NEWS AND NOTES

Manawatu Times, Volume III, Issue 56, 12 July 1879, Page 2

NEWS AND NOTES

E-XPLAWATipw.— ln 'v oonseejuence >of the importance of the .debate upon the Sanson Railway, we determined to publish a verbatim Teporti consequently tha Couoert notice, leader, and other matters are crowded .biit, ; Tfii debate m "tine County - Council' wiU weU'-reDay perusal." , ]'J'-y ;v' ; ;Mbjbti;n«' ch?CKßDrroßfl;—rA meeting of ewditors "m the insolvent estate of William R, Dimond, of Palmerston; bootmaker, was held m the Cpurt-house. at; nqpn on' Thursday. Upon thelniqtioh . : of^^ Mr-fStaite, sepDHxhii hf Mi* iMr^'Ool-iman, : wa».

appointed trustee, and Mr. Snelson permanent Chairman. A statement of the assets and liabilities were submitted, and a pro-position-from creditors laid upon the table, but its consideration was postponed until after the signification of acceptance by the trustee. The Latb Flood.— -Traces of the late flood are discernible on this side of the Oroua Station, where the land is still under water for miles. Fortunately the land belongs to the Natives, and is m its primeval state so that no great damage will ensue. *- ABeoad HiNT.—Oonstable Gillespie has asked us to give a timely warning to the owners' of horses given to roam, as it is his intention to carry out the provisions of the boroughbye-laws with the striotest integrity. We certainly applaud the determination of the officer, and if, after this open canton the animals are allowed off the chain, their blood will be upon their owners' beads. Obotja Cast Bbidob.— -The cart bridge across the Oroua on Foxton road is nearly completed, but work has lately been stopped owing to the non-delivery of the requisite timber. ; Thisjis annoying as tee stoppage of traffic proves the source of great inconvenience to many of the settlers. Mobs Victims.-— We hear the Constable the lassoed a number of delinquents for breaches of the Borough ordinances, ' and the oases will come up for hearing next Thursday. Certainly some stringent measures will have to be i adopted to protect the Square, otherwise the large amount expended m improvements will have been fruitlessly thrown away. A Sign of the Times.— We are pleased to see that the business necessities of Mr. Milverfcon, of Main street, have, compelled him to make extensive additions, and alterations, to. his premises. To keep pace with the ( requirements of the town, he is erecting a 'handsome and commodious shop, next door to Mr. Abraham's Central Store. When completed^ which will be \in a very short time, the new building will, be a very valuable addition to the Architecture of the town. Beside the beneficial effect which its appearanoe will have upon strangers and visitors, it is a pleasing index of the progress of Palmerston/ and the faith . entertained of its future^; '■:■■■' A Neobssaby "OFEiciAL. —We are pleased to see that, upon the recommendation of Judge Shaw, Mr. Si -Coleman, ' has been appointed v an acountant m bankruptcy, a notification of which fact appeared m a. recent Gazette, Than Mr. Coleman the district does not contain a more hardworking and energetic resident, and the. fact of his undertaking any matter, is a sufficient guarnt.ee that neither time nor trouble will be spared .to. make it a. success. • .The,insolvency of "Mr. Dimond was. the means of giving the new accountant his maiden . brief, Mr. ..Coleman baring been unanimously elected trustee at the meeting of creditors. Pbesbytebian CHraoH.--The monthly committee meeting of the Palmerston Pres* by terian Church was held at.Mr. Ferguson's house, Rangitikei- Line, on Thursday evening ; present— Messrs.; JEfruet,: (Jillett, Manson, Ferguson, and the Rev. A. M. Wright: Mr. Bruce stated that he had received a reply from the Rev. Jamw Patterson, Wellington, stating that the deeds of the Church property were m the hands of Mr. Mitchell's brother. It was resolved to get matting for the aisles arid vestibule of the Church. The sub-committee reported that arrangments werejbeing made for the social meeting on the evening of the 6th of August. An efficient choir had been got together to sing on. the occasion, and the ladies of the