LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Manawatu Standard, Volume 3, Issue 32, 3 January 1883, Page 2

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

A . wood- working , Company is about being: established m Patea and promises to be a success. These are the kind of undertakings that make a coutniry really prosperous. . , A fonr»rqomed cottage belonging to a man Darned Cpllopy, residing at Putiki, near Wanganui, waa burnt to the ground on Monday forenoon with all its contents. The owner waOj^way at the Matarawa picnic. The fire is supposed to have originated m the fireplace; and the work of destruction was moat complite. Dr Harvey announces that he may be consulted at his surgery, Main»street, and is prepared to -extract' teeth, every morning except Wednesday. - The Fancy Pair is to exhibit m Feilding, and from a visit to it on Monday m daylight we can well imagine it to be ajbow that will command pnblic favour to a large extent. The planj; of the Porirua whiskey industry was sold by auction and realized ±,2 2s 6d. The liquor itself realized 6a 6d per gallon. During the coming season we're bound to say that there will" "be more reapers and binders used m New Zealand than m any other portion of the globe of the same agricultural dimensions. Without that befce noir to the farmers of the Canterbnry Plains, the dire nore'- west era, becoming prevalent during harvest time, and with the present labor-saving machinery the denizens of Canterbury will be able to wash their hands man imaginary way, .and chuckle with glee over the grand yields which the land hath given them. If is' stated with a good deal of truth 'm it, that there is more crooked whiskey, distilled m the Wellington provincial district than m all of the rest of the Australasias. Here's an opportunity for the temperance leaders to send out spies and scouts. in; this field to look after these •• crooked " whiskey sellers. It has been reported that the jockey who wa- injured when riding Wilberforce had succumbed to the effects of the accident. We have made inquiries, but have iailed to learn that there is any foundation m fact far the report. ' Further entries are made to the catalogue of Messrs Stevens and Gorton's sale at the Borough yards on Tuesday next. .To-night is the settling night of the Manawatu races. ,■ The Foxfcon race meeting will tnke place on the 22nd inst., and the Otaki jace meeting on the 25th Messrs Graves and Fleming's altered advertisement will appear to-morrow. Fresh tenders are invited by the Coujoty^ounoilfor the Collection of the dog tax. No less than three medical men are among the stewards of the Marton»Ean» gitikei Jockey Club. . White sparrows are now occasionally seen In Rangitikei. Toung men are cordially invited to become members of the recently-eatab* lished Young Men*B Christian Association. A Native Lands office has been opened at Wanganui. A well»grown Californian salmon has been caught m the Makirikiri, a branch of the Wanganui river. It is not probable the Loriphurst ease will be further dealt with till the arrival of Sir vVilliam Jervois. A bankruptcy notice appears else* where. '", Sweeps were got up at the Rangitikei races without restraint, the Act not wit h« standing. Interference m such a harm* less turf amusement would be most absurd, even on the part of the most vigilant and uncompromising member of the " foorce." The State School treat passed off very successfully yesterday, and was much enjoyed by the crowd of juveniles pres« ent. Games and fun of various kinds were the order of the day, and the event will be looked back to with feelings of pleasure by all the happy crowd,

The clay at the Okoia brickyard is being very successfully worked under Mr Trictlebank's supervision. The pro* prietors found a difficulty before m man. ipulating their machinery to their satisfaction, but this ha 9 been obviated by Mr Tricklebank's experience and ingenuity. The Kauangaroa races took place on New Year's Day, the locale being some distance up the Turakina Valley. The gathering attracted the most of the good folks of Turakina, which township resembled a deserted village on Monday, not a soul being visible. Eing Tawhiao is expected to re&ch Waneaehu on Friday, via Murimotu. He has over 100 followers with him. He will come on to Manawatu afterwards. The Natives are beginning to become apprehensive that their catering wil not be equal to the demands upon their commissariat. St Peter's Church, Wellington, had a narrow escape of being destroyed by fire on Saturday 9veiiing owing to some of the drapery and decorations having become ignited by the gas jet. Mr Fowler's new advertisement will appear tomorrow. In it special mention is made of the admirable Jones sewingmachine, which haa now welNnigh beaten all competitors out of the field. In our report of the Societies' Fete yesterday there was an error m names. In the Maiden Race and Societies' Handicap, the name of the winner and third respectively was Mr W. E. Busch. Captain Edwin predicts the approach of bad weather. At the Rnngitikei races on New Year's Day the totalisator put through the exact sum of £1883, corresponding to the year we hare just entered upon. We learn with deep re?ret of the sudden death of the wife of Mr A. Barns, auctioneer, of Wanganui. Eleven children are left motherless by her death. Mr Barns has oar fullest sympathy m his deep tribulation. A challenge arising out of the Societies fete will be found ™ elsewhere. The challenger is the winner of the Maiden, and is dissatisfied with the result of the protest entered.