NEWS AND NOTES.

Manawatu Times, Volume V, Issue 146, 4 June 1881, Page 2

NEWS AND NOTES.

Meeting of Delegates.— The meeting of delegates from the various local bodies, which was to have taken place on Wednesday, haß been postppm c. until next •Friday, bo we were informed by a private telegram from a reliable source m Wellington. The message also stated that the Wes. Coast Railway Shares had gone off most satisfactorily. Insane.— The Grey Biver Argus states that Mrs. M Gahey, the woman whose husband was murdered at Reefton, and who recently gave herself up to the police «tat« ing that she had set fire to the house, has been pronounced to bo insane. Almost Completed-— Messrs Henderson-' and Gillies' new s*nmill is almost completed^ and the firm fully expect to resume work again m about a fortnight. The mill has" ceitainly a most durable appearance;' being built of very strong timber^ and covered with iron. Leaving the District.— We regret to learn that Mr. Parsons, late proprietor of the saw mill now owned by Messrs. Gillies and Henderson, is about leaving the district for Craondville. We wish him a hearty farewell, and hope he may find his new sphere alucratire and suitable one. Gordon Mining Company.— A general muting of the shnre holders m the Gordon Gold Mining Company is advertised to be held at the Royal Hotel on Tues'ay the 7th <>f June. The busiatss + o be i brought forward is, the report of the provisional directory and the Action of perm n tut directors andmanagert. A full meeting- i« expected. Election of Audit rs. -The election of two auditors lor the Borough of Palraerston. took place on Wednesday. There were tare- jKndtdates m. the field, namely j M .ssis Thomas' Hoe, T. R Walton, and S. Abrahams. The result of the poll was as follow. T. R. Walton 39 ;T. Hoe 33, and S. Abrahams 16. The Borough Ele«?tion.~We need hardly remind the Burgesses of I'almernton tbat the election of a Councillor for the Borough takes place to-day. Thore are two candidates m the field, Messrs. J. P. Leary and G. M. Snelson, and considering the mci its of either of these gentlemen, a close contest may be expected. A Terrible Fire.— A. most disastrous fire occurred at Tauranga on Monday night, whea sixteen houses were totally destroyed. The total loss is estimated at over £30,000, The origin of the fire is unknown, but it is nonjectured that a keros-ne lamp left burning iv Mr. Lee's draper shop, must have exploded. A st*ff wind was blowing at the time. It is !.3lieved that the insurances are heavy. To be Raffled.— We were yesterday shown a small card table of most exquisite design md high-class workmanship, -which is to be raffled to-night at Mr. S, Abraham 's shop. The table is most beautifully inltiid with a Bplendid variety of New Zealand woods, and finished off iv a style seldom seen. The table is worthy of inspection, as it shows what can be done with New Zealan I timber. W« notice the chances m the raffle are 3s each and but a few are left.

A Timely Query. — A correspondent writing to the Lytteltom Times, wishes to know whether the Chinese in this part of the Colony have been vaccinated. If not would it not be well that the compulsory Act should be enforced ? We certainly think the query is a timely one, for if they are not, we would suggest that they be rounded up and that the Vaccination officrs have a field day. This might possibly be a means of exterminating a few of them, and so lessen our troubles. Correction. — In a recent issue we stated that the Government had reduced the railway timber tariff three pence per 100 feet. When making the statement, we were guided by the Gazette, but Mr Coker, the station master informs us that no reduction whatever has been, or is likely to be made, as far as he is aware. However we notice other papers have unfortunately fallen into the same error, pnd as some annoyance may be caaseil by the report, we hasten to make the correction. A Narrow Escape. — says the Wairarapa Daily of Monday. A slight commotion was caused on the departure of the 5 p.m. extra train from Masterton on Saturday, through an elderly gentleman who appeared rather nearsighted, stepping between the carriages instead of on to the pla for m, just as the train began to move avvay. Fortunately the station master, Mr. Stevenson, was standing near and caught him, ho'ding him up till the train was brought to a standstill . Th* gu*rd having promptly signalled the «n An • 'river thiß was very , qui< kly, . accomp ished, and the gentleman' placisd m the can la^u m safety. The Church Fund.— The following further subscriptions towa<ds the New Church' ~F:mid have I -en received :— Mr. Richj;er, J £20; Mr. Palmerson, £5 ss; Messrs. M'^uarrie; FTawkinsi' and Batt, each ;, Wat^iQ and V,-nn, each £2 2s; Pirani, £l 10s ; Mi« tiodery £1; Mr. H Vmp t .n, 10s 6d ; a friend, 2s 61 ; Messrs. Tricklebank and Wray, each €1 is. The amount requir d is £400 "f which £224 is se'ur^d by donations. An interesting entertainmintconsistin»of illuminated views of NV.w Zealand and foreign countries, will take place on Thursday, June 9th. It is hoped this will be a means of still further swelling the amount. A Capsize — A case of capsize occurred on Wednesday last on the Foxton Line. Messrs King, Bros' trap, to which was attached a young horse was going up the line, when, a horse belonging to one of the linesmen, which was tethered on the side of the road, straggled across and caused the young animal to shy, and commence kicking, and ultimately ran the conveyance into a ditch and overturned it. The shaft, was broken in the fall. The driver stuck to the beast most manfully, nor relinquished, his hold until the bit snapped. The Chinese Again.— The Riverton correspondent of the Southern Times says that trade is still bad m that district. The only persons who are making money are the Chinese ; they are «teadily increasing, being now over 400 strong at the Hound Hill diggings. An Australian paper also remarks. The Chinese seem to have succeeded m infecting Europeans m California with their loathsome importation— lepvosy. Mention is made of it m nearly every Californian paper, arid it is said that numbers of cases have occurred within tho past few xaonths,

