THE Manawatu Times. WEDNESDAY, NOV. 3, 1880. NEWS AND NOTES.

Manawatu Times, Volume IV, Issue 85, 3 November 1880, Page 2

THE Manawatu Times.

WEDNESDAY, NOV. 3, 1880. NEWS AND NOTES.

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Professional. — Wo see that Mr. Greenwood, the dentist, will paY h"s monthly visit to Palmerston to-mo'-'.ow (Thursday.) ' TJielßaroiigh Council.— The usual monthly meeting of the Borough Council takes place this evening, but we B re not aware that there is any "burning question" to crop up for discussion. The English Mail. — Correspondents with the Home country are notified by the local postmaster that the: mails "by the outward San Francisco route will close at Palmerston on Friday evening, at a quarter to eiglit o'clock. Explanation.— At the request of a number of subscribers, we have curtai'adou.v local news, m order. to give a good supply of the running story, " Will He Win Her ?".; which of. late has .been somewhat en Xt ailed. - We have also been, compelled to leave out " Our Exhibition " and " Wairarapa Letters." An A,Gknowledgment.-7We have to tlmnk Mr. Robisrt Kirk, of the Rangi. tikei Line, for a very excellent sample of mead, a fermented liquor made from honey, •a thin but at the." same time luscious beverage. " We believe the process of manufacture is that the. honey is mixed with water, when fermentation is induced and conducted m the usual manner. t Y;A,; Chance for S.Reeulators.— Mr. Linton, of the firm of Tbynne, Lintqn, and Co.", took his departure for Wellington on Monday night m order- to be present at the safe of ' Mr. M'tcheH's property on the sth. We nnderstand that he goes armed with several commissions for intending purchasers and m another column notifies that telegrams containing instructions to purchase, if forwarded on or before the morning of sale, will be promptly attended to. It is needless to point out the immense advantage persons; obtain by having an accredited agent at the sale, particularly one like Mr. Linton, who knows to a penny the worth of every acre of land ia the Manawatu. Released from Captivity.— The prisoner Charles Anstie, who it may be remembered was committed to Wanganui Q-aol for six months m default of finding sureties tp keep the pence towards Hugh Osborne, was, on Saturday, released from durance vile, he having procured the necessary bondsmen. The sureties were — Frederick' Gillett, surveyor* , Palmerston j ■ and John Newman, farmer, .-.waliuri. His compaiiion; hdweyer, has not been so lucky, and still pines' m bondage. We trust the. bitter experience through which Mr. Aristie has passed will be a lesson to him that there is danger r» even threatening nasal and aural 'mutilation upon his neighbors. I- A. The Crreat Sale at Wellingbon. — Messrs Kennedy ?l_Vacddnald, and • Co., auctioneers, of Wellington, will sell on Friday, the whole of th^ landed- and other pr.oparty m thejatate of "Tames Mitchell, of Wellington, Surveyor, under, a decree of the Supreme Court, and therefore absolutely unreserved. The land comprises property m Raleigh, Waverley, Bunnythorpe, Feilding, Palmerstoni Carnarvon, Wobdville, Karere, and Foxto.n ; m addition %o~ which shares m the Colonial arid National Banks, National Insurance, Palmerston Nort'i Publi.; Hall Company, Wellington Trust, Loan, and Investment Compauy, and the

