The Daily Times. The oldest Manawatu journal: Established 1875. FRIDAY, JAN. 18, 1884.

Manawatu Times, Volume X, Issue 1153, 18 January 1884, Page 2

The Daily Times. The oldest Manawatu journal: Established 1875. FRIDAY, JAN. 18, 1884.

We direct attention to the advertise meat of the Ready Money Store, before fhe leader, ainouncing sugar for sale at extremely low prices. Tendeis are invited by the WellingtonManawatu Railway Company for tbe Punt Construction Contract. Plans, &c can be t-oeu at the Company's offices j at Wellington and Palmerston. ! At a ' meeting of railway employes j held in Wanganui on Wednesday, it was rerolred to bold the annual picnic at Weitoe on Good Friday; | During the past month 2231 persons came into the Colony, and 753 departed from it, leaving a balance in favor of the colony pf 1478.; During | jtihV'year the arrivals numbered 19.110 "and departures 9 I£6, leaving a surplus of arrivals of 10,029. The appointments of Mr E. J. Arm strong as Registrar of Dogs for the ridings of Taonui and Fitzherbeit, and |of Mr G. Bray for the ridings of Wai tuna, Asburst and Kivwtea, arc gazetted in our advertising columns, i According to tbe llawera Star rumour is busy with the name of a gentleman connected with the Manawapou Railway contract. He bas not been seen hereabouts lately, and rash peop'e are tellin.' veiy c>rcumst%ntial stories to accd'un .'o/;tiis absence. A race yeßterJay at Awaburi for L5 between Mr Samuel's -bay mare OvetIraft, and Mr Jackman's roan m<n Gravelpit excited a good deal of inter st. and resulted in an easy win for the first-ntmed borse, the second beitv noThere. In this connection we m^y mention that the Maoris are forming a racecourse in Mr Cole s paddock near the hotel at Awahuri, and are training several horses for running A the forthcoming races at Poxton.—^tar. At the conclusion of yesterday's meeting of the Palmeraton Borough Council, the Mayor stated that the meeting to ascertain the views of the ratepayers in regard to the loan proposals, would be convened tor Saturday 27th inst. Tbe Wanganni Court of Foresters appears to be in a flourishing condition. Since the beginning ot the year 12 new members have been received, and. at the end ot tbe month tbe court will have L4OO to lend at interest. Tbe total membership is now over 130. In October next, oh joy ! tbe Claimant wilt be liberated on ticket -of-leave. His friends have promised to then rally round kirn and set him up in a public* bouse. This is as it should be, fora sporting bar is just the place for him. My .conviction is that in this position be will attract enormously, and make almost as, much money as if he had con trived to get the estates to which be once aspired. His inn is to be called the Tichborne Arms. — London Correspon dent. At the conclusion of the special meeting of the Palmerston Borough Council held yesterday, an informal meeting of the councillors was held when it was stated that Cr Linton was about to proceed to Wellington, and it would be advisable to take advantage of this to get him to wait upon the heads of various departments and advocate the wants of the\distnct. After a short discussion it was\|esolved to authorise Cr Linton and Mr Macarthur to wait upon the Minister of Public Works in reference to tbe Gorge B*ihr*y *nd other matters ; and upou >the Minister of| Lands in reference to the land required for hospital purposes. Cr Linton was also authorised to wait upon i Mr Luckie and ascertain whether the I proposed loan could be obtained '.from ' Government, and »lso to make enquiries in other quarters. The Mayor instructed the Town Clerk to enter the resolution as part of the proceedings at next mettt* The Borough Poundkeeper advertises particulars of cattle which have been impounded on the land of Messrs Eussell Bros' at Te Matai. One of tbe animals can fairly claim to be a very marked specimen of her kind. An unfortunate young fellow seeking to escape from Hamburg hid bimselj among the bales of merchandise of a «hip he Supposed to. be bound for England, taking with him a piece of meat that would have supplied him for such a voyige. Jhe ship, however, was sailing for the west coast of Africa. On arrival at its destination, and it* cargo being unloaded, his body was found "completely blocked in bales-" He had been evidently starved to death. What agonies must have been bis through tbe long watches of the night, and worse, iu th« day time, wben tbe eai!o r s worked and aang above him, and he had no means <iif ranking hts presence known to them? " A stranger bo>h to crew and passengers," he is described ; yet someone had known and loved him, doubtless; and his tge, " about 20." Mr E. Ellery Gilbert pianoforte tunei, iiferts a caution in this issue to the m usical public.