The Daily Times. THE OLDEST MANAWATU JOURNAL ESTABLISHED 1875. THURSDAY, OCTOBER 16, 1884

Manawatu Times, Volume XX, Issue 1322, 16 October 1884, Page 2

The Daily Times. THE OLDEST MANAWATU JOURNAL ESTABLISHED 1875. THURSDAY, OCTOBER 16, 1884

•. One or two boarders are advertiacd for J y a private family . — Iv con?equenoe of the heavy traffic on : theVoad fr>m Ashurst to Palmerston it is sadly m need of repair. A Wanganui po'ic man has been fined ; 20i and costs; for striking a boy at the late Salvation Army disturbance. The new Borough Council has lo3t no lime m affirming the desirability of raising: a loan, though when the mover named £50,000 as the sum .required, some of the m- mbers fairly gasped for breath, at the prospect of .wealth euggested. We tiust the Council will be successful m devising a scheme which will prove acceptable to the ra'epayers. Mr B>. -N. Eei'lirig has been elected dele* gate from Court Mauawatu, A. ). IP, to attend .the District" meeting of Foresters, which this year'wil ba held m Blenhiem. At .la^t.night'a meeting of the Council Mr Keeling was granted leava of absence, nnd will proceed If rdm here on the 24th inst. The various portfolios were allotted m the""new" Horough Council last evening. From the .report .it. will .! be . seen; :that,the I'ublic Works " Committee already huve their ; hands full, and it is to be hoped the Finance Cuinmittee will be able to provide funds for their use. It is understood that the Charitable Aid Committee have -charge of the local hospital building.. The Council did not appoint a Hall Committee : last eveuing, but we presume this will be done, at next meeting. . ... . ; ; : . In the House yesterday evening, the Premier said that, so far as the North Island Trunk Railway was concerned, he might state that the Minister* of Public: Works, seeing that whatever route was ultimately adopted there would be a considerable diatanoe from Te Awamutu southwards com* mon to: botb routes, m order that the- work might be proceeded with immediately, steps would be takun to hay« prepared: plans, specifications; &c, so that the contracts imghtbe aarertised m a few weeks. These remarkd were received with, applause.— ' The damage caused to drains by wandering caitle caused some discussion m the Council last evening. The Mayor and some | of tbe ' Councillors expressed an opinoh that the ranger was not bo active and vigilant as was desirable and shortly after Hi© "discussion took 'a statistical turn, the Mayor saying be had.seen no less than 50 head of cattie'wandeiing iv various, parts of the town on one'occasion, Some of the C juncillors a&b stated they hadpeen twenties aud thiities. ' Before the r meeting closed a resolution waa passed which is axfectedwill tend fco the preseivation of the drains and roads. The Wellington -correspondent of the Wanganui Herald saya:— Wabanui, tb . greit Eangi'ira of Mao.'i-dom, has been m vV eLingtou since the.opening of the session, will probabiy be heard ■ at ' the' Bar of the House atan early date m reference to several ,hills affecting the welfare of the nativesand the North Island Main Trur.k Kailwayt[estian, To userhiß Own expression, Wahanui has many things m his calabash which he: is ; desirous of bringing before the Government, the House, and tho country; ■ and -it '■ is- understood- that !sir Q-eorge Grey will ask the permission of the House to enabli Wahanui to air hiß elon quence. A slight sosjne occurred m Court this morning, which at one time threatened to end m the committal of a solicitor fpr; contempt. Mr .8. Staite had been makii.several unneoossary remarki. ana interruptions, and on getting up to speak m con nection witfriacase i His >1 Worship asked the Constable for an opinion as to whether he was.drunk^ or . sober. The Constable, said he ap'peafed *tb be-the-worse! b$ liquori '-His Worship sidd Mr Staite was not m fit | state to conduct a car.c and declined to hear j him. Subsequently Mr Sfcaits was removed from the Court by the bailiff, ancl on being admitted afterwards be apologised to his wcrship, who advised him not to attempt to proceed with his case unless he felt thoroughly able. To this Mr Staite retorted that His Worship was a magistrate, and was not paid for giving advice; whether he was a lawyer and- was, paid, for giving advice. His Worship admitted "that it is rather unfortunate, and directed -Mr Staite to resume, hip Beat. „ - .. : ■ We clip the following from the Wood- j ville Eitaminer : — Messrs Stevens and G r orton have purchased =Mr ;Oarlile's saleyards on the Masier.ton Road, together with an acre of land, adjoining r them, . .anrt intena-'atf <Snße erecting additions and- iniaking considerable improvements, the timber fur which is now being paced on the ground, — We are iiifortned.that in'the case of a consignment of wool which left Woodville for London market last season, the charges frtiween'-iWdodviHe ! '-aild< Welfing'ton amounted to 2s 6d per bale more than the whole.cbst' of freight Uo,' and l at London. A more convincing proof of the manner m which Woodville settlers are handicapped m the .matter of transport of produce could hardly be adduced. — Mr Kaiser int nds planting an acre of tobacc > this season on hia Victoria Block property, and also purposes going m for uqp planting next season.— Mr A, , ,trower has sold his steeplechaser to Mr Wellwodd, of Hastings. : . We hear that: the price paid waa 60 guineas,— Messrs McNeil and Dunn have sold their eight-acre section m McLean street to Mr Horace Baker. The price paid %\ as £60 per aero, and the transaction was effected through .Messrs Campbe. l ! and Siau. "'"■" - ' ■ v •. - "■'.; .'" The Wanganui Chronicle says : — Th b&by jshow. was opened at . the Princess theatre'jegteraay afternoon. The day was bitterly cold and- marred ; consWerably the pleasure of all who came out of doors. Nevertheless, ,;at 2 o'clock, ;the houri for opening, a considerable number o£; mothers with their dnrlirigs presented themselves, and.tcok the seats which were placed for them along each side of ; th£ ; theatre. - The stage was. arranged; for the judges and icdmmittee, and on it were displayed all the prizes. Mr E. J. King's String band were m attendance arid lup'plied exquisite music. The Judges, Drs. Tripe and" Connelly, appeared punctually at 3 1. o'clock, and the j'idgingwaa proceeded, with,. at once." : It 1 was found necessary, however, to enlist the aßsistence of two ladies who were present, as the medical gentleman were sorely ptrplexed m deciding "between rival claimant cm sbme of '■ the points submitted : to|them iIt was^n'ally decided. tp pospone the coni* pletion of : the judging untill to-day, when (>2 awards will be made. _'; " ' .. „ JPV7e,jtre now soowing a cnoice 'assort* ment ot Spring Gropds which for price 'and quality ate far superior to anything previously shown m PalmerstonL- Ladies' are invited to call earjy and secure a choice of Patterns. Our Lace Goods' for this seafeon* are* -.worth inspecting, the patterns and design being per.fjection it». self. We bay e also received a fresh supply , of ., that ful Everlasting Washing i?weed' at Is per yard. Also Men's Begatta 'Shirts, 1 collars ' attjebed, 4s 6d each at Bbntlbt Bbos, Marlboroueib. House, the fcSauar'e^ Flies and Bugs, Beetles, inseots, roaches, ants, ; bed-bugs, rats, miod, gcTptiers, chipmunks;' 'cleared oaf by " Hough m hats.," Eelton,.Grimwade &i Co., 1 Agents, Wellington. . „ , ; , " : ' Catarrh of the Bladder', stirigingirritatiorij inflammation, all Kidney and Similar Comjilaintf!, cured- by ... ;" Bucha-paibat" Druggists. Felton, "^imwade" & Co., Agents W^lliogtw, '- " /