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Manawatu Times, Volume X, Issue 1384, 30 December 1884, Page 2

The Tui leaves Foxten for Wellington on 31st inst at 6 p,m. . Mr R. 0. Hamerton, Public Trustee, was a visitor to Palmeraton to-day. Mr James Linton, Major of Palmerston, haß been gazetted a Justice of the Peace. Mr W. A. Fitzherbert has been appointed a member of the Land Board for the Land Distriot of • ellington. Letters of naturalisation have been issued to Peter Nielsen, settler, Eiwitea, Count j of, Oroua, and Marx Vossy fanner, Palmers-t-n Worth. Since the publication of our article yes-, terday definite statements have been made to us of coal m other localities m Fitzherr berfc. In the list of acceptances for the Friendly Societies' Handicap published by us yeaterday, W. L. Hunter's name was iv advertently omitted. " ■ Captain" Wilson, of the Sal vation Army requests us to s'-ate that the George Foster, fined at Feilding for assault on Thomas Sexton, is not a Salvationist. In anticipation of a good time coming the Bank of Australasia m Palmerston is having a large strong room erected. The work is being oarried out under the superiatendence of Mr E. Larcomb, architect. Holders of share '■ m the Palmenton Publio Hall company will feel gratified with the intelligence m another column to the effect that a dividend of 2s 6d per share is now payable at the premises of Mr S, Abrahams. The Auckland Star's special correspond dent m We'lington writes to it as follojrs ; I have the statement on excellent authority that the Times approached Sir Julius indirectly desiring .to know if any apology would be accepted, The next meeting of the Manawatu Chosen Few, L.0.L., is convened for Mon. day, sth January. We ar^ requested to state that as the business comprises raising to the Arch Purple Degree an early attend* ance is desired. ' We aro glad to learn that any difficulty with the natives m connection with boating on the Awapuni lagoon has been obviated, and they now fully recognise that the Boating Club is at liberty to use the lagoon without leave or license from them. - Mr Ross has completed the working sur« vey of the second section of the Main Trunk Railway, from the Marton end, and will probably strike camp on Wednesday, preparatory to proceeding to Wanganui, to do the office work m connection therewith. — Advocate, The Secretary of State for the Colonies has forwarded a despatch intimating that Her Majesty has been graciously pleased to approve of the undermentioned gentlemen being permitted 'o retain the prefix of Honorable within the co'ony of New Zealand as late memb-rs of " the Executive. Council : — Sir Frederick . Whitaker. K.C.M,a , Major Harry Albert Atkinson, Mr William Rolleston, Mr John Bryce, Mr Richard Oliver, Mr Thomas Dick, and Mr Walter Woods Johnston. It appears that owing to some misapprehension some of the competitors who tnterei for the walking match at the Friendly Societies Sports did not send m their acceptances. The Commt tee have therefore iv« timated that if a sufficient number of competitors are on the ground a mi'.e walking match will be substituted for one of the minor events, handicaps to be declared on the ground, thus allowing a line to be taken from the recent matches at Feilding. ■• A meeting of members of the Manawatu Acclimatisation Society was held m Mr • Linton' a office yesfceriay afternoon. Ifc wat decided that the trout which, bad teed hatched by the secretary at Awahuri should be distributed m the streams of the Oroua, Ashurst, Fitzherbert. and Manawatu districts. We may mention that anyone who desires to stock streams on his propel ty can obtain a supply of fi9h. free of charge, en application to the Secretary. The Secretary was instructed to write to the Colonial Secretaiy Pad request that the ■hooting season be opened from the Ist .March to the end of July for native game. A suggestion has been made that some event of public interest should be arranged to take place m Palmerston on Easter Monday, and it ia probable that steps will be , taken to frame an attractive programme which will include horse rp.jing. and also all the Irsst features of ordinary sports. The suggestion is a good one, and w?ll doubtless be earned out. Hitherto Palmers tomans have been treited to no other form of amusement than the melancholy picnic on Easter Monday, though the day is usually observed as a close holiday. The following lon mot appears m an English sporting paper : — A crr^ain jockey lately appeared on a racecourse with a handsome pin m his scarf, formed of a horse's tooth, moun'.^d m gold. " Nice pin you've got there ; very handsome !" a brother jockey observed. "Yes.it is rather neatj isn't if"- Ahore's tooth, you see. Mr Blank gare it me." "Ha I I shouldn't have thought you pulled 'em quite as hard as that," was the reply, A precious carpet has just been destroyed m San Francisco. It has covered the floor of one of the rooms m the Mint, and had been used for five years. The dust of the' precious metals used m the coinage had, during that period, daily fallen upon it, and when it was taken up from the floor,- it was cnt up into very small pieces and burned m pans. The ashes were subjected to the process employed with mining dust, smd they realised 2500 dollars. Thus tho carpet, after years of wear, was mere pi#Cflous iUAU *h*n it w«g OMb

