NEWS AND NOTES

Manawatu Times, Volume IV, Issue 44, 2 June 1880, Page 2

NEWS AND NOTES

The Borough Council. — The usunl monthly meet ing of the Pal merston Borough Council will be held for the transaction of ordinary business Luis evening, at the Council chambers. MESSP3. TIIYifJJE, LINTOK, AND Co'S Sale. —We Jeurii I hat the sale of fruit, and shrubs held by Messrs. Thynne, Linton and Co., sit their sale rooms, Foxton, was a most satisfactory one, several of the purchasers hui'ing i';om Piilmcrston. CoiiMßSCisa Ojpkha.tion3. — The Munawy,tu B;uiling D jivn Corn piny h.ive determined to lofe no time m currying on their opern lions, and from all quarters immense quantities of fat sheep are being brought iv. On Sunday a large mob came up the Foxton Road, and on the same day a magnificent Hook of 400 arrived from Major Willis's station. R;ingitikei. The Manawattt Gor^e. —We learn from Jones, the driver of the Nupier Coach, that tho Manawatu Gorge is m a fearful stut e, ou auaounb \oE the numerous slips which have taken, and are daily taking place.^ jjHe gives It as his opinion that i mat! ersjdo uot materially mend, traffic will* have to be stopped altogether. A Fair Wau.visg.— Tho3e persons who havo impeded the thorc ughfure m Main street by allowing logs to be on the roadway, are cautioned by the Town Clerk regarding the obstruction. Quite independently to the inconvenience to travellers, the impediment is highly dangerous j and, unless removed will, sooner or later, be the causeof a gerious accident. Watt's Hi 3 Name.' — We notioe that another settler has come to Palinerstou, and one belonging to a profession much neededIt is, .'somewhat odd that considering the size and importance of this town it should not be able to boast of possessing a tailor— for looking all through our advertising columns no such calling appears to be re" presented m Palmeiston. Under those circumstances, then, we hail with double pleasure the advent of Mr. Watt, a new arrival, who is not only an experienced tailor, but a practical clothes cleaner beside. The First Wave of the White Feather. — A caucus meeting of the Ministerial supporters was held on Monday, at whicl\ some thirty were pr&sent, and Mr Brandon occupied tho chair. It is a suggestive fact that Mr. Hall intimated, the m - tention of the Government to make material alterations m the Property Tax, by which it would be made less inquisitorial. Last year, it will be remembered, the Ministry threw overboard several Ministerial measures m order to stick to office. They are commencing early this Session. Canine Pests. — A few weeks ago we retailed, the losses experienced by Mr. Beale through vagrant curs worrying his sheep, and now we regret to hear that Mr. David Knight, of Fitzherbert, has been similarly treated. Qn Monday morning he discovered several valuable animals with their legs half gnawed off,' and otherwise so mutilated as to. be compelled to have them destroyed to put the poor things out of misery. In self-defence, therefore, he has been compelled to lay poison on his grounds, so that the owners of the depredators had better take ft warning. ■ 'I C'eown Lands 'HANDBOOK.-^-We ;have 1 to acknowledge, the receipt of No. 1 of ft Th Wanganui Herald Series," being a class of pamphlet* which it ifl the intention, of that j

