NEWS AND NOTES.

Manawatu Times, Volume V, Issue 163, 24 September 1881, Page 2

NEWS AND NOTES.

The Ranger.— At a meeting of a subcommittee appointed to open and accept applications for tho office of Town Hanger, Deputy-Dos Inspector, and Deputy Inspect jr of Nuisances, the Appointment was cbnfeire 1 upon llj aimer Graff. The other applicant ware Messrs George West and Edward Collins. Now or Never.— Mr. J. Kirkwood announces that owing to pressure of business at his photographic studio at Marton, he will only lennin in Palme aton a short lime longer, so that persons desirous of obtaining their photographs should lose no time in vis ting his studio in Main -street. We have .uen many of Mr. Kirk wo. Is pictures of Pa^erston faces, and can confidently recommend him as a compe nt - tist, ' sides winch, his pi ices •-e most reasonable. A Want Supplied.-For some considerable time past the public of Palmerston have felt the w* >t of com! '.* '.nt tinsmiths and plum' :rs i'i the town ; and it is therefore w .'th much pleasure we no + s lat M rs. Lonnd and P erson. o2 M? n, have art their lot in with us, and th.v suppli i tha want iequ : ..- . '^ is firm is we 1 known in the Vlangitikei DisUiofc as composed of Competent and trustworthy tradesmen and they have also earned a good ivpn' \tion since they have en in Palniers.on. Tiiey have a large . ock of tinware on hand, and are solicitiug the public patronage. Early Closing.— We are plated J > see that this very ciesiraT/e move nont ha: reached Palmerston, and that all the p. 'ncipal storekeepers liave agr d1 1 cl< -. their piece of business at an earl" .hoar A an forins'Jy, the cha'ig* >me -a:c eff' -t o.i the first of October. !•> future [«r -cliaaeis wilt be obliged • supply ; - w;.n ■, on week days Fji-c six o'c'ock, and on ~ainrdays before nine, ns Ihoje .' e the two hours at which the - vaial hou o business w" I ci. e on and n!:i- >.r the abrve date. BorOUgh. Council-— A meeting of the Public Works Committee was held yesterday afternoon fo" the purposeof opening and accenting lenders for the various works called for ; with the following effec h ; — Footpa'aia Main-street — E. F. Charles, £2 Us 8d per chui.i (accepted) ; E. Collins, £3 7s tid per chain. Formation in Boundary Koad West— Shcerin. & Co., £172 6s accepted) ; J. M'Coll, £198 ;L, R. Bj.ya.it, £220. Defaulters, Beware. — Defaulting ratapayers to the. Manawatu Highways Board ha<3 net or note, mark, inwardly digest, aval above p 11, act upon the notice which apjieas for their special I inefit in oura&veJtisingcoliiQ?ns. durrep.eiint.itive was present at the Board meet'ng, and from the manner of thu jnijtri-ctf ons .q,-'ven to the Secretary, the members will not be trifled with, ana a 1-efasal or neglect to clear off the liability will involve a material increase in the matter of law espes ieace, Yerliuin Sap. Palmerston North School.— The usual monihly meeting of the School Committee took place on Wednesday evening, in the school-room ; present— Messrs Li a ton (chairman), Snelscn, Ferguson, and Hayns. A report fiom the school master was received, and several recommendations contained tuerein adopted. Mr. Snekon moved, and Mr. Fergiuson. seconded—" That on urgent application be made to the Fduction Board foi the sum of £250, for the erection of a school upon ttegvound at T errace End, which has been granted for that purpose by the Government." This was carried unanimously, and uome further roufne matter, finished the proceedings. Sweet Expectations.