NEWS AND NOTES.

Manawatu Times, Volume V, Issue 169, 29 October 1881, Page 2

NEWS AND NOTES.

Our Supplement. — Onr weekly supplement published to«day contains : — Novelist— "The •Partners," " Stephanie." Hibtoky— "My BoyhnndV Pets and Rambl-8." A GKICTOTTrRB — "Station, Farm, nn* Garden." HOUSEHOLD — " Knn and Air." Poi-thy — "Iri Avabia." "Obserrations of "Ber. Gare Tnckftr." Science, Sketcher, Miscellaneous, anr* Humor. .Mr. Milverton m Reply— in our ;i cbrrespdnd«n ; cc boluirn. will be found Mr. W,. Milverton's tep> " Beas.on "m tbe • Standard: He appears to hay« a good idea as to who' tbe Writer is, nnd speaks m decided tones as to his own sanity. Other interesting letters also appear,.

Register Your Votes.— We remind those who have not yet registered their votes that only a few days, at most, and the writs for the election w ill be issued, and they will then be debarred from using their .voice on election matters.'-* Every man of 21 years of age, and who has'beea m the district bix-.monf.hs, and in 'the Colon y^twelve^ month sis entitled to a vote Rndi&every man' should tff*ke alvanfage of timoj and register his claim. L ••■...: ;; *' ' ..... : Who is J. G. Wilson P— ls . the heading of a loner, and^well written letter m theFoxton Herald of Thursday. The letter sxs^ " Mr. Wi'son is totally ind'ff renf .4^-6X6ry v jihing.Jiujt..hiß.^ovsrnJmtejes^B^and then he is^cha'acterised as a " virgin " lumj> of hiimamtyfdraggV^d frorii ;a; well .cßos^ii . seclusion. /. Thejelectqrs are reminded "that Mr. WiFson will'only be a^tdoTin the hands of land-sharks, and a help to monopolisers, who have their " axes to grind." A Mixed Contingent. — Among those who volunteered for the front the other evening, wcra a tinsmith, a barber, two painters, about four carpenters, two bootmakers, two publicans, one law clerk, one newspaper runner, a brewer's man, a butcher, and one baker. We jußt enumerate these, to show the number of trades and professions may be picked out of a small, number of m> n. We wi>h them a pleasant 1 journey, and a speedy and safe return. Defalcation of .Character — Oar Feilding correspondent informs us that a case of defamation of character is said to be on the tapis m that town. The complainant is a journalist of PaJmerston, and the defendants are two newspaper representatives,one hailing from Marton, the other a resident of Feilding. It appears that the latter gentleman hay been speaking of th<* formejbin terms which he considers damaging ? to his name and character, and so, he has intimated his intention of "going for th'enT.' v The summonses have not yet been issued, and the expectant delinquents are : left wondering, and waiting for the issue. ! Mr. Linton' s Stump Extractor? — We are pleased to Jearn that Mr. James Linton is about to patent the invention ;of. his Stump Extractor. Tha machine, is simple; though we believe, does its 'work most effectually, and with ease. There is little doubt but that it will be found in< valuable to owners of bnshland, as a means of clearing. the. ground of stumps, jit is worked by one man,' and only takes |from ten to twenty minutes to extract a slump from eighteen inches to two feet through. Mammoth Gift Show:— This Compan v' agrafe visited Palmerstbn-orf Tuesday' evening, and performed m tha Foresters' Hall, but the atten lance was meagre in--: deed, and the proceeds could not have done more than pay the troupe's expenses. This,' however, was their fault, for very few heard of the intended visit and consequently the result was a poor hbuse. The. company will have 'learnt a lesson ■' bysthis, for m th«ir eagerness .'to save money by curtailing or dispensing with advertising, they were compelled to p rf 6rm to an audience of about a couple of dozen people. Mr. Clapcotfc's Readings.— Mr. H. Claprott's entertainment was well amended on Thursday evening las* 1 , and the audi*tnc<j ■ marked their appreciation of the reader's oratory by repeated and prolonged applause. This gentleman enjoys, and worthily, the repnta+ion of an orator of hi<?h cla«.s. and we feel assured that all who had the pleasure of listening to him on Thursiay ' evening will endorse the opinions expreesa^ by us m our la i t issue. As we then said, half the proceeds were given t<> a local charity, and this fact had the tendency of drawing i he full house with which Mr. Olapcbtt was received. Men for the Front.— Beside the Volunte3rß from Pnlmerston. who . have volunteered for the front, we are informed that Feilding sends about thirty, and Marton twenty, this will make a round total of about eighty all told from the thrae townships. It isnot definitely settled yet, which route the troops will take, whether via Fox.ton, and thence by boat to upunake, or by rail to Waitotara, and thence to ftl«niaon foot by forced marches. It is, however,, pretty certain that they will leavej their respective towns on Monday morning. [Since, the above was m type it has been ordered that they should proce-d by boat from Wanganui ] . Tha Ijoyal Hotel.— Mr. Batchelai the well-known, arid popular host of the Royal Hotel, gave up possession to the new. landlord, Mr. Fenton, yesterday. : The' valuation of the property has been made by Messrs D. Rbas, of Wanganui, for Mr.Batchelar, aiid Mr. Watty, of Wellington,for Mr. Fenton. Our <Id friend Mr. Batchelar, retires into t private lif ■» for * while, f>r the benefit of hii health, which has become ■omewhat' impaired, but we hope soon to hear of hi« re»toration, .... , Good Templars — The Phoenix | Lodge 1.0. G.T. held its usual fortnightly mesting oa Tuesday evening last. Bro. W Patten prosidinsr. Two candidates were initiated, and leven mom proposed for membership. The election of officers vu then .proceeded with, .and the following were installed for current quarter : — W.C.T. Bro. Patten re-elected ; W.V.T. Sister Green ; Secretary, Bro T. R. Hoe, reflected ; Financial; Secrtary, Bro. Haybittle ; Tre*. surer, Bro. Feasey ; Inner Guard Bro. G. Hartley ; Marshall Brother Haynes ; Lodge Deputy, Bro. Sutton, re-elected ; Trustees.' Brps. Patten,< ; Haybittle,, and. Dirnqgd. On^ ihn next 'meeting night reports will be bronprht up showing the condition of the Lodge. The AWa Hnri School.— A correspondent"it Awaburi has favored ua with the following;' &g tha result of the School examination, which took place on the 11th inst. 'Stanaard VI :"■ Alexander Bennett, 332 ; Alfred Woref old, 318 ; Henry Bennett, 225 Standard V : Adelaide WorsfoW, 235. standard TV: Joseph Bennett, 2«6 •; Edmund Bennett, 269 ; William Weightman. 255 Standaid III: Janet Nairn, Earnest Pamuel and James Nairn. Standard II : Alice Lucag, Alfred Phillips, Buckland Bennett, and Robert Nairn. Standard 1 5 Martha Wilcock. This Tesnlt is, considering the average number of scholars, on the' whole satisfactory, and prove* the pfficiericy of the master. ; A Narrow Escape. — Oar townsman* Mr. Lloyd, had a hairbreadth escape from what would have undoubtedly been a horrible death, a few evenings ago, whilst traveling on the down train from Wan« ganni. He was standing on the platform, with his back against the shifting bar used/ by the Guards, when suddenly the bar gave way, and Mr. Lloyd fell backward, only paving himself by clutching the upright m the crrasp of a man who feels he is going to his ; destruction. Beyond the scare, we' are happy to say the gentleman received no further harm. The County Elections.— ln another column, Mr. J. G. Bruce, announces to the clectora of Tnonui Biding that he will add' ess them m the Town Hall, on Wednesday November 2nd. As yet very little intere.pt has been evinced on County matters, but probably the fact of the general election being so near, for the Housisvpf Representatives, has absorbed all attention. For the Manchenter Riding, Messrs Douglas and Macarthur are the only candidates^and there fa tvery probability that their return

