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Manawatu Times, Volume III, Issue 89, 17 August 1878, Page 2

We would wish to draw the especial attention of Mr Rotheram, to the letter of Mr Akers, published m another column. That gentleman gives the manager the credit of seeing the necessity. -for a special train, and certainly to our mind such an admission on the part of the . authorities is conclusive proof that permanent facilities should be given the settlers for .the transit of their produoe. We notice that a meeting of settlers is to be held at Jackeytown, on next Wednesday evening, to take into consideration whether it is advisable/to-con-tinue cultivating their lands m the fac&of . the' present railway accommodation*! People , mayC imagine that' we hase bieran^rpirigunnecessarily at the railway management, but we look upon ourselves "as"' the- cuato--dinns of the interest of settlers,. and as long as the policy pursued has "a'detrimental influence upon those ; whom we represent; ..boj. long shall we demand redress. We gvvjTthV information to the Q-eneral Manager; but will" reserve- further remarks until the jev. suit of the meeting;. ? r : ;;.?*-- r .- s - '■ The concert given for the purpose of pro- 1 Tiding funds for a cabinet organ for. v ;the Sandon Church, took :■: place 'on Wednesday evening, and we are pleased to learn has ,- proved to bo a financial success, as^it cer- ; tainly was also m other respects. -The programme w#s a most select one, embracing the following items :— ' The Picture on the Wall,' 'The Good Old Song,' 'Hearts and Faces,' 'The Bashful Young Man,' 'Merry Men of England, 1 'Let Me Kiss .Him for his Mother,' 'Friar of Orders Grey,' ' Thei Dear Little Shamrock,' besides a number of glees and instrumental ducts. As no names were attached to the programme, we presume the ladies and gentlemen who took part m the entertainment were anxious- to preserve thjeir anonymity, and consequently we refrain i from mentioning the i efforts of ! each individually. Suffice it to say that as'; a whole the concert was most creditable, and those who took part m ithave the satis?- ;. faction of knowing that by their kindly efforts a sum of £12 will be placed m the hands pf the Committee to be devoted to the object m view. The attendance was exceedingly good, not "a few of the audience having driven from" Palmerston arid Feilding to bestow their patronage. . . - Th<» usual annual; missionary meeting of the Primitive Methodist connexion was held m the Methodist Church, Foxton, on Tuesday evening last. The attendance, owing to the wretched state of the weather, was very limited, and as most of the Solfaiatß (who had arranged to enliven the proceedings with their excellent musical selections) were suffering from severe colds, the meeting was not such a success as had been anticipated. The Rev. Mr Dun Can, who was appointed chairman, having opened and addressed the meet-ing upon the-importance of missionary work m general, and the good done by ministrations to the sick and mdi Lgent, was followed by Messrs Westwood,, McCullooh, Thompson, and Clover, who, m short earnest speeches, explained, the" different phases of missionary work and enterprise, and exhorted their hearers to do the work allotted to each', the evangelisation of : the human race depending largely upon the efforts made to that end by everyone bearing the name of Christian. Several pieces of music — touching upon the different subjects chosen by the speakers— : were sung by Mr Somers' class, one piece, "Tho Life Boat," consisting of solo and chorus, being particularly, well rendered. After a vote of thanks had been accorded to the chairman and the ohoir, tho meeting separated. After a good spell of punctuality m the matter of the arrival of the Wanganui trains, on Wednesday night a return was: made to i the old order of things, aud tho unfortunate passengers who were awaiting the train from Wanganui, were kept shivering on the plat-, form from five minutes past nine until* half past ton, no pleasant treat, with the wind and wet and sleet all struggling for mastery. We have before pointed out the advisability of telegraphing to all the stations' when a delay has been occasioned, and tho posting: of a notice up stating the hour at which the missing train