NEWS AND NOTES

Manawatu Times, Volume III, Issue 69, 27 August 1879, Page 2

NEWS AND NOTES

"The on the Hop." — The votaries Terpsvhore will have an opportunity of .flourishing the light fantastic too to-iuorrow ? Jfcyeniiig at tKelt'oreiters' oif wiiich oc-. casiou a grand bail and supper, wjil take place. • " . ' A CoBEECTION. — In a recerit issue, m reporting apolitical meeting at' Foxton, we stated that Mr. J. T. fcJtevvart asked the candidate a nniiiber of questions. 'JPlria we find to b^ a mistake, the uatne of the questioner being errqnebusly giyen to our reporter. We apologise to Mr!" Ste\yart, as, he being a Qovernuient Jofliuial, the error m the name was calculated to do' him an in\m- ■"■■-.' ."" '■ 'ilns Rev. .Mb. NEWT^:.- T Our Ohuyob. 6f England friends will be'pleased to leavo that a telegram was received from : their; esteemed pastor, jjjnouucing that it was his" intention to leave Nelson with his family at the close of this week. As the parsonage wilj. be ready for occupation on Monday, the congregation may be congratulated uponat last having a resident clergy mail.permanently located m Palmerston. ' Mi?. SsELSpif's PBd&BAiiki^Mr.Snolr son addressed a most enthusiastic meeting oi! Bettlei's at Stf>ny Creek on Monday night, Mr. Thomas Walton being voted £0 tlje .chair., . The proceedings were altogether of a one-sided character, the prily.. dissentient being Mr. George West, who m yam tried, to oppose the unanimous yote ot' confiderice, but found that he had not a single suppoi--,'ter,', Mr. .Snelson- addresses : thejpeople' of , the Sangitikej. Line, ..to-night ; Sauson, on Halcombe,, on Saturday ) and Olaki,. on Tuesday? "•■'.',, • . f A bjSAP£.oiJf'.MEEijT.— The unfortunate creditors m the insolvent estate of Thomas Bradley, mustered m stj'ong numbers yesterday at the meeting convened at the Courthouse, Palmerston, only, however, to be disappointed.__Ui appeared that the bankrupt had neglected to lodge a statement of his affairs with Mr. Forster, and to perform other needful conditions, and as a consequence the proceedings were informal. The ineeting .was adjourned nntil to-day,- when it.is likely.^, ti^ustee .will beappoirited. ( - ; j ... j -,:• A Meed op Pbaibe. 2 — We~ notice that .pur Foxton (3oute.nipovary has just celebrated ", its first an m«ersar.y, aiid 'when doing so .took, "occasion~t6 congratiirafeltself up6n : itß'very, cheering pi'ospeots. When the Herald made its appearance, twelve months ago, >ye gave itva hearty, welcome, apd although since ttiieh we have liaye had more thiin onehard fight wiiii it', and no doubt will again, we takp the liberty, of joining m thp congratular lion, arid paying a just tribute to its worth. The Herald has done yeoman's service for the portion of the County it represents, and we only -speak what we conscientiously feel? when we say that "it is by far a better paper m every respect than it was at ifs sfert.. .'; . A PbesbytebiAjJ MisiSTEßi ron FeiipiNQ- and HAiooMßE.r— Three weeks ago the Rev. David Bruce, agent for' the Preahyterian Church of New Zealand,' yisited Feilding and Halcombe with a view of or-' ganising a^jcoiigregation. We understand tliat his ieffdrts yyere higlily' Buccessfuli/aodthat the'Presbjtjeriads evinced a strong desire' to have, a Minister settled m their' midst and until such time as one can be appointed the ■■■Presbytery of Wellington have undertaken to" fi"na a fortnightly supply. :; The.' nejft service will be held on next Sunday at Feilding at, eleven o'clock, and at Halcombe .at three m the, afternoon, the Rev. Mr. | Wright being the ; -'officiating clergyman. " SoiiEraiNa MoBE tpait a Coincidence. —It : will be recollected that the vote of want of confidence was carried against Sir Gteorgp Grey by a majority of fourteenj and tiie fiendish, delight with which. Sir j William 1 Foi^loated :bver the grandeur of the defeat. Is it not something more than a coincidence that the victor himself should now be van- ! quislied.in his^yery stronghold — W&verley—..and not 'only also by a ..majority of fourteen, but tliat the numbers snouia be exactly the same as left the Ministry, m the minority— t4J7 33. Poor Sir WiUi am little he thought when his motion courted , dissolution, that lip was signing his owna eternal banishment from political life. ''■'-■■■ A -Nabbo^ EsCAPB;r— A cplUsion of a very dangerous' character took place on Saturday evening between the up- train from Foxton and a horse and dray, belonging to a I settler on the Foxt on Lipe. ''. It appears that the animal became frightened at the approaching engine, and backed on to tile I rails, when, as might haye been expected, t, he engine quickly cleared it out of its ■ course, inflicting consiideralblp damage to the conveyance, but fortunately the horse was! not. 'seribuslyj 'injured. The matter 'again opens up the question of trains being allowed j to run alongside, of "a; thoroughfare to the \ danger of life and the destruction of pro- 1 Tps Rotai, Inpsioifists. — : It will be seep from our advertising columns that we are to be favored with a visit from the celebrated, Espqsers qfSpiritualism, Messrs. Thorn and Dtirvin. We certainly haye not had an opportunity of seeing the entertainment ourselves, but our Wanganm cpnt emporuries speak m ihe very highest terms of the conipany; ' We notice' that : Mr. C harles Weightman -, who, a few years ago, created such a sensation as "Natatpr, the Mun-Fish," ie piloting the t?'oppe, aiid hi 9 cbripection should be a sufficient guarantee of the worth of the entertainment. The Illusionists appear at the Foresjters' Hall, o n Friday and Saturday 'taiglits. '' Bad (3ENEBASHIP.— To the Feilding Guardian has been allot ted the "task p'f. misrepresenting Mr. Snelson, Ifut' evidently the paragruphist is not such an adept at the business as the gentleman who contributes the leaders. In dealing with' Mr. Snelson's speech at Feilding our contemporary has the following contradiction: — "Mr. Snelson'wasiiiso asked whether, m t?he event of his being elected, he would, on the first division on which the fate of the Grey Ministry depended, vote with them. Mr. Snelson endeavored to,, evade the question, but on being cloßelyiinterrogafcedj Btatedt^at hp

