LOCAJLj^ANu GENERAL.^*

Manawatu Standard, Volume 4, Issue 266, 13 October 1883, Page 2

LOCAJLj^ANu GENERAL.^*

Speoial sermons will be preached tomorrow m ~the~ We'sleyan "OEar6fi"bot¥ morning and evening, on behalt of .the Mission Fund. The pulpit will be oc« cupied m the forenoon ., by the' Revy Mr, Rowse. of Slartpn, andjin' the evening by - the Rev Wi j. Williams, of Wanganui. Aj public meeting is to be held on Mon-dayieveninjf-when addressee vrill be given,'' and a selection of Anthems sung by the choir. ■ ':- f A --\;;j;^"^ The residence for Father Oarew is being pushed ahead, andva, portion of the ,f oof I ia now on. The building will be yis.ib.lt.' from the greater part oE the Borough, as' it is lofty and occupies a commanding •position; ' ;; - ; •''; '" ■-' : «' l ;i •'-''-'■'■' 'v• ■ ■ We notice that Mr Fenton, mirie hoili ' of the Royal Hotel, is going to_ consider-.... able expense m external " decoration, which'when completed wilt (great jylnjei provd t'he appearance of the building. The 'County Gentleman' ,says i-rfiSrs Langtry reached Liverpool "just too late' to contribute to the beauties pi" Goodwood. She is intelligent now; and requires payment for her contributions. When her presence is. required for decq« rative purposes at. an evening party, sKe will demand, in r return, a substantial recognition. Now ' that your millionaries give 1 a century f of a "song when. jHgy^are.!, and Violet £25 for the/ evening, fad/one . can expect Lily to' bloom *-f or less Ihan^ £100. - / The* Wajrekai Dairy AFafetoryj' T riear^ Oamaru, which will commence operations m aiew days,/will give 4£d" per gallon for' 'millc, a price equsl,t6ls per Ib forrbutter. Says the Hawera Star :~We have received a copy of the first issue of the. Woodville Examiner; and take J the; o.p'ppr-i tunity of wishing our new; contemporary '■ every ; succeßß. ,;,..,-. :'■ ;■ 1 o.'v7,.Steyjßnson, sharebroker, of Wel-^ linjrtbn, has filed a declaration ofinaol-' vency,: V, . ...'.: i--,] <.;,'{.'.,. . French missionaries have been driven 'out' of Hew .Britain. = ; s■ . : " Professor Steadman Aldis, 1 the gentler man selected to fill the mathematical chair at the Aucklapd University, is a sdholaf of very remar kable- : attainment s ; indeed, he was senior 'wrangler at Cambridge, • and has long beeii a recognised authority at both UniversitiesC Mr Alflis is an ( adypcate of Women's Rightsj and has written .a book onarithmatic.

Eusden'a 'History .of New ; Zealand' has been soundly ' slated* and shown up by the ,Athenfflum, which is the greatest -of all authorities on literary questions.