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Manawatu Standard, Volume IX, Issue 13, 13 December 1884, Page 3

Mr Keeling is coufihed to 1 the house wi?:h a bad attack of asthma. ; ; jiet the second trial of the' iiivercargill perjury case the jury were j unable to»greei:aiid,,wereld.ißchaTged. |The >ienue may probably be changed to Duuediii ,or a third trial lpstifcuted. j r, '{,■ ;r, - .TheCAronicZeiSuggests thatthe Governor be , invited, to, open . the . • Ue'adsi 'Railway, andat.t^esauae, time report on the Wanganui nyer. ''The. .suggestion is a , .good one. ..... _.: „; \ „ .\\ ■ , ; .Attention is directed to at nplice appearing elseWnere from the Manchester Road Board, affecting rate; def alters. Bonuses are offered by tbJe -.Government* m .the Gazette for the production of starch, printing paper, silk, afad pig and wrought iron. " ■■[■'■■ ! ■'. ' '■'' ■'"' ' : - t ' The Herald ' suggests a subscription , lisfc to give the inmates of ; the 1 'gaol' a Christmas dinner, sometliing to^hbw' them that although iv prison they are not altogether forgotten by ! those outside..;. ■. '.. . ■ ■' ■' .'. W-i '.'.- ; . ;l : ,-.; .-.; The annual exhibition of the Sacred Heart Convent, Wanganui, 'will take place on; 'the 17th inst., at, 5 'p.m., aud'is looked forward to with considerable pleasure by the pupils and their friends. 1 : "Entries and acceptances for the Boxing Da^ race meeting- close to-morrow night at 8 o'clock at the Commercial aotei/ 'i\ ;'-'.■■- • - : ■' | ; There'waft a change %r the better ioday m the weather which wasjdelighiftil, genuine summer, The anxious inquiry is,; will, it last? .' .■;. i ■" ! ' Mr Walkley continues to improve; we are glad to hear, ' and before long We > hope to see him about again. ' '.: : - •■ ■ : We .are gorry to hear that Mrs ' Snel--Bonhaß been somewhat seriously Indisposed. She is slightly i"beti;er to-day. ; ' ; Pastor Gauatad took a change for the worse last night, but is. slightly better to-day. . We trust he will- continue to improve. . . •; : ;, : ;,