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Manawatu Standard, Volume XI, Issue 1599, 4 January 1886, Page 2

Lord Curington was entertained at a banquet m Sj'dney ..recently.* ,It was a brilliant affair, and. the speech'eo were all short and pithy, which is' the more re-, marka^le by contrast* with the -normal .character of the speehifying ,at such gatherings, w^hen usually they are either long and proay, or manseatW wijth f f ulsomeness. ."■.(■ "\ < j * .' '■ f . W 3 '•'■■. Recent news, from Soudan it to the effect that the rebel Arabs have been defeated at WadyV Haifa by General, S.tephen^on. The Tbaitle took place near | the Second Cataract and the victory was very decisive. , The pugitiyes were ppurr r sued by the. cavalry, and ( the. enemy's fprmer position" was occupied. Two guns and, 20 (banners' were captured. The British Ibis was inconsiderabie. . . Writes * Puff " m the Evening Press : —The wbol market is keeping firm ! Do j you. think there, is. going to be arise? Everybody seems to expect it 1 "' I think there's bound to be a rise soon! ' ■ Why? What 1 * going to bring it. about?' . - : ■■■-.■li h ■ ■ Stocks m manufacturers', hands were never so low as they are at present 1 There has been a steady, revival m the: woollen trade lately, and it i» certain to tell upon! the market -for the raw mate-, rial before long !t i r • Hope so, I'm sure, and wheat too I Ah, wheat's different!. There are enormous stocks of wheat yet m hand, and besides, whenever a demand- arises it can be; quickly supplied from one quarter or another," but the production of wool is limited j : The Minister of Lands has given in-" structions for a letter to be sent to the Hutt Small Farm Association, giving them the dpDort'uriity of seleotirig'4ooo acres in 'the Marigatainoko Block, near Woodviliei'Tlie" Minister has done so .because fee believes thY members of the' Association, to be genuine settlers, also because they have had no blboks of land before; whereas ; the Woodville and Mastert6rf Associations have had three each. Mr Ballance has allowed . the Masterton Association No. 3 to select 5000 acres atthe Wellington end. of the same block,, with this proviso, . that all the totara timber thereon .shall i be reserved for forest purposeß.r-JE7i;cntn<7 News. : The Daneyirk'e prospectors have returned, bringing back with them itone which is said to behold bearing but which; shows no indication; 6f the precious metal to the naked eye. • 'The men are pleased 1 with the look of the. cquhtry, but say tha,t to prospect it- thoroughly would take at' least six months with a gang of 50 men. The Danevirke Assooiation believe teudh a job would be ibeyondi their resources,, and have decided to make a third call (to meet all demands up. to the present) and wind up the affair. The prospectors intend to return on their own account; and will spend the remainder of the summer on the ranges. — Examiner. *