LOCAL INTELLIGENCE.

Manawatu Times, Volume III, Issue 69, 27 August 1879, Page 3

LOCAL INTELLIGENCE.

The Election. — Mr. Johnston had a very good meeting at Haleombe on Saturday evening, and his' address. was listened to; with marked attention. But few questions I • were asked, and a vote of thanks -was carried ! byia : large ;A.n. * athehdment, jih the shape of a vote of confidence, 2 was proposed iatriidst signs of disapproval, but found no seconder. : . , .^ . Demoaoies.— Another new emporium for the sale of fruit, oysters, and cured fish is no^r m fall swing here. Mr.;R. E. Cole, the proprietor, having been for a long time connected with the interprovincial and intercolonial steamers, possesses exceptional advantages es a vendor of these delicacies, for owing to old associations he is sure to , have the pict of tha mavkets. : ■ PoiiTicA^.-^lt ' ?>?*: currently reported i in'.tlie townshijj y^stertiiiy, that Mr. Alex- ! atider. M'Bonald is likely "to be returned &i I the Native member for the West Coast. We give the rumour, for what it is worth, merely observing that to ere appears some grounds for it, as a lavge meeting, of "West ' Coast Maoris was held! at Awafyuri yesterday, ' when the Natives were hospitably feasted 'by the gentleman m question; . ■ ■:. The Manohesteß; .Eifies.— -The .first ■parade of pur Volunteer Corps took place m tlie Immigration I)ep6t on Mbridayevenirig. ' There -vyas a Tery strong muster, over fifty being present; These were ;p'ut through ; their facings by Color-Sergeant Blackmore. We ; understand that subsequent parades ; will be held m Maystaor's, Hall, the dep6t being top small. The company will parade. for drill' on Moriday and Tuesday evenings : nexl£\"''".' ; ■ ' .; IJ -; : '"' -■.■"' ■'"■ '■ .'' -;.'"- --■ Thb Cbop3.— -The fine weather of lait ' week has had surprising eftect upon vegeta- '; tioh, aiid tliasppearance.of the young wheat ; is extremely promising.- ■ Owing: to the low ! prices obtained for last" season's crop, but a comparatively imall breadth has been put m with this cereal. Qne or two knowing ones, however, have largely increased their area | : of wheat m anticipation of high rates ruling at home, owing to the damage done, by the. 'exceptionally inclemeut season,. •En;. RouTH^Qn. Monday an unusually j large number pfe Natives passed through Feilding by the afternoon train tp: Palmer■tpn, en route to Ijapiar, -<;6 attend the JTatiee Lands Court to be hodden there on the sth proximo. The Native seemed to be m well-to-do circumstances, ; and the quantity of luggage and travelling . in«nts with which they .were furnished^, betokened that they belonged to the '• " Upper Teh " of Maori society.' : " The Bonntthoepb School. '—^ Some unaccountable delay seems to. have occurred m the appointment of a master, to the school at Taonui- The school has been taken over by. the committee' some weeks now and yet nomaater has been' appointed. There ought to be no difficulty at the present time m obtaining the service of a competent teacher, and the delay must prove very annoying to the numerous heads of families m, the' locality, as; it necessitates fch« sending their children to tha. Feilding schctol,: thus involving unnecessary expense. We trust that^. ■ strenuous ; efEprts will be made to supply a want^sopressingiy urgeit'as the appointment we refer' fco. \ ' Pedesteianism: Extbaobdinaby. — A novelty i-ih pedestriahism is 'advertised to come off m the, Maysmpr Hall on Friday and Saturday next; W. Dekney, the champion runner of the Colony, ■ will essay the last of u -walking ... JLIB miles: m .24 hours. Should he accomplish this it will be the greatest pedestrian feet achieved m the Co- | ionics; ' Wp understand that Delaney will proceed to' Sydney to compete m the match for Sir i John Astley's is- Cup , to take place during the. Exhibition season.-; The .cdndi- • tions of thet match-are that .the. man who' covers the greatest distance m six days shall ; be de.clarftd : tihp winner, who will also be en-; titled tp wear the. Champion Belt, but s this i has to .be .Won twice, m; succession before it becpme8 t ihe absolute prpperty of the viptor. Last year it was won byßpwelL A Belt will alsob'e given to the Colonial 1 competitor who covers" the. greatest . distance during the match. Whether he wins or not, we wish onr New Zealand' representative i every success. ;* .--•-■ I"':.'- .' ' .' ■"'' i I '.!^ 'm ; ■'*_:(; | Entkbtainjictot. -— Mess rs . , Thorn-' and Darvin, the Royal Illusionists^ gaje one of their; pleasing entertainments in^the Maysm or -Hall on Monday evening.' Mrv Thorn's sleight of hand, tricky with i -cards, wo.re, extremely clever and neatly performed, and fairly bewildered :i tbe audience,.; Qther "sleiglit of hand' tricks 'were!* equally" clever: and elicited deaerved-applause, but the most astonishing of all was the celebrate.d bird cage trick, of which Sir. Thorn claims to be. the inventor. The performer corner before the audience with" a small' square 'cage, m which is seen a live, canary, trith a ''one, 1 two, three,, away,'.' . he makes pretence to< dash cage tindits living occupant from him, ; when- ,b'pth iriiraculouflly disappear, The exposure •of epiritual?stic phenomena was complete. Mons. Calon's splendid . play ing. oh, the piano was highlyTapprQciated by those fo? whom really good music has aj o.harm. We were glad to see the Hall sowell filled, notwithstanding- the- ? wretched ; weather which preyailed. The performances: were repeated last night, and proved a sti^l greater success. '■ \ ''-•;;■'•;'