NEWS AND NOTES.

Manawatu Times, Volume V, Issue 157, 31 August 1881, Page 2

NEWS AND NOTES.

The Mails. — The lpte westher lias hafl not only the effect of rauddifying (copyright) the streets, but it has deprived the residents of the town of the Wellington mails tin cc times during the week. Judicial.— His Honor Judge Fenton, of the Native Land Court, arrived at Palmerston on Monday. A Telephone. — A friend of ours, who has just arrived from Wellington, informs us that Mr. Young has a telephone fixed betw eu his two shops, Cuba and Willis streets. We are authorised to «iy on Mr. Young's behalf that nnv visitor fiom Manawatu will be welcome to see and try it. Rum and Milk,— lt is said that th° du-t uilinioisU-'ed to the Praiideut is rum mid mi'k. Wo.ai-e very imn'o j=iV.:id if ever? patient weie (0 be so treated, there would be a number of mali o,sre»'e«'s. The Commercial Hotel. — Mr. Walkley. the. new host of the Commercial Hotel took possession yesterday. Settlers from Manawatu who have visited Wellington will have a lively recollection, of his genial hospitality during the many years he acted as -Boniface of the Cricketers' Armsin To.'y-streer,, The Lydia Howarde Troupe.— We regrel to fee by the Hawera Star, that this talented company, on their visit to that town, had (he patne lv k as when they visited Palmerston. There was a miniature Deluge on the occasion, nevertheless the' house was crowded, ns it ongbt to be, We trust that on their promised return, fortune will be more propitious. More Progress. — We are pleased to see the gaps which have existed m Main" street being filled up. The. latest addition to th 9 buildings is one erected close to Mr. Heaton's, by Mr. Jorgensen. It is comv modious shop, and as it contains a variety of fancy and other articles, besides being" an ornament to the street, it will be a convenience to the residents m the vicinity. The Fencing Act — Perhaps one of the most useful, -though few, Acts which will b* passed this Session is the Fenc : ng Act, for although althoug it has been recommitted, the-e is not the slightest doubt it will become law. We trust it has been made retrogressive^ otherwise a great na'dsbip will be inflicted on f3ttJers m fttanawatu, who paid for the work, while absentee owners received an equal tanefit. Sir Julius Vogel's letter.— The celebrated letter to the Government, which they refuted to produce m the House, was lelegiaphed for, bas.aow arrived m Wellington. The worthy Knight lays the lash upon the backs of the Ministry with no va\-i sparing hand, and nccuses ,thVm of being the means of driving thousands and thou-" sands out of the colony. The letter is a most pungent cne, and is causing quite a sensation m Wellington. Unprecedented Heat.^-Late Telegrams fioin England states that temfic heat has prevailed for tome days. The The!'-, raometer re^itter^d as high as 137 m f he sun, which is altogether unprecedented, In many places work had to be suspended, arid many cases of sunstroke have occurred. Value of Property at Awahurji.., — TV\v people would believe, that landat Awahrri was worth £240 per acre, for building sites : yet it is so. We have been i., formed that Mr. T. "Drummed, of Feildinsr, has just effer-.terV the sale of a parcel of land m Awahuri, at the rate of £240 per acre. The land was bought as a business site, and we hear that a large store is about to be erected -thereon. ; My. Colemat) . — 'I'be many friends of Mr. Colemaa — and they are legion — will regiet to bear that "he is still, m a critical conditi-in He wns somewhat better oa Monday, Imt yesterday he was seized w'tb/ asbiver'n? nnd h-d a- relapse ; still he has every faitn m the skill of his medical adviser, Dr. Marriner, Whilein hi < health Mr. Coleman wjv ever foremost in -the wortk nf charity, and there ate not a few who have good cause to mourn his present prostration. The Divine Afflatus.— A correspondent, who has assutiv d the modest signature of '■ Moore " hat " favored " us wUh eight versus of poetry. Unfortunately we do'nr.tnossess the Divine Afyalns, cannot appreciate the eight versus of poetry, norwe think would our readers. As one with such a grandiloquent non de ylvme must really bo a poet, we think it a pity that his effusions should be confined to the narrow bounds of our modest journal, and for bis own sake trust to receive no "more' 1 of them. .... Art Union- — By reference to onr acl. vei tising columns, it will be seen tbat a Monster Art Union of rather a hovel character, is about to be held in-Feilding. The drawing will take place at an eprl^ date, so that persons desirous of taking! tickets, will do well ■ro-ToFeno time. JTbe prizes consist of a number of sections of land, varying m sizea. and situaTed m the .Borough of FeiWing, and the township of Awahuri. together with a TvnmnM 1 of rtiaps' of the Manawatu District, drawn by Mh T. DmmTDond, and which are valued ntj five guineas each.- Particulars may be fourid mi the advertisement. ; The Late Marens Clarke. though Mr. Clark was undoubtedly with-" out a rival as a novelist south of the lime, unfortunately like m ost Pressmen, he died^ pGor, and iis family, totally unprovided' for. A number of the profession arejeeneronslv striving to maVe provision .for thnm. and to that end have determined to publish a h MeraoMal Volnme- of his; Writ, inps," to be issued to subscri'oerrf *t One Guinea.- 1 Wbenit is remembpred that " His .Natural T.ife," will be included, qnitfi independently of his numerous other writings even fioin ajsnercpnary point, we feel convinced there will be a ready response to the 'appeal: "We have been forwarded a lis{ to take names of those wishing to be subsCriberfl. an!-! will do so wirlk ples-sure. ! Too much Familiarity-— To the " p ; ckrr-up of un considered trifles." the' Pnlmerston railwpyplatfoim upon a)i'iyal of the niaht tiain, is a valuab'e mine of weal'h. and much newspaper pabulum (jan b wlpaned therefrom. Lnst evem'ne jwe were the earner by onr presence,, for we " saw a rather too familiar party taken doWti a pe? m a most scientific' manner. A w^eil known contractor, was standing talking! to a friend, wh^n the fanrTiar party- takes his han^s out of his breeches pockets, and catching the contractor by the arm, said — ; - " I say, o-rl man. am yon going to take any hands on ?'' "Yes" said the contjpc.ror, " but I'm going to take yours <jsV'-follcjw-ing up with shoving Jihe fellow to a distance which he evidently Ihon^ht ioo far to return, because he never came back. ■>' At Worship, and: before 35is Worship. — A most laughable scena; occurred -a few Sundays ago m a Church not a hundred miles from Foxton. John Clank, bad been up before His Worship : ou Saturday,'aud;let eff with /a caution, on his solemn promise that ( he would reform, and John's good intentions certainly lasted twenty-four hrrurs, for he went soberly to Church aest day. At the. conclusion' of the Biivice tlie naiuister addressed tb.ecQagre«

