NEWS AND NOTES.

Manawatu Times, Volume V, Issue 158, 7 September 1881, Page 2

NEWS AND NOTES.

E<VT>'jg>L CoimcP,—^is ereningr tb<* nsn?' mortify m^eHiKr of th* "Palmer-. s f or Tjovoi'^h Oo'inr^l wil' T c held, when ibrp" o?^° ooenci.l'or3 ta!ce tbei 1 * seats for t^if b6fc 1 me. IV - 'der t, Ma^'* .rate's CoT>r'.,.— Tie i'.: .'.al slLl'u^of (he Ue?ic^'at "\ra<:if3tipte's Cnart v. H' '■ \;~ >>lace 'o-mor -o^-r. •wlimi tlie T.?T., wi'l !pte hi<: - -it fw <he fi-'sr ra?", f-<l no i^ou'jt noLe ilie by pq p'lil-e i. Vioae. — We v lit „ "x\ ihft CoT?<'p'ole G.in.^p'c !.';■• 'r'r'rii inf' I ! 'nation ft-v? ; "si: Mr. Wal'.'er, of the. Commpvc'al rTof»l. -Tor r,elliTig s,p' Its T7'.r>iniit fns. o v -<.''.iT'.e'l a tMnj, •>•-.•»., y ' r-ri^re. 'f-om I\l'- Cr>orul)>>3, We b^liere Ihe ■; >ifo ; in r> L i«-> •-> is me-'elv Ip.ifl as a ii.ft ;■ of "o >■, r* f"! onniic.ii'on w«" mncto i- >me dp vs . n 'O to '• .' ". We ' < I. f nil by 1 > ' oi po ooncrt uniJl to>ino ows&'iung. Tl'e Now Co.' -o Konr,e. — T'i« new I .' il. .;'•?. Tr iifl! - <1 ", r ;• nnri'dr.v, Kb§n ile fs's M'-^e' 1 v ii . Wti&g&yQ sat

• . -. J 1- • , -I m jlid' iiuinV. on '• f, ••■.•■ ii r.i'j.ly :\nn ', Michael '■Vnbh. v-'ba i;,d m.-cii •• i-sn in 1 ' the j night bcfuii? r«.iv '/ioi-i-js'-y. '"'le J-Oijiqiv ntu j were ppnit ■.•■it b;it ni-.i.'w.iiii; o:is. n "i 1 1" ■ m 'le-i fault of tUo 'e;i sl'.i.liu * 'uic, ».ci;: a>-oai« rpod t.-.-ri wi!}) twoutv-f'-ur hunrs. Thore wonki sr em to. >c an ii'Ci-.iis cl atbtction ford' nnks, siaoa the. evcfcicm of che i;e;v j bni'.di g, as on Monday mo.ciu^ no le.s 1 tli" n tiv •){•')•• ineis interviewi-d their wor>hi'ia a i<] w.:ie variously di-a't nilh. Tbe Lai c A client i<i FiLoJLSi*bert, — We regret to h«-ar th.-'t the rna-i Chamberlain, who was injnrtd whi c fa'linsr bush m Fitzh&rbprt is. anything but we'l yet. He wa-- f rwjvdeJ to Wntignuui ffospital, and after a short while rlitcbf ged since which, however, he hns Hoffon d a relapse, and ihe poor fellow m m snob a we.'k state that be is nnabl-' ho work. He is unfoitunately penniless, but we understand that Mr. George F>r>y<l has become responsiblefor his boai-d a>id lodging, trusting !o tbe liberality of tbe public— to whom an appeal is to be made • to assist him, Taoaui-sfc eet. — The formation of the footpaths m Taonui-street is being proceeded with as rapidly as po«-:ib1e. and bc^ foro tony: the residents there will b*ve a mo c pleassmt access to their properties than In* 5 been t.b<->r Jot m the past. They deserve every credit for their en-di-:.rcrs tj get tbe stale of (hat street im-ni-oved, for. ' jyond doubt, the enhances to many hot; 3 s 'I'miog the winter h?^ been a veritable slouch, and it is therefore quite time something were done there, as there a c a lf-e number of ratepayers m the street, and a considerable amount of revenue is derive! ye'.irly therefrom. The Ma-ch of Civilization. — IMsrcaUy surprising ') note the rapidity with ivhich tbe work of civilization is going on m this diVrict. Let one tv ins stepg m either dnoc'ion, j>nd tbe unerr'ag stroke of tbe bosbmen's axes may I c heard, ann" the forest tr/ 1 is may b j pe?u to bow tbeir heads m suhmiVion to ;luir destroyer — man. On the Banqifcikei Rond alone, the \ prog pcs m?de within the past thrO months. I by way of felling the bush, is a matter of surp-ij.