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Manawatu Standard, Volume iv, Issue 68, 19 February 1884, Page 3

: A Caledonian Society hasVeen formed -m Wanganui-j-anCl if is cbntetiplated inviting the renowned atheiete Donajd^ Dinnie. _ ; . ; •,.. •? ;•• ■ • !>•. !»'.«"• ; _ ', . Tenders for. the Tahoraite Station builjl^ . jiniigV. close < at, noon on ; , Wednesday, and "th'dsW fpr; 50,000,; sleepers,; at tha^ sanie time. ■;,■'.•,•-'. iii'A i : At a public raeeting o,f istepayers held, at Wanganui, a'' resolution was carried {to i-susjfeia t^d Cdtint^ : €oaiicil. ; "3ft tttis cpAuectioh the: .Herald^riiea *as follow^ : Lf'We this wan a misapprehension of the provisions-. of. the; A&t, v lt is njot necessarj, to suspend -— which,trie^ns,hanpi» ing, ariiWing, and quartertne^ia" order to caustitul^ the chairm&in or-'Mi^-'-tioards t^ie Council. Finally, 1 we believe 1 that if thep were, jsay,rnine. road boards,' the chairmen ,forp^ng .a-Couocil, thjeyre. would bo greatbr c sati&f action,, greater, unity, ( roore economy, arid* without '-additional, rating, better. toti&a. / I ;.' i ' r " ".. „. :.■ ; In an extraordinary Gazette issued tin ' the 12th instant', is a, proclamatipn pro- ' rfteuing f Hcli'aiiierit from the 14* th of iFebruary to theii7th of April. As this matter ia a purely formal tonfy a further prorogation will probably, be ..ln&de, aqd th 6 House will meet aa usual about the ; *id of May or the b'egmning of June. ; Mr Mackay, the Inspector of Railwajy Storesj an official visit to Palmerstoh fi> day aod leaves for VS angahui by train this ,eveniugk h M._ . t !' .? There, is,', on yiew at the shop of Mr Macro thej equipments j^enjb: by the G-o;- v yernment |or our. Palmerston, Volunteer ' jC'obipab.y, Consisting of dirty. cl,ay-colorejd, belts, and cartouche pouche'p of the same artistic cdlor andde^gcii These equip* i men ta bear marks of having seen service during the Sikh war m India.: and were afterwards donned m 1864 by theTaranaki Miliiia. Volunteering m New Zealand is not so brisk, but that a more modern . outfit, instead of these ancient relics might have been forwarded from the Governi* mept stores.. As the Manawatu district at the precept time has: little or; no influencH m Wellington officialdom, we presume we must be content with the small mercies doled ouVto iis. Mr E ( T. AkerV two, racehorses, Athelme and Silver Streak. "departed by the train' last evening to Foxtori on theiir way to the Otaki races. They ; are under the care of Mr Charles Hartley. Th^ horses, are enured for the ijadies' Purse;, Forced Handicap, and, for the Consolation ; States. We hope they will not be required to figure m the latter event. Jn the match . Ashurst r. Feilding, the latter won by an innings and 83 runs to spare. The return match is to be played m Ashurst next month. " . ' Theee should be at once a stop put to furious riding m the township of PAlmerston. Last evenine, two ■ Btrangers were crossing i Broadfßtree^, when a man on horseback came along . at a^ f u ripus pace| The nigh,t was intensely ;darl<, T and our visitors, naturally becarno bewildered and agitated, npt kuQwing whicU direction to ! Hake tor get out of harm's way. The 'horse 'just brushed 1 past one eentleinun: who declares that when' he next visits Palmeratoh, he will only- travel around in' .brpad daylight ,, unless ; a reformation takes cc,-!.k ce ,-!. ,i. ..-: : ,::.-■•■■: ••::■ . ;TJi;ree..candidftte3> offered tbem?elves to the,Palmeratori.S,qhool ..CquKnittea to fill the vacant 'seats viz .;Mes3r s ; Bridge, Watt j and Greenwood. Mr Bridge's known! hostility to the late .Inspector caused h:sj candidaturiß-toibe onfa"Vourably regarlj -di -'■ Mr Dixon^wfljl, knowa lington aerated" water' nianorfaofute'-, is "Utj present Qnia^risit 1 , 7#nsira*lttW, Mr! Bock, of PalmerßtOD. tie ha 3 retired' iron/ business, having obtained a well-; e J a£n^Uconipet«noyy<and- -looks lnrobast health.,; ' .' \ . ,;;,..