NEWS AND NOTES.

Manawatu Times, Volume III, Issue 37, 23 April 1879, Page 2

NEWS AND NOTES.

A Vagrant.— A man named Themas HanrjrSHephettl -was arrested by Constable Gillespie last evening on a charge of getting money under false'pretences. : T The San Fbanoisco MAiL.^We have been requested' to intimate that the English TiVaili^ia^iin I^ancisco, willclose at Palmersfcon, on Friday rat 7.45; „ ' GbODissoN's. Art Unionl;— We understand that nearly all the tickets in the raffle for Mr. G-oodissoh'sibuggy hare been taken up, and the drawing has been "settled to, take place on Saturday night. The place, however, has not yet been decided upon,, but due notice will be gi fen. .., ; iAN^ExPLANATioN.^We haye been ..-.re-. quested]by;the|b(^agentrbf ttie' Australian Mutual 7 * Assurance/tp' intimate that;"' Mr. Wilson, ■who' is ;nbw travelling in the district for another office; has ., no connection with, the/ company he represents. The notice is, giyen in order to avoid misapprehension'or'mistakes'as'the two companies are named very much alike. PoStr'aits.— ln our adverfcisin'g'dolumns Messrs. Huff and H Collin3on announce that all the customers of the late firm of T^yree ' and HiifF,_,'phqtcigraphers,';can obtain; -duplicates by applyin^^^^ the new -firm during ' the-period- ofrtbeir stay in Feilding, at which place Me3si?3. Huff and Collinson have been .doing a large v business,r^hieh. cannot be a matter of great surprise, considering the excellence of their, photographs, ■""■■■'. .A.l&en^ie. Hrari.— W,e, . haye been requested tiircony^ a 'timely -warning to a yery .junior member of the uncivil service in PalmerstonVwho has made himself obnoxious bv* his public 'incivility and,; private backbiting. Onaofvithe gentlemen who has 4 re- ' eeived favors of the latter kind desires to give thjis;ttmely.advice, r as on a repetition of the offence;' the : yourig* • gentleman inay pay a dear price for a second lesson, which will be delivered personally. ' .&HB MA.~SAVrA.TX! , PeRMAN ENT BUILDING Soqiwcj.^Wff Kaye been asked fcb draw at- ' tention, to . the 'f acfc >thafc th e third 1 annual meeting of the above society, will be held in tne > Town Hall on Saturday.. |The. principal busine'ss is to elect four ; directors .in place of Messrs. Waldegrave, Linton, : M-'NeU, and M'Douald, who retire, but are eligible for re-election; : Thb Public Works Drat^.— -Mr. J. T. Stewart and (Jeorge Nye were engaged yesterday in takin'g the necessary steps for the execution of the work ordered by Mr. Macandrewv during, his recent visit. The T^idth of the street around the Square is to be carriecl over tHe railway crossings at the Post l Offlce-and station-master/s house, and the unsightly drain -filled' up. It is also a matter for congratulation to know that these most, necessary works, are to be pro> ceeidea with immediately. . -.- .; ; . 'Tiiii -Broad Strbb't •■. G-ratbi Pit.— Owing tdithe abserice' of 1 Worship the • v Mayoi* and Councillor: Jerisseiij , Ghairman of the Public Works Committee, no,, action has been as yet. taken with regard ,to the outage upon tbe property holders of Bi;6ad street. However, as the"' Council meets tonightj there ban be no doubfc the continu- ; ance of the .work wll r be stopped;" ; Mr. : Hayns, on ; his 1 own: responsibility, forbade the'cbntractorß selling any mere stuff r from off the ground. ' ;;. ; x ;. . - '..'.,-•' | A Smasheb.—A<' man: named; William Lee, ' was awsted'by - Constabies Q-illespie on Monday evening charged, with breaking the windows of Peter Boisen. The cause was jealousy on account of some female who had deserted him v TJp to midday yesterday he. was nursing.his wpes in solitude,''awaiting the . advent ';'■ of one' of ; the . (Jreat. :TJnc.paid.. However^ later on Mr. Dalrymple, JiPijCaine i to his relief, a,nd liberated him npon payment ..of .fiye'shillings. - ■ Mb. QmXEHWpov'B Visit.— We would , agajn draw attention , to the fact that Mr. Greenwood, ' %urge6ri-dentist; <tr6m, Wanganui, will uirive in Palnierston this morning, and can be consulted, at the residences of. Mr.vß^ngan,, Broad street, during the day. The occasion is a rare' one for those who require such prbfessiqnal'services, as by availing themselves of ihe Opportunity thus presented, they • escape) ;both the inconyehie'nceand f «xpense > -.of •'.»^^.fcrip;to -Wang4nuir As his visit is- confined to "one day, early attendame'is neeessary.; ■ We understand he had a large; share of patronage in .feilding yesterday. * ' : Thb' TAOJtrTti ScHOO.ti.-^TA meeting of the Ta^Jriui Sbhobr.Committeewas held on Mon^ -day evening, MrVSkerman in bhe chair, thero being also present Messrs. Allerby,,Eiodgers, M'Douall, Brogden, Parkins, and Baker. Whenthc minutes' were' read: by the chairman, 'exception was t&ken as' to their correctness, and tho meeting unanimously refused their 'confifraatton. >. The , chairman there--upon vacated the chair and. retired from theroom, when Mr. Baker- was called upon to .preside. ! Alettar was read from Mr. iSea- ' tbri;' asking permission to withdraw his resignation as teacher, a req-uo.3tiW.hicb was unanimously accorded, . each member expressing satisfaction that the school would riot ' lose' th r at gentleman's " ; Thb chairman of ihe meeting was requested to eomraunicatp* with the Board, asking it to confirm fcheir-.action^^withv. wgard to. Mr-.,. Sbaton. [Since- the above T»a3 Veen put in kvpe,iwbihav6 h©.a.Td tliat it i> very probable Police Court proceedings wiW result from wnattook; place Jbetween the Chairman and^ .thft'ofcher'thembera of. the Committee, after the former had vacated; the chair and retired from the room.] ..,•■: Otrt 6v the- Banks.— •'Durihg- the; pa«t week top well-kribwn Pressmen have left the [ranks ' of ' the 1 /Fourth' ''-ERtate.,-,, one bv fleath, and the other from choifflr— Jame^ Gurie 'Patewpn aiad John Moore, Pei-rier. few weeks ago we {?jirc> a^nrt^ketolv of t^e brilliant openincr but; sad clos'e of;the)journalistic careei* of the former, who at that time had be ; pn , transferrerl to the.Dunedin Lunatic Asylum. We how leurn that he rliedafew days ago an imbecile lunatic in bhatinstit.ution; a victim, to tlie demon of inJjemD^ran,^ I£r, v Punier, qr, %s h? : is

better known, " The Intelligent Vagrant;--';, has quitted the editor's chairsfco motint fchVj lecturer's desk— a position not entirely, ,newj to him, andfin which he' is admirably adapted to shine — atod proceeds' on a tour in that; capacity with the ;Zelandia Panorama.;:.: ' I v TBEAsuBi; Tk£ve.— -&B a little igixlijwsis: yesterday pandering timmght the : b'SStt at the baok of the town she discovered'-it.cash;-box at the foot of a tree.' The treasure was' duly handed over to Constable Q-illespie and ib supposed to be that-helonging toMr.*Ejeel-_ ing, wluoh. was, -stolen from Mr. Snelson's store some two years ago. With the exception of a penny- and some musty I.QJCT.s, the box was empty. New Shops. — In every direction shops are going up in Feilding. In addition to to the new building for the Bank'of New Zealand, in Ferguson street, Mr. W.D. Nicholas is erecting commodious premises close by, which are intended for a saddlery and ironmongery shop. With the prospect of the new hotel opposite the Post Office, and the improvements to be carried out in the road and footpaths, Fergusson street will be quite a business place in a very short time. One Moeb TJnpoetttnatb. — Another heifer came to grief on Saturday evening by a collision with the railway-engine at Karere. The animal, which was a very valuable one, being worth from £12 to. £15, was the property of Mr. George Richardson, and makes the third which he has lost within the last twelve months. No doubt the general verdict will be " Served him right," but before coming to any such judgment it would be well for persons to consider that there, is considerable difficulty to be encountered before bush country is fenced, by way of burning and falling. We do not say that in the present case the accident is the. fault of the railway employes, but we do think that a little more care might be exercised ■ ■without much trouble. ['..- | -;, I ) S New Banks.— Two more banking institutions are to be added to those already existing in Feilding, the Bank of New Zealand and the National Bank having determined to open branches in this rapidly-progressing town. Mr. W. 1). Nicholas, contractor, has j.ust finished the premises for the Bank of ,New. Zealand, and although not very large, they appear to be 'comfortable. banking room is seventeen feet square by tw.e^ye feet in height, and has the' appearance of. a suitable one' in every respect for what it is intended for. It is built close to the private residence of Mr. Macarthur,.in Fergusson ■ street, arid is' an r admirable "site jin every respect. [''■'" ;" ' ,':■ "Save Me Feo^ My Feiends."— We are continually hearing >f the richness of the soil at the lower end of the county, bat those at the Assessment Court would not be i inclined .to! form a ybry high opinion of its worth, if the evidence of Constable Purcell or Mr, Warden M'Pheison. is to be taken for much...: /According' to the fust gentleman his land; after ' all that has been expended upon it, is not worth more then £& all rounds whijerporjbib.nsof it would not be value a(?;^half;''thaV'prifeeV" ! . % !S[r. Piircell made his appearance in court first as an objector, and ,next a3 an expert to igiv.e evidence for Mr. M'Ph'ewon. With the latter his positions were reversed, and when Constable Purcell stepped; forward to carry out the olaw-me-and-I'll-claw-you-principle, Mr. Ward naively remarked, "" Oh, you're his witness. Well, one good turn deserves another'? -Ana" what ihave> yoiLi^td : fsay behalf of your friend ? " " \ Oppicial Knqwied&e. — - As is -well known, a District Court' JiaS been appointed to sit at Palmerston, but so far its labors are in the womb of futurity. This faci, however, wouldappear to'.' ho : ; not inown to the Registrar- General, as during the past week Mr. For3ter received a communication, addressed to •him as Clerk of the District Court, asking for /Statistics ai to the number of bankrupts whitewashed, and other data eo'nneeted therewith. No doubt Mr. Browne- and his satellites will, be considerably exercised to learn in reply that although long promised, the court in question has not even yet been gazetted. Valuation op ihe .Manawatit llighWAXS 'DißTEf6x! : —Th"e'- !; following is j the value of rateable property in the Manawatu!Diktri6t! under tHe^Htgh ways -Board, in the respective wards :■— Sandori," £8^438, ,15s ;' CarnarvOnj" ; £11^7^ 3 Foxton and Moutoa, £ 4,398 ss.j * Karere and Rangitikei.Line, £3,35^6 ,5s j Fitzherbert^ £2,Q3S 2s ; ' Stohey : Creek ■ and Rangitikei , liine. £3,773 lls ; Kiwitea, £6,227. As the constitution of the various wards have been completely altered since last iyear, it is impossible to draw individual comparisona .between 'the valuation returns of this and last year,' but on the suirii total tKere is an increase of exactly twenty-five per cent. ; '; . ANsw FiEM.-^-Me3srs. W. J. and ;PLoudon announce v va. another column thai; they have this day opened their commodious premises in the Square, Palmerston, and the announcement is one; which should 'be hailed with' satisfaction "fdr two reasons. First, the nature of the establishment to: be opened is such as has :long been, required ; and secondly _it will be a marked improve • "mentirithe appearance 6f streets The\Jiew firm will confine its operations pretty wel,l to drapery. and .men's clothings so that While as we have' 'Ba^d4t will be Supplying a longi felt want, it will not be trench irigupon the province of any other store in the town; Although the store will . open for business from to-day, the whole of the stock, which will comprise; the, very 5 be3t Geelong t^eejdtes have not yet fee^n received. :. ■ ■"';»; CHELTESTHAiri— Cheltenham, like its tvpnsister, Ash' ufst^ is I: fast ■ forging ahead, . . anid not only are houses springing up in alldirec; tions, and stores being opened, but there is now a regular daily traffic between, it and Feilding. Mr. Thomas Bradley, so known in the latter township, we see lias entered into \ partnership with Mr. Harry Maitland, as general storekeepers and carriers, and i» having large and commodious premises erected in Cheltenham, which', it i3 expected, -will he open on next Saturday. There, as at Ashursfc, the settlers complain of the. want of a post-offlae, but we imagine there should be, no hesitation in granting the concession for not only is Bradley and Maitland's new store admirably adaptedi for the purpose on account of its central^position, bait the difficulty in the carriage ofmails is obviated by the cbnvo.yance' now running. We should advise the- settlers to communicate with the> Postal Department on the subject. * . An Anomaicst-.^— A few- days since a wit--ne33 testified in Court that the value- of a sheep in the Manawatiwwas two shillings^ Assuming evidence- to be correct— which, certainly, we am inclined to doubt — the profits of the Knights of the' Cleaver must be. from nine to ten hundredi per cent. At. the very lowest calculafcibn, aleg or shoulder of mutton will cost half a crowii, and as the animal happens to be. a quadrupe.'land possessed of ftrarleg3, thereare ten shillings wght off.. Then say half a crown for the remainder of the bodvj and one shilling for the skin, and we have 133 6d without the fat. So that allowing a shilUns: ,a head for driving to the slaughter house, sixpence each for killing, and! two Hhillings, the ori<jinil price, the retail butcher makes ten shilling clear profit upon each sheep. Ta,lk aboiit money-lending ov running a paper af l er that. The Pemtt qp P.oi.itene3s. — Bulwer Lvttpn^in^his npv.e^l ojf- (B D.^^re.m o ; > aays^i

" There is no policy like politeness ; and a] good manner is the best thing in the world, .j either to get one a good name, or to supply the want of.it." With all "r9sp9.6tv.to the, .noble lord, although his statement inay be r true in the main, there are occasions upon which politeness is certainly not the best policy, the following being a casein; point. A plaintiff at the last court produced a sum'mbns is3ued for the hearing of an action between himself and a Mr. Shaw, his courtesy preventing hiin suing his debtor by his Christian- name.— The Magistrate.thought . the circumstances fatal to the case, less he ordered "Mr. Shaw "■ to be called three tim^s'atr^ne^dbor,- to the^Terys-gteat-astonishment of the outside loungers, who were in a flutter of expectation .to see the defendant to whom such respect was paid. Mr. Shaw, however; was equal .to the occasion, and of course did not put in an appearance, the polite creditor being for the time nonsuited. ' ■„ Tare Roll of Hokob.--" The cry is Btill they come!" We Jhave to respectfully offer our sincere thanks for the very liberal manner in whioh- bur call for contributions of books to the Library 'has been responded to. So far we have received fully two hundred volumes, but that large number is owing to the; extreme liberality of some who gave- between thirty and forty volumes each. While we thank them gratejfuUy^or so "doing;: we -have ~iiio-_ wish- that fdonoirs shouldi deprive? ; themselves : of any [works they require^ or make the gifts a strain upon them. All we ask iP that each and every person will contribute something, no matter what its value may be. We publish in another column the names of contributors up to date, and will be happy to publish further donations in' our next. , f Gknr? ;A-coxj;btin&.— The, railway, ; plat<f orm yesterday morning;^Kad a %utnber of rather peculiar occupants, awaiting the arrival of the iraiw to Wanganui. One young gentleman, iwas /going to that town in custody of a .constable, charged with issuing valueless .chequesj i and. two. others, were prisoners committed for, trial at the Supreme Court, which opens on Monday, who though out on bail, were, making their way thither ,to, surrender. . Witli regard to the, charge against^ the; man Long, i;preferredV by' Mra. Levin; it is ' ; more "tnin possible the Crp'Vfn will hotibje^able^^ to on account of ( absence of 3 Mrsi ' Levin- .. who it is 1 reported hW' forfeited her bail, and js now on' the way to England^- : ' ■'. > ' <" - .r- '.v l -V Quick Wobk. — There, is a two-story building going up in Feilding for. Campbell sßroi}.* bpotmakers.Y^which i* somewhat , remarkable for the quick "mannetin i^hiqh,it has .been.put; together,^ >f Last;Mbnday;week ' tiiere' Wai' not" a 'vestige' .* of the building to jbe seen, the only, indication"- being: a 'few ~loadß,of tunber which were on th'e^ ground. "Yesterday all the studs were cup; 'the ceiling boards nailed bn,^atid -the roof' covered in. Some • 'of ■ : the ' new arrivals *by 'the. Stadt Harlem would b<j rather astonished" at; our rapid colonial method of building houses, and. .would scarcely be . inclined ,tb believe , that the building in question had been so: .far .adyancea ; in flye or; six; days;; 'There, will, fee two ' shopsf^ne to l be occupied .by; ( Campbell 'Bros.' themselves'; the other^ is inj^ndedi :we xmderstandj ; f or ; 'an-: ironmon;ger's ' business; ; ; Messrs. ■-.; M' s Chesne'y/i arid Beard are the contractors, and the building is going. -up: next .tb t Mr.vLe\yers's storej on -, the'Kimbolton road. , . . ; . « , ■..;-Maqk.l;' Leoal; ActJiEN:.—- C(ne of. the most ingenious excuses to evade payment .of^ardebt^which we have heard of for some .tinie./wasjraised.Jo.n, Thursday by^ Native, re|3icing in; the very • appropjriate nahie "of Jack Cribb. Tte: defendant .had made a payment of £11 bff^ hi3 account for whicli a receiptwas given in his pass book upon' the iday of payment, though, in presenting the iaccount the sum was entered aa if paid on v'the. > ,day u f qllqwing. y Taking advantage 6i the. discrepancy in ' the dates, Mr. iGribb, panted ; to, claim/, credit for, eleven pounds, stating that as he had a receipt for one payment on the 15th, and according; to the bill .of another /had been paid on the 16th, the balance should just be so/much le.ss.. Mr. Ward through the little-device at ;bnce, but it was not until a [considerable atnount pf iime had been wasted by the ; ingenious fencing of ; Mr. Cribb, that the latter could be brought to admit he had but paid one-sum. iHe was' positive he had.paul.the sum; .forw^ichhe'heliiitlu , receipt,, and with a refreshing bonfideriije in hi* creditor tie was 'prepared 1 'to ' take" his 'written'' statement of the' payment of -the second. When the Magistrate- announced it as his opinion that' Mr. Cribb had been '"trying it on," 1 Mr. Cribb said /never n Kword, but tlio smile which, broke byer f his sable countenance had a world of meaning ;in ; it. >■■''■■. i ;.;'^ ; .^ ■ 1 '■■]•■- :■■■. . / ..,■•. ■ Thk Bainessb SxATioK.-^-As will b^-B«en ' Tiy bur-advertising columns, the magnificent ;Bainesse:-Estate, cbmprißing,;lsaßJr acres jof land, .together -jf l<fU the. fineatv ppllectipn 'of cattle in the countryi.isin themarkebfor .eale; ;•; The reason ,fbr th e proprietors parting with it,? is on account of the intending visit to -"tlie pid;Ccmntry.;:of' MrJS'6nrj,M.exe, one of the owners. ' "Of the stock it is quite unnec6ssa.ry to ;speak;, as, their, pedigree,; is like r -fhoußehbld words "In the Cblqpiy, but the estate! has a frontage of two miles ;to the, : Foxtbn Bail'tvay, while -at the same , time 'the proposed Sandbh line willrim withm three miles of the western boundary. -\- The number ;pf acres offered is 1440, but Mr. Simpson is bpfett.|p-dispb?e of his mtftre3t:ip:tliiepTOperfcy;aiid;Btoclt. The chaii'ceia i one rarely presented.;^tb capitalists; . .Frbsh! BEOdD^Consideriig' the rapid prbgrfes^ whiSte FeiidingV is imaking, 1 it can be- a v matter- of nb;great suJprise.jWiatprbfessionat men arb finding their Vay there as ivdliis 'other' classed . of 'settlers. ■ Amongst tlieilatest additions^we, are pleased to notice the. name: of Mr. P.de J. Clere, architect, who wasfbr some tiine in Mrv T; Turnbull** bffice, in" Wellington, and afterwards in the G^overnmeht service. ; This' young Sontleinaßi. won golden f , opinions for, himself ;dur|ng Ms stay in the Eipplre City, and as !wethprougbly believe in the old saying, "The world' is wiab, '-there's room enough vfor all," we have pleasure in' bidding- -M*. Clere .welcome to the 1 -Man'awatti, and Jrast tliat ■ • li 1 «• r wiit nare no" reason^ to regriife" having.^ throym in his lot" amongst iw. For the present^ -Mr. .Clerb's plape of business will be at Messrs. , E^ajcomije ; and ' Sherwill'p offices. .«•■•;.' Thb Cathoiio CoNOEBT.--We need scarr-elv remind our readers that this longexpected entertainment will take plftce.' tomorrow- evening in. the^Forester^lElail^ 'As will be seen from the programme, in another column, a mastnificent bill of fare has' lieen prepared, embracing not only all. the local talent-, but several verv valuable, additions. : inoludinff Me3Br3. Bakeri Robinson, jvhd Slade. We understand the tickets have Been pretty-well all dhposedof ; aconsHeivible nuni-<---her have been taken in Feilding, the holders, we presume! intending to visit Palmerston in a special . coaph. W& have bteii re - quested to return thevTbhankß of the- Catholic congregation to' the^membera of other denominations who have so generously come forward to assist their^ poorer-bret^wn. ati'l wev trust the good example set by ladic»s and gentlemen to whom We have, referred, wiUbe followed by all'jn tlie. rna^ber of pa.tronage: Intact, lqpkins at the f r>«r.*rt»i«£ of the singer?, we may sav that the entertain-., ment. is entirely one given br rwtous de - j nominations to their Catholic fellow-settlew, and we would ask each and every person to shpjw tthQir>pprepia^ioAo^su^l^

feelinga by liavijog* jumper .honae?' That is the only wwud they look for^ and hi granting that it may l be remember^cl tbkta gracehil compliment »!• P aid io %&e ai^mi, and a substaiitiiil benefit bestowed upon a praiseworthy object.