NEWS AND NOTES.

Manawatu Times, Volume V, Issue 161, 17 September 1881, Page 2

NEWS AND NOTES.

The Catholic Church.— To- mor- 1 row being the third Sunday of the month, Mas* will be celebrated at, St, Patrick's Church a «levcn o'clock, th mmie upon the occasion will be " Webbe'a Mase m G." and the " Aye Mane." Notice to Jurors.— it win be seen by notification from the Sheriff, Mr. Garland Woon, that m consequence of there being no other than insolvency business at the sitt'ng of ihu District Co art on Tuesday, 'there ia no ne*d for the jurors summoned to put m an appearance. Fire. — Mr. J. Lane's bacon curing bouse, at Hokowhi ( u, was we believe burned, on Thursday, The house was full of bacon at the time, which was m process of being smoked. The fi>e was prnhab'y caused by a t park from the fire which, was smouldering m the Bmokp-honse. An Improvement. — We notice that the Council are making an impnv ment m that dangerous place nea>- Mr. Wolkrman's B ttline establishment. A new span of culvert is hei"g pit m, which wh^n filled np wih earth, will wi len the roid at that particular spot, somet'n feet. This wi'l avert a'l danger of capsizing, m tho fatu.e. Acknowledgement.— A Hona*i«u of £20 bns Iven made by Sir Jnm°s Premlerpnai- to ilie f'hi'rch c,f Kivjia-'d B'li'cVnp Kivri, nnd ron'ribu! ions have hecnac':nowl»djr«d from the fo'lovirig eenMßmen : — \fe*sn 0. H. C. Clark, C. Willnrton Mis* Cla'b, ami W. Balcp.r, cacli .£1 Is; Mr. Nathan, £1 ; Mr. G. Capper. 10a ; Messrs TVeyiu'k. Pcrrii, an<! Oakley, uudprtake to fmnis'« »ix pews gratuitously. Accident. — A raher painful accid n^ ppi«r«»d to a yosne m»n on Thursday las", who is m tho employ of Messrs Gov^n and Twine. He was working on a s-affolo 1 about five feet fi">m t.'^c flo-v of the upper flforey. m »Ir. Wa'-leyrave'sn w sh p. when by mi«.ch anop. lie Ml and f-evcr iy strained the sncl<- of hi lnfr. f o>. wh-ch instantly swelled to a oonii'l-j-able ciz-;, and caused gre'it pain. CoM witar was at once put into requisition, and tf ie pain considerably alleviated. Mr, Col n«a,n — Wo i > "!?yet to state t>at Mr. Coleman w making but, blow progress towards conviilempnc*. a'thongh it is to be hoped that he is tending that way. Although able to sit To- a few hours each day m »■ chair, he Ft ill pufftTP excruciating pains, and by tu«* advice o f Dr. M^arriner, Dr. MaclachUn was on Monday s*nt ! for to hold a cnnpnl'ation. It is now fix weeks since Mr. C )teman was able to cross the door, and there are not a few who miss his genial face and kindly word. A Just Complaint.— Oomp'aints have been made ous by come of the settlers that attempts have ben mado by some of the gsneers on th« railway to entice away their farm laVioiers. It may be argued that *n«h anti^n i* perfectly lecitimate, but we fail to see it. Farmers go to cor.s'dorable trou'-le and expense m advertising and seenring suitable men, and snrely the Railway Department should take the same coiitsr *n recruit their ranks. We feel quite certain that tbe District Manager

