NEWS AND NOTES

Manawatu Times, Volume III, Issue 104, 3 January 1880, Page 2

NEWS AND NOTES

Manawattt Highway Board. — The usual monthly meeting of Manawatu Highways Board will take place on Monday. The Ranghtikei Races.— We believe there were some sports on the Bulls racecourse on New Year's Day, but we di<? not learn whether they were pedestrian or equestrian. Scandinavian Services. — We have been asked to intimate to our Scandinavian readers that serricos in that language will be hold in the Presbyterian Church, Palqjerston, at halt- post ona o'clock to-morrow. The Rev. George Sass will officiate upon ; the oocnsuyi. . Thb Maori Prisqnbrs. — Wo notice that the last " (3-azetto " intimates that the Government has fixed upon Monday, the sth ■of April for the trial, of the Maori prisoners taken under "The Confiscated Lands Inquiry and Maori Prisoners Trials Act, ififfQ." The Couit will sit at Wellington. I Sc^OO*. POft jACKJ»rov?N.-~W-e understand'that should Mr, Snelson be returned to tho Education B,onr.d — of which we h^ve no doaht — one of his ft i st efforts will be to get a school for Jiickfiytown. The tuinmum number of scholars to which the opening of a nijiv si-ihoul is jjji'Antod is twenf.j 1 , and there I h u coueiderable .excels of vitildrcn ovef Uhut amount ii) lac .district.

X'H* -fcilAbJ. 1 Of XHii ittUfffANY.-r-Tues-day being the Feast of the Epiphanyf will be a holiday in the Catholic Churph 'and Msbs will be celebrated immediately aftier the arrival of the midday train. /-ThV Epiphany is sometimes, called Old CShristtnalj I'.iy. from fie fact that in the early days oi '[ the Church, in fact up. till tho year; 813,. itT woS included in the feast of .the NfttivitySsT: Cricket Match with Marton. — We understawKrntthe Socrebary-of- our localc'riciet . elub has made arrangement with the Martonteam bo- try-conolusions^this-day... week on the ground of the latter. Lust year -our men siVnnlisod the occasion by scoring a defeat, but we trust tlio tables will be turned this vear. It is a matter for deep regret that the unfortunate accident to Mr. Charles will deprive the club of one of its best men. - y Appointment ov a New Justice.— Tho last Gazette contains the names of the various Mayors of mnnicipnlties Who have boon added to tho roll of .Justices for. the Colony. Amongst the'numher we notice that of ouv wort hv' Chief Magistrate, Mr. Linton, andilie foot beside giving pleasure to his fellow-townsmen, will be a source of especial gratification to Constable GHllespie, who in future will always have a J.Pclose at his elbow. Exchanged. — The residents of Karere will regret to learn that the Edxication Board have granted Mr. G-ower's application for a removal to Asliurst, and in consequence he will in future have charge of the school in the lalter township. His old scholars will bo sorry to lose him, but they must remember that what is their loss will be Asburst's gain. The vacancy caused at Karere by Mr. G-ower's resignation will he supplied by Mr. Q-uthrie, from Goat Valley. Thb Paxmbrston Sports. — The Committee of the Palmerston Sports are determined to have a gala day on the 22nd, when they hold the adjourned fete. As considerably over £100 will given away in prizes, and the fact that there is no athletio competition elsewhere in the Province, we expect to see all the peds. of any note in this part of tho Island among the nominator*. Tlio ground committee are losing no effort to havo the track in good form, and nothing is to bo left undone to consult the convenience and comfort of visitors. The Weather. — The weather of late has beun such us to puzzle the moat experienced meteorologist, ono hour with almos£ a hot wind blowing, and the next exhibiting a temperature necessitating the donning of «n overcoat. On Wednesday, however, the climax was reachel, as while along the coast south of Foxton it was.rainmg heavens hard, yet in tho upper part of the county then.