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Patea Mail, Volume VI, Issue 522, 20 May 1880, Page 2

The Outward Maid to Europe, via San, Francisco, closes at Carlyle this afternoon, at 2.15. ' Town Board /Elections arc advertised ; the nominations being fixed for the '27 th, and the elections for June 3rd. Homeward.—The ship Lurliue, from Napier January 2-Ilh, reached London on Monday. Diphtheria is prevalent at many places in the colony. Fatal eases are reported from Dunedin The Coach from Now Plymouth stuck in the mud on the Mountain-road yesterday, and reached Carlyle three hours late. Flower Show.— lt is intended, we believe, to offer awards for flowers ,as well as for fruit and vegetables, at the next show of the Patca Agricultural and Pastoral Association. Mr Christie has intimated that he will give three guineas as'a prize for the best bouquet of cut flowers. Other prizes for exhibits of pot-flowers will probably bo offered, through the society, by residents 1 of refined taste in floriculture. Railway Works have commenced on the Carlyle branch. There are two contracts in hand, both .short, lengths between the main line and the river bend whore the bridge is,planned. Mr Paterson began ploughing up the tiirf cm Monday, and has six men and two carts at work. Mr Robertson began yesterday on the section nearer the main lino, and has about six navvies levelling the line for ballasting. These operations are on a small scale at present. The Waitotara Prisoners were tried at Carlyle on Tuesday, for assaulting and obstructing Constable Hynes in the execution of bis duty, while endeavoring to suppress a violent row at Waitotara on the night of the sth instant, and also for assaulting other persons who were assisting the constable. Charges were proved against all the prisoners, and their sentences ranged from a fine of £2 and costs for a common assault, to one month’s hard labor for assaulting the constable, with an additional.-week in the event of costs not being paid. The fines were not paid,: and all the prisoners were conveyed from Carlyle yesterday afternoon by special coach to Kai Twi, and on by train to the gaol at Wanganui.

i A Ship -Canal is projected to connect the Baltic; with the North Sea by way of Kiel to,, Brunsbutlal, in the estuary of the Elbe, ;'"Tt will be IfiO feet wide, and 20 feet 9 inches deep ; and there will be several'.locks. The cost is estimated at £3i75030pp, and is to bo completed in six years. * A company is being formed. Gas Stovns are. on biro at the Wanganui Gas Company’s, How. long will the- Patea public have to wait for this luxury ? Waitotaua.—Extra copies of the MAir/may be had of Mr Fisher. Mu Parnnll has just been elected leader of the Home Rule party .in the British House of-Commons. ■ Til is Patna Stic am mi is not yet heard of, although expected to enter the river by yesterday’s afternoon tide. She has doubtless been sheltering under the lee of ’Kapili island till the high sea abated. So small a craft could not live in this stormy strait during such blusterous squalls as have prevailed several days, but which seemed to have lulled down yesterday. Tun absurd proceedings of the Railway Commissioners, who have been passing thronghjthis district, at express speed, with no specific object in view, arc made additionally manifest by the report ofonr Hawora correspondent. The whole thing looks like a heartless hoax. Bat who is to blame? Theie’s the rub!