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Manawatu Times, Volume III, Issue 58, 1 May 1878, Page 2

; ;■;■ It will be seen by our advertising; columns I that ; we are to have a flood of talent within the 'next few : . days. Ori^Thursday Mr Walton's 'Star G(Jmpariy;Wili nla&^heir' : a^p^ran : oe,.^tli^ pr.Qg&]jhtne ''bwp^-f ■'". s?^io Serious fomily," kiM^i^y^^^'^iotim." It is but a few weeks since the. same;; Company pa'idPalmerstoh a visit', and those who witnessed the oomedy of " Our 'Boys," and laughed- at -Mr Walton's pgrsonfation/of "O'Callaghanyon'his JmtiLtgs," .will* we -feel 'assured; 1 opportunity of again enj6ying-*a similiiribreat;' We* notice that m addition to Miss Marion;'* . Willis, who , was leading lady, troupe; has been' further strengthened by thej acquisition of .Mrs Fitziwilliarn. On Friday night the Royal Italian Opera Company, give a .Grand Opera Concert, embracing the choicest gems from the most popular operas,, together with? instrumental soloa by the most eminent composers, , We, hope, both 'companies jwill ffieet with 1 liberal patronage, , but certainly such. very short riotioe of Jthe^ .visit is most impolitic, an&.abn^s^eatirts failure. ■■ -..:■■.; ■.■'.-.llx i v \-. ;: .-'■■■.■') - ' We have receiretPtliieiflrst or presentation' numß&ptof" : Th6 New! Zeaiander," ; wWeh arrived by the' tnail on' Monday night. Aa "a speoimen of - tyjfogmpliy' it is ' most ' cre)iitabi©; and fwly' i^Ks^^fiafr we weire led' 1 to expect; In sij^e aridappekrance it .resembles, the " 6tyga Daily Times," and although published 33 Wellington, it' wUl be Colonial m .*haracteri#id contents. On. that point it says of local interest we^U'rde^ote^earnee^atteWiion to, treating; them; however? » no^naj«ow4ae>l« spirit* biiit eilways b^e^ring v i^:^^d' that' -what is |*e«^6r.the. Qolp^yj aa a whole,can scarcely fail to be best also for Welimjgtah, its capital, and "natural! centre." With regardjta ita,politioal opinions it announces that, whit© the members of the present Government' continue to follow the p*inoi- r ple^i which they hive; placed betoj£V.the countryi-^being ; broacC ,; progressive^ :and calculated to promote -the prosperity of the ; oinntry-^it wfflfttccoiAyihe^itslstrohgejst? ; Slander' 'p ia^cer'tainly'a most Hea^t^y-ilaolsing^^ditictt^ to the newspaper Ufceratnre. o^ the oolony^aiid with, a journalist oj£< Mr GHUon's . abilities and experience at its head, should become a •; power m the land, -■ :.■ :hl:y.i :?■»;] - We notice that our,' Wellington [' content* pprary the <* New 2^t^i^aim*^ doubt piH^, up^i^.mettle^thia^ has considerably, increased its sisiej: adding one oolumn -,m breadth ;an4^ a couple of inißlies'in, length. WevteUeve ; -also its/new editor, Br. Pollen, has alreadytaken possession of the chair, so that with' itW inoreased energiesy it : will prqre, i»;jfortaidable rival for patronage. ' ■'■~"' J - \- •'"'."' .:.& "'■- • / A most interesting' trotting match came off ori : Monday, morningt between- Mr" R. Hammond's of Marton;: grey •maft; and Time, which resultedin the animal' winning hinds down. x Tlie match^wa.s 5 for ! 'i63tf 'aside : in.T^hioh" Mr Hamm.ond backed his^ beast to trot sixteen miles within the hour. . The contest came off ;at Half -past six m the ,, inorning,;and the ground to befcovered -was . ;frdm Schiiltae'a, at" Awahuri, to 1 the ; Clarendon t Hotel, Palmeraton, and back' , to i the starting post. Mr Watt, oi Marton, was the backer of Time, Mr Prosser, being timekeeper, and although there were many who imagined Mr Watt' would take the stakes, those tq whom the mare was known thought differently and she was backed heavily to perform the task, the result proving that their judgment was not at fault. Indeed so much confidence had Mr Hammond m the animal, that he' '-Was willing to supplement his first bet by another, that the last four of the sixteen^miles" would-b e covered m. less tixde than th&f 'others; ' Unfortunately this wager was not accepted, and quently that portion of the match was not timed. Precisely at ' the time of ' starting young Mr Hammond, riding thirteen stone, led out the mare* 'which 'is about five years oldj and started, o$ at