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Manawatu Standard, Volume 4, Issue 144, 26 May 1883, Page 2

Four specks of gold, each of which ia larger than a pin 'a head, which were taken from a wild duck's gizzard, have ..been shown to the Oamartt Mail. The^'duck 7 was purchased at a shop m Tees-street and our informant, after finding the speoks of-gold, took ,the trouble to as« certain . wher.e. they^caine; Ironi, when he was informed that the bird "was shot at the Waimate Gorge. The gold ib pure, arid if, as is tery probable.the duck picked the gold from the sides of the gorge, our Waimate friends should keep! theirl'eyeß open.

Officinl notice is' given that a fourth call of Is per share haa been made m connection with the ffi ellington*Manawatu Railway .Company. . 'We learn that 'proceedings "are Vfo be taken against t?7o out of the three, persons to whose behaviour allusion was made m onr columns yesterda>. The cases will be beard next Court day. It is to be hoped this procedure. will have. the effect; ot putting a stop to similar improprieties m future. It is simply outrageous that the volunteers or any other body CBnnot enjoy themselves at a ball without beine subj ected to annoyance- of-this kind *~lt is . to bd hoped the party who is believed to have been the prime mover m theact will not be allowed to get off scot free, if only for the sake of example. The Hawkes' Bay Herald publishes an obituary notice of , the late Major Withers, compiled m great parth frbm documents m his own handwriting. A short time ago he was applied to for exact particulars of his service, m connection with a recommendation to be made by the Duke of Cambridge that a long and distinguished service pen siou should be granted to the late Major^ m I addition to his half pay as a retired captain of the imperial forces. Major Withers wrote out the required information, and forwarded it to the former clerk of the regmont, Mr, Mahon, to be copied and put it proper form. ; This was done, but before the pension could be granted Major Withers had gone to his long home.