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Manawatu Standard, Volume IV, Issue 9, 8 December 1883, Page 3

In another column Mr R. J. Baker, of Rangitikei Line intimates his willingness to give the highest price for wool and ekins, and to scour wool on commission. He has also woolsacks for Bale. This is an industry which should do well m Palmers ton. ' We hear'" that an information has been laid against a Poiton J. P. for using language calculated to provoke a breach ot the peace. The complainant is Mr Gr> E. Hawkins", of Palinerstoi. i The particulars of proposed Borough Loan will b« found] m our advertising columns, and we commend the same to the careful consideration of the ratepayers. We desire to make an addition to the paragraph which appeared m our country edition anerit the Times explanation. It is briefly this. Even m the event of Mr Carroll falling out with the manager of the Standard, how on earth could the Band suffer. Really this is the most mysterious conundrum of the present year. Who can solve it ? We give it up. We are given to understand that the "Volunteer Band have a lucrative engage* ment on Boxing Day. when they will Appear for the 6rst time m their new uniform which is expected to an ire m Wellington about the 15th instant. A meeting of the Dairy Factory was taking place as we wont to press. We will be able to give a report of what takes place m our next issue. Mr A. F, Halcombe, manager of the Patetere Estate, who has been absent from Manawatu for upwards of twelve months, returned to Feildinjr to-day. We have received two letters fom Mr J. A Heaton re the bread question. We have given insertion to one, which we think is all he haa any right to expect. Tf every baker and householder were give ) a similar privilege, our column 9 would soon be occupied with nothing else. Itn • portant hs the question is, there is a limit which must not be exceeded. How our correspondent 'Fair -Play' got to know yeßterilay afternoon what was to appear m the Times of the same eve« ning is rather a puzzler. But the fact remains that he was m possession of cer* tain information. His impression evidently was that the explanation of the attack m the Times on the Clarendon Hotel and the police was to be m the form of a * letter ' but it really was m that of a local. ' Fair Play* appears to have got behind the scenes m souie mysterious way or other. It is expected that the total net receipts of the Oid English Fair now being held m Wellington m aid of St. Peter's Church Building Fund will be quite £1,000. Things surely can't be so very bad m Wellington after all. Tenders for timber contract for Auckland passenger station close on Friday the 28th instant. Specifications and general conditions can be seen at the railway station Pal m eraton North.