NEWS AND NOTES

Manawatu Times, Volume III, Issue 102, 20 December 1879, Page 2

NEWS AND NOTES

P.BOyisfpxs ;Jb» 4'rtE HoLiDAXs.rrT-bose who wish to make pjoVHiOiipfor the coming festivities of the season— both internal! valid extcrn.illyTrrlrttd' bet tiir nuti^'a tfote ,of, an advertisement which appears in Another colunin.velative to the onenin^ 6j, Mr.' 3jd^don's'liife promises iD:fche,Sqiiiire.;"* iV ' :s " . Baii.ed .QxTT.-rß'en jamin P.epper, who on Monday was con viol ed. of perj ury ,- but; w li.osq : T 6Qute>u6c was id^ferrotl in ofclev to obtain ihp ! riiling_;of. ,t;h"e Sup.i'eine -Qjius, iipo^ A point reserved, was on' Wednesday admitted 'to bail. The bondsmen \veve Mi*. Joh'nspn,' pf MUiii street, ' a'n'd Sir. Shcerin, seuior, " ofl B^ngitikeTLiue.; ' ■[' '■■''' -^ ■.;"> ' ' v The Squth .8.5m3D: a^d La-te; Fik^j — \Vc epe gla.-l to l^arn that Mr. Coov pcjr r s clainr oh the' South' "British Insiifarice, Company, for fch e f iirnitura tiesfcrd.ve'd " by Uv.e on the JE^atigitiket Eirte, was natrsfactoTU.v settled : " jesterdiiy "by Mrf Giilenian, b)i<i local agent fpr the sa-idf-of^oe. ■ W'f *v l -' 'Vy. :Mab^.— 3The Ibrictet inatdi b'et ween' t lie Mar'toti 'and Piiloiei'ston C)ubs, takes place lo day upon the gro\Ui<l of thfej frij'mei'J^JuQun'las^^iss^^e pitbiUhoiLfche navies o.f .the.loqal, men'; :|he follqwirig are the Marl.onian3V:^Messrs.l.34ick, BoL'kctfc, Skertiianf 'iliirshalT,' Jackson, W-itcUel^Jlroodj^viisou. Eowler, - andSmitH:- ; ' r ' :iv K .:* -i : !^- -;;- -hs<' : ■ A* Bkoad SiNT.--\Ve'' ;^uld direct the attention 6f those liieky intlicidiuil.s', "the lordß of. 'the soil/ 1 : to" s *!!' 'n'otice-'piiblished .eiaeWhere by the iahd Tax Conim.iisionef, ,to the effecfthafi all accounts reiriuining up-j paid : aftci' tbe 3lst SvflJ h'p sued for. "WJe make th'i?* iniiniritiori' \puhlicV*ns " we have heard that nofc a few "who are- liable for • iho tijir have uo idba fch^fc $ is t^'oe'-paid thi3 : year. ' /'; •■■. * ' ; ' '' ux \ '.' . . ':'■ ■'■.':■ •".: '■; ' ' Bssya% V% IjIGHTBNin a.— !We "regret ;beaV tliat M'w, Robert JDintdn, of Burtis'ide,'' has lost a vbiiy'yaluable cow, whiclv, during the heavy thuriderstorrri experienced pit Ja^b Tuesday, was struck' by light puiug and

instantly tilled. The animal wa? grazing not f»ir from the homestead at the type. On, the same occasion a tree near the residence'of Mr. Collis.^qf Karere, was also struk, and split into pieces, some tons of . timber-being hurled to the ground. . : THE G-OVERSMENT-.vWBnCTKWASH.— TIie ; following is the amouafe of assistance given to the various appjieanjis, who sought the aid of the Insolvent^ Court ■— Edwin San* ' dors, certificate-of discharge ; Albert Henry Wood, certificate 'of discharge ; Hom-y.John Steven, certificate of discharge ; William R. I) imond,- certificate of discharge ; Albert Brooke Lee, certificate of discharge; Henry Brown, discharge in three months ; Harvey and M'CoII, application for complete execution of deed of arrangement, .adjourned to Wanganui, on the 12th of January, 1880;" Joseph Cronies, application far complete execution of deed, granted. Resisting the Bailiff;— -It may not be generally known that persons have themselves open to very severe consequences by - ;- resisting the Court bailiff while he is in the execution ofhii? c^uty. Whenever his services are called into requisition, and distraint follows, those who imagine they are aggrieved have a legal remedy hy men-ris of an interpleader summons/which will be far more effective and much le3s expensive than taking the law info their own- hands. We make these remarks in order Jo enlighten our Scandinavian raadejts, y ho perhaps, through ignorance of the laws of the country, raigh,t .be innocently led injbo a breach of theni.' No Prtzb.