Established 1875, Manawatu Times. SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 1, 1883.

Manawatu Times, Volume VIII, Issue 352, 1 September 1883, Page 2

Established 1875, Manawatu Times.

SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 1, 1883.

"Words are things, and u drop of ink falling lik* dew upon a thought, pro'hi.-.es tlu.t wlii-h makes thousands, pci-hups millions think."

We understand that Mr E. W. Perkins has decided to allow himself to be put in nomination for one of the vacant seats in the Borough Council. Mr Perkins will undoubtedly make an excellent counciUor,and we congratulate ' the burgesses upon the fact th it his services are placed at their disposal. Owing to bad weather the Jane Douglas will not leave Wellington until to-night. She leaves Foxton at 6 o'clock on Monday evening. An extraordinary general meeting of members of the Manawatu Racing Club is convened for Saturday evening next. We are glad to learn that business generally in Palmerston is beginning to recover trom (he depression of the last few months. As an indication of better times we may mention that dm ing this week no less than five town properties have changed hands at satisfactory figarejs. The demand fur rural properties is also on the increase. A telegram from Bulls says :— " KWs has been received here that a child two years of age, belonging to Mr Dundas, of Mingaroa, was worried by a sow this morning The child was mocb injured, one of its eyes and part of its face being j i bitten away."

Mr Charles Lilloy, Okf .Tu-tice of Queensland, c< nuneneed life in New* castle. Bnplnnd, ;is a lad in the iffice if the late Mi Lockpy Harle will j-boHy pay a re f urn visit t-» his »:ativi' town. It to be hoptd (says the j^iwca.-tle Chroniele) that be will not be aliowed t<> leave ; t without si'iii 1 - 1 public r< 3!>»niiion'>fhis worth and a " umieuts Sir Ciiarl-.-s Li' ley cniiiirated U> Queens* land in 185(5, wlu.<e he c;>triiucnced his carter as a journalist, .-übsequeutly enrercd the legal profusion, aud ultimately attained his present dignity. | A party of bailiffs who had takea possession of the house of one Samuel Gunos,at Tbrapstone, Northamptonshire received a terrible treatiueut at the hands ot the infuriated debtor recently Mr Gunns fir.-t locked the men in a room, and then threw a hire of bees amongst them. The agony of the imprisoned bailiffs must have been fearful. It is not surprising that the per etrator of the ingenious outrage has been sen^ teuced to a month's hard labour in gaol. This is how the editor of the Wairarapa Star delicately hintisofhis pedestrian powers and at same time puffs an advertiser: — "Mr H. M. Lyon is said to have ridden a tricycle between Mastertou and Featherson between dinner and tea-time on Sunday last. On the occasion of the last Tauherenikau races the editor of this jourual rode a pair of Peterson's boots over the same road between teaetime and supper* time." In a discourse recently delivered by Dr Roseby at Dunedin, the following passage occurs : — " These trials and difficulties of life they are no real loss to us. The noblest and best of men have had to face them, and have developed, under God, their nobleness and manly vigor by facing them. They had never bten what they were but for the discipline of adversity. And it is quite a mistake toimaginc that the really best and most desirable life is one wherein we meet with no reverse.-'. Reverses, difficulties, are the divine provision for making human creatures truly men. Look at George Washington. It is said that he lost more battles than he gained. Look at the gieat trench general Moreau— a name which will recall to the memory ot many of you a good French priest in the early days of this settlement, who happily illustrated how difficulties and incon* veniences may not only quicken Christian zeal, but inspire vrith the noblest Christian charity. Well of General Moreau — the good priest's namesake— it used to be said that he was like a drum, which nobody heard of except as beaten, Yes, these men learned the art of organising victory out of a succession of defeats, and they did it by the virtue of endurance." A very large meeting of sheepfarmers was held at Napier on Thursday to receive the reports of the committees appointed by the settlers of Hawke's Hay and Waipawa counties in reference to the approaching invasion of the rabbit plague. One revert stated that rabbits were on tht- immediate boundary ot the province, northward of the Akiteo 'river, and tecommei'd'd the erec f i>n <>f a • abbit -proof fenci.' fr-.m the coast run.' niug inland fifteen miles towa-ds Wood- I ville, ui the Seventy Mile Bu.«.b. Another repoit recommenced the direction of the fence, and condemned the line of the artificial boundary bew c ea VVeN linjjton and Hawke's Baj' provincial districts- The estimated cost of the fence is £3,000. Sheepfarmers reore* senring a million and a-quarter sheep agreed to pay a farthing a hi ad to detray the cost. All u<hetpfarmers in the district will be asked to contribute; The Hawke's Bay members have been requested to communicate with the Government, -vitb. a view to securing assistance. Separate tenders are invited bj the Tru&tees in the estate of Carl Jorgensen for the purchase of the stock-in-trade and equity of redemption of the freehold in the estate. The Masterton Borough Council are discussing the advisibility of lighting the Borough by electricity. An entertainment in aid of St. Peter's Sunday School is advertised to take place in the Foiester's Hall on Thursday, 13th Sept. A number of well-known Amateurs will take part in the entertain, ment which promises to be a success. Tickets for reserved seats can be obtained at Mr W. Park's stationery depot where plan of the Hall can be seen* " j The Marton waterworks are to be I commenced shortly. The Commissioner of Government Life Insurance has agreed to lend the council £3,500, and the j Mayor last night stated that he h id no doubt that he would be able to place the the balance (£1,500) of the loan at the rate of 7 per cent, amongst private individuals, who naturally Jook upon Borough debentures as a very desirable investment, they being absolutely safe, and involving no trouble in collection of interest. Judging from the report of the pro» ceedings at the recent meeting of the Wellington Meat Export Company the shareholders thrmselv^s would be improved by undergoing a process of refrigeration. After some remark" by Mr Nathan, "Mr Coleman Phillips suggested that if any director felt bim<self aggrieved, such as Mr Nathan appeared to be, he could resign, and allow some one else to be appointed. Mr Nathau (with some heat j — L consider Mr Phillips' a most impertinent suggestion. If anyone deserves a horsewhipping, Mi* Puillips will get one some day." The lady's donation of £}000 it now appears is to the Auckland Fallen Women's Home, not the Scripture Gift Association. The liabilities in the estate of Miss Annie Maher, the bankrupt Wanganui barmaid, are set down at £78 19$, while the as*etf? are nil. It would be to the advantage of all purcha-ers of Drapery and Clothing to inspect the Goods fust opened at M'Dowt-ll Bros., Cash' Wan house We can confidently say the prices are astonishingly low, and for range of choice the stock cannot be equalled in the dis' trict. — A dvt.