LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Manawatu Standard, Volume 4, Issue 207, 7 August 1883, Page 2

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

The 'following' advertisement is from Ahe^pstT^-tf Lizzie Mary Neill or Neatle. 'i-Fouh'd; ' "a J little girlf of thii^-name.r arrived by steamer this mGrning. Apply 'Henry Wright. 1 ' Tempi© Chambers. '•a A ;.W_nganut -billiard room lessee advertises m the Herald as folllows :— That allideb'ts owing to me that are not paid t. my agent, on or before , noon, -Saturday, August ;.__,'_ hate autholcied^imfo' publish the names of snob debtors m the even.* ,nm? paper* <and\toii*gue summonses fortUs with. ■ ' t ,_,. ... -*?_. monthly Freetbopg>i|/>eView_t|s shortly to be published m Wanganni. L Rabbitrare becoming very plentiful at Lower Rangitikei, especially on the properties of "Messrs McKelvie' and Amon : also on the sea side of the Oroua Downs estate^ Steps-are -being taken to keep them [dowh/) and .^ifc the ' settlers combine i against the .pest, in ftime, their efforts will probably be successful. 'But if once the rabbits -gain the mastery, it will take no . endof trouble and expense to eradicate j thft_U_s.il;?; •„'•'< .lv: :r '.-M-...y.: : -■ ;-' At a meeting of the members of the : WestlSntf Law Society to consider certain ! grievances^ of the 1 profession against the Resident Magistrate (Mr : Stratford) it was unanimously resolved—*' That, bating carefnlly, considered such , complaints, the ! Society 'finds Mr Stratford habitually . treats .all, members of the bar while prac. tiling "before him with the greatest dis-courtes-j aad that hia demeanor on the bench ! is- frequently : most insulting, and irfitatibj^ arid Embarrassing to "them, and ■ that the Minister be requested to inquire - into the matter; ,X9 A r copy of theresblu? : tion was forwarded to the Minister.. • 1 ci • >.Tl7>»Vu v i '*• /, •: ; -. .•' •■ ' * . borne pions* ecclesiastic, , whose name is ; not published,; 'in the ' course of a sermon ; m the Chrißtchurch, Anglican Cathedral 1 on a recent Suhtaypwarnted, -hisi hearers against new-pftpfe. 4 p Arfrgrikpßs; which he i said tended to assist m .the; progress oi i ntidelity, and the writers of which ho | ohaHMtoriswi as^''wolyeSfin<sheep?sclot_t--1 *M'r'< i^nch^eaching-aSithis is mors ! calculated to promote infidelity than all ; the paragraphs whiqh appear m the most I secular of secular newspapers. - V The Poverty Herald informs us that Te Kooti and about fifty of his followers ; have been visitsng Pareora, and were made muoh of. The followers were put on an . allowaticecof •.»«lpi_»t' f .of (beer 1 each; 1 but Tja : Kooti and his rangatiras and se'cVet a .f l y : w^ereregaleU with;cham'p , agu6'and br,aiidy. .Aj surveyor smokidgdni the' .liustrrouspre* sence of tbe murderer, bad^to extinguish his pipe m defererice to or' re« main m fear.^f iconseb^uehbesp ; ' L '" The Customs receipts at ,the port of Wellington for;last Week-amounted to the i unusually heavy total of £7888, ! The shipping. ma_tifest-ofthe"schb*6ne_ Sandfly, whichJrecently< left Auckland for Tongatabu, says an exchange,- comprises items whichSarfc _c 6t l uWaliy%'bngpio_bus In I the cargo of an island trader. JThe first ; ia^ j&tfasss tof'Bibles^^then' "16" tons of l i soap "—proving the old adage that "cleanj lines* is next to.,god]jgessJ \s Twenty leases of biscuits, and 40" crates of flour," jshow that the Tongans, notwithstanding the seven cases of yßibles;)do notfufejin^d , Jive by faith alone j ATa|ge qplnttty of 1 'building material snipped, indicates" that ovilisationand Christianity are twin eistere m Tonga. - The Exter Town Council (England) has made an aggregate profit of nearly '£4000 for the past four years but of the ■ waterworks. Palmerston,go Jhpu and dd likewisel ;*/ ; >-';. » '- - ■'- ■■ '"-^ The Borough of Rangiora m Canterbury a much smaller, and less important and progressive borough than^almerstbnvbas cot out a steam fire-engine! Surely Palmerston is very far behind m these ! matters. I We are m receipt of \ihe August number of "The New-Zealand- Schoolmaster" which Is m every respect a useful and very well got up period. ?al, ■. deserving of laeneral support, and containing much use-' ful information. ' *. ;' ! Some of the idols ware recently brought but of the jemplesat Kan«san, China, and, pudlicly'flo^ged for* having failed to send snow or rain when implored to do so. The course of true love^. -traced by let-' tors m a breach of promise suit m New (York, ran m this manner: "My darling Benny," ,f My own darling Benny," " My bwtt ; deare-t darling," : ?" My own darlihe love," "My darling Ben," "Friend Ben," and all was over. .-j The Irish officials at Home asserted that no notorious informers have proceeded to Australia!-:. ' V 1 Another steamer has been launched at Paisley, Scotland, to the order of Captain Williams, of Wellington. She will have excellent passenger acoommod»tion, ani Steamed 11 knots on her trial trip. The new»vesseLiß*oalled the Koranui, and is the"pi6neer"6f a number of steamers to be built for the same owners.; M The Maoris at Paribaka say that the English law does not apply to that place, and therefore they will not pay the dog .tax, ;: ... , ' : jtfENTLBY Baos. new advertisement' now appears on the first page of the Standard. Honey-comb towels are priced at sd, Turkish towels lOd, strong blue serge lid, cotton shirting 4 Jd, men's tweed trousers 7s lid, children's sox4d, girls' stockings 6d, ladies' hose $d. felt skirts 3a 9d, straw hats6d, kid gloves Is lid, men's worsted soz Is 3d, men' lambS'Wool sop- lOd, men's shirts 3s lid and 4a lid, men's ootton shirts Js 6d, tweed hats 2s 6d and 3s, boys' tweed knickerbocker suits 7s 6d white flannel Bd, lOd and twill sheeting 9yd, lid," and Is 3d, Scotch tweed Is lid, 2b ?d and 2s 6d. strong brown hplland 4£d, tabjie dems.sk Is Sd, men's trousers and vests 12s «d. For quality and ' prioe the abpve are unsuiD&saed,— [advt.]