FRIDAY, MAY 28, 1880.

Manawatu Herald, Volume II, Issue II, 28 May 1880, Page 2

Manamatu Herald FRIDAY, MAY 28, 1880.

Crowded out. — Our usual leading article is crowded out of this issue. Football. — A meeting of persons in reference to the establishment of a Football' Club wili be held at Wbyte's Hotel on Monday evening next. Meat, — In another column Mr Puroell announces the opening of his butchery business next Tuesday, June 1. The shop will temporarily be that adjoining the Ready Money Store, and as prices will be low, and the article supplied good, we have no doubt Mr Purcell will attain his usual success. Rowing Club Entbbtainmbst. — In an.* other column is published the programme of the Rowing Club entertainment, which takes place next Wednesday evening. A glance at it will show that the entertainment will be a capital one in every way, and those who attend will certainly, get their moneys worth. The object of the entertaintainment is to augment the funds of an institution which is worthy of support, and which has already brought great credit to Foxton by the victories it has gained. But apart from this is the fact that the committee have published a capital programme, and wo therefore expect if tne;weather i 3 propitious to see a bumper house. Tickets for the entertainment may be obtained at the Herald office. Auctions.— Messrs Thynne, Linton &Co. will hold two sales to-morrow, at the Public Hall, Foxton, at 2 p.m. : one of fruit trees and shrubs from the nursery of Mr 0. F. Hanneko, of Marton ; the other of apples, pears, aud oranges, beinsr a consignment just arrived. These sales should certainly attract visitors from all parts of the district. Bankruptcy Notices. — A number of bankruptcy notices are published in this issue. Sleepers.— The Government are advertising for tenders for 12,000 sleepers for the Foxton and New Plymouth railway. Filed. — John Cribb, of Moutoa, Foxton , has filed a declaration of insolvency. Crowded Trains. — The Maori feast at Motuiti has been the means of causing a very large increase of traffic to and from Foxton during the last few days. On Wednesday especially there was a " rush " for the seats in the4.is up train, and when it started from Fox ton. every carriage was chock full, there being about 120 passengers aboard. Pabliament. — Parliament openi this day, at Wellington, and in the course of a few days the opposing forces of Ministerialists and Oppositionists will probably measure .their strength. . Williams Poisoning Case. — A second inquiry touching the death of OhasWilliams, whose body was found near Mr Bartlett's house, Marton, a few weeks ago, and who was supposed to have been- poisoned, took' place at Marton on Wednesday last, before R. Ward,JEsq., R.M: The certificate from the Government Analyst in Wellington was produced, and stated that a quantity of strychnine was found in the stomach of deceased, which had been forwarded for examination. Amongst the letters found on deceased was one in very broken English (the deceased being a foreigner), of which the following is a translation :~" Dear Liz, — 1 must say good-bye for ever. I must goou,to£ tbid world, for I have suffered enough in this world, innocent enough, so I here have to say good-bye for ever. "Will meet in a better worldr >No more, goodbye, God bless in heart. I did have rest in John's place for twenty-four hours. _I was Wake up, and 1 started at 4 o'clock in the morning from Maxweltyown for Marion, and I was here fct-7 o'«lookih the evening. So mine time is up, so I will say good-bye for ever. God bless you and I for ever. Good-bye, good-bye, for ever do more. C. Williams. To my Elizabeth." The enquiry was still open, so that if any new facts come to light, they may be brought before the Court. ; ■ , Explanation, — In explanation of the paragraph in the report of the Education Board relating to Mr Hulke, we may state ; that in many quarters a feeling of dissatisfaction exists respecting the late examinations and the Inspector's report, and Mr Hulke has expressed to Mr Hanson, the member for this district, that dissatisfaction, by making certain charges against the Inspector. These charges do not concern the Foxton school particularly, but are based upon what took place in other dis tri'cts also. . „•..-■ Ordination! — An interesting ceremony took place at Feilding on Wednesday last, ■when Mr Hugh M'Kenzie Murray was ordained- a '<A. the Presbyterian Ohurch,an&iq»talled as;pastor of the-Feild-irg and Halcombe congregations. The usual Presbytery meeting was opened in the Corporation Barracks at 1 p.m., the Revs. Treadwell (Moderator), Doull, Duncan, and Wright being present. Ihe meeting having been duly constituted, and devotional exercises engaged in, the $ cv. Mr

Tread well delivered the usual sormou t talc injy his text from Matthew &vi.> 18. Mr Murray was theu duly ordained by prayer, and the laying on of the hands of tho ( Piosbytery. The Rev. Sir Doull then delivered the address to tho minister, and the Roy.. Mr Duncan addressed the congregation upoft>their duties and responsibilities. In tH'e^-Wening a well-attended tea ' meeting was Held, followed by a public mooting:, whicji'wns presided over by the nowji'V-mflfittod miiiiator, and was addressed bj!" tho ministers attending and other gontleiuen. The FiLintrsTEßKß. — The N. Z. Times Lima explains the Reuter's telegrum regards iug the alleged filibusterer : — A telegram o the same effect was received by the New Zealand Government yesterday, stating that tho steamer is named the Genie, flying Liberian colors, and thnt she had ou board a number of persons of various nationalities. Her destination is, in the telegram to. tho Government, stated as Port Briton, but this is very evidently an error, her destination ostensibly, if not in reality, being, the group of islands east of New Guinea. Cablegrams announcing the departure of the vessel have been sent to the Australian colonies, evidently as a precautionary measure, in view of the possibility of the stranger craft payinsr a visit to any colonial ■port in friendly guise. The whole thing, however, in our opinion, will resolve itself into an official jumble of facts. For some years past attempts have been made to organise parties to settle in New Guinea, and only a short time ago an Italian expedition wns spoken of, but it collapsed. Next the Marquis de Bays, the Bolivian charge 4'nff'ures in France, fitted out and equipped the barque Chanderuaajore, which it was intended should leave Havre, in France, with emigrants of mixed nationalities, for New Ireland. Tho French Government, however, refused to countenance the movement, and the vessel was cleared out for Port Breton, New Ireland, via Antwerp, where it was decided the French emigrants were to embark, but to this the Fivnch Go yernment also objected, and induced the Belgian authorities to compel the vessel t<> sail down to the mouth of the river Scheldt, and take her passengers, aboard at the little seaport of Flessingen. The ship sailed on September 14th, made a good passage, and debarked her passengers, who were of German, French, Belgian, Swiss, and Italian nationalities, at Likililii Bay, on the 19th Jan. The landing of the cargo proceeded for some days satisfactorily, but a succession of storms ensuing, the Chandernagore had to run out to sea , lost all her four anchors, and had to make Port Jackson to replace them. The Marquis de Buys has fitted up two steamships, one of which, the Port 3reton, formerly known as the India, about 1200 tons, sailed on Jan. 20 from Bavot*lona for New Ireland, with 750 Spanish emigrants — men and women — and the steamship Gervil (misnamed Genie in the Bombay cablegram), of about 350 tons, was to follow afterwards. She has evidently voyaged via the Mediterranean, Suez Canal, and Rod l*ea, to Aden, and the Bombay authorities and Reuter's agents have been made the victims of a " Special Correspondent." After the foregoing was in type, we received Australian news, appearing in another column, wherein mention is made of tho steamer General (? Genvril) having left Spain on March 13 for New Ireland.