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Manawatu Standard, Volume IV, Issue 262, 2 October 1884, Page 3

A man named James Bray met with a rather serious accident today while occupied m Borne way with the truks on Wilkie's contract near the bridge. The accident was a compound fracture of the ankle joint. Dr Macintire attended the sufferer. . By a special cable to the Standard we learn fhat the frozen meat ex Coptic, isselling'at 6d per lb.— Sir F. Dillou Bell, urges the New Zealand Government to contribute to the pacific subsidy. — In a sculling match between Teemer and Wallace Ross the latter was defeated. y • Mr Coppinger does not commence- his addresses as notified on Sunday last to begiu this. evening until next Thursday., ; An Imperial edict has been issued ordering the Government of Canton to publish , a proclamation to encourage the people to fight against the Fr eueh, but forbids the poisoning of food supplied to foreigners/ Great excitment prevails. ; ; '- ' ' ' " '•■ ' '■•'" ■. Colonel Stewart has arrived at Ddngola from Khartoum arid Lord Wolseley" has advanced as far as Esneh, a town 100 miles from Assoum. - The Rev. Father Forrest was buried at Napier yesterday the funeral procession was fully a quarter of a mile long. "A mati harned Subwddh died near Christchurch on Saturday night through exposure. He had been drinking. Attention is directed to Mr G. M. SnelsonV advertisements m another • column. ■ A woman named Griggs was fined at ; the R.M. Court to-day, £2 and costs 11s, or m default seven day's imprisoumeiit for using obscene, language m a public thoroughfare. : H. H. Cook was fined at the R.M. Court, to-day. £l and costs £2 18s for assaulting |A.- Paltridge When trying to force his way into the hall at a meeting of the Salvation Army, the latter was doorkeeper. . Captain Mowlem has generously given : LSO towards the liquidation of the debt on the Wesleyan Church.