The Dialy Times. The oldest Manawatu journal: Established 1875. FRIDAY, DEC. 14, 1883.

Manawatu Times, Volume IX, Issue 1125, 14 December 1883, Page 2

The Dialy Times. The oldest Manawatu journal: Established 1875. FRIDAY, DEC. 14, 1883.

The old Palmerston Hotel is being taken to pieces.aud rpm^oved. , The workmen are er?aged shifting the Square fences. . .- The funeral of the late Mrs Perkins took place yesterday. The funeral left Mr Perkinß* house, Broad street, at 11.45 a.m., and proceeded to the station j a large number , of Palmerston residents who were unable to go to Foxton talcing this ' opportunity of . showing their respect and sympathy. The coffin; was placed m a covered truck, the bottom of which was] strewn with clean, dry sawdust,, and the friends and relatives of the deceased lady occupied tbe carriage immediately behinl the truck containing <the body, the mother and father of the deceased lady being amongst the number. A (considerable number of friends from Palmerston pro-" ceeded to Foxjon also, m order to pay the last tribute. On arriying at Foxton cci era! local residents boie tne . coffin by band* passed under it to All Sa'nts' Chutch, where the marriage took place about two years ago, 'the coffin being surmounted by wreaths of immortelles and lUy of the galley, and a beautiful cross of immortelles. There was a very large attendance of Foxton people, indeed almost every one m the aistrict . bein^f present. The solemn' procciSsicn was met at the gate by, the ,Bey ( i M'WiUiam, who conducted the service, and i>n entering the Cburieb, the ofgauiit, Mr J- B. Bussell, played with vfrytgreat expression "Blest are the departed,"- from Spohr'i" Last Judg" nient," •. the plainti ie, waiting : tones of. which suited Ihe mournful occasion. The Ufualßefvicewarthengo»« through, * the olergymta; who is' a very 'ql^fr lend of the family, being deeply afEected, as also w^ere a'number of f rteadsj were present, many of the ladj6s .^^im ■ Srow^ dp with the decMwed; Th« *tt)t£; yM|^w'wn^*i^;J^'|:'tu^- ; ;|dr -^W^ 1 Aq^gi : jwd ; s^em--'r ; %- '"•''."■ : ..^-''\ Christ wSiLgatfoerrinihis own .< To the. place where he has gpne: i Wber«our heart and treat pro We, Where o«r life w hid ooiiigh. < The first part of the service b«n« cpnoladed, the procession Teformpfl. the organist playing Handel's Pes^d and proceeded to the Ceraetpjry, where the remainder of the;: sad cewftony waa performed, those m a'tendance returnmg tef «Un*wt©a bj th^^f#nii^ teaio, I

