LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Manawatu Standard, Volume IV, Issue 171, 17 June 1884, Page 2

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

We have to acknowledge receipt from the Grovcrument Printer of a number of Parliamentary papers. In a letter to the Post, Mr W. T; L. Travers writes : — " I never had the slightest intention to become a candidate for the Foxton Beat." The Court Woodville, situated at Woodville, was registered on the 9th ; inst. as a Branch, No. 16, of the Wellington district Aucient Order of Forester's Friendly Society, under "The , Friendly Societies Act, 1882." Sir Julius and Lady Yogel arrived -in Wellington from Lyttelton on Sunday. Sir Julius appears still to be m very bad health, and had to be carried to his carriage m an invalid chair. From, the Post we learn that. Mr Andrew Young, who. has. been absent from New Zealand for some time on a visit to - America and England, sailed from London to Melbourne direct.on the 12fcH;, v ' id the s.s. Qhimbbrazb. . . The Maoris at the heacj of 'the Wangahui River' havo, it is stated, destroyed several of. the trig stations lately placed on the proposed boundary between the Waikatos and the Wanganuis. The natives are elated at their achievement. Messrs Stevens & Gorton's next sale at Awahuri will be held on June 20th. The entries at present received are published m our advertising columns. They include two-and-a-half-year-old steers, yoarlings, mixed cattle, lambs m wool, ewes m lamb, horses, etc. Some hitch has occurred (says the Wanganui Herald) over the removal of names from one roll to another. The law requires that a person has-only to reside m a district for one month iv order to ! have.his nameitranf erred to the roll of 4hat district". The modus operandi is that ■ ho has to apply to the Registrar of Electors of the district he has loft, for certi Abate, which he takes to the Registrar of the district m which he has become a resident. The Bishop of Nelson, N.Z., strongly -contends that marriage with the deceased wife's sister is not forbidden m the Word of God. The Queen's Ilotiel, at Graf ton, is the only publichouse m Auckland or. suburbs which is lioonsed to be open until 11. The." Suva Times" sees m Thawhiao's mission Home the hand of Sir Arthur ..Gordon; \ A' small fire was lit on the Napier beach on Wednesday and the remains, .such aa the bed, clothea, and knife, of the 'Orinondville tragedy .were either burned' destroyed, .So the last trace .of the .crime has now, been, obliterated.! -;n . A^yobng subaltern^ the other day, m: on ; o of, the t Weßt-end: cl libs, ; contradicted 'a fiery old majorvin course of a ; slight argument. "Do you meau to call me a' liar?" asked the ferocious warrior. " Well, no, riot, exnctly," coolly replied the sub?; " but if I, saw you. m the, company of Ananias and Sapphira I would say you were m the bosom of your family !" . ' -\