The Manawatu Times. WEDNESDAY, JULY 4, 1877.

Manawatu Times, Volume II, Issue 74, 4 July 1877, Page 2

The Manawatu Times. WEDNESDAY, JULY 4, 1877.

".Saxon's " letter shall appeal m our next issue. The first annual meeting of- the members, both honorary and : working, of the Fbxton Choral Society will be held m the Schoolroom, Foxton, to-morrow evening at halfpast 7 o'clock. I Tenders ai'e invited m our present issue ■ by J. Brogden and Sons for the cutting, and delivering on board the Napier or Tui, at Fox ton, of 6,400 totara sleepers. Written tendei'3 will bo received by -J. T. Stewart, Esq., up to Thursday, the 12th July, at the Public. Works office, Foxton, for certain additions and repairs to the Courthouse at Foxton. It will be seen by advertisement uf our present issue that Capt. F. W. Euck has commenced business as a Commission Agent c at Foxton. Mr G-. M. Snelson will sell this day (Wednesday), commencing at 2 p.m. sharp, on the premises near the Palmerston Hotel, I the whole of the stock-in-trade and household furniture and effects ,of Mr W. Jones, blacksmith, who is leaving the district. Mr E. S. f Thynne will sell without reserve at the Eoyal Hotel, Palmerston, to- - morrow (Thursday), at 11 a.m., a large and' varied assortment of fruit trees, ornamental' shrubs, quicks, &c, from the nursery of C. E. Hanneke, Marton. On Saturday night, at about- 11 o'clock, the inhabitants of Foxton were aroused from iheiv slumbers by the • ringing of the I - Church bell. The cause of this unwonted alarm turned out to be a fire behind Mr Jellets' butcher's shop, a stack of oaten hay m his yand being m" flames. * Happily 'there was no wind at the time, or else not only would Mr Jellet's stable and premises have been m jeopardy but the large store and dwelling belonging to Mr Loudon would likewise have been m imminent danger. It is supposed that the fire originated through a drunken man, who went to take up his quarters for the night at the stack, lighting his pipe, as one -was seen leaving the place wifh a swag p.s soon as r.he fire commenced. The stack of hay was, valued a1 £-5. ' " We, New Zealand "Herald," are informed by a passenger by the City of New York that previous to the vessel leaving San Francisco, a telegram was received by the Russian Consulate San Fruncisco, from the Consul of that nation at Philadelphia, directing him to proceed to Honolulu and endeavor to make such arrangements with the King of that island, that the .Russian squadron m the Pacific might count upon obtaining supplies and .other accommodations, m the event of war, . The "Advocate" paper says that a valuable foal, about three days old, belonging to Mr H. Hammond, was recently attacked m a curious manner by a pig. The feet were completely eaten % off by the first joint-. The foal was, of course, immediately destroyed.

iEgles m the "Australasian" tells the following story : — One of the richest squatters m JN:e\v Zealand — and there are rich squatters m that Colony — let a freehold estate to a tenant at a rental, with the option of purchase for the sum of £150,000. In the course of the lease the tenant elected to. purchase, but was compelled to send to London after his landlord to obtain the latter's signature to the conveyance. When all the documents were prepared as previously arranged, a meeting was held of lawyers, bankers, agents, and the one principal —the vendor. The deeds being placed before him for execution he stifly declined to sign— assigning as a reason that he " saw nothing to prove that the last half year's rent had been . paid." Upon this discussion ensued.; The' tenant's agent' stoutly maintained that the rent must have been, paid as a matter of course; and remonstrated against delay m completing purchaser's title . After a long and animated debate, a compromise was arrived at, on the basis of the interest on the amount of rent m event of such not having been paid. This interest amounted to £30, jandthe vendor agreed to accept half if paid, at once, and to forego all further claim of interest if it turned out that the rent was iv arrear. He thus succeeded m obtaining a cheque for one hundred and ' fifty tho usan d 'and fifteen pounds. Now if th.is gentleman had not been 'habitually particular upon minor points perhaps he would noj; have had the opportunity of dealing m such big figures. ! The " Bendigo Advertiser " of June 6th. mentions a curious story :— On Saturday ' la9t, at the new rush at Fletcher's Creek, Marong, two elderly miners had a high dispute respecting a claim,' 6ne of them having jumped it on the other. In course of the wordy warfare which ensued one, of the old pioneers .was struck by something m the tone of the voice of his opponent, and suddenly asked him his name. When the reply was given, the two miners discovered that they were brothers, having left Home some twenty-five years ago, and had never since seen each other. Both had come to Australia by different vessels, young m the flush of health and hope,lind for many long weary years had striven hard for wealth, which they never gained. Disgusted, melancholy, and disappointed, they had ceased to correspond with their families and one another, and ench had learned to enjoy his own companionship, better than that of any one else The two brothers arSriow working the disputed claim together. The Butter Sculptor.— ln the Philadelphia Exhibition there was a human face of heavenly beauty, exceeding the works' of Oanova m execution, moulded m butter by a young lady. The~ butter,' was kept fi*om melting by being enclosed m an ice ; chamber. I am glad to learn that the young lady is to be sent to Home, to perfect her m the details of the art m which she is naturally so highly gifted, and- probably the world will hear again of her some day as a renowned sculptor. The facts op the Case ake that during the last quarter of a century, maladies involving bodily prostration or a deficiency of vifal power, all affections of the sensitive organs, kidney and bladder complaints, bronchial troubles, sleeplessness, indigestion, and the nervous ailments to which' the feebler sex are especially subject, have invariably yielded to • the, operation of Udolpho Woife's Schiedam Akomatio Schnapps, the purest, safest, and best article of its kind m use.'