THE Manawatu Times. WEDNESDAY, NOV. 12, 1879. NEWS AND NOTES

Manawatu Times, Volume III, Issue 91, 12 November 1879, Page 2

THE Manawatu Times.

WEDNESDAY, NOV. 12, 1879. NEWS AND NOTES

"Worcls'are things, and'«-d»op of-inkr fallinR 1 like deyy 4['-jI) v ; onc;l.t produces tliat which makes , thousands, perhaps millions think."

Pihst 'Bt'ooD. — On Saturday the first clip of the -season arrived at the station fronj. Mr. Alexander IW'Donnid'o, of "Raikopu, whieh-was the hrand upon.the jvool. There ■were about' twenty bales, and, others have been arrivinjy since then. Of cour«e other wool had b'eenieceived jfoui Messrs ffyaser's J?eUmongeny previously, bjit none taken directly from the sheep's back, A G\BAVE Mistakb — We think the committee of the Wanganui AgricultuPdl Show on the day immediately following the show. We Jmqw"bf no' less than' four settlers from Mannwatu who attended the Show with no other object than to make some purphases of "tpclr^ but finding that the raeemeeling inbervened between the Show and fchp^sala, returned home without waitirig for the lnttpr. '■KniS? fitOOD POB FITZHEBBEBT. — While market gardeners and fanners are blowine about their early pegs, Fitzherbert — der spised, "neglected Fitsherbert — has been the fiW 'to rome int-5 the' field with new po? fatoes. Mr. David Kniglft informs us that on Sund-iv he nnd his family had the pleasure of parfcfikiqg of ah excellent dinner, ganiiohpr! with a plentiful supply of that most enticing esculent — the new potaloe, ■the averng'e-df which were almost as big as eggs._ -Brnro, Fitzhepbeiifc ! Jaekeytown will haio to look' to its laurels. -|A Wakt Sr"PßLi^i> — -From a notification vrliich appears m our advertising column", :l «"ill He seen t h it the premise* m Main street, kfrowri as Mrs. Levin's shop, has been opened as a bo'ard'ng house. The news wijl bo received with pleisu.re, particularly by working men, who we have been repefltedlv been informed have experien -ed difficulty m obtuiniu|« accommodation ; and we feel convinced that the m*w,. venture v^ll bo one which will no! only pay well, but confer a boon upon a large portion of the pomuwnity. An TTNDBBrRAKH? Visitor. —At the .conclusion of the trial ofKereopi, chnraed at the Wangnnui Supreme Oourfc with threatening to murder, the prisonep'^ friends stated that when he would be set at liberty it wa* intended that he should be sent donu to Mduawatu. As there happened to be a "considerable mumber qf BalmeMon men m (Jowl, the intimation was received with such "an unmistakeabje • evidense of the reverse of tliankrlilness, that bis Honor the Thief Justice smiled nlmost audibly at (-he left-humicd benefit about to be bestowed xipon poor Mtviawatu. A Bt.oatbd Bi4OK Abistooeat.— Our old friend, Peete te Aweawp added considerably to his importance while ghiug evidence of hi| bona fides as a, bondsman Wtbe'twioulent:offender, Kereopa, at the. Wanganni Court. Along with other property which he mentioned, Mr. Peete dihtftd m grapliio sfcyle upon his town mansion at Palmex'ston. He did not tell the Court, however, that although it wts a t wostoreve.d it had noithet stairs, root TigJr 4ooj' B8 '' T no^ e o f s auditor* who were m the ken, chuckled ' inwardly «t' grAJid picture conjured up by the iftwy 6f~ lh c imaginative- witness. The Chbistmab Seortb. —^A meeting of the old Sportß .Commjtteji, was held upon Sntnrrlay evening for the purpose of taking steps to put forth a programme for the Annual Sports on Boxing Day. Mr. Cnle--jmnvi w«? voted to the chaie, and were ( also present, h\s Dr. Mari-mer, and Messrs, Hayns, Mitford, Diraond. Keeling, and Dungnn. 'It wns dacirie.d fo \ >H t-he Spor'R, iw n««fll, upon Boxing Day, and a capital programme was drawn up, a most influential committee eleHerl, and the town divided with a view \p wUYaikwg £0? sitbScripUwns. \Vt? wish.

