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Manawatu Standard, Volume IV, Issue 45, 21 January 1884, Page 3

In our iown edition of Saturday, through a stupid typographical blunder, tile- sum of £300,000 withdrawti from We" Bunk of E^glan,d for 1 transmission I to" A'tistralii^-WA- 1 . Wo wish the latter figures had been the i correct ones. ' * '' j< j !: ! jV'h j ...i ■■•: /:. '• ■■'> : - { Bis Worship the Mayor officially decla^jes to-morrow a public t holiday, ! -'' A^ 1 unfortunate cow which was itn-: I pounded and advertised has been duly /claimed jby the oiwner. It dsi A-, rather remarkable, fact ■ that thia cow thus reBtbted, to its rightful owner was not ad» veVtised in '" the Mariawatu^Times. How extraordinary! . ' t -., Mr Wh.itehead is advertising for"a piece bl ibraas belongipg to ( apair of Bcalea. i ' /l?hV Herald '^ll into &ie 1 Baine error as "we" did m supposing that BrsHop. appointed to the Sydney Archbishopric of. Sydney, was Bishop Morar, of Dunedin. ; --^ : • An old soldier of the 40th, named Edward McGrath, died jn the ; Wangariui Hospital, at. the aea of 55 of consumjption. He was married to a Maori wom^n, who survives him, .tand. resides m the Itabgitikei. district, way beyond i the Wangaeliu River. Jt MipQrath had bejen 1 under treatment at' the Hospital, off and' on, for the last tw*> years. ' T I " Solemn requiem mass will /be sung to- 1 morrow morning at 8 o'clock at St Mary's Church, WaDganui, for the repose 1 of the soul of the late Father Moreau. ' About 20,000 sheep wei'e. 'shorn this season at the Orona Downs estate, and there are now grazing on the same pro* perty.fiunder the charge' of Mr Reid, upwardß of 11,00 head of fat: cattle fit for the market. , j . Last night the Tain agnm Bet m, and during to<day it fell m heavy showers. The effects on the :hay and grain crops will be. simply, diaastroua. unless fine weather seta m soon , i Messrs Lin ton aqd Macarthwr left Pal" merston on Saturday night en route for Wellington orf public business. We trust their mission will be entirely successful, Summonses have been taken out against Messrs Walsh and Mullens for committing a breach of the peace m Rungitiuqistreet on Saturday evening. It was a. "sober" fight strange to say, with pretty " severe consequence's to both _ the combatants, so far as we can learn. ' "We bear that Mr Kenah is about to" leave the di-*rict, having sold out his property on the Rangltikei Line to Mr Hurst. Tbe price is said to be the high one of £19 per acre. The pall for the special rate for the construction of the Tiritea Line is taking place to-day at the house of Mr Pratt, Fitzherbert, Mr Hoe being the returning officer. . We Again remind our readers and advertisers that to-morrow being & general holiday there will be no issue of^thie 1 Standard. v ,'..,-.. ! By telegraph we learn that :; a hard 8O u 'tlierly gale was blowing m Wellington to.daj. accompanied, with heavy rain. ' A X' wants to knoW has any appointment been made by the borough Counjcil"under the Adulteration, Prevention Act? It was announced m the Anglican, church last night that tbe new Minister was ready to start, and' only waited int». a^ructions, ironi.Pajnierstpn to proceed on hißJ6ufheyi' :: r:! ' -■■■> ■ The poll "foV tbe spfdal' rate for the .construction of Robert's Line will take ■place op Wednesday, the polling 'place being M* Edwards' residence, Stoney Creek. "' J Iced, drinking water is now provided gratis" on the New South Wales raiW wayp, , Here is a hint for our railwuy! aWthoriliaS' ' • ""•"'" i According to current report m Lon»; 9^OiVj}t:R?tild-«<:etti Chat the expottationi oi frfrgftjVjflae^vt from: Austra'.ia to England is at the rate of 7000 c rcases a week.