LOCA LAND GENERAL.

Manawatu Standard, Volume 3, Issue 53, 26 January 1883, Page 2

LOCA L AND GENERAL.

The English mail via 'Frisco closes this evening at 7.45 p.m. ; Two girls have been arrested m Wela lington for uttering counterfeit coiD. • The Wellington water supply is rapidly decreasing, and a water«famihe appears imminent. All indications of rain have again dis--appeared, and it would seem that the drought might be prolonged for an indefinite period, to the serious detriment of pastoral interests. Another entry of 150 fatsfcep have been added to Messrs Stevens and Gorton's next sale at Feilding, which takes place on Tuesday next. The Hon. John Johnston has returned to Wellington from his recent trip to the Old Country, and looks exceedingly well after his long absence. Mr John Notmanhas been appointed trustee m the estate of Henry Hurley, of Wanganui. Total liabilities, €7. 125 13s, of which £5157 are secured, and £1968 13s are unsecured. Assets, £8750. The Auckland Star thinks Mr Bryce "has not m any way raised his character for tact and cmlity by his receut action m preventing a hospitable reception being accorded to Tawhiao by the |Mayor of Wanganui." The Native Minister gave his lt opinion," and that opinion became law with the Major. The Council were not consulted. . ' I On Tuesday last a deputation of land* owners and settlers m the Northern Wai* rarapa district waited opon the Minister for Public Works to urge the desirable- , ness of altering tha route of the Masterton Woodville extension. The deputation asked that it be taken by 1 the Wangaheu valley. While promising to consider the matter the Minister held -out little hope of the request.being complied with. 1 A gentleman died recently at Warsaw m agony after a few dayß* illness, and when hie body was examined it was found to be covered with brown stripes—the off* ectß of perspiration upon a striped flan nel shirt he had. be^n wearing, the dye of which proved to be a potent vegetable poison, two grains ot which administered to a dog caused itsaeath within an hour. An exchange tells its readers how " to mind your P's" m the following para-gi-aqh .—Persons who patronise papers should pay promptly, for the pecuniary prospects of the Press have a peculiar power m pushing forward public prosperity. If the printer is paid promptly, and his pooket*book kept plethoric by prompt paying patrons, he puts hi* pen te paper m peace, his paragraphs of passing events have more pleasing colors, and the persual of his paper is a pleasure to the people. . ; In the state o£ Massachusetts there it a law which, makes the owner of a house liable to treble any loss which may be sustained by gambling therein with his consent. At Lowell, recently a saloon keeper was compelled to pay 1800dols, the money going to a man who had lost 60Qdols, playing poker on the pemises. ■» Tasmania, m common with the rest of the Australian colonies, is at present en* joying a substantial share of prosperity. During his visit to England Sir Henry Parkes purchased threa large and hand* Borne portfolois, filled with authograph documents of various crowned heads, and literary and other celebrated characters. These volumes he has decided to present to the library of the Sydney. University. Those who'make laws appear to be first .to break them. A Queensland Railway Inspector has died from, injuries received jumping from a train while m motion. The Bowen, from Hong Konjr, arrived atTownsville recently en route for Syd» ney. A stowaway named Bell, who got aboard at Port Darwin, was missed. He was suffering from the effects of drink, and is said to have friends m NewZea* land. Fictitious notes of .. the ■ Bank of New. South Wales have been put into circula* tions at Sydnpy. They are said to be mar* vellausly correct imitations. The farmer at Mataura who went off to Melbourne with a barmaid from Dunedin, leaving behind him a wife and children, has (says the Otatro Times) been arrested on the double charge of bigamy and desertion. He will ,be brought back to New Zealand by an early steamer. His name is Benny. Three children, aged 9, 7, and 5 years, who' had'a'tterided a Sunday school picnic m; Messrs Barber's pa4dack at the Lower Hutt on Anniversary Day, says a Wel» lington paper, missed the train', and made their way to a farm fully fire miles away, having to cross some very rough country. Their whereabouts was discovered by one of their teachers next afternoon. Two unfortunate rats strayed into the refrigerating chamber of the Lady Jocelyn a^night or two ago. Next morn* mfc their refrigerated corpses were takqn up tenderly by the men engaged m loading the vessel, and removed from the chamber as not being suitable for $he London market. ,

The Dominion of Canada is the biggest British dependency, Western Australia second, and South Australia third. With the intensely dry hob weather of yesterday m this district, Wanganui and to the north was blessed with a plentiful I rainfall. In Wanganui culverts were torn up with stormvrafcer, drains were choked, and houses flooded, all tanks being filled. Rain was still falling last night with every prospect of continuance. Further north harvesting operations had to be suspended. Yet m Ran«itikei and Manawatu the land is without moisture above or below. They had prayers for rain m the Wanganui churches, it must be remembered, a few Sundays ac;o. [As we went press a tropical storm appeared to be brewing.] Attention is directed to some wanted advertisements from Mr Jorgensen. Mr Warburton informs us that a prairie fire on a small scale was destroying Mr Hayns' grass paddock at Terrace End today. A Harmonic Society is contemplated being established m Palmeraton. " Yankee Lumberer's " trousers 6s, at Terrace End Store. Sheep Shearer's troflisars ss, at Terrace End Store. J uvenile Suits from 6s, .at Terrace End Store. Boy's and Youths' Suits from 245, at Terrac« End StoreSplendid Stock of Colonial Clothing, at Terrace End Store.