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Manawatu Times, Volume III, Issue 14, 18 December 1878, Page 2

; ? We would reinindj the menders of the Pnlmsrston Literary Society that the 'usual '.monthly' meeting, will be huld to-rnorfbw evening in' (Koißeadiftg Room of the Public; Hall, at ;Bight o'claelf/when thje dance of ever/ meifjber'js reqviestod. " T.h.osp desirous of procuHn'^.a stock of drafwing room kniek-knacksj arid-novelties o/F till description,' had better 'pay a visit to Mr Shelsoii's auction room on .Saturday, when ;tbe balance 'of articlp3 unsold at 'the Wesleyan" l^ti&a.'at! Vi H'|ll ; ba Vla ! ughtared without psseiirg/ * .. ■' '' . li !'.V : •' '"'.■ '.'■•'* The \7ool season has fairly E£t m, and every' day sees' loads of 'the .'lyeloomo stn'plc. arrive for, shfpmbn.fc ;to; Wv«"4lingt6n arid elsewhere". ■•: -Mr 'GJreorgo received a consignment of tfwentv-nino bales, grown by the Mao'ria 'at" Awahu'ri j while Mr ''I\. "RoWbinds h:is' forsv^^cled' from Jjackoyl own sotenfeen balsa ipt shipment to Engiand, a large piopoVtion of which U ■ good washed, wool/ ' ' ■.....-.. Mr. Locke, the inasler of. tho Palaieratcn Sohobl, lias rereivefi it corhTnijnipiition'frb)]i Mr FpVjHsi SfchooT in^pec-fcorj'g'n'ihjT the insult' of "the late es^tninjirion of his school, /which! should • prore highly satis fs&tory to ; him,' as it ceHainly is to hii hapiicity n-s a ; teao;Uer. Out of soreh'T-four.^ohirciven tfho <vere' v exaiiiiiied, s^sfcy- qirie p-T-ssod 'with : credit, and, wrheh, i\'u ? faffed that two but of ' tlia live \-. rejected* .were' c->uipara(irc 'Btriingers m" frjie sphoqj, IVfr LocKe \&s 'gc(tid riaaon'tp be proud of thetei?t.". • .' •In another column will be found the fdr tli^ priheipni eTehts'oil Hoy •ih£ Day, : with t bhe Ijamlic.4l^.* Htitiched, ; which 'ye iuiagino- ought £o «;ive g'ineral satisfactibn t&. those ihtei'.e.^tkl. We have j !>eotf I'eqaost'ed. tb .d.ra* the bspedttl at ten: : tiori of t-bm.p'efito'l's to fchef fact : '\Mni acceptlanceß hurat be>in.th6. haqdsdf; tl.i(i l»o'ii. . aeoretaryj at PHlnier'st'dh', lit '.'six p.'ylofik on oihierwi^e they" 'wi)j*not ,j?e.rec-eire«l| eilipVCo request tliat those whe^ : hHTe.'not aH-e^idy forwpdfiitlia colors "m ".ivluuh tßey^ ,-)wll' cbm'pete, wilt'cl'o so when HiptwjSi'ingo \ * x *"' "'•'■?' '. "" •''• : "- : ■• ■ ': , We hare hea rd.. upon: the fery best > authority ' t>hnt M;ivD»»ysso.n, irihuaser of the? odu^t ; iV Spttleinent, hh'i resiwrie J tliat post(jhii|"find:: disposed of, his jnte.reat i\\ the restaie ' for the v>ry Hiindnohie suni df • Jb'SV.Opp, the H,or\: Robert Ctimp_bell bein^ the'p'Urr;haser. ■['. Mjr f)rt.w*6ti, who': h;Vs !^i,en i ' sudf'eeded; by' Mr M^Xii'lliHi, infe.nds rHk'iiig jft''frip h6 ! i:e, after ■** p hi.eh 'ho' will jirob-''My. :;»feltne Tn the' Manawfttu. Although wo do ; iib't jt'bi.rilf he would malceV the very best ; Cgui>! y Opuu'-iilbr, sf .ill w,o ; ;shouy ( .Ve<»ret to i<^ JE^;OCp^-^a'se*L^ja«tl trust to see him. return and cast his lot m .amongst' iis;' ■'.' •■• > • •• .:■>>'-. • ; ■';."• -T^je would remind intending cpmpetitora : f or tho 'E'eildiii % 'Sports that* their hoVninaM iorii for the Hindicaj) 1 event 3. must be forwarded toi tke hori. $ecretarT pot later than • td-cTay.- °We are gif.eti to, iinirlerat^ncC ' %\m£ -. the' ; ebmniittee -expect a large ''number, of ('bmpetitbrs toengage;in the SpprtS, A as they : have received intiinationi .that the^ery at- ; ' t racti vei prizo3 have hftd;. tho e ffaat of' ilr;i wing; contestant 6 frbni Wanganui, Wairarappa, arid. pi her' plape3 - tit 1 a distance. . -It %ill Be. 'seei^ i that- tlie i Secretary i . has giveriiiriti.ination that noaiihatioiis for -all the H&ndieap.s liave been reduced. ; "■■ '':'}:' * '''•".; '. . .. '.! -'-A. : m3.li, ';Da'm^-G^jga.-^iiyt^. ft.'ocibX' m t^o-^ren T db)i ";^ roHnbdii^iCinSt by :^mi),e.''lifihßjan^ a'^nse' ' maid; at tlie sitne fetablishinent, fbihuving: ;n3sjtuitecl her. 'Prisoner was arrestecl~"on Jlafurday, arid the case— wliieh wiia: iai;l Under tjte " Ofeneca J /Ag.iinstT th« Pfii'soh A< ; t;i- 186S"— -was henrd bttfbm Mv: Ward, J&ftT.; oh' Monday .' Mr SninusU doCeiirled; and liispect «>r Onoclfill- prosecuted. ; ;^T!i«: proaeculrix waa^ euboiitl jid to -a sUyJvb crqss^ 'eicamirtatibu- by^ Mr tiuiuaeld, iii'-the course ;ol which'ifjie adinitied iliit ahe wna brbpih- 1

