LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Manawatu Standard, Volume 4, Issue 170, 23 June 1883, Page 2

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Some zealous teetotaller has eeen fib to ' inform the world that the United States 41 gulped down "96,000,000 gallons of bieer last year. The figures are bit;, bat if ihe proportion, of beer^drinkers to the^poptjflation be tafcen-afc. one. fiM, that2jfclteat,atfeut 9£ gallons to each individual, or less than a jriil a day for each. Not much "gulping dowjn " m that. * Statistics cannot be made to feftch moral lessons. j .: ?Tbe;Ausfcralian-M!D|!;ual Provident Society isonejjfthe sbaodesljapd best Assurance J Societies 'in the "Colonies, and offars excep- i tional advantages to assurers, and yet khe I last annual report shows that the cost of | management .(including interest on the cost of offices*) itnon'ntSj'toicSer iSk dad Mjeverj 20s contributed by assurers, or m other words something like 16 or 17 per cant. .< '"'inTaris they have what are called •'jcartetelegram*," which cost about forty centimes. Tney are Bimilar'to postcards! an'dshe message may be written to any length within the limits 'of the cards. It is posted m a box and blown to its destination through pijeuinatic tubes. -The great advantage of j the 'system lß'ttiat 'there" bait ' be- n6 errors-made ..injtrantmißßion, as it is often the case with telegrams. j Mr Charles Bills, George Street, Dunei3in, : a high antbority, states that the mongoose is not an enemy of the rabbit ; m fact, to i use his own words, "its value m that respect is nil, and stands a poor show with a rat, sand will even beoome indifferent to close proximity of both rats and rabbits," m proof of which he . has 4 >inJ hie pace a mongoose, a! rat, and a rabbit living amicably together in] one cage." . ■„ ._,_,, .; . ; ... { The Rothschilds are ".hot an^ra'tefulto the, British Army m Egypt,'- and have envinced i their esteem by- th 3 donation of 21b of tobacco | and a pipe to. every private soldier engaged I m the military promenade which has given so many medals to a lot of juvenile heroes i under the Wolseley regime. Of coureeiit is i. v.cry gojpd of them to recoguise by this tri-i fling " commission '" the men who sent EgypI tain Bonds from;44iUD to 73, but the fa6t of : i their having made several millions over the i transactions deprives the donation of much j "of its generosity, and causes it to savor more of ostentation than spontaneous liberality. Chinese immigration to this colony seems ! to have been effectually checked, and there is now no reason to fear that the " yellow 1 agony " will become epidemic m New Zealand. Lhst month only 8 Chinese arrived m the colony as against 24 Wlw left to retajW to the Flowery Land, j

The Scotch collie ia growing into wonderful popularity m the. United States* not merely for its useful qualifies, but. also; for its. companionable one 9 and its bleanty— many of them being kept as companions and watch dogs. Prominent breeders of collies readily get_from 15 to 25 dollars each fo^male paps isix to'eight weefcs^pldraccoiding to quality or m'arkhrgs, and-even 'higher pi ices are fre-qnCTtiy.-re^eJiyed. Pall grown specimen?, of good quality, bring from '"2s 'to' 100 dollars eafch— 6o; dollars being only a moderate figure for a well-trained full-grown young male collie. _ A Wanganui paper" refers to the person who took m hand to collect moneys for Mrs Jeseop; as V a fine specimen of a Jeremy Diddler."; w ; v ..... ./ We have to, .acknowledge complimentary ticket for $e;eriiertaiDment by the. Palmerston Town'Bstnd Dramatics Cl ub m aid "of the Band Fund|&oj!ake place on Thursday next. v Just wheq^he 9 o'clock Saturday through train to Wanganurcame to be recognised as a benefib-add'osftfuj, t the -Department sees fit to discontinue, it. what "wise object' is m vie tf can of course only be surmised. It was certainly a train that proved a great con- j venience to many people and waa extensively "j made.-use pf.v- , .^ . i Theßrtish King is;to leave London to-day for Wellington. ."..,. The Bangitikei Advocate is anxious to obtain for its .'patron;'. the post of Agent- , General, and'gives §ir Willian Box a puff on account of his fljiency m writing letters (squibs?) to the press, it ought to know. •^ Tfie^FiHSnclal" Statement is to be delivered on Wednesday, and the Public Works Statement on Tuesday week. The London 'wool sales have closed with slight decline* -la! prices for/all except the finest qualities.^" ~ -■■—-.; When the'/Lawj Practitioners' •- Bill was under discu'sVsion in 'the House, Sir George Orey said he would; stake . his existence that* the Jfiton.'the i Minister 'of Justice could übt pass thp.,l general; examination m law ; now (Laughter.) He would like to see'thehbn. gentleman t>ubjected to that examination on -the,^floor of the House. (Hear, hear). We'h'ave'jtfst reciived a Parcel of Clothing frooir tbe T Kaiapoi Wollen mills. These Goods are J of a ; Superior Quality and should be m. Grffiat.. Demand,. _We have also m Rtjslyn and Kaiapoi Blankets, Flannels, Tweeds, and Wool. All .'these. jGaods. w.e oaa Confidently.' ißeoommend to our Customers. A Special line m Trousers and Vests, m cross!- sizes; ;|or :: stout men to be 6eenat Bentley Bros. Marlborough House. — [Advt.]