NEWS AND NOTES

Manawatu Times, Volume III, Issue 50, 21 June 1879, Page 2

NEWS AND NOTES

To ths Squbalkb. — No it is not I Tbos.— \Vhenevw. you' dispatch Q-oTe?n---ment officials aa amateur reporters, it would I be wise to sift the information gurn«red. the your l-cpre^entative may be aineucblt for au unlicensed slaughter of facts. j " A Colokiai, Obh." — We hare receired a somewhat kngfchy. contribution with the above appellation, but ai '' Hermit," the ! writer, has not forwarded h ; « name and address, we must bold over the document until that most essential condition has baeu complied with. -.Although wa make that an indispensable rese^'vat-on, the" fbrwardihg of the name does not necessarily mean its publication. On« of thb Miirr Industbibs. — Fora young coJjmuDty, |such as Masawatu, wa j question^? it haa an equal m the matter of j industriei. We hare, ham curing and uoil-inf-down by M". Piers Warburion j :.obacco culture bjr'Mv. Paiier ; t'ae extensiTe rearing of bees and supplying of aocey bj M? Sloubaau, not to speak of three flou? and twenty stiw-mills; and now M_*. FrancU Hanlon announces that he nas not only gooo extensirely inco tiie growing of hops, bjmsel?, but i» prepared to suppiy Lhe plant 3 by t'*e dozen or the gross. In addition to beijg m a position 6* making home beer and zeast to the possesso/. the nower of tiie hop is no mean ornament m a garden, ics culture thereby Mour-iig pleasure ant\ profit. Fota L t nes fob "iToue Houas.— 'ihe ciril proceedings at tiie Police Court on Thursday were o? aljiost 'Oichoorn'a-.i duration and weariless, the gi'eaiex' po-*fciou of the aiiesoboA having been occupied m an actjou fovf .i ihe recovery, of «C 32. At fou 5 . 1 'o'clock, counsel for the dere«iL > c stated , that the examin>.txon of *i"t» w"t%tesses would occupy two, houvs at 'caß&. wlie "eupon oui' repo.fer took the '.n-jt. and yairshed, having" somewiiere aoout fou: lijes of copy fo; the -whole afteraoon. Had the evidence taken been published m .extenso, we imagine oit readers wocilci not be lkely to convjla'u of the want of ; legal '"uteDigence. Eventually findi.ag that it woulu be impossible , to finish the eiue at one sit -i.ig, t-e.- Thu o.lay will be devoted >o taking the remainder of tiie evidence. t . Sqiurb 'Impkotembnts.— When the alterations to the Royal Hotel a-e completed—ten dc/3 for wiiifh ere 'filled elsewhere—tuat buiirling -will be a Vtilup,bJe adclit ion to the other sub^tanfa 1 eirfot'onfac;ng the Square., We are J.nfo/nicd by the sp'/ited propriero i that taking infcbnsidemtioTi the high value o? frontage spece, he liao deteiir : ?eii to have the building at present u»ed a bHUa:tl-rooji removed f artheic back, so as to allow of b ; s erecting two shops m front, 'ihe si\e is such an excellent one foi. bus'nsss, otiat there can bo no dou&t t-.ier w 0u1d ...-easitr let. '■■ ■",.■" I'hb CHAyoa m tub Wk.^thkh. -Winter wouM now appear to be propel' set ia. .and. Jjpiter Playlus to hrve jJOa.e eu h ; .u«e'f of the -wate.-ipg-pot. T-'e r.'n w ?ic.'i commenced'on Tuesday. deaCcioed m such to?'rente that a lici'e afta.' derk tiie siieets we<e a7piost iuipi^offblc. Tbafc portioji of the B oaJ «h'eefc ' om {he ' Bank of Ausfalasift to'the C'athol'cCl'aparAyas a m«n?j»t;?.ve lake, tie u.jfo.trtaaa '.itnates of PM'Ti;o'«i -cottage- bt<ng ie^«l»>rly "inp.uoned. The e being f/oai betneen two to f livee feet of wafc?:-.bef«>r* the 3ooi\ T'»>» hti'tu of affairs has com 'nucd up \6 the p.-e«e;ifc t'xm, t\\ rnrnmunical ion by t'le /.ont oe'og vs «.b*oiuiely cut off »■> t it neve!* exi-iter". As Pair e.^tou « cot Yeiiice, j» id jjonc'oU-j a*e not eas^y pb^i'najli}, pc >i«ps tbe Bo ougli ' Ooune'l wo'i 1 .! iv : se tne si?ge by Ofc'eving a channel to be cut fo:- tae i.ujn'sorted waie *. : : Eo?Bß|t.)r or £22. — A special •iit'ng of -thePoiice Cbu.t «fl> oelJ. veste.. »r be/o-e ■i u e" ]tfiijo-v. r t w*:i'C;- . MV.d» Pe^c-*ea «!"