Weather Forecast.

Manawatu Standard, Volume IV, Issue 127, 24 April 1884, Page 3

Weather Forecast.

'*■" (UNITED PRESS ASSOCIATION.")' Wellington. This Day. Weather forecast for 24 hours from 9 a.m. to-day. ; i ■£ 'Wind between south-east and north^ east m both Islands. I ; ' / :;' JBaronjeter further rise everywhere. Sea moderate on both coasts. , - I -Telegrams to expect very cold or frosty night have been sent to all stations. . ; B. A. EiWtf.

The Clerk's Office at the R. M. Court has been appointed a depository for Law Stamps. In the case Whisker v. Hoybittle — Claim for £200 excess of seizure, judgment was giv n yesterday for defendant , with costs £12 19.'. Mr Esam appeared for defendant. A return football match will be played on Saturday next with the Maori team. '■ We hoar the English Church intend commencing services at Aahurst on Sunday next. Thete is now ajfine metalled road leading down to Mr Grammar's, and continued round by Messrs Whi'aley's property. The Catholic portion of the Ashurst community compluu of a want felt by them, viz., a place of worship nearer than Pulmerscon, . ' The Messrs Whibley 6f Ashurst have completed their, hop gathering, and stacked the climbing poles for the wrnter. The Wesldyan body are about starting a Young Men's Mutual Improvement Class. Names of those willing to join Were being canvassed on Monday evening last at the soiree. A stinking 6sh bag lying at the rear of -the railway station has for aome time past been the medium of wafting to 'and fro on the passers-by gentle zephyrs of the de« Ciyed briny inhabitants, anything but pleasant. Mr Linton,in company with Mr Chamberlain of Feilding, left for Australia' on Tuesday last. Mr Linton intends to visit Sydney, Melbourne, and Western Aus» ' trail- , and expects to return home m about 6 weeks time. The following additional nomination! were received last night by the Napier Mail :-yHandicap Hurdles — Mountain Deer y Palnoerston Guineas— Glaiies > Flying Handicap — Glaikea. . Certain residents of the Square are having a requisition signed to get a road made through to the l ail way station to be a continuation of RanKit)kei*strret.

The following is a letter of introduction given to a well»known American actor ■who is proficient m other arts besides those of his profession : ' Dear Sir. , This will be handed to you by my friend, Mr M'Kean Buchanan, an actor of n.uch merit. He comes to ycur town oh pro* feßsional business. He plays Virginiu*, Richelieu. Hamlet, I ichurd 111, Shylock, «nd poker.' He plays poker the best. Your obedient servant, 0. W. Couldock.' ,q Missouri hns at times a very free press. Hear the St. Louis Globe Democrat talk about its own common wealth :—' A state with 80,000 Democratic majority is m no condition to become a part of the kingdom of heaven, because it )f already a part of the other kingdom, John the Baptist' would stand very little chance m Kansas \ City or m jack*bn or Clay county. They'd turn Frank James loose on bim to- bold him up for' his locusts and wild honey.' -We (Marton paper) notice throughout the district that, with very few excep tionpy the formers -ato more careful with their straw n<»w than m former ye«r^ ; the ricks being carefully made and thatche.i. This is as.it should, be, as the strawj if kept dry, is splendid fodder for cattle m the winter months when there is little K pa .? B « ■• ■ , The Marton paper rearets to learn that Mr Beard's los^was more severe thun-that stated. Four stacks of wheat, three of barley, and two of oats were destroyed by the fire, and the estimated damage is fully £.o0(): The grain destroyed was of prime quality, and . would have fetched the, highest market price. At Messrs Stevens and Gorton's sale at ! Awahuri on Tuesday there was bit; a small attendance. Only four pens were occupied— two by cattle, and two by . sheep. Several lots of cattle and sheep advertised we-e not yarded. There waa ppirited bidding for milch cowf, which sold from £2 6a to £2 18s 6J ', store ewes' fetched 4a } a pen of lambs were passed m. "