NEWS AND NOTES.

Manawatu Times, Volume V, Issue 163, 5 October 1881, Page 2

NEWS AND NOTES.

Explanation.— As our daily supple roent will contain all the very la'est Kikopean, Australasian, and Interprovincial telegrams, it wmi'd be mere reiteration to give • hem m the Times, which, however, will contain the ve>y litest new*, per Press Assoc a'ion, «p to "eipcht o'clock on the evening nreo^in? puMication. The Failding Christmaa Shorts, Whit VVanea'uu is m the matter oFhors 9 nc'iifr, Fci-'Hnsr is vvith ••eifard to pe^et trianis'm and athlHins— the synnnyra for puperiiri y in both lines. NV e bcP.r that the Keildin? Commit 1 cc o^e alrearty m the field an^i making provision forth-ir anntnl ca nival, whip. 1 ' th-^v fre d«terrained will sarpaxa all 'h*»ir f rmer prnjrrammes The Week y Snpplement.— s * turda\B w «klv snppHrofnt w'll contain: — Post ry— Wanted a s o«l 5 A Sonnnt, by Rarl Re .conafle'H ; A \i*v n't •. Novi«li<t - Partners : A Trn« story ; U 'der % Midi>igh v Lamp; My Bnvhoo'l's Pe'« and Ka_bes. The farmer— Novel Industries of Australia; m a'diiion to Honseho'd. Science, Humor and Mi-cellaneous columns. Local Industry.— w e direct attention to M>\ W. Smith's advertisement o F tiiß tew b-icky »'d. m Church-sT'-et. ThU Hpn'luma'i ha^ ju>t compete t his new sht'ds. and i« now prepared to supply hand ma <c bricks, ii any qiaititv. M\ Smith ia weU dos«rving nf libpral fiiipp'>rt. as h^. has ce'fciin'y mad>j an improvenent to Chnrrd-stroet W ihe erection (if his yanis a-il kiln, aud lii« hand^im" dwWln;; ho ise We hope he may soot woik up a lucatire busi;te8 J t Borough Council. — Tbe usual monthly m etingof the Pa merston Borough Council will tike pla -e thi< »»ve'ung, when, no doubt. Messrs. Wa'ker and Mowle.ii the newly-elected connci lor* wdl h, a . swma m and take their their' seits. It is a matter for 'icep repret that Councillor Co'eman's helth will not permit him ta be present, bat bi3 many fii^nds will be pleased to heir that, as be U n th-3 bizh 10a I t"> convalescence, it; wAU np,t \>s lung v .til be is again about. Necessary Repairs.— Tn order not , to.intti. rupt tbe tra-IHc upon the line, it became necessaiy that a san ' o? men should he at wo k on Sund iy lasf, ti do Pom»j renair» *o one of the bidp*B bet y e n Palmerston nnd. Kmmytboi-pe. One of tl.ose nf.iuc-tur'-s had given suclj symptoms of d-clin ing strensrtb that it was deemed aiJvisable nof to test its endurance farther and a new bridg. 1 consequently replac-^J the o d one. the change being made without interfering with thti running o 1 the trains. Ifrlblis Liferary). — A meeting of the committee of ihe Palmerston Public Library vt*B held on Monday evening, th« cna''%man, Wr. John B Dunsart, pieiudin"'. In a''"ordanc.e with th.o wi*h- of aev ral Gar mm resident', it «a< det" mined; to nWtain tb? German paper pnbJishra, m Adelaide foi the use. of the rea^inz lo^m ; and a'so soi^i? enard oo~ersf v 'hp.SfVHral Tilnfltr-ite • pa,ers 6trtbf}pu : p;T"<fc ofprotpction. IJ-'O'i tha motion of he eliaicman. it was unmi-mou-li res"lv dttftv" avo'e of thanks should he recTded on *h° minutes to t^e proprwtoraofth" Afionbladet f->r thoir libeiality m forwarding a f'-ee copy The librarian annnuiced that he.had forward' d a Vge order tc T5 'inburgh for the supply of » quantify of new hooks whjph might be expdctedabcnt Christmas. A Dangerous Place. — have b»en asted to direct the attention of the Boougl Council to that po tion of