NEWS AND NOTES

Manawatu Times, Volume III, Issue 43, 21 May 1879, Page 2

NEWS AND NOTES

[ / Thb i San Fbancisco MArc-r-Wa have ;■■ been requested to intimate to the public ! that the. outward bound San Francisco mail ■ -will close at Palmerston to-morrow, evening, at 7.45. . 1 Ciiebbtng News.—- From a Beuter'a tele- ; gram, dated London, Mayi4, we learn that the wool sales- opened upon that day vrith an advance of one halfpenny to ona penny ; per. pound upon crossbreds. ' > CelbbbAting- the Bay.— -According to • a Company Order* the Palmer3toon Rifles will- parade on the Square on Saturday, at • half-past eleven,- and fire a feu de jqie m honor of Her Jiajesty, .after which they will be, mwched to the Butts to do some rifle practice. " • FibstinthbEield.— Mr* H«rry Brown, of Foxtoh, hast the somewhat questionable ' honor of baing the first insolvent to patronise the new District Court As, however, we are not aware that he has spnght the aid of •the blind goddess purely from choice, he will find it a coiipiiaerable saving m time and money, instead of travelling m to Wan*ganui. The BtrNNTTHOKPB Scfiooi..-^ : A pom*, meneement ha 9 been m?de with the new building^ Judging by its present: appearance, it will not be a very large affair, but it is expected that it .will be found to answer the present requirements of the district, and will prove * source of great convenience to the/settler 3, "some of whom have to send their, children to school to FeiWing at present. The Education Boabd.— -The vacancy m the Education Board caused by the re.Qignntton, of- •' Jir.. Peajke, : ha3 bifought- two sritb the field— Messrs. I)onald - ' Coutts; of Cavlyle ; and iDuncan M'dG-regOr, "of Maniitahi:. When the next sitting of? the Board fetes place, there will b*ebu.j> few,, pfthemwho have sat, togather before. . The. Q.TrEEN'Q Bibthdax.— As Saturday next ii feW; natal day' of Her Mijesfcy,'; and as 5t would be inconvenient to both storakeepers and pablia that the shops should be. closed upon that day, we" would suggest' that the formal holdiii,g.s.hould bapostponed 'tmtil Monday. Perhaip^ tv request from his Worship the Mayor to that effect woxild m^t 'mfc con.B|<3|era^ion |rom_ |he to wnsfol^

