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Manawatu Standard, Volume IV, Issue 53, 31 January 1884, Page 3

We learn that lb>lcanvftß, yesterday round the Square for funds for the Queen's Birthday Race Meeting resulted m the Bum of £34 being promised. Thp sub-committee have hopes that a pleasaDt and successful little meeting will be ar» ranged. A hen-pecked husband read an account of a clergyman who dropped dead just as he waa about to unite a couple m marriage. "Ah," he sighed, heavily "the minister who married Sallie rtnii me post* poned his death till after tnerceTemony." A minister was once preaching as a candidate, and took for his text, " And Mttinir down they watched him there" An old deacon said, as he was going out, " Yes; he is not the first one we sat and watched, and it will not be the last either." ' Mamma, wiiere's the lead that you put m those biscuits V ' Where's the what?' 'The lead, mamma.' " Why, what do you mean by asking such a question?' '"O, nothin' ; only papa said he wae groin' fishin' this morning', nnd • wanted some of ynur biacuits for sinkers." The troubles of an edi'.or are manifold enough m Europe, but they dp not include such a strait as that of an Indian journalist, who recently apologised for the late appearance of his paper, the C<>chin Argu. s , as due " to out establishment having left the office m a body.to witness tho execution which took place to u day." With a population of nearly 6^000,000, and with over 700,000 houses, London finds that an allowance of two policemen to every 1000 inhabitants, or H to every 1000 houses, is sufficient to maintain law and order. A recent police return states thai there are not less than 200,000 " vagabonds " strolling through Germany and begging for alms- They are chiefly men m their prime, or young people m full vigour who are too lazy to work. Mrs Jorgensen announces her shop and dwelling m Main Street for sale on easy terms, or be left at a cheap rental. Mr Joseph Sells, formerly clerk to Mr O. L. Maclean, solicitor, Bulls, has been , gazetted as A licensed Native Interpreter. There are more lnnd slips along the Wanganui riter banks than have ever before been known m the memory of the pldest inhabitant. The heavy and continuous rains have done the mischief by penetrating the ground and undermining the cliffs. Some of these landslips have sunk down from- a great height — nnd are really a very striking spect icle. The tangi for Mete Kingi and its ate a dant festivities are ali OVer, and Topiu and the' Taupo native?, who duiing the last few days have b j en the guests; of the Wangaehu chief, Wunu r have stafted on the return journey via Xi el d^s' .track and Murimetu. . Kemp aud bis followers huve already taken 'then- departure.., up the river. - :-.',•■■ *- ! ■•- ' £ The Bon Marche will be closed tomorrow, Friday, to enable the whole of the stock to be marked down for great clearing sale commencing on Saturday, m consequence of the' tiroi being albout to remove into new premises. Full particulars will. be duly advertised. ■ ' The exteriorof Walkley's Oooa'm^rciaV Hotel is being much improved by a double coat of paint from paiapet to ground. The house will look, quite gay m its new dress.