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Manawatu Times, Volume III, Issue 18, 19 December 1877, Page 2

The " Manawatu Times " will hot be issued on Wednesday next (Boxing Day) . On the following Saturday, if circumstances are propitious, it will appear enlarged ; but we are not sure of being able to effect this, change, at so early a date. We understand that Mr Dalrymple has written to the Board of Education at Wellington, requesting that the salary of the late Mr H. W. Waite be paid up to the end of the year. The Board hare kindly acceded to this request. Mr Thynne's great furniture sale that is, m another column, advertised for Thursday next is well worthy of public .attention. The furniture is now, and has been for several days, on view, and from all accounts every article is of good workmanship. We are requested to announce that the Christmas treat to be given by Mr Merritt to his school children will come off m the Foresters' Hall. The piece " Lady Clare " will be recited by Jane Milne. We are sorry to have to record the death of the youngest son of Mr J. W. Lid dell which occurred on Saturday morning. The funeral was attended by the principal inhabitants of Foxton fnd also by a large number of school children who 'had been granted a holiday for the occasion. Mr Duncan read the burial service and gave a short discourse over, the grave. We hear that it is the intention of the proprietors of the saw mill (late Nees's), at Terrace End, to shift it from Palmerston to some bush situated on the banks of the river a few miles above Foxton. Tenders are now invited from persons willing to undertake the work of its removal to, and erection on, a new site. .: , ■ _ The only case before the Court yesterday was that of a man named Riley, who was charged with having stolen a bag containing tea, sugar, ,and tobacco from the Clarendon Hotel. Prisoner told a long and rambling story as to how the bag came into his possession, but ultimately admitted having sold some of the tobacco knowing that it did not belong to him. The Bench sentenced him to two months' imprisonment. Mr E. S. Thynne held a land sale^at his Auction rooms. on Thursday. There was a good attendance, but the bidding was not very spirited. The following are the prices realised for those lots that were knocked down. Lot 1, thirty four sections containing from one to four acres, township of Foxton : Eight one-acre sections were sold at prices ranging from £9 to £6 10s. The four-acre sections from £7 ss, to £5 5s per acre. Lot 5, town sections- Nos. 542 and 543, Foxton, containing 1 rood, went at the rate of £100 per acre. Lot 7, Rural sections, Foxton. Section No. 450 at the rate of £4 per acre. Lot 10, four sections, Foxton, No. 574, at the rate of £100 per acre. The following is a return handed to us by G. M. Snelson, Esq., shewing the various amounts collected m this district towards the Indian Famine Fund: — By Dr Skerman, £2 15s; by'Mr Bruce, £4 17s j by Mr Dalrymple, £7 8s 6d ; by Palmerston list, £20*155; total, £35 15s 6d, Remitted by Mr Snelson, £30 ; balance m hand, £5. 15s 6d. In addition to the above total various sums amounting altogether to £8 7s 6d have been promised.'* If the. persons who kindly promised these sums will hand them to Mr Snelson, he will have much pleasure m remitting the full amount of contributions from the district, which will then make a total of £44 3s. . We are sorry to learn that m consequence of the prevalence of hooping cough the attendance at the Palmerston Public School has become very much reduced. We trust that the holidays and fine weather will cause this epidemic to speedily vanish from our midst. We have been requested to announce that it is the intention of the Natives and others living m the Puketotara district to hold sports 'shortly, a due notice of which will appear m this paper together with a pro-' gramme. The nearest point to the sports will be the Oroua Bridge Station. No doubt trains will be arranged on the day fixed for the sports so as to enable visitors to get from both ends of the district. The Hutt Waikanae and Palmerston North Railway Bill passed the Lower House but unfortunately it was on Friday week discharged from the Order paper of the "Upper House after being read a second time. This was due simply to the nearness, of the recess. The session is now over, and the Bill cannot therefore become law until next Session. We "understand, however, that the work of survey will go on, the time of the recess will^be therefore not wholly lost to the furtherance of this very important measure. .*.".■ It # is our painful duty to have to record another accidental death of one of our townsmen. It appears that on Sabbath last about 2 p.m. Mr Aubert m company with another man and a boy went down to the river to bathe. Hia companion managed tojswim to the south bank, and, whilst Aubert was endeavouring to do the same, he was heard to exciaim "I cannot come any further." He immediately sank to rise no more alive. A large number of the inhabitants proceeded to the spot with the . hope of finding the body but did not succeed. Some Maories were then engaged to dive, but their efforts were unsuccessful.. On Monday morning Mr B. Pepper, m company with several other persons, proceeded to drag the. rirer,* and found the

