" LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Manawatu Standard, Volume 4, Issue 214, 14 August 1883, Page 2

" LOCAL AND GENERAL.

o- • . As there were no creditors present at' the meeting m the estate of Ah Hing, thei . proceedingastand adjourned till to-morrow; 'at same time and place. If the dust storms continue as during: yesterday and to»day the Borough Coun-1 oil will soon have to consider the advißa* j bility.of obtaining a water-cart. ; The Bishop of Wellington was examined ! before the Education Petitions Committee. \ It was elicited during the evidence that; .Bishop Hadfield and- the Church of Eng- j land party will endeavor by every means m their power to get candidates returned : at the next general election who are favorable to denominationalism. ■ iThe heaviest requisition ever drawn for postage stamps m the United States was forwarded from the New York. Post-office recently, the number of stamps called for being 21,320,000, worth 4&8,OOOdol. The police of Hoerde, m Prussia, have issued an edict forbidding the supply of drink to young men who have not attained the age of 17 ; and, further, that no one under that age will henceforth be allowed to chance at public balls except m the pre* soncg of their parents ; while boys are forbidded to smoke m public places until they are 16 years of age. Oh for a little of such benovolent despotism for the colo•ial larrikin ! John Moriey insisted on printing the word " God" with a small "g" m his memoir of Voltaire. It was a petty affec* tfttion, which was well hit off !by a reviewer m a London Weekly, who referred to the author of the book a9 ••« mr John morley." A sister of Carey is m Australia, married, So the London Despatch says. The Eev. Father Kirk, at the conelu« sion of mass on Sunday at St. Mary's Church, Wanganui, warned Catholics against taking part m or even attending • the meetings of the Freethought Association. The following is a specimen of a com* plaint sent to a Dunedin meeting of mn» nicipal representatives ;— " I wuld call the Atintion of the Mare and Councelors of South dunedin to The State of Baths gate St near Bradshaw St their is about Two chains left unfinished I saw waman and Children wadind Knee deep to There Hames To day the Cry . is no Funds I . 'should like To Know where the Funds came From To Spend about 20 Loads of Screenings on the Foot Path m Bradshaw St from cargil road To The Mares gate I seen To men Engaged Spreading it To day by Inserting you will ablige a sufferer July 13th 1883." Sir George 'Vyhitmore, m a recent speech m the Legislative Council, stated that the colony is now sending Home to foreign creditors, as interest on loans, the nice round little sum of £3,000,000 annually ! . The Sydney Fire Brigade are denominated " an undisciplined mob " under no direction or control, who do; as much damage m extinguishing the flames as the flames would do if left untouched. A well known Native chief named Komine died on Saturday at New Ply . mouth. Great preparations are tfeing made fora tangi. The following cable has been received by the Premier from Mr A. Stuart, the Colonial Secretary of New South Wales ; —"The informers are now, by order of lha British Government, on board H,M'« Nelson, and thus out of our jurisdiction. We know nothing of Imperial future, intentions, but feel sure that, whatever their ultimate fate, these men will not be ; landed m any Australasian colony." The hardship of keeping jurors locked up during the trial of cases was very strongly commented on recently by Judge Hawkins m London, and some retorm m the law would certainly seem to be necessary. In a case tried before him, while the two accused were out on bail, the jury were kept m close confinement for an entire week, a manifestly absurd condition of affairs. Latest news from Madagascar states that the French garrison at Tamatave is threatened with famine. The Hevas refuse to supply the troops with any provisions. I What is the aristocracy of England comiog to 1 The Hon. Wortley Montague — a son of Lord Robert Montague, and nephew of the Duke of Manchester, the I nobleman who lately travelled through the colonies — is a " strolling gky-actor," iplayingin Auckland. The following elections of gentlemen to the Otaki Road District, County of Man. awatu, are published * — No. 3 Subdivision John Kebbell ; No. 4 Subdivision. William Henry Sitncox ; No. 5 oubdiyisi on, I Alexander Small ; No. 7 Subdivision, Alexander John Hadfield, appointed by County Council — No. 1 Subdivision, John IDa vies ; No. 2 Subdivision, Hector Me. J Donald. j The death is announced m the WellingI ton papers of Mrs Houghton, of the J late Captain P,obert Houghton, who ex-* I pired at the residence of her son,- near Havelock, Picton, on the 25th ultimo, at I the ripe old .age of 87 years. Thndeceased I lady came to Wellington with her hus» band m the ship Aurora, m the year I 1840, and until two or three years ago I resided permanently m this district. A I little over two years ago she went to Havelock on a visit to her son, and remained with him until her death. Mrs Houchton leaves several grown-up sons I and daughters, to mourn their loss, i The ' Herald understands that inconsequence of certain alleged irregularities m [ connection with the seholarsbip examinations a special meeting of the Board will be hald at an early date, to take into consideration the advisability of holding another examination. Death, m our view, takes place when the action of the heart ceases, but to the Chinese a person is alive until the body becomes cold. These two beliefs may f cause estimates of the time of death of any individual to differ by several hours, which difference has given rise to some very unsatisfactory evidence at inquests lin Hong Kong, the Chinese idea having been unknown to Europeans until very recently.

