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Manawatu Times, Volume II, Issue 103, 13 October 1877, Page 2

Dr. Skerman will vaccinate-in the Schoolroom to-day between 12 and 2 o'clock. Mr Gh M. Snelson will hold a Bale at the People's Auction Mart to-day. We desire to direct attention to the advertisement concerning Braggin's estate. 4 acres of land are offered for sale in'Fiteherberton besides some 'valuable properties m the Wairarapa. A meeting of the" nTembers of the " United Manawato Lodge " is announced m another column relative to the installation of officers. Some of the Wellington and Wanganuij members are expected -to attend, and punctuality on their part is desired. On Tuesday next the Foxton Amateur Dramatic Club will give their first performance m the Public Hall, Foxton. The pieces selected are "Lend me Fire Shillings," and -Bombastes Furioso." There is little doubt that a good audience will front the .stage during the performance, for m addition to the inviting character .of theatricals, there will be the desire of tte public to compare the performance of the Foxton Club with that of the Manawatu. The longstanding nuisance m the shape of ditches at Terrace End will soon become a thing of the past.' 1 ; We noticed on Wednesday morning that a gang of men had commenced operations. It is the intention of the Borough Council to reduce the height of the present road by about 18 inches, and by so doing sufficient stuff will be got to fill the ditches up to the specified level. At the same time, through the reduction m height,- ', the new road will be about six feet, wider than the old one, which is a great consideration m a spot like* this, where there is sopmuch "dray and other traffic. The Council have lost no time m attending to this .much needed"' wort, which when completed will be a great public benefit. We are pleased to see, that the ancient swamp lately usecfas a play- ground round our Palmerston school house has by the aid of a lit tie gravel been converted into aTeally splendid ground." Now that the improvements are completed, the schoolhonse and grounds form a decided feature m the township and will compare favourably with any m the district. Th'e addition of a few swings and parallel bars, we think, might be made with great advantage. Mr Lee, when he conies for the annual examination, will be pleased at the improvements. He is expected irr a a few days. The Government have at last suffered a defeat, and a sudden one. ,Mr Lantech moved a direct vote of no confidence orr Monday last, which after a short debate,- was carried. > The Government next day tendered .their resignation and Mr* Larnach accepted the onerous duty- of forming .a new ministry. We fear it wiH be a short lived one. A number of disappointed hungry place hunters, who have clung 'to the late opposition leaders, will shew their teeth once the portfolios are distributed and their, prizes turn, out blanks. Pigeon shooting matches are among the Bports that delight the people* of Wanganud. Numbers assemble on -Saturday afternoon* to shoot or .to see others shoot tame pigeons. This wnmanly sport is no credit to ther Wanganui folk, or at least, to so many ' of' them as take - part m it. It is a modern version of the cock throwing that our forefathers used to indulge m. Bat while' we are ashamed of such brutalities as cock throwing and bullbaiting, some people sedulously keep alivethe barbarous spirit by imitating those old sports as closely as the humane spirit of the age and the Item will allow them. There is really not much difference between pigeon shooting purely as a sport and wantonly destroying quantities of fish by dynamite cartridges;^ some hopefuls were doing m Wellington Harbour the other day. Both the one and 4he other is the expression of a savage iaaliacb, and as such is domoralising. It has been observed that j under the term "honour "there is much included that is mean and dishonorable. There is also a great deal often implied' m the term " sport " that is brutal and cowardly. A very brief scrutiny into the character of colonial sports and sporting scenes would prove them to be not all manly, and m very many cases the sportsmen would appear m this- generation moreblameworthy than their bull-baiting progenitors were m theirs.

It is announced that the Bey. Chariei Clarke wifl^r appear before a Wellington audience on the 15th inst. The subject of „ his lectura will be Oliver Cromwell. Mr Oakes, the conttactor, has failed ; his liabilities are stated to be £10,664 and his assets £315. A methodist Minister, has recently died m Ireland aged 94. He was baptised by John Wesley. The "Advocate" Feilding Correspondent Says :-^Steps are going to be taten to establish a firewood trade from Halcombe to- . wards Wanganui as soon as the line is open, and I have no doubt -the -business, if pro- . perly conducted, will prove a profitable one. The Corporation are about to open up by roads the large block of land on the eastern side pi the Oroua, where exploring for that purpose has been going, on for some time. A natural clearing has been found about four miles to the northward of Bunny thorpe, where probably a village 1 will be formed j . and I ana told Mr Dundas is exploring for the Government the land between the sPohftflgina and Ordua rivers, with the -ultimate object of having it surveyed and thrown open for Bale and settlement. : •.. The " Wairarapa Standard "says it cer* 'tainly is not generally known that m selling or giving spirituous liquor to Maoris liability to a penalty of £10 is involved. The subject cropped up m the House of Represen* tatives a few days ago, when the Attorney-' General, m reply to a. question put, stated " he believed the prohibition was Btill m force, and that it had frequently been acted upon by Government. He also added that; Government had no intention of making any alteration m the law on thia^%«hject this session. -^^ C\ The "Animal World" o£ September, lS^ aaysi— -The following plan has proved sue- - cessful m curing a dog of worrying sheep. Take the dog to a butcher's, set him on" to a sheep just killed and quite warm ; let him r . attack and putt about his prey, at the same time slip into his mouth a handful of wool well steeped m train oil ; the ; wool sticks about the dog's - moufh— he canndfc clear it away ; the -oil runs into his throat, and.; makes him so sick that he will not toftch. wool again. v This plan is^more > certain thani any crue] i punishment from man's hand, ' f\k DIfiiCATE. Membh^sfe— The lining of the intestines is a most delicate membrane^ and; when it becomes 80 unnaturally sensitive* that a slight change of air or a variation in° diet hurtfully affects it, the tone and re-' gularity of those organs can qnlybe restored by the action of a wholesome invigorant. Active purgation weakens the bowels and abdominal muscles and aggravates rather* than lessens "the evil. 1 Brace and stimulate them- with ITdoipho WolFß's ScHIEDAirAKOMATIO SOHIfAPtS.— Advt. v _