NEWS AND NOTES

Manawatu Times, Volume III, Issue 51, 2 July 1879, Page 2

NEWS AND NOTES

■'•• Exelan ATIOK:— F,or ; Borne , reason known to the Teleg-.-apli I)»parfc ; ajent,' vre did not ■.get our'usual' tele^rarns -oh Friday nigbt. We received an apology from the Wellington office, am 1 as we glean; that the omission waa a niistatewe accept it a9 sucu. ■ IlßPiiESHiifa jC/OoiNEss.— Ab ;tlie -last sitting of the Manawafcu sigli^aj3 Boa'-d, the newly-elected Warderi,7Mr. Hevman Roctell, gaveinjotice, tihat he. would at next ineeiing move to. readjust, the representation :of th'o Board upon a. fair,. basis ;6f "rates. Considering that ifc is. but a few mouths ince the whole ' .bonhdja'sie's /and wards wer(» altered by the Gtoyernment to. suit .the views' of the B oard , th e request will appeaf a particularly cool one, and one, and not likely to be enfcerlaised. :■ "'■■■ , Making-. .-.His MABEi-f-A pu^[lieticaUy?in-. elined •individual, i named' 'Thomas ißielly, was charged at the Police Court yesterday with assaulting James Carroll, -by. striking him m the eye. The. accused has lately arrived m Palmerstoii, and repnid Mr. Carroll's kindly endeavors to get him .^hoaie by putting that gentlemen's/ opßicsin mourning. Messrs. Balrymple and licNeilj! who occupied the bench, very properly punished the feliow;'B ingratitude by fining him £2, or a pound: 1 for;'- each.- optic; : When, ne^t Mr. Rielly males 'VMsfiin^yk," be will v avoid dotting the i.s;. ' .' ;- ! . Chukoh ov EiroLAND.—^Wo -have been, asked." 1;q notify t.hat ; on- : account of the Foresters'- Hwli beirig ? required f ok . lodge purposes- -on Tuesday night, it has; been fouridi'necessnsy to change the .evening for the. fcoldine' of 'the concert, and consequently the. entertainment, willrcome off on" TbursdaV, (Tie 10th instant. 1 ' .Weund'erstand tbat an effort. is being made to 6ecure the kind offices of -Mr; W. F: .Bakerj and no means will be> Tieglecte.d to, laake, tb,ft ej^ttrtainment a-»ucce.ss. '' '/'*'.'. !' BktTER ; LAT3 T3HA?I N^BR.i— lt ICOuTd appeaE *a» ; if ; there via; a likelihood ;of ; th» unsightly drain whjcb h*s been an .eyesore in] the Square b>ing ; covered' OTpr a'f ter all". It it now, some »ii : or^ighfc mbnt'Jß iiuca the;, most necessary imp^q^oraerits. were authorised by^Mr; rMacandraWv -iiat; ; -beyond" .the «dvan€ of- a f«Vr score. 6$ drain pipes, .the • place remains m the!same disgraceful stale. However on th"6.. prinfiple that we .'...should be thankful for smail mereieis, and as the pipoi appear, to \be an index-t hai; the Workwill eventually' be done, we must/rest satis-, fled.tand leiive-its final a?Qom^liihm«nt to \ht. realms of^futUrity.' • ■'" i '■ '''■-'", The Ptjb'mo TjibbaHt. . — -We are -now; ple.a^ed to Ii eat: thHt -Ifiiiu most - usef lil institiitibn has Vessnat^last placed upon-itsper-mnnent bftaw.^'-vDhe. committee'met last week* and- submitted and np.p.rpTed of a code of rules for the. >futur.e government of-, the^ library and reading-room ; while a sub-.com-mittne is at •QES.flent.vtakin tz action for tupplying'tbe in'stifiition' with iti most, neces-l snry %y*nts. We. lnnrn from the Libi^ rian, Mv, ..Keeling, that since the; readings room lißsbeen dpeu.iso th«| general public,it • bag been "larajely-patronise'l, wliile^.tbe ppivilegeii of membeiab'ip «re JivyEely; taken advantage, of "^itli re^ayd to tlie loan .of books. ; •'■'.-. The Makinb Yii.TiA.— As thena b.ai been but little cessaf ion of the. vn\n. the Cottage de 'VeqU'e, m Broad- street, rin -^till boast qflt« nrriflcinl lake m ft-ont. O.n Sirurday,niorning- »ome littieskill andTtib little, labor wa^s de. voted to erection of- a pontoon bridge, by whiob. the inbabitahtß inthe nque,ous tene.Tnent'conld hpld; comtriunitiation with, tenreiiyml dwellpfa. „; Eto\vcver tlie ourrent of the lake proved too s^fcg for the specimen of. en"gi»eeriag sliill, aiict s^ructur.p be/-