i 1 horrt is on j ■ >;i e oaau .-et u..wu for I heariug at the next sittings of the District j Court at. Palmerston, that O c a charge 1 against a native woman named Matira, for perjury. From the Wanganui Herald we learn that Bishop Hadtiek) ha 9 requested the I Rev. Mr Cameron m the moat friendly manner not to give his lecture on "Truth Wins/a s Wanganui is not m his parochial district. It is to be regretted that a clergyma-i so able as Mr Cameron should not be at liberty to lecture on any subject he has studied, The general complaint of the forwards who upheld the honor of Wanganui on Saturday, (says the Herald), is the stata of their" bodies after the happy resnlt. No doubt it is joy unlimited to be charging about at one another, but when a fellow weighing something over 12st comes full pelt upon one, the sensation must be any* thing but pleasant. One of tbe most conspicuous Wanganui forwards says the Manawatu men were like "young bul- ' locks " to hold, and his body bears out the ' truth of the assertion, tor one side is a huge bruise. A punt containing 28 head of cattle brought from Napier by the Southern | Cross for Mr Buckiand, of Auckland, capsizsd inJ&at harbor early on Saturday morning, llnly three head got ashore ; the rest were drowned. A Bill to prevent corrupt practices at elections, introduced by the Home Government, has been passed through all its «tage3 m the House of Commons. [ ' At the annual meeting of the Grand Lodge of Master Masons, held at the Freemasons' Tavern, Great Queen Street, London, m June, the M.W.G.M. Master (Bro Lord Henhiker) intimated that his Ro^al Highness the Prince of Wales had signified his intention of taking the Mark degree. The announcement was received with cheers. It was determined to confer he rank of Past Grand Master on the Pr.nce, and to place him at the head of the list of Past Grand Musters. Very * substantial and ornamental bicycles are. now. ,being ; locally manufactured ' m Wanganui, and are very creditable specimens of workmanship. We understand that there is to be service at St Patrick's Church to-morrow. ■ - Messrs Stevens and Gorton's stock sale, at the Borough Sale Yards took place this afternoon, and was well attended. The bankruptcy is announced of Hugh Morrow, the well known hoteUkeeper m Wauganui. The annual congregational and social meotinar m connection with the Presbyterian Church will be held m th« Foresters' Hall tbis evening, and is expected to prove a success. Tea irill ba ou the tables at half-past five o'clock. A number of addresses are to be given, and a plea-ant. social reunion is looked forward to. j The Manchester School, opposite the? Bunnythorpe Station, wai formally opened yesterday. In conversation with some of the parents of children attending, they fully realize the boon of a, school m the district. 'We are requested to remind members that the regular monthly meeting of Lodge Manawatu Kilwinning, S.C. takes place this evening. _EHiL_- 'Baos. new aavertlsement now appears on the first page of the Standabd. Honey -comb towels are priced at sd, 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 skirts 3s 9d, straw hats 6d, kid gloves Is lid, men's worsted sox Is 3d, men' lambs-wool sox lOd, 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 9£d, lid, and Is 3d, Scotch tweed Is lid, 2s 3d and 2s 6d, strong brown holland 4£d, table deinask Is 6d, men's trousers and vests 12s 6d. For quality and price the aDnvo are nnsumassed — |\_dv_l. '