NEWS AND NOTES.

Manawatu Times, Volume III, Issue 83, 15 October 1879, Page 2

NEWS AND NOTES.

The Ce^tbkv Fu-*d.— We ; .-have been reuue>ted by the hon. 'treasurer to the Geiiietery Fund, to acknowledge with thanks "ihe receipt of £10 7s. Gd., hein^.the b'ila»i-e fro.n eniertainuient given by the. Working men's Club m aid of the fund. Anoibnt OiiDaa of Fobbstbbs. — Tlie Court Manawatu of the abore Order intend holding their annual re-union on Monday o vening. Last year the commemoration w»j

.celebrated by a grand supper and ball, but this year the festivities will be .merely composed of the latter,; tickets for; which may be obtained from any of the committee, „. P4Jc-tfEßs?osr B.iyj>? gQjp&i^TKfe usual fortnightly drjU op tH<-|jabo&g I corps i WasV 'held bn "Monday nighJjV Sergeanfctaaj-r* Bezar hieing m attendance. After the proceedings, it was. araauged that there should be a special parade on the Saturday proceeding the Prince : Of Wales' Birthday, church parade the following day (Sunday)" and on Monday a pic-hie at the Butts. ' * A Skoblebly Apistol. — Borough .Councils, County Councils, and Highways Boards very often meet with, singular. correspQn'd-; ent#, whose orthorgraphy is sufficient| to make the bones of the great lexicographer : rattle m his coffin. Their Worships aro repeatedly addressed as the "fthe mare,'',. but; a recent tenderer horrified the Manawatu .Highways: Board by ihditing-an epistl_7to"the.Chairman dr Siway Boar."'- . '• '-'■■ ThB!. : S-CII 1 ---BOBI*- MlNlltßT*— *it^oiti J John Hall and his colleagues must certainly 'feel 'in rather an unhappy condition.- They got into power by a bare majority of two, and since their occupation^ .of the TreasuryV behbhes'there have been J which occasions they*,yere defeated by tWg« Th^lhiVd time is tho charm, anifl .'vre.j^mav; gine that 'the division -upon' MrYMacari* drew's "No. confidence " motion will give ; them their final quietus. ___ The Palmebston Cattle Yabjcjs.—^We are pleased to learn that Mr. E. P. Amesbury has purchased r that : 'piece ; of lan&'; at ' the' rear of the Cla¥endpn Hotel, for theerection' of large and cpnimodious sale yards; ■ The position is most convenient",'. being jin the very heart of the town, and the sales' about to be established will supply a want long felt. Tenders for the work haye already been let, and we are given to urtderstand that the first sale.twill.. take place, at an' early date. ; -; , X-.X yX i Advance Pal3_ebs.lo-i;. 'rr rjWe yhear ,ay great deal about the pressure of the times - and the tightness of money, and consequently bur readers will be surprised *fcb""lSftrn* that the receipts at the railway station, Palmerston,"were last monthVfar-in ; excess Ojf?tb|o-e for a similar period since the line was opened, . In considering this, also- it- must* be. borne' .m mind that that \ira_'.' the' result; of; (ordi-j nary traffic, without there' being 'mhy-hbliU day, or anything put of the cqminqn to swell the amount. _ _ ..- A Rap oveb the Khuokles,— -There is a grim irony m the conduct pf.pld ; Wi Parata, from whom abetter -was read ! by the. Clerk of the House of : Representatives, Voh Frid.y. The old Chief values theamount of " spouting " done by hpn..Vmembers, : at its true valu9, as the contents; of the" document was an indignant protest against the waste of time that was being caused by the fight now going on between those mem?ber3 who were trying to get into office. The ■, NobieSayage ha* evidently been beluhd, the" scenes} and knows ia thing, or it wo., >7 V. ;S Sleepeb3 Awake.-— We' are pleased -to* see that the Government' have again called for tenders for a quantity of s,leapei>s, the notification about which will appear m our advertising columns. The sleepers which are of a special size;Yßeyen- feet by nihe-. inohps by four incheß and a hatf-^are in'-* tended for the Middle, Tlsland Working; Riail ways, and we -believe if the ; -contract price be accepted, the "20,000 now; ordered will only be the forerunner of a much largeriocje. Specifications may- he -seen at the Palmerston, Feilding, and Halcombe stations; . .-: - ; - '■■A -yry Y ■•:'-/■;" V Cbicj-ET. — A*' great many 7 questions have been asked us, of lateas. to whether or not ihe Palmerston Cricket Clubl'Was'stillin existence, and the reason" for its present: inactivity. With regard to the first query, we ar^3w:e£ m the affirmative j and; with reference to the latter, W?can say of our own knowledge -that it proceeds ; frpS-reduse-entirely beyond the Clnb.'s control: VTpe fact is that the whole dqlay lies iii the difficulty of securing a suitable. ground;;, agd we know that the hon. secretany has been indefatigable m his endeMPjpi..Yto secure that primary requisite. A Good Move. -^The piibljie will be pleased to learn that that nhsightly /mals of buildings — tbe tramway . stab.leif^yrhich have so long been an eyesore to, Main street is to be removed^, and also r that' jthe. old goods shed is to disappear for eyer' from Its present location. The former will be placed end on to the present engine shed, and act' as a carriage shed — of which m future there will be a number kept at- BaJiSerSton ; while the latter is to be transferred' tp, Wanganui. Both the removals will be, improvements, particularly .the -she4,pn f the, North side of the line, which at present is a serious obstacle to traffic. ... .; Pei*ny Wisb and Pound "Foolish. — The folly of selling uprcountry. property, m Wellington, nrhere people. are totally; unable to estimate its real value was :reeeh fc ly ex.-,: emplified at a sale of some land in.;Broad'' street. The land m question waa a-qharter acre, Tvithin a hundred yards of the Square, with a four-roofed hou3t, stable and splendid fruit garden, the whole of which went for £14(J. We imagine the ; fortunate purchaser will have lifcfc"* trouble m disposing of his bargain at an actvapce of one hundred and fifty per cent. We notice that the house, at present m the occupation of" Mr. Staitp, m Main street, is advertised fpr sale m our columns, and it is just posssible that when disposed of m Wellington it will be slaughtered m a similar manner. The Moth and tui* Candle.— lt may be remembered that about six months agO' } an elderly man named John Jones, was ar-? rested at papier and remanded to Fpxtpn, upon a charge of embezzlement. Though guilty of the elnuga he got off through a stupid blunder of the prosecutpr. We .no-,.' tice tliat on Saturday last an elderly man, bearing the. same name was committed for trial at Christchurch, for uttering and forging two promissory notps for £45 and £37 10s. 6d. respectively, and as they purported to be drawn upon Mr. Maysmor, of Feilding, and John \V. WiUums; of Hnl-comi-e, ye are pretty well convinced fciia. the culprit is the same, as he kiioivs e?erv bn-inp-s man m this district. i

