LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Manawatu Standard, Volume 4, Issue 226, 27 August 1883, Page 2

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

There was a good attendance at Mr Linton's Land sale on Saturday, but reserves being placed at too high a figure no sales were effected. The highest bids ottered were £3 and £3 2s 6d per acre. We understand private offers have been made for all the property. Mr Snelson's sale on Saturday] was the beat that he has held for some time and nearly all the horses were sold, fair price being realized. We are glad to hear that a dairy factory iB about being established at Karere. We trust the enterprise will be m all respects successful. Tje weather on Friday and Saturday around Woodviile was very severe,. and there was a heavy snow fall hail and aleet b £'ng frequent phenomena. There hare been several heavy slips on the Gorge Road, and the coaches were detained once or twice during the week. On the whole the »:oad is. not m a good or safe state by any means. A young lady, thus gives her impression m the Lyttelton Times oi our Parliament; — "I went into into the House and heard Major Atkinson speak. It's not very edifying. In fact, it couldn't well be more undignified. Most of the members keep their hats on. A large number sit with their feet cocked upon the seats, or sprawl full length on them. They laugh and jeer and abuse one another like a lot of express drivers." Stuart O'Brien, the well-known comedian, is dead. An Irish National League is to be es« tablished m Australia, under the auspices of Mr Redmond. Mr Caleb Moore, a wellaknown Southern racing man died of heart«disease at Pert Chalmere, to-day. A newspaper once contained the following notice. — All notices of marriage, when no bride*cake is sent, will be set up m small type and poked m an out-landish corner of the paper. Where a handsome piece of cake is sent, the notice will be put conspicuously m large letters ; when gloves or other bride favors are added, a piece of illustrative poetry will be given jin addition. When, however, our editor attends m person, and kisses the bride, it will have especial notice— very large type, and the most appropriate poetry that can be begged borrowed or stolen. Sir George Whitmora has given notice of motion m the Legislative Council that he would move on Tuesday, " That the Minister of Justice should inquire into the circumstances connected with the' sentencing of Angelique Therasse to a month's imprisonment at the Resident Mlagi9trate4B Court, Wellington." This is tha case to whioh we hare already made reference, as apparently a misoarriage of justice. : We hear that it is probable that an effort will be made to reconstitute: the Palmerston Choral Society on a more popular basis, and that the conductorship will be offered to Mr Raven who is a gentleman of superior musical abilities, and is fully competent to undertake the duties of the prof erred position. We remind those, interested ot the election for Nos 2 & 6 Wards m the Man* awatu Road District to take place at the Taonui schoolhouse to~morrow. We are glad to hear that Mr Beck is now nearly convalescent, and is again able to attend to business. It turns out (says the Post) that the recent trial of the Wellington tramway engines on the Wellington- Master ton rail-, way mentioned m our columns was not, as supposed, with a view to their use on this line, but m order to sea whether tbey would fulfil the requirements of a country tramway, whose proprietors contemplate bringing them. The engine tested drew 50 tons on a level with ease. Perhaps they are about being purchased for the SandonFoxton tramway. The District Court sat m Chambers today, m connection with probate business. Mr John Wilkie, of Waitbtara, is the successful tenderer for the second section from Palmerston of the ffl est Coast Bail* way. There was a fireiu Taupo Quay, Wanganui, on Sunday morning, which destroyed Mr Peyman's photographer's shop. The railway to Manutahi is to be opened to»morrow. Uentley Baos. new advertisement now appears on the first page of the Stand abd. Honey-comb towels are priced at sd, Turkish towels lOd, strong blue serge lid, cotton shirting 4^d, men's tweed trousers 7s lid, children's sox 4d, girls' stockings 6d, ladies' hose 6d, felt skirts 3s 9d, straw hats 6d, kid gloves Is lid. raeu's worsted sox Is 3d, men' lambs-wool sox lOd, men's flannel shirts 3s lid and 4s lid. men's cotton shirtß ls 6d, tweed bats 2s 6d and 3s, boys' tweed knickerDocker suits 78 6d white flannel Bd, lOdand Is, twill sheeting 9^d, lid, and Is 3d, Scotch tweed ls lid, 2s 3d and 2s 6d. strong brown hoi land 4$A, table demask ls 6d, men's trousers and rests 12s 6d. For quality and drioe the aonvo are unßumassed — fADVT.I