The Manawatu Standard (PUBLISHED DAILY.) The Oldest Daily Newspaper on the West Coast. THURSDAY, MAY 6, 1886. LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Manawatu Standard, Volume XI, Issue 1701, 6 May 1886, Page 2

Manawatu Standard (PUBLISHED DAILY.) The Oldest Daily Newspaper on the West Coast. THURSDAY, MAY 6, 1886. LOCAL AND GENERAL.

The Wellington cui*eus will give Mr Bryce a public dinnner, atid an address will bo presented, sigued by the public, iucluding the ladies. We are glad to hear that Mr Flood now expresses his regret, so we are informed, that he should have allowed himself to make objectionable remarks, calculated to stir up angry fec-liugs aud cause dissension at the meeting of the Caledonian Society. From what we can learn Mr Flood was not so much to blame as those who incited him to the course persned. However, doubtlcss,he will be more discreet on a future occasion. He freely admits that m endeavouring to upset a previous resolution of the Society, his action aud remarks were quito unjustifiable. It is said that Mr G. B. Izard will contest the JPoxton seat with the present member, Mr J. G. Wilson, at the next general election; A Wairarapa paper narrates the following tragic oocurrence : — Annie Bradford, eleven years of age, daughter of Mr Bradford, gunsmith,of Master* ton, took suddenly ill on Friday afternoon, after eating heartily the rind of a water melon, and m spite of the unremittiog attention of Dr Honking, died at 10 p.m. on Saturday, or about 30 hours afterwards, from inflammation of the bowels. . We believe that the Australian Mutual Provident Society is abont to erect splendid new offices iv Duuedin. Mr Harry Bennett, proprietor of the Clarendon Hotel, Auckland, and late of Wellington, has filed his schedule. The liabilities are set down at £4408, and the assets at £3458. The Vosl has the following: — The increase m the population of faltnerston North during the past five years has been wonderful. When the census was taken m 1881 the number of souls m the township was 1375. The census of last month shows that there are now 2592 inhabitants. Were there 136 more people m the borough the population would have exactly doubled during the past five years. . According 10 the Otago Daily Ttmee a visit. from what is thought to be a real English swallow has created some excitement at the Mosgiel Woollen Factory. A correspondent of this paper at Mosgiel states that several persons who are supposed io be good judges are convinced that the visitor is an Eugliah swallow, and it seems inclined to take up its quarters about the factory. It .is reported (says Truth) that after having retired on his pension, Sir Herculeß Robinson intends to live m Hew Zealand, a colony of which he was once Governor, and , for which he has always had a great liking. We understand that the road formation through the Otamakapua Block, which had been carried on by Mr Field for some time past, is to be stopped tor the present. Enough of road has been made to enable the selectors to reach their sections. All the land disposed of lias been iv 100-acre blocks. It is here that the Palmerston Small Farm Association have made their selections. — Marton pax>er. It is said that three young ladies stopping at a hotel m Wellington when the census papers were filled m, signed, under the column headed "occupation," the words "looking for a husband." The following fine thought, which occurs m Cardinal Moron's last pastoral is worthy of wide publication : — " The world holds nothing more precious or more beautiful than the cultivated intellectof men, enlightened by faith; and it is worthy of the Church that it should boldly vindicate the cause of scienoo m the same breath with that of religion itself. The Posthta the following :— By the death of the late Mr Alfred Fletcher.the Salvation Army has lost one of its most zealous and energetic workers m the department for the reclamation of the fallen. We learn from an officer of the -. Army that the deceased has for some mouths undertaken the duty of visiting 1 brothels and reclaiming their unfortU" nste inmates, and aUo of assisting any sailors m port who were m neod of aid. The whole of his spare time and most of his means have been devoted to these worthy purposes, and ample testimony can be found as to the successful work that be hai accomplished. At the cemetery on Saturday afternoon, Captain Wright called for volantoero for the vacant office, and one of the soldiers ! named Partridge agreed to accept the onerous post. While on this subject we may mention that the Home recently established by the Army m Majori-banks-strett m already full, and the accommodation provided is strained to the utmost tension. Friends of the cause . are preparing donations of bedding and similar requisites, and further assistance of alike nature would b» found vtry serviceable.