LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Manawatu Standard, Volume 4, Issue 209, 9 August 1883, Page 2

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

There was a meeiing of creditors m the I estate of P. Hunt, yesterday, when the debtor underwent examination* The proceedings were continued to-day. Complaints have reached us of the indecent conduct of a female, a stranger m the district, whose calling is only too ap» parent from her demeanour. The police should request her to " move on." We are glad to hear Mr Beck is considerably belter, and; is able to get up a little. It will however be some consider* able time probably before he is himself again. The tumble down delapidated structure m Main-street, at one time Brightwell's store, is being converted into cottages, which will be a great improvement to that portion of the town, the old edifice being , a great eyesore; An Australian writes from 'Frisco ; — " I must say a word of the trams here., Those run on the cable— the endless wire —are simply perfection. The 'Friscans are gradually getting rid of their horse trams and substituting cables." We learn that Mr Carrol this morning I received a telegram from Mr Seddon, M.H.R., to the effect that Government, had granted £ for £on the cost of construction of the Palmerston Drill Shed, and for the purchase of the section at the back of the one which the shed stands. We again Jemind our readers lhat*the outward 'Frisco mail will close to-morrow evening. Mr Lingard, lately m business as a brewer m V 5 anganui, is to be criminally prosecuted. A letter published m the Auckland Herald states that there can be no doubt the death of Mr Geo. Dixon, of Wellington, off the Tairoa, was purely acciden* t«l, owing to bis complete prostration from the effect of sea-sickness. In the Grand Duchy of Badec, where a compulsory education law is vigorously enforced, crime has been reduced m the last seven years 51 per cent, and pauperism 25 per cent. A treaty pending between the United States and Madagascar recognises slavery on the island, and provides for the return of slaves upon the demand of their master. Capt. Beruech, of the Mahinapua, re« eeived serious injuries while the steamer was loading at Lyttelton, haying a rib broken and other injnries. Out of 45 competitors, Mr A. Smith, F.R.S., B. A., of Auckland, obtained the premium of £250 for the best plan for the new block of ' the Insurance Company's buildings there, to cost £25,000. It is very easy to start false reports, Just because a Philadelphia woman, while buying a broom, wanted one with a heavy and strong handle, it was reported around that she was m the habit of beating hex husband, During the year ending March, the New Zealand and Australian 'Land Company sold out of their various estates 66,054 acres, at an average of £4 3s 5d pei acre. MrCummingis visiting Manawatu m the interests of the Freemason, which periodical he is editing. • s . A meeting of the Committee appointed m Wellington to. oarry out the proposal to erect a monument to the late Father O'Reilly was held on Monday evening, when it was stated that subscriptions to the amount of about £190 had been raised, I and that it was calculated that fully £300 will come m.. The Committee will there* fore be placed m a position to carry out their instructions m a manner worthy of the memory of one who as a priest and a gentleman earned the loye and respect of "all who knew him. y A Wellington paper has received a letter from a correspondent, signing himself 'Observer, < compl ioing of the custom of sending children to public-houses for beer, $c. It certainly seems only reason* able that the 166 th clause of the Act of 1881, which prohibits the sale of liquor to children under sixteen years of age for consumption on the premises, should be extended m its powers so as to preclude the practice of sending children to pub-lic-houses to obtain jugs of beer. We believe, too, that the more respectable class of publicans would willingly fall m with this arrangement. -/During the progress of the Property Tar debate m the House, Mr Mont, gomery referred to the present depression, and entered into gloomy prognostications with regard to the future of the colouy. The Treasurer admitted that there was a depression m certain parts of the colony, bnt added that during all the winters he had gone through m New Zealand, this was the only one during which there had not been a great outcry on the part of the unemployed. Of course, he said, there was alwaysa number of mnemployed, but so far as he knew, there was not at present a single able-bodied man on " charitable aid," and throughout New Zealand a fair rate of wages was obtained. A significant fact m connection' with the German military service is that the men who committed suicide last year numbered 362,