be sold, so that purchasers of shares as well as land will have an opportunity afforded of making a good investment. The Resident Magistrate's Court.— Mr. Ward will hold his Court to-morrow morning, and from -what we can learn it is likely to be a<busy day. Two or three informations have been laid m the shape of cross-summonses for abusive and obscene language, so that if the proceedings be not edifying, they are likel jtq be som**" what tropical. „ . ." V.cry.-like a Whale."— According to the Wimgamu erening paper it is .freely slated m that' town that a candidate for the Manawatu seat is to hail from town, and from tlie members of the Fourth Estate ! The editor very properly asks, " Who can it he ?" and teho answers, " Aye, who !" This is doing from homt, to get news of ourselves with a vengeance, but we would just recommend the trust ing stranger, whoever he may be, to secure a return ticket, for'w_*o*-n assure him he will need i£. There are excep: tions to all rules, and although one Volunteer is worth two Press-ed men, m this case it is six of bne, and balfi a dozen of the other. The Palme-f.ton School. — Mr. Foulis, the Inspeerov, examined the PalmeVston School' on Tliursday, Friday, and Sa. turday, and certainly the mastev, Mr. Wateon, has good reason to be proud of the result. There-were 94 children scheduled, of whom 85 passed, being a total of 90 per cent. Tbere were 212e!i'!dren presont, who were examined m all the branches of the school curricHiluin. The examination began at 9.30 on -Thunday morning, lasting till 5.30 plm. ; en Friday, from 9. a.m. till 6 p.m. ; and on Saturday for nearly three hours. While we aye pleased to learn that the Inspector .expressed himself as well sa-ti-fied with the result, we regret that the late hour at which we received the returns ;preciudes our publishing them m this issue, but they will .appear m our next. Mr. Watson has been indefatigable m his efforts for the success of ihe scliool, and it is a •matter, for congratu'atiou to the parents and satisfaction to himself to find they have not been wasted. -The Kairanga Block.-— We have it upon thejverv best authority that the Kairanga Block ien"6~W"'Ws"ay*"f6'r sale, and that the Gj-overnmeiifc contemplate putting it into the mivket between this and Christmas. Certainly if ; suoh he «he case'— and we have no doubt upon the matter — the delay m intimating the fact to the public by advertisement is stupid m the extreme. When Mr. Halcombe, the Agent af the Feilding Corporation, contemplated his last sale, he had two columns in" all tho.local and principal papers' m the colon y for months previously, and the results fully proved the wisdom of the proceeding. Last year there were numbers of intending investors m .Palmerston only waiting forth ci sale ; but disgusted with the repeated vexatious delays, they sought fresh fields. The ground that the Government has lost m that way will require some trouble-to pull-up again, and certainly if the land is to be put up to auction this year, it is high time that definite notice of 'the step should be given. The §*aicidal Poliey.-—Anothei*, and we believe one of the strongest prooTs of the injurious effects of the new railway tariff, was shown at the County Council on Monday. Tenders bad been called for the metxlling of the Avenue Eoad, Foxton, but oil ac_ount—of — the — increased impost for freight, none could be accepted. Hitherto the fre-ght for a truck of metal was ten shillings and. fioepence, while' under the new regulation it is one pound five shiliidgs and trMj>ence,to that the metal would cost six shillings a square yard, and as we have stated, the idea of prosecuting the work under the pircumstances was ridiculed. Considering that under the old ■ tariff the l'ne paid well, and considering that the County Council will have to follow the example of farmers and sawmillers and ignoi'e tho raili-fay altogether, what has hitherto been the second'best paying line m the colony, bids fair to be another "wh ite elephant " upon the hands of the Government. • Summoning a Prophet.— lt may be recollected that m a previous is3iie we retailed a most laughable occuri'ence with regard to "tlie catching of a son of the Prophet Kere m a breach of tho game laws. Since then the constable has been repeatedly to the Pah.at Awapunv m order tq summons the offender, but jthe. delinquent has always managed to evade the service. Last week, however, Constable Grillespie, failing to come upon the son, tendered the summons to Kere himself, but that wily old savage' i-ef used to. take delivery, and the consequence was the document fell at his feet. Through an interpreter, he i was informed of the penalty did h« fajl to obey the legal mandate, but no reply was vouchsafed, save a few " prophetic .remarks " which sounded uncommonly like muttered curses, and scowling at the innocent bluo paper on tbe ground. Meanwhile nearly every inmate of the pah, canine as well as human, had formed a circle roqnd the summons; whileadit-ge was chaunte.d by the sal>le virgins m attendance. Whon the constable was taking his departure the tableaux was just the same, and a roll of thunder graced the classic brow of the Prophet. Tomorrow will sea whether he will find it *'profit"-able to stay away.