A_ Spokttaiteotts Tbibtjtb. — Mr. Berquigt, of the Foxton Line, has called upon U8 with a request that we should testify his, thanks to Di\ Maclachlan, for the tender and skilful manner m which that gentleman treated Mrs. Berquist during a dangerous illness. Properly speaking that course should have been taking m pur advertising'column, hut. as we never refuse to give praise where it be due, we publish the aboye with pleasure. . A Coebeotion.— We have received the following froni Mr. Seaton, the Librarian to the Harmonic Society ; — " Sir,— At the Harmonic Society meeting, I stated that c I had written to the Foxton Society for their rules but had received no answer.' I should have said that ' I had writteri,but had been unable to despatch the letter m time to obtain an answer before we meet. By inserting this explanation m your paper, you. will do justice to the indefatigable secretary of the Foxton Society (Mr. Flower) to whom I apologise for the mistake." " Pebsonal. — It will be seen by advertisement over the leader that Mr, Fred, Mowlem has been appointed collector to Thb Manawattt Times, and his acknowledgement will be afsufficient receipt for all monies due. As that gentleman intends making a personal canvass for all subscriptions and advertising, we give this notification so that our friends will be prepared for his visit, and so avoid loss of time or a second application. . - " The . .Three' Black Cbows." — Our readers have no doubt heard the stories of the " ThiceeJ3lack':'GrowfiV^;^d/thofman;| who assCTtecihe had seen a thousand cats on his roof^hich thousand, however, upon cross-examination dwindled down to two— his own and another. Those incidents are recalled to' bur mind by a. report current duringthe last week that Mr. Edwin Charles, j of Terrace End, after one morning's shooting had succeeded m bagging twenty brace of rabbits. We made it a point to see Mr. Charles on the subject/and from^iis letter, . which appears elsewhere, it will be 'seen that the twenty brace not only dwindled down to one* but that even that was killed m the Wairarapa, andbronght over by the coach. The Pbess. Militant.—- Froth a private telegram which reached us on Saturday, we learn that Mr.' Henry Anderson, editor- of ! the Wellington Chronicle has been committed for trial for his assault on Mr. Easby.-| We believe it was not Mr. Anderapn's maiden effort m the hammering line, but we .suppose it is for going at it " hammer and tongs " which has brought him to grief . dfc is only fair to state that he has laid a cross information m which he states that the implement was a trophy wrested from the hands of his assailant, and that his was the skull upon which it was exercised, and not Mr.Easby's. •, Ak Übskt.— rOn Monday evening, as Messrs. Edward and G-eorge Marsh were driving a spring-cart along the Stoney Creek road, the vehicle came into contact with a boulder on the road, precipitating the occupants into ai ditch; considerably bruising both gentlemen. As might have been imagined the accident was not cak culated to steady the hqr.se, quite a young animal, and it was with great difficulty it was kept from getting into the ditch on the opposite side. Mr t George Marsh was shaken very severely, while his brother had his wrist sprained. The Catholic Cokoebt-.— We are informed by the Hon. Secretauy, My. Birani, that the total amount available for the church fund, after paying all expenses will be £34 Bs. 3d. The total expenses connected with the entertainment amounted to but £3 13s. 6d, both Messrs. Baker and Bobinson^ref using to accept even their expenses, and the Manaot.mt.tt Times doing the advertising gratis. The receipts from the concert have not only been a long way m excess of those at any previous entertainment, but also the expenses have been proportionately less, In referring finally tp the subject, on the part- of the Catholic -congregation j we have to sincerely thank those -who gave their services, and those who bestowed their patronage," for the handsome sum raised by their efforts.Maori Fotebal. — One of those curious spectacles waa witnessed m Feilding the other, day. There was a large procession, composed of both eex«s, and eachf person carried a gun, the women presenting quite a warlike appearance. The latter, were profusely decked out w : th evergreens around the head and shoulders, intertwiaed with which were creepers with a red blossom — this being, we presume, the emblem of mourning for the departed. At' intervals along the road shots were fired by those who made up the. procession, the firing being rather more frequent as they passed through the town. A large number of Natives arrived by the up and down trains on' Saturday morning, to take part m the tangi and the funeral, some of them bringing considerable stores of provisions to supply the wants of the large number expected to be present on the sorrowful occasion. The Public Libbaky. — A general meeting of all the subscribers to the Palmerston Reading Eoom has been convened for this evening. The sub-committee — Dr. Marriner, Rev. Mr. Newth, and Mr. Keeling — will submit their- report as to the advisability or otherwise of turning the institution' into fi Public Library, and if such action' be endorsed, the meeting wilj be asked to decide under what .Act the change will be effected — that is, whether, according, to the Act of 1869, a library rate be fixed, or, by the Acts of 3875 a,nd 1877, dp without one! In the first case a sum of £50 annually would be raised, but the present property, would be handed over to the Borough Council. In order, therefore, that every subscriber should be perfectly aware of what is about to be done, and have a voice m the matter, it is earnestly requested tiiat every contributor, of £1 should make an effort to be present. Moee AccSmkodation. — The Buckingham Palace Hotel, m Manchester street, Feilding, is at length finished, and will be open for travellers and residents m a fewweeks. When the build ing was m course of erection, we gave a detailed account of the accommodation the house would afford. With Mn. Elink's 'well-known boardinghouse, m Warwick-street, and Mr. Collins'i m Manchester street — for although called a i hotel, it is to be conducted .on temperance principles — the wants of travellers who cannot afford the luxnrv of either the Feilding or the Denbigh Hotels, and also of persons who prefer' tog o to houses which have not licenses, will have, a b>fcfcer change of being attended'tq. than hithertofora. Mr. Klink has made. several additions to his boardinghoiige lately, and, as showing the extent. of his business, "vjfe might mention that i# is, no uncommon thing to 6ea£\fiftyv or sixty persons down .at .dinner, which must be con--siderorl a satisfactory indication of business man up-country toyrn, ; V WoEEiira-KtAir's Dbamatic Clttb. — A meeting' was %eld at 'the. Clarendon Hotel on Monday night for the purpose of establishine a W-prking-Many Dramatic Club. We. Mbrjrari |wa? voted to the chai*, andafter having explained the object for which the meeting, was -TSaHefl, handed m a list ofsome eighteen names of ii>ten<s\Tig members. It wasi proposed by Mr. William Woods^ seconded by "bfiv. John Jjane.-T" That, m the. , opinion of; this meeting, it-is desirable to establish a dramatic Hub, to be. called the P^meretqn North . Woririn|-manV Qhj^.."

