NEWS AND NOTES

Manawatu Times, Volume III, Issue 60, 26 July 1879, Page 2

NEWS AND NOTES

THB "N. O CdKMDENOB " DEBAKB.^In order to give as lengthy a resume of the Want of confidence debate as possible, ire have been obliged to abridge our local matter. However, we make no apology for the step, -which we feel is one which. Trill be endorsed by our readers. Wo thk Votaries qp Terpsichore.-- rjln intimation m another column notifies that those who desire to flourish the 'Might fantastic " will have an. opportunity of doing to this evening at the, Terrace End Public Hall: We believe Mr, John Lane Trill be the presiding genius on the occasion. A Nasty CtrsTOMßß.— Constable Gilleepie had rather a tough job, m the capture of a rowdy character who was making himself obnoxiejus about- town.. The ruffian showed a most determined resistance, and i$ was I\ot until a cayfc wjml 'obtained], into .which he was hustled, that ke. could be taken to the lock-up. He Trill answar^f.or his misconduct this morning. ■ , Brighter PjboSpbotS-— lt is cheering to note from Messrs Stevens, Gorton's report pftheir last stock sale that the attendance of .'jmyers^jfrai ..the lkqgesfc there has been^for months past, and that all the lots offered were sold at satisfactory prices. After the doleful | Jeremaiads we have been accustomed to of late ,;it is ' re-assuring to Hear strains set to a dsfl|ersnt^kev,-. ,'. . AN,embsis on the Trace;— We understand that an information has been, laid by Mr. S. Coleman,,the creditors' trustee m theinsolvent estate of Henry Mordaunt Cramond, against the bankrupt. The. charge is preferred under the Debtor and Creditors' Act for facing to, give the necessary information.; and , embarrassing; - the trustee. " The. wages of sin is death." ' . Air INTBMB.OTtn,i TiEßi.^-7-It will btk seen th,at a iecture is announced by Mr. Garland, the subject chosen being;; "The Lift of George Washington,"; -We. certainly have never heard the lecturer ourselves, but • he hat been spoken of m the very highest terms by our Wariganui exchanges, where his entertainment was most heartily enjoyed. With a subject of such great interest m they hands of an able lecturer- 4. tieat may be •spected. • "SNOW-DBOpprtra-."— We wonH Tr*m house- wivesnot to leave any- olothes m their back-yards after dark, as we are given to understand that: are< certain prowlers at present m town, who have adopted that sneaking means of replenishing their impoverished exchequers. On Thursday evening an attempt was made to clear a clothes line m the rear of Mr. Galvin's premises, m Broad street, but fortunately the cohtsmp.tible thief was disturbed m. his operations, and took to his legs m time to x escape. Of all the robbers, the clothes line striper is the most contemptible and his punishment should be whipping at the cart's tail, X Our Voittntebbs.— -The locaji- company held their usual weekly assembly .at the i Town Hall, on Monday night, and notwithstanding its being a miserably cold wet night, % very fair muster attended, there being nearly forty of all ranks on parade. ■ The men were put through their evolutions by Captain Snelson, Lieutenant Marsh, and Sub-lieutenant Pirani, and acquitted lh»m---j selves m a very creditable manner. Drilj instructed Be*ar w.as unable to be present, owing to the continued absence of Major Noake from Wanganui.; Before -dismissing the. men, && Captain, intimated to them that on the. occasion of, the nextGoverne ment Parade, of-which' due notice will by given m this paper, fines wiUv be; strict!^ enforced for non-attendance without leave. St. Patrick's Q/MKOi&G&mos..—T!\iQ usual monthly Mass was, celebrated .in the Catholic Church, Bxoa.d sti'eet, on Sunday, after which the annual collection foj* the Pope, or Peter's Pence offering, took; place. At the close of the 'sermon; the reverend pastor, Father Moreau, intimated that the Jubilee m honor of th«. acoeisjpn q| 1E« Holiness Leo; XIII., would commence on the following day, and that m consequence he ,would remain m Paimerston. untilj ifc conclusion on Thursday, during'which time Mass would be celebrated each morning and devotions m the evening; A large number of the congregation availed themselves of the benefits thus placed within their reach/ Town Improvement.— The townsman who had been away from Paimerston for the last few weeks wo«ld on hi 3 return be. astounded at the change whioh hag been effected at or near the railway station. All the unsightly drains, after haying -had pipes inserted, have been; covered "brer, the ground levelled and made flush with the railway crossing, And a roadway made across the liae at the Station Master's house/ Of course at the work is not yet finished, the late rains have cut the ground into an awful puddle, bat when the whole job is completed and gravelled, the change will bi a most beneficial one. At the back of the station, between it and the Square, a groove has been made, which m course* of time wjjll be. utilised as a cabstand. CO^POVND INTEREST AT A I)lSqOTO!lT. — In those.days of scarcity of specie, capitalists imagine, they are. doing a, stroke by getting twelve or fijf teen pen cent, m return for their cash ; but we presume that after hearing the following return, from, an investment, m Manawatu land, they will scarcely view, such transactions' 'with 1 contentment. Some five" years ago f «ur acres, of l^nd were purchased for— we have not heard the. exact amount, but we are quite sure at not more than £5 per acre. Since then tie ground has been improved and planted with rare,'^ubs and tress, a house erected on it, ftnd npfc long ago the fortunate owner refused an offer, of £1600, or something like £400 p«r acre— of course moluding house and improvements. The Pitblio Libeaey.— The sub-cbmmitv tee appointed to carry out the; necessary, arrangements for the. better working and accommodation of the Public, Library, have nearly completed their labors. A handsome swinging branch with four lights has been suspended from the ceiling, and several square tables with sbreens have been obtained, ; 10 that until the committee are m a position to provide some, sort of privacy for ladie*, they will be. m some measure excluded from the vulgar, gaze. At the, next meeting of the committee it is their intention to authorise the Librarian to obtain regular copies of at least threa Scandinariah jouripa^a, to as to zoake the reading-room as seductive to that portion, of pur townsfolk, as to" Enlishmen. Thb Chitros op England Parsonage'—The contractors for this wqrk are. pushing ahead, and before long the budding' will be ready for occupation. The outside work and roofing have been completed, ancl the labors «re. now turned to its internal wants. The parsonage, consist* of two. front rooms, lighted with double windows while overhead/ there, ere two bedroom.' attics. Behind^ th« old original -balding. ha.s been utilised, and will do duty for kitchen and "bedroom. A wide, spacious, hall, attd the lofty appearance; .of the; housed gives. an air of comfort bothiniide, and o.utiide, 'flfhen finished.it wfllbe an imposing little buDd-; ing, and with the large piece of ground, done \\p, will be o^uite a see-off t^gfevirch. street^ • ' • . ■■.-',';■;■;■*'•■':«&■'"'=.■{ . V?'-"--'- I'*!-i1 '* !-i ' \ -I : :'■■