came a total wreck. We xindtrstand Mr" Nathan, of Wellington, has lately become the purchaser of the property, but we imagine if he were to see it m its present isolated and desolate condition, he would not be enamoured with, his bargain. gxiß op Peopkett.-^Mi'. Gtorge son on Saturday disposed of the land, and premises m Main st.reet'lat>ely\occupieql by Mr. Sanders, baker. The property was knocked down to Mr. H.eaton, "from Mjitfpn for £365, who we. are pleased to hear has determined to settle m Palmevston. The portion of (;he insolvent's .estat9, comprising the land and house at Awahuri was purobased by Mr Soloman Abrahams, for £105. Late Teaijt.— rThe mom ; ng train from Fo^ton was an hour behind time m reaching Palmnstoij. The delay, however, was occasioned by timing it. so as to avoid the " sj-ecial " which starfcec". from W ar -g anui two m that morning having the Q-enerai Managev, Mr. 'ijotherem, on board. The object of his trip was to Bee that Jibe late continuous and heayy i-rins had done no material damage to the line. The result of the inspection was perfectly satisfactory, for although, the watei-s during Sunday had been over the rails, a little ballast washed away the only result. It was considered that about fifty or sixty trucks of gravel would make everything secure, and he set a gang of twenty- five men to d.Q the work. The damage occurred b,etwven Jackytown aqd Oroua. . , - . , The PA-3fEESxqK 'Cjmetbet Deputation.—^As will be seen m the repoit a deputation waited upon the Highways Board to solicb some assistance toward the Palmevston Cemetery. After hearing the arguments adduced, when a definite answer was pressed for, the Chairman intimated that it would ba betfe? to leave the applica-, tion m the hands of the Board. If this did not indicate that it would be favorably entertained, it at least intimated that the matter would be considered by the Board. We regret to see th.pt such lias not been the case, as the meeting separated -without even adverting to tlie mattex*. A Pi» at Sunday-school— Ab is well known the Pabnerston Sunday-school m connection with the Church of England has. for some time past been held m the 3?orestera' Hajl. "pn Saturday evening last that building was -.occupied by the Learned Pig, Prince, whose:caM-play,ing propensities were being exhibited, and as the hotels had not accommodation suitable for his pigship, "Porky was allowed to take up his quarters behind the scenes at the back of the, stage during the Sab.batb. One of Master Prince's finest tricks is the celerity with which he grunts forth a reply immediately upon a~ question,^ being pijt, and no little^ amusement: was rendered by, the promptness of his answers' to the Biblical question put to the scholars, he of course, taking all the interrogatories as part of his legitimate programma, and cbnsciantipu'sly performing his partjaccordingly. Peowlees at TBBuioEEHD.— We have been . asked to ' draw the attention'of the Constable m cliasge to the advent of some vei»y suspiciou* characters, who have taken up their. quarters "*t tne^Terrace End of the towv). . A few.nights ago an attempt was made to enter Mr. Ma.-«h ! s shop -wbue the family. weve m the back, but tlie noise being overheard j when Mri. Marsh- -went to the door, the surreptitious, y'sito'3 took to their beels. o?nen again , on Sunday two burlylooking scoundrels sought to force taeir way into tlie bouse Qccupied"by Mi*. E!ibblewtijte, and it was not until be bad dpspatclied;a inesseDger fpis.aid that taer took a buwedjdepartu-'e. '/We,, we 'quit;* 'awara; that tli 6 charge v over :wliicu Constab'lei GJ-il- -' le3pieh'as control is a large- one', and it is impossible fdr-him to be übiquitous^ ;sfcill a visit now and again to that part of the town might-have a deterrent, influence. . DoMEßTic:lNPEiiioiTy.— Stephen Hartley -was cbkrged by Henry West, at tbe Police Court, on Saturday, with, threatining to cut bim down with: an. axe; and with, using language, not calculated, to set informant at bis ease, 1^ appeared to b.e the old story of *' family: jars,'' Miaj Hartley having sought the* protection of Mr. Wesi, fvom the .illTtreattn.en^'of her h usband, a change of pvogvimme which, -thf accused resented, a feeliug m which tbe (t green-eyed mon-. Bter." -w.a3 the principal , motoij. Afier aievy ; ; patient and .lingthly bearing, Mr. Daifymple, ; the presiding magistrate, bor.nd the defendant ove? to keep' the peaceifor tbr«e -months, Himself iR :»nd two ; ;»uretie«i 0f. £25 each. . :" A GONWDBirM 808 IHB . HiaHWATS BpAßD.— When'J'-tb© deputation from tbe Pal j)erston Cemetery Committee laid their clai^ for;ats ; «t*nee before tbe ; Board, tlqey were met by the statement— ; no. doubt, perfectly true— tbat there w&s no provision mf f"e :fpr Voting f wnds, f or 'such a purpose. We Vappe'n to know that th ere is no prpvir sion made for "defraying tbe travelling; expenses of tbe Widens, and yet they have voted tbeawelves and receive a poutioi} of tbe public funds, a proceeding for. which; tbe' Act .gives; no, authority.,, "Perhaps the ObaJEman would throw some light upon the swbjeot^ and explain why this is tuuj. For our own parts, "we give it up, linless, unless—-— ;W,ell, unl«iS| circumstances alter oases". I -"--"" ■■'•■'■• : - • " ■ -^ •- •■^"■ OpFiciAtCHAN-GES.^rrThe Kat Iwi section of the Nptberh -Line was oflicially opened on Saturday, but owing to the miserable weather was J a rank failuce, only; thraa passengers presenting themsel res for Kai Iwi, dnd not double that number for tbe return journey. As we have before stated, Mr. Cotbam, who lias so long done duty at Palmerston^has been removed to Eai : Iwi, and as it is a most forlorn and desolate locality^ it isto fehoped the^change, will be made agreeable by ;aitt^^ increase inialary^We Believe' he leaves for his new change this morning, and be, takes with bim the good wisHes of all to whom be if known. The Palmeraton will m future be under the control'bf •Mr.^Bikes, ; wbo has had ; tnany years' experience m Wellington. The: .Visit qbHathee Q-etiewhoiz. — The advent of Father Q-ruenbolz, the Polish priest, was largely 'taken advantage of by the Polish and German; Catholics, who, notwithstanding tKe very snort notice given of his\ visife -to 'Baliveiiston, muitered m strong numbers at St. Patrick's Church on. Sunday.. Tne. , re.vertnd father oelebrated.; Mass— o.f couiae m Latin,, but preached m Polish and (3-erman after the Holy Sacrifice, also singing hymnß m both those languages. In the evening he again preached to nis'countuymen m their, tongue, and they joined with' him m the Vesper Hymns. Hjs reception by bis compatriots wjis/mpit affenting, the po,oi» people clust^iirig aroqnd. again 'and again: shaking band8 V with. "tba^^ welcome messenger from Eatheiiand, while not a fewJgavo^ relief 'to their p«nt:upß.fealing.inteat^. The rave.rend | gontlem^n's<.rni3Biori vronlcl appear to be a I most succe,Mf-ul one., a» be was kept busy on Monday and *iu,cceacling morning inadministering the Sacrament of Pananc*. ; The B'sbeots oe the "Flood^.. — It is : with extreme ragret we learn that the ■ recent floods have committed a considerable amount of dftn^agaalorig the batiks of- the Manawatu. .. Both. Mr. .Gummins . and Mr. John Ri»id have. n>een heavy sufferers, the., land of the former bein^ perfectly inundated. Mr.'Walde.rgriive ii^s not bee.h allowed to escape without loss, as the post . to which the wire chain for a crossing cage had bee,n: fixed has been swept away ; and so far lie Ije^ unab,!^ to, ajace^taiii >yh m e^er