is ignorant of such a proceeding, and would not c mutenance it, were he aware of it. Mr. Alfred Blakesley.— By a telegram from Carterlou we learn that the body of Mr. Alfred Bhkea'ey, m a perfectly nude condition, was found on Tuisday afternoon, a ; iout three miies from the scene of the accHenf. An inquest was h>.ld at Masterton, and a verdict of '' Accidental death ' returned. The Ranger.— The sub-enmmitt c appuiut'd to confer abou' the appjintment of a Ranger met on T.iujsdav, un I came to the decision t' % cooibine that office wiib that of Depufy It spector of Nuisanc-s, and Dejuty D>g I igpeßt->r, tho. nifii-ial whoever hi mar be, ri act under the Town Olerk. We must congratulate the Committ>e upon the arran ements, both as to the am d^amation and the supervision, whif^h will be a guarantee for the proper and pffi-'-ient discharge of the duties of each office. Applicvtions are to be called for persons willing 1 to fill the appiontment. Sold Out. — We have keard with regret that Mr. P. Galvin, one of p-oprietors of our able contempora ry, the Haiwa Star has bex;n compelled to sell out on account or iH-hfiiJth. Mr. Galvin was on the literary it*ff ti'Wn journal previous to bis settling m Hawca, an I his maay friends m this county will regret to learn that the same cause which lost us his services, has compelled him 1 1 relinquish a journal whi; h his ability h as placed iv the foremost rank of newspaper literature. Mr. \rmit, for many ye are connected with the Ne?v Zea» land Times, takes Mr. Galvin's share m the Star. The County Council, —Mr. Linton having notifiel to the eU-ctorsof the Taonui Riding m the Couuly Council that tie will not come forward again at the next J 'lection, a£ moitjinfluential requisite n has oet-'ii presented to Mr.Geor^o Bruce, th>! C ai man of the Manawihi Highways Board, and we ar« pleased to intimate Ihvt Mr. Bruce has consented to stand, *nd elsewhere notifies that he will address the el°ft »r* at an a"'y date. The-p is no s.-ttler m the County hr-ld m higher esteem than Mr. Bruce, aud we c ngratuiate the Riding v on having secured the s rvices of such a consc : CMfi /us and übl-- reprutintative, tor w. 'e^l convinced Mr, Bruce will be returned without opposition. Apology and Explanation. -Our attention has been drawn to th* first paragraph of Councillor Walker's add/«ss of thinks *o tho e!ectors, which as printed is pure. >ub >ish. Wiicn being liffcei into tlu forme, th i'ni ttcergofc smashed, and was printfd without being noticed. We have to apologise to Councillor Walker, and express o ,p n-fr-et fo" the unfortunate mishap. The p.«ra^r.ipb. Sb uid have beea :— " Gentlemen.— l beg to thank you for the honour you have conferr^l upon me. b> p 1 in.tr : 'i my beha'f b^ gr=it a number of your iody, as to cause me to be elected one of your representatives m the Municipal Council.'' This, it will be •een. is very diffieren' from what Councillor Walker was credited with. The Wellington West Coast Railway.— ln ronnectfon with the Rail w:ty Construction Bill, the Wellington c r respondent of the Oamarn Mail states thai" the Wellington Ma-iawaiu Company will, m sddifion Id 30 percent on th" cost of the line inland, receive a free gift of what is a T r e n,-iy c->nstmcfc*d on the rout', as we'l as any plant, amounting m all to about £400,000 ; and the Ola to Central wii receive that portion of the l ; ne which has been made at the expense <f the Colony. This was denounced as unfair and not m acoordancj with the avowed intentions of the Premier, who. on the flaw, b ;in^ discovered, and oppose! by Mr Oliver and others, was compelled to confess the unpV.a c ant fact that it existed. Rough on the Brigade.— When Sir Georee Grey's Practitioners Bill was before the Uppur House, Mr Reyn Ids said the bill was exceedingly popular, except frith the lawyers, and if it was rejected, ne far more favorable to tbe profession would succeed it. He would like to see all rho existing privileges of lawyers abolished. Mr Wlrifaker ou^ht <o introduce a bill to 11 restrict the rascality of the legal profe* sion." Mr P. Buckley moved that these w»r>is be taken down, and a rather warm debate ensued, Mr lleynolds refusin r to re« I teaofc them. The Attorn- y-Gene-al threw ] oi 1 on ths troubled waters by rema^kinvr that Mr Reynolds only referred to come members of the profession ; if so he (Mr. Wbitaker) would quite agree with him. (Laughter, and hear he*»r). A Gross Injustice.— -Litigants at the Palmerfcton Court have good reason for complaint. At the usual sitting on the Bth the Uesideut Magistrate wa3 unable to c^ear the list at the departure of tho evening train, and consequently he arranged that two Justic .s should sit on last Thursday. Ten o'clock was the hour appointed, but Mr. Waldegrave was th'<wlv J.P., m attendance, and as twenty minutes later, nono other of th" Grea^ TJnnaid had put m an appearance, the Court had to be f ur'her \ postponed for a fo-tnisht. This is cer% tainly hani upon litigants, who through no fault of their own have been compelled to ] lose three days inste»d of one. besides being saddled with the extra expenses of witness's. A* there aro firo Justices now m the district, we should suggest that a rota should be arran -mi, and that two take it week about, attending at the Court-house at a ro.:u!nr li"v". The Jews m Russia.— Most of our reader?, are, donHU-a*, a-vare of the tyranny, and persecution being practised on the Jew* m Russia, by the. Russian peasantry, and of the destitution, and sufferings of those subjected to the ravaeesofthe Russian wolves. To assist the Jews to get away to Spain — which country has been declared by its King, to be open to the persecuted ones — or elsewhere, and to &ive them a means of subsistance m the meantime, subscription lists have been opened, and libei ally responded to, m the Australasian Colonies In Wellington alone, a large nmount has been collected, still much more is nefided. and the Rmall towns m New Zea'and as well as the sister Co'ony, a'-e b-inij asVed tocontribu'o to tbe alleviation of tho distressed, and suffering Jews. To this end, a list haß been forwarded to Mr. S. Abrahams of this town, who will be happy to receive the smallest donation, and ii is hoped that a handsome Bum will be raised here by him. The Manawatu Jockey Club.— A meetm? of the Manawatu Jockey Club was held on Thursday evening, at which various important matters m connection with the institution were transacted. Amongst others the Secretary was instructed to nnke a mo«t active and energetic canvass for subscribers — not only for names, but for the guinea subscription m advance — and it was determined that unless a liberal response were made to the appeal, the Club would be dissolved. It may be as well that the public should know that the Borongh Council has given the Racecourse Resei ye to the Club upon certain conditions, but m order to make the ground fit for mcing purposes and for the erccL'on of sad* Hlintr paddocks Hn<l grand stand, the sum of £400 will ha< c to be expended. This sum can bs obtained from the Bank, bntjit is necessary that certain members of the <^Ittb should sign a hn n <l as secarUy, unfl they amorally hesitat? to do ro unless the

