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Manawatu Times, Volume III, Issue 59, 4 May 1878, Page 2

Constable Gillespie having information on Tuesday that a strange man had been seen loitering about the Terrace-end of the i-tpw ; n, proceeded' to .a deserted jhouse, close to BrightweU's'Stoire,: and: having' knocked ' f ounor ifive times, at >lait was . ;answere'd by^ some person from within/^ Demanding the door to be opened, the inmate in' a feeble voice informed him that he was unable to do so, being .an invalid. After; using force the' Constable entered, arid there found aypung mari stretohed upon the floor suffering from a severe' attack of erysipelas in the legs. He told the officer-that he had been lying alone without a bit of food from the previous Saturday, and that he had gone there to: die. Seeing that the poor fellow was in a really bad state he got some bedding and a bed removed from his own house, and had it and the sick man conveyed to the hospital, after which he summoned Dr. Akers to his assistance.. Several of the residents in the neighborhood have been most unremitting in their kindness to. the invalid, "arid we understand 1 -that Mr beard in par- s ticularhas played the 'part of the good Samari- ; tan. The Constable brought the case under the notice of his Worship, the Maycuyiind we are pleased to learn that a woman has been found to minister to the poor fellow's wants. His name it appears is Nash, and he says, hehas well-to-do connections in Wellington. On inquiry yesterday morning we learned that he is sjjill, in the viands of Dr. Akere, and prbgr6ssrrig' ! moßt favourably. As this had been the ; first time the immigration barrabksjhaye been utilised as an hospital, Nash has had^the equivocal honor of being the. first pjLtieritlodged there. As itispo3•ible,he.wilt be discharged in a few days, and is at present' helpless, friendless and penniless, some slight assistance to help him on his way would, riodoubt, prove most acceptable. ; There stem's every probability that a ; collision vrlll take place between the NativeV

ad the Oroua Bridge and the contractors for the first mile of the tramway to Messrs Freeman and Wild's Ksirakau Mill. On Wednesday morning Mr Joseph. Hurley, who has undertaken a contract for the above, set his men to work, and after they had been some time bo engaged, a. number of Maori women who. had viewed.! the operations with evident signs of dislike, broke out into open threats. ;of stepping them. The day, however, .'. closed without any further attempt at interference, and about five chains were completed. Before Mr Hurley had arrived at the place on Thursday morning, Adam Clark, a Maori who is married to Honi Mason's daughter, ordered the workmen to knock off, and as there was a large crowd of Natives on the spot, they thought , it,, wise to do so.. On Mr Hurley's arrival ' he interviewed Clark, who told him in unmistakeable language not to attempt to proceed with the tramway. . Mr Hurley informed him that he was under strict penalties to have the contract finished within six weeks, and that consequently he would hold him responsible for expenses to .the amount of £i a day for himself, and ten shillings vfor each of his men, -. as ,long as : they were debarred 'rom working. To that the Maori .re- ; plied that he knew what he was doing^and was prepared to take the '. consequence '^ I thereupon Mr Harley, came to'•Palineratonto lay his complaint before' the proprietors of the mill, for whom the tramway is being constructed. Later in the day meeting Clark^ ; the /Native, informed him that he had sent a telegraph, message to the Native Minister, and; expressed his willingness to allow the men to resume, work until the telegram had been, answered. Under that arrarigmsnt Mr Hurley took up the work, but he informed us that should the Natives again interfere, they would: be -met with armed opposition. v , j , According to announcement, the Italian ■ Opera.. Company gave their grand concert in 'the-iForeste'ri^'Hali last r evening. JWa regret:; exceedingly that the late .hourfat which it terminated, together with the : extreme press of advertisements, eompels us to merely say that $ was a superb entertainment, and By far and away the" grandest treat that the people of Palmerston have ever' been* permittedito^ enjoy .v'-.. WeVf.ee!, however, that the merits of the concert call for a lengthy notice; and, consequently, one will appear in our next i33ue. It is notvery often that preachers of the Gospel are found tripping, but even the best are liable to a slip now and then, and a rather amusing one was made a few Sabbaths ago in a church not a hundred miles from Palmerston. during the ministrations of the gentleman in question, a vagrant and peripatetic, canine had caused some distraction by his indecorous conduct, in racin'gtp arid fro, varied 'by his ferocious snapping at imaginary flies. The interruption had 1 evidently disconcerted the. preacher, as a portion of his flock was? seen paying; more attention to the antics of ''doggy ;" than to the words of wisdom being imparted to them, 'so in concluding his sermon he took occasion to request that in future " those present would refrain from bringing their dogs into church, as they disturbed the rest :ofv>the congregation." And the gentlemen was inai\ an Irishman. ; ; i ■-■■".