LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Manawatu Standard, Volume 3, Issue 49, 22 January 1883, Page 2

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Mr Thomas Frazer informs us thai on his property feed is still abundant, but wat«»r is scarce. He has had to sink a well, and rig a windmill which works well and keeps up a constant supply* Anaccident of a painful nature happeued^at the Wellington Biscuit Factory last week to a lad of about 15, named George Guthrie. It appears that the boy who was passing one of the machines with dough, beckoned to another lad to come and see how near he could allow his fin^r to approach the the rollers. He then placed his hand on the carriage, and m a moment or two it was drawn into the machine. The latter was working at a good rate of speed at the time,' and before it oould ba reversed the whole length of the arm was taken between the rollers. The injuries are not so serious as might have been expected. The railway returns for the year 1882, as published m the Gazette, shows a con« siderable increase m passenger traffic on the Wangauui and New Plymouth lines. The export, timber trade from Wanga* nui is on the increase, says the Patea Mail, and o ther vessels to tho3e at present em ploy od are being laid on. Much of this timber will come back to Wanganui m another form, because we do not manufacture for ourselves; The Wellington Post reports a dis* I graceful aot of larrikinism, which might ! have had the effect of disarranging all the preparations for the reception of the now Governor. During the night someone spiked the gun proposed to be used for announcing the approach of the s.s. Wakatipu. The nail was drawn with some ' considerable difficulty. I Mr Archibald Forbes is to lecture m Napier to-night. A Hebrew m London is said to be making a lot of money by lending out a £1000 bank note for small weddings, to be exhibited as the gift of the bride's father. A maß is sent along to watch the note, and is made useful at the presents' table m exhibiting the articles displayed there. . An Auckland paper gives the following corn cures; — Dissolve one part of salicylic acid m 40 parts of collodion.; apply several times a w»ek. The corn dissolves with little trouble. For hard corns, apply at night a mixture of one part of carbolic acid, and ten part- of distilled water, glycerine, and soap liniment. Envelop with gutta-percha tissue, and the corn may generally beremoTed the next morn ing. For inflamed and swollen joints proceed In the same manner, but use, instead ot tha above mixture, liq. plumbi. ! dil., 100 parts, and tinct. croci, five parts. "Ynnkee Lnmberers" trousers ss, at