NEWS AND NOTES

Manawatu Times, Volume III, Issue 46, 31 May 1879, Page 2

NEWS AND NOTES

Thb Voetihtbebs. — According to a District Qrder,. issued by the Major-Com-manding, it is intimated that the local corps win .have to parade on Monday eventing for inspection and exercise. FooTßAi.r,^-:Mr. Pii-ani, the secretary to the Football Club, intimates m another oolumn that a meeting of tb» Association will' be held tbi« evening, at the Clarendon Hotel, at whioh members, as also persons iwishing to join, are invited to be present. ; The 'Licensing Govrt.— lt is an-' nouncad through, our- advertising columns that the quarterly sitting of the Licencing' 1 Court, previoiisly advertised to ba held on Tuesday, has been adjourned until Thursr day next at ijoon, m the Court-housa Palmeraton. Pbesbytebian Sebviob. — Service will be held in 1 the Presbyterian Church, Palmarston North-, on Wednesday evening, 4th June, at 7 o'clock, when the Rev. James Treadwell, of Wanganui, will preach. The Presbytery of Wellington meet m the same plape to moderate m a call, and it is earnestly requested that as many as possible may be present to sigh the' call. - The Jxtbt List. — We cannot too strongly urge upon the various Justices of the Peacp m the district the importance ,of attending at the Oourt-hQusQ on Tuesday -for. the purpose *of revising the, Jury List. The Resident Magistrate has .notified that it is impossible for him' to attend, and unless two justices are present we shall be without a 1 jury list for the current year. Thb Wobking Men's Cltjbv — We are pleased to see that the members i* of tbe above institution are hard at work' getting the club! into working order. At a meeting held on Tuesday n%ht, ,Mr. Hampson waselected permanent secretary- Mr. Woods, treasurer^ and the committee -.were emp^owered to- obtain books and make araangenrents with regard to the scenery. ' AEOHiTEOiJTOiB ;--The plans. fpr the additions to VMr. M'Lennan's residence, Qrou^ Downs—tenders for which areinvitad. in^our present issue-r-are. lying for inspection at Messrs. King Brothers 1 store. Tfcr.J. W. Liddeir is the architect for the work,' but the planshaye^been prepared by Mn. A. Moinet, of Foxton, "and do that gentleman great credit, - evidencing considerable talent and professional skill... ; l v . , . Pußtio TitBTiAB,Y.--With regard to 'this' prdp.6sedjijisliitiition,we.Wnld wish, to icemind the public-^first ,; that a meeting of ratepayers will be Held m the Town Hall on Monday evening ; and secondly that they are asked. to record their votes tor. on against the Library on Tve^day. We are phased tft b^e, ab.l^ to informjthpsa gentlemen whoso - . liberally, subscribed to , the Eeading Boom that the lending library m connection there- - with, will be open this eyjpining. for thei dis^ tribution of- books! : " i The Majority-.— -A meeting o$ the ere.ditora of H. Brown, of. Foxton, was held m the Court-liouso, Palmerston, 'oq Wednesday, Mr. Q-raybaing ,yot«d to the chair. ? Mr. Stai f e appeared ,fpß;tha insolvent, who■was also present; Oa the motion of Mr. Loudon,. eacondecl by -Mr. Liddell; Mr. 1 F. \K' Crowther. was appointed truste^i Mr. Staite. drew attention to the fact? that whereas Mr. Loudon had proved for £300, v he only appeared m the list of- creditors *for. £16&, and he could not account for. the discrepancy. He mignt state for.tneir; satisfaction, that according to the schedule' of- assets and liabilities, the estate;inightraaliße. 40/ m the A'Wobj) or. Advice. —^We notice that our Feeding- contemporary:^has' allowed itself to be 'the medium of a cosrection which we. presume " is intended for. something which has appeared iv these columns. We attribute : sucji unjoumalistio oonduet to par contemporary's ybiifchj arid consequently inform, ifc that there is > a practice amongst journals to refuse corra^poiidenos with regard to what appeara dy other papers, unless the insertion of the.oonvß.ctum be. denied by the journal offending. Wd* do not know wheth er the. &itardfan has erred through Ignorance or^design we' make it a present- of- the. information. ■:.■>■' ;' Maobi Ro^. If. AwAarat— :We have been informed that a number of- j Maoris : committed -» , improTpked, outrage at Schultze'B Hotel, Awahuri, on Thursday night. It. appeara t]iat tbe. proprie.ton had issued a number of invitatious to hk pri-nftta-^rfenßsi; for-whoni he had prep,irerd a< Bpjenaid Bpread, aniJ- during thYfestiyities^ Bome.M?pri9 came to place,' and insisted Tipon taking part m the proceedings. ,. This Ij-was na'turafly objected to^ nnd a hand-to--hand fight /ensued, ending m the. intruders being forcibly ejected, and compelled: to re- ' tire, after receiving such a lesson as -will be : ealculatad to teach them better manners m future. JCNraHTa ov .ebb. Bath.— On Tuesday, whilst Tom B owe, the lessee of the; l?oxton , Ferry, was employed putting some cattle oyer the river on his punt, ttiree impecunious swags-men thought ' they would take, advantage ■■ of '• the opportunity . to " cross the": ■river, in} the Ferry dingy. Watching th eir