will arrive. There, .could ba no difficulty m, doing so, as the postmaster iialways^at his'pist for the reception jof the ■mtiilsy and tho orriy reason why an order has not beeh> issued fcri that effect by the General IMariiger, is, 'we_ presume, to put -the publio (to:! the, greatest 7 ..8 a d %: inconvenience possible. Were that simplo -remedy take^i to save the publio from the effects of the want of punctuality, ladies could proceed to some place of shelter, instead.of orouching m a corner of the station, or paoing the platform to keep themselves from being frozen. . A melancholy accident occurred at the : Wimganui Railway Station on Wednesday afternoon, by which a porter, named Frank Marten, mot with almost instantaneous death. Deceased was coupling soine timber waggons when he .got jammed between tho trucks, receiving such injuries as caused his death m a few seconds. An jnquest was held on.the body the same afternoon, and Dr. Tripe, who had... wade a. superficial examination, found several of' his ribs broken, and the breast bone fractured and driven into the breast. Death was attributed to collapse caused by thetinjury d to the chest; and a verdict m accordance with tlie medical testimony was returned. The sad affair has thrown a delicate young wife and "orphan child upon the generosity of the charitable, but we are pleased to learn that, with ooinmendable promptitude, steps* are being taken to meet; the necessities of the case. Palmeratqn bids fair to rival the ancient' City of Stamboul m the quantiiy of vagrant curs which roam its streets, to the imminent danger, of equestrians. On Wednesday evening a 6on of Mr Da wick, of Main-street, met with Borne nasty injuries by being thrown from a horse startled by some yelp-: ing curs. The little fellow fell upon the back of his head, and for some time was insensible from thevshbek. However, fortunately, beyond the severe shaking, no serious injury was received, and although confined* to bed for some time after the mishap,: he is now beyond the ill effects'. The police might, under other circumstances, do something to abate tho nuisance, but as the owners appear to have paid the fee for allow-. •ing their pets to roam at largo,- any aotion dh'Conslablo Qillespie's part might possibly .be looked upon , as 'interfering -wiiib. theliberty of .the subject's subject.' ; rf \. ■'£ We have to acknowledge 'Nosi 1/3,^3 of " Hansard reports, together with a hinss ofi Parliamentary: papors,: reseireli from the Government P^iuteß- f

There Would appear to bo the prospect of a complete change m the occup&ncy ol the various editorial chairs m Wellington- Mr Hugh Thomson, the present editor of the "Chronicle" — as mil be seen by our telegrahio columns — transfers the scene of hiß labors to Hawkes Bay; Mr Henty Anderson, of the "Post" succeed? Mp Thomson,;, and it is further rumored that the Hon. the, Treasurer is to occupy the sanctum of the ",New- Zealander." We give this jast report very little credence j but even if there, were, any truth m it, we feel quite certain that neither Mi* Gillon's inclination nor abilities would permit him to play second fiddle to even a Cabinet Minister, and m such a case it is just possible he would return to his o)d place on the "Post. 11 Captain Eraser, of the Jane Douglas, is not altogether satisfied with the treatment ho received at the hands of the Wanganui people when; he visited that port a few days ago. After he was comfortably berthed, and was ready to discharge his cargo, he was informed that as the St. Kilda had arrived, and the Jane Douglas was a stranger to Wanganui, the Foxton trader would have to mate room for the more-highly favored and regular Wanganui trader. Captain Eraser protested m no measured terms against the un-English treatment of a stranger,, but making avirtue 6f-necessity,shif ted Sis quarters to an. obscure jetty: which:, was pointed out aim as being quite good enough for a Manawatu boati,- _ <; _. • Our Wellington correspondent informs us : ihafr-80'great was; the "demand for the land rin>the" Manawafc.u, ;pperi for, selection on last Tuesday,' jihat^he' 'Chairman of the Ijand Board was compelled to,;po3tpbne thasale until noon on Wednesday, and when it did take place I the competition was jnost keen. Several suburban- sections