this l.iitei' intimatiuQ to ,;be specially noted, so that iipon-the call of the committee-men, the townsfolk will be prepared, and respond ;libertUlj to the appeal^ " , ■^ SLATTQaTEBIWGt OE !SKB IUKOOBKTSi— During the progress "of the cattle sale yesimtfny afternoon/ a fine fat cow forced its way up a narrow passage between two cattle yards and leading to a sheep pen." When however, it arrived at the end of the passage" it: got gammed, and was unable to pull iti rum'p r throngli. There the poor -animal si nek, bellowing most, pitfously, 'and half wild.with pninandjf ury,.uH'til' thft post was he wn;a way, and .it rushed into the sheep pen? There it attacked the sheep, tossing thenvhigh m the air one after another until tfejafcaha-reininflcd one of. the juggler and •trieblilsi, there being always one sheep alof t. By thi force of driving, prodding, ar.dbeating, ii was hunted, into an adjoining yard, bat not until a number of the sheep were so mutilated as to.necesiitate their throat* being cut. We (believe the -injured; >hs»£ were the property of Mr. Podevin.. •,THB.:.WAN&ANiri Baobs,— Through an unfortunate bhinder, the telegraphic despatch of our reporter, with a long account of tHe Wangariui Races, was mislaid; on Friday night, and as a consequence, did not appear m Saturday's issue. This was the more annoying as we had taken fche trouble to send a special reporter, and his jreportj which was forwarded by 'telpgraph ? extremely Vbngthy one. Owing" no', doubt to the Agricultural Show on the previous day^ the town was crowded with visitors, and consequently; the course was well pa-' tronised. The various eyenfcsT resulted; :in t ,th c v following imanner : — Maiden Plate-^----Astronomer, Petrnchio, and Randwick* Hurdle •Bace-^Qrrey Momus and Banshee. Wanganui Stakes— Hailstorm arid Foam, liailway Plate-f-Confident and Petfuchfo. Consolation— BJandwick and Balmoral. Roads to :Fit?sßebebh.— We would call the attention of the public generally to the 1 meeting convened' by Mr;, Gteorge Bruce, , $he Warden rfor to teke intaj consideration matters connected with the ■ voads m t^at; 'district. - At first sight persons ! may be apt t<>- imagine \ that, the subject is one which merely concerns those living on the other side of the i river/ ; This, we hold to be ja imigtak*^ As; is ■' well knbwn; there is a large area- of ' splendid land south of the Manawatu, whicli if supplied with roads, would b.e eagerly occupied, so that even taking a -selfish viewof the 'question; the! object; ;bf the meeting is one of interest' to every -r-esi--I'jient of Palmerston. But independently of that view of the matter, ifc is notorious that the landowners have been fpp years m vain fighting for. some concession, either from Qounty Council, Highway Board, or the Government., and. m the interests of fair-play it behoves each one to lend ? what little assistance they can by attending the meeting on Saturday. A Narbov? Esoapb.— All Saints^ Church _£tha_Church 'of England) had a narrow escape Ifom uoiu^ Tieanujpu uy are — OTT Sqnday evening. ! After, th? evening service had finished, and the major portion of the congregation had leftvtihe. building ; tha boy ? who was extinguishing the lights managed to knock one of the kerosene Umps to the ground, which of ? cburae ' beirig ; broken, deluged the matting, jwith^the fluid,.' and ; in , a second the whole was .m a ; blaze. Of pourse the excitement became intense, the ontfls of fire causing _thY; greatest terror amongst theiemaie J porti6nbf those .m the 1 church^ one of whom went into a dead faiiifc. WitU most- com mendable i' presence pfjcnind, Mb, Turner, of the Bank of Austraia^i», fcore 'off his poat and flung it upon the blhzinpr floor, whilst Mr. Fulier ripped up the matting and flung it into the street. Hipp'Uv the daraH»e done was but trifling, hut that.sacli is the case is .owing..jtp:-ohe : pluck and coolness of those whoasa&ted m 1 exfein^uM'i ing ''-the fire. The WAif»ANOi Cattle SHow.-rr-The awncd of the ju.lges with regard the prize ..in elaVs A. and the Championship, would appear to be;very much questioned by the puhlic at large. Both upon the day of exhibition and at the race meeting our reporter heard very severe _s.fcß.icfcur'e.3 ; ..upoQ,.the equity of the decision, the prevailing opinion being ."'''that either Mr. C. Simpson's Matildas -Double B,runs>ick, on. the J)ler»nth Earl of Alvie were far more entitled to be declared the champion than the successful animal', the Duke of Edinbiirgh. -However, .notwithstanding the drawback, we are pleased to see tjh^ M B - ; Simpson has nobly upheld the' prowess- of Manawatu, a* ha succeeded m corryin* fi rat. prize for the bull cwlved sjnoe Juna 30^1876, with Matilda's Double Brunswick ; and first priz* for "bjills calved since June 30, i 877, with the Eleventh Earl of AJvie, while m cows of any age, h|3 Maid of Oxford was highly commended, MrJVj. W,; Gowe;; ob.tain.ed a reopin,men.da"tion m Class 1., for lieifer« qalyed since June, 1878, but fche icircum--Bt»i)ees>inder which t l |e prize was secured ■was subject) to some remaik,. inasmuch a3 although this animal was from <. a snlendid »tock it had-been entered as. name Unknown. The competition from Manu wntu : was not. •iargeVbttt'Jfc is. cheering tqknoiw that its rapreßentatires , attracted ; -; oonsidp^|rle fe: a(i: tentiq^, ;'and .QbtainedT.pcqr4s of n^eiuj;.