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Manawatu Times, Volume II, Issue 98, 26 September 1877, Page 2

We must request our correspondents, both professional and casual, to shorten their contributions. Th* amount of correspondence that •weTGry.oftetfreceife for" one issue would, if inserted as received, entirely fill the readitrg cohabits of the paper. Now we are afwajs v?flling : to ; a'Bow a liberal space to our contributors for ihe expression of their view?, affd for •the'due.representation 1 of fcftereists belonging to the different townships, but owing to the eicessive length of some of their contribution £ we are often obliged to postpone indefinitely the insertion of ."-matter at least eqnaDj important,' ttf me public, and ..: to issue the paper;, tunfe' after time, without the' customary isading" article. .We would 'Vt> K Bptif&& many Wconf eniences and perplexities, if our contribnters would but condense their matter, and we d*oubt not that the public would be better pleased, since their patience is about as limited as our space. We verily believe they are as averse to long letters or articles as they are to long sermons, more especially when the verbosity of the former is entirely unnecessary for adequately dealing with the matter m band. We trust our friends will take this bint and cultivate Whateley's favorite rule, | conciseness. And further, we will esteem it 'a* favor if all' correspondents- .wiftsea&ipr their letter? a? early; as'posaftfe before piilJ- ! libation 1 day.- . — - •>,>-- -r- : • ' We remind ; our, readers thfet the. Mana*watu DAmfitiq Club give their thi'rSjijef- ! forinance this evening m; the Eprester's Hall. The pieces on the board are the ?* Loan of a Lover "and "Little Toddlekinsl" Free thought is rife m Sydney and Mcli bourhftL ■ We believe there, are at the present time <>wo or Deistical' neVspapers m Sydney, and m Melbourne there are "Free thought associations meeting eVery Sunday night. A certain Miss. Flbrdiiise Wuliams, a young lady BpirituaKsficJifecturer, delivers weekly discourses m the Masonic Hall, and deals with the subject of free. love. . NeW Zealand has its Bohemians too, but fortu- v mtely there is no systematic inculcation of their opinions. Mr Gordon Furlong, we ! observe', is mknifesfcing a lively interest m ! the' free-thought phase of religion; He has now m the press* a'p&mplijet entitled.' -A " Few Questions fdr'Deists;" The Faimerston lbvers of gbod jnnpic will soon have an opportunity" 4 afforded them of feasting upon harmony to thfeir heart's content. We are informed that the Lydia Howarde Opera Troupe intend visiting this township m the course of a; week |or tendays. .. ; It is notified m the " N.Z. Gazette " that Eobert North Seeling has been appointed , Registrar of Dogs for" the" District of the Borough of Palmerstdif. i An- accident occuTe^last Saturday after-: i noon : at the" buildings m course of erection', close to' the wbsleyan Church, for Messrs Svendsen and Gatton; as a boot and shoe manufactory.- Messrs SmitH'and Marsh, who are engaged on the building, had justfinished fixing the ridge boards; and were about; to'take down the scaffolding wneif thd •whole of it came down with a crash, precipitating Mr Steith from a height of .about eighteen fe^t, sotne of the tunber on him. Mr:Eosinsky, who hap- , peneo to' be passing by, seeing what had occurred* relieved Mr Smith 1 as' sdbn as possible) of the superincumbent weight and it was J at' flttifc feai'ed from Wb inability to speak or'staiitfthat he' hWc£ sustained' some serious injury, but ofr being aslsisted home it was found that' his most severe injury wSB a; contusion 0 of tha'right ekijti wMch T tdgether with the severe shaking he' has received; will incapacitate him foi-' w^)rk' for some days. Mr Marsh, was fortunate enough to save himself from' falling by clinging to the "ridge.