public show some interest by subscribing to the funds of the Club. They expect, and not unreasonably, that at least one hundred subscribers should be obtained, and when the list »h">ws that number, they ar-j prepared ios : gn the docunmnt and proceert with thi improvements atonce. Mr. Swift, th • c re'ary, will mnke a persoml • a 'va*s ofiu»;owM and country, bad it is to be hoped that not on'y will settlers put down the'" names as subscribers', but handover the guinea sub -cri lio.i at th* aami time. Another Fatal Accident.— Of late tho small town of Halcombe has been acqniring a lather unenviable notoriety -on account of the number of violent deaths whch hay« taken place A few month* ago a young fellow was druwned m a water ho'o while bathing ; a f»w weeks -ince poor Tom Rodgers came to an untimely end, and «>n Thursday afternoon a foreigner name I Noffke was killed ins'anianeously by the falling of a tree on him, at wh : ch he had been engaged m falling. It is somewhat singular that he ia the second member of hia family who baa met wit'i a violent death m Halcombe withia the present year, as tue young fellow to whom we have alluded above, as having been drowned, wai the r»n of the deceased. The District Coro ncr held an inquest yesterday, and a verdict m accordance with the evidence wai re tamed. Miraculous Escape.— A. man. named Charles Brggs. who is m the empl y of tho Bailway Department, had a narrow escape f i om a horrible death on Thursday night. It appeared be had taken more drink than was good for him, and lay down on the rai'way line, fortunately however, but a small portion of his body talng on the the rail. The cowcatcher caught him somewhere about the shoul ler, and then threw him clear of the line, thus Providentially saving hit life. The train mi stopped, &■> was i.icked up insensible, but before reaching Feildfog, he had sufficiently recovere I as to be able to tell his nam«, and it was then fcund that with 'he exception of a broken arm lie bad eicaped fcatheless. Tbey say there is an especial Providence which looks over the fortunes of drunken man and and sailors, aid the cane of Brings is cer tainly one m Biipport of it. The FeiHing Borough. — We have to congratulate the Councillors of the newly form d EUrongh of Fuildiug upoa the wisdom nf their action m giving the adv j r*israantß to trf loo.al pa w. Qiite independently of t c a :. th*t it muat hav> at least eight times the circulation of any of the outside papers, its interest m the progress and prosperity of the town is true and genui.e. It does not blow hot one day and cold the next", or trim its sails to court popular support for a share of the loaves and fishes. The Lydia Howarde Troupe.— We are happy to inform our readers particularly settlers m ihe country — that that talented Tronpe, *he Lydia Howard f^omp my will appear m Palmerstnn on the 29th and both of this month, and the Ist of Octibir. \vi h a complete change of programme on ni^ht. On the first nivht " chilperic" will be. pre-ented ; next, "Fra Diavolo '" and on .Saturday f herewill b" I both a midday performance as well as one m tb« evdninor. v.ion which occasion " Aladdin ; or the Wonderful Scamp," wi'l be given. Since their last app n arance m Palm, rst i) Ihe t<>ur of tho iron pp. ha 'been a perfect series of triumph*. 1 crowded houses being drawn nightly, and m nearly ev.iry instance the housss have b en etvrerly bought up by speculators or heivy guarantees given so as to secure reappearances. We understand that Mr. Gardiner, the energetic and courteoni a?lvanfv agent h»s already bad similar offers for the h uses during tha proposed stay m Paltnerston. !