The Manawatu Times WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 4, 1878

Manawatu Times, Volume III, Issue 11, 4 December 1878, Page 2

The Manawatu Times WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 4, 1878

We hare been requested to notify that the English moil, via San Franciacd, will close at Palmerston, to-morrow evening, at 7.43. A meeting of the members vof the Acclimatisation ■•• Society was to have held' been on Saturday, but owing to' the paucity of attendance, it.lapsed,. „ \ ,; ■ : , : . -•''-- By a telegram fprwarSed to us, we learn tlrnt Messrs. -Kempthorne, Prosper, & Co. have determined to keep open the share list of the Drug Company until the 21st instant. We have been favored, with a peyfeot flood of correspondence, to malce room for which we are compelled to omit our leading articled These correspondents whose tetters do not appeal*! are informed that precedence has been given according to priority of wc^ptjon." ;; * M^ Bryant, tbe contractor. 1 for the improvements to the Square, commenced operations on Monday morning, by ploughup the ground. This work, lie imagines will take him about a fortnight; lifter which the formation of the pathways will be. proceeded with. '...,. From a, passenger who arrived by train last night from Foxton, we learn that V fatal accident had oceured during the after-noon,'-at the wreck of the Hyderbad, a boat having upset, resulting m the drowning of the mate of the Forwt Queen, As we notified m a recent issue, the Native Minister will soon pay Palmerston a visit. Welearnupon excellent authority t;Hat he will arrive herein Friday. ■ .His visit is a.n official one, and as it is m connection with .important Maori matters, he will be interviewed by the principal chiefs m the district. ItWe are. pleased to learn that, notwithstanding the boisterous state ofetfjie weather, the sale held by Mp Snelson at' Mr Roe's drapery stook, exceeded thoir,, most sanguine expectations. The bidding; was, moat spirited, and the prices realised most satisfactory-" If j%ill be seen it is proposed to continue tb?e auction on next Satord^' A meeting of the Sport* "and Grounds j Committees of the Boxing Day Fete was held on, "Saturday evening, at Batchelar's Hotel, j Mr Snelson-'.in the chair. Several .matters were arranged,' andit 'decided that this points for the Champion Priie should be allowed on. all; events with the exception of th« sack and three-legged races;; > . ' The usual' monthly meeting "of the PaU merston School Committee should havo been held; on Monday, but at the hour appointed but three members— Messrs, Snelson,. Coleman, and Goodisson— bad putiiin an appearance. Of course there not. being a sufficient number present to form a quorum, no actual business could be transacted, still some minor matters, which would not admit of delay, were dealt with before seoarat- ; ' ; Tfie Martpn. paper hat the fallowing : — "Jt is rumored m Feilding that the office of the County. Council is to be removed to that centre from Foiton," We \ are afraid that our contemporary is slightly premature, and that considerable time/will elapse before such an event will take place. However^ if report 'speaks truly, FeUding will ere long b^aye an^opffin of its own, and at the expense ■ -of 'Foxtoh, tool It is just possible that the proprietors of the Herald are a9 ignorant of the matter as we were of j Mr Jolinston** negotiations j nevertheless the change is common talk m the upper portion of the county. • . . • " Eureka ! . the Millenium . is at hand ! Tenders have been once more called for the Feildipg Court House, and; always pro* I viding that tliere am no further eontre* tempsf-At ' \fi likely the .building will be finished before the close of the. present -centuryy Noah, we. believe put m one hunt dredyeara at the construction of tup Avk, but we manage things better m those <d.ays, and althpugh. we. might not . be able to erect a public building m (liat tiincj we can prepare two plans m half the space. We are pleased •to hfiar that the Court-room- instea*6f being twelve by ten-r-mbre or lessr^ia now to 38 ,x^feet v ?;:';;_.•■ ' •"■• : : ;£w- ( '_ ■-• "' ■: Constable Gillespie left town on Saturday evening, having charge of, the unfortunate fellows, Francis O'Connor and Jans Mikkle"sen, who have been sent to. Wellington Lunatif) Aaylum> He merely- proceeded a» far as HalcomLe,'. where be v .was niet by another constable from Wanganui, and v&* lieved of his olia.rge. In % .L ...the ense of Mikkle?en, .. the State is not ,likely to be . .buirdeiied ' .^ithi'f.his; ohargo, as having been a sobor^ Jndiistridus man, we hefti'he'ls'pbsseaseaQ'f property to t»h.e extent of jB4QQ.orJi^Qg!. .' .' It . wiU^jbe fseen "by;.ftdvex|fclsement elsewhere tHa'fc the privileges > -m • oonneotion w|th the ,?eildi^g. AtWetio Sports—embyfteiQg the'gates," baotlis Nost 1 and 3, and reaerved seats— will be disposed i of by pnblio auction' on next Saturday, by. Messrs.- Hal«: oomhe and Shervrill? at their new auction rooms, FeUding. From the high value; of < the prizes, and the Tery excellent programme prepared, there; is little doub.t .the cbm* . : petition forth* privileges will be .nioat keen, and. the Sports Funds thereby receive a v very considerable augmentation. . We have to particularly request that all person* indebted to Thh Txmeb, and to . tvho.m . accounts, have been v ppsbecl, will kindly forward; amounta upon first applica-^ tion., ,With regard t(j subsoriptions, it will"' be reoo^eotfed that,:, properly spealtingv they should bo paid m adr^aoe, and when the sura per quarter i^bpirtie in;mihd,.itiwill be admitted that where repeated applications ;h : avo'to'be made, and "the, expense :.of ao- . cumulated postage' antf^ derioal v w 'o,rk entaileil, ; miirgin of proflfc beooi'iies a :inypli±-sven without tliat-. Ae^i.M^^of tb,^. <^}thrpifo&.iti>iri' vrhi*^Wti l tip<ty^at i alli ! ' Wofaref pleased to ;B■ee : tbat^ wirpvaliiedcontemp'orary the SohtMaifc JLfoeriUer haa been'ehlßrged to . tw'erity-fpt»r; ;:pages, and is now printed, m an dffiee of its own. Its " able editor, Mr Thomas Bracken, than whom ; I here i B no writer better knowa. m the Cplony, hap>st;riven.hard fco m*kerthß. panur 'V*H^W'im^ : .H:'^t«fMtoryiokAow'tiA(r

