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Manawatu Times, Volume II, Issue 46, 28 March 1877, Page 2

Tenders are invited in the present issue, till the 4th of April, for metalling 80 chains of the main road through Pahnerston. Specifications may be seen at Mr Snelson's store, and Mr Deard's hotel. The trustees of the Palmersfcon North Wesleyan Church, are hereby requested to meet at the. office of Messrs. Buller and Bishop this (Wednesday) afternoon, at 4 o'clock, for the purpose of transacting business in connection with their trust.

Mr Fox is to address his Wanganui constituents on Monday, 2nd April. We understand that Mr Lee, the Inspector of Schools, is at present on a visit to the Manawatu, to look after several schoola which are in course of erection in this district. The steamers Tui and Napier both arrived at Foxton yesterday morning at about 7 o'clock with passengers and cargo. They left Wellington on Monday at about 5 o'clock p.m. The election of a Commissioner for the Palmerston North Local Board will take place at the Board 'Room to-day. There are but two candidates nominated, Messrs S. Abrahams and E. Marsh. It will be seen by advertisement that a public meeting •will be held to-morrow (Thursday) evening, at the Immigration Depot, Feilding, to consider the question of the separation of the Manchester and Eiwitea Hidings from the Manawatu County. We are pleased to notice that Mr Murphy of Woodville, has set the Palmerston folk an excellent example by a contribution of three pounds to their cemetery fund. Mr Murphy is certainly not one of those most interested in the condition of our buryingplace, and when he, an outsider, is so liberal we surely may expect great things from the inhabitants of Palmerston. This (Wednesday) evening the concert advertised for the benefit of the widow of the late Charles Trim will take place, when a number of select songs and recitations will be given by amateurs, together with a humorous farce. The circumstances of Trim's death are still fresh in the minds of many, and we doubt not that this effort to help the bereaved one will not fail for want of public sympathy. We notice the appointment, by the Judge of the Assessment Court, of Mr James Linton, as valuer, to make a valuation list for the Highway Board district of Manchester ; and of Mr James Linton and Mr George Hedges, to make a valuation list for the Manawatu Highway Board district. All necessary information as to inspection of lists, &c, may be' obtained from the advertisements notifying the appointments contained in our present issue. It will doubtless gratify the scholars attending the Palmerston North Public School to learn that the distribution of prizes will take place to-morrow (Thursday) evening, at 730 p.m. ; and it will be a source of further gratification to them to know that Mr Hulke, of Foxton, will exhibit his magic lantern on that occasion. Mr Q-. M. Snelson will preside at the distribution of prizes, and Mr Waite, the head master of the Palmerston school, cordially invites the parents and friends of the children to witness the proceedings. Some stir was occasioned among church going people last Sunday by the advent of two new ministers to the place. The Rev. Mr Ross, of Turakina, inaugurated the ministrations in the new Presbyterian Church by conducting morning and evening services, both of which were well attended. A good congregation was attracted also in the evening to the Church of England, to hear Mr Me Williams, of Otaki. Gl-ood opportunity of hearing this gentleman will be hereafter afforded as, we understand, he will be for some time to come a periodical visitor at Palmerston. We are sorry to learn that some inconvenience was occasioned last evening by the time advertised for the Presbyterian ' teameeting to take place being considerably earlier than the time really arranged upon. As the printer was spoken of in connection with the mistake, we looked up our manuscript and found the figure representing the hour certainly much more like a 4 than a 5. However, as the advertisement appeared more than once, there was ample time to have corrected any error had we rereceived the slightest intimation that such had been made. The settlers of Jackeytown held a meeting on the 26th inst., at the residence of Mr D. Rowlands, for the purpose of bringing under the notice of the G-overnment, the pressing want felt in that district of a regular station and shunt at the commencement of the Jackeytown Road. Mr Akers having been voted to the chair, it was resolved to forward a petition on the subject as early as possible to the Minister of Public Works. It was stated that about 250 tons of produce were annually raised in the settlement, and settlers found it extremely hard to have to pay freight and fare from the Oroua Bridge to their market town of Palmerston — being, as the meeting expressed itself, " double-banked " in this matter. It was also pointed out that a station in the locality indicated would enable the settlers to send their children to the Mungaonui school, and there being between 20 and 30 in the settlement this would prove a great boon. A man named Henry Cunningham was brought up at the Resident Magistrate's Court, Foxton, on Wednesday last, charged with having stolen biscuits, liquor, sugar, &$., the property of Mr Beatty. The theft was committed on the night Mr Beatty's store was burnt down. Prisoner pleaded guilty, but stated that he did not himself take the articles from the scene of the fire, but found them in Mv Wakeford's billiard