tels, and haying, as they imagined, safely ensconced themselves m the stern, pushed off. The boat shot out into about five feet of water, when suddenly it came to a standstill, and the occupants were make painfully; aware that it was foundering, as slowly and:, gracefully it disappeared from view, "while , the swags floated gaily down thfc stream; ' the .efforts of their owners being^aloneridi-. rected to reaching terra firmd: '■' (3-bodv-hearted Tom, however, came to the rescue as he not only Recovered the vagrant property, but placed the travellers on .the other side of the liver..? .'.' - ; - AcciDßif T.-+A painful accident on Tuesday to. a French settler, named Gillard, residing on his section, about two.miles ; beyoncj. Woodyille. It appears that the man was returning home from a neighbor's on horseback, riding barebacked, Jand having a sack containing several articles slung, across the mare's" shoulder. On ascending; a very- steep incline, both rider and sack slid rather too rijuch tohind, as the mare began to buck, and finally threw her rider, who fell on his left anil on a stump. The fall broke his arm a little above the ; wrist, and Gilford had.to walk into Palmerston for surgical aid; • The fractured limb was set next morning, and Gillard retiirned home the day'.f oilojririg/ ' ' ' ; *■ • . . Tsß Scandinavian CoNOBBp.-x-As will be seen elsewhere, our Scandinavian'settlersare about to give an entertainment m thatlanguage, which, wf'aro informed Avill be the firat of the kind' ever given m the Co Jg^ The programme wilf-cbnsist of inßtrum#Bil and vocal music, recitations, and other futures of a novel nature,' no doubt possessing attractions 'to thbse to whom, they would be new. Our Scandinavian friends hava always'been only too ready to bestow pati'onage or assistance whenever a; call was made upon them, and we trust that, leaving aside the rich treat: to be expected, a sense of gratitude will influence all, . and fill the house upon thetqcoasion. As indicated m the advertisement, the doors will be, open at half-past seven,; . the concert to commence at eight ;. admittance three and children half price. ; : Thb March op Proo-bbss. — Some little time ago we notified the fact that' Mr. Malcolm, of Main'street, was m a position to turn- out buggies, drays, tax-carts, and other conveyances m a style and at a price toicompare i favorably witheither Wanganui or WellingtonV This of course was with regard to the .bftildihg of the vehicles, the dnly-drawback>-being getting cushions arid upholstery executed m, an- artistic manner, j We are pleased to see that the flourishing condition of Palmerston has induced Mr. Henry Larsen^im old resident of Sydney, who is well, skiUed.in. all kinds of carriage trimming,..to;»«as.t his lot m with us and open business :in town. That makes the third settler who ha 9 come to and opened business iii Palmerston within the past three weeks— Messrs! • Allinghamj boot-maker ; Rogere, tinsmith' r and Larsen. S ATJOB . ; *OR GtaQSH. ShOTODD ,BB SAUCB i"OB the GfiOTiß.— Mr. Kebblewhite, licensed carter, has .written to us complaining of the unfair oompetitioo carried on m the matter of cartage by the storekeepers m town, who he contends to be allowed to deliver theis goods, shouldpay a licencse fe« to the borough, the remauk having special reference to : butchers and bakers, who he considers should be placed m. the same position as hawkers. In support of his argument he asserts that m the ' borough of Masterton the-carts of . th» several stores have to h.e. lie^nsad, while butchers and bakera, who canvass for orders have to b« provided with hawkers' licenses. In accordance with the notification over our correspondence column, we. do not identify ourselves with tKe. opinions of correspondents j still we niighC j)oint oi\t to the carters that werf ther^JKlJer|f»n. arrangement actoptedj it= might be worse for them as a body, as it would undoubtedly give authority to storekeepers to ply for public hire, and consequently'they 7 . would have so much more competition 'to* contend against. Hb Wanted a Month. — On Tuesday evening as Constable Gillespie was standing at the dooi" 6f the Police station,- he noticed a bibulous individual, with a swag on his back, loitering at the porch. of- the Bistrict Court. Thinking that the stranger was m search of the Clerk, he went towards him and asked him if such was the case, 'but was astonished, to be informed that his w-as the assistance needed; followed by a request from the unknown that the Constable would " run him in;^ On seeking an^ explanation • he learnedlfrdm the applicant that as he had " no.wxirk nor no money the: lock- up was the best place." ; It is needless to say that temporary lodgings were provided for Mr. John Barnes— for, that was the. gentleman's name — and on Wednesday Mr. H. McNeil,; JJE\, sentenced him forty-eight hours upon the' charge 1 of drunkentiess. To the surprise of Constable GQlespie, who imagined theAprisoner would be grateful for preferring the minor charge- -r-Mr Barns with an injured air^ asked, why vhe had not been brought up as; a vagrant, as^ithen he would ■have; been sure , of a month. The lesson ,, may not-be lost upon the Constable, and it is just possible;- unless Mr. Barnes changes and is off to "fresh" fields and /postures new,!?.- his release will be followed by a speedy removal to Wanganui; gaol. The brand new lock-up at Palmerston. is about receiving its last coat of paint and it is -just possible its inviting -appearance has had something to do with Mr.' Barnes' wish to form another unit m the population.