NEWS AND NOTES.

Manawatu Times, Volume IV, Issue 50, 23 June 1880, Page 2

NEWS AND NOTES.

TheEitcHilSh: Mail.— Home correspondents are notified than the out-going Bnglis.li mail via Oplombo-Brindisi vrjll close at Paimerstpn on Eriday •Tuning, at a quar^r, to eight ©'-clock. The Chxtbo^ ok Euqiakd Gokoert. — . We woijld draw the attention of the public to the, fact that the Shilling Concert in aid of the Church, of England Parsonage, take; place th^s evening. The great success winch, lias attended those of ' the series already, presented, and the foot that a special^ attracted programme has Veen- prepared for to-night, should be. the naeans of- clawing a, crowded house. W« understand that this evening wilt introduce softie talent hitherto unpresented to. a Palmerston audience, The PiiMßßSioir RiriES.— -The. local corps werajparaded before and, inspected by. . Major Lbefefct oh 1 Monday, but as usual, the. attendance was very meagre. After parade, a meeting of the members w-as. held, at which several matters in connestion with the corpn were considered, amongst others the organisation of a fife and dram band* Nothing definite, was. done, in the matter, : but we believ* a meeting is to be called at an early date. for. the purpose, of doing so. Thb Disjcbict. Cotjbt, — The, onj-jr. ci-vil c£se for adjudication at the District; Coujjj; was a claim made for £200. by a Native; woman, Eroka Pareha, for trespass against William. Osborne. However, after occupy,ing the whole of Monday and the best parfc :of Tuesday, it was adjourned until this 4 : morning for the. production o% certain, map.?; necessary to the case. A host of legal talent • was engaged, Messrs. Staite and IjCawkins. appearing for the plaintiff, and) Messrs " Hankint and Perkins for the defendant. The Car is Stiii They. Goats.— We hear from Mj\ Cpleman that he. has been written to to secure houses for a couple of families, which intend to setile down in ' Palmerstoi^, The head- of one of them has lately, made, a tour, of tjhis island^ the result being that he and hit. friends hava ' determined' to throw their lots in. with Palmerston. The, writer, who. hails from; the West Coast of the. South intimates that his. example, is about to be. followed? by i several- other, families from tha. same, dis* v trict. As a mat ter o£ curiosity, we woujd like to learn the increase of population since the census was taken ia March, 1878. White ' other towns have been " growing Small by degrees, and beautifully less," we feel con-, vinced that in the. two years which hare since e}ap«ed, Palmerston has nearly doubled itsel-f," %^ \'. ' ' " '.'*'.. Ta^DAs'a Eebqtiow. — We. wpuW> r»mjnd : burgesses that the election for. a councillor to fill the.Tacancy.createdbythe.resignatioa :of Councillor. Ame«bury takei place, to-day. As v?e before stated, there are two.candidates iiathefijeld — Messrs. JJames and Batchelaq, both of w;hom personally are well qualified for the position. We believe Mr. Batchelar was a member. of the Marton Local Bpajd, and consequently if 'elected would. no.t be ne^w to such. an. office as he now. seeks; while Mr, James, as an, experienced contractor, would, by. his, practical knowledge proye an invaluable member. Tlxoso are.th.o two from whom the electors will have to i choose a representative, but no matter upon 1 whom the* choice may fajl, we would, ask. eyevy burgess to visit the poll, and; record their votes for one. or. other, of tke. candidates. A Gbacbfto Act.— We ar« pjeased- to be. able to record a liberaL action on the part of the_ Government. 1$ will; be. re: membered Jthat some little time ago. we mentioned that during .tbe. months, which* Mr. Dykes, the station, master at Palmer: ston, had- been ill, his salary h_ad been, stopped. We now learn with pleasure, that through the efforts of Mr. Rotheram, and other gentlemen wlib have been interesting themselves on. his behalf tbe. entire amount of back raoney^ has been granted to his : wife. Since Mr. Dykes' removal to the Wellington. Hospital, his place has been k , e!n .RP):aj:Uy fi.Ued by Mi. Quin, so favorably known, at Fo^feon» and elsewhere along the eection, but we understand the. permanent station master, Mr. Coker, will arrive to take over. his n.e,w charge, in, the, course, of a fe r w, days. , Tommt No. 2> — Considerable amusement w,as crealeA in court on, Monday by the .. reply of a lately- wedded Maori w.oman, who . had taken, a white, man to husband. TJpon bein^r, asked her name,- she replied, Eroka ,Fai'e)ia. As connsgl,' however, wa3 aware of her cha,n^«fl statue, he, again asked, "But your other name?" " Qh," said the old lady, A { Tommy.''- " Ye3, but Tommy what ■?" was, the, interrogatory. " Oh, "Tommy No. 2," answered the loving wife, . who like a dutiful spouse hod. allowed her lord and master to answer to Tommy No. 1. At the conclusion of her. evidence, the old lady was. again a source of ■ merriment, as in leaving, the court, she evidently imagined she was quitting a Native wliare, and . although about three feet nothing, doubledherself in. two in order to pass through a door. six feet six;. A FAiBEjPaoPHBT.— -The, Se,9r of Awa- ' puni would seem to be equally unhappy in his predictions as the. Paribaka prophet, and his foilowers are. somewhat disgusted that they should, have their trouble for nothing. It may. be recollected that. Kere predicted that most disastrous floods should take, place in Manawatu on the Bth of June, resulting, in far mpr« strious consequences then, any which have taken place, within, the. memory of " the. oldest inhab|taat." la perfect good faith that the'propliesied deluge would eventuate, the. Natives made a most systematic clearing put for the high hills end, mountain tops, denouncing fch». obstinate Pakehaß who courted their o.wn . destruotion by heglecting the. precaution of esoape.' The. Bth: has come,- and the octane. ot;;tlie Bth ]iaVpass«4, and »tiUj the sceptics are on dry ground,' v where!it' the'beUevers wond«r. »nd waver in tu^ir allegianQe^

