LOCAL INTELLIGENCE.

Manawatu Times, Volume III, Issue 71, 3 September 1879, Page 3

LOCAL INTELLIGENCE.

The^ MANOHESTEBIErPLES.-r-The Volunteers assembled ior dr.il" on ; ' Mon lay jevenhjig, j m ] the Imtnig -:ition D epot, * and ■were -put through their i icings by Sergeant Blaekmbre. Upwards of fil ty were pre- ' sent.? ."■; C- ; ■-■•• .'• " ■•'-•-.■" ' ■'"■'■' "• ■';.;'. ■' - ■'"■'" ; ; V ..-'lid'OAii DiSTpfOTio^.— We are glad to notice that Feilding holds a creditable position m the Inspector's report of the result of"theTißichbr3,Veianiination' lately held m Wangottiui.' '3from this we i learn, that Miss S. Ei^Nathan.-oE- this town, successfully' > passed .the ordeal, obtaining 365 - marks out <»f a possible 560. This is by no means the iirst time .-that, the same young lady has herself / having, if We recollect aright, been /very successful at several competitiTeeiatninatiohs held under the auspices of ;thellangitikei Educational Aasoeiation.. - ' '." '" •'•■ \ : \'V\ _;.- .-; _ Misleading ■^OXE»a.—-6n I^onday Mr. - >Halcombe 7 8 Qprnmi^tee .deemed - it; neces- . sarytoj issue a warhing to the electors not "; po • 'he 'misled by . the report .circulated- for !'■ ©leotaoneering purposes- -to the effect thai lie iras disqualified^^ as' a r .Grov^rnnient contractor for a' seat m i%e House. The warning states that UY is not Mr. Halcombe who is itffii contractor^ i b'ut ;tlie E; and G. Aid Corporation. . Aftr. Halco.mbe's friends deprecate the . '' warningj". as ' te.nding to lead to the supposition : thai it .Has been eiiused by more numerous; refusals: on the part of the electors to be " : wode,d;": except, m their own peculiar way. .* OAtrsE A»i> Efbeqt.— -Ah jqxtJßaoidinary aatount'of kindness and good : feeling eeema , .to be.j springing up,. befcitFe^n , ; .the VUpper'ten " and their, le3s ; fortunate brethern, as the election day approaches. So . many instancerhave come under our notice as to remind us very forciby of the good old Christmas times i at honie, when the poor were considerably remembered by the rich. Jt is pleasing to npte the rapid development of thiß"gQ3d will to man" which ■".-.. lias taken place7;within* the past day or turo. Ssorekeepers are rubbing their hands m glee m anticipation of t^e growth to ■whichithis jfeeYing will have 'attaihed before Saturday. Tinlike however, we .trust : that, it , wiU [ not prove ephemeral, ■whatever ouri fears on ihat" point may Toe. '' ■■ - '"-.;; :i :■■■:' ' . -, -, >' ■ - "..'■ A .Mixed LsaAjft Bjbpvib.. — - Some .^Jitblerezcitißimißnt/'ii^V)^ B^'''^ Monday: afternoon by' reason of the" proceedings of certain bailiifs. It seoms that ; Mr. Coleuian, as trustee m tba insolvent' 'estate of : Thoiiias Bradley, on Thnrsday left" a man m poslession " t)f his old store here; which we are informed, had been; included jn his schedule of assets. Op Monday afternoon .another party oi Bailiffs, icting under orders from' Mr,. Qfaite,' solicitor to Mrs. Bradley ehtei-qd the store and ordered Bailiffs No.' 1 to decamp. He refused "to leave unless forcibly jremoved, whereupon Mr: Staito's agent andhis two. men, seized" him and forcibly retnovcid him into the road. They then^returned into the store and locked it up. Mr. Hawkins having been informed of : what had" place, ' ■presently appeared on the scene, and with Mr. Colemari,! 'tjjh.6 rhap.^en.id bo be m Feilding at the time, succeeded m effecting, an entrance through one of the private windows, i&& iupshpt being that "Mr. Staite's men were left m pdssesaio a, locked up m the store, while Bailifg No. 1 was^ m. possessioTi of the private 'house.; Serjpus cbmplicafcions are likely to arise, out of : . the proceedings. If the - estates "havle t>o bear the cfosts of :th«^ actions threatened, it will be rather awkward for the respective, creditorg. . ■, ■;• .