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Manawatu Standard, Volume IV, Issue 108, 2 April 1884, Page 3

Mr Fisher has definitely decided not to contest the Thorndon seat, at present vacant. ■ ' P, X, Watty was to-day committed for trial' on another charge of forgery. The Premier is to address. his _ Hawerft constituents on Monday evening. April Fool's Day was observed m Feildjng, but not m Palmereton, as people had something elae to do. The collector for the Manchester Road Board, elsewhere .announces, times and "placerf or payment of rated. The Feilding Star cays that oomplainte are loud against the inconvenience to ; .which our local sportsman are. put by having to send to Palmerston for- licenses to shoot. j The contractors for the erection of the new Catholic Church at Feilding are making good progress with the work, and j add have now got the frame of the build* ing into position. The ordinary monthly meeting of the Manawatu Council will be heldto.mor* row. . . . > ; ' 'tt may be interesting to intending pur* chasers at - Messrs Beckett, Hammond^ and Lick's annual horse f»irto learn that; amongst th« vendors as those well known breeders MeasM B. Hammond, R. Wilson, D. Fraser, A. Amon, J. McKelvie, and Major Marshall. . The Feilding, Star urges a public meet-' ing to express popular indignation at '.he : very suspicous action of the Government, m so long delaying the survey of the! Qrpua "Valley route. ! We have to thank Mr Haggen, the'; secretary and treasurer, of the Woodville; Horticultural, Society, for a member's* ticket for the year 1884^5. The show j will take place on the 15th instant, Mr Rees, whose coach factory m Feilding, was burnt down yesterday morniag was awaked by the alarm, he concluded' it was a " sell;" and was turning off to sleep again when assured of the sad reality- | Tenders are invited by the Orona County Council for metalling on the Fitz* herbert Road East. :M«Bsr,B- Bentley Bros, new advertisements will appear m to-morrow's issue. To-morrow is the 'sitting of the KM. Court, for which there are a large number of cases down for hearing. The Chronicle understands that it has been decided that the nolt session of Parliament shall commence on the 6th of June.