— The Warton pic aie ex[ doling a happy time of it ne^t month, on fie cpsion of Hie Native L' )tls Court 1. tin" ueld theie. It is said, that the Natives ei : >ecl to lift ome£!3,00l), and consequently the business people of Mpi n esnect to get a lion's share, which, there is little doubt they will. la view of the dist 'bulion of the 'neve, and inthe ho •- of Becuung his sha;e, we hear Mr. Gi.bous, of the Wiiih Havt Ho^ 1, is about to erect a monsvsr tnaqu ia the yard at the rear of his.hotal. for tlie accommodation of the Native*. Oi.her prep? rations are also I:ing made by the publicans, mid !>acle -people to set their shprc-. It is exptctrd that the Cou. t will occupy something like a fortnight, or thiee weeks, and a la ge number of Maoris will be present. An Uiisiglitly Obstruction and Nuisance —We cerLasDly sympatuise with the people of the town generally, and the p .pen/ holders in Main-street in p • ticnlar, with regnvd ' the uusigh (y o'.s.nclion kuown as the old go sh : s. i Why ifchp- en allowed to remain i i V? , present position for the 1* t two yea s, a nuisance, eyesore, and obstraction to traffic is ' yoml comprehension. It is f? id lias : ' an empty since the new shrds weie built, and us lemoval would not only !>r a decided improvement to the street, but do avay with what will t, >orei- or lat.u 1 the ; cause of seJious acci'l«nt on account of the j encroachment on the public thoroughfare and the difficulty of veb'.c I.'1 .' p.-.siug one pnother. We would bV, I cmr rp .- miuently imflei- the notice ihe ough Counc'l," so that pie srro b ; bought to jiir n n the District .En^'a *. t » ob ita \\a mediate re ooval, i Mr. Sne^son's Sales —We wish to di"?w part cularaHetitioii to two most impo. In at sales which have Iren placed in M ■•. SnelsoiVß hanOs, aad winch will tci^e plpce v/iihin ihe next fo'tni^bt. The fi st —on next Th-'isfh'v — is the disposal of the whole of ihe household fiv.nuure. live 6tock, fp.ming impleiiieais aud a hu-itof other ief : ui4tes for a farm, now the property of Mr. Amesbuiy. As is well known, that gftntlemen bad become the owner o/ a quaniii.y of scc^k of a ve-y supeiiochpracter, having token pdva iia^e of bis long espeileuce an I his late p>o?ess'on as a cattie iiDevcaca to tsreure the veiy best bieeds. Tl^se '.'cskle sotued. zeu excellent li?ht dianobf- hacks m)d all the household effects wiFl bo sold without (he slighie'st reserve, £t t'nat parties lurnihbing or stocking Jpvms wiH have achp""e j-p-e'y offered. Qn the oth of next monih Mr. Sne'.on win o3!ec - also without the s%o'cs t : ic^ei ve— valuable town and subaibati fp.ctions in Palmeiston, Feildin?, and Fox + on, b»'t we will i ate occasion to revert to the mat.er ag«i.in before the d?y cf cale. Hot and COOI,— Under the beadi'g of "A Cool Request," oirr waspish contempo;?vy above the Veer's, informs its rerclerstliat a reqrest is to be made to the E.M. by an amateur dramatic company for the use of the Police Coiut for rehearsplg. No dovbt it will be gall and wormwoid to the gentle scribe, and his obliging info, miint to know that the cool request has -eeu nucie, that the P.TI., in the kindest p^d niost courtcQ"s rut^ncr, iiumcdiat^y

gave the desired permiision; but that it is ! not the intention of tlie amateur dramatic company to ava'l themselves of Mr. Ward's kindnei?B, although at the sam* time thej. f el just aa grateful as if they bad taken advantage of the permission. No doubt it is in a great measure f;wiug to onr contempoivry's location above his neighbor's oven, that he so often waxea " hot" about matters upon wli.ch he is only half informed ; but we would recommend him to copy the conduct of those at v;li*j!> he has flung hie. sneer, and imitate tfiteu 1 coolness. A Snob tarned Nob.