- was a nearapproa-jk to a" brickfielder.' Tho p.ia-iengcrs who arrived by the afternoon tram were thpi'o.ugijjiy drenched, while in P;ilmer3ton dustess, ajid white or no waistcoats wsu the order of the day. PiiOTQ&ii.4£#Y. — The residents of. the town will bo pleased to learn that wo are to again hij.ve si permanent photographic gnllerv in PalmGvs£on. Mr. Patten who has been studying ihat branch of art for some time has erected a permanent comiiodious studio iu alain «tivet, and will comment's the prac-li;-e uf im p'rofeMton on Monday, furnished i wii.li instruments and accessories • on the most improved principles. Auijngst other novolties ho lias introduced is the American Forrotvpe, a process by which a portrait can be takon comploto in less than five minutes, .j No doubt during tho holidays Mr. Patten j will be well patronised. Evtheu GusHrNGh — The charms of Miss Nellie Rued, the clever equestrienne of Chinrini's Circus, have made a great impression upon some susceptible moinber of tho New Znalander's staff. This is how' he' "spreads himself" about her: — " There is halo of mystery.about this lady. Young handsome, graceful clever aristocratic-look? ing, and unattached, travelling round the world under the protection merely of tho propriotor of the circus and his spouse, umny wonder what the talo of her life would be if revealed. There is a hidden mystery which, may some day be unravelled." What will it all end in ? Accident to Mr. Johij Swift. — The many friends of Mr. tToh.n Swift will bo grieved to hear that that gentleman a few days since received a nasty fall from his horse, which will make him an invalid for some time. Mr. Swift was returning from Keilding in company with Mr. J. King, when h'i3 horse stumbled, and threw him heavily to the ground, making a complete somersault in the operation. Although cut about hoad and face, he was quickly in the saddle and pluokily road into town to have his wounds dressed.. Fortunately although badly shaken, there were no bones broken, and a few weeks' lamenoss, and a temporary disfigurement of his personal beauty will bo the worst results. A Genuine Treat. — It will be seen that we are to havo one of those genuine treats, which, " like angel'B visits, are few and far between " — as on next Wednesday and Thursday evonings we will have an oppor-r tunity of seeing the celebrated Pinafore Company. The late hour at which we received the advertisement by telegram, pro • eludes us from more fc'ian mentioning that fact, but in our next issue we will have something tq say with regard to the merits cf the Company. The telegram wa3 from Mr. George Geddes, an old friend of ours, and fop many years managing agent for. Mr. Wijiam Hoskine, and the very fact of suoh a veteran " tooling " tha Troupe is quite sufficient to guarantee its genuine worth and fespet'tability. Thb Illustbatbd Hbbaw>. — We have received the December number of the " New Zealand Illustrated Herald," which is cerr tuinly a moat creditable production. In addition to the usnnl number of illufctrar tions, there is also a Christmas supplement in the shape of a two-page picture worked in color*, entitle I " A Pic-nicing Place in New Zealand." .To the uninitiated the trouble and expense of producing such a j piece of work might not appeal* much, an.d I yet to 4i>t tho proper tints it would ba ne1' cepaary to print one color into another for pcruup3 teu y/jrkings, .Amonga^ the iHus- '

