NEWS AND NOTES.

Manawatu Times, Volume V, Issue 165, 19 October 1881, Page 2

NEWS AND NOTES.

A Last Warning— We have a?ain|to draw the attention of subscribers who have riot' remitted their~Bubscription to tbe notice '." liicli.apppar<j<ovev-our leader. Worth Notice.— We hay: been asked to. draw fispc".ii»i affrjifen f'o Mr. James vßmith'.s. .new column .advertispnient of appears m our aerpn i^ i .p^ge r ..jP^rsoi^?,. visiting t c jraetr^P >lis, would do' well to pay a Yisil to Te A.o Houie.

The Catholic Entertainment.— It is now definitely arranged that the entertainment m aid of the Catholic choir will take place on Thursday, November 3rd. The programme will consist of a select concert, to be fellowed by the trial scene " Bardell v. Pickwick, from a version specially adapted .for the occasion. ~ A Strike- —There appears to behMch with regard: to thn. erection of. the 'mild nsf atong-ifle the Commprpial,Ho f el,fas the contractors — Mes«Tß Mitchell a'tid Aiid-Tson - — |kn- eked off wo|k onj^iVl on/jar, 'and refii'Wd toprofoed vgith ihV^workV W« hay**, heard a reason assigned for tbe disagree* inent. but we do not care for makine it public. • -■■• — ""■ ™" Lind Art Ij;hiOT3.in T f'??ur)erintend-; ne Committee.. of. the I .Art,.,Uiiion..£ir u ,the FeiWing fend Art Union tS.ct ions have,aiv ranged for the drawing to take place at Mr Drummmid's "race. FeUdin^. on Saturday, the 29th ni October. Those, who aYe desirous to st-oure any of (he few rem»inin<r tickets had better apply early to Mr. Graff, Paluieisl.on agent; or to the Feilding agent. j The Manawatu Highways Board.— The u=ual monthly jraeeting np the Manawatu Highways Boird. will take place to-day, at the Board's • Chambers, Town Hall We arc pleased to Hear from" the. Secretary that the public notification that defaulters will be proceeded against; has had the desired effect, and overdue rates have been coming m very freely silica the advertisement appeared m our columns. St. Patrick's Choir.-t)«ririg- the course of his address on Sunday, 'th'e JRey. : Father Moreau, m alluding to fch'e'comlng' 5 concert — and urging the congregation to give their best efforts toward jita^'su'cc'ess 1 —paid a very high and deserved tribute to tho excellence of the choi 1 -. and! a recognition of the indefatigable labor' of TM>. Per kins, who had brought it to such a btate of> efficiency. Those who know h<iw that gentluman has strugtrWl with and overcome innumerable difficulties, will heartilyendorsethe r-marks of Father Moreau. < i IA I / Ti The Resident Magistrate's; Co art. — The next sitting of the Resident. Magistrate's Court will be held to-morrow, when Charles Gibbons will be brought up on two separate chaiges — one, a breach of the Arms Act. and 'he second, alleged horse stealing. We do not know what evitence there is against the accused with re-" gard^tp-jShe; first..: charge; .but, we learn thai? tha: %arge }of ' hor*e Stealing Js of. a. most trumpery character, and it is more than posvbie that the person who laid the' information may get into trouble himself. A Drill Shed for the Volim- ' teers. pleaed to hear th t>ere long the Palmerston Rifles will be m possesion of a dril shed of their own, information having been received that a grant of land _f or that purpose wijl be, given by. the^Goyernmeht, although* the exact location is not yet know. ; It is very probable. I howevpr. that the section c'6 a c to.Mr.v Bliot War' urton's resid^n^e will be the one choos'in, on a •count of its central and convenient position, Th' corps is a most • fficient one, and it is only fiiting it shouii h"»vfi a proper p'nc f>r drilling 1 ' atil' storageepf arms and ammunition; A Runaway, — Considerable atnu?ement was occoaioned on Faturiiay by.th? vagrtiks of a runaway \,ovsn m Taoniii street, and the eccentricity of it sow' :«r. The animal b< longed to Mr. "Bo'hnick, and was attached to his milk cart. While tie was serving a customer at her door, the beast tpokjit into . its head to have a canter on- its 2 own account, which k did to the Horror of poor Bothnick who fol'owed m pursuit, roaring out to the runaway to " sthop, or you will sphill all de milk." Whether thoj piteous appeal touched the heart of the equine, or the animal got pumped out (most likely the latter) it is hard to say, but upon the occasion m question the stern chase was not a long one, as the offender was soon m custody of ' its owner, who m broken English, bestowed a sound lecture, upon the beast upon the ' impropriety of its conduct. Forc°S to the Front.— We'naveit on the best authority that Mr. Rotherham'the. district; Manager, has received instruction's to mike preparations for the transport of the Wanganui and other West Coast Coast cavalry to •' the scen<^ of <car." Evidently the game of Vuff is to be carried 'o the last between the ilinistiy find th ir wily opponent. He can afford to smile and off r a. passive resistance ; while, wvthout o, rifle, being fied or a blow struck i hie present tactics are costing the: country thousands each week, and raakins" us the j laughing stock of the whola.-N alive. ra-;e.-| Tli ere are some vi ctories more (lisas tro sth an defeats, and the present anuud peace is far more ruinous than a sharp, decisive, and conclusive war coul I prove. „ ' ;' ' A Dangerous Spot.— A travelle has called our attention to a matter upon wliich it would be we 1 that the Manawatu Highways Board should take action. On the road lading to Mr. Dairy tnpie's, there is a lan*e hole m one of the culvert a, through whi-h more than one animal has come trgrief/ although fortunately , so; far th* results have not be<m very serious. On last Saturday our mounted tuuner had a very narrow es 'ape, as the animal's l«sr \v.->nt through. bit luckily it wna nhebf the hind ones. H i one of his forelegs gone through, the boy would naturally have be n pitches forward, and mayhap seriously, if not fat-iliy, injured. As the Highways Boird sit 10-day, it would be wis i t<> have . the matter o>alt with befo'e an accident occurs, and the board saddled with damages. ' ..;:■■:,. Sign of'Prosperity.— Mr. G Wojdroote, cabinet maker, Main-street, has, lately made considerable additions to his establishment, and is now carrying on. a pretty extensive business m his line. He, has al <o secured some . new and necessary machinery. ptl tools -f the lat st iniprovements for the turnery and carving branch, and having p.neaijpd the Rftrvices of. a firstclass man of the trade, he is m a poßitun to turn out w"ik of any description, under the most approved s'yles, and iate-t de-. signs. It is satisfactory to no f e the progress being made by ourloca" tradeqppople, and the enterprise continually being exhi> bited by them. It proves that we have menfin our midst of the right kind. Although Mr. Woodroofe has for some years, both m Palmerston and Masterton,' had a hard, up-hill struggle m business, still he has ppraevf red, and is at length beginning to reap the result of his labois. We wish him all success m the future. Pare Bred Horses.— Breeders of horses will, no 'Joubt, note the advent into Mauawatn of Mr. W. Mitchell's purebred Clydesdale stallion Tarn O'Shanter. The horse has quite taken the fancy of numbers o f fanners on account of his compactness. He stands 16 hands, 3 inches m height, and posses; l ed of remarkable muscular power and bone, while his action is a'l that could be desire/l m a thoroughly good draught horse Tt hns on many occasions been ad^ mitted by competent judges and veterinaty surgeons, that the h'vrse is well fitted to improve the breed of draught horsesi 'Mr. Mitchell is also travelling the well-known and popular coaching station ITroaWdor, wliich anima', as wil7 }>o found hy reference I to "ni-! pedigree i i mother column, has 1 made good his reputation m the Waira-

