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Patea Mail, Volume V, Issue 458, 13 September 1879, Page 2

A match between seven cracks and fifteen duffers of No. 2 Rifles will take place at the Range to-day. It is reported that a branch of the Bank of Australasia is about to be opened in Carlyle. If the manager has a few hundreds to spare, we shall pray for bis speedy arrival. Opnnake Ministrels.—Eleven members. —Tiwn Hall, Hawera. —Wednesday 17th September. — Advt. The Carlyle Harmonic Society’s piano, when on a journey, is a strange looking piece of furniture. On Wednesday la-t, said piano was being removed from the Immigration Barracks to the Town Hall, on the carriage made especially for that purpose. The procession composed about eight gentlemen, including a clergyman, who walked in front with the guiding shaft, the remainder being distributed at the sides and hack. It was nearing its destination, when one of our medical gentlemen canght sight of the procession. Qnoth he, “ Who’s dead I Here conieka ftneral. I did not know anyone had been billed lately.”

• Mr F, R. JacksonV Ilawcra stock sijle .takes pi ace. to-day. v v- •. 1 Several Otaki N natives- passed through the town' on Thursday, on their way to Parihaka'. These law-abiding people were provided with passes,,. Representing thorn to he “loyal subjects of Her Majesty the Queen.” We hope they are, but we fear that the first opportunity that offers itself to dp something contralto the laws of the land, will be taken ad vantage of by these “ very loyal subjects.” The passes wore signed by Mr Lewis, Secretary Native Department. , .

We have been: requested to state that, owing to the .absence of the two .Lavalry men in the contest on Saturdy last against No. 2 Rifles,: the match will be fired aghin, and the original scores struck; out. v It appears that several of the Cavalry chosen to do battle against the Rifles could not bo warned in time, and Captain Cowern decided on Saturday morning, seeing that tiie day was likely to bo wet, to postpone the match, ami he had no idea that it would take place.

One of our dusky friends got run in yesterday. Ho had taken too much boor, and considered he had as much right to lay across the footpath as any other man ; but a policeman thought ■ different, ami took charge of hiim "When it is taken into.consideration that Mr Maori had no braces or belt to his trowsers, it will perhaps not be woo lered at that- he was locked up. Jack’s wife and friends cried bitterly, and we heard one or two of them say, “ no good the Governor. We will go to Parihaka now.” Tauroa, one of the friends, tore up a handful of lil notes, so great was his indignation at the locking up of one of his people.

Buggies are all the'gow now with the Maoris. We believe that Paraluika was regularly besieged- with them during the week. Yesterday we saw a veiy handsome one, turned out-from Messrs Williams and Sons factory, to the order of a Maori, who intends displaying his new purchase to the prophet. A happy thought has struck us as to a very easy Way of capturing To Width Could not a large, lump of cobbler’s wax bo put ,on‘tho scat of the now buggy mentioned above, and on its arrival at Parihaka, Te Wliili might be induced to take a drive. We don’t know whether he wears trousers ; but if not, the plan would be a good one. The Government will perhaps make a note of this. A vacancy having occurred in the Wanganui Education Board, through the resignation of Major Noake, Donald Coults has been nominated the Carlyle School Committee to take the Major’s place.

There are a lot of fellows in Carlyle who with endless perseverance on the part of various drill instructors, have been taught “to mark time” with tolerable success. These fellows go to concerts and fancy that they are displaying both good taste, and musical knowledge, by stamping on the fluhr, ns they do at drill, during the best pieces of music, which the intelligent- part of the audience paid their money to hear.

The Post of a recent date , has the following :—Ano'hev lunatic arrived yesterday by the Manawatu. „This continued wholesale -immigration of the Wanganui population to one particular locality (Mount View) in this citymmst have a very disturbing effect on the Registrar-General’s returns. That part of Mount Cook Ward is rapidly becoming peopled with Wangannians, while Wanganui itself must bo nearly deserted.

