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Manawatu Times, Volume III, Issue 41, 2 March 1878, Page 2

The . l^anawativ Permanent E<juitablp . : Building and Investment Society now offer, • thaflfth.iSeriea of investment shares to, the, 'iputiio.. The .availab^.funds of the Society.. aye all invested. ii% good., secimties a»<l- are • p^odpcing,go?ci ; interest. The difliculty is. to supply the demands of borrovrer3 t . This [is. n' good, healthy sign, and- slioyld; be/ a. gi:caf. ewcom % agemont- for. any persona who, '■; wwli for a safe investment- to make use . of, the Society.

Qn Wednesday last the children's tceat, m connection with the Palmerston Wesleyan Sunday S.chool, tqok place. At about 2 o'clock p.m. little fo}ks with clean faces and pretty dresses were to be seen near the chapel, and it was not long b.efore they resolved themselves into a procession and l^d off m the directiqn of the grounds of B. Manson, Esq., who kindly lent them for the occasion. When there, it required no anxious committee, to suggest to the children the philosophy of rational and innocent enjoyment, and, notwithstanding that several things did not come up, to expectation,, the. Fire Baloon amongst the number, all passed qff pleasantly e,nqug.b,. Wl^eu, Mr Hammond and several other, gentlemen opened divera and sundry suspicious looking parcels the interest of the children becam.e intense, and small boys and girls consumed lories with the. greatest gusto, b,u.t strange, to say did no,t fail o.r diminish m, ap.pe.tite, m, consequence, for'when the tea and cake appeared on the scene, it again disappeared with. th,e gr@ate.9t rapidity. — The. Committee, and Teachers desire us to, express their, thanks to the ladies and gentlemen who. kindly assisted them on this occasion, but perhaps a sight of the bright sunny faces of the children,, and tb,e three, lusty cheers of- over one hundred youthful voices, have already proved to be the, m,ost grateful acknowledgement that could be paid. A strong feeling appears to be setting m throughout the colony m favor of the government of Sir Gaorge. Grey. The Premier has made good use of the rec333 so, fai% if not m elaborating measures for the, coming session, at least m visiting the most important cpnstituenci.es and; gaining, the public sympathy m favo.r o.f his measures. When Sir. George, first took office a great portion of the Bress was doubtful tlip-t, m the eyenfc o.f a dissolution,, his party w.Quld b.c. ?& turned. At the present time thera are. few. persons to. be found w.ho. would; dany tha probability of their being returned by an overwhelming majority. The tone, qf the press top is. very different from what it was a few months ago. The bitterness, of op,position has tq, a great extent died out and newspapers are. m.qre reasonable it^ contravening his projects, than, they, formerly, were. That portion of the press that has. from, the fir3t supported Sir G-eorge-G-rey is of course greatly emboldened by the popular suppprt which that gentleman, is. getting. It is to, be. hopsi that tl\3 Prea^ier's success among the peopje. will result m. his securing a, good working majority inside the House, so that next session there will not be. a repetition of the, spectacle, of an, effete G-o r ; vermnent and an effete Opposition straggln\g impptentiy against each, other. As the case of Berqurist, for. sheep, B.te^ling, was tried at Feilding whilst our reporter was absenjb ajb we, were unable to publish the evidence, We have since learned the following, particulars m, connection with this unpleasanf; affair.: — rAbojifc six months ago, Berqurist bought a. small . mob. of sh.ee.p, and immediately afterwards lost six of the number. H;e tried- to. find them, but failed m, doing,so. On. the 17th of last mo^ith he. noticed- six shepp, grazing, along the. roadside opposite, his residence. He concluded they -werahjs, ajid> droye.then^ into his paddqek. On, the following, morn: , ing, whilst he. was out with, hjs dpg.engaged' with cattle, one. of the, she?p, was. attacked' by the dog and- was badly injuredi B-er- " qurist then, caught the. shpep, killedj and skinned : it. taking the. carcase, home, andthroyving the skin.uppn a stump, which, was. on lira at the. time. Shortly, after, he. had done this some Maories came, to» hjm, and> laid claim, to. the shjaep^ that were, m, his^ paddock. They likejris,e, examined- the. skin, and claimed it. On, examination, he. found that tlip. skin had a strange, mark upon, it, and he was then, under, the. impression, that the she?p were the property of • Mt'.Manson, or Mr. Knight, as^thpy.haddriven.a nunvbar ■of sheep along the road previously. Hp afterwards found, that the. sheep, were.the, property of the natives clftimjng. tliem^ Berqurist then offered- to give the. natives.. the carcase, skin, and the value of a. aheep, m cash. It appears probable, thaj; tbfiy would have. agreed: to, thjs, but for, the. interference of a. neighbour, who sug^stedi that, the natives should claim £5. Berq-prist protested against paying £f. The natives and their adviser went to. the constable.and!laid an informatbn charging Berqurist with, sheep stealing. In.order.toavx>idlegal pro: csedings, Berqiirist afterwards offered to. pay the £o H asked ? but the nafcivei' refused to take anytliing le^s than,£2s. B«rqurist was cpmjnitted, fov. trial at Wellington, bail of £100, being a^ked, Mf B. Manson, an. old employer of hU, became resppn|ib]le.for the.amounfci. On ; Wednesday., and Thursday next our readers will-have a more vivid ■repre3eni;atio9 < of the European war than that which, the. ■ newspapers liave afforded,. The . Papprama whicK has beene xciting great interest and' d rawing .ci*owded % houses m Wellington, wilj. heabejexhibi|,ed he(«. T t he subject is jnst now one of absorbing interest, a.n,d-eluciclatedby pictorial' acting,, should • draw, a, crowded, house. The gifts, too,, are .a. feature n ot to. 3 be despised. Tlie Panoramawillvisi^Foxton on Friday. , A meeting of the Palmerston "fforbh Read-ing-room, Committee- willq take p^ace m .the Keadingiqomat 1.30 to-night for the purpose .of making the . necessayy arrangements for . opening, the. Reading-Toom., to , members. The presence of as many as . pp3,sib^e.of the . ; cojn-mittee and officers ,ig . desired < We are ,reque3ted'to .draw attention ,to .an, advertisem.eat m another. column ,nosifyi»g the Agency o.f MrJE^ E. : Metard;for.Ste3in,ger!s hoj*se ; medicines., &c. It is reported that the Hon. Jph^Sheelian , is serbusly ill with low,.feyec.. '* Efforts are , no w- being-, nv^cb to .finish ,the . railway lin? so far .as: to .en ible trains to ,run , between,. Foxton &• Wanganui oii.thc.7bh and Bth inst., on which dates thsi'aces will] take place.