which: were >put u^ at an upset price of £25 per acre realised from £69 to £30, or an average of £75, while i ihalf-aqre sections at ihe Terrace • .Mnd^fPalmpipston readily brought £120. There seemed a wild desire to get landed property, whether town or luburban lots, uy the Mariawatu, the preference however, being given to seotions either m or around Polmeritbn. We »^ glad to learn that.a want which had been felt m the North Ealrnerston Sfobool for some time is rift longer toyhave/ existence. -We allude to that" of a drill instructor for the male scholars. Mr Sylvester Coleman, who ?haS. had considerable experience m {the past, ...both ,in;Eangitikei,and Wanganui, [in the matter of drill, has;kiridly ; . consented jto undertake tho' offidegratni'' tously, and to devote two hours eaoh week, to the wojpk. The drill-days will 1 bY on Mondays and Thursdays, from half -past two to half-past three, and at the first lesson, given on Monday fulljr fifty of tbo lads submitted themselves, and were put tnrougn their facings m a most creditable manner. ] : - : - J "'^ : -.^'''-' Wenpti(& by^ pers that afc a -meeting ; of^;the Chamber, of Commerce, held on Thursday, 1 it- tya&stated that Mr Macandrew had appointed next Monday as the time at which he would receive a deputation "of the West Coast Rail-, way Committee.; Tho result of the interview with th(B ?Cnister of: Pubh'o Works will be looked forward to with much interest by a considerable section of -the communitywho;ai*>: aliTe to the' desirability of the proposed railway being oojrried bat. .;■ . ; -L The nomination for a-cmmcfllor to represent the Awahoa Riding m the Manawatu County Counoil,iin the pbpe of Conrioillor London resigned, took place yesterday m PoxtonV and proved a very tame affeir v Dr. Rockstrbw-fproposed by Mr. Fry, and seconded by Mr Perrean— was the; onjy .candidato that bame forward, and. consequently enjoyed a " w^-pver.'^ An ; idea ; of the interest '. takjari iti the proceedings;^ may be: .formed whop it is stated thas thero were but' four ratepayers present. > >; ; .. The usual monthly meeting of --.the > Mana-.-wato. Highways Board was to hayir taken ' place, yesterday, bus m cohsequerice of the very Bhort :period which had elapsed since the Engineer had entered upon his duties,, he was unable to have a report drawn up on the various 'subjects upon; which the boaTd desired information, and the chairman-very wisely adjourned the sitting until the. 30th insfc. . • ■ ; . '.: . Mr Haynes, the newly»appointed Engineer : to the Mahawatu Highways Board and Cdunty- Obuneil, arrived m Palmerston on Monday; night by the. Napier coach^frbm Gisborne: At the last sitting of the High-, ways; Board, the Chairman, -Mr Henry MeNeii, was requested to see Mr Haynes upon his arrivalj and give him such instructions as; would f aciiitate his entering upon his . duHes without delay. . : Our townsfolk must give^ns the or»dit r ofhavirig fought hard for the lighting lip oif the Square, jand Wednesday night we had the pleasure -of seeing the ldng-wished-for resiilt. In -futurd; travellers can wander abroad after nightfall without danger of a collision, ot finding themselves ' rec^nng m one^of thtf Corporation graves. • \- :^ V.; ; r It liaving been decided by the"; to winding the Jjand Investment Cflm^any of Wellington^ a notification appeajs::else> where-that-shareholders will, upon the produciion|of receipt, be paid a first dividend of ten shillings m the pound. Applicatiptf ia to be madp to the toqal agents, Messrs; Walton and King. ' >ji'';\':-~^ ".7 ]' ■'■';, -} : y : '-" So far wejhavenot heard of aoapdidate, coming forward to fill tne vacancy m the Hovowhenua -Riding of the County ; Council by the death ;of Mr Hector Moonald, The nomination takes place on Monday. . NOTHDIG STTOCBBpa HKB BTTCOBJW, says J;he French proverb. This, is Jitriiingly: exemplified by }. th© popularity; attained by a stimuli Stag |mvigorantr and ,- diuretios/iome twenty-ttVe year ago, and which has ever since gone on; conquering . Kndney. disease) %ravei, \ rheumatism/ dyspepsia, and various other| maladiesi It is also regarded iby 'physicians as an efficient protection againts compiaints caused by variations of the weather,] and is.known tp; the public as Udomho W;Oi.pbJs- Schiedam AraoaiATio ScHNAPPa— Adyt.