■',:." The> report of the Education Board for the District^ of Wellingtoni would "appear' to have been pretty generally circulated amongst the different journals of the Provincial District. r For some unexplained reason • we - have -not rreceived a copy, and consequently are unable to refer to its contents. ' ■■■•-.,"■/.. : . ■-. •■.:-■-■■ ■■ -"'■ : '- . : The. adjourned special meeting of the Borough 1 Council was heid on -Wednesday night, but in the absence of some of the Councilors in whose name business was standing, after some ; minor matters were settled, it further adjourned until three o'clock^ this afternoon. ■We; have revived the balance-sheet, for the year, but are com- - pelled through pressure on our space . to hold over its publication. till next issue. . We. have been shown a petition which is at present being numerously, signed by the principal merchants and settlers of the County, praying that Mr Moiriet, Manager of the Railway, Bhould be retained in his present position. We believe it was' in? tended that he. should be removed upon completion of the line/ but| certainly if the unanimous w!»hes of the residents of Manawatu are consulted, he, will be retained in bis old office. The petition has, been for- | warded to Mr , Lawson,' Commissioner of North Isiand/Eailwiys, and certainly from the.number of signatures, and ' standing of the' signers,, is a most flattering 'Compliment to Mr Moinet, arid an excellent index of the esteem in- which he is held. We notice that preparations are being made by, Messrs' Thynne,, lanton & Co. for the erection of extensive {office^ and sale stores on the land adjoining the' Courthouse, and nearly; opposite the G-oods sheds and Kailway station. We must admit that the site chosen is a first-class one, and welladapted for ' carrying on an extensive business. We understand that, it is their intention to confine themselves exclusively to a wholesale trade and'agency business, combined with auctioneering, , land, brokerage,; and shipping, besides, which they have, made financial arrangements with first-class firms .whereby thjjy wiUW- .enabled to obtain loans on property thrbugtiout the whole of , the district, and make advances on wool or any. other produce consigned to them for" sale, or to be fOrwarded^te 'other 1 firms for ' that purpose. • We are- informed that they intend laying a line of rails between their stores and the railway, ; for '■ the purpose of ; facilitating the removal of goods toandfrom the station: f Considering that the two principal men in the firm are so favorably known throughout this district and in Wellington;"they may reasonably expect that a a large amount of business will at once flow towards them, and from what we know of their busiuess capabilities, 'anything entrusted to them will be punctually attended to. We wish them every success iri their new undertaking, and feel-pleased to see that another and very important, business, link has thus been established between'Palmerston and Foxton, the firm having offices in | both towns; ' We are convinced that this arrangement will materially assist in opening up greater shipping facilities in the) latter place, as a considerable shipping \ :agericy will-be carried on by V ithe firm 'j arid tlwtbratiph will i doubtless be , greatly .irioreased as the upper district becomes .developed. Frequent complaints have been made of the- difficulty exp^rience3, in obtaining loans on property in this part of the Manawatu, but there is now good prospect of this difficulty being reinbvad, a*,, from the arrangemenss entered into by this firm, money may be f easily obtained, by those requiring it, on the best of terms, and without vexatious delayJ ' Taking a. general view of this new establishfricut,' we feel sure that its introduction to Pal meratdri will be a public benefit, as it will giva an impetus- to our export trade, and assist largely in; opening up new sources for the introduction of capital, which is indeed the-..most powerful lever for raising and advancing any, young coinra unity. The buildings, we are informed, will be completed in the course of 'a month or six weeks, and in the meantime the temporary offices of the firm- are opposite the Railway goods, station. ■

We would draw especial attention to the capital programme prepared in aid, of the Sunday School, on which there are no less than tweny-six items, those who have kindly volunteered their services being- the very flower and pick of the district; There can be no doubt of its being a grand success, and should certainly prove a valuable aid to the very excellent object for which the concert is to be given. .,-- A- glance at the array of names of those who are to take part in it, must convince all that a rich treat may be expected. r \ We. have received from Mr -"Metard a specimen map "just published^ of Palmeraton North. It shows all the streets, original sections, numbers, acres, .and sub,v divisions of the Borough up to the present time. The map has been most carefully drawn by Mr John* Biffconr O.E:, and will be found a most valuable aid for reference,: and almost a requisite in* every" offioe and place; of business. Mr Metapdias been appointed agent for Palmerston, and copies can be obtained at Ms establishment. . ■ . Mr. Locke, the new Head Master o£ the Palmerston School^ ; arrived in town? on Monday evening, to take 'over his charge. From our Rangitikei . contemporary ..we learn that it was intended to have held a tea meeting at South Makirijiri, at the exclusion of which the scholars were to have presented Mr Looke withTan address *nd testimonial. Circumstances, however, prevented