The JEJqrough Council of Masterton are now endeavouring to induce the Government tq furnish the tqwn, with a fatter carrier. On Tuesday evening next Me QoEclon Forlong will lecture m the Public Hall, Foxton. Qn "V^ednesclay evening, "the G.th instant, there will b.e a Har.vest Tearmeeting m the Wesleyaji Church, Savjdqn. -A Tenders for painting, sundry buildings on th.c railway, Foxton and Palmerston, are to be sent to the Buhlic \Y or k 3 . Qffice, Eaxton, bjy; neixt Tuesday: • The sale of Messrs T^alton & King's soft go,qds atock takes place tiiia afternoon at '. the. EeqpJ^e's Auction Mart. The sale, at the Goods-sheds, Balnaerstqn and Foxtcvn, also ! takes place, to-day. • A Ohristchurch t&tegnam, of Monday's ; da* c, states, tha.t Jfabez Heaßeman t guard, on ! the So,utbern railway, had a narrow escape fro.m, 4^h o,n Saturday, evening. A man name. Qfyi Butlar. waa, a step,bro,the.r, a;nd w.hen near. iQunsa del, Butler became excited, assenting, that he. had b,een rqb.be^. His. step.bro,ther. sent fqs the guard, and told him thai 8.u,tl : ci?. was deranged, and that he had a loaded, revolver m a bag between his knees. At this. i^tn.e Butler had his right hand ifi, til\e. bag, arid lopped very excited. Heasem,an as^e.<^ B,ut],er to, lejb him ta.ke. the bag into the luggage.yan, when Butlex immediately pulled tbe.revol.Trer ou,t and fired at Heaseman. The r latter. felt a smart blow on the left side, but no.thing more. He seized Butler,, and, with, the. aid of the passengers, topk the revolver, aw,ay, and bound, him. Subsequently Heasem,an. found the bullet ha.d struck liim on, the, left ■ side, but having bis purse, full, of copper and silver, coins m his waistcoat pocket, the. i .bullet was turned aside by them, a,ndHease- , man was so, saved frpmalmpst certain djeath. All the chaim.ber3 of the revolver, were.loadedi. ij Butler tintil lately ha,s been farming at One-. ■ Tree Point '^nrercargill. A sbjOrt timje. ago, j he appeared queer- m hi 3 head^ and. his step,- . hrAthei' h^d him examined, bjf D^r. Hannan, of Invercargili, who recommended his re-; : m,oval to, tl^e Hunedin L c unati,c. Asylum. ; T^e stepbrother started to, take hjjm there, but on reaching Dunedin Butler said- hewould go to Canterbury, as there were a lot i of had. men and devils abo,u,t him, and he ■■ w.ould. buy a, revo^ver/to, keep, them, ofFs" This, he was allowed to' do. Bjutler was brought up tit the. Resident Magistrate's Court to.day, and remanded for medical examination, The Auckland "Star " s^iys : "-Few of our readjers, know- tjHat every bouse could, have its own telephone, m, half: aa hour, for: less than sixpence,;' and; you. could have delightful chats withyoujr friend; on, the. opposite, side of the street, or at a greater, distance if needs be. Ot made one last night;, the things; required are sp. simple, and; plentiful, 1 the, result so near, perfection, and. the fun that could be had would well repay thp time occupied m its construction ; I picked up, m the. hack jjardtv^oroundi mustatjd tins, and, having 'emptied, thp. m,ud p|es. tihe youngsters had put m, I heated the bpttoms till they fel^ off j then, did the. same, to, the end, w^ere; ijh^e lid is^ taking care npt tp, injure the rim. of the; lid ;. then, rummaged m, an, old- box" and; fojyvd, vpiece of parchmpnj;;. hping taken off- thp rim, p)aced thp parchinp n f on > the. top^ rerpjaced. thp. rim, ajid ; itwUl belike. ona.enftjol a, druin, Then pierce, the", centre, of thp pnrchmpnt with, a pin^and; insert thp. end: of cotton from, an. ordinary reel, and lay.thp pin, ip^.it, letting thei pin," remain m. the.' tube, against the", parchment. l)p bpjih, tins the. Sam? way, and the. telephone is completer^the; length, of cotton of course.accordjng.to^he.distanpe requiredj I use a wjiple.reel, and both singing^andspeaking.are.pecfectly.distinct."' The. correspondent af; Rome of "The Ttn\p3"- givef the following "deseriptipn, of the new . Pope:— £' The papers represenj; Pecci asa thia man, with.a. cold expression, of countenance, a : fine, habitual smjle, almost irorijcal, and a. mixture" of pride, and acuter , npss, Wjith, a.cleUb^rate and^ somewhat 'abrupt ' styie.ol addre'sa, Tiiey' give him, oredit. for. ' a deep, knowledge, of the world, and- great : dexterity m, the. management of its affairs,"