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Manawatu Times, Volume X, Issue 1361, 2 December 1884, Page 2

, Wo regret to learn Mr J. Walkley, of \ the Commercial Hot«*l, is somewhat seriously Mr William Baker had his arm fractnred by a cricket ball iv the Auckland Domain on Saturday last. It is stated that Tawhaio is to leave Wha tiwhatihoe. ad take up his reai .ence m the Lower Waikato. . . . The weights -for- the handicap events- in. the Manawatu Racing Club's programme are published ia this issue. . Two Maori canoes were brought from Foxton last night and will he conveyed to the Gorge for use by the engineers who are engaged on the survey. " n The ;r ,vital statistics of o .the I .Balraerston District for fast, month .-.are— Births registered, 19 ; deaths, 5. There were no mar» riages during the month, Mr W. Patten- delivered' a -lecture on "Alcohol" m the .Wesleyan Hall last night to a large-audience" A repoit of thelecture is unavoidably held ever. „*■■ ?i, Messrs WoUermsra anxlHutoh'eson insert a notice m thisissu©"' which will be found worth perusal by thosewho intend keeping Chribtmas as a season of good cheer. In addition'to wines 1 , 'spiritsV&c./the 1 flnri also draw attentiotf'-'to their recent irtportatiolii' of Christmaef ruits. " Mr W. B. Hawkins notifies that h© intends practising his " profession m Palmerston and with that m view Has secured premises opposi c the Court house. Mr Hawkius was admitted to tli'e JBar ' In 1873," and until lately has been 1 practising m Foxton and Feilding as a member of the firm of Hawkins and Son. ' ' The wages of a" gang of Italian laborers near Saratoga were recently t cut down ten cents a day. Instead of striking they cut an" in6K'W their shovel trades at .night. The boss asked what it meant, and' one of the, men replied, "'iftoil^o ' macV pay, not much' dirt lift';" all right, 1 job last' the more long ; Italian no fool like Irishman ; he no strike.". '_ ti ; . A . bachelor, farmer, in Arizona advertii»d m. San, JTrancipco , paper* . fpr.a, wife. The reply that pleased him most, came .from a young lady employed ux a. dry .goods store. He-hastened to the city, (presented, himself, waji.acce.nte.j4, an,d ten days later the pair was m&rrjed. .Soon after., returning, to hia home ia Arizona the farmer. took hit wife down to Almeda to visit hi», brother, when tp r the, amazement of all, it was found that hijt, hro^erlf. wife and. his were Bisfcecs. Different-people have ditterent ideas of what- ooottitutes a; fat billet: < A lawyer was- enlarging on a debtor's position to pay to-day m the R.M, Courtj'fiaid debtor being m a good situation at a high salary.. That was the legal view ; here is the actual, the man, who has a wife and -four children, is m receipt of two pounds' per week.' i Once more a> -contrast" between romance and reality.— Napier Telegraph; Describirig 'the 1 filthy state'of old Naples, tn*e' OpVnibrie^ (Borne) 1 ' said .•— "'Alongside new Naples th'ere'still continues to exist old Naples, dirty 1 , without light, 'without air, wherein SOOjO^O'hmnairbeiiig live m habitations that reiemWe caveraC TheVecholera has established its hdad^nar'terV/and'th -nee it is diffused. It is no exaggeration to say that that part of Naples ii a perennial but rage'tofciVilMaWon.""' ; ' " " Salvation, buuness h^vingl^en , sqm c what depresied cif ". late . in^ajmerstori.ja, new '\c?ptajiji l> 'iias i 6een, imported!. ,£he ( offlcer ( made' hia firit Appearance. }(flat evening and convinced fiii liters. that ( his.fungf { were m first-class condition. Tho attendajqejp at the opening was not large, and .the '' Army" marched ,round the town tpthe^muß|cof the '* Band', 1 ( whlc^.consjsted ) of a hfg drum only . The effect maybe imagined be adequately describe i. , . T, he drum| y app ears to have become a tort of ark of the covenant with the local garrison, and no doubt sweet religious consolation- is derived from the •DUfld of an, instrument of such wide .range oj;, expression., „„. .„, ,„„,.. ;>rrii „, , „_, <r , ; ..