The Daily Times. THE OLDEST MANAWATU JOURNAL ESTABLISHED 1875. WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 29, 1884.

Manawatu Times, Volume X, Issue 1333, 29 October 1884, Page 2

The Daily Times. THE OLDEST MAN A WA TU JOURNAL ESTABLISHED 1875. WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 29, 1884.

A quantity ,of interesting reading matter will be found on the fourth page, There m little doubt that the forthcoming Masonic Ball w:ll be very largely attended. The secretary to the committee, Mr Thoa King, informs ub that out of the large number of invitations issued nearly all have been accepted, The funeral of the late Mr Fitzsiminons took place to-day, T{ie body of the deceased was conveyed to the cemeterj m Mr Stratford's hearse, and the funeral "waa attended by a large number of friends of deceased. .,..-. : A certain print has been indulging m '• wiltf imaginings" again, It stated last evening that the lad McKenzie who is supposed to have bpen drowned with Mr Fitzsimmons was formerly on its mechanical staff, but the fact is that the lad who saved his intellect by leaving the staff of oui contemporary is at present fHive «ld vrejl m AwJUand.

The Clyde is still detained m the river at Foxton. Mr Frank London has been appointed a Government Life|lnsurauce Agent. Tiie Friendlj Societies Fports Committee meeb to-morrow evening at the usual hour and place" "We learn that, the market price for fungus has improved of late, 2d per lb being the latest qnotatioHs for good earn pies. The Wanganui Chronicle gives the names of the condidates for seats on th>* Education Board as Fry, "-Conrad," and " Thyme." The" New Zealand International South Sea Company Bill ha 9 been thrown out or the question on the eecoud reading ia tbe House. Messrs Thynne and Gibson ar« definite candidates for Awahou m the coumy o'ec tion, Dr Kockstrow and Mr Purcell are also probable candidates. Messrs Henderson Bros, have te'egraphec (o the Enginoer-in-C/iief off ring two acre? of land for a railway-station, it the junctioi ofthe ceutial limi is made at Murton.— Advocate. Alluding to the Gorge Rail way the Manawatu Herald Bays '• There can be no questhat the live should go to l J almerston, ai.o if it goes anywhere else it will be anothiu case of making a line against the public interests." The fallowing tender' for the conveyanci ofmailslhave been accepted;— Eketahunaau Alfiedto>, M. Neilson ; Feikting and Avr&huri. W. O-. Haybittla ; IVilding aac Kiwitea, H. O. Fowier ; Several contract have riot yet been decided. : We have received a letter from Mr T. E, i Walton, covering five pages of foolscaj , which is unavoidably held over till to aiorrow. The letter deals with eevera j matters relating to the Manawatu Racing Ciub, Mr Baker is having his two-year old colt Porangi, by Ananias— Lady, handled by F. Gay, with a view to getting bin) ready for some of the Saplings races. The colt is admitted by all to be a promising will Brawatt^^utfßUjl^fJ^Jchooi^g. Herald. We direct the attention of intending visitors to Wellington to the adverliseoiem now appearing relating to Messrs Orr anu Son's City Buffet Hotel and Hebturant on Lamb ton Quay. This establishment is ont at which visitors may thoroughly enjoy themselves and rest assured that they will be well served at a moderate cost. It is always good news to settlers m growing country districts when new comers arrive and pui chase land with ti.e intention of impiovmg it. We learn that Messr* Rowl aid and Greer, of the Hutt, hiavt decided to make a home m this district, and with that end m view have purchased 306 acres m Fitzherbei t which they intend to improve as speedily as possible. The next regular monthly meeting, of Lodge Manawatu Kilwinuing 690, S.O. U adv- rtised to take place on Fiiday, 7'h N»vember. We are rtquestu' draw the atienion of members ana visit ng brethren to the fact that the meeting wil be held two days later than the usual time a consequence of other important meeting uking place on Wednesday evening. A serious accident vas averted at the Palmerston Railway Stafci >n this afternoon by the presence of m;nd of one of the officials, Mr A, Gould, a small boy, who subsequently stated he was a passenger for Foxton, observed the train start off for sbuntitig purposes, and under the impression that it was going on to Foxton he attempted to jump on board. He only succeeded m catching