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Manawatu Times, Volume VIII, Issue 298, 29 June 1883, Page 2

The Palmerston Ready Money Store has two annrmncoments m this issue to which we direcr special attention. At the half-yearly meeting of Court -'ir George Grey, A.O.F. held m Wellington on '1 ucsday, the following P.U.K.'s ware tioniinnti'd for the respective district offices the election for which will take place t the disfcrict meeting to be heid at Palmerston North m October next.— D 0.X., lir<>. D. T.- Smith; D.S.C.K.. Bro. P. Murray ; D.8., Bro., J J Harris ; D.S., Bro. J. T, Bovis ; D.T., Bro. A. Whiteford. From the annual report of the Inspec tor of rrisous, we learn that the daily average number of prisoners m the larger prisons was 667, as against 726 m 1881, viz., 517 males and 94 females, at a gross annual cost of £51 10s 7d per prisoner ; but, deducting the sum of £4558 15s, received ior labou r, roadmetal, &c, the net cost per prisoner is is reduced to L 44 14 Id. The Jane Douglas leaves Foxlon for Wellington at 8 o'clock to morrow afternoon. We remind our readers that Mr G M. Snelsou's monthly «ale of horses will be held at Jordan's Horse Bazaar, tomorrow, commencing at 1 30 p.m. The list to be disposed of is a lung one, and we anticipate a very successful sale. We are requested to direct special notice to the fact that a good timber dray and 2 draught Horses will be ofiered ; also three superior light draught horses and a new tip dray. The tender of Messrs'Mer-rick and Perrin, at L 65, for roofing the Grand Stand has been accepted by the Manawatu Racing Club. We notice that tenders are called for alterations to the old store known as Brightwety's and for the erection of three cottages. A rumor was industriously circulated this afternoon to the effect that an employee at one of our Jocal hotels bad committed suicide by cutting his throat. On enquiry being made, however, it was found that tbe rumour arose m tonse\ quence of the employes beinsr absent from his usual place, and when ppe of his follow -servants asked wbeie he was, she was jokingly told be had cut his throat. Hen>'e the rumour, which goes to prove that for prompt circulation of a report a bingle womau is better than two daily papers. Thirty-three candidates for examination as pupil teachers presented them' selves before Mr Foulis at Wangauui on Wedne-dayi The results of the examination will be mad knowu iv about a week. We observe that the Feilding Star is following the bad example se» fey the Wanganui Chronicle' »v deprying the character of the country towns. From our Parliamentary telegrams it will be noticed that Mr M. W. Green's Bill m reference to Bible-reading m Schools, was thrown out on tjje second reading by a very large majority. We are glad to potice that Mr James Lintoa has now recovered from jijs severe illness, and was able to be jit his office again to»day, The first meeting of creditors of William Lingard, brpwer, was held m Wang nui yesterday. The assets were sworn at £0310, and the ljabiliijes at £16,3 17. Messrs Cross and Filmer were elected trustees. Mr John Jordan, well known m this district, will be brought up to-day at the Martou fo'ice Court on a charge of uttering a valueless cheque on the Bank of Anstralafia for £2 10s. Bishop Redwood visited Feildinjj yestertJay jn $>mpany with the Rev. Father Carew, 5 The Martoo paper Btafcea that the new railway bridge over the liungitikei river, which was opened for regular traffic on Monday is of a thorougqly substantial character. Though there was a heavy flood m the river last night and a number of large trees were carried agajhs : t the piers, there was not the least vibration waenthe trajn/for ( ganjui crossed. IV Hawerft Star ft is said that Mr ijolmes, Re&^fii Engineer, will shortly proaeed to Jtylraepslpn to survey for a railway route m tbat neighbourhood, Mr J. T, Stewart is ex> piloted to take Mr Holmes' place. It has occasionally happened that certaiau matters m connection with the department have been severely commented on m these columns ; but no one has ever questjqne^ the professional ability of the resident engineer, Ke has tnade many friends ii the district, and' his depairiure will be generally regretted. Rough on Rats. — Clears out rats, mice, roaches, flies, ants, bed-bugs, beetles, jnsects, skunks, jack-rabbits, gophers, 7£d. J>FUggisfs, Wose», Moss and Cp., Geaeral Agentg. Motheb; Swan's "•Bv'o^m S^eup.—lnfallible, tasteiess, harmless,' cathartic, for ieverishness, restlessness, worms',^ constipation; Is at d^gg l sts- . Mosesj Mogs a»d Co., Sidney, general Agents. - G/OKG^DLiyjEils.-rrßillious oondjtions, constipation, piles, dyspepsia, ; headache, cured by Wells' May Apple PUI.s, #d and Xs bo^es at druggists. Mosps, Moss and Co., Sydney, General Agents fop Australasia, y>YJB&Y CitMßS.— There are lovely clime's and places iv which.the evening zßphyers are loaded with, malaria and the poison of feVer and ; epidemics. Tb^ 'dwell there m health is. impossible, wtthbuti a supply o| Hop fitters at hand. These Bitters impart an equaliziag strength to the system, and prevent the accumulation of tfeadly spores of contagion. Be sire and gee.