rapa. Hutt, Na, ier and other places, at all of which the [horse has, at Horse Parades, invariably gained first prizes. The Curse of Drink.— The curse of drink had a sad exemplification on Monday> when a respectiableMnan/ named Charles Brown, was placed m the.dock charged with having stolen a- bottle .of whisky from the Royal Hotel,. on the previous Thursday. It appeared that the a cuaed; who had a contract m the Kairariga Block for falling bush, cntne into^iown to look* after one of hislmat sj.who had got on the 'Bpree, aa<i unfortunately became a victim hinwlf Wh.ib in' 'a maunlin Bt.ate, he took the whisky which be op nly. «hared_ w.i.th-.a.. nnnr-er of-Ma>Hs— and i bus plac-d himself . within, the dutchesTof the law, and liable to bs sent to gaol as a thief. The Bench, ho w :j ever to whom'hn Kad been known fo. years" * mi rcifully t -ok advantage f a discretionary po-ver yeated^in. ir, dismissed jthe -hargf>. and thus saved him from having — through a drunken freak— the stain of guilt attached to his name. ' A Good Prospect.— We i haveiieefa B hown a pi<ce of qu irf'z, which iis literally s tudded with gold' of a pale color, which has recently been found m the Tuhua dis- ' 7 tiict^s,t f the}hea6l' of '.the Wanganui river.^ Mr. George, brother pf T Mt. .^George of this town, >a gen^em'ah^who'. ,^as W stealth succeeded- m evading the Slaoris, and^dv 1 - 1 ing made the discovery is a man of. Jong i practical Jexperiencei' and can m! every fe^ pect be relied upon.- jFptryears he has beei^i 'huhting'in jbeTararua'Ranges tor a gold fi eld, anclThe '] together; twithry Mr. Brandon r ' maa.e'the disco.yery of ;^ good 'bearing f reef . near Featherstoh. For : sdme ! time-'p'aßt v jbS ■has been searching iW cotirse of j the' n Wa ; n • gan!ur ßiVSir, 'and with' -the'resultraboveftatedw He is peffeclly 1 sanguine of a good^ field being (opened, up ?there, aftd] to .effect, the hastening __of suchLlnfluential gentle^' then, including Colonel M'Donn^ll are-now-'riiaklnglaTtangcmehWwith the Katives to a low prospectors to go on the ground, and there isiiftfe doubt tha+ this end wUlj m a we may hope to hear; i'sonte*' Aavorable aScour.ts. We heartily: wishp Mr.; tGeprgefJthe success he deserves for nis peVserverance. and courage^--'- 1 -io >y-^ '- '-'•-•-; : " i *-'