the railing, however; and hung m a most perilous position for a few seconds, till grasped by Mr Goulrt. The youngster got a fright which will probably deter him from such an attempt m future, and it is certain that but for th c timely assistance given he would have fallen under the wheels. The Wanawatu Herald records an acci dent which occurred to Mr Geoige Williams. Whilst m the act of opening a bottle »of lemonade at the Mo na watu Hotel, the bottle I burst, and api ~ce of glass striking him on the chin, caused a severe cut. The wound was not a large one, but one the arterie3 of the face must have been pierced, as it bled moat profusely, and eventually medical assistance had to be procured to stop the bleeding. A similar accMent happened to Mr F. Mowlem at the Oddfellow's banquet last year, when a piece of glass was driven into ; bis hand and lay embedded there for seven , ral months. "Obae.iver" writes to the Wanganui Herald : — " Sir, — I am rather surprised j that you should publish a statement such a<* appeared last night to the effect that I from forty to fifty natives had died here j during the sitting of the Land Court. ! Aftere careful enpuiry I find ihe total of deaths m six months werefoT, and one of the number was an old man who was brough down nearly dead ; another was an old woman. The other two died of a complaint su pposed to be erysipelas. No death took place among the natives camped opposite the Herald Office." The Herald says : — We gave the paragraph as given to us, and shall be glad to learn that the i figures are not altogether accurate, though the authority referred to was positive m '•■ the matter. He also stated that the greater j number of thosa who died weic shipped on board canoes during the night and taken to the upirver settlements. A amusing incident was r« ported to us yesterday.. It appears that two officers of the Salvation Army were patrolling the town endeavoring to sell copies of the " War Cry" and finding that, after making severe efforts to keep up the circulation, they had still a number of copies on hand they commenced ." doing" the bars of the hotels and billiard rooms. Entering one of the latter where a number were watching a game beitfg played the two members of the Chuich militant proffered their wares for sale, but without success. Pausing a few moments to watch one of the pleasure of the sinful worldlings apparently roused the old Adam m the Salvationist, as he observed to one of the players, v Now look heiv, if you 'fluke' apain tliis shot I'll give you a War Cry." The player made a stroke for a cannon, bufc " pocketed the red" instead, and without a moment's hesitation the Salvationist sni " Here's your War Cry." And now, m that haunt of iniquity a " fluke" is known as a "War Cry" and an extraordinarily lucky billiardist as a Hallelujah player," An advertisement from Mr G. W. Russe^ appears elsewhere, requesting that an 7 Claims against him be forwarded to Foxton. 'He also notifies that Mr H. 0. Collinson is authorised as bis agent m connection with the Foresters' Hall, A new advertisement from Messrs Bentley Bros, calling attention to their new arrivals for the season will appear tomorrow . Mr W.Johnston, fruiterer.&c, directs at* tention to the arrival of a large consignment of fruit at bis well-known establishment m the Square. Mr H. T. Flyger's altered advertisement will appear to-morrow. The Terrace End Stoic is now equal to any requirement, and a series of cheap lines will be defatted. Mr Flyger is also a purchases of hides, butt'r fungus, *c. and forwards wool for sals by London agents on commission. We have vacancies m our Dresßmakinr Work Rooir for eieht or ten more appven. tices. Young Ladies desirous of developing their talents m this art should embrace this opportunity of securing tuition under first-class and experienced management. Apply at once 0. M. Hosb & Co. The Bon Marehe. We are now snowing a cnoice assort* ment of Spring Goods which for price and quality ate far superior to anything previously shown m Palmerston, Ladies are invited to call early and secure a choice of Patterns. Our Lace Goods for this season are worth inspecting, the patterns. and desien being perfection it" self. We b aye also received, a fresh supply of that wonderful Everlasting Washing Tweed at Is per yard. Ateo Men's Regatta Shirts, collars attached, 4a fid each at Bentlet Bbob, Marj' j