gaiion, reverting to the necessity of contributing to the repairs of the building, and addressing Mr. Blank, asked him to take the names. John, who up to that time 'had' been dreaming., of the Police Court, upon hearing, his name mentioned, made an a'oeisauce to the Bench, and with a 'thank yer Worship," left the building. Reg ster Your Votes.— The present session of Parliament will soon come to an end, and dissolution will follow, af.ter which, come a general election— the latter m all probabilities, within a couple of months time. We would advite those who^e votes are not registered, to get it done at once, as it must tie m tbe hands of the Registration Officpr before the date of the issue -.of the writs for the election. Should be neglected it is just possible that tbe unregistered voter will not have an opportunity of exercising bis right for three yen's, unless some extraordinary vacancy ..should occur. No elections f.>r members of the House of Representatives J wiil t>ke place during that period, aa our members are elected for three years, nm'er the existing law. . It.iß, to be hoped that none will overlook the importance of at once getting themselves placed on the roll, it is their privilege, anil duly,. ''■ The Wairarapa Constituencies. — The Waivarapa electorate, has by the new Representation Bill now before the' House, to be divided into constituencies, North and South Waivavapa. Mr. Beetham is the only candidate who has announced himtslf for tbe Northern seat, while there are e<H« le-«s "thau four aspirants for the" Southern constituency, m opposition to Mr;/ Bunny, .whose chances of re-election, are small, he having last session ' deserted -the colors under whichr was returned. Mr. Beetham's re-election is sure, as no one will be fnund bold enough to contest the seat with him. - — _ •' A Ssvere Stolin^Qn Smwtay night thft tcwu was visited by one of the severest storms, which itha's' experienced for some time, tbe downpour of rain being something terrific. Formerly Palraerston was celebrated for mosquitoes, -but the palm must now be given to wind and rain. The unmade pathways and streets are m a deplorable state, and it requires some considerable amount of fortitude for a pedestrian to face them. . :~ - . A Dangerous Practice —lt ia^p*» most reprehensible practice,- and one pro* vided for m the -Borough Bye-laws, to throw broken bottlesinto thestieet. On Monday, a "hbrse trod upon'btie,' ' wuich' 'Qttfl been flung into Maih-streetj and the'eonse'qucne© was the rider J was onseated, and? Beyerely •stunned. Ij; is too bad that life and limb' should be endangered by" tl>y gross'culpa.bility, or even :/ worse ' cdndutt, ahd theoffenders should' be subjected to the heaviest penalty.; .-. - ,- ; ;...;., ;-,:.,; "Driving a Goodißangain."r-^-Henry Driver, tije,njember f ; 7r -Boslyn, an 4 American , Consul is a cool customer.. Hahas^ never' once' iat* ;nded^his^plice u ih the House we ate greatly mistaken— nevertheless hehad,.thecpol.presumption to. threaten to sidlio'r- Wellington ito join " the Stonpwallera.''. Supposing he carries ont his threat, it is a r matter of cnriouaspeculation' as' whether Ke" would'-' ?add- further sublimity to-hiscoolueasUbygtaking (the whole or even any portion, of his honorarium. A ProfltaWe Invention.--The in-vt-ntor of the new aerated tffervesing drink, " Zoodbne," which 'has : bee6me ? ?such a favorite drink in" the Colonies,, has just sold his patent to. a company for d£l2,6bp, re* e«rving to himself the right'fo manufacture^ It is probable this enterprising 'Welshman will clearTafcJCastsfi2ojOOO>by hisinvention —no -bad ietiarn for one or 'the simplest ' things ever devised. Po"6'd"f6T"Cattle:-^l'tr' Izej-orgorse,1 zej-orgorse, i» ■^an; admirajjlevfood for^oattle, and compared other green' foods'j'it ranks 'the highest m flesh- forming constituents, and 'it is atn tracting considerable^attraction m England. •What ifrnow considered^great niuJsanca m 'New ' Zealand; may^therefore, become anarticle of. ronsiderable; value. The furzehas