should most decidely vote with the Grey Government." The scribe evidently had still a recollection of his youthful training, and m inserting the word decidedly bore witness to the truth, while ignoring his instructions. Query —If Mr. Snelson had the slightest wish to evade, would he have been so '* decided " m his reply f The SoANDiirAyTAjf Mbeting.— A meet-_ ing of the Scandinavian settlers "iri thedis r trict was held m the Terrace End Publf Hall on Saturday evening. Mr. Fritz Jensen occupied the. Chair, and although wt, believe the supposed object was to give the electors of that nationality a fair opportunity of judging between Messrs. Snelson and Halcombe, from the act.'.on of the Chairman there can be no doubt ii was was called m the interests of the latter gentleman, as Mr. Jenssen while presiding went out of his way to make depreciatory remarks about one of the candidates. We were also informed thab a lately appointed Government' officer, who acted as interpreter, was not satisfied m oonfining himself to that office, but held forth m favor of the chosen man. As both Mr. J.enssen and Mr. Graff, are supposed to hare the interest of the public at heart, we are somewhat surprised finding them ranging themselves on the side of Mr. Haleombe— a servant of the Corporation . Land Eaemjitq- m Niw Zeaxand. — The above is th? title of a most useful little work which has been forwarded ,to us by the editor, Sir . Juliuß Yogel. The pamphlet is, as it.purports to. be, a valuable aid to the intenaing- emigrant, being a collation of the most reliable information respecting the mode ot acquiring land m New Zealand, with particulars as to farming, wages, and prtcos of provisions. Beside, however, much that would prove interesting and instructive to the stranger, there are two colored maps — one of each island -T-which must possess an especial interest to the people ot' this Colony. They show — rin the North Island! — the lands owned by Europeans, but purchased from th« Crown j confiscated land unsold; lands reservud for Natiye purpbseß ; lands held by Natives u#der certificate, of title., ; lands ' m the hands of the Natives over which the Maori title has not been extinct, and lands under negotiation to purchase by (government and proclaimed undey^The Government Native Land r Purchase Act. 1877." In looking at the ' If orth Island map, we notice with pleasure; that from the Hutt right np-,to:-Fitzherber|ivth§ land js imarked either white or yellow, the former ;deno£ing that, it is the property of r the Crown, and theiafcter that v it is un^or' negotiation for for purchase b,y thp Crp«rn. In looking at the two maps ths- thing+whfch strikes one forcibly 'if the quantity 'of land m the North Jslan^ over which the Native title still holds gobdj- and m the South Island the monstrous amount; hpld undeE p»ap t'pral lease. • Wfl are hot' fe ware whether Sir Julius's . work has been ■ published with a view to general, .circulajiio^i, but if so, it will be. found, both instructive and interest- ■ ■■ '■ ' '.' ■,:- : ;<:k- :■-{. ■,- .''"." '