NEWS AND NOTES

Manawatu Times, Volume III, Issue 86, 25 October 1879, Page 2

NEWS AND NOTES

The San Fbancisoo, Mail.— The City o.f New York, with the European mails, arrived at Auckland on Tuesday, at noon. She left San Francisco at two p.m. on the 29th September ; arrived at Honolulu on the 6th instant, and left on the following morning. Elsewhere we give the chief items 6"f interest, The " New Coeo'SEß.— Mr. Piers E. Warburton, the successor, of Dr. Rookstrow, m the Coroner3hip of Manawatu. was sworn into his office by the Resident Masistrate prior to the sitting of the Court on Thursday, after which the new Justice took his seat on the Bench, The Duck Case.— At the commencement of the proceedings of the Resident Magistrate's Court, the case of Collins v. Sohlager, was called on, an application for a rehearing. — upon tho* ground that material evidence had coma to light — having been lodged by Mr. Hawkins. Upon plaintiff and defendant being called at the door of tha Court there was no response, and the case waa accordingly struck out. - . The E, ably 'Train.— The reason why the train 'will learc Foxton two hours and a half eirlier on Monday morning, is to avoid dragging. witne'se3 into Win ganu ion Saturday to. attend the Supreme Court Sittings Certainly the difficulty might have boon obviated by Mr. -Fitzhorfoerfr, tlie Crown Prosecutor, arranging to put cases from a distance low down upon tho list. However, as he chose to do otherwise, no doubt the concession made by Mr. Rotberam to suit the convenience of the unfortunates, will meet with the appreciation it deserves. • The Volunteer Pic-nic. — Captain Snelson is, figuratively speaking, "an old soldier," as by his ordurs two sergeants, two corporals, and two privates,* rigged up m full uniform, were on Wednesday, told off to •collect subscriptions and prizes for the coming Volunteer pic-nic. We imagine the "clothes" did the business, ap we understand that they did not meet with a single refusals, while the various prizes contributed were of a mpst miscellaneous nature, ran ging from cups and stu-ei-s to bu-relsof ieer. Those who did not give articles feo be, competed for, contributed generously m coin, and we understand that a considerablesum of money bas been already received wherewith to purchase trophies. The D,istr,ict. Court. — Official, intimation has been received: that the sittings of the PalineiMton "r^qrlh District Court will be held upon the, third Mondays m March, June, September, and- December. As the next sitting will lie, held upon Monday, the 15th of December, it is to'be hoped that by tliat. time the long-pro .nised third train will be m operation,' sb that witnesses an 1 uvori from Feilding and Halcomb- will o\

be compelled to leave home ou the Saturdly evening. However, as his Honor Judge Hardcastle will open the Court at ten o'clock, should railway arrangements not have been made, it will be some oonsolation to know that tliat august personage will also be m- the same predicament. The Thorough-bred Racehorsb, Opawa.— We learn thati-Mr. Tbomasltowe, the proprietor of the racer I Opawa, has raado arrangements for the animal to travel m this district. Opawa is by Raven worth, out of Fairy by G/laucns -e^spray by Donizette — Lady Anne by Whisker — Ravenworth by Touchstone. - As a four-year-old he Won the Wanganui stakc 8 . £80, weight for age ; the next day he came out again, and won the W. J. C. Hand!" cap, £170, carrying 8 ?t, 3lbs. In the same month ho won the Taranaki Cup, weight for age, two miles ; and the next day placed the T. J. C. Handicap, £100, to his credit, and Jthen finished^ the day by winning the "Railway Stakes m a canter. These are but a few of its %wn exploits while his stock have turned Pht equally as well. '-£:■' Tub Railway Conference. — We are pleased to learn tliat the concesstona granted hy tho Commissioner" of Railways to our Foxton friends ai^of such a nature as to m a great measure satisfy them ; at the same time we certainly cannot agree with Mr. Lawson that the charge of 3d per hundred for handling is fair or should he continued. In a former issue we proved beyond the shadow of a contradiction that the charge was grossly excessive, and that the work was being done by private firms at a very reduced figure, and consequently we fail to see how Mr. Lawson could prove his ease. With regard to the third train the Commissioner renewed his promise that it would be running m a short time. It is now exactly twelve months since the same gentleman made a similar promise. We will await wijh some curiosity its fulfilment. Leavino no Excuse. —It may be ro 1 membered that some little while ago a Maori, named Harry Larkins,. was summoned upon a charge of entering a railway carriage while the train was m motion. The Native was equal to the occasion, and pleaded m defence thnt as the railway byeInws were not printed m Maori, ho was not aware that his action was an ofPence ? as he could not know the rules by inspiration. The defence was a good, one, and were it not that Larkins' offence was further supplemented by "threatening language, it is more than probable he would hare, been let off with a caution, but as it was, he was mulcted m the penalty of £1. The Stationmaster, Mr. Dykes, reported tho ingenious defence of the transgressor, and the consequence is that a neatly-framed copy of the bye-laws, printed m Mapri,*has"now arrived, ancl been placed m a prominent "position- on the platform. Publicans Beware. — It will behove our worthy hotelkeepera to be on the quivvy vi-vvy — as a late respected member of the fraternity would say — and allow no card" playing upon their premises. There is no doubt that a great many publicans are under tho impression that if cards pre merely played for pastime and drinks, no, offence is committed. However, two cases j have been heard m the district during the nast week — one at Bulls and the other at Palmerstou— in which the Bench held that it was a breach of the Ordinance, and fined both delinquents. In one of the two, counsel raised tlie point that playing for drinks was not gambling*, inasmuch to come .within the meaning of the Act the consideration won should be carried away, bnt amirUj.. much laughter the objection was overruled, as the magistrate pointed out that as no doubt the winners drank the liquor, it was carried away. .'■• The Colonial Printers' Register." — Wo have received the first number of the above publication,^ monthly journal, which as. its name indicates, is devoted to matters appertaining to the " black art." The size * royal octaye, and the manner of its getup is more like a type founders specimenbook than a publication for ordinary circulation, and is certainly an excellent index of the perfection which typography has reached m New Zealand. The subject matter of the journal, too, is deserving of high praise, — the original articles being, cleverly written, and the collated items of a most interesting nature.- We notice 'that the *'• Press News " has been incorporated with the ' Register," and with the old strength and the new blood we trust the new journal has -a long and prosperous career before it. . Mr. George. G-riffen, the proprietor, has certainly produced' a publication, which, either, from a literary / or typographical point view, is a credit to the profession.