THE Manawatu Times. NEWS AND NOTES.

Manawatu Times, Volume V, Issue 174, 19 November 1881, Page 2

THE Manawatu Times.

NEWS AND NOTES.

" WoriU aM tSlliw, tiad a drop of lvi: idling lfi« dew u».s55R .iion^ht. pcodacca thfci if^^s. raakecthoasi>lil«, vevVuips niiiHaa.x *fe}r'». '

The Wocl Season.— Airw» j- tie irsultof the pl'Ciring i» ohservkbie, nfl dry afierdiav ml is into the s' ation H<le~> vith t.liH precious staple. So far the owoltu'a been for wst rded ly Mess-s. Kni;<iit, M'Even Pii:-k. afll Palrymple. TbS Weather.— The wither for the past ffww<eks ha< been unafiu&'ly dry >iv.d the farmers a>e crying out for r?.iu. The glass certainly looVsfresU v. 1 ' fjacr. as ev< r but tho<»e who hare plants or flotrf r? in on. tiva'ion could do with a little irrigation. The Rah- g Club —We ara pWa* d to hear that tin*, canvassers f r sub^crp. 'ion8»o the Man&waru Kacinp Cab wj: with the mot unqualified mc^ess. e.n-.: evuvwhAre the action of the committee in putting f ttb s ch a capita! programtae «as heartily endo Bed. The Supplementary Roll? —The supplementary electoral roll, conrainin* the naurs of Mi^se elector* wh i have oaly lately bet-n registered, is now in tbe hard.* of th« printer. Tbe "riginal list hap be > supplemented by one hundred and niiiet r t>. names. The Native Land Courl.-^? Na'fve Land Court concluded it.* si* tin « ■n Tiitt-ssr, a»H by the aftorn on t-.:.\ Mr. Pu'fcey ad bis patclites t...,fe tV<": departure The siiting was a vt-ry u-b~-r^r'/int "n > on rso fe>v amlqiie" - - \ , Maoris a'-otf!, thu f »vr w >nld h*vn ].« • n that a t !ourt Was bei -g held. tl&ld OV-er, — In conwjn-Mce oF -r. t'Strft >rdiflaf '■• press of advertise-in *; .-. ■?; •, nre compared to ho l^ ov r our Jsaia -•: s-v ra '.ocal iioms and letters A-i • • f th •.• fb>. si^p. of oar sheet is t osmi, „ .-, \ flood of advertising pa'iOMijre with ~> -.. '; »''• havß been f vo'-ed th« moment j . -r\ obtiin 'h n -cessaiy machinery, w:: l:\i- .':- . eiilai-girgf't thesis^ of the Pod. A Stiff Se - tence— The fir? t- •■k-.-i-n to " (he Hoi'tg bule " under the. ne-r Li ; m.Mng v'.ct. wa«.annn, named John V.'r^'i, wh ) v .-as f.ent«-iiced to Wsnganui 3;ioI u>: <-eve<i risvs ia default of payment < f s fiio •■f £1. IhT is the minimum puivis'imcnt iul«yT.L'J u'S'ficr the Act, and it irnst be <;onr s :d if Las no leaning to th. tide of irifti y, . fiush I?;r3S.— rMdeni'y th? evador. for ht's!' tiros is on. and yesteidfj f<t i kmw:i hot nnd heavy from the number wUiMi vvpiv r.lipbt nil ronnf! the town. \V« r?;ri't to ]. m tbiit Mr. James Pull ha* bar? a >•-,,. ,j e qaanh'ty of bush accidentally Fetor, fi-vs ><ni he »ill lo a oser to the extent tf £200 or f 3OO ovor tIM transaction.Maori iSscdli?.-— One oftf.ps largest lilaoii cavalcades which we remember to b«Ve FCfn p.ufied by our office yesterday nft«rncon. There were fully one* hundred liotfibmen, and as each had lib swaj? stf«}st:ed skioss his saddle, tbey r.-fire eviduiitljr b-nt upon a lone jonnioy. Tbev cwint? from Awapnni, but thej -svefu appsrerstly strangers in this district. The Returning Heroes.— Although a telegiam v/as received in town on Wi iliicBday, BtaNn/ that our loaal Volunteer* h-.d ire.ceiv«di -their mareWng oTiieis, ' and miph^ be expected to-day, we f jar there is vervli'Ule lili-elifiood of 'such b?iu<; thecasn. We cam ftnW Mt Botberanx that up to Thursday night he had bad ac intimation, awl if such were the CBBe he would have received a telegrato, fio as to fn*ke preparations for tlifeir conveyance* He hnd orders to prepafe frtf the cavalry, tnd ninety-se-pen toefl, but the lattef tfrerd exclusively belonging td the Wangfiiiul and Maiton Sifl«l.