The resolution was carried unanimously. Mr. Robert Brown was elected secretary pro tern., and Messrs. Hampson, Woods, and Morgan elected a sub-committee, .to draw : up rules and report at next meeting, which will be held on Tuesday night. It was stated that so far one lady had joined as an acting member, with a likelihood of the services of two or three more being secured, and no time was jto be lost m producing the 'first performance. In connection with the proposed;,society, it will be seen that the stage inanager iJ of the Manawalu Dramatic dub writes elsewhere that that society is not defunct. We are very pleased to hear it, and still more so to perceive the friendly feeling which appears m the postscript to his letter. The Palmebston Ripl.bs.— The corps is fast assuming a state of efficiency, thanks to the energy of Lieutenant Pirani who attends at the drill room on various night 3 and puts the men through their facing 3. We notice that, the regimental bugle— a first-class infantry instrujpognt-^arrived from Wellington on Mp£dayj|||hich, we presume,' will soon be brought lS^^eqiiisition, Ser-geant-major Bezar w;?^^Mttendanco at drill on Monday night, wne^phere was a muster of close upon fifty mj^npand put the corps through manual and pjlfcipn exercise. He spoke m the highest mflj^r of the efficiency arrived at by the. coij^Hto^ating that if he could but visit P^^^^Hk^kly instead of fortnightly, t^^^^^^^HKpuld 'be one of the- smartdj^^^^^^^^^Hjjtf Defence Force. We^^^^^^^^^^H| prise that the Serge^^^^^^^^^^^^^J on the line while up^^^^^^^^^^^^^H he has to pay the ' each visit. This, w^^^^^^^^^^^^| xnedied, and as the c^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^| loss to the Departmen^^^^^^^^^^^^H more effective, a pasl^^^^^^^^^^^H without delay. . Such^^^^^^^^^^^H allowed the police whe^^^^^^^^^^^f duty, and it also might bl^^^^^^^^^^f drill- instructors of the Yolu^^^^^^^^f PBESBY.TEBIAN CHT7BCK:-^^^^^^^H the committee of the Presbyten^^^^^^H tion was held m the church, on Monday evening. Preseqt^^^^^H Ferguson, Convener; Stewart, Eu^^^^H son, Beattie, »nd. the -Rev. A. M. /^[^^^H The principal business was to consicc^^H subject of procuring a harmonium fog^^^| church service. The ' convener^ said. could be no two ways of thinking regard^H the desirability of a harmonium for the! kirk. It was not only desirable hut a necessity, and the only question that could arise, was one of ways and means. If the Paltnerston Presbyterians would pufcth»ir shoulders to the wheel, he thought that wovild be got over without extraneous aid. It was then proposed by Mr. King seconded by Mr, Stewart, .and agroed to, '[That a harmonium be got for the use of tjiePresbytevian church, and that the money vbe raised by an appeal to the congregation." Nine guineas were subscribed, by .those present;, which, with six guineas ? by three gentleman who were not present, I ? Brings up the amount to fifteen guineas. fWith this start there is little fear' of procuring a sum sufficient to buy an instrument of which the Scotch kirk on this town need not be ashamed, It was also resolved that regular committee meetings be held oik the second Tuesday of each month for the transaction p,f ordinary congregational /Business, and that if anjr.pr-essing business^ arise, a pro re naia meeting be held as duly notified. Ofb Basbtttl . YoTTNff , itAir.— Hitherto the member for Manawatu has studiously declined to visit his constituency, and. successfully resisted all the of the charmers who sought to -wile him into the country or political, gratters: r But the, spell has been broken^araujibe long' pentriip .fountain of politics'nSSvupbled forth with a force which threatens tßignore.' place, and time, and space. The occasion tipon which the dumb man spoke presiding at a public meeting called fwith regard to a free library, for the capital y and although we fail to see what "affinity there could.be between the two matters; if the latter will serve as a bait to unlock -the golden silence hitherto maintained bv?SMr. Johnston as to his stewardship, as we ihappen to be corica.rn.ed m a similar movement, if he will only favor us with a visit, we promise, he shall have equal opportunity for doing so. But seriously speaking it. is really somewhat singular that Mr.-. Johnston should seize hold of the firit opportunity pre-, sented — at a non-political meeting arid. to an audience quite indifferent; to his opinions and utterances— to hold forth upon political economy when he has. so steadfastly refused to give his own constituency •. the benefit of his legislative wisdom and experiences. We certainly if ill admit that Mr. Johnston, during the p>sJ*Sessibn and present recess, has been indefatigable m attending to the warits of thisj district, but m his declining to visit it, his| constituents naturally felt injured. We imagine by his late conduct he has added insult to injury. -