> cl\a. w ■ Vx . V"c 'ci»be> f y of All fro-.i .'.G-eiitgo ;."-->si»n ■ at Ol'our B---63», '• ■ Mf.r Jswt. If: 1 . Si.pte. w.io appe; ed 'fo: <■ i proseca. ion, awkeo fv.n e.in»>> vrv/^ ,n*i; Tuesday, aß°i>e bv^'o <*y <:een i.»st. vie -i t^e '•.cas.e.- -T'"*,- »'ppls.'.'j»i i o.Ji «*•» giMo'-ed. vbail being oUowe'd- -n ,irj -U'e'-ipi of ,''.M c:' t ch. h ?.(• i- '.etc. Ned ni .1)0). . L:>.ie on m t/e 'day Me^ s jep-i^on t.nd G-eo Y?e*t s gneu i c veqi.* vi-e b>".i' bb-'c'.-i, and Pecu *ei jWm j elei^eJ. i% oca civstor'y. WXNI'OK B«SCRUCTfO!r.- -O.«? ni.'.to^OW 1)83 been djsn.i in i a p'»t>3t- : ce- wS'c-h'*''a».be-'come quite com;»ioa tv'-i.soma of o* . 10-.a .!») 'Via-, --r.u«l. wli'ch ceftumly s'mii'u b* pan : bHed «>. a Qu.'iig jraa*!*;-. li, i* vre 1 ! k.'oir,! t!>e ■ ..-floe.ii.e w?'c> tji# w!v>< ■■•trs o" eipo .v i»ou*>si» 'k-vb foo ei<oues m ifc«e ■;»pnc l \ a? »» eet A.»"l>s,"llnt i.he to«v.i rpfc nsing 'j'A'^.eaei-. wt'i liab : t-tl.o)'» •<! coat 'conr 3 oip'.i, tbe jejt .up. "in;bC:J*rt? o ? o^e u.:--ciii >s inrst find a voot sOMaw'ie •«. T"e ia f .epay;i-.!t ft- c.ie cvi.i •:p^d of the Eo ough Coi'i.c^ have been pvi. io rorjs'de.y^'e expe-". *c to. re.'jc'e.'v- ;* ciie*' -e^'vons, j»tk' the Is.tesi*. x-'-N-^einent of Vo - ?r-<PaVne •.•>• on m -o "'ayE.J'v iepc off t"e p.? ' sg» ..o •. Lne sect ions o i;ii^ bj abse itw% a -id -\t v ..hem off with t'G-*. : We t «-vi. ■•><? iovto'oh will c l . op a«.':o« t'?<? yp-.vig Va ic'?«. ..pnil mHe an exadip'e'of ; «he •??,.. * . Tsb Fi/ooog jlwd: ™kb M'atl3»— Vs 'Toji.!ifc bfi.re bee i exjeH.en Jie -,onfcinuoa» do.i7-.npji- 1 '- of t.v.j i»a? : i?3ieA pUc,e »"fii'» '»st 'Tae^ilay, hat bee \ the '.nifeiins of swelling the vh iors 'v« .:■*■ "n ti)» ctpunty-tb .sac'v a.» e.:tei;t as almost to make t!ie car'l'^e of.the.im.ls an utfce- 1 i Dp6s»ib|l'Lv. O.i "V7.pdne-.riay t!»e dr'fe/ of t')e coanh v?!)^c'" Jetfc Pa'wiprston for Mn'ste con' upon .rear u: ng tVe 'Jc\te ■-• Fo y, : fbnad fiat "the iManiw.-iia'had swoJ'rn to suih p "opo:. ion? : tli».t ifc trpulfl "be dange-uu^ to try "to efftui a c 'oy«i ng, anc 1 coniequeiifclj rtiuwiecl to -town wit' our making tile note npt.. Qn lh» iftine -d'».j the jSrj>p : e«' lioeGijmjn on viewing thft viver al a o fieemed ?t p/je'ent to retain, io -Wo,odv'J'e wjeb-the ma'U a.id p3iscp«r« ». O i ThiT^flay tbe Masie.ton co:o left Pal 'merscon and- on leaching ti?e ferry •rons-fe-.-edita f /eight* to the coach on (he ot'npisiHp^ant I vice re'sa, by t*?at me».n3 pissenger« fvom both ends being able to continue their [journey. Yestei'day, the Masterton roach got && fnivas t'lefo'i'y, only to ktrn back, the. ivver being-. bank. high. We -pre-, sumo for the same .reason, the Napier' coa6h r did not arrive last nrght. Tub Cnt or tub TfEAb.'— We are pleased to see that our remarks with regard to the lamentable state of the Pa^merston •Oemei erv are : bearing, gopd fro ? t, and con : ', pertcfl action at both ends of the town is - I<> be' taken. . It . will be seen that h is : Woi*ship the Mnyor has convened two meetings oftlie rjitizens to consider, the matter, one m. the Town JJall; on Wednesday,- and the other at Terrae* 1 End ;; on Th ursclay. We reijreit to learn that m addition to . it.3 rlei ploiMble ondition tiie oemel:ery is some JBB3. m debt, and it is with a view of devisinff sonic means to raise funjs 'to clear off that liability l-hat the public are asked to 'meet. We know that the pepple of Palmerston hear ft. very b ; yd name for. their want of attenrlance and pnnetuality at mec > tin<r < », but we know also that when nn appeal fo? anr de'erying objsKt is mnde to t'lehij they are neitVer .ibaent or beliinci-hancl.^ ,We must a«ik; however, that be*irles doing th e I lnt ter.th,ey would meet at the times and the places appointed, bo as "to ."decade upon -the future management of tl>e cemetei'y. Fottk, BfFiijMßii Foem. — From our' Wnt^jpimii.contempovary, the Chf-oMcle, we .le-irn that;a.(elesjiram whs received, by the Pe/ani-e Oißce m that town reqinrin" a | xetvm olflaen iv tlii*' district. 'lia^ ret urn

