NEWS AND NOTES.

Manawatu Times, Volume III, Issue 41, 14 May 1879, Page 2

NEWS AND NOTES.

Harmonic SpciETY.— Tljpse desirou-j of join'ng tbe newly-formed Harmonic Society are invited by notification elsewhere to meet at the Public Hall, this evenipg, at seven o'clock. Dissolution.— It is notified that the business hitherto carried on between Peter Jensen and Henry Gardes, at Palmerston, has been dissolved by mutual consent, the business being carried on by the latter, to whom all accounts are to be paid. THE PALMEBBTON READING ROOM. — We hav^ aga'p to coll the attention of subscribers to the Reading Room to the fact that a general meeting will take place this .evening at seven o'clock m the rooms, Public Hall. As the business to be transacted is of an important nature,, a fu|l attendance is respectfully requested, An Intellectual Tbeat. — It will be seen' by a potiflcation elsewhere that Raymond'? Panorama of. Livingstone's Travels m Africa will be exhibited iri the Foresters' Hall this evening. Leaving aside altogether the amusement to be received, such an entertainment is calculated to c«nvey instruction to both old and young, and consequently we expect to see it liberally patronised. New Stobe at Feilding-. — A large and commodious building is fast going ahead for, Mr. J. C. Thompson, the owner of the store m Feilding known as the " Exchange."Tbe situation is an excellent, one, being at the corner of Grnv and Denbigh streets, and. not far from Mr. Thompson's present place of business. We wish the enterprising proprietor every success, nnd trust that he will be rewarded for his outlay by q\\ increasing trade. A Sleepy Official. — Considerable speculation was rife on Monday morning at the non-arrival of the train from Foxton, which was an hour late,, and vajjious were the rumors afloat as to its detention. At half -past pipe, however, it made its appearance, when it was learped that the delay arose through one of the employes, whose business it was to get up steam, having over slept himself, consequently the train was an hour behind time m starting. A Paib of BACCHAJJurfiUNS. — Two worshippers at the shrine of- Bacchus, pamed John Conway and James Moor.c, whose devotions had the effect of taking away thei. understandings, fell ip^ the. clutches pf Constable Gillespie on Friday pighfc, apd puly made their appearance before, the Mayor, on Saturday morning. Both were penitept but impecunious, nnd their upited wordly possessions — one solitary sixpence — pot being, sufficient to liquidate; their fines, they were, subjected to a further, deflation of twenty-four, hours. A R.ABE. Chance. — It is not often capitalists have, such an excellent opportunity for investing, as that now presented by the placing of the Princess Hotel, Terrace End, ia. the, marke.t. The building is, one of- the mos"; complete and substantial erections m the EroY.incial District, being, admirably adapted for what "•; was, intended for — a family hotel — and to one who could devote the whole, of the.ir. attention to it, a sure fortune wopld be the resu.lt. As is well known, Mr, D.cards has gone largely, ipto another industry,- and it is only for the reason that that demands his undivided attention, lyhat heris relinquishing the, hotel business. The/ Roll op. Honob.— To the list already published we have to add — "Under - ground, or Life b_low the. Surface, presented by Mr. E. Amesbury ; Creasy's Memoirs of Eminent Etoniaps, frpm Mr,, Archibald Stewart ; and seventeen volumes from two gentlemen who do not wish the.ir names mentioned. We have been promised a further addition, due notice of which will appear ip our, pext. We havq now received between three and fjur hundred volumes which, with the books purchased, will form a nice, library, without the burden pressing unnecessarily severe upon any one. The Town Cleb.ks^ip. — As our readers are already aware, the v Borough Council, with a graceful forethought which was, alike creditable to itself- apd Mr. Keeling, offered that, gentleman the, refusal or acceptance of. the offi.ce which he, has so long w'.orthily filled. Mr. Keeling, we ai-e pleased to say, elected to retain tlie pqsi; tion upon the, terms stipulated, namely, that he should devote the whole of the time between the hoprs of. nine apd four to the Boi'ough business, and he is now. making arrangements for winding up, his other various, callings, so that, he can undertake tho duties untramnolled by any outside demands upon, his time. The County Rate. — It will be. noticed from our. report of the County Council that that body has decided to strike a shilling, rate, the only dissentients to the amount being Councillors Sanson and Gower. The