a rattling pace which was maintained . like, olook work until the- , Clarendon was reached, when the mare hiring thoroughly warmed to her work, got into a splendid pace, and without ever 'once making a break, or turning a ' hair, reached her sixteenth mile with five mjinutes and. thirteen seconds to. spare, 1 This is- at the rate] of about seventeen miles and a half within the hour, and when it its recollected that the fastest time- of the celebrated Flora Temple or Goldsmith Maidb on the Lpng Island; course, wjth sulkies attached,- was bu,t one mile and a half more, Mir BfammAnd. may safely boast that he has a Uttle. mAre npjb to.be surpajssed as a trotter- in, the colonies. Through the break-down, at Hafeomibe oft Frid.ay, a number of intending participants, m th.c Biangitikei Ball w.ec& thereby debased from, putting m an appea.l3ln.ee. As the p.m. train from, Foxton reached. on tjhat evening the platform waj

noticeable for the number of ladies and gentlemen m evening costume, anii a stranger would have some difficulty m accounting for such an unusual display; of starch arid muslin. Great, however, was the disappointment when it was arinouuced; that the votaries of Terpsichore forego, their expected enjoyment, as the train would proceed ho farther that night. It was some, .time before the j|w»d_reality could be realised, and after several anathemas were hurled afc^the offending " powers that be," a melancholy train of twos and threes might be seen wending its way town- ' ward again. ' --^-.«^..«~*~~—^-—j.. , 'We regreb~toj learn that Mr Grefg, late manager : of.tW Bank of Australasia fat Pal-, merston, met witha very nasty spill on' Monday last, whioh. although resulting m nothing serious, has left him considerably; shaken. As he' will be Heaving the district" m a short time, he went to Feilding to bid farewell to some friends, and haying obtained the' loan of a yery ikittish hone, the animal cut up rough,, and succeeded m throwing him heavily on the metalled road. He.waa insensible for some^ime^^wav placed m a buggy and brought into Feilding, where however, he soon came, to and—was ( sufficiently r^y^red to,rje£urn to Palmers* T.-tipn bf the mail traftji.^ On'incJuiringVeSterday. morning, we found .that, although confined to bed, and considerably shaken and bruised, no serious injuries were sustained, and he will be able to be about again m a day or two. ! - ; = ' ' '■'■■■ ' ■-'■■ '■■'.I.M The local look-up\ had a lodger on Saturday night iri'the person 'of John Nixon, a gen--tleman qf ; pugilistic propensities,! ; who was makings-hiretsfelf ttery obnoxious; m Btown: during the evening; Mr Nixon is net tial to the Natives generally, arid had a dislike to one m particular,* so' not' satisfied with expressing his opinion m any but flatter* ing terms he proceeded to " dress " the Maori down. Fortunately Constable Gilles^ieswsr a witness 'to Mr 'Nixon's manoauvreV^sn'd* before that .gentleman* coukfecarry- out his kind intent ionsphiir arms were; pinioned and he f ound^ himself en route for the lock-up, where he was provided with quarters fqr -for the night. His friends 'baited him out on Sunday mourning, and he^is pledged m the sum of £1 to 'make his appearance at the next sitting of the Court. - ' We' believe there j was a meet irigo/ the ' Acclimatisation Society on Saturday even* ing, but we presume-; the proceedings^were intended, to [be, -private, as we, received no and consequently^ had no ireporter present. If the members arW desirous to have theproceedings. published, we 'would suggest that the usual courtesy accorded to the^-Press- elsewhere be followed, and: the hon. secretary* When. Summoning members, aha forward us, ai notice. The- sentences inflicted by the Chief Jos* tice on Coker and Fisher,' for fraudulent insolvency, were, ta r the surprise- of most people, alike—that of six months* imprisonment. It was.' generally x expected! that Fisher would come off with the lighter sentence) but- certainly .neither prisoner oejn complauvthat he has been harshly dealt with. ,We- are pleased>to learn that Inspector Atchison during~~his official visit to Palmerstbn became fully alive- to the-*necessity