to be prepared by machineij, before it is snitabTe for cattle food^' "'■ Railways ReturnSi-~The New Zea» land .railways, promise. to r give a larger ; revenue this year^'thaii they /did'- last. So. far.thuy havci-fqr.the first ,11. _w;eeksof thet year yielded £^21.232 18s 3d, as againa -T&iil3rl9s Ss-Bd-for the coffespondingperiod of last year., thus showing an increase of £8037 15s sd; On the other hand, the ei-s r penditure has qrily^been.fy.g.S^lQs 4d,.as against j&1 0^,530 13s Sci'for the- same period of last year. -^ ■ r i: - - '• ->' How^is tMs for rMeannessP— " m the Australasian7has thefoU lowing :— A stock and:Btation agent (whom I don't want to juin by giving his- name) tells irie of this undoubted fact:— A station property changed /for theiSimvpf £160,000. "lii taking delivery of the 'stores a. iquestion arpßß about the ,yalue of two boxed. '.pi soap. One b6x° ; enip ! tied was placed 6n^' the scales, co as to ascertain the tare, but the buyer obV jectedr ; <■ " Gomej'-' he said, u ~ that taie won't . (}6. Tit us have the other box'em^tied and weighed jlT^eejit,: has-got hardwood enda I*" -Life , and. vDeath.— Dr., Matxiner's bitterest enemy— suould he be posesaed of 'iflueii a -commodity^wliJob Lweiaie sure heis not - could not accuse him bemg m league with the undertakers ; J as we know of least -'a dozpii mbstifcritical-'cases otilate iawhich. he has successfully pulled his patients; tbi'ongh.. Assuring as this mayt3 to theresidents of tbe'iown and it possesses only r one ;" grave" objection -that it by noTneansreplenislfes the languishing funds ofthejCemeterysrbutithatiisa smal ■ one whenswfighea m the balance. , Straws.. vT Skla ! legli?.^-?' here " • good story; wh'ich'we have been lately told^ and as. it isjtoo".goqd tobe ; .lpst, we rescue it from obliviofr forthe benefit of humanity. Inn tow^on.ihe o,ther, coast, which, j shall ha nauitlefes, th'erewai'a' couple of rival edit<yn. nod as is, g§ner,ally l the case, not on the b^st lerms. One hat! the habitPof com«. mencing l)is editorial thunders with the -well-known "i»jmgj v Straws-serf e'TO~shoir which way t the wind, blows," and a query m the rival organ asked. "When it was lifceiv any more"StTaws mfeht be expected t This raittd.the ice of Sccibe,No l^a^o his reply was," " Theveja -eyevy!pvobabihty of one straw arriving, hutit won'd'be ol thO: calibre of a shilalegh. .../ , The ".AdvpGate/f,Againw-TOar Mnttoh contemporary " Kas % devoted still another column to the abase of tie Man a-^ w'atu Highways Board," and m tße course of its remarks, asewts : .that that fv/e are. wrong when, we say that. Warden Perry seldom attends a -m'ceting.- We woa-ld just inform the leditor, that three-nieetings/have. now been hold, and thpugh pressing notices tt : «ye been sent 'WaTden Perry- to be m at* tendanceV still he : has not -put iu 1 nh appearance . ; snd all thistime the Board has spme£oo for 'exnenditore m Ei^vitea. but can-, no: aiithorise its expenditaf e." heciuße of the absence of the wardun. In the face of this, the Adxocoie asserts . that WardeK.Perry attends as oitea as hejsan rtasonably b>ex^. pected to do. As a rule, when Wi'. w}*7 doos attend, lie sits T in the meeting just about an hour, as the" meeting does .no* 'commence uritii eleven o'olock' m the forenonn, and- Jlr. ; Eerry ; leaves : pj the 12 20* tTain. Thus the routine busiriess of the meeting is baj»ly> entered: into, when Mr. Peirytakes his leave. The Board has jurt ex* pend«d a sum ol iaoaey m giwit«* tWOft

the supervision, of an outsider,. -Mr.-Pbyn, but feels justly reluctant at doing the like again. We maintain that Warden, Perry does riot act up to his. duties as regards Kiwiteaj lie knowing that the Board has money to expend ?u his district, and knowing also thai the " case of KiAviteais a hard one," would, if he felt that interest he should' dc,in. behalf of bis constituents, attend the meetings, and a; prt the Kivvitoan's claim. So the Advocate aga ; n is Wrong. .;-,•;: ",■■-. ;; --r-- \;. ; .;■-.•■ ■ ::■ . ; vv~": '-: ' \ •-;