rations is a capital portrait of Cuplaii^ Moonlit*,— for the faithfulness of which th^ writer of this notice can vouch — and tl j»v scene of tho death of . CpKßtetble^ Bpsrtjn.^ The "Herald " is a capital pa^er-'A>r|^it| ing to the old country. ' I A Pioeai Cceiositt.— Mr. MetaM I»| on exhibition at his shop a specimen of tli'^ Cactus, which is a perfet-fc gem in it&wny, both on account of its size and beauty an&the brilliancy.Qtits_cploxs ?^ .TJb^.^cj^in^^ch, has been preserved for 4he last week In a glass of water, is of a bright scarlet, while the lower portions of thej^tiw are bea"uT{fully tinted witli'ma'uyer' Aybrding;ta;the"i celebrated naturftliSA LmnßEfU9, there are' fully five hundred different species of the plant, while it is thought that there are resUy a great ; many unknown.- .- It |s, a characteristic of the powers .of Che caclus that they are very' short-lived, the cermts ffrandijlorus enduring for only a part of a single night, and therefore the undimintshed bloom which the' specimen retains which is in the bands of Mr. Mefcard, is the more singular. An' AppEAii.ir-Weihave.lo.riß^KesfcbfJbtir. subscribers who hare not paid for last roar, to do so without delay! • Uh'otoel^lad^v when subscriptions are npt.paid in advance, an oxtra fire shillings are charged^ '&6'h&a 'J hot done so, and it mus),beirt>membe]fed that as we have given twelve, months' credit, we could not , be expected to let accounts run into another year. We trust, therefore, that the intimation will be quite sufficient to induce settlement ' for 1879 ; if not, we will be reluctantly compelled -to -tako_ the mat ter into' our own hands, stop 1 ftie papers and sue' for 'the amounts!: .Those to whom this announcement will not apply will not be offended; and those to whom it will, ; will have onlys themselves to blame. !We; may also state that wo do not intend^ in future to .allow the k run'n»r3 to leav^ casual copies on credit. A new quarter commences to-day, and we shall be happy to tako the names of new subaribera-.-and with that end a printed form" will be supplied to all not on our list, wlycl| they cun fill up, ordering the pipeMl tlieyjriftfii j- § \ ? /. *• ■ < A Sign op THiTTnf ss.— A"s wfindex of the go-aheadativeness of the present day> we may say that Mr. Leary, of the Square; has on nale the latest London fashionable nove}, " Sabjna^' by. I/adj Wood. Ihe ex-tpaoVdinaS-y part, bf" th.e * proceedings jis, however, that the work although bearing fhe bran-J of the London publishers, and having been, actually printed in that city, i* dated " 18S0." As we have not yet nrriyocl ■at that stage of scientific progress which jybuld admit of the transmission by cable of large parcels, the only explanation of the 'circumstances -is 1 that the work was postrdated- a. month or twp. " And while upon the matter, we migtit uieption that a visit. to Mr,^Leary'u shop would well, repay tiie trouble, as by the last mail, he has not only received the vepy Jal-ast publications, but iv host o£ the prottjest birthday, Christ- ■ in.is and New Yeiir'a presents which we have seen. The only'draWbiiektb the purchaser, being the difficulty experienced incoming to a decision amid the vast variety from which he can select, , " " . A Sad Disojy.iißy.r-^B.Ularat, inVictbr's, is exorcisa.l over'tlie discovery that one of t':o WaHfcbadgery ■ murderess, named Williams, |s m reality the son 'of most re? SpeftaJ))c p.-ironts lining at Golden Point,. a ] rich all uviaj. diggings near that city. The real name of the culprit, who is not seven-, teen j.eaM, of age, is Frank Johns, who .up to two months ago was employed .