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Manawatu Standard, Volume IV, Issue 143, 16 May 1884, Page 3

To-morrow's issue of the Standard Supplement will be specially interesting, and will be found full of readable selections. The prize tale, entitled " After Many Days," promises from the opeuing chapters to he one of thrilling interest. All other portions are fully up to the high order of merit the Supplement has attained. A correspondent m the Feilding Star complains of night-soil being deposited m vacant sections adjacent to streets. Similar complaints have also been made m this Borough, and we believe not without reason. Upwards of 120 summonses have been served for Next Court day. The football match Palmerston v. Feildiug, to have taken place on the 31st has been postponed. A scratch match will be played to-morrow at the usual time and place. 'Hie poll for the Bunnythorpe-Kai-ranga Road was taken to-day. The Phoenix Novelty Company's Programme is rapidly filling, and applications for shares must be made forthwith. The list promises to be full. The first horse will have £350, second £100, with allocation of remaiuder as per advertised distribution. The drawing will take place next Wednesday. A lost horse is advertised for. The prospectus of the Wellington Woollen Manufacturing Company will appear m Monday's issue. . The owner for half a one pound bank note has been advertised for m the Feilding Star for weeks past without a claimant appearing. We have to acknowledge with thanks a present of some green peas from Mr T. Lowes, of Ashurst. The pods appear very full and ripe considering the season of the year. The Central school, New Plymouth, is m want of a lirst assistant mistress. Messrs Bartholomew want a bullockdriver and a bushman. . The acceptances for the Birthday meeting may be considered indicative of a good day's sport. We (Chronicle) understand that Mr Frank Evans, late of the Rutland Hotel, has taken a well known hostlery m Auckland, and is again m harness. Messrs Barry and McDonald, the prospectors who were taken by the Maoris at Tuhua, and sent to Auckland, arrived m Wanganui yesterday morning from New Plymouth. Mr Stevens will addresss the electors at the schoolhouse, Makino road, to-mor-row evening. He will be at Kiwitea this evening 1 . The Banjoewangi and Darwin cable of 1879 was suddenly interrupted late on Monday evening, about ninety miles from Banjoewangi. The repairing steamer Agnes Was being got ready the next day to start the old cable of 1871. It is reported as working perfectly. Mr C. Roe, of the Denbigh Hotel, and Mr P. Bartholomew, have just returned from a very pleasant trip to Auckland. When is a standard set of weights and measures to beprovided for official use m PaUnerston. We don t suppose two scales, weighing machines, or measures m town are either alike or correct. We were told an instance to-day of a piece of leather which weighed 2£lb more at one place of business than at another. This is a simple fact, and speaks for itself. A Trades and Labour Union is to be formed m Napier. The British King sailed from Lyttelton for London to-day with 9000 carcases of frozen mutton. Dr Lightbourne m his evidence m the R.M. Court at Feilding, said : — " I never osk patients for any fixed sum. I trust to Providence." The Woodville Settlers Association is progressing satisfactorily and is doing much good. We wish it continued success. By cable wo learn that the cargo of frozen mutton on board the steamship lonic, consisting of about 10,000 carcases, is being landed m good condition. A lecture on Spiritualism will be delivered m the Public Hall on Monday, by Mr T. R. Walton. The copy of an original letter by Robert Burns will appear m to-morrow's paper. ; The Royal George Hotel, Newmarket, Auckland, was destroyed by fire last night. Tho inmates had a narrow escape.