action of. jfche latter gentleman take? us aojnewhat by surprise, as if we are not very PJ-uoh mistakep #i tiroes past he was .one of the ; most B_repl.io#s advocates for a high prate, even going as far as recommending two {•hilling? 'n' the pound. Certainly since theje. times are considerably changed^ bes"de which there is a prospect pf . four rates being levied iri the district to which Councillor Grower belongs — the County rate, the Highways ratf , the Land Tax, and the proposed District "Railway rate. Ths Late Accident. — We are pleased to learn that the three men, GJ-ulbran-sen, Petersen, apd Rowlands, who were injured m th.« Government Gravel Pit "~efc Friday, are progressing very favorably. Petersen wa§ yery much bruised ; Rowlands received an injury to the h?g which will disable him for some time ; and Gulbransen's injuries we have already described. Notwithstanding the serious wounds received by the latter ? thanks to the skilful and prompt surgical attendance paid to him, he is even now op the high road to rccoyery, and as all three men were working for the Government, it is consoling to know that their inability to work will not result m any pecuniary loss, as their pay will -*un on until their convalescence. T#b Uncle Jefe Tboupe. — This Amateur Company of Sable Ministrels made their appearance at the Terrace End BuhHc Hall on Monday night. The Hall was fa'rly filled, and if noisy demonstrativeness be a test of appreciation, then the audience on that eveniag were pleased to the highest degree, (pbe cntertaLiment was of a varied character — m fact we might say of a particularly varied nature — most of the artists compelling the aud'ence to laugh at, if not with, them. As there were no programmes, we cannot say whether the bill of fare as laid do?yn had been strictly adhered to, but if so it must take a high order of merit as regards originality. The entertainment concluded with a select quadrille patty, which was kept up with great spirit until the wee hours of the morning. The Nbw. Hotel at FniLpiNa.r- We are informed that the tender of Messrs. M'Chesney and Beard, the well-krown contractors of? Feilding apd Bulls, has been accepted for Belvie's pew hotel m Fergusson street, and that it is, intended to commence work as soon as, possible. As the builders are making good progress with the erection of their new saw-mill at Trondjeim, it is not unlikely that they will be able to furnish some of the material themselves. A Na^bo;-* Escape.— Ye.sterd.ay noon as Mr. D McEwen was riding along Main street, the horse he was mounted on being a particulars fresh and skittish animal, took fright at the. railway engine and bolted down the road. Mr. McEwen stuck manfully to the saddle for some time, but finding the. hor.se becoming unmanageable, slipped his feet from the stirrups., ajid dropped upon the grass by the side of the line. It was fortunate he had the presence of mind to do so, as the animal was thoroughly frightened and uncontrollable, and on bein-j freed from his. burden quickly disappeared m the distance. The Feilding Public Hall — Mr. F. I. de Clere, whose coming to the district we noted a short time since, is busy preparing plans for the proposed Public Hall m Folding. They are all but finished, and to an unprofessional eye fchey certainly look satisfactory m every respect. There is ample sitting room provided for about 400 to 500 people., and provision is made for a nice ?tage — 25ft. m depth by 21ft. m breadth. There -vfill be two shops m front, and an entrance hall lQft. wide. The importance of ventilation has pot been over-: looked, as Mr. Clere is fully alive to such j an important feature m a public building. | It is intended $0 erect the hall qn the Kimbolton road, not far from Mr. W. Whisker's butchery, and a meeting of subscribers will soon be called to finally settle all details connected with the building, "f""-ic£ PBoaj: A. Hobsb. — We learn with much regret that Mr. M'Minn, the editor of the Rangitikei Advocqfje, sustained a nasty accidept through his horse having giverj him an -ugly kick just about the knee, which has rendered him considerably lame, but a,s there is no rest for the wicked — or for journalists — Mr. M'Minn continues ip harness. Like a genuine soldier, he cannot afford to rest at a time when some of his citadels are about being stormed j and whilst many men would keep their, beds witli a much less infirmity, the worthy, e.ditor, of the Advocate shows a wonderful, capacity for hard work. We. wish bur brother of the quill a speedy recovery, and trust that he will long enjoy good health to enable him to do battj'e for, his colors against all comers. Moee Settlebs fqb Palmebsto:***. — As will be seen elsewhere, Palmerston has received another addition to the number of its residents by tbe advent of Mr. T. Rogers and family. Mr. Rogers has been a very old settler m the sister county of- Rangitikei, where he, lately sold out an extensive business m Marton with, the intention of visiting the Home country. Circumstances however, decided him to ohange his mind, and hearing so much of the growth and prosperity of Pakppraton, he, after, a satisfactory visit of- inspection, determined to settle down here,. In another column he notifies that he has commenced business as a tinsmith and plumber iv Taonui street pending the securing of- more central premises. Some sage has sojd that '' the. man who plants a tree or causes a blade of grass to grow, bestows a blessing upon posterity," : we say that a man who throws his lot m with a young community confers a favor, pot easily repaid, but the, obligation", j is increased m proportion to the, number of " olive, branches " with which he is burdened, and as Mr. Rogers ig pot free from those incumbrances, he is doubly welcome on that account. The Manawatu Highways Board. — A special meeting of the above, Board was held yesterday, for. the purpose of striking ' a rate, when upon the motion of- Warden M'Ewen, seconded by Warden M'Kenzie, it was resolved that the rate for the ensuing year be one shilling m the £ payable on tbe 6th of June, 1879. A letter was read . from the M'Ewen stating thatj they