Mr Kerslake's New Shop.— This handsome building is now finished, and acting on an invitation fromtheprbprie'or, we, yesterday paid a visit of inspection. The house is built of seasoned timber, and splendidly finished off, both insidej and out. Th« shop which is 19 feet by 13 feet, is fitted on one side with a counter, and a fitting room, on the other side, will be fixed a kind of bench, on which the the stock of tweeds &c will be ranged, instead of on shelve?. The workroom is. 15 feet by 9 feet, and is also well fitted with all requisites. The hall eniranc |is at the side of the building, and is 1.9 feet long by 5 feet wide, at the end of which is 's\ winding staircase, *nd a door opening from the hf.ll, leads into the kitchen 12 feet by 11 feet. Up stairs ther« are three rooms, a parlor and two bedrooms, all of ' which tre nicely finished. Altogether, the I building is quite an acquisition, to our j town. We must not' |6mit to mention that the architect and builder is TVIr J. J, ; Kerslake, to whom credit is due for the . manner m which the work haß been done. Horrible Massacre.— a Press As« sociation telegram from Auckland, dated the Ist of June, reports the following terrible atrocities by a Native Missionary. The London Mis«ionary Society had established a station at the Sandwich Islands under the guidance of a Sandwich Islander named Kabu.'^JThe natives at the southern part of the island became dissatisfied with the missionary demands for copra, and apostasised Kabu preached a crusade ag inst the heretics and, arming his followers attacked j the defenceless people. The carnage was almost incredible, five thousand women and children being ruthlessly massacred. Atrocities were committed on the bodies- which were then piled on the beach, and combustible " material placed over thsm, which Kabu fired with his ovr.i hand*. Eabu has since been taken to Honolulu to answer for his crime. Manawatu County Council. A special meeting of the Co< nty Council will be held on Tuesday the 7th, for the purpose of adopting the bye-laws and opening *:n-. ders for various works m the county. All Saints' Church.— To-morrow (Whit Sunday) the Church service at All Saints' Church will t.2 :— Mokning— " Reponses," Tillis; "Venitj," Go^s ; " T/e Deum," Boyce"; "Jubilato," Humphries'; "Kvrie." Go:s; Hymns 154, 210, ?07 Evening—" Responses " Tallis ; " Psalms," Blvay aDd Crotch"; "Magnificat," Woodward; "Nunc Dimittit," Gobs; Hymns, 154, 152, 17. :. A Capital Idea.— ln another column we publish a most interesting' letter, signed ' Farmer " the ideas m which are 'well worthy of enter'aining. The views advocated by our correspondent are tbose which we have more than once proposed m these columns, and consequently it is quite unnecesuary for us to pay that we heartily ajjree with th m. "Farmer asks that we shoul I allow him sonn space to ventilate his opinions, and w; must say that while we will be always happy to dp so, our plea- . s ire will he the m re genuine when as m his letter, the purport is for .the good of the community. Our own opinion is and 'airways has been, that much good might be effected by a more frequent interchange of ideas through the correspondence columns of journals. Newspapers are intended to be organs to gnide public opinion, but not-, withstanding that the leading columns are the med'um through which <hat is effected, there can be no doubt that some most valuable hints, suggestions, and information could be obtained through the correspondence columns. The consent wear and tear nnon an give him tim« to mature liis ideas ; wherein the layman havi ig his mind set upon one object m which he takes sn interest, writes not to order, or because he is forced to, but. because he feels somewhat keenly upon the subject. St Patrick's Church. -We have been requested by the : key. pastor! of the s j Catholic church to i 'tin: ate to the members" of his denomination that to-morrow b ing the first *ui)day, Mass will be celebrated m Pair erston at eight o'clock, but on account of the rev. gentleman having to leave for Feilding immediately upon its termination thsre will be no evening 'devotions. : New Industry. — It will be seen by our advertising columns that Mr,' Govan has started a sash and dooi' factory m Fa!merston. Spice and time will not admit our reporting fully on tie matter this issue, but we promise to do so m our next;