LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Manawatu Standard, Volume 3, Issue 35, 6 January 1883, Page 2

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Father Moreau requests us to notify that there will be Mass to-morrow at Feilding at 11 a.m., and at Palmers ton at 8 a.m. The salary of the Mayor of Wellington has beea increased to £300 a year on the casting vote of the chairman pro tern of the City Council. ' Our new Governor ia expected to reach Wellington on Thursday week. A public demonstration i» to celebrate the occur* i:ence.

Somo of Mr Milner Stephen's cures related by the Wellington press are most remarkable. A lady who had been suffering from severe rheumatism for nearly three years,being m fact a helpless m valid, after a brief interview with Mr Stephen s ran across the room without pain. There are some pretty names flying about among the journals just now. Tha Rangitikei Advocate calls Mr Councillor Soramerville *' An ass." And the Manawatu limes refers to the Advocate as a " Kuockneed " journal, and.a journalistic fraud. How pretty ! We understand that Mr F. De J. Olere, architect, ot Feilding; has been instructed to prepare modified plans for the r.ew Johnsonville Church, the de igh originally sent being too costly for the limited resources at the disposal of the Committee. Sir Julius Yogel was asked to address a public meeting m Wellington, but his limited time available will not permit of his doing so. Horses are still being shipped m con* siderable. numbers from the South Island to Syduey. Dr Curl's weekly consultation days at Remington's Medical Hall are taken advantage of by a great many residents. We j learn (Lat yesterday some fifteen patients had their various ailments inquired into. Withour issue of yesterday were distributed ttjiutnber of bills setting forth some of the special cheap lines now offering at Mes3rs Graves & Fleming's, the known quality and unprecedented prices of which should ensure a speedy clearance. Messrs Stevens & Gorton's next sale at the Borouph Yards; will take place on Tuesday, and the number of entries is daily being added to. A good sale is looked forward to. We remind our readers that an election to fill the vacancy m the Borough Council, caused by the elevation of Cr Jenssen to the office of Mayor; will be 1 held on Wednesday, and nominations will be received at the Borough Council Office up till noon on Tuesday. We notice that the Princess Hotel, Terrace End, is undergoing a course of painting and renovating, of which it stood much m need, and which will materially enhance its appearance. The house is now both well-appointed and also welU kept, and is rapidly rising m public favor as ft popular house of call for travellers and residents. , We notice that the framework of Messrs Stevens <& Gorton's new warehouse is new m position. It is composed of heavy timber, and it promises to be a very substantial structure. A letter m the Napier Telegraph somewhat shakes oar faith m : Mr Milner Stephen's alleged miraculous curative powers. The writer, Mr J. P. Hyland, a resident of Takapau, states that 24 hours after his visit to Mr Stephen he felt quite well, but gradually fell back into his usual state afterwards, and is now no better than before. Messrs Stevens & Gorton will offer at their sale next Tuesday, the well-known pure-bred Clydesdale entire horse Pritrce of the Valley. This fine animal should find a purchaser at a high figure. Mr James Linton elsewhere announces that he will sell by public auction on Saturday, the 20th insfc., at 3 p.m., at his land mart, the Square, a very valuable property m the Kairanga Block, consisting of parts of sections Nos. 1 and 2, Karere, containing Ilia lr 14p. The property is situated about 40 chains from the railway line, and comprises some land of excellent quality. The auctioneer will furnish all particulars as to title, terms, &c, on application. The property is one that should induce considerable competition, as the value of the investment is unquesn tionable. It is officially notified elsewhere that Mr James Smith, of Wellington, has been elected creditors' trustee m the estate of Michael Seen, of Feilding. . . , . . . Harvest prospects ib Canterbury are magnificent, but labour is quite unobtainable. . Applications for space for freight m the Britsh Sling, Amounted to nearly 20,0C3 sheep,' or double what there will be room for. In consequence of his recent accident, Wilberforce is scratched for all engage* menta at the Wellington summer meet* ing. ' '■ ' .- . -: ._ _/ A special parade of the Palmerston Rifles is called for Monday next, at 7.30 p.m. to consider matters m connection with the new Volunteer Regnlations. An official notification from the Wan* ganui Education Board appears elsewhere appointing specified dates for the annual meetings of householders and election of new committees for the current year. Further particulars will be found m advertisement. Among the County Councils that have •'overrun the constable" m financial mat* : ters is that of Wallnce. The bank overdraft (sajs the Otago Tim«"o «•«• «»t««U«» ai £BUUO and the Council have resolved to stop all fresh *orks of any magnitude. Vincent County is also m such a bad way that it is stated that manj —if not all — of the labourers employed by the Vincent County Council have not received their salaries for months past. In reply to a remonstrance for a severe critique on an actor, a New York journ* alist publishes the following .— " Boiw hooiie goeg for nothing with us when the drama is m question, and there ii tb 0 truth to tell. We may like yon, personally; but we decline to lie for you." Among the *' occupations" given m the census returns of the colony, recently issued, arje some not only amusing but significant. Instajnee the following : — *•' Adventurer, globetrotter, i ick of»all» trades, lodger, brotbeUkeeper, aaperan* nuated, doll's "eye maker, saw -doctor, printer's devil, gambler, wizard, and poet." " ' i

The Clerk of the Viucent County (Otngo) hns been appropriating the funda to his own use* His defalcations, so far as are yet known amount to £476 16s Sd. According «o the new Volunteer regulation garrison bands are only allowed at places whore four or more companies have their head quarters. Nothing further has been done with reference to the payment of the fines imposed on the defendants m the recent illicit distillation casea. The sureties, acting under legal advice, having refused to pay. Action will probably be taken against them at the next sitting of the Supreme Court, under the Crown Debt Act. Doubts are expressed by connoisseurs that the fish caught m the Makirikiri is not a salmon at all, but a bull-trout.