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Manawatu Standard, Volume IV, Issue 170, 16 June 1884, Page 3

Owing to the limited attendance the advertised performance by the Feilding Variety Company was not given on Saturday evening. The shocking wet weather doubtless militated against the success of the entertainment. To-morrow will be Megsrs Stevens & Gorton's sale at Bulls, the catalogue for which is more numerous than usual. The football match ou Saturday resulted m a victory for Palmerston. The match was played during a heavy shower of rain. Mr Snelson had a very fair sale on Saturday there being a very large attendance of buyers, and bidding on the whole being brisk. The programme for the concert m aid of Mr Partridge will appear m to-mor-row's issue. It is capitally selected, and a numerous and appreciative attendance may be expected. We hope to see a bumper house to encourage the promoters of the very commendable proposal. The funeral sermon on the death of the late Mrs J. P. Leary was preached yesterday m the Wesley an Church by the Rev. Mr Bunn, who chose for his text tho 18th verae of the 4th chapter of Proverbs : — " But the path of the just is as the shining light that shiueth more aud more unto the perfect day." Ou Wednesday Mr Snelson will sell at Mr Perkins' residence, all his excellent and valuable furniture. The furniture is of a very expensive description, and of the best that Mr Anderson's establishment iv "W angauui could supply. The sale will be virtually without reserve. The barquo Audio Klas from HongKong to Auckland with a cargo of sugar has been towed into Manukau harbour, some terrible disease of an unknown type, but supposed to be small-pox or scurvy, having broken out among the crow, several of whom had died while others were prostrated with it. We are informed a requisition is being extensively signed requesting Mr Burr to re-deli ver his lecture ou political economy. Should he accede a special demonstration to tho able and popular lecturer is looked forward to. The representative football team are to be presented with medals on their return m commemoration of their victorious tour iv Australia. R. L. MuGee, owner of race horses has died of lock-jaw, the result of a trifling accident to his knee. A love-stricken barmaid m Auckland attempted suicide Inst night. At a lecture m the Auckland opera house last night a panic was caused through a cry of fire being raised. Many women fainted, and several persons were slightly injured.