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Manawatu Times, Volume VIII, Issue 250, 1 May 1883, Page 2

The Jane Douglas will leave Foxfeon for Wellington at 2 p.ra, to-morrow. A good dairy cow m full profit is advertised for m our " wanted " column. Tbe contractors for the additions to Mr J. "Walkley's Commercial Hotel, Messrs Smith and Marsh, have commenced operations. We understand it is intended to hold a series of instruction meetings m connection wifh tho Manawatu Kilwinning Lodge, and that,* in order to overtake ' the work caused by having such a large I number of candidates, a number e>f I emergency meetings will be held, the i dates of winch will be duly notified. Reef ton is going m for the electric light. It is estimated that the difference m cost m favor of the e^ctric light as against g?s will be. as follows s 14 candle gas burner, with, gas at 10s per 1000 feet, ljd per hour; 20 cai die electric lamp per hou,r. An incident illnstrative of the results of the recent splendid hop crop and the high prices reaised has been told to the Nelson ' Mail ' :— " There's. over the bay, who has been struggling aloog for many years, j ust able to keep his head above water, has just lodtred £400 m the bank after, first of all buying a piano." A piano and £40,0 to* the good are not a bad return from a crap of a few acres, At the Christchurch Resident Magistrate's Court the other day, m reviewing the evidence m a case where it was sought to recover the value of a horse lost from the paddocks of the defendant who took m beasts to graze, the Resident Magistrate saiJ there seemed to be an idea runniug m the minds of witnesses for the defence that because defendant received only a.small sum-Is 6d per week — for the accommodation, he was not, or ought not, to be held responsible for the sate keep of the horse. This was a miss take. Clearly.if the horse had got away through any negligence m his part he. would be held liable for its value, notwithstanding any disclaimer of responsibility that he might have made, published or unpublished, so, long as he $oek a fee. for paddocking, no matter haw small the fee might be. A mare's nest, indeed— a very forci. ble illustration of policemen's greed. A tentative process was distorted into a case of illicit distillation, and quite a number of res^eclale people, were dragged into the vortex of suspicion and arraigned m due foim. The stofra m the tea cup will long be remembered at Palmers.ton North, and also the official eagerness displayed to grab reward that m this case, proved illusory indeed. What a pity it is the law does not provide rewards for the suppression of gambling. Then something would be occasionally heard of the detection of cases of the pernicious practice. There waa onej m Court the other day— au angel's visit. Still, it is gratifying to observe a move, however feeble, m this direction. A minnow or t-vo were netted, ] but the whales ! When will ono or two, or three, or four of them-, or the entire school,, in fact, be harpooned and tried out ? And echo answers, when ?.—Asmodeus, m N.Z. Mail. Mr Engels notifies that poison has been laid on. his. land, section. No 96, Fizherbert, The Northern Councillors proceeded to Foxton this moruing, to attend the County Council meeting to-day. Tho programme of Thurs lay's Choral Society's Concert is published m this issue. It is a capital one, av^ll varied, and, as some of o.ur most popular amateur singers are taking part, we antici pate a large audience. The prices of admission are '2s and Is Mr Snelson's stock sale will tnke place at the Fitzherbert yards on Saturday next, and not on Thursday, as stated m our yesterday's issue. On the same date he will sell a va,luabje building site m Lombard street. The English Mail steamer* City of Sydney, arrived at Auckland from, San Francisco yesterday, at 10.30, p.m. On the passage of the Rebecca Crowell, from New York to Wellington, a coloured maix named Eaoch Thirbon was washed oyerbo»rd and drowned. At the inquest on the child burned at Port Chalmers on Friday the jury found a verdict of accidental death, adding that its life could have been saved had the mother been sober. Mr James Francis, M,P., is seriously unwell at Melbourne. The steamer Fenstanton will begin loading at Duned;n with a frozen mutton cargo to-morrow Priestly, who was tried for Hamil ton's alleged murder, is said to be gum digging m the Northern Wairoa district. Renter telegraphs the following Adelaide prices yesterday : — Wheat, firm, at 5s 6d to 5s 7d ; town 'flour, £12 < 108; country brands, £11 10. Freight ,i market steady, with moderate demand, ( but iri charters there is nothing doing. 1 1