his labors have not been without good re■ulis. The Advertiser ie not »nly the most readable weekly m the Colony, but it deservedly has attained the largest circulation. As the journal has been established to foster a national spirit m New Zealand, and encourage Colonial literature, it is well worthy of the liberal, patronage which has been accorded it. The late tempestuous weather would appear to have, been pretty general all over the country, and to have very' considerably interfered with the carrying of the mails. The coach which left Palmerston on Friday morning |for Masterton, did not reach its destination until late on Saturday, having been stuck up on the journey by the flooded state of the Kuahanga,' the accommodation being each as was not likely to increase the 'comfort of the paesengers, as they bad to return to the Scandinavian Camp, and stay .there the night. The road from Opaki Hotel towards Masterton is. m a shameful plight. Portions of still remains unformed, and it simply a bush traok, with any amount of mud. The Feilding Choral Society have determined to hold their third concert on Friday evening, and the programme to be submitted, if not an improvement upon, is certainly fully equal to, its predecessors, comprising as it does the' most choice selection of songs, duetts,- trios, quartettes, and glees. We learn that under the conduotorship of Mr Dowling the Sooiety (has made lapid strides, and judging by the rehearsals a grand treat , may be expected. The success of the entertainments hitherto have been sadly marred by unpropitious weather, but it ia to be hoped that Jupiter Pluvius will be compelled to take a back" seat On this occasion. We expect that it will be largely patronised by persons outside'of Feilding, as we know a good number intend going from Palmerston. Our Foxton contemporary notices the arrival m that town of the late Sub-in-spector Forater, who it alleges has been appointed Assistant-Clerk to the Resident Magistrate's Court, whfte it also believes that not only is the new clerk to reside m Foxton, but that the whole of the clerical work of the district is Jto be done there. Our contemporary very justly .trunks, a mistake has been committed by such an arrangement, and we heartily endorse the sentiments ; at the same time we think the mistake lie* m supposing any such has been made. If Foxton is to have Mr Forster, then decidedly Palmerston and Feilding will have Mr Bake*, for |t \s perfectly absurd: , to imagine that Foxton should have two clerks, 'and the up-country towns none, mor^ particularly m the face of the direct statement of tlie Minister of Justice to the contrary. We are pleased to sec that our contemporary recognises the absurdity of such a position, and holds ' views on the master tinJUar. to ou,r- own., i Mr Lawson, the Commissioner for the North- Island Railways, arrived at Palmerston on Monday night, m oompany with Mr Enorpp, C..EI. Both "gentlemen came by the coach from Napior, and were met at the Royal Hotel by Mr Rotheraai, the General Manager, who, no doubt m response to instructions to that effect, arrived m Palmerston from Wanganui hy the, afternoon train. The trio did not favor Palmerston long with (heir presence, but took their departure for Wanganui by the first train yesterday morning. Now that the Commissioner is within hail, we should advise our Foxton friends to try and induce him to keep, his word, pay ■that town a visit, and give some explanation of his breach of faith with regard to the third train. It is scarcely fair of the great man to swoop down upon us so suddenly, and steal away ad silently, particularly as his visirhas been bo muoh looked, for and so long promised. Two persons have oome to the office to complain of the manner m which they have been treated, by the Public Yaccinator. According to their statements a number of persons were m attendance, by notification, on the 83*<d, but -were then informed that matter could not be procured. Again on last Saturday mothers with their babies came from long distances m the teams of rain, and were kept from two o'clock until four before they were informed by Dr. Maclaohlan, that tor the same reason the operation could not he. performed.. We do not know if there be any truth m the statements; neither do w? know whether Dr. MaolaoMan was to b]arao for- tho disappointments j \?e give the assertion* as they were given us, feeling that it is our duty to ventilate the matter, and we trust that tho Public yacc.inat or will be able to explain away, what now certainly appears very reprehensible conduct on hia part. [Since the above was m type we have made inquirios, and find that Dp. Maclachlan was not tQ blame, the disappointment having been caused by circumatauces'avcr which he had no control.] . Constable Gillespie has thrown up the sponge. . Xtver- since his introduction into the dUMot he has been paying a heavy *ont oqt of hia small stipend, m the vain and. delusive hope that tho Minister of Justice would be shamed into fulfilling- tho promise of hutlcUng police quartcra. Having nt last avrakened to the fact that it is a useless ex-> peuditurc, he on Saturday night took up his quarters m the lock-up, lately vacated by the two' lunatics. However, ho paid deeply the penalty of . his temerity, __ for besides spending a night m torture, he found ujwn interviewing a mirror- nest morning that the millions of mosquitoes which had been sampling the quality of his blood, had by no means improved his personuV appearance by the process. Under tho circumstances he was again compelled to make a ohange—and like many a fine fellow before him has appealod to tho Court for- protection, and now sleeps peacefully m the sanctum of the ■R.M., with tho Goidess of Justice watching over bis slumbora. _ It may be remembered that a communication was received from Major Nonke, some time since, intimating that m consequence of funds being exhausted the Government would be unable to accept the services of ; the "proposed Palmerston Volunteer .Corps. To that document a reply was forwarded, thai its members were willing to waive capitation for this year, and this is the response from the Deteno& Office \— «" In reply to 'your minute relative to the formation of a Volunteer Corps at Palmerston. I am instructed by the Hon.. the Defence Minister to state that the services of the proposed corps will be accepted upon the understanding that members will not be. entitled to any capitation or advance for the quarter ending 3lst of March, 1878. and ,on receipt of a 'reply to this communication the usufcl stejik will'be -taken to obtain the approval of his ejcallenoy the Gbvenor. As the men. arejquite willing to accede to the conditions, the; establishment of the Corps may, thereforei be looked, upon as an accampliihed fact. We believe a meeting it tabe called at an early date to definitely settle the matter. A resident of this town who went through *&• BfMterhon by ooach on last Friday, sends v&. the folluvyinij inuldonts of his jqueney. j,: VWe passed W the midiileof the Forty Mile mri.forUtriato hortie with one him! lpg broken.^ We wore infoi'tnod that an unfeeling wretch of a Hvery stable keeper m Mivsferton had liifb it^there to die.. May he compelled to «o back and end its misery. When will the rivers on this line be furnished with (heir long-pro» Wised, bridges ? 'fljfa ooqntry fopla |l»«

