LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Manawatu Standard, Volume 4, Issue 159, 11 June 1883, Page 2

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Wellington 13 agitating for a new [ theatre, equal to the requirements of the city; . . ; „ There was a heavy hail — storm last : nijjht, also rain, thuuder,and lightning. ; Ib is a most difficult . matter at the ; present.'time to obtain either .male or female servants m Auckland. There isa great scarbity of farm hands, of whom a large number are wanted at £1 a- week and found. •.,:■.-;. Cheap and nasty (says the Argus) is the verdict lwhich experience is pronounc- : ing on the ight lines of the colony^ They,, cost nearly as much m maintenance as m! construction.: ' ; -.. ; Mr. J.E. Redmond is learning 1 , like St.! Paul, to be all things to all raen. Finding: .that his hot-and-atrong! eloquence is not; '■ appreciated m 'loyal- 'Australia, he uowi preached moderation. j A paper watch has been exhibited by a ! Dresden watchmaker. t The. paper; is .pre-*; pared ihj such a muhner that'jthe watdh'is siid to be lasserviceableas those iri ordinary USB. " "' '"" " : -'' ! ' ■'■" :-'■■ ■■'■"■■■•■ \'l. : . The" exp'euditure- 'of Jthe Melbourne University is steadily., 'increasing. The estimate for the present year is over £20,000.; ;. ]■?■.:•:•:,, The Post Office' Hotel, Maryborough,; Qt;eenslaud, has changed hands at^Tp'OO 'friye years ago it way bought for \£2000.; Mr p. K. Haly, an , old pioneer, U convin,ced, of the' possibility of forming ,an ! inland sea m Australia, by 'admittifagl the! sea to Lake Eyr*. '.' ' ", : jrrj '<■■■■»> ; The Ti mar u Herald is very severe on' the Government for '■'haying appointed W "the Legislative Council Mr J. C. Richa; inond and Mr Birnicoat. A man was charged m Wellington a few days ago with feeding his- horse m the street by, other means ttiana properly constructed no3e» bag. He was fined 55.; The native cat, the tiger, ca,tj the m:m< goose, the ferret, and the stoat are pro«| tected m New South Wales ; .by , Act; of 1 Parliament, as declared enemies of the rabbit. . -■••*■' ThcWaiiara Pres 8 says an individual 1 whose name would denote -him; l of' Italian extraction, and probably on this account is known m New Plymouth by the simple : name of *' Urgent Telegram," threw a nasty bomb into Mayor Atkinson's meeting last Friday evening. " Urgent," who had to be repeated, wanted to know if, Government officials were allowed to take bribes, and, on the invitation of the Major the questioner was invited to put bis| question m writing, which was done.! The Major said it amounfed to a charge! agninst an official, which he would bei glad to sift to the bottom. We under*! stand that an enquiry was held on Satur>! day, but have not learned the result of! same. " ■ ' ,; . ,'\ ..v j .. ', i ;•■ The-widow of J osepli Smith, the Mor» i in.on martyr, , who was after his death " sealed "t0... ,;8«2ham Young, is still! Jiving iirSalt Lake City, vigorous and i healthy at seventy*nine, and an ardent; advocate ot the plurality of wives system. '■ By the way, itis^noted as a jemarkable fact that all 'of Brigham Y6unj>'s ww ye 3 re* | main widows, and are constant to his mem- ] pry. j.'j .// ;.;._.'. i( . j Before the coffin containing Johnj Brown's remains was. lowered tnto the! grave, a wreath was placed on it, composed I of beautifttUspring flowyrs with ever* j greens, and bearing the folldwin'g4nscrip-j tion m the Queen's hand leriting : — " A i tribute pf4°viag, grateful, and everlast*; 1 ing, friendship I 'and affection from his* truest, best, and mo9t faithful friend, ; ■Victoria R. and I." • The North Island mnin trunk railway ; may be a most useful undertaking fioni a' political;Bt«ndpoint, but (says thfi Napier • Telegraph) regarded m any other light we venture to think its cost will be a waste of money. The same amount expended m making harbors where they are wanted j would go far towards increasing the pro- j duativeness of such districts as could find ; 1 no other so profitable outlet for their pro* \ duots.jand, living regard to the physical outlines of the colony, make the railway the feeders of the ports; emmaa '

A telegraphist — perhnpa at Sand° n i perhapa not — had a disagreement with a commercial gentleman, who hailed fr°' a the Highlands, a few days ago. Words waxed w-irm and tho telegraphist being bos 3of the ranche of course had the best of it for a time. But the Highlandsnian's revenge was swift and terrible. He turned on his heel and cohering a telegraph form with hieroglyphis m the Gaelic tongue demanded that the telegram should be immediately despatched. The telegraphist waees war no more against Highlandera now; they are too many for him. The Wanganui Herald understands that one of the Government surveyors, who has lately bden engaged m examining the country northward of Marton for a rou.te for the'Oentrar ' flailway, has expressed the opini m that an excelleut ronto can be found to join the main line at Waitotara. The gent eman referred to knows the back country thoroughly, and though, this sug* gested route has not yet been examined, it will be traversed shortly, and he asserts that it is one of the most practicable routes to be found along the Coast litfa. Writes the correspondent of a Southern Kxchangei— ''The •■trouble's of -the news*jpaper man are proverbial. And one of ■his greatest troubles is that.no one -will ever pay'him. He toils for the.; good, of humanity and his country, but a deaf ; ear is turned to the Solicitations of ' his icollfctor. The other day a newspaper ; collector from a southern town appeared 'm Gore with accounts for no les3 a -'sum iin the aggregate than _ £80. r He .buzzed !around thfttowmhipvfor ;tvro days;, and jsmiled a k b*lsnd smile as he handed over to his employer the six shillings he had i d ollectedr - Then' h e retired f rotn ~. newspaper life. ; We learn that the three gentlemen who ■interrupted the Ball on the 24th have jeach sent a donation of '£2 ,-2s tq the ] Company's fund?," ncconipariie'd with a a } very humble apology : and under -the , circumstances the Volunteers .have; com» ' plied with the entreaty of the delnquenta j not to take further proceedings m • matter. ■-- ■ *•■ ' ! According to the Wanganui Chronicle Father Moreau is shortly to be, transferred to the Native •Oistrici: up the Wangauui river, and his place is to be filled by Father Oaren, of Wellington. We regret to hear of. the death last : night of Mrs Levy, who expired about ; 7 p.m. The deceased lady was a sufferer from pulmonary consumption, though "we ; understand her early; dissplution wasyno,t i expected. Her hasbahd arid family nave ; our sympathy m their dees affliction.----^-'