Public interest in the expected bonus declaration of the Australian Mutual Provident Society is very great. For the information of those of our readers who are anxious to know when the declaration will be made, we may state on the best authority that the bonus certificates will arrive in Wellington during the first week of next month—October. quinquennial meeting is to take place in Sydney on the 30th 'instant, and we are informed by the local secretary, Mr Lowe, that the directors are not willing that the exact amount of the bonus should be made public until the certificates are issued just before that date. At the sanity time we are enabled to publish the following information in respect to the bonus, wh icb is contained in an official communication to the secretary The magnitude and success of the society’s opera'ions during the last five years are probably without a parallel in the history of British life assurance, and the bonuses now declared in view of the very stringent reserve which has been made for the liabilities are sufficiently large to, challenge comparison with those of any existing kindred institution of similar age in any part of the world. The society being now firmly established on the moat stable basis, and in the possession of enormous profit-producing resources oilers unusual advantages to persons seeking assurance.” —Evening Post, Sept, ,Bth, 1879.

It is astonishing how easily some electors are gulled. We (New Zealvhd Times ) heard one assort the other day that in consequence of the return of a certain candidate, “ wages would be nine bob a day after next, week,” and lie firmly believed what he said-. W.hat the feelings will be of this individual' when be finds next week that the return of his favourite candidate has not had the effect of altering the daily rate of wages, we will not attempt to foreshadow.

Practical joking is not alwaj'S unattended with danger to the perpetrator, as is evident from an event which occured at Suze Sarthe, France. A man named: Verle wrapped himself in a white sheet to frighen some girls, and so far succeeded that they all ran away screaming except one, who aimed a revolver at the pretended ghost, and fired six shots, one having passed through bis heart. • ; The Wellington journals (says the Masterton paper) class Mr Bunny as “doubtful." It is only fair (rejoins the Times) to admit that Mr Bunny fought' his election as a Ministerialist, and we think when the House meets and the sheep and goats go into their respective lobbies, Mr Buiiny will bo found amongst: the latter. ,•

The Wairarapa Daily, speaking of the W’l ington election, says: —“We nro sorry to see that such a man as Hunter has been beaten by-snob a man ps Hutchison. Wo can only hope that now Mr Hutchison has gained the object of his ambition, he will drop the demagogue role a little."

Writing to Mr. A. A Reads of Manches ; ter, who-had asked his .opinion' as to the use of alcohol and tobacco in athletic exercises Mr Edward Haulan says :—“ I have, to state that in my opinion the best physical performances can only be secured through the abso lute obstinence from their use. This ia my rule and I find after three years constant work .at the oar, during which time I have rowed many notable match races, that I -am better able' to contend In a great race than when I first commenced. In fact, I believe that the use of liquor and tobacco has a most injurious effect upon the system of| an .athlete— by iritafing the vitals, and qonsequontly weakening the system, I*eat. whoesome food, take regular and moderate exercise, avoid violent exertion, and generally strive to cultivate a cheerful state of mind, in order that sweet sleep may follow my daily work.” ■

The Saxons are a very polite people—so over polite that they not infrequently bring down ridicule upon themselves. It used to be told in Dresden that a stranger in the city was one day crossing the bridge that spans the Elbe, aiid asked a native , to be directed to a certain church which he wished to find. “ Really, my dear sir," said the Dresdener, bowing low, “ I greivo greatly to say it, but I cannot tell you.” The stranger passed on, a little surprised at tliis voluble answer to a simple question. He bad proceeded but a few yards when he beard hurried foot-steps behind him. and turning, saw the same man running to catch up with him. In a moment his pursuer was by bis side, bis breath nearly gone, but enough left to say “ My dear sir, you asked me how you could find the church, and it pained me to have to say that I did not know. Just now I met my brother and asked him, but 1 grieve to say that be did not know either.”

We have been accustomed in Now Zealand (says the Auckland Herald) to regard the falling off in the sale' of Crown lands as an unmixed evil. In the Australian colonies they are finding out that the disposal of the waste lands is only half the difficulty, in the progress of settlement,- if those lands are only held for speculative purposes. The Parliament of South Australia lias had returns made out showing the area of land sold or selected, anti the acreage under cultivation in each of the Australian colonies. In South Australia in 1877-8 of four million acres sold or selected, half was in cultivation ;in Vic toria, of live millions, only a fourth was cultivated ; and in New South Wales,of seven millions, only a tenth was being utilised. The Smith Australian Registrar very trill}* remarks : “ These figures shoit'd afford food for serious reflection to the capitalists who set so high a value upon the bonds of New South Wales.’’