LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Manawatu Standard, Volume 4, Issue 175, 30 June 1883, Page 2

LOCAL AN D GENERAL.

A new journal called the New Zealand Liberal is announced to appear m Welliogton to-day. What's m the wind now? The South British Insurance Company has withdrawn its notice ''for a few days" from the public, pending certain arrangements. Is there mother combination under way, or is a monopoly still to be attempted. Surely the South British is not going to break faith with its clients ! If so it may as well shut shop. We fcraat our apprehensions are without foundation, bat their action wears a some, what peculiar aspect. In onr eecand edition yesterday an error oconrred m the orthography of the name of Dr William Spottiswood. the well known printer and scientist, whyw d«ath wai aoflouacea \>j c*J?lt, >

• We have a very clever local Professor Sample m Mr Moore, the well-known horsebreaker, who this morning having got some person to take bold of the head of a colt he was handling, quickly mounted on the auimal's back on vrhioh lie stood, . the horse remaining perfectly quiet. Mr Moore has surely acquired some of the Professor's trade secrets, and is applying them to some purpose, The proprietor of the Bon Marche m their new advertisement apppearing with this iß9ue, intimates a continuation of the sale of J. C. Fowler's stock, at such reductions as should cause a speedy clearance of the stock, A man named John Jordan, well known m this district, was brought up yesterday at the Marton Police court on a charge of uttering a valueless cheque on the Bank of Australasia for £2 10s. Evidence having been given that defendant expected that funds would have been paid into the Bauk, the charge was dismissed. The city of Mexico is a jjood place to live m for people who are afraM of fire. There haan't been a fire for three£years where the damage amounted to over 300 dol. The buildings are virtually fire-proof, bnilt of solid masonry, with stone staircases, and roofs and floors of briok and cement, Mr Levin is not yet sufficiently recovered to attend m Parliament ,and leave of absence for another fortnight has been formall granted him. A trout.uupposed at first to be a California n salmon, waa recently caught m the Opihi, Canterbury, which measured 2ft 6ia length, and turned the scale at 121 b. The Rakaia and Ashbarton Forks Kailway Company bave had to make a call to meet the half year's interest. A man named Cosgrove, 70 years of age, is to be banged m Sydney for killing a woman who robbtd him of £50. MrFawcett has conferred the badge of merit upon Joseph Kirkby, postman, of Deeping, he having during li years' service walked 100,000 miles. The West Coast Railway Commissioners (Middle Island} report dead against, the oonStructioa of the line, stating that there is no prospect of the traffic paying more than working expenses. The "Wanganui Herald's Parliamentary correspondent hears that Mr De Lamour and Mr Allan McDonald have demanded an apology from the Auckland Herald, for ao artilce reflecting On them m connection with the East Coast Land Company. The article was based on an old memorandum relative to a questionable nauve land transaction which took place before the Company was m existence. The Roman Catholics m Wellington are taking steps to erect a man ment m the Catholic Cemetery over the grave of the late Very Rev. Father O'teilly. who was so venerated by all who knew him while he lived and laboured ia this colony for nearly 40 years. The directors of the Wellington' and Manawatu Railway Company have established telephonic communication between their offices on Lambton Quay and a temoorary office near the |works at|s Johnson vifle, the telegraph line being used for the purpose. The New Zealand Shipping Company were offered 10U0 tons of grain cargo if they took the steamer lonic to Timaru, but the offer was declined. The grain will now go by a Bailing vest-el. The Wellington Freethought Association, we (Post) are fnformed, have lately received an addition to their library of upwards of 150 books, of the value of £50, which will now form a circulating library for its members,

We learn that a tannery is about being es /ablished m Palmerston under prosperous «us pices, We have jtufc received a Parcel of Clothing from the Kaiapoi Wollen milts. These Goods are of a Superior Quality and should be m Great Demand. We have also m Btoek, Boslyn aud Kaiapoi Blankets, Flannels, Tweeds, and Wool. All these Goods we can Confidently Heoommend to our Customers. A Special line m Trousers and Vests, m cross sizes for stoat men to be seen at Bentley Bros. M arlborough House. — [ADVI.]