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Manawatu Standard, Volume IV, Issue 235, 1 September 1884, Page 3

The Sydney Derby was run on Saturday and was won by Bargo, Tereraando, 2, Cairngorn, 3. Time 2rains. 42fsecs. Malua won the Spring Stakes, OS Colour, 2. The cricket match,' Australians y. South of England, germinated m favour of the visitors "by an innings and 107 runs. : Mr Daniel Strachan, . a son of Mr David Strachan, of No. 3 Line, started on horseback some seven weeks ago for Taupo, intending to stay for a while at the lakes. NoaWjprdJiaving been received from him, hislfnends telegraphed to all ' the likely places for information about him, but without result. It is feared that he must have been drowned m crossing one of the rivers." ' Messrs Stevens and Gorton advertise the lease of several properties for sale. An impounding, notice '- will be found 1 elsewhere. We understand that Mr W. Deards formerly of this town, and how doing business m Auckland 'is about- to publish a book he has written. We are informed the perusal of tho volume will prove highly interesting ta most old Palmers-' tonians. The Rev. Bunn preached last evening to the largest congregation yet seen inside the walls of the Wesleyan church. The subject- of -the preacher's discourse was taken from, the 14th chapter of St 7 John's Gospel 2 and 3rd verses : "In my leather's house are many mansions if it wero not so I would have told' you. I go to prepare a place for you I: will come again and receive you unto myself ; that where I am, there ye might be also." In beautiful language the rev. gentleman described the surrounding circumstances, . connected with the repeating of these words by our Lord, the reception by his disciples and their dndering. remarks as to the real meaning of them.. The preacher then enlarged on the beautif til features of the heavens prepared for Christ's people picturing the joyous meetings of long separated relatives, the family- gatherings and the humming of musical praise to the great centre of all else there, Jesus the Saviour. An earnest exhortation toyhis. hearers to make sure of this heaven one^atidallfor themselves brought,' an impressive and effective discourse to a close. e^;*^ ;>■; ';-. '^i 'I. ii. *■'■* -i*The Wesleyan Young Men's Mutual improvement r CIaBB will jdebate /tb,i|j evening^ present systemor tanking" m New Zealand. Is it beneficial to the commercial interests'of 'v'the country^ ' For, Messrs Grace and Tingey ; against. Messrs Patten and Whitehead. . Messrs Stevens and Gorton announce that they have-; just ]rece,ived ; a .large quantity of produce^ -consisting 1 of teas, flour, potatoes, &c. It will be £ee'ri- by -a -telegram- 1^ el^e- ~ where that the political situation is unchanged. ■