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Manawatu Standard, Volume IV, Issue 167, 12 June 1884, Page 3

The well known old Wangauui Native chief,; Kaw. ana Paipai, died: yesterday. The news Wjilt be ...received -with; .regret /(says the fferqltf) ' b^ .many wlio m former yearsHvere able 'to appreciate the siaunch loyalty of this chief. The old -chief Was one. of those. who foltowed the i Ifunerql ,proces.sion of Major Nixon a few weeks; back along with other of the ' Putiki natives. ' hi >■■■■..■!'■■■'' .'. Jtr Snelson's. pale of fruit trees from Mr Hanneke's Pukepapa nursery takes place on Saturday next at 2 p.m., at the People's Mart. „.,,, -.:..... The! wreck of tne'Fusile'ef' at" present trended M bn the Turakina "beachf was offered for sale by. Mr F. R.Jackson at his sale-yards yesterday afternoon,! but was eventually bought m at £23.. C v -; Kawana Paipai whadied inWanganui' is b'olieved to have been between 90 and .100 yejaroold. Thei railway line will- probably be ' opened to Matamau next week (says the Examfyier). The earthwork of Tahoraite section will be completed m the course of two; or three weeks and the laying of ithe permanent .' way, will" be' begun as soon a? the tender is accepted. . The|remains of the late Mr James Bruce were interred' on Tuesday afternoon in 1 the Turakina cemetery. Notwithstanding the shortness of the notice settlers from all parts of the district attended the funeral. On. Monday no less than 500 shares m the Wellington Woollen Company wereap pjicd for at one time, nnd within the last week or, so (says the Post) the total applications for. shares exceed 2000. A telegram from New York announces the death of Joseph Cashing the first circus proprietor who took a show from Europe to America. A circular gives the productions of wool m the United States m 1883 as 320,4000,000 pounds, an- increase' over 1882 of 30.400,000 pounds.