-in a confectionery at Bullarat East, and a most regulav attendant at the local Sunday school. ' During the lecturing tour of Captain Moon- j lite young Johns was present at one of the Qrations, and led awaj by the dangerous eloquence of that scoundrel," he surreptiti- \ ously left 'his home, t and followed the for* tunes of Scott, Although sentence of death was passed upon the- misguided youth, we notioe by late telegram? that both he and Bennett hare been:, reprieved, thoir sentences boing imprisonment for life,. the first, three in irons. Scott and Ragan aro to be hanged, on the 20th instnnl. The Palmerstox r Pujj&ic Libbabt.— The usual monthly meeting of the Public Library Committee was held on Wednesday night .- present Messrs. Dungan (chairman^ Mitford, Green, Coleninh; ana t}ie Secretary, Mr. Keeling. The latter gentleman gave a very satisfactory account of the Qq^ncial position of the institution, and the yery-' large number of str-aqgow, in. ,additiqn : |» Jtpwnspeople, who nae the reading rpooi, "W©;bave been asked to draw the; attention of. the public to the fact that a fresh quarter 'bommenced on Thursday; so that those pfrsons who are, anxip'^s to avail themselves of the benefits of thp lending, library, can "c?s s.b at a very low rate. It n\ay be a.s weU ? tp ex.* plain here, that the instituHqn'»heing^partly supported by Government; any person without any reservo, stranger as well as resident, is fully entitled to enter the ' reading^oota j»nd read either papers or boolfs, bqt A tb,ey onmiot take them away with' them. ', To do so, and get loans of books, subscription quarterly, half-yearly, or yearly is necessary, and to persons Tequiring the use of ,the booka at home, w,e addressed t^o intimation as above. Tni* Nevv Year.— The advent "of 1883 was ushered- in with . musical and martial honors in Palmerston. Shortly aftewmidnight on Wednesday, a number 1 of prominent (?) citizeqs with drum, trump, and oymhals, marched through the town, now ami again stopping before the doors of (un) fortqnate favorites, whom they jenera led in most approved style. Although we had the pleabuto of being thiisehteutainedi'owfng to it: e peculiar class of instrnments aeleoted by (ho serenaders, w'e were not able to distinguish the particular air* tQ';\?Uich we wore treated. We mu<jt ; MP^inijr return ou^ thanks for the honor pnid to us, bnt as. we. liappen to be in the : good, graces of the itinerant musicians, we 'aw mufeh ivjoiced that New Year uoi»cs but once a twelvemonth. Upon, the departure of the instr^ mentftliata. their pHces wera supplied by a hand of Soaridii^yian vocalists, who, in the finished and trained manner fo* which their singing i» noted, welcomed in the NewYeai*. If we are :i gain favored 'wi-.h nightly; visitors, by ail means let pur SeuudinaviiaL ftif^9 C9M>|o, ; . ..'" . . ' .' .'v

. JTIIE W^XjJ&iJ^^btJCATIOIf BOABD.— Befbrring ; tp ' tri^ tW^ baJlotHng out of .\f eesrs. Hn^^ibe ant^&hels^n from the E.lvcatioiii i^w<l, we rictiA^hat our evening cbntwiipowugr at Wangftmu a course mljb Wo rannot^agi^e". ~<JTh e wrjjer mainte^ that Jtyj^-jpa re thing to see s tl^--)th^gl'TeprßSjjrtfaweß from Manuwatu present Board together, and argues upon" that assertion, that one seat it virfctialTy lost. While we by no means endorse^W'frmfl^of^the^^ allowing that' the 'irregulaijityjof^fSahdance wnta- eorrectrzwe.-ftyiatoL-see^Ju) w-the T poap]e of this Count? wou'ld.