had no objection to the Board talcing a line of rpad fifty links wide along the western boundary of section -"To 79 Karere Block, from the lami of Mr. jfjamilton to the Foxton road, on condition that the Board convey to them as compensation the line of road running through section ,89 from the south-west corner of section No. 47 to Native boundary line, the Board to be at all cost of conveyancing. The proposal was accepted, anq". Jblje engineer instructed to prepare plans by next meeting. The Wardens present were — Messrs. Dalryniple (chair), M'Ewep,Mi\ M'Kenzie, Bruce and Farmer. Pbesentation to Mb. Chabler Batt. — Mr Batt, so long known on the Manawatu Line jn the position of head guard, was presented a few days since with an illuminated address and a massive gold signet ring by the residents of Karere, as a small token of esteem upon his removal from the position which he s.o long held with credit. The address, which was the work of Mr. B. L. Pirani, was executed m a most artistic manner, and the presentation was made on behalf of the subscribers by Mr. D McEwen, Highways Wardep for the district. The gift of a ring was a most judicious one, as, if report speak 3 truly, Mr. Batt has entered upon his last week of single blessedness, and its close will see hiajt amongst the ranks of the Benedicts. In common with a large circle of friends, we wish him happiness m both the sphere he has entered upon, and i the one yet to come. Th? Third Tbaik to FqxToijf.— We think we will be pardoped for again drawing attention to the necessity which exists for a fchicd daily train to Foxton, aqd ask- j ing when jt is likely the long-made promises will be carried into effect. Long before the close of last year, tbe Commissioner promised that the want should be supplied, and months ago the pubic were assured by the General Manager that m three weeks thence a third train would be put upo p the line. Those weeks haye sine c passed into months, and an excellent prospect of still further rolling into year.s, yet we seem no nearer to the promise becoming an accomplished fact than ever. An instance of the. necessity may b« quoted upon last Monday, when the first tvain did not arrive m Foxtop until the evening was far adYapced. It is utterly absurd m those go-ahead days that travellers cannot reach tbe teriuinus of % line only eighty-six miles long until a couple cf hours after noon. If Mr. Rotheram would, arrange to expedite matters a little, he would earn the thanks of the travelling publ'c Chubch Qf England,' Feilding. — A meeting of subscribers to the Church Building Fund was held on Saturday evening, j;he chair being occupied by the Eev. Mr. "Mr. Sherwill, as one of the Churchwardens, explained that the object of th« meeting was to take into consideration tbe offer made by Mr. IJa".coii),be, agent for the Emigrant and Colonists' Aid Corporation, to the effect that he was prepared to give a new site to the Church, at tlie junction of Camden street and the railway line,, and that he was prepared to allow the Vestry to sell the present site m _tanchester street, opposite the Bank of New South Wales, which would be almost certain to relise a good round sum. Mr. Halcombe was present, and explained his. proposal to the meeting, and those present considered the offer a lpos't liberal onp. It was then proposed by Mr, Bearson, and seconded by Mr. Beattie— -"That Mr. Halcombe's offer be. accepted.'' The motion having been declared carried, Mr.'Halcombe explained that tbe Building I"un4 was ip the interests of the whole of the Manchester Block, and it was intended that any surplus m hand should go to assist places like Halcoinbe apd Asburst •, and we are given to understand that the movement has no connection with the Dioce3.au Fund which ! the Bishop and Clergy of the. iUocese are endeavoring to place on a satisfactory footing, The site offered by Mr, Halcombe possesses the additional advantage pf being more convenient for the mojorifcy of the inhabitants of Feilding than the present one, and as three lines of road converge, a,t the Junction where, the proposed site, is, no doubt it would prove also much mope convenient for members of the congregation living away from town. "