will be unopposed. For Kiwi+ea, Messrs M'Bcth and Williamson have announced their intention of coming forwaid., but there is every prospect of Mr. M' Beth scoring an easy, victory, should .Jhere be an election. •.. -. " . -'v Palmerstr^a Horticultural^ .* Society .-— We^are very pleased to state that this newly formed society has determined upbn ; holding & Summer Show, and that it will take>pla6e probably on th« 22tid of Deceniiber. v The subscription,' and Members' list has been carried round by the Secretary, :and responded to, sotKereis every prosppct of the Society making a foicstart.towards permanency.—Anradver«tisement convenjng a public meeting on •bphalf of the society' appears elsewhere. Mr. Stout, on Native MiSttem"^ Mr. Stout- has been writing to a Southern paper, protesting against what he calls ' the murder of the Maoris " m which he says, we asa colony are determined. JBe is not aware that the Natives have ever done anything to merit our wrath, or to commence hostilities against them. The ra.ee, he says, is" fast dying ont, and why .not allow thfrm to diehappy. Mr. Rtbut'iscerfainly a dissenter from all loyal circles} beside which his statement, : that we -are bent on war. is a gross libel ; upon the ;who ihave so' long tried .to'prtsprve peace \q burj cost, ,', and reflects "upon tBo writer asa jmost" ignorant man. ; ; But. pei haps he is touched with Bishop' Selwyn's views, and' opihibEW' on JNative maitters.viiWMtfa'plty thelHon. Bobert is not.a volunteer just now. !