Th^ A^y-A Huei HO.TJBiI.-5As an, evi-; denceof the necessity for a hotel 4w* Huri, » traveller has called, updi^ us, and related the following. factsv;' Qn Monday night seven trav^lte ( cs^Mil in ac^ commpdation in that town' for^tlie .-night. One of ; , thase, I^.; Er^r, : of i^angitik>| -_ got a shake ■ do#^ al^ Mrh^nt&.eU', 1 Worsfol^ did the. san>e ; friendty "tUjm fQR another, three took up their, quarters in M;E. M'Donald's aid woplshed, and the,' remaining two were quartered in Mr, Samuels' stab.le.s. Yesterday, b.ejng the occasion of Me.asrsSteTons. and Qor.ton's sale at Feilding, caused, as m.ightbe. exp.ected, co^siderabje traffic on the road, and it is a pity the, mem'b.ers of t}>e Licensing Be.nch co^lfl i^ot hear, the verdict of travejuers typpn, tb,eir. iu^cpn,-, sistent condUjC^. ....._ Aw Antiqpatbd, BBiD.n.-TtDtUring. tl^e., hearing of a civil case which. cam,e before the District Ju,dgt. on M.on.day, the plaintiff, a Native ladj with an unpironpi\nc«abje : lUTaori name, was introduced. The. dus;ky "fair one"' .who was seventy -two, and, looked one hundred and seventy- two| had^ only just completed her -honeymoon, haying been just six weeks joined to a. Pakeha ; ofv of th,e name^ of Pierce, ja^ ib^piwitßstandi^ 1 * thernovelty of her sttu^tion, apj^eijrftd. to bear, her/bridal Honors with; coAs^era,^ nonchalance. Were it not th,at sh,e kept rolling her bleary, blood-shot, and lack- ; lustreless eyes about,iwaggjed her. toothleps chaps, and breathed most stertorously, one. wonld be, inclined to hiaye taken her. for an Egyptian, 1 muntmy, an~d';a'sk with Artemus Ward, {^Is.she;aw i -deadraw.•' Whether in gallantry.to^ her sex, or in ooniideratio,n for her feebleA«ss, ife is^hard to, «ay, tut the re-. r cept spmstir was- accommodated- with a; ! ohair.in.therbody'of the. court, from, which' ".coign of Tantage" she ogled and • siniled at Bench, and bar,; Press and : ppiblic," iii a manner which proved her. a thorough adept in the. art of caqjaetry. As; the agedj damsel was a wealthy heiress in her own rightindependently of- her other fascinations-^ it is somewhat surprising r so^rich a prize should reach ; r threeiscbre arid ten before, her. maiden iejirt was :'* pierc4d.". i"