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Patea Mail, Volume IV, Issue 343, 31 July 1878, Page 2

Mr F. K. Jackson will hold his usual fortnightly sale at St. Hill Street Yards, Wanganui, tomorrow, at 12 o’clock. Messrs Thomson and McGuire will sell at their yards, Hawera, to-morrow —horses, cattle, &c. A Press Agency telegram states, that in spite of the wretched weather, fully 800 people turned out to witness the football match between Wanganui and Wellington, played ot the latter place on the 271h instant. The game appears to have been a very tough one, but owing to G. Bayly (one of Wanganui’s best players) spraining his knee, thus weakened the Wanganui team considerably, and lessened their chances of winning the game. The telegram concludes —This was one of the hardest fought matches overplayed on the Wellington ground, thus resulting in a drawn game, Wanganui having slightly the beat of it for the first hour, and Wellington during the last. The Wanganui men appeared to be much the heaviest team. They were very fast cm their feet, and difficult to collar ; but they did not play so well together as they might have done.

At the last meeting o£ the Taranaki Waste Lands Board, a letter was read from the Under-Secretary, stating—“lt having been decided to dispose of by public auction, as land of special value, the site in the Township of Carlyle commonly called the ‘ Resident Magistrate’s Reserve,’ I am directed to request you to be good enough to have the eight sections, comprising 2a. 2r. 3p., valued and put up for sale iu such manner as the Board may consider most desirable.” The matter was refened to the Chief Surveyor. The application of J. G. F. Wilfovd for 300 acres 1 rood, being No. G27, Patca District, was acceded to. An application had been made for the same section by S. Kennedy, but it was informal.

A lady correspondent writes : —“ lam sure others, with myself, feel highly flattered by the announcement in your last issue, namely—that the long-looked for debate of ‘Woman’s Rights’ would be brought on by Mr Dale, at the Debating Class, on the Bth August ; but I am afraid he is rather too shy to do the question justice.” Mi W. r>ntc; wtn iailil Stile u£ StOClt at his yards, Carlyle, to-morrow, at 1 o’clock. Messrs Thomson and McGuire have fixed the date of their sale of sections in the Town of Hawera, to Thursday, 22nd August, in the Town Hall. See advertisement. Mr 0. T. Roper announces in another column that he is now prepared to supply the Hawera, Nonnanby, and surrounding districts with fruit trees, shrubs, garden seeds, &c. A short time since, Mr Roper purchased from Mr Ferry, of Hawera, a few acres of ground on the main road leading to Nonnanby, which he has converted into a nursery, and intends laying it out with fruit trees, &c. The Taranaki Herald of July 25th says ; “Two gentlemen, who had walked from Havveia to Inglewood, came into town last evening. They speak of the road being in a frightful condition. They started too late in the day, and got benighted about five miles the other side of Stratford. They looked about for some habitation to pass the night in, and at last discovered a deserted surveyor’s camp. 'Without food or fire they made the best of the situation, and collected some dry fern and slept there all night, moving in to Stratford early the next morning. During the next two days it rained incessantly, and they had to remain at the embryo township. As soon as tho weather cleared up, they made another start, and at last reached Inglewood.

The Dunedin Morning Herald has it on good authority that either the Hon Mr Fox or Mr Rolleston will lead the Opposition this session.

The population of Victoria at the close of the year, was stated to bo 800,501 souls. This is a good increase, but there is a drawback. The births in 1877 were only 26,000, against 28,000 in 1873. Why is this thus ? Dr Bails-Headley, one of the leading medical men, says the young Victorians don’t marry, and these alarming figures seem to prove Ida assertion.