THE Manawatu Times. WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER, 26, 1881. NEWS AND NOTES.

Manawatu Times, Volume V, Issue 169, 26 October 1881, Page 2

THE Manawatu Times.

WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER, 26, 1881. NEWS AND NOTES.

* Words are things, and » drop of tnk falling, lika dew upon a thought, produces that which makes thousands, perhaps million! think. '

Th© Catholic Concert.— The programme of the enterta'nrnent m aitf of Xt Patrick's Ohoir, appears m our advertisement columns and m a. m^st attractive ont>. We are requested to state that a plau f if the Hall can be seen from this date at tbe Times Book Depdt, where chairs can be reserve . An Enthusiastic Volunteer.-^-In another column Mr Willinm Milverton contributes a long letter upon the Native Difficulty and propounds what he. thinks will prove a most effectual settlement of the " Elaclc Agony." No one who reads that document will for a" .moment doubt that he is m earnest m hi* intentions, and oertainly his remedy would be a most effectual one. ' The Catholic Church —We h.»ve been -requested by the Rev. Fath r Morean to announce that m con sequence of his having tb visit Foxtoti, he will not be able to give the iisual catechism instructions tomorrow. Also, that f csh arrang« menta will have to be madpi as the n^w time table will prevent him saying mass on each Thursday morning, as hitherto. An Explanation.— With regard to the circular issned by Mr. Ward to the various bodies, with reference to worth efs valuations, although we heonily end rpe many Of his remarks, still we ihiiik it f«ir to Btate that his story about the ranpo is scarcely' correct. Tbe fact is, that a Southern settler, who is somewhat of a wag. inventeJthe story, and Mr, Wad has taken as gospel what orisinated m joke. Change Of Firm. — We understand Mr, Lowater 1 draper, of , Terrace End, is m treaty for the sale of his establishment to Mr. Clarke, of Lambton Quay, Wellington, and Mr. Watty, is now m town for the purpose of making a valuation. Mr. Watty's business wiih Palmerslon has been considerable of late, as this will make thethiid vnlnfitf on within apmany nrvnths m which his piofeßsional services were brought into requisition. Vi^it of the Hon. Mr. John-. Stone.— We have received a letter from the Hon. Mr Johnstone, member for the district, m which he reqne fes us to intimate through our columns that it is his intention to visit the electors m a few days. He had purposed doinß so last week, but public business of an important character prevented him, and. obliged him to defer his visit We have very great pleasure m publishing the information, and feel that Mr Johnstone's vißit will give satisfaction to bjs constituents,

