NEWS AND NOTES

Manawatu Times, Volume IV, Issue 53, 3 July 1880, Page 2

NEWS AND NOTES

Th« County ' Cqunoii. — The usual monthly meetings of the. Manawatu County Council will be held on Monday next. The CATgpiio. Cny#CK x -—Y[e J"W h.een asked to remind tM/tneinbers of St. Patrick's congregation that' the fortnightly service, will b.e held, to-uior-row mowing *t eight o'clock. Tijb Lahtdj LoTMaY,— ?When. referring to the lottery of land at Dannevirk we forgot to mention that_ the local agent is Mxi H. S. Balmersqq, fr*>uij vrhp.m, tickets may be obtained. . . Loos-vb at OT^Ki.WWe notice/ that the structures of our Foston contemporary have at last had . effect, and m another column the Colonial .Architect calls for tenders for the erection of a lock?up at Otaki. Oi£E pob'^is HoiiIDAYs.-^Mk. Hollo, the telegraphist, at Palmei«ton, took his de- j parkure on Tuesday .evening for Wellington, m older to enjoy his annual leave of absence , Ifts plac* is being .filled by Mr. Lizxford.. ; , BoaoyQH CQONOII/.— There was a special meeting of the Borough Council yesterday, hut the. business .was. merely ..0f .».. formal natuve m connection with the introduction of Bome r addiUonal'bxe.-laviriif . I AcKjrowjoaD&BMKNT. —We have, to ao knowledge the receipt of £$ collected from ya/ious ,sourcep' by TSitf. Mitford.; also, | £l-:ls. from Mr. A. Howe, Poxton, and ss. from, a friend, both-; thtough Mr. W«. X, ! Sij?p ? on. " Tii^ f f^pin^ sl^ '^^&r -Mw.3^yiMa. " --^'l i ' : fjff... Tsa S.AiB oi t-;]^ Bn.eLjpo. yaiterday offered by auction a number of valua^ble and choice fruit tries from the ' nursery of ■: Mr. Hanneke, of Marton. There quite a large number.of. bidders, a great inanyiof whom came from a long distance, th^ bidding was brisk, -and the pricei lafcisfiicjtory. ..,.•...-. ', ':' A Chanob.— •" On», : man'B meat, another n^anls^poison.": It is notified elsewhere that the. trutteet m the. estate of Mr. Abnhajns have, given, orders to clear out the. stock regardless. of cost." Those .who ar». seeking bargains, had better bear, the fact; m m,ind. ■ ; v .:' I^iirb D.om^uw.— W« Tfould drat? the attention of the trustees of the Public Domain to the fact that a nu,inb«r. of persons are m the.ha^bitof reuioring soil theref rooi.. Such action is 'most reprehepsible, as m the course of- time)thef ground wilt hare, to be. J levelled and planted, and constq.uently. the rempyal.jOf/ spily npw. w.ill. then make ; the task more difficult and: expensive. *■ We make, thh fact knownj "■■B6 '■> that ' theirtrustees may •give ft public caution, andfafterwards. prose.cuto an offender. 'v: '"■'■; .'"'-' '"', ''" ; ■■■■■■■■•"•'■' 4i ■ &BUSITJS LANGtr^.aßi^rß|Obe^fc Cook appeared; on summons on Thursday, before hi^ Worship. the Mayor to anssrerctht ohmrge of using ; abusive language calculated to provoke a breach of the peace toward Tliomas Flynn. After a very leaghty hearing of

proven, and inflicted a fine of £lj m de*_ faulfc, fopfcjreighfc hours' jmpriaoiame^fc. Th»". aceuied signified his intension of "taking it out," apd ho did. j : [ i '• The SoHoqii.— i[t the meeting qf the Education Board, held on Wednesr day, it Iras decided to forward the jaames of two certificated teachers to the Committee • for their approval and selection. The names of the candidates are Miss Beeves and Mb, Rowson, 8..A, T$ ca»ff» however, Qf the committtee refusing to accept either of the teachers* offered, or to delirer up the key of the schooboonj, the bh»irman of the Board wait empowered to place the patter m the hands of its solicitor.; < * ;" ■,■ ' Tmj CHABGHSB C A&AINST -<■ lITSPEOTOB Fobxis.— rThe investigation of the charges preferred «gajnst Inspector "Fonlis by Mr. Hulke, rnastep pffthelFo^ton school, were heard before the Education Bqard at Wauganui, on Wednesday, ,ocpupied the" greater portion of the day, and resulted m an acY quitta) npon all the indictments. We must say, that we can (not' Sho% concur jfij' jjhjt yerdict, inasmuch as the gravest charge—^ that' with regard, to the examination of th,e infants' schfoqj.— :was decidedly proven {we condemn the action of -the-Board m not 'holding the investigation at Fox ton, where oral evidence could he taken ; and we most strongly dissent from the sympathy expressed for Mr." Jfoulis by sjtjme members; of the Board. Some , of .the.; charges were frivolous, and ■hould never, have . be«n preferred, but !Mr. Foulis' explanation with, regard to the infant sohoolwas 'not :Qnly lame and impotent — "evidently an ' after, thought— rbujt was flatly con.ti»dic^ed by a mamhar of the Board, Mr. Sanson, who had another version from the Inspeqtor's own Kpsi :Tha caseitheifi" stands; >n J offlciat furnishes a garbled a.nd" t\nreiiahle reportrhe is accused of- it, and while the balance of evidence is decidedly., in, support of v h6 cl\apge, ha is to be .entitled to. sympathy beoause his aocqsen may not be iq favoe with the Board: ; M.rvHt^ke h»|;hji^p means,, a conciliating maiiner,' m, fact, dp: the cohtraryj his bumptiousness is somewhat ob« jecticinable, and it is just possible that that drawback' lost him. the^symprthy.qf' mo»t of the members of the' Board .''_ '.Sis out-bf-pls,oe parade of a defiant ' Mdeipe'n^lince would contrast very unfavorably at the investigation with the fubdued behaviour ofthe Inspector, and noT^rlEEsFanding that the case should have been heard upon its merits — an I upon them ,alone.-r--TO cannot : help: thinking, afters; dispassionate perusal of; the evidence, that Mr. Hulke has to thank his ill-judged language and' diot^toriaV manner for nis defeat.; ., L ,