-be behefiited by tbe proposition ~ that only (tpe ypf our retiring inombara «h<?uld!be4Tefcurne^ani J the ;othp^* member given to the 4 horne t county, Wafiganui. io^r ; experienc^pf " publip , bodies, hat hot been that the members living* nearest to the ' places :pf/ roefetittg" ware the f-most regular in attendance; ;rbut even if it were, it wtmld bo aH'tha niore strouger' argument the conservators /?^he, in] tnpsta of ' Wariganui would be strengthened at the/ expense of Mttnawa'tuV -iSKefdo^notbknbw^whettier Meß3i*-Haleom'tfe f />'Snelß;6TiP- i intend; coming forward again^b'uC±cer^inly« if they- should get the~'f fill support of the severaf "c^miie^AffS^^mfed^^^fedi . upon the kst^ occasion,;, if , 3 for no other , reason than to' curb that' predominant spirit of-eentralisa'tibn which presents itself upon every, occasion at Wanganni. \ ' ■. ■ i ' '•'-;";•'? f f ~' r "' "" ■ ■-' ' ""' *" Mabriagb "lirif T<6sfaEf htl~ A BjstptfYjJ Journal-, thus -refers to marriage and itsjj effects on longevity : — "A jobSto coan[ la'chelors.pat of aingle blessertneis; andto^j decreaseithe.stopt of oJU 1 maids oreased demand for wives, may be involve/! in some statement ja^dp^bji the LoritJon JRtview in, regard *to r *the\"rej&tiQn3 existing between ' 'marriagr 'and; Old maid i and bachelorayit "say», rarely attain to extreme' old age; and^then jtjteljs of .'p/o^le living to; extraordinary^ages by '-^wedding a dozen, times br 'Btf;'wn'ue;f Jabot*' Jay, of Bordeaux, died in'T.772 at* the age of 101 years, having Jaid Seventeen wives in the grave; and Margaret iM'JDowal], jßuScotchV woman, died in 1765 at.'^the age of 105, having wept at the untimely demise of thirteen inen r whose "names" she" Had borne in rotaiibri, |Th.us^Far|bhe i^gpt?«> jßoes; aot put an extraordinary tax upon one's cajpt city for boltijng.a tou»h morsel^ but the strain-is rather 'severe '-when /Hi gbes'sott to «reik of a p»ir named Bovin, who'died in Hungary in 1741, 'llie' man aged 170 and the .woman' iiei; l«af ing a Jender. youth 116 y#avs ojd to -hewnil bis Laud reflect on the sltongtVbf inatr tie" which, held his paretits.: togefchegfor: 148 ye»rt. - Ajraio-IjrorAS MokamtT; -The t Times correspondent at Simla draw* a depressing pioture of. Anglo-Indian^ mqjralitjr. He declares that it is much more lax than that ' of England, ani intimates^that St'Sjjoila the cava'iere seroente.is a reeognised^as!:welf a« an existing instittjtibn.^lie'genVlemianfwho fills the office being called- thl>^' bow-Wpw," ' because he barks at" anybody uqsceeptabla .to his mistress. VThe porrespolxdent even goes ta the.loiigtii;of.saj|ing tlmt as it &ed to be in iJFr^ nee, the pqssessioifof » handsome' w? fe was often a q^ok'pMapjJrjt^'pTpmotiQn.rTj^Bse at t 'ments will bo^uterly anS'jnstfy resented ia I idia, and are "no doubt, made by a man ' familiar oniyAwitfkfcbe liilla -stafcions^wJiera ' ; tbe- ticiousneSa of A'nglo-Indvipi'ie, sjuch a» H' is, has always been concent s?ited;^i stations are full, of officers on leave, and I young married women sf ei^ing he lth j there j i» notl}ing" > to f d-i :< md / '3carcelyitnore;to, reed^ : I and aoeiety gets into a; i condition which, is bad enough, though exaggerated by«tha gossip which is' the only uiorning amusement. The hill f|tutipiis* however, and e9po !ially*^imla, a^^wholly^nliise the wort* in» ataiipin^'^vcre at least ft ivp.itable as i in any jjapttiilin* Europe. The men are wo)-ksU : to?deat?i,v and?th"« women perUh of onhdi/noti dissipation. / ;'.. StRANOB COKjOB*tIIEKT OF SEX.