Manawatu Standard (PUBLISHED DAILY.) The Oldest Daily Newspaper on the West Coast. THURSDAY, DECEMBER 4, 1884. LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Manawatu Standard, Volume IX, Issue 5, 4 December 1884, Page 2

Manawatu Standard (PUBLISHED DAILY.) The Oldest Daily Newspaper on the West Coast. THURSDAY, DECEMBER 4, 1884. LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Two bankruptcy notices appear elsewhere to which the attention oil those interested is directed. Further additions are made to the catalogue of Messrs Stevens and Gorton's stock sale at the Borough Yards next Tuesday. In Bnllarst, where Mr Kibblewhite recently was, tobacco was sold at 3s per 1b ; large bundles of rhubarb at l£d, dinners of half-a-dozen courses 6d, board 11s a week. He says he could earn as much or more there than m Palmerston. We remind our readers that the outward English mail via 'Frisco will close at tho Palmerston post office to-morrow (Triday) evening at 7.45 o'clock. Mr J. F. McFadyen, who was m Pnlmerston with Miss Carry Nelson, showing forth his dramatic powers, has relinquished the profession of an actor, (save the mark) and hns turned auctioneer m Auckland. Sic transit. We understand that Messrs Stevens and Gorton will bold their inaugural stock snlo at the Woodville sale yards on Friday, the 19th inßt. The enterprise displayed by the firm m this further extension of their business should secure for them the support of the rising districts of which Woodville is the centre. From the Examiner we learn that engineering parties are at work m the (Jorge getting out Ibe necessary details for the construction of the Gorge line.

Wt> were invited over to-day to inspect Mr Black's stock of jewellury, &c, Vwhjell he has just opened up m the shop opposite the Bank of Australasia. What surprised us most was the prices, which are exceedingly moderate m every line. The goods are of great variety, and ali of first class quality and an good value as could be got m any large town. Mr Black should do well enough during his stay m Palmerston t.o induce him to permanently take up his abode here, which it is not improbable he will do The opening ia considered so good that sevtral jewellers have of lato been inquiring for premises, and Mr Hugh, of Marton, has almost decided to open hero immediately after the New Year. The Hon. Mr Ballance has telegraphed to the secretary of the Settlers' Association that he cannot vow pay Woodville his promised visit before his return to Wellington. His visit here cannot fail to do much towards opening up the Crown lands of the district, and as Minister o? Lands he has already conferred on the district a great boon by taking the preliminary steps to open up the Mangahao Block. The new Napier evening paper, " The Evening News and Hawke's Bay Advertiser" will probably make its appearance at the beginuing of the year. The company ig now registered, nnd 3000 shares have practically been taken up. The interest of. the directors of the Woodville dairy factory m their work seems to flag. At the last meeting Bays the Examiner Messrs Fountaiue, C. M. Campbell, and Murray were the only members present, and as a consequence there was no meeting, although a good deal of business requires to be done. A correspondent of the Nelson Colonist says : • 1 have seen the greater part of the agricultural districts m Australia, Tasmania, ond New Zealand, but m no part of the colonies have I seen anything to equal the rural English-like scenery of the Waimeas as seen now m all their verdant btauty." A message recently sent from Adelaide to London by telegraph occupied two hours only m transmission. The Post says that although the attendance of the public at the second day's racing at the Hutt was not so large as on the first day, nearly £500 more was put through the total isator on Saturday than ou Friday, a circumstance which is accountable for by the fact that two machines were m operation ou the second day, whereas only one was working the first; day. The total amount put through for the two days was £6732. We are glad to learn that the meeting was a financial success, the Wellington Racing Club having been able to bank several hundred pounds after liquidating all liabilities. The club's commission on the amount put through the total iaators was about £470. The vecent bank-note forgeries, have made business people exceedingly suspicious with regard to notes issued at Christ church. A case m point occurred m Wellington, when a local tradesman, called at an office for a small account, m payment of which a Christchurch £1 note was tendered. The collector, although it was explained to him that the note had only just within that hour been drawn from the Wellington branch, of the bank, positively refused to accept it. "A rural couple recently created some amusement m an Auckland tram car. When . the car became crowded the bridegroom offered his seat to a lady. "Oh, William, where are you going?" said the bride. "No-where. I'll stand right here.'' The bride looked indignantly at the lady who had accepted the seat. " Well, William, if you've got to stand up, I'll stand up too," and she did. Mr Rolleston is said to he the most unpopular man m the New Zealand Parliament, and to deserve the unenviable distinction. Firßt Swell—" By Jove, Fred, that is the highest collar I've seen yet." Second Swell—" Think 80, old man ? Well, I don't mind telling you it's a little idea of my own. It's one of the guvnor's cuffs." There has (says the Times correspon- ■ dent) been a good rainfall, and Bengal and Madras harvest prospects have greatly improved, but much distress, necessitating relief measures, prevails m the Beerbhoom district. <■>' The latent additions to American amusements is a show of Chinese lepers The showman of these poor wretches claims that he is showing them m the interests of American society. Ho declares there are 1000 lepers m San Francisco, that the disease is spreading, and that, therefore Chinese immigration should be stopped forthwith. He keeps his lepers m au iron cage. One. of the problems which puzzle a musician is how to strike a bee flat without getting stung by its deini-seini-quaver A man was selling a horse, and the would-be purchaser, inquired as to his leaping powers, asked. " will he take timber?" "He'll jutng over your head," was the answer ; " I dou't know what you call that." We learn that the post office autoritieß have agreed to authorise a fortnightly mail service to Iruharama, (a Jerusalem up the Wanganui river), and have appointed the Rev. Fath«r Soulas as postmaster. The service will shortly be commenced. The Northern Luminary (Wangaref. Auckland) last week made a special appeal through its columns to creditors to stump up. The appeal states :— " The Luminary's aun is to pay its way as it goes ; if we are not allowed to do this, then we are quite willing to ' shut up shop.' The Lord only knows we have worked hard enough for that which is due." Legal proceedings are threatened against those who do not pay. The aky-light m the new building of the Board of Trade m Chicago will be. the largest m the United States. The dimensions will be 60ft x 80ft, divided into 25 ' parts 46in square. It will cost about £1000. Tho parsimony -of the British Royal Family is well-known. The neglect of Tawhiao might be excusable, hut not so their treatment of th« King of Sweden, who had to put up at a hotel during his stay m London. Some of the English papers are contrasting this with the splendid hospitality showered some years ago upon the Prince of Wales. One of the unemployed writes to the Auckland Herald contradicting tho statement that 200 or 300 farm labourers couldat the present, time find employment. The writer applied to Heighten and Co. lately about a situation, and was told that wages were 15s per weel; and found, half of tho first week's, wages to bo paid us commission. To this the correspondent agreed, but as he had not the 7s 6d, no business could be done. He says that he and many others ate willing to do almost anything at the present time, but work cannot be obtained. In accordance with a resolution of the lato session of Parliament, recommending the change of officials, we learn from a Wellington paper that the Government contemplate making changes m the police department. Mr Inspector Atchison is to exchange places with Mr Inspector Scully, of Napier, and Mr Inspector Weldon of Dunedin, will exchange places with Mr Inspector Thomson, of Auckland. It is quite right m the interests, of the public that such officers are changed.