NEWS AND NOTES.

Manawatu Times, Volume V, Issue 149, 22 June 1881, Page 2

NEWS AND NOTES.

ImpO'FtaX\t —We have been asked to direct especial attention to the fact that Mr. T\ B. Hce*-has ! cbmaii*nced business .asGeneral Commission Agent, Accountant &c. He announces that _t» is prepared to negotiate loans on the lowest current rates, and rati numerous rural sections for sale on easy terms. Mr. Hoe's advertisement will be found in another ooluran. Mr- Waldergrave/s Shop —We notice that the timber for Mr. W.il(">rerrave*B new shop, ift now being placed nn theground with all tipead, and the co*atr**ictor inte-j.d.s m !* sing a start at th**, .construction alriiost immp.diatelv. This fine. building, will aid lnateriYy to the iiorth side of the 'Square and will he aft ornament to the town«

A,.;Th,rej£tened Invasion.— What may T)e""dee^*aed almost *u invaa-ioa by rats is now apparently taking place in Palraerston. Almost every house ia becoming infes' d. and s->me of tbe larger one? Have been quite taken possession of by the unwelcome visitors. Imagine tbe iidof a '>»x of apples being eaten off at ihe Railway Station, and thj con ents patrtially desro*t ed. Fancy a large cheese— a rat's favo ite bite — being left in the storeroom of the Railway "Station, how t dutifully lessened it wouUl-baJif the morning. -Sine-*- the' cold ■veather has sat in, the influx of the quadruped his be<m most astonishing, the only wonder is, nv hew do. tho ycoine from, and how are we to get jid of such a niii. sanc« ? Painful Accident.— A most painful acci'ent happened Mr G-erge Hartley, in the employ of -Messrs. Kichter, Nariuestead. a R d Co., on Sunday/ "fie wv,s'but. shoeing, and going through the bus!;, vrith his gun on his shoulder, muzzle forward,* Srhe'n' the hammer was caught and lifted by a supnl'-jdcSf, causing the gun to explode, aiid blew his two first fingui'B off. He is now doing well under surgical treat mput. This should be a warning to careless sportsmen, ;agaitißt carrying firearm* m, such a thoughtless position, especially in the bush. . A Judicious .Step l— No> that the season for planting has arrived, we learn with pleasure that it is th» iatentioa of. the Public 7w*orks Committee to have the Square nicely planted with trees. A plan has been drawn oat for tha work, and it is ftipectud that about twenty feet apart will j be sumcieut. The committee are to bj commended for tak i act ion in a m atterwhich will add .materially to the appearance of the town. . : • Y*. Mr. Oovan's Sash Factory. — > : Mr. Matthew Goran's new sash and Wood : ware f actoiy was started on MorYJay, The- . building is being erected ' pear Mr. Mow- • lem's office. Its dimensions are.:— Depth. 3i3, feet ; Fionta»e 29 feet height of stud" "91" feet. The shop will be 19 xl2 feet ; witha glass front. There will be'two hedr >oms 12 x 12 r a Sitting-room, 12 x 12 i and a kitchen' 15 x 12; Upstairs tho rooms wilhave a height of ceiling of 8 feet. Th*? workshop &c., will be built at the baek of the above-nv-jntioued premises, and will be of considerable size. The building will present a very creditab' *** appearance when finished, the work is being pushc- 1 on unit vigorously.

