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Manawatu Times, Volume VIII, Issue 233, 11 April 1883, Page 2

Mr Watt, M.H.R. addresses his constituents at Wangauui on Friday evening. Mr J. Lin ton returned from his visit to Wellington yesterday, via Wairarapa. We direct attention to Mr J. C. Th unpsou'd a't-jied advertisement now appearing m another column. The traffic n turns of the Wanganui Kaiiway tor the four w.eks ending 3rd March, show the total receipts to have been £3,588 Gs 3d as agdust £3,311 for corresponding period of previous year. . • Our smaller local bodies are frequently m sare straits f"r want of money, and more often than not they are indebted to the banks. We presume that tbe llalcombe Tow n Board .is no exception to tbe rale, aud is acquainted with the Bank through the medium of an overilifr. But even if it is, it must remember that the County overdraft takes recedence of others, and it must cheerfully submit to be kept out of money which 1< gaily belongs to it. Otherwise it will get no g' ants for works, even if the ratepayers have been contributing Ito the County funds for half a doz:n I years. At last meeting of the Council, ! m reply to Or Linton, who asked that (ho license fee belonging to the Ha! combe Town Board should be refunded to it, the Chairman stated his desire to hold the ma'ler ov^r till nest meeting as it was necessary io keep down the County j overdraft, After tli t meeting the fee , would be refunded, less cost of electing licensing Committee &c And yet there are people who are rash enough to assert that the Council does not come up to time iv its payments ! It is possible, but not cry probable, that while deducting the election expenses, the Council will also allow the Board interest on the •money it has wrongfully retained for some months,

The Wave rley sett leas are forming a company t£ establish a dairy and chtexe factory. The Feilding Star has got hold of a mushroom 15 inches m diameter, weighing nearly Slbs. Mr E. Larcomb invites tenders for additions to an hotel m Palmerston. Mr W. E. Dimond an old resident of Palmers' on, left by the down train this morning en route tor Melbourne. In consequence of domestic benavement and failing health, Mr Dinioud relinquished bu>in«ss here some time back and has left for Melbourne, where his parents teside, m the hope that change at'sceue will he beneficial, i The Auckland Yoluntaers mustered j over 300 strong- at their first daylight parade under the new regulations. The Napier Racing Club has removed the disqualification from Murtagh, on the grouad that he has been .sufficiently punished. An action has been, hraughfc m the Supreme Court, Wellington, t# .recover £2000 from the lion John Marten as arrears of rent and " exemplary damages" m respect of au absentees sec^ tiou iv Wellington, which he is alleged to have occupied since 1865. A man named James Forster was crushed^ to death by a crane falling upon him at Grey mouth, yesterday. At yesterday's sitting of -the Qhxirch of England Synod at Napier -the whole afternoon waß occupied discussing a petition to Parliament, praying for grants o Jenouanali nal sen <x.a, and for Scriptural teaching m 6be State schools. The Rev Mr Fitchett, of Dunedin unfolded a scheme the essence of which consisted m the abandonment of educacation by the State m centres of popula« tion, the existing schools to be handed over to the different denominations td. work. In scattered districts the Government were to carry on the schools, rating the ptople of the district for their support, the Government merely to examine and certificate toachers, to put aside a sum, cay, £5.0,000, to be awarded m scholarships, ja'nd to. enforce $ com- 1 pulsory attendance. All children whose j parents could not pay school fees, to be educated free. • v : An interesting case has just been concluded m the Sxtprerne ' Coui t at | Hokitika. The plaintiff was a servant pirl iv the employ of Mrs Perotti, and it was alleged that the latter assaulted hit "help" on throe separate occasions, aud plaintiff for thia sought to recover dSiOO damages. The jury gave a verdict, for plaintiff for £275 and costs. At last meeting of the Oama.ru Harbor .Board Mr Shriraski objected to payment of an account for expenses m entertaining, the Governor on his recent visit. The Board,' however, passed the account, and Mr Slirimski threatened to ".sue the Chairman. ' It is not always safe far a solicitorito rake up unpleasant matters when examiuing a witness. At a recent meeting of creditors held m Auckland the debtou was subjected to a s.evere examination by Mr Brassey, arid at the conclusion thc- . debtor went fur the solicitor ia,fter the fashion adopted by pugilists, ' . At Auckland the other day. Sir William Jervois told tbe crowd that had gathered together to receive him that as tbe sun was rather hot they might all venture to put on their hat. If the Aucklanders had assembled to meet Sir Ar-hur Gordon we fear many cases of sunstroke would have been recorded. The canny Scots of Iluuedin were hoaxed on the Ist April with a report that a whale seventy feet long had been Stranded ou the beach at Lawyers Head, j .Numbers went out to Bee the leviathan, but of course there was not even anything " very like 4 wha.le" there, and the consequent profanity is said to have been shocking. It would appear that young ladies down South experience great difficulty m bringing the courage of their loveis up to " popping point . ' At ]£aitangata, the other day an enterprising dflftisel invented a new method of accomplishing this, but all did not end well. She attended a party, for which ehe had "prepared some of the eatable's and m one of toe cakes it is said she pi iced aquanfcity of alum. Shy selected thU cake for her own consumption, and after eating a poifcionofit declared bcr-self poisoued. The telegram does not say whether the young man supported her m his arms m this dire extremity, bat we presume he did, as the affair created great excitement. The matter-of-fact enquiries of the police have however since dispell'd all the romance conuected with it We trust the young man has by this time " told his love," but trying to make the course of true love run smooth with a dose of alum is a novel idea for the romance-writer of the future. An Auckland item says a sucking barrister with slender income, has eloped with the daugher of a skipper wellknown m Tauranga. The were joined m holy bonds io the Waikato. The bridegroom has arrived at tbe manly age of 19 and the bride owns to 25 summers. The bridegroom is serving his articles to a legal, firm or* a saiary of 15s perweek, and the bride has a dowry equal to 5s per wee]?, A Dunedin telegram says : — The' Salvation Army seem to be maki g progress. On Sunday afternoon, after the open-air meeting m the Octagon, a procession of twelve or fifteen person's, iuciuding some men and on woman, fell m, and marched to the barrcks, singing a hymn by the way. Several people have Lai the army badge on their breasts for some days. The larrikins make the indoor meetings very rowdy, but now a sergeant and constable keep order. It is now an admitted fact, and the Public testify the genuiness of the assertion, that nowhere m tbe district can be had the same value m Drapery and Clothing as at M'DowEtr. Bbos., the Cash Warehouse. Their imports this Season willl be on a much larger scale to meet their rapidly increasing business. — Ai>vt. j A paragraph stating that an Auckland drunkard was found to have £692 m his poclcet, when arres ed has goue the rouu's ol the papers. Surely a maa, like this could afford to go "on the ; spree."