-, whilst m the Kaicaneu Block, we hea-, that b "fo;e the falling season is past. I'jme three thousand aero: of forest will have hem levelled. This looks like proI gression. j A Sad Case.— We have Veen asked to biintr prominently under the notice of the i'bn i fable, the case of Mrs. Dykes, ps our readers pre aware, Mr. Dykes wys afflic^d w : th a long and expensive illness, during which Mrs. Dykes eked out an exis-f-n<"» for herself a.ic 1 her fnmily by keeping a little nebool. When Mr. Dyke? recovered It's health they had Bcamly he^un io get comfo. iable when, a-< onr readers know, his !• asnn gave way, snd he had 'o :■; paced m the Lunatic Asylum, where he now is As her health is completely broken down »nd she is unable t > donnytbine, she mak^s an appeal for assiptance to ijet Home to her father. We know of no mo c de r ervin? cat?.. nor one m which help bestowed rou'd W. moro fitt ; n^ly given. The editor of thi« paper, then, will cell upon the residents, and trusts tom^ofc with a generous response, sind he w.i'l nlso be hapny to receive donaHnns wlij-h ranv )»3 ffirwaiflfA to hi™. Notes from the Oroua.—Ac<»---r. sponil".- 1 rs th» f >'lowing :— Thf weather lias >>M-n very cold and wet. and the r ivi-r has been up several times to tbe gr^at dfiSrimeut at least upon cc oocasion— of. Messrs Frecnoan an<l Wy'd's t-.-imwar. Tbe c ate numerous pn r tie? enjn :ed m bvidwing. f-ncin-i-. and ditchinw at orient on the Donglas estte, and »>t the Homo Station they are now preparing for the coming woil so n son, enlarging Ibeii" woolsheds. &c. m pntWo.ition of fie incrra*,cd clip, which this year will be about .-"vp.nteen thousand sheep. The lamb'ng season, notwithstanding the iinlenent weather, has I'een tolerably favorable, and {here has been pn uuusnsil number of doubles. The course adopted by the Oumtv Council m iho matter of adve'tising givrs gre.^t dis^alisfaotion amongst contractors and otliers, as m th«« outlyinor citstiict= noi one m a dost' n ever we the Post, consequently numerous intending comoetitr.ru are complefnW shut j out by the policy of the Cotrao' 1 . The Munic'ioal Elections.— We are highly plpased f » see the interest tak- n m the municipal ele«fci<>nß ; as evinced by the number of candidates m the field. As our leaders are aware, thee a<e thT^e vncancie 5 . for which ihe r e arp no less than six candidates ! Messrs CoVmnn. Hayns, F. Mowlem, C. Walker. Scott Ccf Pplme snn and Scott) and Sutton. With the exepption of Mr. Coleman, all tbe candidaies are new meti. and therefore it rnn)H Y e i.ivjdions to ppeak as to tbeir respective merits. Mr. Coleman, has, however, been a mombrr of the Council for some yeais, and hng proved himself a thoroughly efficient member, and the Council dees not possess p representative who has been mo^e punctual m attendance at its meetings. We feel convinced that he will not only be returned a?ain, bntnlaced st tbe bead of tbe po'l. a tvibpr- to his ppsfc services which will bu • well deserved. The polling takes place tomo'row and wiihont seeking to sway ihe choice of ileeieclo'S. we would ask' them to use the pv'velege placed m their