LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Manawatu Standard, Volume 4, Issue 141, 22 May 1883, Page 2

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

We make room elsewWe for a very interestiDg-accburit of a trip through the interior of the North Island. , It is estimated that the old Omnibus Company of London, which works about 650 vehicles, loses £70,000 per annum by the peculations of its conductors. A gentleman recently advertised m tho London Daily Telegraph for a " clerß and book-keeper at a weekly Balary of £3." In. answer to this one advertisement upwards of 1950 applicatsong were re» ceived. * ■ . ■ Mr John Stevens, M.H.R., will ad» dress bis constituents at Bulls to-night. Mr Greenwood, dentist, will pay his professional visit to Palmerston to-mor» row. : ,- ■ : ... ... . .., ; Tbß wife and family of the Rev. Jeremiah Murphy m Wellington are m dire distress. Two preserved Maori heads consigned to the Auckland museum were lately received from London. The method of preserving these heads may almost be termed a " lost art," as it might well be, for the Maoris have been' sadly out of practice. . Porbably the last attempt at preservation was made on the head of Captain Lloyd, of one of the Imperial regiments, who was killed m a skirmish at Ahuabu, Tarahaki. His head was carried about the whole country, and the natives used to perform their Pai Marire dancer before it. A curioue story, is told by the Mcl» bourne correspondent of the Hawke's Bay Herald. A boy aged ten became desperately enamoured of a full-grown burlesque actress m that city, and, to prove bis devotion, he stole a valuable I locket and chain and waited at the stage door to present it to' the object of his adoration. Before accepting the gift, the lady's curiosity .^prompted her to enquire who had sent it, and the gnsMng declaration which followed must have astonished her. The bench ordered the boy to be severely flogged by his father. Mr J. S. Caverhill, of Hawera, U at present winnowing the linseed produced on his farm this^year preparatory, to exporting it to Auckland, where we understand he Has 'arranged for a market. Two machines and a number of men are at work m the Hawera Drill Shed winnowing the seed, o' \rhich the total quantity available for export will be about 900 sacks. The sample is a magnificent one. A fearful case of burning: to death is reported from Northampton. A carrier named Shackleton was proceeding with six cans of benzoline m his van, when the inflammable liquid spontaneously ignited and ran about the vehicle, which was speedily one mass of flame. The horse, maddened, with terror, bolted, and upset the van, which fell upon Sbackleton. He, being unable to extricate himself, was slowly burnt to death. He was horribly disfigured. Messrs Bentley Brqs.' new advertise* ment will appear towmorrow, m which some specially cheap lines will be annoußced. A notice from Amos Burr, commision agent, appears elsewhere. MV J. B. Hamilton's altered advertisement will appear m a few days. We are requested to state that the Post and Telegraph Offices will be closed on Thursday, the 24th insh, (Queen's Birthday),,;, •.-, : :\ Mr John Stevens M.H.R. had a most enthusiastic meeting at Marton last nighty when a vote of thanks and confidence was' carried by acclatnmation, there being a very numerous, orderly, and demonstrative j audience. ". ' .. There will be no issue of the Standard on Thursday next, (Queen's Birthday), that day being a public general holiday. Advertisers and subscribers will please accept this notification. A public^ meeting is convened for Friday evening next, at 7 p.m., at the Town Hall, to discuss such matters of interest to the town and district, as it is desirable should be brought under the of Parliament at the forthcoming session. It is to be hoped there will be a numerously attended and influential meeting. The Mayor, 'of course; will occupy the chair. The Wellington Telephone Exchange now numbers,sixty»t wo subscribers, the list having been largely augmented since the additional instruments arrived. A tea and public mehting will be held m the Foresters' Hall to-morrow evening, m connection with the Temperance cause. Addresses will bedeliveredby Sir William Fox and the Rev. S.Griffith. We hear that.steps will be taken. at the meeting to establish a branch of the Blue Ribbon society. We have to acknowledge with tbanks reoeipt of a complimentary ticket of ' admission. ............ g|A Brooklyn school girl, 13 years of age, m reply to 'the question, "Which three;inhabitants of the world would have been most spoken and written about 1" tqbk jthe prize with this answer, '•Jesus Christ, Shakespeare, Napoleon,"