LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Manawatu Standard, Volume 3, Issue 73, 2 March 1883, Page 2

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Mr Reid, of Stoney Creek, is erecting a nicoiojise ori jtbe ' proper, taj lately! pur-i chased ? by him,*of which bfrEgs felled and 1 burnt a considerable portion. Tt&t|mberain sbm> jj>f thjTbridges on the, Stoney Creek Line are getting very loose,! and many of the structures require being; seen to; j With, the extensive improvements being; -carried out at Messrs Russell Bros.'! splendid property, Te Matai, thatvalu-j aj^eßtaJe.willjin time the, choicest "farm anywhere about 'Slariawatu*. " ' ; We are sorry to see large gaps m thej rear cemetery fence, caused by recent: grass and bush fires. The condition of the; iasfcfestirigP^aceof the dead is not alto*; gether creditable to Palmerstou. Tenders are invited for the purchase of the Auckland Clothing Company's stock in Warjganui.- . «.-•-• r rr .5,-.^., rj '. " r l 3y mail wie~ha*6 received la-copyJof-the illustrated catalogue of prize machinery' .manufactured by Messrs Reid and Gray,; of Dunedin, which firm has branches at; Oamaru, • Titparu.,- ; jlpvercargill, Christ-! church, -AshWtoni an<i kdckland, and are; agenvc for Clayton and Shuttleworth'sj steamsengines, tbrashing«machine3, and traction-engines. Any -person desJrotjajDf; perusing the catalogue, which contains plates of all descriptions of machinery,! can hive the loan of the copy now lying, as ; this office, which ;i»,w»aliy.iix«9.reß^ng toi all clasess of readers. The Native owners of a large block of • land south of Kihikihi, m the heart of the King country, have '"applied to " Mr'Brycei for a' survey -to determine title. The' Natives acquiesced m a trig station beingi erecte.d.on the land. _ ■ Dr Newman who holds very eccentric' views on many social subjects, stated at a recent meeting of the Wellington Edu- ; cntibn Boaid.that th&occupation of teaching children was a very unhealthy one, and that, in England the mortality among teachers was five or' six times greater thanj among ptber classes of the community. ; Tenders fpr the building at Jnckeytown and Malano under the sanction of the Education Board close to-morrow, i The plaoe Ij^ye j^een lying nfc the Sjand- ; a^d Office, where they have been ex« amibed by i great 'fflony intending teni«; ;4w^/ I

Chinese iui'.iji. .'«•('.' ioti to New /Wlancl U not n ren' formidable thing nowadays. Lust month only four Celestials arrived m this colony. Of these throe landed at Auckland, and one at the Bluff. One practical outcome of the obsorvaa lions of the comet recently seen has occur» red m China. The Government has concluded that some warning is intended by the comet, and, acknowledging the justice of Heayen m sending these heavenly _messeugers r ha 3 acted on the warning by commencing to " correct existing abuses and purify the administration." A atoreman 'was advertised for m Wellington, and no less than 82 applications were received within two days. The main seam has been struck m the Picton Coal Mine, and the quality 'is pronounced excellent. Mr Fagan's^new advertisements will be found m another column. It will be seen that he! has removed 1 into the shop next to Mr Jprgqnsen's exhibition. Attention is directed to Mr Larcomb's advertisements for tenders for various jobs; : ' Room will be made fora number of Southern advertisements during next 'week 1 , 1 when 'space can- be found for them. ijAsftange natural phenomenon may be seen m the orchard of Mr Lowes, Ota-. ngalfi^Ashurat, being the second crop of leaves and blossoms on cherry trees m the one season. This is due probably to the recent warm spring rains. We learn that Mr Lowes, of Otangaki, 'Has purchased' the splendid stallion, Mufti, one of the purest bred horses m the colony, by grand" old Traducer. Mufti' will be a great acquisition to the breeders of these districts. The price paid was a' large one. .. Mr. ,Bentley ;has, takeii over Messrs Gravies and Flsming's drapery business, and is now holding a cheap clearing sale, at which genuine bargains are the order of. the day.! . We wish Mr Bentley all success m his undertaking, which m his competent hands is sure to prosper. Mr Siielson will sell a. quantity of grafes-seed' to-niorrow at the People's Mart, for which there is now "considerable demand. Mr C." W. Schultze, who once kept the Awahuri Hotels is now mine host of the Railway Hotel,' Lower Hutt, a few miles from' 'Wellington; This is a very f avouri te an ct popular resort of holiday folks, and we are informed: that Mr Schultze is doing well m what is known to be a very extena I eive and comfortable establishment.