The Manawatu Standard (PUBLISHED DAILY.) Suivant ka verite. WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 19, 1883. LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Manawatu Standard, Volume IV, Issue 18, 19 December 1883, Page 2

Manawatu Standard (PUBLISHED DAILY.) Suivant ka verite. WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 19, 1883. LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Mr :J,ohnLCahw4y (i'ays the Sydney Mail) has received a rlettpr. frdftv Masars Shaw, SihrewaburyVaud liillywrhite, the professional, team .of cricketers' which 1 ' visittid' ■Australia I , 'stating they have completed for the 1 visit of an English eleven to Australia during the ;next cricket season. 'The team will con-.. | sist of eight professional and font kinateiir cricketers. Several players unk^6w^n^'to. . Australia are mentioned among those Who are coming. '■-. \: ■'>'<"■ : "' ---"■"'■ '■">' The HaihilionrSpectator learns, that Mr,; Ea?nes^Gliea-ATaB afferea 'the leadership' o^ the Argus exploring expedition,, after. Captain A r rait succumbed tb w fever. ' line •Veteran explorer Giles, however, t ba£ c been five 'times across 'th ! e 'Aostralian contir.ent, considered that . the .di^jcultios and .dangers, to bp eric'6tin'tere'd' J in IJew Guinea bo far transcended any oE those, to be met with on the Aust^ali^ri inairiland, that he respectfully declined the -ofl|er . made fo him, and was* content to 'rest up- , on. 'fcis laurels. \ ... Vil ..,(,-, -, t ~ ' A" shocking case of barbarity recently came before the ooonaa»ble.) A^N»^; W.) Bench, when Ah Ping, a Chinaman, was charged with ilUtreatinj* his, ghPd>. . r Arc-! cording to the evidence, it appeared. that j; the child hail befell guilty- of theft, apd to • punish' him he was tied by the thumb to the verandah of Ah Pine's hous'^ his toes being' allowed to 'just r'^ach the 'ground. Ah Ping pleaded guilty/a nd sVb re that the punishment iadoptetf watfin yogae ia. Ohinsw i The JBeuoh fined the defenda^t ri : £10, or four months' impfiso^imejnt; • ,"; iln answer to a correspondent ifie Ppsji J Istatesthat it mentioned somei w^eks ago j that SirJameffPrendergaat had obtained (Jeavfl of absence and purposed going away | .about the eud.o^tbe-J^r^uJ^ijcHonor j .haanbtlyatwiarfcedi heildo'f, ; the learned Judge was spresidiog) 6verithet sit,iing.- o£ ;the Suprema Court at GiaVji borrieV c . ' ' ,v . ; ; ,. h. •...-. i I ;';'. Thtybn^f pHher particniars: tojhan^.in J : 86nnecH6ri ri witli "the rec'eri.t !caj3e 0 0l at» , tempted 1 f ]wife*niurder ai' Carter ton., arp 'tbai-'tlie ' wontan !j is' still m ' Greytown Hospital, where B^e is pcogressing favour. . ably.* Tni^hjoKef dre:n6V^i a fatal ■i«iaturej' ; -bu't ir the r-wofiiiin- is m weak that her -depositions cannot be taken iust at prjesent. Tfife^riaqnie^ibhlsbee^ taken be« Mr Burton-' Bojrs^JiPi, and demanded .until. Monday -ne^i - . The New Zealand Shipping Company *avfe! lieoeived .telegraphic i adVic'e'i- It«at^1 t«at^ ' their second- apeciallybuilt 1 steamer, the [•Aorangf, lefbiTeoeriffß oniihe 7th instant at 9 p.in<i also that the, British Queen -'arrived alt London on the 15th. mat., and that the 5.9. Doric sailed from Plymouth for Auckland, on. tbe. sarae. day. The ' time k to -Teaeriiffe/ -'as given above, 19 quicker by some hoars than even tW/oHiie Ton'garirb. Tfce'Shaw-SaviH-'Albion': Yictpzy baa not yet ,pnt : -'in 'Wrirajpfpfiarintje at Po$ l Chalhiorß. 'She , : left ! seve'ar Vdays before the; Tongariro, which arrived six days ago. '"'' , ;. Some i ti;Bie,{ago we^ (Pbc.t), ( mentioned that 'ih'e Directors of the Wellington aud 'Mafia watu Bail way Company bad sent Home 'or^eirs Hfor l ttie ! construction of several locomotive engines specially de» signed by nM^ H l . Bi Hi^inaon, tHe com* . .pans'BTßngUKterji anoV^ we «rlsi) gase the dimensions and description of the engines. I Itl aprjearif : liOTfeverf ''nonfe t^of the leading English firms of manufactnreis i are in! apposition; to under tak^' the coritractat present, all having 'Wotlc enough on hai^d-to oepupy; |h?m,ifally. for two years to come. U.rther arran«;enients wUI , ac- T jcordirisiiyhaVe to be' "made; J We^ believe that the Government . had/ a similar ex* i perien<* injreßpepß of the^fatest orders ' senC florae If or fresn rolling-stock. ( We ('Post; understand that Mr and Mrs G. V. Shannon, of Wellington, intend paying a visit to England by the s.s, Tougariro, which sails shortly for London. "jMr Shannon has been m New Zealand for niarly'SO years, and, we believe, Jv&. never -previously left the colony. rTHfey'iare likely be absent about six months. j;t \** ■' ;A Hobart telegram to sl«lbourne saya . that writs, claiming £500 eacb. have been isSnedby : Mr Charles, JDillon against five Hobart gentleinen^w.eli known m sporting circles."* The r parties were all m Melbourne during Cup week, and some curi.ouߣprffctieal jokes"*rwjßi*e perpetrated on each other. At last an; advertisement appeared" requesting Mr Dillon to'*commuui»cate with his wife and family m Hobart. Mr (Piljon blainesAisiriejidFior this, and claims tbe above damages. Tbe defand_antahj,xe secured the services of three leading Melbourne lawyers.