The Foxton Constituency-^ At the conclusion of a private letter whteli we received from Foxton yesterday, the Writer m\\s . — " I may just add that the daily in»'.r«as9 to onr strength makes the irettlf n of Russell a certain y. Hitherto tHerg Was at !<T.st room for a doubt) but tlbiat is gone -ow.' ; A Good Intentioii ep^ied.-A •or i <i''"ra'->'e p »rtl>n of Thursday Was OC.--U; ■".>d :n the P flirts Ccdirt with the 1 hg«ri in-> of tha case, M'll inu v. 0 em an. m ■■vhiih tii« rofiher sued uprtn a dishonored ill fo £•!?>.. iPUring the. hearing-, Mr. ' ;iite, Who appeared for Mr. floleman, •a'led GSeof^e i?ov ", vrho stated that h^ had ipcmmte I a Mil for £25 for Mr. H'Min- 1 , imle- thfe inn ession fint. 'he bill for £25 was h'.»m M'Jl'im to Unlemui, i s eid of Oofman tii M-Minn, anc he forth* r seated hit hi~= rca^rin for doinj anyihttig of the v-inrl w is. that as Mr. Coleman had been 1 ik lyin? on a sick r:».d. he. thonaht that, >v assis ing M" VJinn to piy him he would c fl'inpan act «»Ficindnfl«. M'Minn toak he moin-y ft' "ai Buyd, met ibe bill, and on Timrsdav sited Mr. Colemm for the -imount. A< however, although Mr. CMeman had ;iven bis bill for £25, Whic'i Mr Jl Minn •;• it disccunte«l at thf time he was only iiifl htert m £14. the B^nch would only <rive a jadjrinent for mat amount, and a' Mr. Colo.man i« at th« present tims r'acgorously -.11. Mr. Ward refusfd <o make anr immedi ate orde". In Rpn.ikia;^ t■' Mr. Bovd upon ihe matte- s>nce the hearins of the case. he considers ho ha- been 'o u=e a vulgar p'lrase " ha> l," as h--' most di'sfciitctlr says be would not have advanced a p°nny had he nut be' n under the impression Mr* Co'em«.n wonH have reap d tne benefit ; bat as has ne-ii Bep.n, his good intention has b^;n fi ustrat' d. i A CrOOd Idea.— Pot some time past the riece s=lty for a nigbt wa f phman — j aprainst fire and robbery — has beon fo cinq it&ef npo^ tho prop.-rty owners of tlie ire, ar-d wo are pleased 1o : c that Mr # p j-or"Boti — with whom we believe tl c idea j oricina'e'l — has *?.ken the ■' atter m band, and is takirg steps to ca r ry it into effucr. Hy asm 1 ?!' weekly subscription fiom tho ivini or haying -property oi the Sqanrp, a sufficient sum could and Ins been ob hied to pay a night watchman, who will co neb ing else, but that, p iouLt duty. Io another column applications are invite-'. r rom those willing to fill tfa« po^iti^n, aid a raeotins is called for next Tue«day eveniiig it .cfive the applicatio-s, and make the final artangements. We believe, it is al»o iiiten !e.'J, upon ihe return of h Worship lo n. k him to convene a public meeting for the pu'po-e of oon'idednsf ti.e adv'saoiiity of nstaWishitie «, salvae- Corps. It i 9 B'iEgc t-?d ihat if one bell were erpcted at t"-* Square s'a'ion and another n*. Terrane E: both connected, the watehrran could, m ca s e of fi'C give tne nla ni at boh end^» of th* town, and thus call out the m mbsra of tbe S:\lvr.ge Corps. Great Land Sale.— We would draw the ea-ecial at'entim of the townspeople nil ohers desirous of obtaining eligible building Sit.^B t) the great sain of town property which takeo pla-e next Wedn-s---<'ay, under th« auspices of Messrs Palmarson a»d Scott. Thi-j land is situated m tht* very heart of tbe town, and the various • Clio s have frontages to Br >ad, Kinir, Qnaen, Giey, Du'ie and FianEitikd-slreets Tuey are »H cut up info chain <"-ontag ", with the exception of thocj m f-'road-s : r<v . which are thi.ty-thre-! feet, with a depth «•; one hundred and fiftjen. The latter s-c---ticf-8 are admirably fitted f>r b^HJies* ui*as th<v f-e the main-stree of thf* to^r. ■i.