LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Manawatu Standard, Volume VIII, Issue 131, 13 November 1884, Page 2

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

;:•• «v :■ ■■ ■■'■■ : /.-.ir-; ; i The concert m aid of St. Mary's, '■ at F6xton, appears to have been a great success. From the local paper we notice that the Palraerston contingent kre accorded full credit, for the able aaBistence rendered. .; Mr G.J.Scott, Deputy Official Assignee m the estate of George Marsh, of Ashiirst, storekeeper, invites tenders for the' whole or part, of the i stock; m trade and working plant. . Tenders Will be received till the; 22nd inst. JMr Marsh will give local tenderers any . particulars. ' j | The Rev. Mr Dodds, who preached at JA.II Saints' Church, Dunedinj. od Sunday evening, made the following remarks m phe course of his sermon:— "l do hot like to refer tb.politics from the pulpit, but I cannot help recording my conviction that tke state of Govertim'ent that We have come to is a very bad omen fof the future of the colony. .Look where yoH^will' where;w»U you find/ anptner instance of a Christian nation daring; to place; at ithq head of affairs one who pro* fesses to ignore the Christian God altogether ? Bad men of all sorts, lib doubt, the vv;orld has seen without number, entrusted with the reins of Government,, ._bnt' ia-mfUtr. tn.J3Uch ft— T" "t*"» "<* -r^iat bne, whose boast is his infidelity to his God,, and his denial of his Saviour, is a step at any rate not toward national hon-' our and prosperity." : The Hinemoa had a very rough passage from Wellington to New Plymouth • with the Norther p members. ; While ithe yes^el was rolling hteavily Mr Moss, M. HtR., vinjjattem^jtipiftt.to iviwajk. _^3^oss the Baloqn, was thrown "Violently against one of the iron supports, and received a fearfull bruise on the forehead. ' ! The monster picnic at Foxton on Monday had to be postponed on account; of the weather. There was a happy gathering,, however, under the friendly shelter of the Temperance Hall, f} \ ;;'/ •■ There is at present a daily conch running between Paikakariki and Welling,-; ton, and now a second daily coach is to be put on from' Otaki to Wellington. This shows what a passenger traffic is springing up on the Weat Coast. ' The steamer Koranui, which left son on Monday night with the retain excursionists for Wellington, jput into Picton next morning for shelter,' there beiug a severe gale,aad heavyjsea. i^ th&. strait. . . | ■ '" ■ Owing-lo the damage done to the gardens m and about Wellington the Hohiccu]|tijraI x Society have found it necesßary to postpone their spring flower .show until next week. .-»;'.; Horse' 1 owners are reminded, ihat nominations for the iSummer Meeting of theManawatu Racing |Glub.cloße,on Saturday,lsth November at 8 p.m.," and shpuld be addressed to Mr Jameß King, Hon. ,^C, : .-■ . -■.;,;,•..;;. g ;^yJ ;.■.-■• Mr Thomas Bracken j^Paday Murphy) will' appear at Woodville, Palirierqtpn,, : add the various towns m the ManaWatu 'distj-ict "' :^ !li ' 1 ■ / ■ ■■")■■ ■:.. Writes the WoodvilleL Examiner : — " The Palmerston people are determined to have the road which is to connects them with the Maungatainoko Block opened up as soon as possible hoping thereby to divert from Woodville and Fahiatua the traffic which -would otherwise centre m these towns. The Pahia- ' tua pnople should have a public meeting anjd urge the opening up of the block from their side, 'while a road through .thf Mangahoe valley should be .also hiadeto connect that block with Woodville." „, :•■ -V. .' '.:!■:]■#{ .' r , Mr Wagstaff, manager of the Woodville Dairy Factory has now arrived. It is to be hoped the Directors will be prepared to commence operations at the'beginning of tne month: (< ' : : ■■.:■■ The departure oJE the steamers Tui and Jane Douglas from Wellington for Foxton, WBB postponed , until yesterday. . It is a somewhat singular and unfortunate coincidence that Wellington excursionists to the Canterbury Metropolis, tan Race Meeting met with a similar disappointment to thejOne. experienced last r year, so far as seeing the New Zealand Cup and other races ion the first ,• day is . ooocenied. ; . The WakatijJo, which l! left sopo after, 2 p.m. on Monday, . .djjd : .not', reach lytteltott, until 8 p.m. Tuesday, while the Te Anau; whiob sailed a quarter of air hour later than the ] other, steamer;, , arrived four hours earlier, , , , , . ' ~ „. X^aßt week, says the Tapanui Courier^ lit a farmstead at Crookston two ferrets Were turned under the buildings to clear iway rats, and a few minutes afterwards they /We're both found fastened on to the throat of a strong crossbred lam'lj. The Tariib, was saved with difficulty, and the ferrets were consigned to. the ji^ cage. Thi» incident we can vouch for. and vet finfluebtjal journals like the OtA^o Daily Timix advdoata the importation of ferrets and weasels to exterminate the rabbits. When the rabbifs are thinned out the slieep-owhers will haKe a worse enemy to contend with, if they perflisf m tarniug loose v6rmip.

At the Otaki School Examination, the percentage of passes- was as follows : — Standard 1, 46 ; standard 2, 88 ; standard 3, 75 ; staudard 4. 100 ; standard 6, 75. This result is exceedingly creditable. : Messrs Stevens and Gorton's .next sale at Bulls will be held on November 18. The entries at present received are published m our advertising columns.. They include steers, good store cows, /ewes and lambs, fat wethers, two-tooth wethers, forward wethers, pure-bred merino rams, horses, etc. • The Nelson Colonist has put its foot into it and this time iv a tender place, •by announcing that a certain lady had presented her husband with triplets, a statement which was afterwards found to be- incorrect. The Colonist expresses a desire to rectify the matter at once." How on earth does it propose to do it ? ' Great excitement is said to have been occasioned m Sooth Australia by the discovery for the tirst time, of genuine coal m the colony, the find being* made on a run 100 . miles north of Fowler's Bay, the cba'l, which is of inferior quality, was found at a depth of 30ft ; but it is believed that richer coal will be found at a greater depth. Professor Tate will report on the samples. " Uncle, when sis sings m the choir on Sunday nights, why does Bhe go.be,-! hind the organ,; aud. taste the tenor's, i moustache r"'" " (Jo, don't ; bother pap^ •'• my ;boy. i I suppose they have' to do it ,to find out if: they're m tune." \ ? ; ' : A't some Religious ceremony at • w^ich Archbishop W-hately was to officiate m j : the teoiratry,'a-<youHg curate, who attend ,ded,him grew very nervous, as totheir being late. „'.'M y good young friend," said the archbishop, " I can only, say to you what the criminal going to.be han-j ' ged said . to those around, who were* i hurrying him, 'Let ub take our time ; they can't begin without us. 1 " • U■ . I , On Saturday, evening (say s. the Wan-. ganui Herald) as the Sal vatioh Atmy were' holding' an open air meeting near the bridge, some disturbance was caused ;a gentleman • ;who . felt .: grieved at having bin nap interfered with^by the band..- In consequence of , the. remarks the officers of the Array have, laid an information, which will come on at an eailydate. J y '■/•• : ; '' /. j