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Manawatu Standard, Volume IV, Issue 256, 25 September 1884, Page 3

We understand a cricket match and Sports are being organised for the 9th November, to take place m Palmers ton. A meeting of tha Friendly Societies committee will be held at the committee rooms this evening. ,A fall attendance of members is requested, as the programme' for the annual sports is to be •adopted. ; : ; An altered notice from the Beady Money Store appears m this issue in -v serted after the reading matter. The' manager, Mr J. King, informs, us the consignments of summer goods to hand are of . y special ly attractive' description aud m large variety with fresh assortments opening up each day. ; The Union steamship Wairarapa, left Mejbtjurn^for the Bluff,. yesterday. , The debate on the. Financial Statement was concluded ''at 3 o'clock this moriiing, when the motion for going into Committee of Supply was carried by 50 to' 4. At the Salvation Army tea meeting held at WangariuToti Tuesday evening, Captain Perry presented a monster eak«, i measuring nearly 3ft. long by 22in.jin width. On ; the top the flags and e\nbleme of the army were emblazoned m a very artistic manner. ■ ; ,; ] The Wanganui R.M. holds that : a statement of monthly accounts showing payments credited, does not requrie to .be stamped. - .;;.■? • : >.;■;:• h '' New Zealand colts and fillies fetched £25 to £45 under the hammer m Queensland lately. ' ■■, ■ , The annual report of the Marine Department, which haubeou submitted to that the u coat of 37 lighthouses for the year was £9951. The casualties on the coast were 26 steamers and 36 vessels stranded ; 1 steamer and ■ 3 Sailing; vessels foundered ; 8 Steamers 3 sailing vessels iv collision/ The total lives loßt were_3s.;j 1 , tf , - /. .v i . Arrangements have been made by which colonials can* send Christmas ~ aud New Years's greetings to ther friends by Reuters Telegram jAgepcy by payment of one pound. >^i • _• „ .xMr -WjiW. McCardle, who contested the North Wairarapa seat with Mr Beetham afr the last election, has been appointed to the seat on the Waste Lands -Bbafds-yacated by Mr Waring Taylir. ■Me -Mt'Chrdle's practical knowledge bf the. settlement of the land should' make hira,onc;>if not the uu>st useful member of the Board. , ; Mr Thacker of -tlio Central Ready Money.Stove, Main-street, inteuds giving up business and m consequence is selling off 'his stock at groat ly reduced prices; ' Ail • ad vcrtisenic/tit enumerating a few of tho cheap lines appears elsewhere. \Y« believe this is a' gennine sale and that bargains will be offered to cash purchasers. The proinreea are notified for sale or to let,, and. outstanding accounts are required tb be settled by November Ist. Cl |