for proper police accommodation, r and on his ret urn' to town will recommend to the Commissioner the advisability, of having the work proceeded 1 with at once. We presume, also, suitable provision will be made for enabling the , District Constable t to>^nake a periodical patrol t>Ver- hn^eharg*- Mr At- , chison left Palmerßton>jfar Fpjxton, §H route to Wellington, by, ,the afternoon, train on Monday. \ Acting under instructions, we believe from the Enumerator, the Sub-enumerator^ Mr. Hoby, on Monday was engaged v m the- retaking of the Census, with a vieirof controverting, if possible, the affidavit made by bis Worship with regard.* to jthe inaccuracy ofthe preceding one."" Weihave heard the result incidentally, bub prefer waiting to re-' ceive ,it from an official source, when we will deal with it and -.other*- little matters affected thereby. ~ Although Mr. Qwen has not handed m his resignation as one of 'the' councillors 4 for' the borough] it is more than possible he will be leaving tke district; m which case a vaoancy-fpr the office wiH be, made. The hew landlord, Mn I John Carro^ctakes possession of the Clarendon tc-day, the valuators having arrived at Palmerston on Mon- J day night: ' "':'-^ . To meet the convenience of the settlers of the district, and to keep pace jvath the- progress of the town, . the Bank^of has opened a branchy 'at the management of which has toeen placed m the hands of Mr ; H^St^^aul^'We may also mention, that, Mt^Gtreig's. successor at the P4™^^v-B^chj, Mr^^T has. been m-tjDwniarsom.e tim^^wt^;' A special meeting of the Counr= cil was called Jf or- .Iflsfc evening, & comply wibh : the proyisiona of the Act m connection . with the Burgess last, and. aiao, to receive the auditors' yearly balance-sheets It how* evera^d^oi-w^eoffpbeuig^adjbttrned until this evening, "- : :'" ; ;' ''">■'■ '■' ~' : ' We understand that a number of applii 'cations 'for. the' debentures .about ,fe be] t is3^ed. by the Palmerston: Borough Council, hay^ been received; Intending investors, should bear m mind that while no debenture will be issued , f or> - lesa than £25, applica*. ' £ion cannot be m^de later thin the lOth ; nstant. ; - ■■-■.:■ ■■••v "■■■'■• ; v ' '•' ;: ..- ; . :■ " .. "' < v W&tai;e the following^ rather mysterious: > paragraph fioax the " Wairarapa Standard " ; ■^-s'T^ oldest iia Greytown has grown a carrot weighing 418 2o&**: jWe have h^a^of the elderly lady from whosep^bbflcip a oherry-tiiee. gr.ew. aad. ' and; pjfQSU.me. (JreTtwn^ «w^ ? b<^^ojE "■ pror dicing hjer rixa)U Ifr^apit^tlxeage of the I produper^wiiß"iy)t ; sfca,ted» so. tliftt we-wght , know Ho.*?^ ri\iich he' 6r> she- vra* handicapped ! iii- tlie mattej; oi age beyoiid ordinary mor,* |-taX ' ' ■•■ ■•■■; ' .' ■■;■;■;.. . \ ' . ■.

?Frbmlast Thursday's " Gazette " we ex--tractthe following :— ln anticipation of the * completion of! the line of railway between* Wari|jj»nui and Foxton, it.is proposed to effect a daily exchange of mails bet wesu Wellingtonic meansof a coach service between Wellington and Porirua Harbour,, thence to Foxton by steamer. Offers are - therefore invited for the performance of &v mail steam service, L once^ a day each way,betweenPorirua Harbour and Foxton^fora period of two" years, commencl&g'oii * or^ about^the .Ktfi:May^plnximo/^T^^sttrvioe^. to be performed m accordance: with •-. a 1 timertoble to.be furnished from' ti*i»^ to • time by the Postmaster-Generttff-'W of the, -service may; be objtained/t>n-i . application to.;; the ; General /Post OMee. - Tenders to state the names, tonnage,' mdi horse-power of the vei»els> to, be employed^ m the se?vke. ; .--i ■'■^- .■•=-i*;V:j.;i»Ti?;.o-r->«-The Mind is thb BABOxsTEa^whlch in* % dicates the condition of the body. Light- . heartedness evidences a vigorous discharge - of the various physical functions,; ,Gl6bm> and despondencj, which are not due to morale causes, are symptomatic 6i ' bodily irregulari--Mm orl weakness. i^iseases v? of .the kidneys , and' bladder and dyspepsia, notoriously productive of Jnerital depression.. Bemove the "causes wiifcfi ! UDOiprio Wosfs's Sohucdam Aeokatio Schnapps, and ihe , effect will also disappear;^- Advt. issi*fi ''^i