^j. Apt B^iifKS.— The epide--mie for Athletic appears to range from one end of the coas£ to .the other, Eoxton ■being the only tjtj wji has nq.t gone in for that class of amusement. To the people of Waverley however^ must be given the palm for inventing a safe specujacion, wherein «J]l tho .comgetijjprs pay' foi; the pleasure or competing. In the recent issue" of a. Wan ganui paper appears the programme gi the WaveViejf sports, but 'while the fees •for nomination aje religously set down, the,: prize- column ia an entire blank. ; We 'presume when' &tie nomination monev is all re-. ceived, : the receipt for events will fpi'm the prise; The idea'has at least'the merit . of novelty.- , ■ • -.■;'..'' -„ „';;.'.'., -I :,/ v ' .Saxe op pßiviiEQES.— We wo.uld draw £he attention of 'those who' intend' to compete for the various privileges at the Boxing Day^ gpor|s,"th,at\they will' be put up at auction a^tWd-o'eipok jihis. affcer r nqpp,b.y Mr.. Snelson, at' his rooms;: II; will He seen 'fronV the list of nominations that a capital day's sport may be expected, the more particularly as the;number of horses for tlie hack raefea \yill be very £reai;.V We notice |;bat 'in, Eeilding the gates' vfetcheS £58', arid the re-° freshipent bootus £40, even though the purchasers were- restricted frcin selling intoxicating liquors. " With £he very great inducemenj; po. visitors by the; horse racing, and no -restriction as to the nature of the refreshments, -.the. privileges to-day should .realise a ' very much higher gripe, ! •"'' . li Thb Catholic Cjttirch a.nb; the ■-GiJEtSTirAS; AJffl) v JS[E^. "XBASES .".J^JSsijX^AJiS;' 4We haye^coeivea from' the Eev. pastor, the following Oliver of services during the coming religious' season" ; — ; Qn' Ohristraa's I)ay jjha .first. Mass will be celebrated (it Eeilriing at six d^clpek : anti the^eecond at . tight ih the morning j while af; rljarmersfcon- , the_:H6ly Sacrifice ,Avillbe : at eleven V the day, with evening 'devoMonsat the. usual time. 'Qn Ne.iy Year.'s T)ay.Mas3 \viil be. at ha]f- past eight at. Feilding, and Y upon the" 'fiirVtvaTof the twejve o?c'lqck train at ' I^aimerston.. On jihe'Eleasf-. :.of the*. E piphanyj tjje fith bf January, glasses- will be celebmted in EJeilding and Palinefiton as on ISow Year's B,ay. •■ We presume, it isalmpst unnecessary £o ■ notify- f-6 the.njembers of the Congregations of hothpjacejs, that on .Christmas Day, tlie usual collection in suppo.rt of the Busto? will be. made, when it ii trusted a liberal response will be xeceiyed. L ■" ,'A.Mipnu-Ntf ELTSiirir.— Erinterls devils are generally supposed to be remunerated for jtheir laborrf'Syi^h coin inowii as "Monkey's allowance". — moro kicks than half-pence— •b.ut thajiAhey are. qQ r cqfcionally people of vqry, great conseque.noe vsre learn on -the authority .of. IJis Hqnoq '^udge Hacdcastle. . Divring the hearing.of a i*ocent : casei he quoted from an eminent legal text book, the - following extract wif.!i regard' to damages: — "Therefore, -vvh ere some printor's devils, "who had beeh unlawfully imprisoned [for six hours, brovjglit t)}sir several Actiq^, ai^d the jury give each qf them" £300 da.magesj the'Qqurfc'declined to meddle'with tlVp verdict, although "it was proved., that each Qf phe plainfciffU h.id been civilly treated, and fecl.upon beef steaks and porter during the peifiod' of "thevn imprisoriniont. 