The special prizes to be given m connection with the Fiiendly Societies' Sports are now on view m Messrs McDowell's windows, and form a handsome collection . The following par is from the Maryborough. Times : — Two young ladies came to onr office last evening — they had a grievance. The scribe on the evening journal had, according to their showing, done them a gross injury. Between occasional sobs from the fair damsels we gleaned that they hed been «• locaHsed" for bsing guilty of an offence — that of smoking cigarettes m tbe public strcsta of peaceful Blenheim. Now. it was a trnfch— and it was a lie — one had smoked but not the other, and the crowd of oa-lookara and the fear of mobbing we>e but visions of the writer's fertile imagination. Only two peoplo had s< en the offender, and she had been goaded into the enormi : y by a young electrician m our public institution — to his discredit/ be it said. On our expressing our willingness to cive them a chance of vindication through this journal, and not till then, they departed, wiping their eyes, muttering blessings on our humanity, and heaping curses on one contemporary, wishing they were on the verge of winter, when they might batter the offending writer's head with snowballs. At a vegetarian banquet recently held m Fn gland, after the usual amount of distensive food had been consumed, a malcontent had the courage to observe that if we left off rearing animals for food it would interferfi with clothes, He was, however, instantly confuted, m the most practical manner, by a true vegetarian, who arose and asserted t iiafc he was completely dressed m materials which had involved no blood-guiltiness whatever. A coiten velveteen coat, a dark linen drill waistc-at, corduroy trousers, and lawn tennis shccs constituted the array of this animal's friend. He slso committed himcelf to the statement that "he had neve; tasbed animal food m his life." Mr GK M. Snelson advertises his usual monthly sale of cattle to take place at ih* Fitzherbert street yards on Saturday next. Notice is given of the application of J. T. Davis, fruiterer, to be adjudged a bank* rupt. Mr A. R. Fletcher Johnston is solicitor for the debtor. Wells' « c Bough on Corns"--Ask for Well's " Bough on Corns." Quick relief, complete permanent cure. Coins, Warts, Bunions. Feltbn, Grrimwade, and Co., General Agents, Wellington. Lovely CxiKEs.— There are lovely climes and places m which the evcrjing zephyrs are oaded with malaria and -the poison of fevers and epidemics . To dwell there m health is impossible, without a supply of Hop Bitters ; at hand. Theaeßittew impart an equalizing i strength to the system, and prevent the accumulation of deadly spores of contagion Be sure and see. O. M. Boss & Co, of the Bon Marche, announce m another column a list of special quotations to role m all departments during the present Holiday Season, which we commend to the careful perusal of your Readers they also avise the arrival of some choice nio nacs* suitable for Christmas presents and new years gifts to be sold verr cheap. —C. M. Boss <b Co. The Bon Marche. A great treat will be m store for the People of Palmerston, at which there will be. much rejoicing. At this time of the year we all Jook forward with pleasure m aiticipating tbe gay times of Xmas and New year. But as this treat has only been added to the programme of events this day it is very desirable that every person m this town should hear of the addition. In less than eight hours Fathers and Mothers who j wish to study economy will be discussing the advisability of visiting Bektlbi BeOS, j Xmas treat without delay. — Advt. . Important to everyone. — J. & W, A McDowell are now selling the whole of their new and Superior Sccck at cost price. The whole stock of £350J, at cost price for one month prior to change m Firm. J. & W. A. McDowßLii,Cash Warehouse.— Advt. Rough on Rats." Clears out rats, mice roaches, flies, ants, bedb ugs, beetles, insects skunks, jack-rabbits, gophers. Druggists, Felton, Q-rimwade & Co., Agents, Welling ton. ;