th" Stoney !!rfelc Road, near the Terr nee TCnd timb r ja'd. On tbe cemetery side, thpre is a danscrou' derp.'titch m whi"h is abon f three f et . f water. At this. point 1h« roal i 3 extrenely narrow, anrb a pi-raon, sidinar nr drivin> fr>m the ceek direction v* *ib ject to dwg«r from meeMng ve'iide" eoi'icr theopp site direction, as the pile of timber just at the corner, prevents them from seeing when another vehicle is coming. Last week, Mr. Morre. was comiiv m, leading ai entire hese, when pud&-niy. at th'"s particular spot he met a vehicle, being driven at a smart pace, nn/l which, friht'n'd the borse M.v. Moore was leading en m? him to jump off- he road in'o the 'itch, from which Ihe horse was only ex» tri- a'ed •• ith j/rpar trouble. The same d?v another «pt.tW came to* grief at <hp snrp." spofr, and m a HU-e manner. It is tim-^ surh •v place as that wiw seen to, or the Council may yp.t b» mulcted m heavy clfira.agfls. throueh such a^ ciden^s. ' •*.-•• Erratum— Our attention haa been drawn to a printer's error which appeared m ibe adveit sement «>f the National Insurance Company, wh'ch state 1 that policies were i«su-d &t >owpr »«tes than hy other com • anies. This was a mistake our part, the notion being, at '• lowest m'iig rates." Mr T»uncan Poo'e. the local agent, who has called onr attention 'o +ho. mnttpr. has shown m l<»trer* md tp.'e^rams. 'vhio'i he has recetv -d from all psrfs of the Colony from *h" rep-psevtu'tves r{ r v*) c>m.ns.nie concerning the error and while we re?rer t-u*. b'lirtder, we mv tsiy it is an in&iß >u•abVproo? of th^ v »y px*pnd«>l p. : ro'i'a - io > which we possess, A<k people to.advwti^p. and, niae p -rsotis out of t>*n ivi 1 roplv Khar the*' <•• n i.\rr it of no use, hut nn]\- in«- rt a notion or a p'«7agrapli reflecting unou a man o,r fa nny wny concerni'g hh business nrd •t.-t 1 ' h • rp-tilfiit at Du*kv Sound 'n f h'a»wl of Hoki mga, ia Auckland h^ is sure to see it. Bowled O'lt.— " Man m hi« tinse pays many pnrti '* nn^ those who saw Mr. Pe"te Aswoawp ii ' is rpw rsle of le 'ai arlvonat 11 at the Xativ-^ Lands Co-T-t duing (he wnek. wmil i say. tba^ th°- awrt'on an^ plies equal y to th » Maori as the PaVft'>a. Pfetehas figured h"fo;e m Con I ** ; n vaiel capacities — as dpfenda- 1, pUintifl^ witness, and asassor. hut a'thoiTjli neither v.'bed m sable si uf£ or <*.iownod wihh horse hair, bY has bep.'i vi-tua'ly du>i g tbe week one of "'TheDevil^ Briea'e." and certainly ap r)°a r el as if to. Vth« manner born."' On Monday however, there wrs a litl'* s^ene between the tjro and bis 'earned frienl, ih'.! veteran !'r. RuM*" 1 , who. ai opinvne •on^eel bowli«l n\ Mr Pe^ti hancHn<r a pi-'ce of pfine,r to hi-' own wirress, which piY>snmba'hy was the "krect tip" »» to whit h'j was toavear. Of course the Doctor could nit t'«at, and he administ> hh 'eirn -d friend a djb r s which did no* re<t ea>y on hit patient's stomach, A Pair of Vicious Brutes. —A narrow e*cvipa froir a SP-nous, if not fatal, accident was exp' % ri«ncd on Ratnrrlav by a groom employed at WhvtV^'Ho,***!, Fots'on ■ iravtfllt-i from I'almeistoniianled a hoigp. ov r to the man's charge, and al' bough the animal ha« be-n known for years m Rangi tik i as of the most, vicious nature, no caution was administered to the gmom to he on his »uard. The consequence was that the pulky b nte kicked >ut. an-1 nearly killed its victim before he could eso*pe. Public opinion is divided as which was the more vicious boast of the two — the one who jeopardi&ad the man's life, or the brute wbich inflicted the iujprieß. Howe/rcr, all