hands and return the best men. Mammoth Gift Show. — The Povr-slers' Hall was occupied on Monday night with his clever company, and al 'bough the t. on oe consists of but <wo.it is an unimVpkoablf! tribu'eto tbei) excellence, (ha 1 tbe^ succeeded m keeoioi: Ih^ audir-nc" (.'Hlci-tained forlhree hours, without .he interest flagging for a moment. M> Lerbiisp. wizard of no mean ability, ari(' nßifoimed a number of very clever ir'clcs quite I'liP-spiorpcJ by tho^e mcbaniral aids am! effecis, wlwcb generally form tnestoctin- tra<'e of tb«j p ofePMon. Maniincris :> vmtiiloqnist of a hob order, and a'tlioir h we h.ive Jien.rd Gallagher, Davis, V? 1 Vase* Oha'ot, and many others, we question if we have ever met with Mr. Manning's spoerio'in tlmt line. At the conclusion of the en» '"•tn'nment, a number of pr ; ze» we-e given away.' and considerable Rmusemcnt was created by the incongruity of some the n.'ticlrs to the nosition of the winncs— ladies fiiawinis meeiscbaum pipes; and :entl'men, in ma'>.y case*, scissors, ear. ings, and bracelets. Sa-U 1 (Jcy N'ght. — Coostcible G'dlespie bad a Jively tjraeof it last Saturday night. Tbe "Maoris, as usual, mustered round about the boiols m force, arid imbibed m tbeir much 'oved Wai Flrftq most £. eely ; g- me of tkm. e-peciaHv the womer, gottin? wb:'t is m Colonial life termed • orope'-ly li«.;ht." wliUt fomft of the ote' ocr sex inclined ;q pu-jiiisHc eoconater, fiitd weie anx'rju l * to "«o r or come one." Ore woman pot so helplessly drunk, that her i • ends tbou^iit it mo c pdv'sable to <;et. her inr-kFr) np. r^'^ej' than incar the j trouble of li me, so nbewasrun I pc-PS to the IVIko where she Tras ■ > i ac ■-rl m sf>Mv. Two or tbiee Maori mtn were also "coli"^:*!," tnget'icc withantfd rojei^ner, who, h.»d sot r.-> di-nnk, that m his ende? v nr to pet on hi* borre, to go home, be t-.U ' \ the gicund. and the hart's | was yu!iin» b bar pr>d tbi.^he" about the | I street ?s lie plo-'-.d. He nlso n'aeed. m .aj»rei-r. fc- \h> ivs rjni'e inc.-.pable of sitting on b ; s iioi^e o ?.?• >'ome. A Coimf-er Pe'.-tlon.— Mr. S. M, Satnnel'; «i ! l '■'■ spnt to tbe Licensing T>ncb.. i-.vmo '■'»v, p vinti ion 'wr Vi.T ftb >vt foa>. Hunv '■ eel iugi'linn'" r \:.ua:'.v^> p-i.' a^'J. a g

! !'i;>l ,he Ttipreba rcea co fo. fbe new j A-..' '. 'mi Hoi el, and with that determined I spirit of o.'po&i ; on for which a number of the Feilding raopk are notorious, a counter petition of a lather amusing cha;.rcter <v?tb something ifte a bandied nara''s attuned, has hwn sot up, an;! will, we hoar he j ttjjisl>»!-.%1 by some Good Templars, but 1 wiiicli, n-e lUitik, wM i.'ot^a; .y we giit witb ttffc C«nfli. A 1-igrt proportion of the Dames attached to »he counter petition are t'jos* oi fema!' s, io some c*>bes as many as th-ea otn. htui-y ; <vbile fhe heads of t'iio c ssme liooseuo'tl-. l>;< ye signed, the petition to be nir. n e<; : y Mr. Spnmn-Is. Head in<r the Hf>t,a c iwomniibifcrs. who have worked very har.-l against tbe v oorietov the new ho.el, they reside iaFe?!<iing, pu! it cons qneritlv .