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Manawatu Times, Volume X, Issue 1178, 18 February 1884, Page 2

A son of Mr M. Samuel, Endynriou Hotel, Awaburi, broke his collar bone the othtr day, through a fall while run* "ing. Messrs James Bowater, C. H. Tomlinson, A- C. B.urcham, A- Cockbum, and C. L. Anderson, have been elected as the Orou* Licensing Committee The Rangitikei Advocate states that the little ?irt who was the victim of the outrage at Patea is the daughter of Mr P. Meyers, of Rangitikei. was adopted by Mr Roach when station" master at Marton and taken by him to Patea. Her age i« nine years. The E. U. Cameron takes to Lyttleton f-om Poxton 29,000 feet of timber from Mr H. Ad3ett's saw-mill. Messrs Murdoch and Kose's contract price for st Patrick's Colkge is £ 12,575, not £12,275, as stated. Tenders close on Wednesday next for the supply of 50,000 sleepers for Waitaki Bluff Railway >n.lso, for Tahoraite Station Buildings Contract, No 2. The advertisements relating to these appear on our first page. Messrs Huleombe and Sherwill an* nounce an important ram stile to take ulace at Feilding on the 6ih March, Particulars will be found m our advering eoiamnft.

It is supposed that 700,000,000 people are now living who never he trd the word -f G.i.l. London lias a o np-my which inTires against bicylcle an«J tricycls accidents. The wbolu nuaiber of students m the colleges of the United States is over :*2,000. Mr Bowron, Government Inspector of ;);iiries, is now m Wanganui, inspecting the <^koU Dairy Factoiy, He is to visit Vlakino shortly, after which he goes to lawera. . We learn from a uon temporary that * commander of one of the Christchurch Volunteer companies has taken steps 10 have summonses issued against several members of the corps who f'ailei to earn .•iipitatim money for the,, past year by neglecting to attend the requisite number of parades. The regulations prescribe hat members not earning the grant shall pay tho amount teraselvf s into the funds ■»t the company. Local Volunteers ha i oeiter be careful, m case their com* tnanders take advantage of the law. Mr W, Waring Taylot has been reappcinted member of the Land Board for the Wellington District, Thomas Holloway, the pill maUer, left L 5,000,000 sterhn*, most of which he bequeathed to charitable institus tion3. Archibald Forbes is modest. Writing to Mr Smythe respecting the propoaid visit of G<orge Augustus to the col- nies, he says " I think his name «s strongfr m itself than was niiue m .lustralia," The time for receiving tenders for Mr E. J. Charles' property has bten extended till Saturday next. I he attention of those requiring stabs. posts, ami palings is direced to Mr N.. M.oitensen'B advertisement m another column, announcing that be can supply these articles m any quantities. The Eev M. Wright leaves tor Foxton to-night, en route for Wellington, to attend the General Assembly o» I the Prtßbyteri:in Church of New Zealand. The Eev Mr Doull left for the same scene on Saturday evening Mr Doull is to be Moderator for the coming year. The Huia and Tni have obtained the contract for the conveyance of 650 tons of i ail way material to Fox 'on from Wellington for the Wellingfon-Mana-watu railway. The following are the scores *n the cricket match Otago v Tasmania: — Tasmania, Ist innings, 139; 2nd innings 146, Otago, Ist innings, 186 ; 2nd innings 20 for four wickets. The match ended m a draw, The following have been elected as the Licensing Committee for Bulls :-~J G. Wilson, Dr Frood, A. E. Remington, T. Flower, and JR. Hammond.