are agreed that both one and the other deserve a thorough good thrashing. Another Good Settler.-Fit^er-b it land, which at one time w»« at a discount, on account of the difficulty of access, is now eagerly sought after, and (scarcely a w. ek passes by without gome investor f-onn outside purchasing a freehold. The latest addition to the list is Mr. Wa ! k»r. a • ew arrival from the Old Country, who has dm ing the past week 'onuvht. eight hundre 1 acres, at the back of Mr. Wurdswo'th He intends calling for tenders for falling hush almost immediately, aud the e.cction of » !aiR« dwelling home. A contrast of the number of settlers m Filzherbert at present, as compared with three venra ago, would be interesting. The negotiations were earned out through M i- . Sn'-Isoi, and we hear have been most satisfactory to vendor an-) v- ndt-e. Fouling His Own Nest.— Very often a man is credited with .lnniuage which he baa nevei utterel. and we think the following. |cu'.ied from " the othe. 1 pater." is a ose m point : — ' Mr. laard says his imp'ossion of the tow i of F xton is of a townphip tha* hai se^n its best days, and is n^w s'a«nant." Seeing that Mr. Izard is arabi'ious to nestle amidst the so-called stagnation, we receive the p rajraph mm g-mno. Mr. Tear lisa o-indHa'ie for F<-x ton ; Mr. lzi-d's eh mess wifrh he consii-tui-n y ar.i by no m -aas bal. ; '• the other usper " \* »"h biitfl'-.man and fugkmau for Mr. J. G. Wilson ; Mr. Izwl is a dangerous rival ; thu back of Foxton, >onng an 1 ol'». mal'i and fema'e, iu'livirtnal'y a»i.d.colr •ectively, will na'urally >i«e and resent the b'vphemv 5 and Mr. Tzard'a .chine -s-'biMUs? damaore:! is a *lm> m aivanc« ; for Mr. Wil-so-u D.»srseethe dri't? We imagine Mr. Izard is 100 old a bid t « f>wl hiaown .109^ aicl.tbe electTS su»fi,cie:itly ma-ured to be ■mpervions to the sprinkling of salt upon their tails. The Native Disturbance. — Th* Patea Mail *uj* :—'T«o chie f s fmm h;: Waniao.ii> VP livi'f -«Ji-V;ivt attnided the hilr yearly meeting at Cai-ihak^ «n Ssi-u • day, and havin> newbon ih-r^ before. th"y- gave ihi" amount of wliafc pis^td. T.bc were at ftr<t unw,illi'ig-to. ta k abmt T<j Wh'ti.'bni a' l:vst they sail m. effect as follows :— ' Th • report m. n-wspa-«rs < f l'e WhitiN siipe^'h is 'rue. Th« Narive-i up Ih-re are d<>t rtnined to use a^uas against the Government if the pak^ -has cojitiwue tflk' 1 ? Pjissession of t!ie lan'l, and bare dete>mi ed tn, a.^opj: tb ' sam^s tactics to, war '8 the Gvjvertv.metj,t tba,' the G iverumrsn* are doing towa ds th..c Nativ js.' 'Is it t' u«that M jorKeittphißinsvle an ofl^r lo assist w i'h 500 ?• Chiefs 'a'lghed ; thun saiii. ' < >h. its noiti'ns. He us^d, t> get hundreds from Qorer-.im-n.'. bnii npw he wants riiilions to kee.v bis friend.'-. Tauroa. has sent large V>resen s.lateh to Paiihak-i. We learn that tUa. n iira'hec » f figh,'ing men nowr.at Parih.tka i- b.t*e n s J*oo ; aa.l 100'>, 'c i les big boys. Titok >war.v wns able to terr f-jr the whole coast with fiOP me:i, and f or a 'ime k^pt 1 0,'lOD British tr.>ops emplo.vedf in w^ohiinhi-, lnovem^nts. N.ativeß on, thj* Plain,-; bate been selling cattle and horss.ai any p-i"e <o raise in'o >ey. Many cattle, bate iifct-n sod withi'i a r>w days at JE2 ; a h»ad, and ha ses at £1. Gee-e at>d fowl-» m qu^ntiiiej have been sold at trifling prices'.