meet (he case. The Magistrate after hearing the evidence and counsel m defence, considered that all hough prisoner had been rude and indiscreet, there was nothing upon which to base a conviction, and discharged, kirn -with a severe caution. A horse belonging to Mr Kirkbride, of the Gorge, which was yoked to a dray, bolted on Saturday from the front of Mr Mofiatt's butchei'y. In its' mad career it took a short cut through one of the back yards, levelling a pump which barred its progress, but cleverly steering out into .George street. On reaching the corner of Main street, the'animal turnod too sharply, and the consequence was' that it landed itself on its foefc m r ,frhe Corporation grave, while tho wheels were on either sidd raised upon the embankment. Owing to the peculiar position m which the animal had placed itself, it was relieved without much trouble, and without having committed any damage — saving the destruction of fhe. pump. The pooivfellowio whom we alluded m our last issue of having been of unsound mind, and taken chargpof by Constable Q-illespie, .was bronorht up on |atijrday before the Mayor. The night's protection and the kindly treafcment J which he had received had evidently worked a material change for the better, and m the 'evening he was handed ■orer to the custody of a friend who volunteered to take charge, of him, and be guarantee for his appearance on Monday. VVhen he appeared on that day he was so much improved a^ to warrant has being set unconditionally at liberty. He is a' new arrival 1 m the ': and we believe *ho is most "respectably connected m Wellington, xhe poor fejlow had euffered very considerably, an J looked very much the wor3e for tlie privations he had gone th rough m the bush. A t]Qrre3jibndent writes to us complaining of the state qf the drains on the Foxton Road. He says t—rf 1 . Both side ditches are so overgrown with wtater weed, and also choked by accumulations of broken wood, t!»at no proper drainage, of surface water fro'-n the various sections is' possible/ To add to pur troubles m this respect, the culverts- oil the road- between Palmerston and Avrapuni are so* absurdly small that it is impossible' for them to "carry off the vast amount of watQ : »t''ii6w''lyin'g on the 1 land. I am aware that tenders have been invited for deepening tha Awapuni drain, but any person of meenahical or engineering skill can see at once that unless the. side drains qro thorouglily cleared it wjll.b J e useless to hope i for crops." • ■•' It may beiremom'bered that at the public meeting hflcj last Jweek 7 Mr Halcombe pvaduced" stutist-ics to show that the average amount contributed $o the. railway revenue at Feilding alono ' amounted to £492 per month. We. have ..taken aorjie 'trouble 'to procure data as to t^ie amount contributed by Palmerston, arid we find it to £18(5, the adVantago. of fhe. fbrmeV place i bein^ no doubt' owing; to the export' Of timber. This is eertainlyjmost flattering to the Upper Mahawatu,' for if will be obsenred that while Feilding and faimerston j hare given ail average of £978, the ■.receipts trorti the other 'aiiteen stations 'c.qiinbihed exactly amount to the same figureai We are pleased to see tliat the putyio men. m Wellington' are 'hiking step.? for some pronipt action with regard to. the influx of Chinese. A meeting was to fiavo been held lust night — and we presume was Helil— at which "-Messrs. SlieeliahV 'Ballance, Ilutcritson, J)r. Grace, and others wera invited to sp'sak. The 'following are the resolutions which were : Lohave loon proposed :r— l. That the citizens of Wellington, m public moatinW'assembled, desire' to plaiae *pn record their determination to' oppose'ihe iiitroduction of Cjiincse labor iiito the colony. 