LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Manawatu Standard, Volume IV, Issue 155, 29 May 1884, Page 2

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

We remind our readers that the Weslnyiui i.-oiiC'i't takes place at the Foresters' Hall tins evening. It is stated that Mr Pilliet, Member for SUntnore, has offered to resign his S' i at m favour of Sir Julius Yogel, and if the lattor will stand no opposition is anticipated. A married man named Berry was drowned while attempting to cross the Tukituki River at Patangata on Saturday. He was going to see his wife who was ill. . . Quarrymen m North Queensland are only getting 8s a day. Mr Wylds during his late trip met on one of tli<> Australian coasting steamers D:- Froude lately of Folding. The doctor had been up country and did not like the work. A Diinedin tramcar driver has been flood for refusing to stop at a railway crossing m obedience to the warning of the signalman. The fire has not yet been got out m the Kaitangata coal mine, but it is hoped work may be resumed within two or three days. The Rev. Archdeacon Thorpe contemplates resigning the incumbency of St. Paul's, Wellington, the work of the parish being too arduous. ! Mr Wylds tells us he was informed when m Australia by a sea captain who happened at the time of the late heavy storms experienced there to be anchored outside the Endeavour River, that he witnessed a number of cattle come floating out to sea alive and quiet close to the vessel; conspicuous amongst them was a fine Kangaroo standing or rather crouching on some drift timber. An Italian, was arrested while leaving by the Zealandia for wife desertion at Wellington. Ho had Ll5O m his possession. His wife is said to be left destitute. Tho chimes and hour-bell of the Wellington Post office clock have been heard eight miles distant. Only one criminal case was heard at the district court Wanganui, yesterday before Judge Hawson. This was a charge against Horatio Walkei, a native, few ■ ohl •■lining gon<ls m Rochfort's name. Tin.- jury returned a verdict of not guiJty.

Two young children have just died m Auckland from the effects of hlood poisoning, caused by vaccination. The Star advises Ion! medicos to excercise greater care as to the use of lymph for the purposes of vaccination. Showing the ravages that the Itaniritikoi Kiver is making, (writes a correspondent of thf Fcililin.sr paper) a gentleman slates that iLiny yc.irs ago, whew \\ti first visited this district, ho could stand on tin-, cliff at the hac'< of Bulls store and throw a stouu to the other side of the river, on which was then situated v largo Maori pah. Now the pah has almost disappeared, and the river bed is over a quarter of a mile wide. Tee Salvation Army having taken a building m Wanganni which they arc taking immediate steps to have made suitable for purposes of meeting. Major Banks is at present there, (says the Herald), and when the final arrangements are completed ho will with tho assistance of two duly appointed officera commence tho attack. On Friday last (says tho Foilding Star) a semi-drunken man was making himself obnoxious at tho Junction Hotel, Sandon, by insulting the barmaid and using very bad language. Unluckily for him Constable Gillespio was passing and noticing the girl m tears he promptly arrested the offender. Constable Price was telegraphed for, on whose arrival the prisoner was inarched off to Bulls and placed m durance vile. It must be gratifying to the Catholics of Napier says the Telegraph to know that,, m response to the earnest and eloquent appeal made m St Mary's Church by the Rev. Father Le Manet Des Chesnais on behalf or St. Patrick's College, Wellington, the congregation at the several services subscribed the handsome sum of £400. In reference to a case heard at the Wellington Police Court on Thursday, m which a publicau was charged with adulterating spirits with water, his Worship (Mr Wardell) remarked incidentally that he could not conceive why the police Bhould have such an objection to grog being mixed with water. As far as he knew, m no single instance, m which samples of spirits had been analysed, had any deleterous substance been found. He thought it a very harralea thing,' and he certainly did not look upon it as an oAence, but rather as a great charity on the part of the publicans to reduce their spirits as low as possible,, unless when wanted for a special purpose.