1 The reading of. the quotation, gave .Hjuch amusement in Qourt, and fqr ths nonce thbse despised atom9 of humanity — the P.D.'jj— \^erib cbnsideriib^y jig in; the social .scale. ' ' ' '-. TjHB F.QXTQK LIOENSIN& CotTBT!.— We have learnfid wi^h extreme pleasure that lit. its sitting on Wednesday the Commissioners fgranted the licenses to B.elvee's hqfel. Feildu\gl and Scliuli-ze's.^Awa s[url.' T^his action will give t he greatest'satisfaction fr,om one end of the. coijnty tothe otlier, and tihe conduot of the .Coinniis3ion'or,s iti rel\«,citig.\yh.it was evidently an ui|a(|u-'tqv»s 'stejj; ia worthy "of comrnend.atiioii. ] When 'the licenses wore refuse'ruiipn th4. last occasion, we weiiq not sparing of cgnVure, and consequently the pleasure of recording; the present 1 • decision is so ra.ueh the gr^iiter. With Mi 1 . SelmlLze we are personally acquainted, and.can. spenk upon the conduct of. his liloU'sa •wit.ii*"an 'air qf'authoyity; j\^iV Belve ; e w:e 'do. not know saveby ireptiiiq.'a'ndouV'Vnqwiedge of him frb.m that source is of the most flattering ohai'acter. ' If \yp are info med ariijlit, "lie is V man who neveir touclie.3' sniritotis'liquors" himself, -.ar^l that fact i'a a snfli.-ient earnest tliatliis' house will be qq rij^rq drinking shop. The necessity for a hotel at Awa> Hurt we have already proved in these columns, and ■(•hat the two lions'e.s shoulcl bq legitimately licensed,' £or the oon'venienco of fcho public,' initcad of encoi^mgirig an illicit traffic, will be a source qf gratification to eyei\y one in the. district. : . ,; ' ,'-• - '■ •; v ••• ISTEBESTING: TO.TBaPSICHOBEA^S.— The divectoraof.the-Feilding Public Hall have determined 1 .to celebrate its opaning by a grand public hall; iviiieh will take police on next Tuesday. . Those ; ' wlio 'are fond' of. "treacling the mai/ '$ had" better not lose a chance, which wiay n;ot possible be ol>ta^tied for along tiihe. The IFoihiing Hall h^s.no equal, antl we very much question if it has a rival in Wellington. The n'uiies of sho ge.htletnen who :cqnstitufe~|ho committee is an earnest of of.khe assemWgge. while they.i^ut^ha^Mr.r Shenvill is ol^cia^ing na lion; ■ sec.'ts ~B"hffi;n>'nfgftarantep tUat nothing will be left, ..undone whicli could add to the< success .of the gathering? .Siribe-th.e adtenfc o f thi^; Crisis', saltatorv enferta.iiime"n^ v ai;e. lik^ an,geU visits, and,, al^hdugh' -wo '■■■: arei 's^oaisboly ' a subject for exhibiting nftlia'symaietry of, jnp'tidti " or indulging in the " lighfc fantastits V. we^haye" n'ptiqit'all, recollection' of/'a ly'e gone cliiy when Uie; grace of. otiii 1 tnbtioii , marie in a bpno of cpntcntipn \yith' the gentle- snx/ In looking over'ou'r'fi.le3 we find thdt it'w exactly twelve uiontiis lliis. w.eelv ulnce it was aefxmtcl.y determined, that Feilding should havbaliublic ij.,11. ' TJitf idea has coi-' tii iinly l uken some time to become on accom.pOxhwj ftust, but ltd residents have n6w a public building of which, they uiay'bd justly iproud.: •• ;. _ „ '.!..- i