LOCAL, AND GENERAL.

Manawatu Standard, Volume 3, Issue 41, 13 January 1883, Page 2

LOCAL, AND GENERAL.

Attention is directed to Mr .Gomez' new advertisement, which is quite a novelty m the way of a business an« nouncement, and should attract the attention of our numerous readers m town and country. By advertisement it will be seen that Mrs Harvey is about opening a school for youag ladies. Mrs Harvey his had a very wide experience m education, and has ' perfected a system that has been produc* tive of very successful results. The branches to be taught nre specified m advertisement. Mr A.. Martin, photographer, Victoria Avenue, Wanganui, (opposite the Roman Catholic Church), announces that he executes pictures m oil or wnter olourg, and takes photographs of homesteads, buildings, animals, inachinery-j&c. Some of his work that we have seen is superior to anything of the kind that has come under our notice, m the way of delicate colouring 4 and faithful reproduction, jjjfc

The circumstantial evidence adduced by the detectives m the Massey ca3e is daily becoming more conclusive, and the meshes of the net are growing Ptnaller every hour. The most damning evidence are some entries m his own pocket-book, found by tho detectives when searching his house. Messra Williamson & Co., wholesale and retail chemists and druggists, Victoria Avenue, Wanganui, have an advertisement m our columns. This firm makes a specialty of supplying homeopathic medicines, the purity of which is guaranteed. A Native of Oroua advertises a horse found running on his property. Mr D. D. Walker is advertising for men to do logging up. Mr Samuels, of the Endymion Hotel, Awahuri, ia advertising fora good cook. Mr Linton has requested us to add to his advertisement of property sale on the 20th inst., — this day week, — rural section No. 544, containing 101 acres, fronting Bunnythorpe Road, and alongside of Rhodes' Block. This land is of excellent quality and partially improved. Terms will be stated at the sale. No trace of poison could be found about Michael Welsh, the Canterbury farmer who was found dead, and from the medical evidence it is now uncertain whether he had been poisoned. The inquest was adjourned to enable the stomach to be analysed. Deceased had purchased some medicine m town m the shape of powders and pills, which he tuok home with him, and these also are to be analysed. Mr Mandel's opening notice appears elsewhere. His rooms are very nicely fitted up, and the appointments of hie saloon are most tasteful. His is an establishment which Palmerston should liberally support. Professor Hugo announce selsewhere his series of lectures on physiognomy, which are said by the Press to be alike interesting and accurate as to descriptive narration. There ia a world of intellectual enjoyment and useful information m Professor Hugo's lectures, which, we doubt not will be as numerously attended aa they haye been m other places. Mr James Wallace, Secretary of the Welllington and Manawatu." Railway Company, is at preseut on a visit to Palmerston. The mail coach failed to catch the train last evening, and the mails and paa&engers came on by the first train this morning. Here's a chance, taken from the wanted column of of the Post : — " Wanted, a young Widow, of prepossessing appearance, of good moral and religious character t must be of a kind and amiable disposition ; money no object : no children. Apply by letter only, with photo enclosed. " The St. James Gazette, commenting on tho disproportion of the sexes m Anstralia and New Zealand, advises females who tancy their charms are not sufficiently accentuated to secure a husband m England to emigrate to either South Australia or New Zealand instanter. It was the National Bank of New Zealand that declared a 3 per cent dividend for the half year. The word Colonial was accidentally left out of the telegram. Of course, it could not have referred to any other Bank m London. Fuller and more reliable figures than those first to hand as to reault of the New South Wales General election show that the Parkes' Government have been beaten aß.no Colonial Government under similar circumstances were beaten before. Of the new House of 111 members, no less than 84 have declared against the Go« | vernment m their speeches on the hust- i ing or tho Parliament, and the Govermeat have only been able to secure 17 seats, while 10 independent members have been returned. Sixtymine members of the lust Parliament have obtained seat? and 42 are new men. At Windsor Castle, the Queen pinne^ the first medal on the coat of Sir Garnet Wolsley, and distributed medals to all recipients present. During the presentation of medals, the Queen stood on a carpet presented to Her Majesty by the i Duke of Oonnauorht, who had slept upon it m Arabi's tent on the night proceeding the battle of Tel-el-Kebir. The total cost of the Egyptain expedition i 9 now stated by Mr. Gladstone to be £1,500,000, of which £1,500,000 is for tho Indian contingent The World says few successful generals have enjoyed the penetrating pleasure which was given to Sir Garnet Wolsley the other day at Balmoral, whore her Majesty did her general the honor of proposing his health, at her own dinner- | table, m kind, and warm, and charmingly* | chosen words. Sir Garnet's return for the queenly compliment was to couple , with his thanks the proposal of the Duke of Cennaught's health. This added to the delight of the Queen, who has the name of her soldier-son very near her heart. The native chief Anaru Tuhokairaugi, well and favourably known, both by the native people and the Europeans, ns being of a just and sensible nature, died a day or two ago at Greytown from the effects of a cold caught about a week ago while out fishing. The Wairarapa Standard states that the deoeased chief was one of the two Maoris who had the honour of shaking hands with H.E.H. the Duke of Edinburgh during his visit to New Zealand. Several advertisements from Wanganui and other places have yet to appear, and we hope to make room for them by Tuesday or Wednesday. The crowded condition of our advertising columns is a tribute, to the universally recognized value of the Standard J as a mediumjof publicity.

We remind thoso interests I that Captain Johnston' 3 valuable farm m Kairanga, corner of Longburn and Btwnvthorpe roads, is m the market, and con be leased on moderate terms. To an industrious tenant it should prove a Capital investment. A labour exchange haa just been established m Wellington, ivhero om» ployera and tho3e seeking employment can have their wants attended to at a reasonable uigure.