meeting ot Justices is convened for to-morrow at the Conrt House at 12 o'clock noon, the object of which is to revise the jury list for the district of Paltneraton Nojth. It is officially notified that a Board of Reviewers will meet for the pnrposn of henring and determining '■■'objections m respect of property m the Pnlmerston North Borough District and Manawatu Road District,' at the R. M. Court, tomorrow at 10 a.m. Tenders are invited for cutting and carting firewood at Stoney Creek. Trespassers on the Hokowuitu Native Reserve will be prosecuted. Attention is directed to a special notification from the Manawatu Road Board re alterations iv specification for keeping certain roads m repair. Attered advertisements from Mr F. Beaven and Mr W Beutley, a notification re tenders". for advertising on teloSfrapli poles, anil one' "from Borough Council re Library, with sundry other announcements are unavoidably hild over, but will appear within a few days; ; The Auckland " Novelty Company notify m an advertisement, that will appear to morrow that they have opened m the premises-- adjoining Mr Fiaser's B»kery, : hnd will r ; eiuaju.for two weeks 7»nly> 'The goods' offered' for salo : -iii " cjWido carpetings, paintings; clothing, jewellery, stationary, music ;and .'fan.c'y., cu'o.ls of ~L very description. Some of the' oil paintings are exceedingly good and are offered at low prices. Country settlers will be liberally dealt with. ' When such an exorbitant fee as £2, 10* per night is charged for the use of the -Foresters' Hall, for Amateur entertainments m aid of a deserving public body, poiiie attempt might be made to keep the stage fittings m workable order. Last evening the amateurs were under considerable disadvantage on more than one occasion owing to the scene fittings being seriously oat of repair. .All the stage machinery requires overhauling, and if the lessee or his agent declines to incur the necessary expanse, a proportionate reduction should be made m th c fee chnrgc per night, which is, all thing a considered j excessive beyond all reason. The Amateurs would no doubt, haVe ha.! the necessary n pairs effected at their own cost, had they known th« co .- ditiori things were m ; but when a hall is let fur public entertainments and a very high fee charged for its use, the presumption U that things are m \vorfc T ing order. A deduction of £2 10b for use of Hall must make' a serionsinroad j on th^ fmaucinl proceeds of any entertainmt\nt,in nid of any public caus«. Nothing is moro apt to*affect the mental composure. of amateurs' than any hitch with the scenery ; and eywn m tbs cf.se of pr.)fe.-sionals/si:o'> a tliio.g occurring is likely to cause an awkward centre-' tsrapsi unpleasant alike to the performers mill the audience We trust the d«st'ei!.I've stag* fittings will T.e' repaired m. time for Friday eveniriga performance. *