^ „The New ■ZealandiiMefchQdiit hae the folxlowing editorial comments on the recent' adverse decision .of the Weslayan. Con-, fareocsiat Cbristohurch^ with < respect, to the proposed union, of, the. vari<>u»-:branehei of Methodism m New Zeiknd :—'-' Wetdo mot< affect to' covet »1 out! disappnintment. < i In la our ja^gmwntv the separation asked for was necessary fo». securing i. a most«'pro>«t miaing development iof-oMtttliodisin' m thif colony,, and iHß>a source* of no email. regret tOcUS thatby the action of .Conference -our hopeß of a movemeßt -forward urgently : caUed for, as f we .believej-,by th^-necasSitie*-Of -our spositum,are .held Jnohecks'' .>i>- ■• >' Woing over Niagalfii'iPalls is 'a'fe'at * that appears fco have • irre-itirile"attracti()tf to adve"nturpus' f ß^)irits afthyjughthV 'ad'fahtage. to~te'gaitied by 'It \ 'erfbrmaiic'e is perhaps hardly 'wcirt'ti 1 the risk ; and J ' dftdo'm'f ort ? 'm:' 1 volved by the proceeding (observes the' St. James' Q-azett'). A novel experiment; m th^airectidn' is Hbbut to 'bo 'm&g. .~-'w ORver Wdrinaia^a ftescopaintSr of Buffalo; has Snnbtin'ced ' his ihtention'of gbin 1 ' 'di'eY : tlie FaHs itfa "rubßer Katl," ? f6r ri'p'urse 1 of' lOddddf, aS" ! sb"6n asf'the-' neces'&ry r 'arrange- 1 ments are completed. The ball is to'be ) sft" m diameter, and is to be made of ''ri£b'|>er, £ inch thick, covered with: cl6Seiy;!)faided tarred rope, to prevent any injury" to" th« ball m the not inWrobable efent ; of Ks itKlcitftfthe rocks. "'Mr I ' WoFmal^ expects that ball willreceiVe' r su^cient tii6meriruisa*wnil« m the rapids to hurl it far" ! out" intb !>l tfie river; where he will, if Ms expectations are realised, be picked up by a small' bpat which will be waiting for him. ' Corn., pressed air is"' to r be irfiected into the ballr whichvlll be 1 beitoetically' Mealed, and Mo Wormald say's he oan'^live m it for I minutes if necessary. It' is comidered pro~- ' babTe'he'wiltdie'afSiagara; ' ' ' "' ,An impounding notice appears m! bar aqTertising'cbluninsi ...',.. Applioationa for the appointment of , Banger for the Palmerston Boroagh rnuit be^eut i»iby,noon tormorrow r : mi. . ° Tenders for work tra Fitzhwbert Main' ' Boad West,«nd onCleveley's'line'^Banny* 1 thorpe, close at the Manawatu Boad Board office at XI a.m. to-morrow, :: " -~ "VTe remind our readers of the ', auctipm sale of pura-bred poultry to be he'd by Messrs Halqpmbe and Slier will at Feilding to-m'orrbVrV CHRISTMAS— That great season of re. joicing, is near. All of our customers will be pleaeed to' know that during this month we shall offer a few' special lines suitable to. the season at prices far below any other house m t^i* tawn. Note— rMen's silk dust, Coats, 8s lid each : Men's straw, Hats, 9d } Children's and Ladies' bfraws, 3d and 6d ; lace collars, 6d each ; Mea'i regatta. Shirtp, 3s lid; Prints, 4}d yard Also a choice . assortment of ladje*' Dojmans and Trimmed Hats at Prioes ,to — Bentlbt, BeOS.MarlborOugh Hpuse.-^A'dvt, ,',,' Now (JoMpijiTß' o.Ujr ' extensive 1 shipment for t^e Summer Season, We are now^hqwing thfi , ioqgt, c<jinxplet<j f ,an4, ( best assorted .^toc's; o pf w J)?apery and Clothing m this district, most of our Shipments . being ....direct Imports. "Saving all intervening, profits" we are m a position to ofFer-Better value than ehewoere to be found m the Manawatu, Our class of goods have -gained sufficient to warrant inspection. — Soliciting an early call— We are yours truly — J & W. A. McDowell.— Cash Warehouse. Now that Summer- weather has really set m, and it no longer remains a" question oi whetner Summer ov^ts,- avili or will not be needed, the next question that mnst exercise every prudent mind inclined to econom jpe, is where can.these be goJ4n f uch variety ',ai to a'ff^ra^ainpie^ scope tot. choice an^'.^t tt'ejame^time'wh'ere^e.^urchaser may.rely, on obtaining thfTyery '. nrst value' for^cash, iyi T6 < al) such, enquiries we have but one'repijj-at.'i'he Son Mafcbe^wijere^ o.'' M. Roi" and' Cot have Been disposing oJf 1 la r ge quantities of their Spring and Hummer Drapery, during ( th^ ga^tfow week*. — ADrT.