THE Manawatu Times. FRTDAY, MARCH 30, 1883.

Manawatu Times, Volume VIII, Issue 223, 30 March 1883, Page 2

THE Manawatu Times.

FRTDAY, MARCH 30, 1883.

* Words are thing3, and a drop of ink falling like <Jew upon a thought, produces that which makes thousands, oerhtvns millions think. '

I It is currently reported that the po j lice authorities intend to summons on i tbo illicit still burinc&s another well known resident of Palmorsron, but the name is not known. They do not intend to in this case, but will proceed [ on information. Mr Lundoh having been provided ■ with assistance at the Wanjranui Custom Home, will return to Palmerston next Monday, accompanied by Inspector James, and the two gentlemen will reraaiu in this distnc* until theillicit still cases are disposed of on the following Thursday. I We understand it is likely Mr Guthrie | will accept the offer of Halcombe school, placed at his disposal by the Board. Iu him the Karere settlers will lose ore of the most painstaking and successful teachers in the educational district. Mr Alex Croskery'a sale of land at Kiwitea takes place in the Denbigh Hotel, Feilding, at 2 p.m, to-morrow. We remind ratepayers of Palmerston Borouffh that totmorrow is the last day upon which they can qualify themselves for voting at aay election held in the Borough during the ensuing term. Jt is also notified that legal proceedings will be made to recover all rates remain - J ing unpaid, after to-morrow. ! All the saloon berths in the British Ring are applied iar % besides seventy steerage passengers, The illicit still cases ~romisa tQ engage quite an array of legal talent next Thursday. We learn that Mr Shaw, <* Wellington, has been retained for the defence of Messrs C. and G. Peck.

A root of potacccs was dug on Mr Peter Campbell's farm, Stoney Gully, • ays the Kllssmere Guardian, to which theic were no less than 63 tubers They lilted a tbrec gallop bucket, aud some of tbe tubers wejghedlilb. The ordinary monthly meeting of the County Ooiiu<ji| ta^es place ne?t Tuesday, At a public meeting held in "VVellingfon in counoction with the anniversary of the local Church, the llev Mr WJ'i^nis instanced the great stir made by tbe Salvation Army In England as an evidence that MctJiodism has still a vast field to occupy if its members will give themselves to earnest work, rather than leave that work to other and perhaps rougher agencies. He sketched from personal knowledge the earlier history of " G.eueral " Booth, and of his. clever earnest wife, and said the Salvation Army a»-e doing the kind of work which was formerly the special aim pf Methodism. M> L&e, tb.e inspector of Schools in j the Wellington Dittrict baa been granted j Qiie mouth's leave of absence, with travelling expenses to. enable him to visit remote parts of the colony in order to study the working or other schools. It seems a queor state o.f affairs when the j Hoard is called upon to pay for lucreas- j ins; the knowledge of; the Inspector-. | The following appears as an advertisement in the Nelson Evening Mail t — "Challenge acceptel, Eleven Drossmikers arc willing to play Eleven Machinists a f rienJly Gaipe of Football in the Botanical Reserve on Thursday, sit half -past two p.m " We have not heard whether the game came off. The Parisian verdict on the dpath of of Gambetta is, *' Died by the visitation of a lady." The Haste's Bay Herald states that Tawbiao was very much impressed by Captain Russell's anecdote of Canute and his courtiers, for he came to town and resolved to out-do King Canute. Standing on the beach, near the break ers, he ordered the waves not to wet his royal feet. CThe waves obligingly obeyed, and Tawbiao> grown more bold, took several steps forward. Then a big roller came, upset Tawhiao, and his dignity, and gave royalty a good wetting. Our Chinese friends (writes " iEgles" in the Australasian) have their own views about matrimony. They think, and in fact they are not singular, that a woman may be too much married. 'Here is an interesting advertisement from a Gippsland journal : — " Caution. — T, Thomas Sing, of Sale, hereby certify that I am 'awfully married to my wife, Sarah Sing. Any person marrying her after this date will be prosecuted. Thomas Sing. 6th February, 1883" — As to the present Mr Sing graceluUy waives the point, but " after this date" Jet those who marry Mrs, Sing take the consequence. A London telegram, dated March 23rd says:— " The Right Hon. John Bright in his Rectorial address to the Glasgow University, remarked that the Australian colonies were increasing in population aud wealth with such astonishing rapidity that in all probability a desire, to secede from the Empire might grow up amongst them. It would, he thought, require great wisdom and moderation on the part of the Imperial Government to preserve the connection." The Assessment Court was to sit «t Feilding to-day. Theltev T. Sadler, pastor of the Primitive Church, left Feildiug for Wellington yesterday morning, en route for his new sphere of labor at Oamaru- Mr and Mrs will be followed by tbe good wishos ©f a large number of friepds.— Feilding Star. A meeting was to be held lasr night at Feilding to take steps to. form, a butr ter factory, A notice thanking all who took part in and assisted at the Church of England bazaar appears in this issue. The Chronicle says: — The discovery ot tbe still itt the Manawatu, and the h^avy prosecutions aud other buisiness which h;ive resulted, has rendered it necessary fur'Mr Lundon, the Collector of Customs to secure additional help in his depart* men tat Wanganui- Tbe Huia yester.day morning brought up Mr Hempton from the Wellington Customs, who will act as an assistant for the present. t a meeting of the Timaru Borough Council on Wednesday, it was stated that the revenue from the waterworks for the first twelve months was £4712 being at the rate nearly 9 per cent on the money speut out of the loan, for which 7 per cent is paid. Up to 3'clock toiday the accounts in connection witn theßizaar had not been makj up but we hope to publish the returns of receipts to-morrow.'