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Manawatu Times, Volume III, Issue 21, 15 January 1879, Page 2

' We would remind Ihe tneinhers of the Literary Society that the usual monthly meeting will take place tv morrow evening, when a full attendance is requested, -There was no mail from Wellington last ert'iiing, the coach not having arrived m .Fox ton on departure of the afternoon train. .At a lute hour- Insfc night we receired the advertisement regarding the Foxton Hegal m, ami nt such v lime as precluded our making, any lengthened remarks. .We will, however, revert to the mutter again. Last Thursday's (Jaw^nutifieathat Wednesday next ia to be absmed as a general holiday m all the puMio departments of the C-forcrumenl I .hroughout the Provincial ]Jisi riot, of Wellington, boing the anniversary of the foundation of the Province. We understand that Sub-inspector Good. ■ill has Li id informal ions against .Sergeant, Donnelly and Constable Buchanan, for the hireneh of the peuoe committed m the ex.liibjlion of " Ye manly art," recently m? dulj;«»«l m hy those offlpers »»t Wauganui. Aa Sergeant Donnelly was upon leave of ab,*jniee when he fominittetl the a.ssuiuU,-.we presume the charge will be laid against him »k a civilwrt, anil harmg no referenuu to Ijis $>.i|if|al no§4i<tn,, „-,;. ;,, .-. „ . •> : . The, adjourned monthly meeiingi oF the i > uiu.ej-»tou£k'ho6l cOiUiitiuee was )ielU on

Monday evening ; present, Messrs. Snelson (cliuir), Colemmi, Lino i and Marsh. Nest Wednesday wns fixed as the day upon which the school children were to have their annual treat, and the kind services of the ladies of the district were solicited m order to make Ihe j>ie-nic v. success. Messrs. Snelson and ;Linfonwere chosen asub-coinmilee to select ytlifc.locality, The Manawatu County Council meets to-di(y, but it is more t linn possible that there, will be but a sparse attendance of lii.embers, ' Councillors lialcQiube und Loudon'.have, been m Wellington : during the past week, and although it i* possible; it is nut probable, tqut eitner wiU be back m time j beside which there is sumu doubt. as -to' Councillor Q-ower's attendance, As the free puss system has been abolished, Councillors, will be called upon to pay their fare, which m addition to the loss of twg "days and other expenses, .will certainly form a. large, outlay as a set-off against t fie honor. . Thanks to the indefatigable efforts of the Chairman of the Committee, iHr. Skeptnan, the children attending the Taouui Sclioul are to enjoy a treat; this afternoon. The picnic is to be held m Mi\ Baker's Puddouk, Kangiiikei Line, assembling upon the ground at one.oVlock, and sitting down to tea prepared for them ul four. It hail been originally intended to hold the tveut on Air. .^night's ground, but although I hat' place hu* decided advantage* m the mutter ol picturesque scenery, it was not considered so central to the bulk of the children, und hem-e. was ahaudoned. We learn that a number of inVit at ions have been' issued, not only to the parents of the scholars, but to residents m the district, -«Q, tl^t a regular gala ctay may be expected, A most laughable accident, or mt her incil.dent occurred on the platform, ou.Satur- ; day nig!<it, A local breeder of poultry hud | received a large order for Wellington, and the feathered cargo was being despatched to Us destination by the night train on the evening m •■•Jueslion. A tew moments before the train started, as the larger ease containing several dozen couples was bein^ lilted into the van, the bottom curie clean away, leaving the aides m the hands of the porters. Is is needless to say the contents found a resting place upon the ground, but it was not for long, as the- prisoners, maniicled as they were, uuide tracks hit her and I hit her to the ooifsternation of the surprised officials. Speedily collecting their scattered senses, however they (the olßcfevls, not the prisoners) turned the case up side down, laid violent hands upon the birds, within clutch, bundled them m with a sacrilegious disregard to packing, und . Ihe train si earned away amidst a Bunel of.dis curdant clucking and quacking.. We be licve that wild fowl were most plentiful on Sunday morning, und several industrious hunters returned laden with spoil, without going beyond the. tdwti buundariea. On Friday last a horse belonging to one of the settlers at Halcoin.be. was found tres passing v\\ the railway line, hy two sons of Mr. H. Burr, nged respeclireiy sereu an<i eight years. The animal was a )out twerityiive uirds f ruin their own house, when, attempting to. drive it bawk' towards Hu\coml>e, it turned quickly round and kicked the youngsters, one on the left eye-brow, hut mernly cutting the skin. The other brother was Itws fortunate, however, for on the arrival of Dr. Johnston, who was sent for by telegram, Iheskujl was found to have been tract ured. He removed the pieces of bone which were pressing on the- braiiXi ihe largest piece ineusurin^ li inoli hy £ inch, tstrange to sny, when found by his mother, the boy was standing upon the scene of the accident, and afterward.*; walked into, the hawae without .aa*i&t:\ftce. He U at present progressing, a.9 well as wn he expected. We have received a private letter w^iHe-n by a sympathiser with. Mr. ■J. T. -Stewart, and stating that w,e were s.atnewhtit unjust IB 'AW PgHhccl'io'iVwit li the report ou°t he West Const Line, The writer states that Mr, Stewart had nothing whatever to do with the compilation of tire Teport, and merely ai'compa.nie(l My. J^norpp m his oi'B,cial capacity of District Engineer. This assertion it is stated is bused upon the best authority, and consequently we are bound to give it credence, , We would be sor-ry ta do an injustice to any one, but above all o members o,f the Civil Service, who are powerless ta reply m jimiticalton ; still it must be ad, nutted that the addendum to the report with regard, to the Sandon line wns very like what would be attached by an iuferested. p«rty, . The report proper wa«,— as it should necessary be — most favorable to Palmerst on. and the Sandon line was tackvd oii lor the purpose of lesseuiu^ the apparent- advantages between the two routes. Why should Mr. Knorpp do this ß " .There are noiiesa bUnd as those who will not see, and our Foxton contemporary is juit now afflict I'd with a most convenient ohliquily regarding the West Coast route. Because, forsooth, the members of Parliament m debate referred to the proposed line as the VY.elling»on-Foxto.n, that is. good presumptive eviden.ee that the route would touch ul the latter- place, notwithstanding the distinct declaration that v a further and most thorough investigation as to 1 lite beat route ta be adopted" wuuld be made. "Oh. but," says our friend, tf that statement: by Mr. Maoandrew referred to " the. (test route r«jm Wellington to Foxton." Oh, indeed ! you. don't say I Well, perhaps it did ; and perhaps it didn't, Wi* have our own, opinions, and we can afford to let him have his. We trust, however, that there will be no dispute m the future as to the ! statement and memorandum given by the | Minister to Mr. H.alcombe — a little item, of 1 intelligence m our last issue which our con(emparary, hy the way, studiously ignoredWe can sympathise with it m it* discomliture, for we know it is not pleasing wJien one imagines that, the oracle has been nicely worked to find -that the pot has boiled aver. We want no logrolling or wire pulling ; Jill we want is fair, impartial, disinterested judgment, and if Foxton has a good cause it need, not dread or try to shirk t lie ord"al Afraid that our youthful friend should he still sceptical, we draw his attention to.' n pnsaage m Mr. Hnlcom.he'a letter m another column, m which Mr. Macnndpew distinctly, states,** that although m the' Public Works Estimates the West Coast Kaihvuv v?a» described as 'the mil way from Wellington to Foxton. its route had not been definitely fixed via Foxlon." How is that (ov high ?