LOCALAND GENERAL.

Manawatu Standard, Volume 4, Issue 91, 24 March 1883, Page 2

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

The Hawke's Bay H erald states on good authority that Mr Whitaker's retirement from the Cabinet isprobable. Several of the British King's passengers commenced their New Zealand career by getting intoxicated and creating a disturbance m the streets of Welling* ton, the police hae to interfero, and were compelled to take three of them into custody. One man required four constables to take him to jail. These are nice additions to our population. Mr Daniel Tallerman, so well known from his connection with Australian meat companies, has been compelled to pass through, the London Bankruptcy Court*. His liabilities are stated at £6,900, and asserts £617. He was allowed to pass his public examination unopposed. A large whale committed suicide by hanging himself with the telegraphiccable laid across the Persian Gulf. - According to the Bairnsdale Advertiser, there was an unpleasant termination to a tea-meeting at "Meerlieu, Victoria ; some 30 persons having been poisoned, including the Bishop of Melbourne, who Tras seized with a violent fit of vomiting as he was driven from the gathering. It was at first thought that the tea was poisoned, but it is staled by some that arsenic had been used m some of the cakes, instead of baking-powder. Several of the persons attacked were seriously ill for some time. At the Christchurch Resident Magis J trate's Court the other morning, Mr Olliver, who was on the Bench, mentioned that he had teen at the Rakaia a few days ago about 20 xaev who were idling about a public bonse. They bad refused as wages for harvesting £3 per week and their " tucker." The wages they wanted was L 5 per .week and found. Messrs Reid & Gray's new announce" ment of special lines of manufacture m ! the way of agricultural impliments will appear next week. Some Wellington advertisements are I still held over through want of space. I We. are glad to see Mr Tom King re- ! turned to Palmerston, looking much more robust than when he left some months j ago. We presume he will now be a pern manent resident of the town. > Mr & Mrs T. Manaon left Palmerston by railway on Thursday night, en route for Wellington, at which port they embark for home.- Mr Manson has not yet decided which route he will take, whether direct or via Melbourne. We wish Mr Manson and family bon voyage and a safe return. The AH Saints Bazaar Gift Auction, and Museum will open on Wednesday at 2 p.m., and on Thursday at 7 p.m. Admission will be 19, children half price. We look forward to a most succesful aff.iirSome County Council announcements I of special importance will be found m oar advertising columns, to which the attention of our readers is directed. There was a meeting of the Feilding Lodge of Odd Fellows on Thursday, which several brethren from Palmerston went specially to attend. The English papers state that Mis Langtry received Ll6O from an eminent soap manufacturing-firm for her signature which appears m the firm's advertisement. A valuable property is advertised for sale a bargain . Further particulars can be obtnined at this office* The Railway Employes' Picnic was favoured with fine weather, and so far as we could learn passed oil very pleasantly. There was a numerous gathering of the employes with their friends and families, who with fun, frolic, and sport spent a very pleasant day. Yesterday, Good Friday, was observed as a close holiday, all the places of business being closed, and picnics and shoot* ing excursions being the order op the day. Although threatening the day held up, and none of the bolidaymakers had their putingjspoilton accountjof|the weather.

By the iron fenca round the Govern* raent School, there is a hole at the side of the footpath into which if a person's foot was to slip, a fractured leg would prnb»bly be the result. It should be seen to before some euch accident occurs. We learn that a Mr Park, formerly of Hokitika, and more recently of Timaru, is about to undertake the management of the stationery business at present carried on by Mrs Dungan. Mr park was formerly with Messrs J. Orerar & Co., and afterwards with Mr John Manson, both of whom, we hear, considered Mr Park's natural shrewdness and special financial ability would ensure his rapid success m business wherever ho might start on his own account. Tho owner of ft lost rug siropoan boir of his property on application utthinoftiuo. AH last night many pooplo hurt npwro. hensions that Wiggins' storm hud roully arrived, but during the forenoon tho gitlo lulled and the day turned out fair. The Manawatu Highway Bonrd sat today. A report of tho proceedings will appear i» our next issuo. The Manawvtu Standard will not, bo published on Monday noxt, being Banlor Monday. The Wanganni Enoampiuont promises to be a most successful volunteer gathering. By our latest telegrams tho Nntivo obstruction up North wonrsn very thrnntninir aspect. It is to be feared the difficulty will not be very easy of amioublo adjust* ment. We are «lad to hear that Mrs Millar, of the Oroua Bridge, has considerably improved m physical and mental health since her arrival m