— Old Dunedin ista will sui'pjisari to hear that Mchael Fleming, b< tinaker, bat letter known by 1 'e telf-dubbed title of "The Pink of F.shi V haa suddenly blossomed in f "• a bloated ai U'u z at o • plutocrat, with £30,000 \y% cr lit at tbe bank, and numberless other thousands in landc T property. The u T ce from whence this golden stream has reached him ': »k its rise from one Sir William Flemin- his f. iher's brother, who died in Mont eal, in the year 1878. "The , Pint," as he delight -.1 *> ■ s called, is a " Dublin Jackc-m," a la^e-hear'- -<\, openhanded " brotk ol a boy," and without a rival at an liisb Jig o a Conaio Song, and those to whom he is knowa feel convinced his I ottered fortunes will, if possible, only , >rve make him a better fellow. There pie two kinds of Snobs, *nd although "The Pink," will no longer the Snob Mechanical, nether will he become tut fciuob Contemptible. A Talking Machine. — Generally sp* kr"3 when deputationisb place them-' •air 9 1 3 'ore the per nor ' >~y to be inlerviewf 1, they are not overbnri'e iCd with' the gi of el uence or command of langr ge. but ■ /ainly Mr. Wil^'amson, squatter of the Onja Block,. £iwi' ,a, must to linglecl out as a mo°t no' Ve exception "e general e. He had a ;, ievanco, or .ip "he undone,; ric^he inteaiewrd the M tawata Highwayg Hoard off Wednesday, and i membe ;, will not ersily forget the oaiion. All S'r George Grey's effov' - are indLsolubly bound us> in the welfare "of tje whole blimaii .r?ce." but particnlr ly the six L y thousand serfs," and Mr. Williamson's businc. with the B'ofiuT— ?. ording > him ?lf was not so ninuh on b's own, ai on b half of injured settlers gen--, rr Iy. Wbat his arguments lacked iu U jic, was folly atoned for 'nlengt'. and dnvinj the tin 1 e tbe B" 1 id was uudcr 'tftave, ue r cantative the! 1 ess indulge lin tbr e separn e na^. . c aqu Ler of an houreaoli. We fee tbat at a vecenc meeting at Kiwil^ , Mr. Willir json f announf h'i In niicu of oo]v ;ig M % M'BeUat the oext mifcy Com -'I eleotion. The Tnembevs o* ihe f 'auncil have not tieat" 1 us well ' Vie p i,, and we owe them a grudge over the aclverti-'ng, but bad - they are we - all pray em n' •. ly tbey may be saved from the introduction into theh- tniclito" a gent'oman, who \ora the specimen we have heard, we should most d.culeuly pro-: aim him as the champion spouter ' the Colony. A Vo'ce from the Downs.---A. valuml co re^-iiotident sends us t'je following ■om lh« O-o.ia Downs: — '• The summer ' Lu's come u; s*. us wltb a sudden burst, an-1 the glorius vvarmwea -er is all the more enjoy a'ola aflei' the we", blck, tem : estuoas outbUi'Sis of the ■ $.'■ mou •. The genial wai oath of tbe last few days bas alrercly effected wonleus &vd toe young fed gives [ premise oTrare tuxuriaqoe. There bas i jea little or nolh'pg wo th ch. inic''ng in murders or cur'den deaths, although v- 2 bri an eLiape fiom one about a fortnight ago. C e of the sto^k-rides goi<ig b's rounds, whilit crossing a c'amajied cnlv t at t^--*. junction of P( jlc's drain (uhci iu a state of flooi) fell in with hi« boise, and na.rowly escaped being cpuicd away, bat luckiy horse and ride 1 ' man- - d stable up the bank a^ain v. 'th noth ng worse than a good ducking. Later on the cr.me day, a Jew p -ill' nearly came to grief at the same spot, but luckily for him his bor.. refined '. fca face t'ie difficulty, and be was m Jled to abandon u ; s quadruped for the nonce, and nv e the. ' s': of his vt^y upon Shank's pony, The lUers ia and a ound Campbell w a are seadirg in thei" claims t the Regis! tatioa officer in consideiablenvui'iers, aud shoii'd they aM beaitnitted, will prove a formidable addition to the Electors' Roll at the nes;t contest.