CUikjd th&Day.-— A case of , more than ordinary interest, and materially affecting one of the settlers m this counjjy, /was heard at the Supreme, Court, Wellington. >Tke actien was brought bj Mir, John Wood, of Moutoa, to scorer certain lana\and other property from Dr. Buller, thepleabt defeiiv dant being that they had been forfeited for non-payment of money borrowed. The case for Mr. Wood had been placed m the hands of Mr. Staite, of . this town, who after collating the evidence and working up the case, placed it m the hands of Messrs. Pitt and Connolly for argument before the Cou/rt. Notwithstanding the f&ct that Dr.BulW had the services of hit partner and Mr Trovers, a verdict was. returned m Mr Woods' favor, upon- every count. We understaid the judgment, will represent a gain of between ££OQQ and J?3000 tP thf winner of the case,' . _.. J T«b Sam ob F&vm Tbbb3.-^K one were to judge from the success of the recent sales of ahruha and %r* Oa > fcQ »7 would not imagine that money was a scarce commodity m Palmexwtoiu T/ha,t held at the People* Auction Mart last week far exceeded the most sanguine' expectations of the owner, and the sale at Thynne, Linton; & Co.'s Booms waj by far the most success-: f ul ever yet held m PaUn,«nton* Strange to say, although the attendance was small th^eompetitioft brisk an,d spirited, and not only were moat; satisfactory prices pbr . tamed, but the whole of the-, lots wj»re clearecl'out in[less than two, hours. -As Mr. Tbynne was compelled to be m Wellington, Mr. Snelseu wielded th%. au.ctio^tfr-*B ham? m.er on the. occasion. HjlBD Timbs.— Considerable Surprise and no little, doubt has been ennced it the statement m a Dunedin paper that a cheque drawn by- the QoTernment for thirty shillings had beea dishonored by the. Bank of New Zealand. Judging from the experience of this district,, ho.weter, -we can readily beliere the sUtemeni. We know of one contractor who finished his w>o^V for the Governmfnt >ome four months, ago, and although, theie is a balance of nearty j&BOO due, he cannot get a penny. Then, aga.in, not a single one of the tenderers who hare been supplying the. sleepers can get a settle-, ment^a state of affairs, which has caused a ; perfect stagnation m business. ; When, the, sleeper contracts were first taken up the, banks advanced the. amounts to the men, upon GoTernment Touchers, beliering . that; the money would be fopthcomiag almost immediately, as it appears that some.of the cash adwced m May upon the faith of these, documents has nerer been refunded* by. the Departments, this banks ■ h»Tt-|oir dct^rminidly refused to VgiTe another i penny upon similar terms. The. sooner, the Imprest Supply Bill is .passed, the better.it will be.forthe colony m. general, : r an,d for. this district iijtpaßticuJa?. ~" •