room, and removed them to Somerville's house, during his (Somerville's) absence at Paikakairiki. Prisoner was sentenced to six months' imprisonment with hard labor. All the other cases were adjourned for a fortnight.; William Pukako, a native, was, brought up, charged with being drunk, but as there was no interpreter, and prisoner not being able to understand English, he was remanded until 10 o'clock to-morrow. In the "" New Zealand Gazette " of the 22nd inst., Mr Bunny, as Executive Officer for Wellington, proclaims that all game may be hunted, shot,' taken, or" killed between the first day of May, one thousand eight hundred and seventy-seven, and the thirty -first day of July, one thousand eight hundred and seventy-seven, both inclusive. And further, that all native game may be hunted, shot, taken, or killed; from the first day of April, one thousand- eight hundred and seventy -se ven, to the. thirty-first day of July, one thousand eight hundred and seventy-seven.' This is not to apply to that portion of the Provincial District . bounded on the north by. a line bearing about east from the source of the Waikanae River to the top of the Tararua range, and by the Waikanae River ; on: the east by the summit line of the Tararua and Rimutaka ranges ; on the south and west by the sea coast between Taotakira Head and the Waikanae River. ; A rather amusing occurrence took place prior to the sailling of a certain ship from our harbor lately. It appears a passenger, who had his wife and family on board, forgot to B.ettle a few trifling obligations relating to domestic expenses. : One enterprising and daring creditor interviewed his debtor, on board the ship lying at anchor near the Heads, with the summons, but all the satisfaction he could get was to take a gold chain, the value of which he thought was not up to the standard mark, so he returned again to the Resident Magistrate's Court. Armed with a warrant, and backed up by a fighting bailiff, he again ventured to sea ; but, alas ! as he got round theffcorner of the Bay, saw the ship in the dim and uncertain distance ploughing the surface of the deep blue waters, leaving himself, warrant, and bailiff, to silent contemplation of the uncertainty of human purposes. ' - ' According to the "H. B. Herald," the cost of- the extra night train between Foxton and Palmerston is £750 per annum. A dear luxury, surely, in comparison with the advantages secured. — " Chronicle." A most extraordinary accident occurred on Saturday last, says the " Marlborough Express," which to our knowledge has no parallel. It appears 1 that some children were playing near the mill-race of Messrs. Redwood Bros, at Spring Creek, when one of them, the son of Mr John Whithey, fell into the water aud was carried on to the wheel. It would seem that he floated, broadside on ; however he was caught within one of the- buckets, carried underneath, and cast forth on the other side with the water. Strange to say he emerged quite unhurt, and was enabled' to get out, and went home apparently none the worse for the accident beyond a good wetting. Such a thing .could scarcely happen twice. Teembndous Faieubes, involving ..the loss of millions, often occur in the financial world. Far more deplorable failures often happen in the domain of medicine, patients being sometimes made the victims of mistaken treatment. But the record of the past does not disclose a single instance of failure to cure on the part of that supremely efficient remedy for kidney and bladder ailments, dyspesia, undhe nerve excitement, and general want of ■strength, Udolpho Wolpe's Schiedam Abomatio .Schnapps. — Advt.