LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Manawatu Standard, Volume IV, Issue 4, 3 December 1883, Page 2

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Mr has an interesting child about three years of age, which' speaks German aB fluently as English. In chatting outside it talks English, and; When conversing with its parents it ex», presses itself m German. The u«eful knowledge of both languages should be maintained aa.it grows older, Mr Baxter's advertisement will be-fdUnd m this issue. The testimonials m favour of his special preparation should cnu'e a, considerable demand for it. Through the wide publicity afforded to the announce-j ment m. the columns of the Standard aj .very extensive knowledge of its special virtues should be secured. Two girls who were found sleepingln an , unoccupied house m Wellington, .which they had agreed to rent but which the owner a| terwarda refused to give tbem possession of, were each sentenced to. a "month's imprisonment by a loo*l J.P. We understand that Mr Henry Flyger has taken over the Terrace End Store, m whicli venture we wish him all success, ■ We learn that Pastor Gaustad, who has beeft so successful m his treatment of jfetOat diseases,,, contemplates issuing a .pamphlet on the'subject which we doubt will have an extensive circulation and very serviceable tothe public, The weights for the horses that have been nominated for the Manawatu Race Meeting will be found elsewhere. We learn that the flour with the brand .Mr Chamberlain's Fmldinp mill is having a very large sale m P.->!mfcrstnp,its admitted excellent quality causing a constant and increasing demand for the article.

We are glad to heiflhat Mr James Linton contiuueVgo improve, and we trust will soon be himself again. ! '' Before the Auckland PoliceVCourt la9t ' week; a lad named Wm. 0, Cbrbatt was ohar«ed with, absenting himself from the seryioe of his" master, W'mj Miller, bootinsikerf before ..the term-of his apprenticeship hadexpired. Mr'NapierTappeaned for tho prosecution^ and Mr Brassey for the defence. Drs. Lee and BLenderdine gave evidence to the effect that defendant , waß suffering from weakness of the spinn,' that he whs generally delicate and- unfit for such sedentary occupation as that of bootmaker. The case was dismissed. •■ Mr Brassey asked to have the indentures cancelled, but his Worship could not see his way to .doing so at present. It is interesting to know that the Prince of Wales plays the banjo, the JPriricess Louise touches the light guitar, the Princess of Wales plays accompaniments on the piano, th 9 Duke of Edinburgh is not a had tiddler, while the Duchess knows enough to turn over the music leaveß at the proper time, the Duke of Albany is a sound theorist, and a historical musician — i.e., one of those musicians we read about, and last, though not least by a long way, Kin^ Tawhaio plays euchre like a Greek, • Sir John Hall, our latePiernier. is now m Dresden; His health has somewhat improved, but he will require a protracted rest to ensure its complete restoration^" He contemplates a somewhat long resit, dence m Germany. There are, asoordlng to one of the New York papers, thousands of people now^QUt of employment;in that city, and. of these itis estimated that no fewer than fully five thousand are looking for positions as book-keepers. The candidates are men of all ages, but mostly between twenty— five and thirty-five. The Salvation Army has iotrodu'eed a new thing m Dunedin — a news»girls' hri«. B[ade. There ar« numbers of girls who gdi about- the streets- Alluring you tc—bay--1 The Penny War Cry, sir.' Some "of then* are no doubt m earnest, as ; for" irtstancß_ the young girls who knelt down when the" Arcade was most crowded on a Saturday nii?ht and prayed for a degraded sinuer (probably half tight) who would not buying W^'Cry.,; _ But the 1 majority of them are ser ring a bad apprenticeship to^ropu-i dence and forward bohdufctY They 'would 1 do well to take the advice tendered to~arre~ of them by a lady who was solicited* to purchase.. ,'Go home .and mend your stocking,, shY replied to the discomfiture of the Slip of a girl, whose who)? appear- ' auce favored the suggestion that she was out atheeL ""■