We remind our reader^ of the entertainment to be given m the Foresters' Hall this evening, by Mr A, G. Wiggins entitled "Teles of a Traveller." The diorama has been highly praised by the Press as being far superior to the usual entertainment* of the kind. It is shown by means of a powerful oxyhydrogen light, and the views include scenes m Paris, Egypt;, Italy, Switzerland, Rhineland. London, Edinburgh, &c. Reproductions of choice works of statuary will also be shown m a realistic manner, aud the whole will conclude with a laughable sketch. The carcases of two enormous bullecks were exposed m the city on the 16th inst % , The pair were bred by the executors of the late Mr Niel Black, and have during the spring been exhibited m several of provincial show yards, whexe m every instance they were awarded first prize. After taking their first award at the late show of, the National Society at Fiemington, wbere they excited a good deal of attention, these mammoth oxen were sold m the cattle«yardg at Newmarket. One of them, bought by Mr T. K. Bennett, weighed 1,8201 b. when slaughtered and dressed, and the other, which fell to Mr F. J. Prendergast, turned tbe scale, m the same condition, at 1.7421 b. Tuese are believed to be the finest pair of bullocks ever sent to the market from one estate, and the heaviest of the two is probably the largest ever slaughtered m the colony,— Australasian. Anew advertisement from Messrs C. M; Ross and Co., of the Bon Marcho Drapery establishment, will appear tomorrow, containing some interesting quotations m connection with the approaching festive season. We are glad to notice that Mr James Linton, after upwards of a fortnight's absence, is again at his usual place of business, and has apparently nearly recovered from his recent severe illness.: : ? Mr G. M. Snelsbn'a Christmas Sale will take place on the 22nd inst, when the auctioneer is likely to have a busy time. . , The. redoubtable Captain Jackson Barry has turned up **all safe" at Grisborne. He signalled his advent into that locality by hotte-wbipping an editor. He also -pulled that gentleman's nose to some purpose. Then he went m for muscular development m another quarter. He was transmogrified into a knight of tbe willow, and took part m a cricket match, on the side of the Licensed Victuallers versus the Licensed Interpreters. The gallant Captain wielded the. willow to some purpose, for m the first innings he contributed 7 runs and m the second 10 not out. . While the Captain's innings lasted, it is said tbe mixture of bats, balls, and wickets was rather puzzling to the umpires, who, however persisted m giving the hardy old colonial another innings, A meeting of the Manawatu Acclimatisation Society will be held m Mr J. Idnton's office at 3 o'clock to-morrow. At his rooms to-morrow, Mr G.M. Snelson will offer the privileges m connection with the forthcoming Manawatu Races. It is expected that these will be keenly competed for and will realise a higher sum than last year, as a number of important changes have been made which tend to greatly enhance their value. After the sale of privileges Mr Sneleon will offer a number of cases of Maurice Joel's ale, and 100 dress pieces and quantity of drapery. We are requested to call attention to the announcement th*t for the benefit of schools, families,&c, Mr Wiggins will hold an afternoon exhibition of his ••Tales of a Traveller" to-morrow, at 3 o'clock, at the Foresters' Hall. The price of admission is fixed at 6d for children, adults one shilling. In view of the Christmas season Mr H. Wollerman, of the Palmerston Bottling Stored announces some astonishing reductions m the prices of wines, ales and spirits. Mr Wollerman is evidently determined to keep up with the tunes, and we commend his list, to the perusal of thoie who indulge m the various beverages enumerated. ; We'understand the Rev. S. Griffith will on Sunday evening next preach a funeral sermon on the late Mrs Leary, sen,, at the Wesleyan Church. The shippiog trade appears to be pretty lively at Foxton just now, there being several vessels at the wharf yesterday. 1 ' The Jane Douglas arrived at Foxton yesterday morning, at 8 o'clock, just m time to miss the up train. We regret to learn that the Rev. J. Duncan, of Foxton, has recently had a severe* illness, attributable to a bad cold caught at Palmerston. '. Mr A, G-. Wiggins, who is to give bis popular entertainment, ? Tales of a Traveller," at the Foresters' Hall this evening, arrivedjper train from Foxton this morning. We were> yesterday m- j formed by a Foxton gentleman that the entertainment is a really high olass one, the views' being masterpieces of art, while the lecture, containing Mr Wig* gins' own experiences of travel on the Continent, is most interesting and instrucive. At Mr Wiggins' second exhibition s»t Foxton last night, a large number went to tee it a second time, being highly pleased with the entertainment. The average run of exhibitions of this sort are of a doubtful order bat from the opinions of the Press we gather the present one .is an intellectual treat of a high order. Mr Wiggins, who is an old journalist, and has also held the mastership of several very large schools is well qualified for the pleasant recieaation he is enjoying isjfcelliug his "Tales of a Traveller," and we trust he will have no cause to regret his run along this Coast. The Taranaki Herald of the loth reports the following curious dog tax case as having been 'heard at the Resident Magistrate's Court, New Plymouth :-VA chieftainess named Horiana, daughter of the late ce'ebrated chief, Wiremu Kingi, was brought before the Resident Magistrate's Court this morning, . (being charged py A. Bishop, Collector of Dog Tax, for the County Council, with having fourteen unregistered dogs m her possession at Waita^ra. < It'was'stayted in' evidence that the defendant' lived at the ManafcuriVPah, 1 Waitaraj and was really the head of the natives living there, and her iroid /was law amongthem. In answer to Mr Bishop when he < went to the pah, she stated that she was the only one *m command af the pahjj wad she would not pay the 4og tax, nor j would she allow any !of the other 1 natives to ao v so; ! She th'err ©Toered ' the Tax^CjlieJßtfir ti> leave 1 the pah. Br answer 'to thV^Cputcj the defendant stated that Bhe did not own any dogs' herself, although there was a number of xiogs at the pah. She was now willing t^ " use $er influence with : the natives £nd (get them to "pay the taxv ; 'iiJHlftf iHoiji)jr m<H . it j-^ouldiiot jbe light, to 7 fimskie ':ttie d^^^miipa.y lor all the- dogs ' m path," and" Jhe ;would, adjourn ' the ' case until >he^bd i'jo| j^aauiryt foalloy ; jtbe defendant to get the natives \who \ '■' 'Th^^ar r«j^t^\thatp^ ■ afternoon all >$ie . places^ of buajnesa m Fielding, wqre closed as a mark of pjublic respect to jthe meinpry of the late Mr A. Daiyson, whose funeral was then taking p,lace at A-hburtoo. ci special funeral service * was conducted m St. John's Church, by the Rev Joshua Jones. We leani that Mr Dawson was buried with Matinffl* honors at AnhUmr* w* "" '-.■■ • . i