LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Manawatu Standard, Volume 4, Issue 215, 15 August 1883, Page 2

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Mr Waidegrave informs us that the Club Hotel is to be opened by MrlSeddon about the c let of October. A meeting of the Manawatu County Council was Jield to-day at Poxton. We regretuto, learn that rumours t are abroad of o/her business failures shortly to take plage. . - ' " :•' ' >; ' We understand that a telegram was to» day aeWto' the member < for the district acquainting him ,with the fact that an indignation meeting waa-to be : held this evening to consider his studied neglect of the interests of his constituents; •.-. ) •■ •■'■ It was stated m the Bouae on Monday, by the Minister of Public Works;.! that the promised Bill for specially taxing ' lands to be benefited by future rail wny works has been drafted, and will be iwtrod need this session. . „,; The Palmereton branch of the New . Zealand Clothing Factory is to $?> openedill about ten .days, and will ,be placed; m charge pt Mr Higginbothain, now the Wellington . salesman of the firm. ,; Mr Ahlfeld, of the Wahganui branoh, will shortly paj Palmeraton a visit to make all necessary arrangements connected with the opening. The trial crushing at Terawhhl is considered equal to 2oz to the ton, and the supply of golden stone is saidtobe^un* limited. The prospects of the new gold" field are very encouraging. The report of a fiendish horror comes I from Jacksonville (Florida). At Temples' Mill, m County Bradford; Kink Blieker whipped hiß nephew untel he was covered With blood. Then he tied the boy m the chimney, head downwards, and roasted ] him until the flesh dropped off, when he took the boy down and threw cold water on him. Mr Fish, M.HJEt. for South Dnnedin, has a protound raith m the Btabihty of New Zealand Banks. In a discussion the other night, m the House, on the Bills of hxchange Bill m Committee, the hon. member mentioned that there never had been a Banktih the colony which had failed, and that it was not likely then* would be one. Even' the [ London . Times occasionally falls into an error, as witness the following paragraph: from a recent issue.:— • ; A, telegram has been received m Durham announcing the death; by accident of Pfofeasor \Valker, who recently accepted a, professorship m Adelaide Fni versity, New ; Zealand." : According to the Country Gentleman, Mr. Gladstone has a double. The other night loungers m the lobby of the House of Commons were moved by the appearance of, an old gentleman bearing a rarnarkable resemblance to the. Premier who appeared m their midst. Inquiries were made, and, it transpired that he wa9 a Mr. Cook, aWesleyari minister from Aylosbary. It appears that he is gene* rally itistaken for Mf." Gladstone, and lie 1 v accustomed to be cheered and stared 1 at wherever he goes. ' ,:■. Mr G-ebbardc's sister : is said $o have, alluded proudly to her brother's wuohtalked offattentipn to Mrs Langtry as the "cuic?lestUhing*FreddJeL Had ever done." Since then " Freddie " has further distinguished himself by presenting the " Jersey Lilly " with a £5000 diamond ! The richest gold quartz seen since the early days is now on exhibition at Balla* rat. It was obtained from the claim of the Perseverance Company. The Wanganui Herald has the follow* ing :— Messrs R. &E. Tingey have now finished their extensive contract m connection with the Education Board, and from the certificates sent m by the Chairmen of the various Committees, their work has given every satisfaction. They have again several important jobs m hand;' including the National Bank m WaDgandiinow nearly completed,, and Walkley's Hotel at Palmeraton North, and it is gratjfying to.see our locul trades* j men so Messrs. Tingey have j just received, ex Catalonia and Timaru, a splendid assortment of the latoßt artistic designs m dadoes, now greatly m favor at Home.L A further consignment is also to arrived by the Wairoa. These dadoes are direct from the 7eli-knoivn works of . Messrs 0" and J. dt.- Putter, of London, and are beautiful jpecimeus. As a new thing, they are takiug well m the market, and an inspection of thepe on view at Messrs Tingey's shop will .well repay a visit. A sitting of the Supreme Court, civil jurisdiction, was held on Monday before oia Honor the Chief Justice, when one of the f orirua whiskey cases was advanced a stage. The Crown sues m these cases: for the recovery of the fines imposed* u^oh the i defendant m the Resident Magistrate's Court for illicit distillation. The jury returned a verdict for defendants. Letve was given to move to set aside the . judgment,! and the remaining cases were thereupon adjourned till the ordinary sittings of the Qourt ? by which time a decision"will* no doubt, be given upon the one which was heard on Monday. Writing from Wellington m acknowledgment of the address of sympathy by the old Kai Iwi troopers, Mr. Bryce said ; — " I trust that the day will come when the history of New Zealand will ba truly wriiten, without morbid sympathy or unworthy prejudice. When that time comes ifc will be seen that the natives of this country have been treated with a degree of justice and hnftanity never bsfore. displayed by the dominint rags m tfte history' of colonisation, v , / Some passengers wishing to alight at the Aorangi station on Tuesday evening were tdld that the train "duld not stop, and consequently they set out to walk. However it happened after all the train did stop at the siding, which the guard might have had the thought or courtesy to make«known.