LOCAL INTELLIGENCE.

Manawatu Times, Volume III, Issue 89, 5 November 1879, Page 2

LOCAL INTELLIGENCE.

Thb Outwabd Eng&ish Mah.. — We, remind oar readers- that the. English mail> vid San Francisco will close at the Post office, Fettding, to-morrow "evening at 7.o'clock. r . ;-".. : • ! -Auction Saxes. — During- the past few. days, ; sales by ; auction liav^e - been all the j rage. On Saturday, Measrs. Halcombe and ; Sherwill resumed , their '.saj^' at Messrs. Lou- • don and liaybittle's store; The 'attendance, - was good, but the jwices jwere greatly m : favor of the buyers. Mr. j. r MaysmOr also had a miscellaneous sale on that day, tf> t whiuhthe same re-marks will* apply. I pRiOKBT,— -The scifatcb niatch at. cricketL s did not eventuate on Saturday afternoon, owing to the heavy rain, which, though, causing some little disappointment to our. j local wielders of the willow, did an immense _ 'amount of good to the gardens, pastures, and/rop," alTof. which • wer^ beginuing ; to" ! ;eel the effects' of the recent spell of- dry. weather. We believe, that another attempt to play a scratch match will J)e made on . Saturday, when, we trust, ihe weather -will^ ■ prove more propitious. • ' Buk NjxHOBPE School.— Mir. ■ ; i>in6dale, tb e recently-appointed mastt r of the |ne w' School at % Taohui, has lost no time m .get-_ !tiug. into harness. He only, arrived troxa^ Napier last week, # and the. school was opened on Monday last. 'yß'hen, the school 'gots into thorough 1 w^orjcujg-ovder,. and the_ • present, epidemic among the juvenfles. ha» ?passsd away, "it is expected thaii the" attendance will be close u,ppn fortyl, ¥c must congratulate the,.heads-of families m fke. idistrict on this satisfactory removal of.one_ of their greatest sources of am^ety. . Entebpeisb, —We aye always S^ fco . hetr of any of our settlers doing what-h» "ca i to improvjsthe breed of Jus cattle, sheep, or horses. It. affords, us , much . pleasure, therefore, to chro'nioie the " efforts, m this, of oneof our Kiwitea settlers, \ Mr. JF. Davis., who, with commendable spirit, has'purchaaed a pure bred Hereford . Bull, from Mr Sly, of : Earei-e. Tlio animal is a .liandsome beast, and furnishes numerous i evidences of high br6ejiing. ; We congratu-_ ilatw the surrounding settlers uvhaving had : such a splendid -animal introduced into^ their district, and shall hope ere long toaee a ma.ked improveuiept inihe^ca,ttle. hailing, 'from that quarter.. " . : : i The Pfblic H*ahi.— Mr. Rosinski, the contractor' for the Public Hall, is making, good progress with the work.- The lining, anJ^ m fact, all the internal' work, i» m a* 'forward state, and there can' be no^doubfe [that the hall will be finished, within ;the contract time! about tlie middle of December. Judging from the proportions of the., building "and its well-formed roof, its .a.-ooatic' properties should' be of a high, order. We we're. glad to notiice that before* putting on the iron, the roof, which 'is - 1 close-boarded, was convered with felt.; This nilL fiave thVe^t.ofVdeadeningi^he sound of raUi, and of keeping J.he.hallniuch; cooler, vi the summer time. . ' PERJifaT.~We repently commented on^ a . Ojise whicli had been h«ard at the^revkms sitting of the Eeuideni Magistrate's Court, and m which, the evidence was so conflicting that his Worship declined the responsibility vf deciding it, and granted a non-Buit, - obi serving that the v case afforded ample* evidence that wilful perjury had been committed. ' W^noV learn that the* counsel for the defence hW been instruct e,d to taka . prbceedings against the principal witness for the plaintiff, for. wilful perjury* The i: we will probably be heard on JFridfty:,nert S-kj matter being now s«5 Y«rf(«j awj.

praclu'ded from making further observation beyond expressing a hope that it will be thoroughly, sifted, and the saddle put on the-right hone. '■'.■'■ Niw Bask PEBM3SBB. — The framework of the new premises for the Bank of Mew South-: Wales .-.is. now raised.,/ The bailding — which is 31 x 40 — will have a neat and tasty elevation to Manchester street, ornamented with Doric columns.* The general room is 18 feet square, and off {his is the Bank parlour. The building will also contain private parlor, bedroom, kitchen,, and servant's room.' The contractors, Messrs. Pope and Pearson,., are are getting well on with the work, and will, jtt> doubt, hive the premises finished and ready for' occupation" withia the contract iiime, the 21st December. The buildings . when finished, will be an ornament to the township, and much more suitable for banking purposes than the • pren^ises tempo ■ rarily occupied by the bank, which are also . too far removed from the centre of the town. ; . '-.•• , Nakbow Escape.— On Saturday- eventing -Messrs. Loudon, Haybi^tle and Cos. .extensive stores had a narrow -escape from 1 Items burnt down.' 'About seven. o'clock\ kerosene lamp "either explo^dad or> was knocked over m itote where the Aucsale had b^en lielcL^xn-the afternoon find .the flames^^fßon^tiie ignited oil shut up yearly as high as. the eealing. Fortunately tber'e was a great many .persons m the store at the time and by, the exertions and the use of blankets arid . fi6qr, the ;^ames- were ;ex"tinie:uished*b'ef6rje any considerable amount - of damage had been .done^ which * was con- ■ $ned to a. few a^fcicle^ of paring .apparel. It i3iortunate that.so many willing hands . ; were^present'tp render assistance/for other.": :"wiae the whole blobk must have been, burnt $6 the ground. % • ■ " ;'