-e«i»8 sVPhge )hat ihev shou'a ioverest the.as-ives wiih Mich seal, m a matter wh'ch does not m any «ff-ct them, or their flock. Home of the' females who have signed, aie under eight e<>, so although there is a doubt as to whether tbe ladies have a voice m tbe matter at all, and especially p.gahst their husbands, it is certain those under the aTcofei^hi^en cannot possibly have a voice m (lie matter. We beat- that iheAwa II »ri canvasser for signatures has m many places received dreadful «nuVo : ngs for his audacity, m going to the houses and coaxing the ladies to sign m the absen c of their husbands, Lut woman is frail, and must nut be blamed. Suburban Improvements.— it is refreshing to witness the many good im» provements continually biu^ nia('e on the several pretty homestea -s i«n the flangitikei Line. And is i L espec' • lly .-o, to ride out of town, and see 'he beau r ful grcL'n fe'ds, and the heids of fatt^ninw stock oa the uvme. . Alt avouDd may lie *.-ii.»n great improvement* m the way of. oitbaildings, aod other requisites 1 » f aims ya ds, olea; ly indicating the progress being made by the small, p opirtles, aud the-3 i>'ffo.-il',-,<r a Rlriking example, and proof, of toe pdvisability of frrmers.Qnlytakiiij up what laid tl^vcm profitably man wre. ; t&ebonie^ead-ioaihe Rangitikei Koid. wiM, even'aj lly— 'f the me irop^ov* nienN '•■int'ime io be madein the next few ye?i3, as h.3,ve Irey dene m the past few raonMH — 'bocome mc-'lel f^ms. Tbebu&h is b^n? felktwi h pa unerring hand, and ol(i cleavigs stumped and cleared off with amiv'ng quickness, thus giviiig the' farmer, ii the cov.ae of a rery f€vv yrprs, l:-a«li,"ul m<\ Oowa. where, ! only a short t 'me since, tb<? noble f oj esb was monaich. Toe i'M-ina of M->s;-s P^.eTi", Collins, Kni;.ht, Brogden, and othtr\ an-, at the present early fi ta;e of sprir>;r, really abounding m hwitiful her'ap.-e sod are picturesque, aod'piea3in^ to be'aolii. A Local Preacher m Trouble.— It is not or, en W'< hear of a Jocal preacher j Vms; charge-i. before the R. VI., Goxn't, with thPl'i;. but such has jas* occurred m the quiet iitile vilia-e of taud^n. Lr-st weak, Mr Sanp -n, of i-andnn. wa; chafed by Mr. J..hu Prior, Solicitor of Feikiin=r. wiih ston'ir.g certain books, frcm the nS^e of the lat''irg«ntlemau. I'hi ca*e wa.-. heard at Bulls. r:id Mr. S'-\ite, of this town was specially retained f-r the pivs-c.it io% by Mr. Prior. Some conflicting, cvi ence w»s eiioitcil. and lnnythv arguments enteivd' into, which cause'l a coas-iderablf amount of meirimrnt m Court. VVhun o;i ; le'.( upor for bis defence, Mt Sanson 'asked for an adjournment, to enable him tn procure counsel. Thii wa9 agreed to, and Mr. s a)l . son was about to le n-e the (J nrt, when Mr. Staite ;i«k*'d His Worship if he int<jn<le<l releasi>_' a j risoner under rhe eiious ch«rgof theft, without dem-sn.li ~g biii? Mr. Ward said he did not think the accns d wa~ likely to run awa.', an>J po, w nlrt not make the order, wheroupon Mr. .-tui'.o d'ttn.«ndfd that the b'^okp — tbn alleged sto vn pr pertj — should be ieft hv noca^ed m the cu?tudy of the Court, arga in tha< the Court could not allow the kceiiKed to be released without I'iil, and bike ihf stolen property wiih him. In this, His Worship concurred, »n J the books were handed m to the < lerk of the Court. The case will be concluded at Fc.il ding, at the next sitting of the Court m that town.