The Manawatu Standard Manawaiu Standard (PUBLISHED DAILY.) Suivant la verite. TUESDAY, SEPT. 25, 1883. LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Manawatu Standard, Volume 4, Issue 251, 25 September 1883, Page 2

The Manawatu Standard Manawaiu Standard (PUBLISHED DAILY.) Suivant la verite. TUESDAY, SEPT. 25, 1883. LOCAL AND GENERAL.

In another column will be found a business notice of Mr Jordan, saddler. The advertiser has, decided to make a fresh start and try his fortune once more among his old customers. His place of business is opposite Mr Remington's Medical Hall. We are pleased to hear that with hiß usual liberality, and fairness of character, Mr J. O. Batchelar has consented to the Volunteers using the nfla range as heretofore. Mr Oivrroll interviewed the former gentleman yesterday on the matter with the above satisfactory result. Mis Webb, sister , of the noted swimmer, Captain Vf ebb, wbo waa drowned at Niagara, fho b»s lately been living at tbe Oape, became frantic on hearing qt her brother's death, and drowned heirspif. A marble statue of Mr. Gladstone is to be erected m front o£ the University of Athens. The means having been provided by a national subscription.

The Ohristchurch Meat and Produce Freezing Company have received a telespurn from London advising them to delay ordering the machinery{for their works until after the arrival of some very im« portant information by the mail. This, no doubt, refers vo improvements which have been recently made m freezing machinery, whereby a great saving will probably be effected. Thiß news (says the Press) must be regarded as highly satis* factory to the promoters and shareholders m the new Company, meaning as it will reduced charges, and consequently In 1 * creased pfdfita to the producers. : ' -The greatest natural m California Js the famous Yosemite. Valley, i While the Falls of JNiagara are only one hundred and sixty three feet m height, j the highest fall m the Yosemite Valley I leaps down sixteen hundred feet without | a break ; a second lower fall, six hundred feet ; and a third, four hundred and thirty* four feet— there being eleven distinct falls m the valley. / ■ According to Major Harris, the North Island supplies, nearly all the talent m the House. It supplies the Premier, the /Treasurer/tlie Ma'tive Minister,' the Public Works Minister, the Speaker, the Chairman of Committees^ aitd the Speaker of the Upper House. Mrs Langtry's.stay m Australia and New Zealand will only extend over ten weeks,- travelling included. It seems im« probable that she will appear m any other of pur cities save Auckland. It is said thfit an ex«member of the . police force has made grave charges to the Minister for Defence against a portion of the force in^a part of the colony of which the name is not given. The charges, .comprise concocting' evidence to secure a conviction m a case ot arson, throagh which an innocent; man waa sentenced to seven years' penal servitude, and suppressing acharee of murder. The Government are said to be investigating the matIt is claimed that Western Otago can j boast-of the Bighest waterfall m the world, viz., Southern's fall, situated on the Arthur river 1 " about 30 miles from the head of Milford Sound. It is aaid to be j nplessthan 5700 ft high, and takes the whole waters of the Artaur river, which make; a perpendicular leap of 3,000 ft, Ifc is only 20fti broad at the top. V ' ' 'A telegram froni Matamoras, Mexico, sfiates that two' lowers, whose parents were opposed to their marriage^ bound themselves together with a rope, sprang into ■the river and were drowned. The corpses j were recovered an hour after. The girl's j age was 16. Her mother, on viewing the corpses, became crazed, and also sprang into, the river aad was drowned. Mr Carkeek has returned to New j Plymouthi having successfully traversed his portion i of the proposed line of railway via. Mokau.* We (Taranaki Herald) Ml^Wand tbathe has met with no obstacles m .the line of route, and the country is mord favourable than- was anticipated. He did not enter the territory i of the Wanganui tribe; as that was not within his district. It is probable that overtures will be made by the Governs ment with the view of Gonciliatiog the natives whofpbstruct.the progress, of the surveyors, and if a satisfactory under %. standing can be arrived- at the surveyors will again start work without delay- \ -_ T _ h e. Premier,' the Hon., F. Whitaker, 'Bllli.O'i/has resigned his position, and by his advice His Excellency the Governor has sent for the Hon. Major Atkinson to form a Ministry. Major Atkinson anticipates no difficulty, and will probably subs mit a list of the names of the new Ministry to-day. In all probability one new Minister will be appointed from the House of Representatives, the other members of the Cabinet retaining their present appointments.