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Manawatu Standard, Volume IV, Issue 223, 16 August 1884, Page 3

.The programme of, Ihe^coneert to be tendered to Pastor Qau^tad, wjirappear m our next issue. The concert is to take place on Monday week, the 25th inst. ■• - .^pj )O CTaking- advaafag'e' of ■tbeW'efy'exten- ~ Bive circulation of the Standard through- : out these districts, Mr JW/., Barber, proprietor of the Wellington Dye Works, Cuba-street, distributes a number of hand-bills with* our issue of to-day, setting forth the particulars of his trade announcement which appears. elsewhere m our coiumils. /Mr E. Yotfag r of Fefid-* ing, is Mr Barber's agent for the Manawatu district. . Several outside advertisements will appear during nex\ w.eek, whe^n, room can be made for tbemin'oWat present overcrowded columns. A poor fellow from the South is now m Wellington under the impression that he has been elected MJELR^and wants to take his seat. Very likely he is as sane and sensible as some who are there. .:■.■'•'; !■•••:; .. ■■ The accident to the Hutt train was caused by neglect .at the points. An inquiry is to be held. The accident; 'might easily have been much more serious than fortunately it was. -■ ■ ~ The Wellington correspondent of the Napier 1 'Tilej^-aph,* Sa'ys^' i\\e '■ remtfrtii ?s : often made that Captain Russell will be called to the Upper House., Probably it is as true as tlVht he has been offered office and declined." It is said that^r Harker '' has instructed Messrs Sheehan and Moor.c to commence an action for libel. against the proprietor of the Napier Teleyragk laying the damages et £10,000. Monday is the day of the nom.in.ation of a successor, to M,r- Cotter inj.be Mftugheßier Sigliway Board. '

The Napier Herald's Wellington correspondent says :— " I hear that one of Mr Ballance's first acts will probably be to largely reduce the Armed Constabulary. It is again reported .that Captain Russell hns been offered the vacant portfolio, and that be is to give an answer to-raorrow. J ' ' ■ ' ■ In the claim Bank of Australasia v. Guthr^e, claim £4,000 on guarantee heard at Dunedin to-day judgment was given for the defendant. Attention is directed to the altered advertisement appearing m the third page, from Victoria house at which the graet clearing sale is still proceeding and offering great bargains than ever. Nothing has been seen by the search party of the missing prospector, Moonlight, who was out between Nelson and Marlborough. His mate went away | leaving Moonlight m the tent mendinghis clothes, and he has not been seen since, an interval of five weeks having elapsed. There was a large attendance at the Bale of Macro's stock to-day held by Mr iSnelson. on the premises. I The Dunedin baby show produced 135 I entries, including seven piurs of twins, j Owing- to the enormous crush of sigbt- '; seers the judging had to be postponed till Monday. ; The New Zealand Shipping Company have received a cable, dated London, August 13, stating tbat the Rakaia has (arrived well, and tbat the Doric (reached .Plymouth at 5 p.m. on the 12th. j Mr-Linton returned from his trip to {Wellington; last nighti • | The .Ly^elion lnnipers' strike has been |ad justed.. , : r I The frozen meat m the Bo^rhbky which jleft Rib. Janeiro "on Monday "for London, was 1 alt f rom Napier.; .. , ■!•... ,:t -• •• ■■:■■■■■ ■ • j .ThejDoriciwasexnctly 39 days on her voyage from Lyttelton to London. Surely .jtb,uh beats -the -Tongariro's " -fastest on > record." - J litr : Hinman, jJ e'yad^elist, will preach, m the Gospel.Hall to-morrow, at 7 p.ra, 'i JThe! WainukoTraata water is found to be, first-class for making beer. "; We "issifie a fourteen column supplement to-day, the reading matter of which will be found diversified and interesting. It will.be seen by our reports of recent meetings of the Dairy Factory Directory, that operations are being pushed oh with most commendable vigour. Mr Collinson notifies that he is prepared to underbade all kinds of carriers' work on resonable terms. He will also supply firewood. No doubt Mr Collinson will recaive his full share of support. John Blackett, Esq., iai appointed En-gineer-in—Chief for the colony of New Zealand, and W. N. Blair, Esq., Assistant Engineer-m-Chief. A Press message states tbat Mr F. D. Fentonis a passenger by theßotomahana for Wellington, it is understood,, m answer to a communication from the new Ministry. The Marton paper thinks that the Salvation Army captain and his subordinates are'unneces,sarily aggressivp,and undoubtedly a more conciliatory demeanour on their part would greatly help to disarm opposition. ; We understand the Palmerston choir are steadily practising for the opening of the new Catholic Church at Fielding. Favorite itemsjfrom 'Farmer's Massjin B. flat, and Mozart's 12th Mass are being'rehearsed under Mr Harbott's leadership...