LOCALAND GENERAL.

Manawatu Standard, Volume 3, Issue 38, 10 January 1883, Page 2

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

A steady turnover, or respectable youth with some knowledge of the print* ing trade is requirted at the Stan died office. A. two»roomed house m Ferguson street is adrertised to let, the tenant to have the privilege of running a cow m the adjacent paddock. Mr p. Border, formerly of the Princess Hotel, is about leading for, the Home country; We leaf o thst he intends returning and starting m business m Palmeraton during the present jear. We understand that the Old English Fayre is to open m Feilding next week. Mr Drew is now there making prepara* tioos for the opening, and training the children for the May-pole dance. A convenient double office Above the Standard office is to let. It has private entrance, fire«placa. &c. aud its situation for business purposes could not be surpassed. A large bush fire was burning m the direction of Terrace End last night, and as it seemed from the train m rather dangerous proximity to Messrs Armstrong's residences. The whole of Ter* race End was illumined by the glare. The further hearing of the larceny case m connection with the recent elopement at Makino, was to be heard to-day at Feilding. We learn that a subpoena and travelling e^penaea had been sent to the erring fair one, who, however, prefers Sleepy Hollow to Feilding juts so. Ttie Marlborough Times reports that some phoßpfaorined wheat mixed with oil of annis, m tu<* proportion of lib of phos* phorus andlozofoillolOOlbof wheat, hay ing been laid down op a portion of <he Willow run, Marlborough District, Mr Blundell, accompanied by Mr jStape, Rabbit Inspector, has since n >ted the effect of the poisoned grain, and finds that it proved very effective, numbers of rab« bits being ob»e>r vcd Ijing dead jn many direotoioi. {