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Manawatu Times, Volume II, Issue 9, 8 September 1877, Page 2

The English mail steamer has arrived at Auckland. Mi- GL M. Snelson will hold an extensive sale of drapery to-day. The election of a Councillor for the Awu Hou Riding takes place on Monday next, at the Foxton Court-house. We refer those who are interested to an advertisement in another column calling for tenders for additions to the Court-house at Foxton. We notice that the Foxton Choral Society wi ]1 give their first concert, 2nd series, 1877-8, on Friday next. We have also heen informed that in future half the nett proeeeds of each concert will be given to sffme public or- charitable fund, and that the half proceeds of the -forthcoming one are to be given to the Public School Recreation Fund Respecting the late coach accident in the Gorge, we are requested to state that the dangerous condition of the road was kuown before- the accident occurred, and provision was made *o guard against mishap, but the driver declined to avail himself of it. A man named Olson wa9 sent to the (Jorge to shew the driver of the coach the dangerous parts of the road, but the lat ter declining said he knew the road quite well. If this statement is true the driver" of the Napier coach is not so blameless as we were inclined to believe. We would remind the Burgesses of the Borough, that to-day is the nomination day for three Councillors, who in accordance with the Municipal Corporations Act, 1876, have to be elected annually. Consequently, althongh at the late election the full complement was made up, the three who polled the least votes will again, if they wish to continue in' office, have to seek the suffrages of their constituents, and possibly face opposition. It should he borne in mind that the three Councillors to be returned at, thisforthcoming election will be' elected' for the full term of three years. Some time ago we drew attention to the condition of a part of the main road that lies between- the Carnarvon Junction, and the Oroua Bridge. The railway line; for some distance, passes sq close to private ■ property as to leave no road- room betweenthe line, and the land which is now fenced in. Since the fence has gone up the road is' practically closed and traffic is seriously im--pecled.. There is certainly left a narrow way by which no- vehicle can passnnd which is dangerous even for a horseman by reasons of the nearness of the side cutting and the swampiness of the ground:. If a horseman happens to be in' this spot when the train? is passing, he is without doubt in- peril' of hislife, for it is impossible for him- to get away, Mr Simpson- informs us that he has stopped "numbers of equestrians who were about to 1 risk a passage at train 5 time. This gentleman is neighbor to the owner of the landf referred-" to who' expressed himself as having been willing either not to have erected the fence or that it should' be removed since erection, had the wish of the County Council been bat expressed in the matter. Since* we referred to this matter a few months ago the road has been taken ove* by the County Council and a sum of money voted for its repair. Why this money has not been ay>plied remains to be explained. It is scarcely possible to conceive of a main road being in more urgent need of attention, since not merely the convenience but the safety of travellers is concerned.- And since

the wherewithal has been actually voted by the Council tlie Executive may notv be called upon to shew cause why the needful work is not performed. The Wairafapa " News " is informed on goodauthority thaf the district fruit prospects for 1 lie incoming season are highly promising In most gardens the blight has all but .dis- ] appeared. This is due in a greab measure, to the fact that a large amount of work has of late been done graftitrg from blight*proof stems, and also an entirely new description of blight-proof tree having been introduced. So very successful have these operations been Hint some of the local nurserymen are looking forward to the. time, by no means distant, when the district apple and other ft uit. crops will be sufficiently abundant for supplying not only local demands but also the Wellington and other markets. The mosS, however, is proving raEher troublesome. With a plentiful supply of lime it is found that pest can be easily kept down. Wet ground is proved to be a prolific sourcf of this evil, and not until a system of drainage has been" more generally adopted for gardens will the predisposing cause to the evil be successfully grappled with. The " Argus " states :— A peculiar newspaper has just appeared iu Paris under the title " L'Autre Monde " • (the Other World.) It is printed in green type oh black paper, and is adorned with numerous emblems of death. Its contents correspond with its exterior. The leading articles, news items, letters from correspondents, and adv ertisements all refer to the dead. Mr Watt, R.M. atDuned in, had a stoic to deal with lately. A middle aged' man, in working garb, was charged with having been drunk in George Street and resisting the constable who arrested him. The constable explained that the defendant hod kicked vigorously, and showed a determined reluctance about marching to the lock up. The accused, who " spoke with, a" broad Scotch accent, acknowledged that he had " got fu "' and was may be a 'little " obstropolous, " but attributed his behaviour to the fact that he had never walked alongside of a policeman Hefofe^ and. he had a nataral objection to such company." After hearing his apology,, Mr Watt read him a severe lecture aboutthe p'unishmentto which he was liable for molesting a policeman, and wound up by ordermg a fine of 20s to be paid, or in default seven days' imprisonment. Prisoner i " Then I may as lief gang tae prison as be walkin' aboot a country #har' there's nae work.* "Hi I hold L" cried the Magistrate, excitedly, as the prisoner "was leaving the dock ;."• will you apologise for what you have said, or shall I give you 14 days ?" " You can just please yoursel'," was the reply. "Weß," said the Bench, " you are fined 40s, or in def ualt 14 days' imprisonment." "You can mak'' itahunner clays, five hunner days, a thoosan' years, gin ye like !" defiantly yeHed: the man, as he diappeared from thedock. — "Chronicle " Our readers will be prepared to learn says the Wararapa " News "that a certain amount of damage has been occasioned by the- fate 1 stormy weather. The blossom' ft"? nectarine, apricot, and cherry plum trees was out, and to a certain extent it has suffered more or less severely. Had the storm occurred eight or ten days later the damage wonld have beeif yinucJi, heavier. In that case the f rait' " would havo ' commenced; setting, and tlie f mtensity.of the cold would have been quite, feuffieient to have killed it wholesale. As it is-, considerable , damage had been done, still it is in a certain sense satisfactory to know that it is not by any means so bad as it might have been. We have no authentic particulars as to the effect of the storm on- the year's lambs; We may, however conclude they havo not escaped injury. As only a few of- the young flock have as yet made their appearance -we may feel satisfied the destruction in tha£ respect has not been so setere as it would have been had the storni; occurred a few days later: