NEWS AND NOTES.

Manawatu Times, Volume III, Issue 39, 30 April 1879, Page 2

NEWS AND NOTES.

£. 'Ax-. AcKJfotf LKDQirENT.-^We beg id i aoklowledge the receipt of a cheque for Sl^kindly handed-.fco.U3 by v M r '- -Q uncan . • Ponle, of Qroua Bridge, for the relief pf Mr . ML'Eweu, of Stpney Greek. ! JL y < 'VXCOI^I iQN.-^^^e -fcave-beeff requested•o nptif y .J?h,at,lJr,. Mad[achlan,JPublic VacJiqatojr^wM attend at Drt Ulcers' "residence, m .Broad street, pn. Saturday ne.it, at 2 p.m(, Eoj: the p^wpostf of vaocirfating afiiy/phildre& who hate not aiready^ Undergone ; this very necessary operation. , ...,.,.... i t . I The Orotta Bridge.— The old bridge that has done duty for so long over the Oroufe, River op the route top- Eqxfcony will 9oon bfe a thing! of the past. ' ~Th"e work of dem<|lition is fast proceeding, »nd the Engineer has given notice that it is closed for traffic, pending the. corgtructioiKof the neyfrbridge. More Pure-bred STQOK.^-The Carnarvon Esiate is to receive another addition tb its supply of pure-bred cattle, as Mr. Larkworthy h"as7 we 61fnTe'd;-despateh ed-'a ppre-iwdbull from England, which is said to be a splendid animal. We trust the new emigrant will hfrvfek-pieasaift voyage, and tljatiii'eliSsniarjriyJs iji 'gbodvcpnditipn. ■ * The .Cop jut- G£BRk.-rr-Besjdont3 of -the. County will he pleased* to hear that' at-, its lost sitting, the CounpU Unanimously agreed to increase the. salary/ of the Chat of- the douncil by £50a yena\ . Mr. MeCiulcch* is thoroughly respected from one end of the County to the .other, and the .incre^sa. is only, a' graceful .recognition of the energetic and efficient manner m which the duties/iof the office are done. ■ '"'■•' • Voters, Look Out,— The Electoral Rolls will be open forin«pection up to thie^ evening, atthe Court-house. As any little flaw or mistake woulil-disqualify a^electo'B from exercising his privilege of voting, it would be well for all those who canspawe thetime to- take '.a look : at the lists, and see that their proper names : and addresses are m? •ertedfbe.re.in. .. , . . ., 'Threatening-' to. v Kiitj,— Asfwe anticipated, when the. Supreme 'Couurt opened at Wanganui on Monday morning, the Crown •pfose.eutor, Mr, Fitzherbert, intimated that as the. pr9secutnx, Rosa Jarvis^^ had not appeared to her bail, the Cyown would not prp^eftrt^. further' -.with; • this-.' oAe,Y*micl the; Court ordered fene f bail 6f the defaulting wit-' ne3s.to be estreated: vr ' .— •' '. ' - T<LE(ijlA^Hic CHANfa-ES.^-j-Mi?..- Strakcr, Tflw '.h^s occ.upie.d . ■ the. pbsitloh" of ' ielegmiphiet m Palnjeiteto^i dUijing the past three years, has been transferred': to • the transmitting station at Blenheim, and loft b H y the. .fyening train on Monday lor his iiißW destinaiioti. His successdnj Mr. Hollo, has lately been stationed- at Wanjranui, from which place he has been tririsfemfed to this office. ' ..•,''..^ ';.''..-;.- ' TrtETicANCTT IK *HH ttiBKWXYB BOARD. —It i« curnently rumored. in town 'that? Mr. R. M'Kehzie, of Flextnore y will be. a. candidate for : the seat atthe Ma^awatu Highways Roardi vacant by the forfeiture of office by Mr, Henry Dawson. At the last ele.cti.on Mr. M'Eenzio Contested -the . ele.ctiqq tr;ith Mr. ?Dawson, and that; he, .did, ixo% supceed m being returned was a matter of to e,Vary onet. T?o doubt, should. he woo the, sweet ytiiceS of the ■cbfastituency, a second time, he would Be nipne. snccejssf ul. " ■■■■if, ■■■ -r.. o -„ — — "^,\ Vf-.thn'lflnt tiit'i was unanimously 'decMe'd ' fcb appoint two auditors to the Board. We do no£ say.that this was a nice little job, b\\t M looks very much' liktfiti.i^astnftch as, seeing that the account* arjßt^Jomp,eHeji; by: ; law to be audited b^y Mi!...MacaUister,' the Q-overn-men£'a»dilo!rjfife..wa* not absolutely necessary that there should be even one. After the late cheese'-parir,.g policy with regard to the advertising^ fcfiis display-6f lifieraVfcy • is slightly, inoonsistent: "^ ;'■ " .v ' f '"' . , She Education" Boabd UkusoTmsa. — Tile F6xfcri Scliool Committee;'; at its.meiting la^t- week, nominated Messrs. Snolspn and Halcombe for the seat* on jjhe ! Education Board ..tendered vacant by tlie resignairon of Messrs. I)alry.HipleV Johea, and Duthie> Our Foifion csohtemporary states, that tHc reason why only candidates have been npminated by the Fpxton School Committee wb»,~ that a plumper vote might be given for the _two. candidates aelectedj and .thus secure a proper representation pf the Manawatu County on the Education Board. :•■ ''"' • -.- -■■ . ; Backed Opt. — We understand a makth was made m FeiMing. during tlie past week, in_ wliioh B.elnney Was backed for £50 to run five miles m 82 minutes; Twenty-five poiwds were .deposited, and one of, the conditions V^; that if. the balance of deposit were not paidupon a certain date the £25 was forfeited.. We understand a WeTf-k'norfn. 'publican was- the backer of D.elanev., but the latter, refusing to undertake, the task.-the"; £2s forfeit was claimed by the other side — a step which isresisted upon -'the ground that there were no written conditions signed. •-. ""'■'. f Watkr. . SrppLr for Martox. — The Rmu/iiiJcpi Advocate, m its last issue, has a leader a r lvo^atinpj a, water, simply for the town, and .state" +,hat Mr. S*. 'Ingram', during ■» rewnt_yis?i to Melbourne, had ncqu'red valuable infbrmatton £pr"te?ting the Bub.torranein- water resources of the plat I©,1 ©, and that the appliance* which he had'.sepn m trhemanufactories, of scientific «n.d agricultwal. impl*manf<» -.wo)ild be. fQTtncV.both; eicon'canical aud el&»"tive. ;W^.,<iruft^: ; o.ur Marton fwends-'iwill be succeßsf'V^'injpsbta/inT. | ing the wished-for supply. : Rapfle.— The raffle., f(>i} Mrj ..Goodisson's •bugcy ,'came pff on . S-itur-lay evening. Mr. Jenssen and Mr. Sta?te ti^d at- 40J and it was almo^ a "foregone conclusion ; that the i latter gentleman, . with, his charijoteristic luck. M'oiiW b.e the. winner, although absent at Wanganui during the^ drnwing. However, there a s.ligfit deviation from f%; xi*ual runthfs time, as Mr. "P. E, '.'.\Varburton' boiighf t Mr/'Jerißse&'s ■ch'dnce^ and '< iii . throwing off ( mHnsi;efT to'.s^itj'e the" buggy' ! with tha ratuer poor sco'fe of .SI. The winner's health was afterwards; <:lin¥nk"in cKam■pagne), andia"*ish was expresse/V: that there woijld, sooh-b*go'ort >nVildß.iiiro.uoi,Fitzhcirbert for the first buggy brought to that *lo;#jty; -u i"--'-''.-y. "■ ■• • .-4 •..■'■•; .;'■:-,;„ .' ' jA^p:TfIRpjTGH.:-yAn elderly mftnnamodJ^mfea| whp had bee'n'iitWeitM on $tf papier ' Rtcie'oKlft char{W of '.embozzlenxf.nt.i* arrived by cbac-h ouFTidoy. ijigljt.va^jivaß hnnclio>l Wor to ttho. custo'ly of <3v>n jfriijte. Qillespie . tW 't.he? night On : .Batur'Yay ' mpyiilrtg hje* was bTOu^];t : -up - ; bc?orp .iMi*, S^ni?fspn^ an'l ''rprttirtlfy remand* 1 to Foiton-. The accused wai: Mbpghfc.be-fora-.MV^ Thvnne, , J.P.^at .Poxtoi£ t% sftme.^ay;'*ch\^.a embezdecl. thd -r«?ittn ,Qf £1 -139*.- frilm Atr; '■' Brown,' Hiker,; Foxfob.. Bttil; ,w»s'yallower|, but as no au^eiies were fdrfihcouilh'g, the^ pHsoTier;; : it'aF.r ki>pfe m .cu^ofliK " O^her cjiarges arc likaly : to -be'bronught- -forward jiigamst him.> ' • '" -xW- L , •'•'* ..Tmk yicTORiAN; . ■EMBAssy..~We lenrn , from ; . our Me.lbp.urne . exchangea -v . thnt nn .answer hMs'bepn fv)r\vai*ded to -ih'e'Victa-.ftKin-J<TiTib:issyin. Lon.lon by -Sir\ Michael -JT?tffo;Tio;ttth, .Be^rc.^^of. : ;S.ta,to. for the Ailofirc*, m whi'chnof'prbpo'aes that Mr. Tievtf, the Preuiiea, sliuuld ijiu.issu* >ritb,

the- Legislative Council *bfi the . a^raeudcd Reform' Bill, previously parsed by the Assembly. If^he majority of the contitue.ncies supportthe measure at; the general election, and the Council still remains obstiuiate, Sir Michael Hicks-Beach promises to submit a Bill tjvthe Imperial Parliament to amend the Victorian Constitution, so .as to render it more workable .iJTotwithstandr ing Mr. Berry's successful' 'fiiission so far, and all the honors -which hare been heaped upon htm, he. isjrejiortecl to_ be seriously ill, and conflned.tp -his, hotel m Lbnctan. The cares of State,' boupied with the quantity ■of-dinnera^nd-introductions he has bad to end use, -have evidently proved too much for the Preinierdf 1 Victoria. .■WoN-pßKßffi' if it be Tbub.— Occasion r ally prisoneriTmake rather strange defences to account for their little peccadilloes, but about the "most ingenious that we have heard for some time was that made by Mr. Dpn\iatiy*dPsb*e Wanganui Supreme Court, to account -for a sum of -money found planted.in the too of his boot, and with the.stßaiiflgtdf which he was charged. According to that very p'ausible gentlemen, he; had a pound note m Mb trousers pocket, biit there being a hole m the garment (he money slid down -his leg, "entered through the top of his I'aced-up boot, worked its way along the foot, until it reached the place where the big toe quietly reposed, and there- it took .up its quarters., A scepr tiicaTjury; however, evidently doubted Mr,, ..Dontiahy's veracity, and as their verdict '£iofc only questioned his truthfulness, but also his/honesty/ his fiituri provision became: a. matter for the Court. CKirariH: tfp England. — An adjourned meeting of -•' 'the . Vestry was held in ' the Church 6ri ; Saturday evening, when there were- present— Messrs, :Mitford (Churchwarden, m the chair), Snelson, P. E. Warburton, Turner, Keeling, Goodissbn, and Sntton. The principal business was the opening of the tenders for the neir parsonage. Three tenders were sent m viz. : — IT. Burrell nnd W. Lockwood, £585; C. Rosinsky, £420 ; and Sutfcon and Daniels, £380. On the motion of Mr. Snelson, seconded by "Mr, Warhurton, the tender of Messrs.. Sutton arid Daniels was accepted-, provided that the i !Ovoce3.an Fund would contribute the sum of £200 ;. the Vestry being m a position to find the remainder. Accounts tor the amount of. £7 Bs. lid. were, passed for payment. There will be a morning and evening service next Sunday, and' special collections" will be made, on both, qccaiion"8 v for 'the purpose of liquidating all outstanding accounts. It is to be hoped- that eyery,.member of' the congregation- will contribute liberally, as the Rev. -Mft'Nevrtli may be ejf^etfbd -m/a few, days,andnt is desirable that a clean balance-sheet should he presented to him when he comes. "Tafl H«aTSB* CffWßs. I'—A1 '— A correspon•dcrat of the Auckland Homing Slar, who signs himself " Greenstone," attended a lecture at the Crystal P-alace, London, and' sends, the following description of Bret Harte, the well-known, and still niore wid.e.ly-.r.e.ad, author "of the poem called ."The Heathen Chinee" :— This was his first appearance m England as a lecturer. If I might vent.ura upon a personal description of the author of-' The Heathen Chinee, 1 ! I should describe him as. undersized, with grey hair, a " soft clear voice, and slight American accent. The. lecture was full of verve, graphic, m -details, witty and no?. It w,as chiefly devoted to the land which th«t. "Heathen Chinee has made, or is so rapidly making, his qwo — Oalifo/nia. Thesketch of the Chinaman was characteristic, describing him as patient and intelligent,, standing hehitid you? 1 ; chajr at table, not devil m your house with'a devotion and ardou^ surpassing your own efforts m the same, direction."-. <; . TBK Sjsiws- a?i |^a». — The Library Committaa ujave procured a portion of the books which, £hey ordered a few weeks ago, and the r^afndei*maybe.expee(jed m a short time. As abput£3o,vtpr|h has been selected, it would be 'well for, all who have .put down thojr. names to forward" their subscriptions •as soon as convenient, m order that the Committee might be placed m a position to open fcha. circulating library within a short time. Residents not alone in' Palmerston, but m. the surrounding district, are Btill liberally contributing gifts of books, and scarcely ft; day passes 1 thai^some are riot re- ■ ceiyetf at' this office. This liberalify will very materially help the Committee m the good work they are. endeavouring to do for.' the entire community. Messrs. Coleman and Green, two energetic members of tha Committee, made a personal canvass on Frid.ay afternoon, and-'in a short space of time -added tori niore to the list of.>i\bscribers.. The Library is now an established fact, and with good, management, thei'e. can :b'o no.dpubt that'it has a useful and; pros"perous cai'eer before it. - ' ..? Mechanical Art, — The exhibition of, mechauical figures at. the, Foresters' Hall attracted very fair au'efiences during tie past two evdrihijjs This 1 is only as if should be, for the entertainment affords • 'mirth to fc'ie, young, and food for thought tn the old. The " Little World," as it is advertised, consits of a cleverly constructor! piece of •metfhnnism, wherin all sorts of figures are marie to appear on the stage. Hansom .cabs and omnibuses, Rteam-boats and velocipedes, negro minifitrels and artists; blacksmiths and sawyers, merry-go-rounds and easy armchairs, are all grp.u.p.edNtogeihei*.' The ladies .all, represented "by a pianisfe with an exquisite tou"h, a machinist, a knitter, and a figure rocking the cradle. But, par excellknce, there ate the friends of our youth, -^uncli ftttd Judy — the Ventriloquism and lofclier accesssbries l^'eing cleVerly contributed bj;ft yburig lady. Baron's automatons are a decided success, and are not likely to be. '-soon' f ortrotton,; by young folks especially. The exhibitipn'-will appear.here for the last time thjs, evening, and there will be a mid?, day. performance m the .afternoon at three o'clock. Our Foxton friends will have an opportunity of seeing the wonderful.automatans to-mnrftw evening. Another Land Sa le.— W-e would draw ppeiial attention to t.li.e fact, that Messrs. Thynne, Lintnn, and Go. intimate thai they Tiaye. receive! instructions to, dispose at an early date of 700, acres -of bush land adjoining the borough boiindary^ which is situate d alongside, the :railw*F line towards' Bunuyt ! iorpe. ; As we have seoh the plan" oiJttiis -.bl^ck, we can Safely say it is a first-class property, <h* indeed it might b'p termed two distinct gropnrtic*. ns f-,he ; railwnv line, passes through . 'it, thus diyidinp it into two p;»rt3 of about four hnndrel ares Bnci three, hundred, acres eoc.h. It is 'well watered by ieveiMl cVeekal x wj)joh and the soil w{'jbf*"tlJe ■besjr po^Me description: " Thia 11a. rare op=.p irtaniT^or. any.VKunp.'vhy on tlje' look-out ' for^ g6'ortlaw-mi}fth l p[ sitef^^j £b& wjrble.of ; .the/ Rush is well siutM ,'pßJrposes.' j^TJdi^ttnuof.riinn. totara, matai, whi^e-pine, &¥ T'oiiheif m-vKkctible timben. ;F«un..t. I he higfiippices" -po^w, ri'lfn^'-fpr tirnberj' we* dhttHbe mncfli sifrTirfoeci'*if some conipTnv does not sepiire. tjliis block, considering'thnt-after-it is sold! 'but. little chance mnains for securing siifih' an extensive area m the whole of the district. If 'riot sol<l -to one pirtv, it is the .intention of the owner to' offer it m op.r'fcinns of » bout seventy acres each, nn'l give l'heral- terms. By adopting this plan it should fpnli'se, a hi>h figure, juclsr'ntr by thti prices obtained at the r9;;at^ salt* m Feiididj iat bush had. .■ \- \ ; '.

A^QT^eb Poob A siAiAt,.-. As" the after* noon train, on Monday, approaohe,d near Jackeytown, an unfortunate cow .was qbiti- ( nate enough "not to get out of ; the'way^of ; the engine, apd had to suffer tile, penalty 6f havingtwo of its legs cut off. The poor animal then" groped its way towards ;the adjoining bush to die. Itseems-apity, now that accidents are becoming . so frequent, that the railway authorities could not sopply the guards with revolvers, so that they . might be able to terminate speedily' the sufferings of auy^animal? disabled by "the" engines along the line. This is a matter that a local H^mana^Society. .cpuld.adra*l-^ .tageously deal with,Tnd if "^ere'are any" membei's of those useful societies m Palmerstori, we direct their attention to it. Of course, it will be urged- that cattle have no business on the line", and that settlers should have their land fenced. jfo» doubt $ but all settlers are not m a position to do so. Till then, we presume, there is no help for them ; but that is no reason why the sufferings of poor- dumb animals need be unnecos? sarily prol6riged, when they might be easily/ cut short by a bullet fnam a gun or a re-, voiver. --• - .