Tbe Wellington Working Men's Club is giving a series of fortnightly concerts, I which are provins.' very succestul and enjoyable entertaiim >nts. Dr Recklam, m a recent number of the Geshuadheit, says that the headache, restlessness, &c, which are sometimes caused by keeping flowers m bedrooms, do not result from any special properties of the flowers themselves, but from the continued strain brought to bear upon the olfactory nerves. The Post is informed that it is most probable the initial r Jtorting inconnection with the crushing of quartz from the Golden Crown mine, Terawhiti, will take placs about Friday. Dr Youl, the Melbourne coroner, says that scarcely a child m the Victorian schools has.been properly vaccinated, and consequently if smallpox got a hold m the colony it would spread to an alarming extent. The jurors to serve at the next sitting of the District Court at Palmerston, on sdonday the 27th iust, will be drawn at Wanganui to»day. The Hon. Mr Pharazyn has Riven notice that on Friday next he will move, "That, m the opinion of this Council, the honorarium of members should cease at the expiry of the present Parliament; and that, m the event of this chamber;b2Com« ing an elective body, and a Bill being introduoed for the payment o£ members, the honararium should not exceed £l per diem for a period of three months only, and that members resident m or near Wellington should not receive any honora« I rium for their attendance during theses- ' sion." I On Saturday morning, shortly _aftes eight o'clock, the infaut son of Mr P. Minogue, laborer, residing at Waiwetu, Lower Hutt, managed, m the momentary absence of his mother, to pull over a kettle of water standing on the are, scald ■> ing himself severely. After some delay m procuring a messenger, Dr. Wilford attended the little sufferer, and is nowhopeful of his recovery. We regret to learn that Mr Wood, who led the Wellington footballers to victory m the recent matches with Canterbury and Otago, is seriously ill, the exertions of the seoond match having caused a cold to settle on bis chest, which has hitherto resisted j all medical treatment. Footballers and cricketers will join with us m the hope that he may speedily recover. The best and cheapest means of preserving shingles is probably soaking m a trough or >nk of lime wash or strong lime water. '* The latter is effective and most convenient, as carpenters dislike to lay shingles covered with lime, but the water being drained off for soaking the shingles the lime can be used on the land. Shingles so treated get almost as hard as thorn,and «re always clean,no moss growing on them nor dust adhering. They, herefore, dry soon, and are proof against decay. A book containing full information and directions as to the manufacture of cheese (together with lithographed plates of the building and machinery required) will be issued by the Government m a few days. Copies of the work will be distributed shortly. Recognising the great importance of the cheese manufacturing industry, no expense ha 9 been spared by the Government is getting up the book, and all the latest improvements m machinery, &c. are showed m coloured plates. . The drawings are accompanied by a descriptive letterpress. A number of Hawera ratepayers were summoned recently to appear at the R.M. Court, having failed to pay their county rates. In qne case, which went by default, the costs amounted to 15s, whilst the amount sued for wa3 only Is. The court expressed the opinion that it would be almoit better for the council to send a man round to collect the rates, rather than put ratepayers to such expense over a trifling sum. " Phaeton " writes :— Mr A. E. Bird, who baa for the past two years occupied the sporting editorial chair of the Canter* bury Times, is, I understand, about to take wiug \o Melbourne, having accepted an appointment on the o'pertsnian, m whose columns the well-known signature of "Sir Launcelot" will appear for the first time next month. .tJentley Bros, new advertisement now appears on the first page of the Standard . Honey-comb towels are priced atsd, Turkish towels lOd, strong blue serge lid, cotton shirting 4^d, men's tweed trousers 7s lid, children's sox 4d, eirls' stockings 6d, ladies' hose 6d. felt ikirts 3s 9d, straw hats 6d, kid gloves Is lid. men's worsted sox Is 3d, men' lambs-wool sox 10d, men's flannel shirts 3s lid and 4s lid, men's cotton shirts Is 6d, tweed hats 2s 6d and 3s, boys' tweed knickerbocker suits 7s 6d white flannel Bd, lOd and is, twill sheeting 9sd, lid, and Is 3d, Scotch tweed Is lid, 2s 3d and 2s 6d, strong brown holland *bM table demask Is 6d, men's trousers and vests 12s Bd. For quality and price the aonve are unsu-passed — fADVT.I