body near to where the accident had occured on the previous day. The deceased had been a resident m Palmerston ever since its formation. He was a single man, was about 31 .yeare vof age, and much respected by his fellow townsmen. His untimely end ha 9 ea9t a gloom over the town. . The improvement lately made on the public - street m Foxton is quite apparent, to any visitor. The metal placed thereon at a great expense, is a,, decided advantage. Only one thing now remains to be done m order to obtain all the benefits anticipated, that is, the breaking of the large stones which at the present time are a great impediment to both pedestrians and vehicles. We would suggest a Bmall expenditure m this direction by our local authorities. During a visit paid to Foxton a few days ago we were pleased to notice certain flags distributed along a line commencing at the curve alongside of the racecourse and apparently terminating at the present Wharf. Upon making enquiries we found that it is supposed, to be the intention of the Railway authorities to divert the? railway line m that direction, taking it along the river bank to the -wharf instead of by the present route through the township. This, when carried into effect, will indeed prove an advantage to the trade of the port. We presume the portion running along the river bank) will be reclaimed from the river, and will be carried out until sufficient depth of water is got to enable vessels to lie alongside of it. This process will give ample room for a number, of vessels to carry on the work of loading and discharging at the same time, thus completely relieving them from the possibility of the many interruptions they are now subjected to under the present unsatisfactory arrangements. Under: this system, trucks loaded with timber for shipment can be left alongside of the vessel conveying it from the port, thereby saving the expense and time now taken up m unloading and loading it again before it can be put alongside. When the contemplated improvement is completed a considerable saving will be effected on the transit of our timber. This alone will give an increased impetus to our trade, and greatly encourage saw mill owners. A rumour was recently current m Melbourne to the effect that the boy who rode Waxy, m the Cup race, has died, from the effect of his fall, but; that before dying" he made an astounding statement. *He made a confession, it is alleged, m which he states he was promised cash and £2 a week ft>r life by several leading bookmakers if he .would run down Savanaka and prevent him winning the cup. Inquiries are now ,being made. ". , An inquest was held yesterday before Dr. rßockstrow, the 'district coroner, upon the body of John Calrert Aubert, who met his death on Sunday last. The following formed the jury : — F. Jenssen (foreman), Gt. West, A. Blakesley, E. Sanders, S. Svendsen, C. Pearson, J. Powell,- A. Stratton, J. Hanson, T., Brightwell, J; Mitchell, and C. Andersen.— Robert Mackie, butcher, deposed : Deceased ha 3 been a partner m my business until last June, since when I have employed him. He has been m New Zealand about ten years. ; He was unmarried, i. saw him last on Sunday at breakfast. Deceased had a" town section but no house m Palmerston. ,■: I think he thWjfe&b a banking account. — George Graves deposed : lam a butcher m the employ 6£yMr Mackay. At about 2.45 p.m. on Sunday, deceased and Edwin Mackie went with riie to -the' Mtvnawatu river near Mr Manson's property. I went m the water first, deceased following three or four minutes afterwards. As I swan? across the river, I heard a splash asif deceased was drying. I looked round-arid saw deceased m the middle of the river swimming. . He then called for me to help him because he could not manage to get. across. I told him I could hot give him any •assistance. In about three minutes after he sank and never rose again. I was standing at the bank looking on. There was no boat near the place.— Edwin Mackie, aged 8 years, after being examined as to; the nature of an oath, deposed : On Sunday last I went to the river with Mr Aubert. While m the water I saw deceased swimming about. I heard him call .outj ' ? "Cdme and help ;me, George ; I can't do it ! v I can't do, it !" I did not see deceased after that. I then went home to tell my father. I left George Graves standing at *the other side of the river. Deceased had a pair of flannel drawers on when he entered the water. — William Harvey, laborer, deposed: I went to the river on Monday morning to search for the body of deceased. With four other men I entered a boat and we dragged the river for about an hour and at last caught the body by the back of the neck. The water is about 11 feet deep. Ido not consider i^; a danger- > ous place for any one who can swim.— The jury.returned a verdict of accidental death by drowning. Duf ing. the last fortnight many of the orchards m the neighborhood of Timaru have been swarming withparoquetß, which are doing very great damage to the strawberries, currants, and other descriptions of small fruit. As it is -only on very rare occasions that these or other native bush birds are to be seen about here, their sudden appearance has given rise to several " conjectures. ; One - that they' were driven out of the Oxford bush by the disastrous fire which recently occured there ; and another is that the tetffheavyinorth- westerly gales have- destroyed: their . nests m the Waihi, Raukapuka, and other bushes m the district, and that they have then sought an asylum elsewhere. " To whatever circumstances, however, we may. be indebted for the visit of these gaudy plumaged little birds, their room at present would-be more desirable than their company. — 'Exchange. The " Otago Daily Times of the 13th inst. says :— We are requested by. his Worship the Mayor to state that the. Dunedin branch of the Bank of New Zealand has practically contributed to . the Indian Famine Relief Fund the handsome sum of £160, that being the amount of exchange upon the remittances to London, which the. bank very liberally transmitted at par. With, evbby Puisation that force•pump of the body, the heart, sends coursing through the arteries and veins the rosy fluid which sustains life and nourishes the system. If the vital current becomes contaminated with impurities or gets thin and watery from insufficient assimilation of the food, the. most disastrous consequences may be apprehended. Depurate the blood and infuse vigor, into the gastric organs with Udplpho Womb's Schiedam Aromatic SoHNAPES to restore purity, and richness to the circulation. ' '