Established 1815. Manawatu Times. TUESDAY JUNE 12, 1883.

Manawatu Times, 12 June 1883, Page 2

Established 1815. Manawatu Times.

TUESDAY JUNE 12, 1883.

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■ The poll for --or against tbe~ "special rate under the-rcjads^and Bridges Co - btruction Act, for roads m the Mnncbester Koad/ t Di*ric,t, • be taken the Road Board • &&&, |$i4sj^c§ u ?sV 8 boarainpbouse,"AShiurift'"." and .la&- Corporation office, Halc.ombe..;rlihe'arao!int of ratie; proposed to.be leyled is one and onesixth of a penny m "the £ on-the rat' table value of property within the Mancheater i-Kdad District. The Lady Jocielyti, who«e arriral at home with a cargo of Wellington meat is announced m thiS issue, was lOl^days put. The fre6zin|f business' has ,, thus had a g«.od trial. : A '-. , ;.' „ 'A Preethought A'Bsbciatioh v?as formcxl m Wangahul on.Sunday evening. ■jdf l Mallance i and somV 20 pther^ joiiMfd. J^ctures aßd,dißcu«rioii» are \, take ,^laoe 'pnSunda^ ev*ningj»ir,i»a«l music •wrill4be pffforined. i^' : 'r :: f\" -, :^ " : '[ '■'■■'''■ '■':■

Messrs Stevens & Gorton held their usual monthly stock sale to-day, at the Borough yards. There was a large •attendance. The usual report will appear to-morrow. The devotion of a young man to a young ladj at the train last night caused a good deal of amusement to the bystanders. One joker pronounced it a, case of* whiskeyand love, but especially ' whiskey!" 6f 'coarae they ; Were strangers ! Palmerston swains never do do -Mich thing*, but always afbrofoik !" ; The regular., meeting of the Kilwiri» ning Lodge, 5.0., is to be held to-mor-row evening, at 7.30. The advertisement states the business is "passing." The fancy, dress ball on Thursday nigHt in' aid of the funds of the. Football Club is causing a flutter amongst the I dancing port ibirofjfcbe .community. We j hear some of the costumes will be unique and that great fun is likely to even* tuate. "."" Some "drunk«" I hav<j very hard cheek. Yeaterday one who had been fined and was 'minus the wherewithal tried to. borrow it from the Constable t Of course the latter pleaded poverty, but suggested the Clerk of the Court was a good mark ! The drunk, however; thought it would be better tc try eke;where* as the Clerk was always haliiv! in^his; views on such matters ' lending money to drunks.; • \ ; : We> liea*; that & son'^f v a .^.eU- known resident of Palmerston will be charged at the Resident Magistrate's Court with:, neglectirtg^to provide for a child of which he is alleged to be the fatherr.-' '"/ The date of Mr Qre6nwood'g; nekt' visit is announced \u this issue. .' ""* . : : Mr X>eeiring, the Burke, and" Wills Panorama man, shows at WangaUui tonight. He is, announced to play two nights, but we doubt if he will show to»,, morrow. . ' James Dickf a boat mac m the erriplby of the Otago Harbour Board, while , ( proceeding to the Heads on Saturday, on horseback, was thrown from bis horsejaadkilltd., : ■.'"..-■. ' . • A number ot the constituents of Mr; Fish,' M.H.R., met on Saturday *o arranfgo for a banquet to him, prior to his departure for; Wellington, but a note was received • from him asking that it, should be deferred. The idea was relinquished, but it is intended to tender him a demonstration on. his return. ' : ' The sailing of the Jane Douglas from Wellington for Foxton is postponed untirtliis evening. She will therefore reach Foxton to-morrow. . ;. i^ , The quarterly summons meeting of Court ; Manawatu, AVQ.F., No^6>6ej6V takes place at the Court room this evening. There was a capital attendance at the Choral Society s practice last night, and good work of a preliminary character was done. One hew member was duly proposed and elected by the Committ* e. An Adelaide telegram says :— Mr E. E. Twopenny, m a letter to the newspaper, urges the immediate arrangement of preliminaries m connection , with the proposed Exhibition m Loadon. He has gained the consent of the South Australian, Victorian, and New Zealand Governments, and will visit New South Wales aiid Queensland next month. ■'. '■;:■■■' '■■■ „ ;.. , ■'■ ;'■. Itt £ ; the temporary absence of the Rev. Father Kirk, 'he services Jot St Mary's Church yesterday were tajken by Father Soulas, the mission priest m charge of the Maoris up the riyer^-a^-gbod |misny> of whom came into town ye»terday > '' ( ! i to' interview their pastor, who haY jusf |e> turned from a vwtf to W«llington^i?S It ii stated that Father Sou^sistobe transferred: to some other sphere, his place n? the river being taken by Father Moreau, whp if to be succeeded m the Manawatu by Father Caren of Welhng-ton.-^Yesterday's Chrpnicle. : • The Bishop of Melbourne, m a lecture, delivered to the Young Men's Chistian Association, observed that the character of the colonial youth is superficiality of eeling, .crafty; cunning, sharpness, and ireverence. '_■ ■'■ .'■ . ' ' '- < .. : A most serious charge has been made by a seaman named Matthew Mooney, respecting the bad treatment which he received during bis short stay m the Adelaide Asylum, wbere he was confined for religious mania,, arising from the influence qf the Salvation Army; oh his mind;^ Moiney accuiiea certain warders who he names of jumping bodily on him, and treating him m a disgusting manner. His person is covered with bruises and scars. , He asserts that the warderi repeatedly made the patients figEt for the amusement of the officials Toe Go^rimenti will, 'probably,; institut© inquiries ? ihtb the matter. - i An Adelaide telegram says:-— -The Rev George: Alfred Palmer has been '.committed for trial for having indecently exposed jhiß person on the Adelaide racecourse on Tuesday. He was drunk at the time when be committed the offence. ■'{ On Saturday an interesting and well ' contested football match was played at Feildjn^ between , teams representing Halcqmbe and Feilding respectively.' The game was. played m four spells of < 20 niinutes each, and resulted ma y draw, Ha'combe play eß for the first ten minu.-. tes wiiih tyro men short,, and towards the, close; one oi their men; Liwey^ had^hisi %hou|der seyetely injared in a 'jostle arid .had to fall outi. ;.! .... i-^v' 1 ' ' : \ ■ : ';' ;''"Z' "'■■■■ rW»t f B.BfciBvJB that .if ; eyery ; one would r txse Hop. Sitter* ; freely •ihere would be ihu'chjessrickness: and misery m the World'; and people are fast find* ing' this ptit, whole familveß keeping, well at a trifling co"t by its use. We advne all to try it. Eead. .A , , • A; Wise Dkaco^t. — Deacon "Voider I ."waiitt you toteji tine; bdWi . Jcept ylriurself "and lamily »o weir~tbe 'Pajjt'' Btason, when all the rest of > n" r:.; bltfve^ been «ick so much^ and I ;bad ;;^h^ doctors running to" us »o often; ; Bri> ther^Taylor^ the-sinswer ia very easy!' I usd Hop/BjtterS; An titoei and kept, my family. well, land ■ «aved"large doctor'i bills: ;" F/iiir Bhillingf'; wdrtb of it kept iall Mil arid able t«>- Work all the time and 1 will: w.arranj; it hka cost you and irtipst Jof^the fjueiglihora; £10 . apiece ; -io*' k^p^ick^ Ibße "tmie.. I . fancy ; -ypu'fl take my !after;;%Se!ei;;v-y^ :; ■; ; -- •'* /. :-:^z";p :^\-