THE Manawatu Times. WEDNESDAY, NOV. 19, 1879. NEWS AND NOTES

Manawatu Times, Volume III, Issue 93, 19 November 1879, Page 2

THE Manawatu Times.

WEDNESDAY, NOV. 19, 1879. NEWS AND NOTES

"WortUr.re thmg%, and a drop «f ink fading tike (lew'upon a thought, produces that wbich makes thousands, perhaps tuiUions think."

Crowded Out. — In order to give as much as possible of the Financial Statement, .we have been compelled to omit our leading article and several local items of interest. Mobb "Industries. — By a notification m oitr advertising columns it will be aeen^-the premises lately occupied by the iI'AWAWATtr Times has "been leased by Mr. William Cook, who has commenced the business of coopering. This is a want much felt, and while we lru»t that the new comer will secure sufficient pntronage to repay him for his enterprise, the starting of such an industry is an eyidgnce of the progress of Palmerston. 4fji. Loudok'^ Moustks Sai<b — W e would remind our readers that the sale advertised to take place at Mr. P. Loudon's store, ' Foxton, will commence this morning, and will be continued each day until the whole stock of £2000 is disposed of. As tlie premises are announceed as for sale ( or to let, ©very solitary article will be knocked down at whatever it will fetch, consequently rars bargains may be expected. It is aaid i lh'it- u one man's, meat is. another map's i poison." and certainly the fortunate possessor of cash will reap the benefit of tho sacrifices to be made by the vendor. A. Hard T^O3T.— One of the hardest frosts which has taken place, at this time of year, m the memory of the oldest resident, was experienced on Saturday night. In the town all the fruit, iii the- various gardens liave been more or less destroyed, and the damage done bus ranged from £5 to £25. ■•The greatest lo*9, hatvpver, hns fnllen upon . the farmer.9, who have had their crops -of potatoes, beth early and late, niaterially damaged, if not totally destroyer!.- TnEitzherbert the loss will .be ■.materially felt; and wq haVe bsen informed that the damage done throughout thq diet-«cj;."M r iU nofc **&. short 6f £2000. . ]FUK and Frolic TboVpb.— This clever ironpe had . possession of. the Foresters' : Hall pii Monday -ni^nW and. although; the audience :^as by no tneana-as larfi[e as the merits '--'of - the. entertainment demanded, went through a capital performance. If we 'are not mistaken most of the company have dppsared m Palinersfcon. with the Elder. Troupe, but th^ juveniles, who upon that occasion formed the principal attraction, have since then wonderfully improved, and :(bn Monday evening were* rewarded for their :really. cle-ver acting with boisterous; applause. The programme submitted was a most attractive one, aijd well descrying of patronqge. - A Hint tq the Poiiob. — Frequent atid serious complairits/have been niade r 'by the residents of Terrace End of a n>Oßt dangerous habit which has lately sprung up at that end of .the town." It the. atraight ptece of ground between the railway, crossing and Deard's Hotel .is m the habit of being used by 1 horsemen w an im 1 piromptu raceoourse, and as the trial of speed is indulged m even after nightf ill, the .amnaetnent': is pursued at the, risk and d^Tjfiter of life On Sunday night, about ten o'clock, a trio" of ~ bloods,: t^ho, were, returninsf from the Ctorge. eoiTjmencetl; the yace at the cattle' yards,' and never pulled rein until the hotel vvas reached— -When they slaitkened, their pace, and % eon i tiu.u.e.&. on m a walk-Pand m tne. darjtn.o^B almost *4n down ■', •a couple of pedestriansi who- oould neither ' be scon by or see the horsemen themselves, j Perhaps . the use of the bye-laws against 'reckless of. f Ui'iou^ «^f .^ave;.. a salutary lesson. -. '^ .LAODA^m Rivaiex— -Terrace En<? has long the. enviable /reputation of be - ing the gar,de,n of Palmer^bon and. ahlq to take precedehce of the centre or west-end of the to>vn m the" ;matt.er of fruit raising, £hd this year it isvcertiuuly-nbt m the back ?ound. Mr. Earns nvi'fch haj bi-ou^jht to our

office some strawberries, -which when pub to test did not belie their most inviting appearance. We measured -a.' goodly number and' found that their average reached two inches by an inch, and a half. It would appear that "Terrace End .is not to be allowed to bear off the palm without a struggle, as Mr, Maoarthur of Ferfuson Street, haßjbro.ugh,iunder_our notice m a most agreeable manner his ability to produce sti-awberries. of equal size and excellence. To one and all 'we say, continue your very laudable rivalry and vie m such, praiseworthy competition. -It will be -a credit to Palraeraton, and— a? long as we are elected the judge — good for us". •'A Necessauy Aite'batioit. — We imagine the time lias now arrived when some provision should be made m the Council chamber for the accoinodation of the burgesses who might wish-to attend the meetings, and listen to the debates. At the present time i there is scarcely sittiug accomodation for i the Councillors at the table, and when even 1 a deputation is introduced a judicious ar'rangenient is necessitated resembling the packing of sardiues m a tin. We would suggest that the partition between the present chamber and the engineer's office be thrown down, and the. latter utilised m the m the.extension of the room. If this were done, and a number of seats provided for those of the. burgesses who would attend, much of the inconvenient; crowding at present experienced would be done away with. We think that an outlay of £20 or £25 would make the proper alterations, which would be a boon to Councillors, Press, and public. Wo beg "to make the -Gouncil a present of the suggestion. ■ The Mayoral Election. — There is to be a contest for the Mayoral chair after all, notwithstanding that Councillor Jenssen had declined to accede to the requisition being signed asking him to stand. At twenty minutes to twelve on Monday, the returning officer received a paper signed bj William John Batt and George Frederick ■■■■ Roe,' nominating SylvesteivColeuian for the office of Major, .accompanied with the written consent of the nominee, and a cheque for £10. Ten minutes later the candidature of James Linton was handed, the nominators being 'George Mathew H rielson and Fritz - Jenssen. The position is' one of honor well worth the aspiration of any One, and it is certainly a healthy sign to see a contest — proving that the best men m the Council are sensible of the dignity, and desire to. obtain it. Sfo doubt,' now that there are two candidates m the field, no time will be lost by each m placipg their views before the burgesses, when we will be able to speak more definitely upon the qualifications of the respective competitors." G-iyinq- the Devil his Due. — As we have been staunch opponents of the present. Ministry since its assumption of oflbe, we can claim credit for sincerity m the follow - ing remarks. We have been shown a circular forwarded to one of the i Government officials m Palmerston m which instructions are given to issue Government advertisements to' newspapers wjihout the slightest regard to their political opinions. That this is not mere clap-trap we are prepared to assort, inasmuch as that during' the short time the Hall Ministry have b,een m pov/eu we have received double the amount of patronage that we obtained m the same time under the Grey regime. The gross corruption m matter of advertisement patronage was one .of the dark-spots during the, Grey administration — one which we more than once severely lampponqd — and wo are pleased to see that m that particular, matter the present Government have been as good as their word. And while upon the subject of State advertising, wq feel bo'utul to say that tiiere | has been some sad mistake m the return recently published. -The Manawatp Times 'was credited with £121 for the lust eighteen months : unfortunately, however, the figures are fur from correct ; wo only wish tor our own sake that they were genuine.