such a course -being-taken, and by Thursday's coach, a writing-desk, accompanied by the following address, written by his late ipupils, arrived:— "Deab. Mr LoaKß,—We, the undersigned pupils, of South Makirikiri School, having' learned with regret that you are about to relinquish the charge of our school, cannot allow you to leave without in some way testifying our esteem andjrespect f or you; : - ■ We therefore beg of you to accept) a small preseiit from us in the shape of awritirig-desk, W; a mark of pur appreciatiafc of = theable^ as . well ■; aaf , $he ; kindly >jnanner ; in which you; have discharged your duties during the two years you were in charge of oiu- school. In saying < .goodribyej yn wuh both yourself and 'Mrs 'LockV every success and injoym^nt in your new and promoted appointment;—^ We remain, &c., Alex.'Q:. Simpsok, and 33-others." Mr Simpson, the father of the signer, and .one,- of , the. School Committee " was in 'Palmersfcon yesterday, and made the presentation to Mr Locke, on behalf of the scholars, .'.f ; m "if ;: '- :\.i (; : .- '.v ■ ':;■•-' r- We are pleased to see that par remarks with regard to the conveyance of mails iand passengers from the East to the West Coast have borne good fruit, and that in future better provision is to be made for travellers.. We understand, „Mf Andrew Whyte, of the Foxton Hotel, is having five extra stalls erected in order j to provide accommodation for a . spare team fprCobb & jpo. \ , By- tbi contemplated arrangement, the team cpniing North at night Kill not return next morning, but remain until the follqw;---ing trip, so as to have always fresh horse's for each, journey. Messrs. Maoara and Co. are also having stables erected at Horowhenua, which being -but eleven miles from ■Foxtbri, .jrill serve to break, 'the' long stage hitherto, experienced! between that place and Qfcaki. ; This, is as it should be, and w?ll x not only prove a comfort to the travelling publicj but also save the over-worted- horses from that; drudgery to. which they hate hitherto been subjected. '•/: , ';r We have received ; y a fletter;,from7Mr.Col-jms-^writteh in a styte which* under other ■ circumstances would, have closed our columns to its insertion, — in which is enclosed a document signed by the four publicans of .the town, testifying that he is. not "a constant visitor to the establishments under their ;management." We never said, that he wasjsb ■:; whit we said was iK' c * We: admit that^we did make some remarks: i about a gentleman who- keeps a hotel, aud: as Mr Collins is a constant visitor fit the es- ; ■ tablishment, it is a more than possible the two have be/Hi; comparing notes, and having drawn, inspiration ' therefrom,, , hence the sympathetic .; chord." Mr^CoJKns i;M of opinion that the above infers that he is a frequentier oi ; hotels' generally, and as such a statemeat'would be calculated- to jeopardise his position, we have to state that we never intended to convey such an impression. What we. inferred was, ihat . asT- hfr was" a constant visitor to the only gentleman _we had named, he drew his' , inspiration therefrom, and took up the cudgels, onhis behalf . Notwithstanding . Mr • Collins': intemperate . attack upon us, we assert in aU sincerity that we heve not the Blighest desire to do him an injury ; indeed ho one would regret more than ourselves that he should be made to suffer more, than he has for his folly. We merely wished to teach him a lesson; we hope we have given him one by which^he will .have the good sense to profit, and should Mr Osllins in 'his official position require our assistance, if "his cause be only ju^t, he will not ask for it in yam. There can bat be little doubt that if some immediate steps, be not taken to remedy! the present, state of affairs on the Foxtbn Section of the Ifcailway line, goods traffic will be brought almostto a stand-still. . It will scarcely be believed that the rolling »tock of the line has been reiaoyed I frbm ; th«^ lower '«id. to such an extent, that at the pretent time 1 there art but ten truoks available between Feilding and Foxtbn; The luioidal condnct hw been exemplified in the fact that bnWednesday the JanejDouglas had to take her departure empty, no trookj being obtainable for the tmufer of .timber. We may state in concluiion that the Foxton merehant* and ; shippers, to whom the lon and inconvenience is. something considerable, view the present state of affairs with any* thing but serenity. , - A moat laughable incident--«nd almost an approaoh to an accident-TOOcurred at the railway station Foxton on Wednesday. A cart-loaa of juvenile' black humanity was slowly being drawn along by a lasy-looking animal, when one of the engines, which up to that time, had been remaining quietly stationary, gave an unexpected puff, snort, and a step in progression. Aroused by the sound, the animal swiftly raised its equine head, and "after taking one long and earnest look at the approaching monster, wheeled, suddenly round, and .'Scampered down the, road. ■ First a: hat would be seen flying from the, trap, then a cap, followed by a black head attached to a small body, and then another,, and another, until the frightened steed became lost in the distance, i but long after it had disappeared, ito track . was plainly discernible by the different portions of its lost;cargo whioh dotted the 'road at intervals. Thanks to the soft nature of the Foxton metal, the lost bees j. isked themselves up without injury.