s lt is said that Messrs Johnston, Atkinson, and Dick are m favor of Longhurst being • eleased.but theoiber members of the Ministry are opposed to it. Yesterday's Wellington mails dwbnofc reach Palmerston till t 5 is • morning,/; in consequence of the flooded state of the rivers- / -'■■■•^ ■ • f: Mr John M'Cnlloch, County Rate Cjoliectoiyhas wrijt^ i to ' a conten porary contradicung a statement vyhich repeutly appeared m our columns, relative to the suing of defaulting ratepajtys. m this be informs us tb-.it the " Chair" I man was absolutely m ignorance as to whom I bad summoned," but he does not say whether that dignitary knew anything o.f the matter before Court day, viz, aa to whom he was "going to summon," We pre quite ; willing to accept Mr Me Culjloch's statement as far as it goes, though m .the last part of is letter he shows that " evil communications corrupt good manners" for he adopts ; the Chairman's views and says our " daily statements are devoid of truth, and bristling with venom and low abase." He has gone a goo.d deaV out of his way to say this, and we .can only express our regret at having lacerated hi,s feelings by publishing the truth. With aliltle further training at the hands oftheChaurnau the rate colleetex would make an equally admirable censor of the press. ,' .''._■-. Constable G-illespie had quite a busy time q£ it to-day. This morning, before Messrs McNeil and, Wal,degrave, the following cases w.er© disposed of :— rTDennan, fighting m the streets i fined 20s or 48 hours j M« Da,ltonj same offence, fir^d 10s or 24 hours ; M. Walsh, drunkenness, 10s or 48 hours i same, obscene language, IQa or 48 hours ; same, rabbtry from the person of M. Dalton, four montna m Wangai^ui Qaol. JWalsh; was also fined 10s or the alterna ti Ye. 0f. 48 hours, for drunkenness, and for using obscene language was fined £10 or t'Jiee months m Wanganui Gaol, the heavy penalty being inflicted on account of other convictions which are recorded against him for the same offence. At 1 o'clock to-day Constable Gillespie arrested a man named ilenay, who was " wanted" for alleged larceny at Wpodville. . „, . . ; A rumor has been current m Welling* ton on Saturday that the first half of the 3400^000 loan for the Manawatu Bailway Company had been floated ' m Lbn-: don, by Sir Julius Yogel. The Times' however reßorts that the ' secretary of the Company has uot received iaformation of this. ,