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Manawatu Times, Volume III, Issue 25, 5 February 1879, Page 2

The English M.Aiiu — Wohaye-beon requested by the- Postmaster to notify that the English in/ril, via Suez, will close at Palinersfcon' l on Satuirday owning, at a quarter to eight ti'clbck. Good News. ?or FiiiZHERBBRTi — It will be seen from, our telegraphic columns that ovar £100,000 Have been realised by the sale j of the- tcclaim.ed land m Wellington, the proceeds of wiich, the Minister of Public Works has determined to appropriate to the construction of the- West Coast Railway. Sale of Properti. — We understand Mr Johnson, tailor, of Broad* Street, has dis-^ posed of his premises and the house adjoining, at present m occupation of Pj.. Maclachlan, to Mr. P Warburton, for the sum of £1300. Some few years ago the cottage and land was bought by Mr. Johnson for £450. The Borough Reserve. — The- following were- the bonuses realised by Mr. Snelson, auctioneer, for the privilege of leasing, theBorough Reserves : — Lot 1, H. S. Palmorson, £29 ; Lot 2, J. Woollerman, £21 ; Lot 3 a. 4, 5, and 6, E. Brightwell, £26, £14, £14, and £10 respectively. The sections m Taonui street sold at from £18 to £21 each. The PAXMEisTox Public School. — There would S(iem no need m Pulmoraton of putting the Compulsory Clause of the Education Act into operation, as we hear from Mr. Locke that every day sees the numbers increase. When that gentleman took charge of the school there were 70 scholars on the roll ; now there are 170, with an average- attendance of between 130 and 140. > . A Vain Device of the Enemy. — The latest little scheme of our Foxton friends is to forward a petition to Wanganui, which we hear is being hawked about that township for signature. We wonder what interests the two!, quondam rivab have, now m common. This i 3 burying the hatchet with a vengeance. It will behove Palmerston and Feilding to keep a watchful look-out, or their undesigning'friends may kick the- ball from under their feet. No Man's Land. — The Island of Kawau., the gem of the Pacific, and Sir G-eorge Grey's property, is a'jreritable " No Man's Land. " It is not m any country, road district, educational district, nor is it a borough — nor m fact anything else but a colonial Elysium. Yet it was lately gazetted as coming within the jurisdiction of the Land Tax Act. A " Holt Jo " — cur. — " One man m his time plays many parts," and the sanctimonious editor of the Foxton Herald has appeared m a new role, that of Joker General and Royal Jester to the Kingdom of Foxton. We notice, however, that with commendable foresight, whenever he pens anything intended to be funny, he announce* that it is a " goak," on the same principle that Artemus Ward put the amusing footnote to his panorama " This is a hoi'3e," said non'.le.joripfc animal being as unlike that quadruped as, as — well, a=? the Herald's paragraph, is. to what it is clubbed. Wo imagine we can see the self-flomplaeent smile which illumined the usual lugubrious countenance of the reverend joker — this cross between a Jonathan Swift and a Sydney Smith — when he had read this wonderful seintillation'of his geniu3 for the fiftieth time, and proceeded to baptise ife — "A Goak," a smile which would bring to mind O'Connell's'deswiption of Sir Robert Peal x a, " like the silver mounting on a";black coffin.* " Not For Joe " — The so-callerl Colonel Joe Rosenvelt, late American Consul at Auckland, shook out his topsail sheet the other d ( ay from that port. His dep vrture, says a local piper, was unexpected, and several of his neighbours and friends wore unaware of his intended trip to San Francisco. It was understood that Mrs. Rosenvolt was about to visit the States, and the gallant colonel led those around him on the wharf to believe that he was only going down the harbour, no doubt, like all devoted lnnban r ls, anxious fur. the. society of his charming wife to the last moment. ' He asko-l Captain Burgess for a passage back m the pilot boat, and this was agreed to ; but when Captain Burgess jumpod into his bo.at off the roof, the gallant colonel was enjoying himself m the smoking-room of the Citr of New Yoi'k, and when informed that the pilot .was waiting for him, be look-ad over the side of the vessel, and kissing his hand to fche.oocup.anfc* of the pilot-boat, said, " Not this time, captain, lam hoiind for the. States. " And that was the last seen of Colonol Rosenvelt. Cricket. — The return mat/ih between the P.ilmerston aul Foildin™ Ori -ket Clubs takes place. on S.ifcurJay, upon the ground of the latter, w'lioh, unless t'io losal toim have a groat slice of luck, is expe •teX to rc.■mlfc m -favor of their opponent*. The Feilding Club has now the reputation of having one of the str>n?e,sfc teams on the Coast, anlif the PalmerstOTians can only

succeed m putting them through it *w,ould be no small matter to be proud of. In addition to thoir other advantages they are m possession df a capital cricket ground, which we hear is at present m exceptionally good condition, while the Pabneraton men havg really 110 ground upon which to practise. The following is tho team chosen by the Match Committee to do battle against Feilding; Charles, Pirani. E; Jacksou, Mason, fcitaite, Turner, Huff, P. Warburton, Swift, Podevin, and Waldegrave. It is particularly requested that tb,O3e members of tlio team: wtio can conveniently do ao, will turn up for practice- overy afternoon until the- match day.. .... . . ■ Sale of Yaluablk . Sections... — Mr.. Thynne, acting on behalf of Mrs. Thynne, Linton, & Co., lield a sale of valuable- town sections m Palmerston on Monday. Section. No. 16. had been bought privately by Miss Snelson, for £100, and withdrawn before the day of sale. Sections 40, and 41, the first m Broad and the second m Main street, were- knocked down to Mr, Podevin, at £.75 and £70 respectively.. The- lots, how.ev.er, were got at this figure- by a fluke, as weknow that a gentleman bidding had instructions to go to a higher figure before crying off. Lots 76Q, and 761 were withdrawn, tho reserve not having been reached. Lot 860 was purchased b.y Mr. Barraud, for £10,0 ; and 860 by Mr. Dundas, at the same figure. This was by far the cheapest bargain of the day, and no doubt before many months the lucky purchaser will either double the amount, or get his outlay for- half the. ground. Lots 1041 and 1042 were purchased by Messrs. Ferguson and Brightwell at £80 and £85 respectively, which — considering their contiguity to the centre of the town — were decided bargains. • Lots 990 and 931, situated m College street, w.ere purchased by Mr.. Joseph Leary for £.50, each. Lot 207 and 2.03, Fitzherbert, were purchased by Mr. Elliot Warburton at £.3 lOs^ an acre- ; lot 210, by Mx*. Palmerson, at £3 75.. 6d.. an acre. Lot 492, Foxton, w,as purchased by Mr. Theophilus Easton for £145. Tho attendance was good, and for the sections m demand the bidding wa9 very brisk, the> sum. realised being £1467 175.. 6d.. The Sandon sale took place yesterday, bu.t, we are sorry to say, was a complete failure, and there being, no attendance, there was consequently no sale. W© are considerably surprised at this, as we were led to suppose that land m that district was very much sought after at a premium.