congregatiou werje to supply the tea tables; all the members' of thePresbytery promised to l ib'e present. The committee then adjourned, - to meet at the same plaoe on Tuesday, the ■ 12th proximo. ...;•_• - ; v : ,-^B3^_J^g»«>»xacD "^ro-^THB AttOßNSYpathy with Mr. Snelson was over on Monday night before nine o'clock, it .was not 'until two hours later that the Chairman, Mr. Henry M'Neil, was able to get| away. '-i As the room was crowded with settlers from the country who bad travelled various distances to take part, m the proceedings, it was thought wise to secure their signatures to the document before they separated. Owing; however, to the vast; number who had to sign, the chairman was detained until eleven o'clock. Although the memorial diet not leafe Palmerston before its despatch to the Government,! it contained a considerable number of signatures of persons from Feilding and elsewhere, who came to town specially to sign the document. Yesterday Mr. M'Neil forwarded it to the Law Der partment, together with a copy of the deposition taken at the Police Court hearing, and : the resolutions carried at the meeting. Laugh and Gbow Fat.— -Those who'are, - desirous for the acquisition of adipose matter, have only need to pay > visit to the jForesteri' Hall on Monday evening, to effect . the'desired end. Upon that occasion the Georgia troupe of Negro delineators will ■ ; make'their re-appearance upon the stage, an intimation which should be sufficient to cram the building m every part. To those who have seen, the : Minstrels upon their former visit, it is unnecessary to speak—, they are sure to go of their own accord; but to such as have not, we say, do not miss this chance. In Judge Crusoe may be seen, ■ the purest specimen of the professional Stump Spouter, ; m Hosea Easton -appears 'not only the Essence but the quintessence of Ole Varginny } while Mr. Billy Wilson is the possessor of an oral orifice of sufficient dimensions to swallow both Jonah and his captor. It is a feature which cannot be imagined nor yet be described, and the manner m which it obeys the will of its owner can only be likened to the ductile flexibility of the : elephant's trunk. In this age of championships, when we .hear of, champion talkists and champion walkists, champion skaters and champion skiters, Mr. Wilson, should certainly be able to hold his own m the matter of mouth, which when open to .its full extent fairly aots as a. screen to the rest of -his face/ It "is announced .that there will Be new songs and new eccentricities, a fact which we can readily be- v lieye when we remember the' very extensive repertoire ol the Minstrels. Visitobs Fbom-.. The vWaibabapa. — .Considerable differencis Of. opinion has existed for some time as to whether Mr. Bunny's namesakes and .constituents had obtained a ifboth old this side of the ranges. We reIgret'to say that suffienent evidence of the affirmative has been supplied/ to' us -as ,to leave no feirther^robm tor ' : doubt, upon our minds of 'the disagreeable factV On Thurs-. j day ..Mr:'- Dalrytriple, who like ourselves, had been somewhat sceptical on' the' point, "Cook * his gun, and without being absent very long, called at our office-' irith a brace of the pests jdanglirig from his saddle. The animals had been shot m the Crown Paddock, -and he assured us the task was| by' no means difficult. Disagreeable as the faot is,- we think it much better, to give the. matter publicity, so that immediate steps for:repres•ipn may be taken, than to keep it a secret until perhaps the. nuisance and evil would have, gone beyond the power of remedy. So far the calamity is only : threatening, for :by energetic and- concerted, action upon the part of the three public bodies m the County, it may be overcome,, but should the Warning now given be treated with indifference, the neglect 'will be heavily punished m the future. The evil we" may say is now only at its birth} and. it is better and . wiser to grapple mth it m its wwinew, than ihut

our eyes and ears wilfully, hug ourselves into the happy consciousness that there is no danger, and at a future time waken up to find ourselves lamentably betrayed and mistaken.