News in a Nutshell.

Manawatu Standard, Volume IV, Issue 73, 25 February 1884, Page 2

News in a Nutshell.

— :oo: — 4 ■>•'■ -a n-: „ '■:.;■-.: . .. < ; •. } Brisbane railway station is to, be lighted by electricity. . '".,'"".'. " The Salvation movement m New Ze%*land is stated to be expanding, -, -,- Earl Rosebiery, when m West Anstrglis.. witnessed a nathreicorfoboree. : The funds of the: Queensland Gov&n•mehtSayiags Bank amount to £1,180,051., There are 1000 men«t present-employed m the work oT rabbit extermination m New Soath Wales. Cases of sunstroke are of startling ire* quency this.seaiSon m Queensland, seW ,ral of which' have prpveU fatal. . Id South Australia last year no few«r than 170,000 trees were sucoesfully grown by the Woods and Forests Department. ,-.-j Sugar production seems to be going ahead at Maryborough, Queensland; at the local foundries are receiving extensive orders for more cane-crushing plant, .v * The electric light at the r Spencer-street station, Melbourne, is giving every satis* faction, and traveljera f xpress thejr grati* tude for the Gorernment light afforded them. .... ■ <.. ■ AhlK prn^nj? ! The Wilmot Extended mine, Gympie, Queensland, Mcentlr yielded 4549 outices of gold ror*23i ; fbna. of stone, and declared a diridend'amount*. ing to JiU,4OO. For ft'e-quarter ending December 31^ 1883, tha mean population of South Australia was 309,928, shavißf hn inq^as* of J 0,972 over the population o£ the cor- ,- responding term, of 1882. ' ,' - . ; Malcolm who lovanted with a jojang k^y from Pulmerston to Australia jVoa hi 9: return journey to iiew Zealand, hay« ing been arrested on a charge of wife desertion under the Act passed last Setsion of Parliament* Mr Stewart, a blaqksmith at, Awaiiuri. had his hand badly crushed last week m, a reaper and binder machine. The boy Rouse, accused of robbing the> mailbags between Ly tteltqn' and Christ^ churcb, has been committed for trial on two charges. ... Two animals werfrimpoundetf last week, at Awahuri, but were allowed out again to at large," as they we» worth* less, and would rot bring|poundage fee. The IBrussela, police J»av« discovered I that Berera.l f oi the. cheap restaurants have been eiupplyipg their customers with dog'a flash instead 6f mutton, obtained^from » butcher who has carried on the trade for . 'yearfl,';V-- ' - : - ■ ■■ '■■':. ■ -. 4 Of the 120 single women who arrive i on Sunday last by the British Qqetn, it . waaiound that there were, only 40, eligible -for engagement m Wellington. Of this number .all have found engagement ex« cep ting. fire. : " . ' ye«,';Bn|<i the droggisk, '• I'm sorry I gave Mr Sriaggs the wrong d»se by mitt take and he died.. He's the second good customer I've robbed myself of m thai way : this year. - • , ■ -; ; .