was given as foUovrs : — Horse — Alexander* Troop. Wanganui, 57 ; Wa'voa troop, Waveriey, 60 ; Alfred, Ringli/kei, 36 Toot — Wanganu- Rifles, 96 ; Ma-Lon Bifle.\ 70 ; and Pa^merdton Rifles : 78, making toial of 397. We pr-esuTe 'this inforrat r on ha* been asked for prepiu-alory to cal r ing out a section of Lhe in' ii'a. la speaking of toe Native d'fficuUy, the same joumv. states that roost of the stpek o?e?ed for sa^e at Mr. F. B. Juckion'i yarJs yesterday, were f .-om Hawera and other pa*. s of tiie threatened dUt.ict. We believe Mr. Jackson's lists are full r o ■ some weeks to come, from the tame quarts'*. t!ie irtiile-s deeinirtg it be^t not to be burdened widi too much' stock m case of po«s>ble eventua't^'ev. " -Whit's m the S.. l EKE,v*K*ciiJißißt?— We have of; en heard of the weakness bulls have fo? china shops,' but did riot know t'jafc iies! ended to liotsU atdbar parlors. On Wednesday 83 a mob of cactle were beisg drirea .past the P.incess • Hote), a steer severed Ins connection with the re^t; and deliberately walled into the passage way. When it Jad reached the half^eor leading into t'ae bar, it cboly rested its c'jini upon tie ledge and ".took ill the situation." Finding i» egress "bawed," however, it turned ••bund; and- to the horror of those inside, itina?ehed i.ito LhscomTnei'cia] room where as uiigfii iiave been e^pejoedj 'ts entrance caused a regula- pa-nic, and while a ruoU was inaue lor the doo* by some, of'iets biiatehed tbe various fire-i 'ono as» weapons of defence. Pe^'ceiviog that toe welcome wi>B likely to be a wp.-ji one ; hi 3 bullsuip again al ered his oourie, anc' struck a rvack for the st.eet, only, however, to make his entrance the next moment iato the bar. Fnr.6' c • pressure beiag'bror.jjht to bear he vacaLeJ. tbafc position with moi-c «peeU then lie had taken it up, .bjfc aftei- finally leavi.;g M;. Dea.da' e^rablUlinienb, he next bebtowet! h : s pateonnge upon My. Hnuson, ,the owner of the fhop adjoining. The<e the same -ecepii^on awaited him, and evidently gefcf ingdisgustednt the mlibspitality evinc3d, if. tin-ried 'tj back upon the town and "&tee eJ. " ifes course after its mai-es. Si'OPPiif& thb «SubvbT; — The charge laic by M:-. K-ede.-ick Gi]lel, Goveinuieat su.ivevo:*. aj'a'nst a Maori woman, an Awa'iur.i NauVe ninned Tao'tn,, of obsfc. noting the •sv :veyo. s, was hea?d before Mr. Wa:d, on Tim sday. Tlie : -Natives were un-.ep."e-se.ited by cornsel, but alte»* tie case had tieen !i»lf gone applicacioii was ■aiaOe fo- an adjournment : n o.der to emp'OV assistavice. Tlie app l -cation, however, waj retiised. tae .'yench intimat'og that it s'.»ouM have been made at an eai'liev «>ta{je. The defeiv-'anb adaiiiccd the .'obsiruet'on,. but claiiiied a r'ght to do\o. on two g "ouuus — firstly, that the late . Land 3 Court Ua.d decreed t"*at slie and ;liej;' sistev, we*e the r'ght'u.! o ■. .ViC a and r no «pcveys could be made wiihout tW:' ; pe.jni^sion I ; 'and secondly, that :\o w">.ct : n not/cc had been g've • i ii.ii. ' IT *. Gil'et'was '"a" the employ of the Guve-ment. la reply the Magtst.'s'o •aid erea .'? the Faotß we.-c as sta-iec 1 it wou'd not exempi liie'si'd from survey ; end wic'i rega v! to tie notiaa, he wav of opinion that it hac'. beea giver. A fine .with cost amounting ia t"ie egg'egite to ,'J7 2s». was inflii^eJ, wliic'i Tap'.ta defiajttv. aonofinced t!»'.fc she won'd not.'opy.- A tetr wl'olrfsome :*e.ja-'ks r .-:ou the ' B'Kicb*. howeyei', had 'he desi-ei? effect, aad tl*.e''* 'threat. '\vas. iaen alteied to one of an appeal. ' ,