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Manawatu Standard, Volume IV, Issue 268, 9 October 1884, Page 3

The Feilding Stae says :— "The patent stump extractor invented by Mr James Lin ton, o£ Palcneraton, ia gaining notoriety for the provision it affords of rendering bush fanning a comparatively easy business. It removes " the largest stumps out of the ground bodily, with only a small expenditure* of manual power, which must be a groat desidera-~ turn to settlers on bush lands." Says the Wellington Post: — Mr /Walter J. Nathan has forwarded to the manager of the Gear Meat Company a letter, informing him that the frozen sheep shipped to , the writers-order by the company, m the 8.8. Aoraugi, arrived Home m splendid condition. Mr Nathan gives txtracts from letters received from friends m England who tasted the meat. One says, *'The mutton you sent me was simply delicious ; everyone who partook of it was loud m. ita praises, and even our Jewish butcher said ho had never seen finer mutton. We all thoroughly enjoyed it, it was so tender, and had such a good flavour." The machinery for the butter factory is expected to-day, with required help for its erection. . We have been requested to state that owing to the indisposition of tho Rev. Mr Copinger his address to have taken place this evening is postponed. ; Mr Sherwjll will officiate at the sale of Mr Woo'(Ps household furniture and effects to-morrow, Mr Sneisou being unavoidably detained m Wellington on public business.. „ o , • Few lost articles that aro advertised m tho Standahd fail to l»e restored to their rightful A lady's black fur dape advertised m Wednesday evening's' issue was returned to its owner this morning. These are' satisfactory tributes to a wide daily circulation. ■■ : Miss Louise Crawford,. the principal 1 witness m the libel suit, took her departure for Auckland via Wauganui by last evening's trait). We (earn that it is probably a burleque fo.uuded on the case - will before long be placed on the boards, all the-foatUfes m the trial being brought prominently. f orward. - The arrangement of the play is to be entrusted to a capable playwright now residing m Auckland, Miss Crawford herself fuinishiug the groundwork and general details, and organizing a company for its. produc: tjons m the various towns of the colony. The piece should have a capital run on the West Coast, and "m Palmerston should draw bumper houses for a week at least. Miss Crawford hopes to have it ready for production m Auckland by Christmas at latest. ' . ...... King - Ta\vhiao and suite are passengers per Wakatipu which Lsft Syduey ;for Wellington on Tuesday evening -. Frenchman has been scratched for the Melbourne, Cup.. 1 ; „ The P. and 0. steamship Parramata arrived at Kiug George's Sound on Tuesday toorning with the inward Brindisi mails, dated London, September 5. We are glad to hear that Messrs Poad and Brazier's business has so increased 1 of late that they have been compelled to erect an additional forgo m thoir pre.niises. The firm has been joined by Mr "Hall, a whee.lright,.which branch of the business will receive, special attention m future. The Clironide narrates the following : —A raob of cattle purchased by Mr Bell, of Ualcombe, at Messrs Barnes and ■ Higgie's sale yesterday, astonished their .drivers, who had got them along the ' road as far as the Putiki" caitle wharf, by. making straight for the wharf, run--nirig along the full length of ir,and then, like a flock of sheep, 'jumping one after another into the river. None of them seemed to receive injuries worth speaking about, and all qnietiy made for the shore.; ; ; .--.■■" It appears from latter intelligence thiitTawhfao did not leave Sydney by the Wakatipu. biit will be a passenger from Auckland by the Wairarapa on the 16th iust. -,.' ■...■■•.■. i . .•■ Tjie steamer Madjushasfoundered near Port Macquame off the New South Wales Coast. All hands saved. She was bound ;from Siinderland to Sydney. By special to tho Standard wo learn the French are still victorious m Tonquin, and are advancing on the frontier. The steamer Chimborazo from Melbourne, August 22, arrived at Plymouth yesterday.