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Manawatu Standard, Volume IV, Issue 76, 28 February 1884, Page 3

It has transpired that daring the fatal fire in Auckland, the poor fellow Hogan threw his box out of the window, f»nd evidently met his death in the attempt to descend the stairs. MrJ.G, Wilson, M.H.R., writes (6 the Woodvile Examiner informing it that the new division of the Wellington Sheep District will enable aettlera to send sheep from Rangiiikei or Manawa'u without' dipping, as theae districts are clean. Wairarapa being infected will have to dip at Woodville. A general meeting of the Acclimatization Society will be held on Moc'da-y after* noon at 4 p.m. at Mr Lin ten's office, the Square. Persons trespassing with dog or gun on Kokowhitu Reierve will be prose* cuted. The Kennedy Family will, appear in Wanganui next week. The Wanganui Herald considers that the time has probably arrived when a telephone exchange might be worked in Wanganui with great advantage to the commercial and professional classes. A cricket match, Rangitikei y. Oroua, will be played at Feilding next Saturday. . The Marton paper is sorry to have to record that 1 Major Willis lies in a very : critical condition. His fate will be decided one way or the other within the next day or two. ■ , The Wanganui Herald has the following paragraph : — ' a few days ago a bogus case of perjury was got up against Mrs Cbleman at Palmerston. To the surprise of everyone the accused was committed, but since the Crown Prosecutor has intimated his intention of abandoning the charge. The case seetnß to have been trumped up.' Surely the Herald can know nothing of the circumstances, or would never have inserted the above which we can simply say the fa<ts do not at all warrant. Messrs Stevens and Gorton have for sale six four hundred gallon iron tanki. The Taratahi milk bill for the first quarter amounted to £716, at 41 per gallon. The price has been reduced to 3£d per gallon.