«...i...i.j,imrt, n,i - u . ltof the Square. The title is under th". " 1-and Traaßfer Act," and the terms are an usually r.«y, VMng :— Twenty. fi\e p.r rent e;ish, balance by b l)s pt3, 6, 9. 12 18, ffrtc) 24 months, bearing in A jrest at 8 p rt r cenr. Or, at the option of the purchaser, o ie-third cash, and 'he balance on M'irt» fcvige at 8 per rent for ,five years ; or pnrchasers can have clear title at once on payment of rash. " The Free Thought of a Lntlieran." — Our attention has b?sn drawn to a letter wlich npneared m our columns a few weeks since, uit'ier the ab^ve sisna tur<?>. Of course, m inserting correspoi. derc\ wedistincth state that we are not pledged to the opinions eSuressed. but. we find ihat the one alluded to was of such a nature as should have comronnded its exclusion. The lettpr oblain-id inserti .:i ii-.2ring our ab ence, «nd as it lias given pain to a section of the community, we deeply re rret that our c ilu nns phonic! be made th- medium for insulting retoa 1 ks or nw&rrantable Btataments, We shall exercise a whol-Booe supoi vision over any contributions coming frona stt-h a SLiurce m ful ure. The Next Maydr.— Oat present wor liy May >r will he able to bna.st of baing a rival t% WhittintMon. as it h now a' most certain that he will o'cupy tbe Mayoral • hai th'e.^ years m suce«sion. In anoth^r column appais a most influentia'ly sisn«d requisition aking him to allow himself to •>e nominate 1 !o the office again ; Mr. Linj on ha onsentrcl. arid as the names of ilio c • le n'.-n from whom an oppo lent nr.gbt a..vo been selected Appear among the rocjuiai'ionists, there can be no doubt he will be elected without op-.iosifcion. The com'»':meTit is one of which Mr. Liatun may be jus ly proud. A Man Trap,— We have more than ::ice called attention to Ibe very dangerous ;nai-tr»p which exfsls or. the road known s Dairy an pl-^'s, asid -leadiu<r to\tr. S'ace's. Vbero is a bridge there which is m the last tagp. of f!ecar, a*v? m many places the r laukingia gone altogether. It. "s positively i daftcf€*"on(j' t') lim'i if no' to li eto crosß it after dark, and werer it not ibafe Mr. Stace has erected a foot bridge at his own expense it would be unp'>?sinle for the mem birß of his family to cross. We a^ aTi™ ih.iif, 7ur('o"'-nm<e'y. iLa \Vp?'l is m ci.--.bl-. and coriSiquentfy.fhe hnntis of the \Vaivlon rive m a ffleaaurfi tied, hat ;i» fhe wo i- k ;'s i>ne of slog >lute nece»sity, we think it woa'd l;e well if tie dpnal rule w^re departed from. If it lie not,.w? fre l convinced tfi it eooiirr 'jr later an accident will occur anu the BoaviT sarlciied j Wfth damages far m extfesa of the cost of ih6 work. A Tribute to AuVwUt'&ing— We wi'l be escused for nw'-wig 'he fillowiini erttrac from a letter r cvivr.fl from a resident "f Sydney whrialvi.rfiser 1 . f r a bullock driver, ns it will affo-d con »• Jncin • p-o->f >f tlie ex'-^nsive circu'afion of the Times m the other Colonies : " Thanks to yonr napor I've secured ,i rs-tn 'o driv • ihe bttlloaks, and 1 am recelvi^fr • o many applications for the sitiiH^i > • that I shall bn odligcd if yon will wi^hd-av the advrrti. .ment. I must coi-fc^s hat I had not Ibe most remote idr>a th:-. tbe .Vlanawatu Times had such an e.~ Umpire circulation. On the eecond day after the a 'vertisernent was printed I receive! a tolcorani from Melbourne and two 'from V/\s<ern Australia applying for the Job, anJ have received several applications ain^.e."