— A f ul privato ! of ; the I'UH jSersa'glie'rdtbatfcßlion of the Italian arinyCfefllsick and wasV ordered to : hospital- by;" the: »urg«on rT of thttoditinguished corps, ; The soldier — a veteran of the 1768 cgnipaign£.wh62hatf §e§n} rewarded with she Medal of— Yalbur in reward of brillandsesyice.at the b«ftle^of <th#. .Giiatazza-^ obstnately refused to, obey imedjcal orders, and was eventually carried': by. force to the • hospital, wber-e the sai,t?ndan% p|iaVg»d with the duf.y of- putting thisjrefaqtory pntient to. bed discovered,' to (heir "surpassing" surprise . that Private Moyiptti ; wa3_ a woman./ Sub; sequent enquiry eliciiedlthefbllbwingstory :. -r-ttylvja, -lyfariot'ti is tne-dnughter..bf -ret«. peptabia cotr^'try ."fbllc at Sati ft^ Ambrogto^ neap 'rupih one r o'f" ft^numeVous^fainuy. WheiKyrar was last declared between ; Aus- -^ tvin ana; Italf h'epkimrried brother tl ♦ father of six young children was summoned to rejoin hU former-regimeut as a first claa* peservist ; and she contrived to- substitute herself for him, as^wellas to evade the aur- - gical ex'imination to. whicji thoseTwhb join the colors, are s,ubjeoßpJ in^ltflly^ as in^every mUitary'.^i^te/'m^^iirjßlje.^ Sa| through the-. 'wap witKii distinction J' and^ found soldering so cbhgenifll^purluit that* whon her ■ time^iwas 1 up^sh;.^ • reven^aged. For thirteen ; yearß she hW remained in the Bersagiieri- without awatenmg ) * 1 b l y her appenrance or demeanour, 'the^leasf'auspicion of her'sexii- 'As!"sot»n;as'tKe diecaveryiabovo alluded to was' made .known.', to <; King Hum* Ibertithat valQrmw^'Sbon&Hj^a ,wprthjr :; successor of the Be Q-alanfciiomo,,;Sent her tha cross i p| i thfe^Jbalian I .,Cr^w^, > |fier^4i3ch^ and an order. vipfintEby^J-^rivyipurae- for a life pension ; pL,three hundroH urp ytp annum, ■'■'■^iV;:?:'^:;;^;:?;; v ;; Hba vihst, -TAniMTi ittp'lQlores? May.. — 'The, tajU?st/men,pf; tApm wpfitA is /nad a were a (ierma* named Hans* : 'Brnrs and' a Hungariara^solotier, name npt ,gijl«.7, '■ w,ha lived ; sevnwl .centuries a^o,- fteacj^ #th B™>8 ™> being ele-vchfeet Jbigh.j^their!- weight is not known,_ . 'The heaviest 1 ma'nlof whon^ r*cord is made" 'jwas fMiles .Dardeii,; ; ;the;^Te.nne«see. gin nt, f who- wa3 fevetf afidT'pnp-balf fe^t> high, and weighed 3 over oti'e^ t£ou?arid{ pqiandsjj he die'cV f i,n. ! iß37t-- 3 ,Dnnier ! ']jambe]* tb^^" EnulisK 1 <«'ma«y bP flesTi,''Xwa» five feit aipr erereninob'es^n height, and?weign'ed-«ev^n hundred and thirtvinihe .ponnds'€ Inivlsßs there "was" iburiedaißße^gniflnHia,, * m.in na-ned Cugna,HwhQv'6!aifnedr WLi^ft ?t'>ree; hnndrediand? flfty.'yea^JJSf age.., ?Th« oldest person who died during-.,the present century was a Fvehohtnan^in "Bsriir named^^Jean (Jolembeski;,whpv^^^pnetf hpn*dr«d; and. tn-entV-sir years man namedTjbavid: Kumison idie^*^n..' OhiM^o.rtin^SSl, ; who claimed tp^epneibiin'drM «^d sixteen yeir^ Nb6BBSIT-Y 18 THB ...MOTBEHB fOP IVVJSUti tion . — That -it is . not'^well to pry toa curiously into the operations of rtie cook ia well illustrated; b'y^a •tbyjr^teld in ih« : 'Leader : wKb'lsnekw ihn fifty thousand sheep had to spend last Qbj^'almai Day onZßWrt!utTßt4iion--iii}thiß;R>Terina district.. In the morning be strolled intb th%. kit.cheivtp^get a ,llgh^| <^afeEiSg»| ana *T ♦•" Blruck by seeing » pair of moleikiri trouierg with both leg* in theVpot on the fire,' iiTcl tlie body fiiglmjed to^the 'febpV frpn^- w li><^ji the pot was BUspended"v Ui»tp»knnate]y fa? flxia' of roina^a^|^^t|6r -ifc^^^

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dinner, he asked cook meaning of the strange tighl' " We% yoU'-seer-Bi^," said cook confidentially, V two puddings to-diy— one .ffo^ yd%"%nd Mr. M — —the ovemeer, and^tfi^^^jgrjfor th» men : and aa I was'short^'of clotha I borrowed the loanr of psw Jriw's/ Sunday breeches." ~A.ilitrturnea out, Both puddings wens tol)** menajhut,^ 0 _ <=•;.-.