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Manawatu Standard, Volume IV, Issue 251, 19 September 1884, Page 3

A dividend of 2s 6d m the £ is now payable m the estate of C. L. Maclean. ■•■: By the Bannockburn, now loading m Wanganui, Messrs P. & J. Bartholomew are forwarding a cargo of totara and white^pine timber to the Gulf of Carpentaria. YThe B.s. Wairarapa arrived at Melbourne from the Bluff yesterday morning. The ships Waiinea from Napier, and Supreme from Timaru, arrived m London on the 17th iiist. The former sailed on Juue 10th and the latter on May 23rd. A five, million loan for New South Wales is announced, and it iv believed will be floated at 3J per cent. By telegram received from Sign or Otto Hug, we learn that he was to leave Dunedin yesterday for Melbourne. He promises to write to us from there, and at other places on his Home tour. -The meeting between the Emperors at Skierniewity has concluded, and their Majesties have separated. v Emperors William and Frances Joseph have started for Berlin and Vienna respectively. H.M.B. Agamemnon,, ironclad, has been ordered to. proceed to China to reinforce the squadron unddr Vice-Ad-uriral Sir William Dowell. The Shaw, Savill & Albion Company's ship Zealandia is advertised to sail from Wellington for London m November. .It was originally intended she' should load at Napier, but the loss of the Lastingham necessitated the change. The Victory, on behalf of the same company, leaves-Wellington early m December. At the R, M. Court yesterday m the case Richter and Co. v. Sykes — Claim, £3 Its 6d for timber supplied, to defendant. Mr Baker for plaintiff. Judgment was given for plaintiff and costs lls. Sir George Grey's Members' Hanorarium Reduction Bill has been thrown Heavy slips oh Field's Track has caused a suspension of traffic on the Murimotu and Upper Wanganui route. In the Supreme Court, Richards, for sheep-stealing at Foxton, was sentenced to 18 months, and Archibald Campbell for stealiug £8 for a Maori was acquitted. We are glad to see that the Road Board r. Oroua County Council matter has been satisfactorily explained,and that' no possible blame or fault is attached to thy collector, We are pleased to see Mr Jag. Kibblewhite about again although looking considerably shaken after his protracted illness. It will be some time before he is sufficiently recovered to resume work, Messrs Stevens and Gorton's next Awahuri Sale is advertised m this issue. A notice from Mr C. Mitchell re-cheap properties for sale will appear tomorrow. ... The directors of the Wanganui .Dairy Factory Company have decided to resume operations at the factory on Monday next. Judging from past operations and exceeding probability of a large increase m the supply of'Vuil.lc to the fa<£ tory during tjhV 'coming season, 'tUe shareholders may safely anticip;ft|e -atm ihoire hop«furyes;ql^ itr {he'futtip. Hie iSeralci say.g ihaf jhe qirectors. have des?fmined to press tne Government for a reduction of the railway tariff, as they hope thereby to p.ring up the full com* pletment of milk to keep the factory io I fui( swing. , ' '

Mr Lyon's uew hairdreasing establishing will be opened to-morrow evening. A meeting of the directors of the dairy factory was being held as we went to press. A report of tho proceedings will appear to-morrow. On account of alterations m the specifications for the erection of, Mr Park's new shop ar>d residence tenders have beeu extended to Tuesday nexfthe 23rd inst.