chain has been lost or only pne v end swept down the river, The most serious sufferer, however, will b» Mr. piers Warburton, whose boiling down establishment hag been ruinously devasted, fchere being no less than ten feet of water on the floor. On Sunday his dwelling, was entirely surrounded with water, the flood haying risen aimpst to ths lerel of the floor of the verandah, J&uch sympathy is felt for HJV. W^arburtijn, whose l*ss cannot be far from £500, and ai ths works he has m operation partake of the nature of an industrial venture, the loss cannot be estimated by a pecuniary value. A Shabby Teick.— The Marton paper has adopted a new role, and added contemptible meanness to all its other accomplishments. We are supposed to be upon its list of exchanges, but when it cobbles up letteri from bogus 'correspondents for our especial edification, it fakes particular care to withhold our copy ov copies, ijithorto we have taken some considerable trouble to j run after and borrow the other copy of the Advocate which comes to Palmerston, but will not do so m future, consequently that rer gistered slanderer can use its letter of marque to lie, blast and destroy men's characters without— ras far as we are concerned— being brought to task, And now one word to the Advocate before we are dsne. It seems mighty jubilant because our , Feilding contemporary has not taken up his challenge. We made a distinct assertion that it, canvassed $ or ads. m Peildihg . thirty-seven per cent below the Times' price. Will the Viper dare us te the the proof, and stake' £5 to be forfeited to a charity if we prove it, as we are prepared to do, if we cannot. The editor of the Advocate, does not bear the repntation 'of being a George Washington, and as desperate measures require desperate means, we have been compelled to put that gentleman to this test to extract the truth.