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Manawatu Standard, Volume IV, Issue 61, 11 February 1884, Page 3

" Mr "Walker,! veterinary surgeon, lias lately successfully treated case^ 'of strangles hi hpr'?es, some of which showed .decidedly 1 bad symptoms. i Mr Wagstaff, truant inspector o\ schools and aiiditor~bf committees ' ac« counts, was payingan ojficiaj visit to; Palmersion last week. '• : - ! 1 In the course of a letter to the Wan.< ganu: Eduoation Board, Sir William Fox made the following remarks as to the cost of educatoin m this colony :— ; As regards the cost of elementary education, it amount! to considerably less thnn the value of a quarter of a glass of beer per day on the entire population, or half a glnss on the adultsv and the taxpayer who objects to pay so small an amount m re« turn for the education of his children; or even' his neighbour's children, deserts to "have neither babes nor beer,' "We are sorry to learn from the Fielding Star that' Mr E. Wood, the well-known assistant of Messrs Stevens and Gorton and who has been seriously il! for some time, is not considered out of danger. The latest newß wa3 to the effect that- he was no better. Mrs E. Homberer,- the agent" of Dr Heilbron's celebrated worm cakes is now on a visit to Palmerston, and purpose.! stopping bere a week. Many b< lieve Dr. Heilbron's cakes, pill?, &c are productive of much sfood to those wh« patronise them. Mrs Homberg is stayini a.tthe Club .Hotel, her husbandi is om of tie; beat musicians m the colony, anc is aVxibus we believe, to take up perman ently hw residence m.tbis portion of th colony. , , , c i The Chronicle ha 3 the fqUpwing : - Taeßett Father Kirk (who by the way

has nearly completed ?dne years' sorvice m Wanganui) announced at St. JVJary's Ohnrch yesterday that v picnic for the children 1 attendjnsf the Catholic schools will be held on St. Patrick's D^yj «nd ih.it the parents' and friends will t| c m vitei to be present. (> i , Mr Hutchison, M.H/R. has returned to the field of journalism, and has beeri ap-p.ointed-,editoT of the ; Marlboro^ jrh Ixpreg*.'- 'This means, we presume, that: the People's WiUyun' has .abandoned all .hope of ever again Utacknig M.H.R. to his name. • ! ••• ' ;It is stated that Sir William and Lady. Fox will leave for Canterbury on VV ed« n««day week, where'Sir'Wilhain. will.be .•ii">M»ed on fcinperanco business for a month. Sir Willi«m h»a finished all his iudicial work hs West CoasfCorrimissioner, land he will wind rip the business by writing his report m Wellington on his return ifrojtttjC&nterbury. • ; : „, ■*•'< L• , -. F.or the criminal sitting* of the Dutrict Court atPalmerston on Monday, the 25th, there is at present only one prisoner committed for trial, viz, tjbe accused m the perjury ease. ' ' , Mr G, M. Snelson TeaH a discourse last evening ai All Saints', the subject being that of 'eternal punishment •_;;:■: . G.Boyd, apnin^. whom a prohibition order was recently granted, m-day, received a license to brew. Will the prdsr : apply to. his owii brewery, we wonder P Wo are sorrj tojeatn that Mr Vivian sis Buffering from a severe attack -di erjsip•las, the effects «f ; his ifecebt 'accident. _ We itniatihisn illness w>ili;-n!ot bft'of long dur«a* tipn*!';';; ;■....: ; -- :■■ > : ' <: '-^ . ; v At . thi! special meelingiAf. the Borough,,, .Council tpjdnyi. a (Jd , rate . was struqk, "payable, by. half-yearly .instalments. , Mr Pedersfen is to»djiy winding up. his business affairs m Pnlmer^oa, preparatory to returning, to Marton^ Mi- Peder* jseh will be considerable missed, as during : hia residence m Palmerston he has made many friends, who will-one and all be «lad' to hfnr of'his success^ m; btjeiness^ where,ever he goe3. ; ' ■ ,>-o -'I