The Manawatu Times. WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 28, 1877.

Manawatu Times, Volume III, Issue 12, 28 November 1877, Page 2

The Manawatu Times. WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 28, 1877.

Owing.to great- pressure upon our space, we are 'compelled -tp hold over ?our leader, Feilding correspondence, and other matter. ' ' We aro requested to state that a meeting will be held m the Foresters Hall, Palmerston, on Friday .next,- at . 7.50 p.m., for the • purpose of iformmg a.Fire ßrigade .for the tovra^ry,o/-;iH-j'/-:/? > ;;v; '.A-- "•«•' -.:U" '■.'.-; Inconsequence; of the decease of Mr W. H. Waite, a portion of the Cbmmitjtee "of! Management of the Indian; Famine Relief Concert and Ball,- announced to take place, yesterday evening, .decided to postpone the holding/of the; concert/for the present. We' have an interesting* report -of the ' meetipg-of thri Acclimatization Society which .we intended, to publish to-day, but owingto the arrival of . the-- report of -ithe. horrible murder at Wpodville v^e hold over the first mentioned m order tp_giye_pur readers some idea of the particulars m conriectibn with this monstrous affair. 0- ; / /T/"/ / -,/■ The/Foxtori Harbour Board Borrbwing • Empowering .'Bill passed-a third reading; m m the House, of Representatives on Satur- : day- last. - The endowment consists iof £15,000 acres ; North of the. Wanganui Harbor,., Board reserve, ..'on the.. Pphangina/ Rirer./ The BiU; -gives ft ': power j&f borrow- • ing £2,000 on the security of: the endowment./ : * ;;.;,-' '%./://;.; -.'A' A":AA.-i'-The nomination of a candidate for the office of MayPrfor the ensmrigterra resulted iri the rioriimatiori 'of G. M. Snelson, 'Esq., the present Mayors 'without opposition.- The] Retuiniii^Offi(»r;will formally declare him elected* at- 12' riobh? to"rday.»l jThe^hew term of his office- iwill -not commence until the. third W^dn^wfty in^December. .

We are pleased to inform the Public that (lie road between the Oroua Bridge and the Junction is now m a fair slate of repair. The portion so much complaiued of some time ago has been attended to by the Government. . The fence which was erected by v Mr, W. Simpson on what /used to bo the . road has been shifted. 'We have no doubt/ but that there is still ample room left forthe expenditure of the .£351:; whic*h wasvoted by the Courity Council' at thejjrime! When so many complaints , /were raised, against the then state of the road. • At Otaki, on la3t Thursday evening, the .first of a- Series- of lectures on scientific subjects was delivered m the Schoolroom by Mr Christie, master of the* Native" school. The audience was encouraging,- though not so numerous as might- have been expected, seeing that this was perhaps' • the very first opportunity that the inhabitants of Otaki : have had of listening tb a lecture onsuch a subject. Bu? as there is no local means of advertising, perhaps it was hot generally known that the lecture. would. .be.gi ven. However, as this is but the first.p'f a series to be given fortnightly, it is, to be hoped none who can attend Will miss such a chance, of improvement and instruction. -The first chosen by the lecturer was ' LiCfcHT,' ' a most interesting one,^and 'large enough 'to j3 , occupy several lectures. That .part of the subject covered by the lecture was explained very lucidly and m language as nearly as possible suited' to the capacities of an unscientific audience. The nature of light — the two theories of transmission, the emission and undulafipry — incandescence or the relation of light and heat — reflection from plane and spherical surfaces and refraction or the composition of light were all carefully and clearly explained and listened to with interest and attention. .' Thelecturer did his. best -to illustrate his remarks on the black board, but with a few simple apparatus at his command he would have been able to do so much more strikingly. A very slight advance on the penny at^the door, which was merely to" pay for lighting the room, would enable him to procure the re- ' quisites for a few simple experiments which would add gteatly to the' interest -of the lectures, and of course make the work of the lecturer .much easier. It is to be hoped for the credit 'of the place that the people will come forward voluntarily and liberally to aid him m his laudable efforts for their, good. -^ ■ ' ... i > / The Human- [Machinery,^unlike inanimate mechanusm, possesses a self-repairing and self-renewing power. Health may be surely preserved 'and life lengthened by* keeping this vital attribute m constant activity arid full vigor. ■ Many ! preparations have been recommended for this purpose, but none have' received' such, emphathic professional sanction, or .are comparable m point .of; efficacy, to Udolpho ( Womfb's SOB3BDAM AIEOMATIO SOHNAPPS.—Advt.