Doctor Wanted. — Our Woodville correspoddent says that a ! medical practi- - i tiooer is sadly wanted ia that locality, and- . I that ti:i- settlers. are prepared to give! anygentleman settling in their midst for the purpose, the very handsome subsidy of 1 150 to £200 a year in addition to bis. practice, which would, be a fair one, considerdiug there are in all about TOOsoals in the Biding. „'.'..' A Brass Band— At the Paimerston Rifle Volunteer Drill on Monday evening thi question. pf forming a Brass,; Band was dis?. ... d.. After a lengthy consideration ot the matter it, was decided , the corps itself w 'hot in a position to, maintain a band, as tbey Vd already a drum and fife baud with which they" wuld not dispense at present. It was decided to a«k the Mayor to convene a public meeting on the question and asoertain whether or not a band could not be maintained by public. contribut;on, the same to wear vo'unteor uniform and whm required to march' the v<- unteers our. The ide* is a veTj good one, and w: have n<» doubt will vecpire public sympathy. Tha drum and fife band are. once more to go into constant practice un* ' der the able tutorship of Mr. Harbott, who has taken up his residence amongst us as a teac'ieU of initruihrihtal music. Pleaded Infancy. — Henry Kibbje^ white, a juror, called at the District. Court yes' rday, obj. ctud to. act. ui der the ploathat ha was an infant, and put in. a a rtifl c stte to that effect. He was sworn, as being -'.he person mentioned on the list, and then -'ismiss'e'i. The Judge, stating thai U<s> should have objected V tp r~ Jifa_ name being placed on the' jury list 1 V^oreu Pined fbr Contempt. — Jurors summoned to appear at co-rrt should remember that they are; bound to. answer their names, .whan called. --.'At'the . Distriot Con: . yesttj.rday.JQhn.J. WaWerjgrave; and, Henry Freeman were, )eaoh fined- £2 and -' costs for failing to put in an appearance. This should serve as a warning o persons called ss jurors to answer their names when called upon. Iri'thia instance, His Honor made the fine'remarkably'light, instead'Of £2, he could as easily have made it £5. ; ;,; Falling Off.— Says the Mmera Star '•The traffic returns for the month ending 31st March shows a falling off on the New Plymouth rail way ."both: in , the numbc r- of ! passengers and the amount of goods sent as compared with the eqrresnpndinir month last year. Ihe receipts were £7il, as againts £863, during the four weeks,"" The new! section of the NormanbyNew Ply-" mouth line was opened for ra»seager 'ahcT par'vA traffic only, en Wednesdiyi last.' There was no demonstration bf any kind o_ the occasion. ..,,..., ! 1 Held Over.-^.Owing to tW la-teness' of the hour at which the criminal case. Reginav. Simmons, was concluded yester* day, we 'have Ixien compelled to h6ld over our report but wh'ch will ' ! appear in vtijur next; together with the civil cases' he< m,' An interesting Document}— We have received from the' Government ; Printer areturn called for'by Mr. J. B. JPisbsr' during last Session, the content of which] are of a most interesting character. It shows the number of officials holding office at or near any postal town, tbe offi es heljl by eaoh offiioal, salary paid in re-piact to each office, and total salary paid to. .each officer. The return farther shows the changes whioh ha v e been made since *a«t Session, It is a bulky document of Tl4 pages, and from it it appears that since tho Ses*non of 1880 nearly 4R.0. officials have either retired, their services been dispensed with, or they have been dismissed ,' twenty have been put upon half pay ; the plac*s"-6f sixteen who have died have not been filled up ; and several are holding office tempor- . arily. ..... / '.. .; "'y The Major's Appeal.— Mr, Bher 2 . wood, who is coming forward a***-..**; Representative at thenext eleotion for the Egr. mont constituency in opposition to jMajbr" ! Atkinson has advertised bis intention of;, delivering an address, in which He proi raises to rav'ew tha past conduetiof the Major. Tha>lattt*r gentleman is; naturally ■• little wroth, and hag ad\ertv*-:" a most pa hetic appeal to hi? constituents, beggia^ matj they will sus; nd their jad.rmerit until such' times r;• he add ...\-f s them raj reply, He states that, all know that Mr,; Sherwnod has been preparing 'this indictment for the pas'; th tee yea; j, but he'Jp'omises that his reply tall be as definite »«d complete as Mr. Shervfoal'a charges against him. He dep'ores. however, that these cb vrges should b--** brought down upon him just when '- ; »h!id been asked, and when;he Had promised, -to' endeavor to obtriin aonae fu'rt.hferlWp from Parliament/ for the Patea Harbor, W,orks. .He, really thought that at 'ihis juri'chife'his' 'hand? would have been • stiengthed by aU true friends in the Pie-tr-tQt,