Worthless Valuations.— We may gtato that tli s Eating Act gives power to Judges of the Assessment Courts to award cos's to objectors to the Valuation, when 'he obj-:ciio..s are upheld, and the applicant put to expanse to attend the Cou.t. ■>s \v ■•■ believe Mr Ward intends m future a make use of the po*er thus allowed him. I ■h-i t was the reason why he forwarded his eire lar memorandum to tbe various ■ o it's ; o that something like adequntr i !< rnui.ui .-iiioa lor having ths valuati >n > i";.: c.r.t'.j nu<\ pr p -rly d no. might b-o set apar' by 1h > va-'i -us bodies. The New Time Tabl-a.-Then™ time-tabls came into furce on Monday and proved a verj yivat convenience n d improvement up»n its predecessor. U; fortnna^ly ."sa-.urd.«y'{j eo.io 'id not leach Foxfon m time to catch the afternoon t'flin, and «« th«» paPß?nsrr<a-d mails were left behind until Monday morning, it was a boon tJiat die up-train. under the new arrangement, started before eight, instead of waiting unti' clo^e upon noon as hitherto. (>\iy U^ILV HUPPLKBIKKT i- now. and will he m futnie. m ;he hands of our subscribers shortly after noon, or some four hours before the items m its tHrgraphic columns can be reproduced m au evening p<P'-r. A Dangerous Accident.— Mr. Haines, Carpenter, Terrace End, met with a nasty accident on Saturday morning, which is likely to lay h m upforpomeliine He was about mourning a n stive horse m Main-stree', when the animal swerved, 'o one side, throwing him h avily on the back of his head to the ground. Mr Linton, near whose house the accident occurred, brought out a vessel with some water and washed the wound, and as Mr Hanlun's cart was passing at the time, the injured man was lifted m to it, and conveyey to his residence. LUCUS Naturse.— We have been shown a freak of nature m the shape of a half-chicken and half frog, which was hatched by a hen belonging to Mr Blixt, of Ston-iy Creek. When the back of the creature is inspected it presents all the appearance of a young chicken, the bill being most prominent ; but upon being turned on its back it is a veritable frog ; the atti>« tude and manner m which the four legs, of which it is possessed, are posed being as if it were about to make a spring. It is now at our office and the sceptical or cv* rious may satisfy their doubts or curiosity. Local Industry.— vve should imagine there would be little necessity— with four competent blacksmiths m the town— to have to go to Marton to have two trumpery pulleys made, but it would appear o~r contemporary is oE that opinion, and not only gives his custom out of the town, hut actually makes a puff about. W<' yesterday inspected a dog cart made by Air Nbrrritr., of this town, which could not be surpis^ed i*> Marton o r Wpl'ingtin. Kvory portio i of this trip ; with the exception of ttif* spines, «ai local industry, and it was most tasic'i'ully iiaiiiteit an^i decorate<t by Mr H. Kibbl.V.-bit^ of Tun-acu End. Paul's Epistle to the Highwaymen At a nee t ui<-<:ti' <r < f Ui«. M-tna-war.u fliuhw«ys Board, a ettir w s real from a gi'-iitletu m, biaiir-; 'hf> «ppr piiate ua-.-e of S. l'a.il, cffciing to ivfuut? a sum of n-ouoy which hn had receiver! m excess of what he deemed he was eutith d to, v on the. p>a that he consi^ore-i the Board's gener-'siiy was beyond i:s means. Kuch uaseifishnefs took the Board somewhat by surprise, but a ray of lisht was let m upon the transaction by the perusal of another letter from an applicant claiming the excess received by Paul, and it was found that the wrong cheques had been given to wrong parties. The discovery drew further attention to Paul's Epistle, which upon ar,alyfis disc'osed a strong vein of sarcasm which would not be looked for above such a saintly signature, In fact Paul was a wag, and quietly " had " the highwaymen. Public Me ting.—W e are pleased to see that our leading article upon the appointment of ilr. Harris as Keturning Officer, has drawn attention to the centralisation policy adopted between Eangitikei and Manawatu, by the present Government. Rangitikei would appear iv the eyes of the Hall Ministry to be an orbit around which this County must revolve, quite unmindful of the important fact, that the former — save m the matter of age— is far behind Mana« watu m every respect. As we havo before maintained, the County has now reached a stage of maturity which fully entitles that all its officers should be resident within its boundaries, and. quite independent of outside assistance or interference. Body Found. — After being miseed for three weeks, the body of the'unfortu.iare man Foulds has at last been recovered, and consigned to a fitting resting place. On Sunday, a man, named Kyan, was looking along t^e banks of the Manawatu River for a lost hoTse, when he discovered the body lying high and dry on the bank, where it liad evidently been washed to by the late f p-shi-it. He immediately gave information of the discovery to the p"lia.', and Constable Gillespid te.leg aphed to Marton to the Coroner. Mr. Ward came to Palmenton by the mid-day train, but after waiting i until five o'clock it was found impossible to I hod the inquiry before the departure of the train, and he consequently appointed Mr. M'Neil J.P., as his deputy, who held it yesterday. The particulars appear elsewhere. An Intemperate T *etotaller.— We have the highest respect for tho»3 true and earnest workers m the cause of temperance, whose efforts are -'evoted to reclaiming the drunkard and the outcast, hut have no patience wiih the ennting frauds, who damn tbe v-ry cause of wliich they a-e the supposed chapipions by thoir ill advised actions and grossly intemperate 'aneruagf*. f uch a one is Mr Hutching, Se cretary of the Band of Hope- of Wbodville Ten*: T.O.R ; Woadville Pioneer Lodge, 10. G.T. ami Unity Sub-district, No 1, T.".R Tn the production which we print elsewhere above the foregoiug formidable array of ho ors, the word He stands out m bold relief, and ia scattered throughout the mild epistle like plums m n pudding. Personnllv we know nothing of Mr Hutchins, but taking his coarse and intemperate Utter as a key to his character, we are not only pleased at ihat fact, but trust he may Btill continue a stransrer to us. Although we <3o not hold the signified position attained by Mr FTutchins, and our name is innocent of alphabetical affixes, still even fh*t high dignitary pinn"t have the cause of temperance more at heart, or wish it more prosperity, than we do, and it is fcr that especial reason that we deeply regret that its pro.cppctß t-hould be injured, and the on nnc brought into ridicule and contempt by the rublicat on of a letter^— written by one of its ofncials — which is wnr'h'eps, save as an unique specimen of low vituperation. Mr Hutchins has kindly warnea us to be careful what wt pu'lish for the future, and we de - ire to return the kindness. We now advise him to abstain from the use of his favorite r-xureasion m fu'ure, and warn him that shouid he be so intempernTe as ie pen another effusion couched m the same ornate largunge.it will he consigned to its proper rewpi nclo— the dust-bin, The statements mMr Hutclnns letter may or may not b« correct, — that matter we leave m Ifce hands of " Our Correspondent,"— but it is only fair toihat gentleman to sate tba.t we heard the whole story from a resident of Woodville and while many of tbeaoseytiuns of " Our Own " were confirmed, pome of Mr Hutchins wwe|coatrad4gted 4