jour al to publish. The first number is entirely devoted to the law relating^to Crown Lands, and must prove invaluable to the intending settler, as m addition to: the Land Act, 1877, and, the Amenjlmentj Act of 1879, it also 6ontains schedules of the Acts relating to the landi m the. variousProvincial Districts. The work has been collated by the late Treasurer, who jn an? able preface gives some very excellent information with regard to the Land Act as a whole. V SvfnrFpN, oti> PBNi»TOTrti." — Throiigh" the courtesy of the publisher, Mr. George West, of Princes Street, Dunedin, we' have" been forwarded the music of j the popular song "Swing on,. Old Pendulum," which,, it may be recollected was sung with sucheffect by Mi*. Gordon-Goooh, during the late visit of the'! Catantiini Company to this town. . The music, of course, is quite -familiar t° those who patronised the entertainments given b.y that 'talented /company, but' the lithographic work has been executed by MrThomas George, and is a most creditable"; piece of artistic workmanship,— creditable alike to artist itnd publisher. The sheet can be had at all music sellers for three shillingsA Posbb.— The hon. member' for Wellington City, Mr. Hilton ison, has' given notice of his intention of asking for areturn showing the sum . expended on the Wellington-Palmerston Railway, out of the £40,000 voted last Session. And apropos < of the same gentleman, considerable remark is being made at the party action of the Governor m ignoring the Chief Magistrate of Wellington, when issuing his Birthday invitations. The action is looked upon as a direct insult to the City of Wellington, whose representative Mr. Hutchison is m the double sense. /' • :. \' ' ' THB VaIIJB OP ADTBETISINa. — Most public, bodies view with -great -concern the outlay of a few pounds m advertising, when very often' the expenditure of that amount' may be the means; of saving ;ten ; or. twenty times the amount. As a .c'ate •m point, we may direct attention to the tenders recently accepted on behalf of the Bulls School Committtee. At a recent meeting of theWanganu.i Education Board it was decided to insert' the advertisement m The Manawattt Times, the consequence - being that a tender , from Palmerston was by far the lowest, and saved the Board about- twelve timei: the price of • the advertising. ■/. ■ ■"■. ' A Strange Coincidence.— Both 'the New\Ze<danA. Times \ and Wanganui Cltro-. nicle published supplements on Monday morning, and strange to say,. although there are thirteen different articles m them, every selection appearing m the appears m the oilier. Perhaps, howevery-the fact that one side was. taken up. with the Premier's speech — the report of which was, no doubt, given away to be advertised' by the Tory orguus— may ■account 'for the milk iri'the cocoa-nut. _If, however, our contemporary had to pay for such stale newsy we are; fraid it. hud the w,orstv6£ ln^tbe..htujgsin ; . AN AGJIEEABIiB CHAX<JE.--^Tt would, appear, as ; if we are likely tp .have a Bptjll of fine wtather at last, as a "most agreeable' change, sot m pn Su,nday ? : and ~h.a,a continued since then. Considering we have been favored, with at least a month's -co At tinuous rairi, we imagine the variation will be highly appreciated.. Notwithstanding that the evenings are chilly, and the uiorn^ ings frosty, Sunday and . Monday were equal to any summer's day, and oxercised a must revivifying influence not only on the works of nature, but upon " man and beast." Cautious Men.— We recollect once hear-' ing of a wool king, who, while trayellingjn. one of the steamera between Brisbane' and. Sydney,s ydney, was made the, victim of his extreme caution. The squatter had taken his ticket, but never dreamt that it included fare as well as passage, and not caviag to incur needless expense^ alwajfe his way on deck when the steward commencing laying the cloth. This continued for thirtysix hours, till at. last hunger mastered cupidify, and calling over the. steward the famishing squatter asked the'-sjirice of f-* basin of .soup; Imagine hi 3 supreme disgust to learn that while he had been'undergoing slow starvation, he had been fully en=: titled to eat of the best without charge, and imagine, if you can, that famishing, mean' man having his -will of a choicely-set table after a thirty-six hours' fast. The incident was recalled to .our mind during our last visit to Host Whyte's table, at Foxton. As is well known^ to his, old patrons, that, gentleman provide s a glass of ale i'o, each one at dinner— a. fact that was not known to one- gentleman present on the occasion to which we allude. '■ The waiter placed the bottle of ale m front of the stranger, out' evidently deeming that' there was danger m the contiguity, the latter quietly r edged away until a respectable distance' intervened, meanwhile never once daring to look toward the bottle. He had almost finished the meal before another Tdiner." stretched forward, helped: himself to -the beverage, and passed it along. It then evidently dawned iipoh; the cautious one that' "the 5 ale. was pro bono, and his eyes ; followed that bottle until the longing, gaze, met the eyea of the last man m ppssession, who kindly passed it back to the cautious one, who, now that the matter of responsibility ;was iet at rest, made up for his former bashfulness, by helping himself not, once, but twicei COLON.IAII : FmA^ctii-^Wh&t is often termed " a little bit of sharp, practice " was transacted between' two men not one hundred" 'miles J frdin Built a; few days ago. sßyrway-.of. distinction we shall' call the gentlemen m question Mr Brown and Mr. Ity>binson.. r Mv Brown geU into Mr Eobinson's detit^o something Qyeri|2o, and for which Mr Eobinson receives aiprbmissory note, lihd duly lodges it mi the bank j but tQ his discomfibure »rhe is .given to 'understwSd itnat'tlie; said *1 good. Whereupon Mr Bobinsbn acqu^uAs Mr Brown-of-the^ fact, and it i» mutjially agreed between themjthat Mr Brown should pay.Mr R6|inson m kind, and take/ the rp;?Q^is!»ry%te bjack again.; * Mi{ Bpbpapn receives the|^ cc kir.d," which represented more change' atebunt of the saidiP.lf. and Mr Bro^ still continued to run op the "long tim|" .*& MI IS^nafW,^ but

Mr Bobinson, thinking it was " not good, enpugh," stopped Mr Browns's credit, whereupon Mr Brown, naturally riled at receiving intuit upon insult, "goei tor "/ Bobinson, and says :— " Pay me my account 6r I'll summons you P" The reply, being anything but conciliatory or satisfactory he made good his threat, and a, summons was fortwtth issued against Mr Robinson. The case is brought before the worthy Besident Magistrate, and of course solicitors are engaged on each side. Mr. Robinson's becomes ,/tfo^ flißfielrgasled with. Brown, Jones and Robinson that he' forget* "whioh is plaintiff and'which is defendant— Which. ; hit /friend ■ and whictt bi» foer— so that Brown's solicitor completely takes the wind out" of hi* opponent's sail*, and gets' judgment for the , amount claimed, with /posts.) The. only .consolation now has is the holding of a P.Jf., which i» nogood, arid waiting with, patience un< 1 the said P.N. falls due, when he intends to "gOßtraigft^drtiim-'if the^said "instrument " '[isc-npt duly tmet.y, "fin.t^ then," say 8 Mr Robinson, (and he. sighed a sigh which would touch the hardest heart) "I am afraid, 'you know, that he*ll : file m the m(Bantime. J>> Sucfcisyiifel v 7,} ■ ■