picture of barrenness when compared with the Manawatu. The punts m charge of our 'Maori friends m. thY- bush are not worked with any degree of system, and it would appear as if 'me convenience of passengers was but a secondary consideration. One of those' institutions was lying high and dry upon the bank, and after •repeated; efforts to remove; it, still it remains there. The passengers- were taken over, the stream m asort of smalhcoffln, containing a quantity of water. -The|soonor some one sees to this system the better it will be for the interest of the travelling public. Were an aocident to occur, reflections might be cast upon the driver, who is a most careful and painstaking man. Hsatwell &Co., may congratulate themselves upon being m possession of suoh a man as George Phillips." ** Hoiloway's Viiifo. — Nervous Debility. — No part of the human machine requires more watching than the nervous system — upon it hangs health find life itself. These Pills are the best regulators and strengthened of the nerves, and the general purifiers. Nausea, headache, giddiness, numbness, and mental apathy yield to them. They dispatch m a summary manner those distressing dyspeptic symptoms, stomachic pains, fulness at the pit of the stomaoh, abdominal distension, and overcome both capricious appetites and confined bowels— the commonly accompanying signs of defective or deranged nervoua power. .Holloway's Fills are particularly recotq'mended to person!;- of studious and sedentary who gradually sink into a nervous 'and debilitated, state, unless some ruch -restorative be occasionally taken. .