2. That this mee'tinjj adopts to tho fullest extent the policy of the anti-Chiriese petition. ' 3. That all tq.wn9 and- districts m 2fe\v Zealand bq heafitily -welcomed. 'to cooperate with Wellington m the cause. Ib will bo noticed by an intimation from the General Manager, published m another . coLunin, that; he has mafle nrmngameut-s to meet, the necessities of tho Ciirisf nias and New Years' holidnya. We are not m passession of the piMpoaod table, and therefore cannot allude to it- further than to state that from Boxing Day to tho 4! h: of : ativ, tl>4 brdinary.. tinio table will be suspended 'j' those requiring information upon tho subject, are re'S'errtfd, to. posters at' the railway stations..-.' \W _nre pleased to ace that from the 2ith oF Docember to' tho 4'h of jTrtminiw, rat Uvn tickets 'will be issocd nt single rut.33. -''As we beliere special ar:,'rsh<jeinontß l^avebeen marie fo\' persons at- ' (ending ' tlie at EViMin:j arid Bitltnerston,. an in'stie-itiun pf^hetyn^ table :at the Bt;i!bri : 3 AT'Jiikl be adrisabli). Vlilh regard to Mia. West Coast Railway the Tost has tho folio wing ;—r" Doubts wore yosiqnlav ex]V.*es3pd at the meeting." of the ; Ol'iamber of Cymmerce as to whether the Govern ment art taking any stops toward the construction of tlie mnt-li-needed HuttV7ailv' i nao railway. We are' m ti position to 1 state; fchiifc a proluriinarr survey of the 'country ha 3 bean' tniidti, and, a pra^tiuable ■ route can easily be found. Immediately on hi* return from. Auckland. Mr Maoanflrew -will visit- the distrh'l to uiiike himself personally acquainted with the '; details of the : . r.ropoSed linej and its prospects, qf success. Sipre than this cannot ;> be dono unlit the land c;m be acquired from tha Naiive*. Noi g.qt b\l ioiig * with thi«f end m riew are being pushed on a^ .rapidly as possible, but, as m't.rvone. who has had to "IJeal ' witli the Natives kiiowj, tbo arquiremeut' of Native rlitn'd3'» a Hlow'ftiid {e^tdus prooeaa.V. ' It will be s^ eii that tho well-known theatriual minvia;ei^ Mr K. WvC.any, ia about io- : pay tho di*t ri«t another visit, and introduce I f)H«»h rtbveltie^. IJis litest \mportation is a j qraiid, : pa t n'o'ra!na eut-itled "The Arctic, Wo.rlcl," Avliirb. will be; exhibited m Bulls PfiMin^. B.il;nerston, and Fo^xton, at ; jl\e clos3"of: tho 'yeai*:. '" A contemporary m ' r te!errin^ to t.ho. jVanor-vma savsit. ia ft inajj-' ..niSuont work of art, illustrating every ohjpc't • ai3<i suOine'bf ;int«re*t yi.-'tlie Pol.ai* .worl,<l, the tnanuei'j avifl cuitoiii* ofits wandering tribes,-. I. he" habits of the bear;, the soiil, and the wal- ; ru4, with t-l»e m,ef-hod of capturing, these.de\usoils of the frozen ,north ; together with illustrations of,the hairbreadth eacapea by sea .land, andi.ee that our bold adventurers have to : .enco;un.ter m the cause of science. The different paintings are said to de so vivid the audience almo,st'imagiiie themselves- . partakers instead of spectators of the scene ' be.fo^e th'omi The m^djianical, pff^ots haye been carrieH p.ut with a §triQt" adherence to nature,; :'dpg3 r drawing sledges across the,. ; the frozen; wastes;^walrus hunting, bea^flght?i :.''Bhipwre('k.s;.fl6Atin^ioaJ-jlandsy.Mvplrinsice >r -: • berga, "ship 9 getting under way, are said to; ,'be all depicted: to the lifei. In the. pano^Tiina ' itebl.f thorti'are aixty-tlivee ; ; views, the whole concludiiinr witni a g»uind transformation ; scene, in : WjtiicK tliei'Jßard twenty-tvfo. entire changes'. , v •'."'.■-■ '-. ;. '.;.'''-_V. '-. : ' ■'• ".'.'■; ■' ■' ' '•■'• ;-'.