Thb Ya6>nt Cobonobship. —On Inst Thursday; We received information from a private source that the Government had re-^ cognised' the want of a resident Coroner at Palmerston^ and had appointed Mr. Piers •E.l Wfoburton to the vacancy. As, how- • ever7iwe did^ppt feel at liberty to give publication to tlie feet, we refrained from doing, so. On Saturday evening, however, we received a note--from— -Rpbe^J^r4»~^|ai.. R.M., intimating that he had that day recereed..a,telegi».m,.fepmjfche_ government announcing the fact. We have to' congra•tulate'Xthe district upon the filling' of the vacaney'-aYid more especially //upon the newCoroner being) selected from Palmerston," [.the centre of the county. ..Y^ \A Ai " An Innocent " Cabd."” 'Stories are continually floating about the vagaries of servantgaUßm,Vy«y-fmiwh to the detriment of Jemima. Jane, Tiut a few daysjigp one pf our" 'local contr^d't/ors was was ftreatied'; to a phase of Jeames de la j Plushy - . .The ' employer, was overseeing a number of a pick-3n3._h'6 : velmen r - at 'th'e for'^ mation of a road^'when i hVwas'ini : erview6tl i by a seedy-looking- individu^.^^'' 6^^'^! ! gloves, on but minus i ti&:yfi^6r 'tipsj; The^ i stranger made applibatiori, for Umploymenti; },bjgfc upon beipg^^^"^ he^idliot eiijSlWfl atok/^ph^-thi-t J h¥* i'^kljtlsid to -ai^s^^-ttfv^w^..-"''^^ MfivMihg the]asserjtion, .the pe»lsi.. applied' tb promised tovgiyp, a; trial at^.tljie. first ,op> portunity, andutaking . out r his^ooJk. asked, for his name Iso'thafche could enter itjiwhen judge of his BU^rile' 7 t6 see the ' Stranger; take out a card case and" selecting" a' ; small* preseht^i^with aia %}»' ;^f 'he 7#«re doing il-jej^Qst .natural, thing, m "ther ,wp/ld. As werdo npi wish,.to.Vhorrify an Aristocratic family^ we -,wiU nqt mention the name thereon engraved, and it is needless to say that tjhe owper,,p| ,. the card has not yet.been.senl for. .7, i -V VV ; V" '*'""!■.■:'-'