LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Manawatu Standard, Volume VIII, Issue 132, 14 November 1884, Page 2

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

;;;■)■;■;>>■ .■.!», i:, »,,-.. u i i»,u-.-.*ij.r' " tfis love tliat , makesi< the wpfilcj go i round, efcclaimed the n»arrie,d,ma,Q, whoß< ; wife bad. chased .hjm .round, the ,r;bpm .til: 7(^e wall§,,Beeip,ito spin like, the ' manj^ (SkirV.pf ' a' fcailai-girl '' a-' ' lOiirtli-feJaß^ ; ..if.o woman ever hates a man Mot b^ein^ m lore >vlth fter, but pWny 1 a*woman ha'te3 : itii^n 'for tyeinjg; a friend 'to. hen" i >\"\ \ ; k ' (/ ! A <&iryman^waB c . awakened by: a' wiig . m tKe uigUt f witn tvb 1 , announcement 'that; h'iß'bgßf'co^ Wab' ■'6fe6kib£fi-( -He; forth! with jumped" out to save the life-oferuini found a'tuEriip^sfcugk id ;fthe mouth ofjthe, pump. - • / 7 ; ,. ,i[, „ ' fabteiT 1 h'is^eu atirtieid *t>: Gamj ■' bridge, • Waikato 1 , Where cheese ion '/theSwiss principle and. oon'densed milk ,#n§ ibprmadeapdertjie management pjE an i experienced „n f). '. v p^fat^leltjex, irfcJejNred i-fU;, i^mft ' from Bradford, Yorkshire^da^ $f p* ■ 2, says English farmers are having harvest time.^^fy only . i^om ■ plaint is tne low pi-ice of pfoduce, flb'u't being<ls"4d to JLs ?d;pe^ Mlbs.^ /It is nol; often wool and wheat are low' together; but splendid Tioggetß' wool is only Is lb, and the^writer does not expect be dearer, as many farmers have-fixexfiara' clipia 'store. * I Mxaxirttirora, the Waverky district; presented liip^self to "the, Mayor of Wan! ganiii yeßtetday; afterndidn^ asking for work, stating; that he had tranlped all the tyay to town, and had no food foi forty-eight hours^ Work was found foil him. m the corporation yards, at stonejbreaking, and ike fovelna_n^bf works was outboißed to adyanbe him a trifle at thb •close' of the day if his>' work'steemed' to warrant it. j ; „ ' lsrp\sLfay Hylafld Haß ■ beenr g4Vint 'tKe AucklaudersVtbucTidf liis^ 1 cjuality ,m a new. line. "Last week m the Northj- ' erW dftf He tried" Wfranti W laming ja yiW^ullbct » /3?h'e" Stfifr/p&yßtht^fnodm operandi was as follows : — He ferst secured the' adimalß ; head with a rope, anilthen fixed a stirropless saddle on itßbacU. <>Mr Hyland then inoubted).' !ftpd ,one^ df, a|hejM?ißtante : cut the rope. .The bullpck^ rushed madly about" the ericloisure,^tti did not succeed ih unseating his pluckjy rider, „ ... • , , { . ~ Thp,following ; w.eather telegram "wks posted after we went' to' press yesterday: --Bad weather, approaching between ■nortßea&^andteoutn 'and'w&t lafier 12' hours from now.- Indications. — Bain aftfenl&iioufsi aridjglass; will iftjk again soon. . :.';■ Another case of " lambing down" siß reported m Auckland by the lodal TelepJiorg. ,- A man JxQtfa .the country, with 72 jt feij pocketjOnter^d one of xhe hotels oil Monday night jof Jast week, and on the following eveniag 'htf.hAd pnlyl3 sovereigns left,, hut ie, ttct amatK^ e*ye ascWnjieiisrftlon for the" r 64 sovereigns parted with. As this rv isbeen.in t^he hotel mqre, thlan Wen'ty nour§, ne cotfße'qaemly i *pwteji'^ at the»hite>bf ' abdui.; ft vibvereigns jier hour. v(i .'-.•'■* ffi * T^Gftasgow Weekly J^a-alti, m in'", article t upon ( the (Iftiverßality of Mr Gh d-j 'stbte-s ft&iiiro, and^be'irnmVnseie'ner, jy ■henosaesaes Bayir;-rDuring the session ' eitfe'd yesterday "he Va«'. performed tL^< work, of Hercules ; and yet, instead [>£< shikttog iip sliop and ; ftjtfgrfg rfp<f fo^ie ' desert- place to enjoy the novelty of self-' silence, •wt^yJ-bpfgrfT th<3 Queen's Speech is dry from the press/ he gets up ahdi feefe^ afealf-ay«dubf <UW at Jhe .Haw : ar.den EJorJticutyural. Sh^pw. . ,,,The. trui¥is, I MrGJadstbneii'kee l nV l^ the fact that literal Rustication with men like himself is not rest, but rust, which is deca^ r^JWfii6h'ui iWtiifn ia death, and that, 'therefore, he must speak, put dbwp itheJtrees, qcd.i:e;"XrHsipleferß 6ot to- di.e^i apd th^rp&re y he plays jJbe,wbpd«; man. the, country 5 gossip, or* se' pamghjeJee(r; UJ t>;0! -' f ': 5V; -* ; f ' ; -^:| •! and longest tunnel on |thef railway sectibtt m f> ciiurfe fo ßf "cb;^ tion by Mr . Sa^niuel , Brown, between Pukarua saol f dikakariki, was successintended t<» cohrtnißnte- bricking thre< \ of,* the tunnels on the section next wi iek^ and' it is anticipated. that !the j^rprks will i : require |s,o9ojf3(rio.ks:.ocr/Wjee.k ; i^,prder | to keejj Jshe^ri.qkto|iß jin^.^The. :^ tractor has, m addition to several sma}^ ler kilns, just completed the erectiop o|; -& Hoffman kiln, with a shaft sixty f eei. m height, at Pukarua, and some ideja of ■ ihe'Qnergy displayed m the prosecution of'fne^wdrkion.tJhe^ction'may.Die aathejed.froui the fact that only ten days! elapßed' l frb'm v the^.fcime>tW first brick ;aßj .thp kiln was laidtill the mpment the last" . bolonel' Butler, wno Is to have 'charge ;; bf {he rb wing/boats' m the Nile^ ex^edi- ) tioq,ißthe.h,ußbandof the painter >joii -««-qph^oiucaii.vin;i,>ia.TJ I , A^oun^man naniel- Bertheaudl of 'g^orfatnilyj, hks ' Been 'Vorivlefea.at , oMouthrtsbn ftf i^p.rde^ghj^graudf atb,'e.r; with extraordinary premeditation. After* haying -wasted*! fbrtitneJ' which i.he; 'iti- L herited from i his. mother, he concealed^ hirasglfj f pjr several m his grandu: father's hpuse, watching his opport^riiity : l^df wato alWost atattred^thQilgh^e sl»\e; , a little food from, the ,ki tchen . He klti T:) mateiy 1 knocked off theiicad his grag^ fathers housekeeper, an old woman and killed bis grandfather afterwards taking ,-away -the money be foqndjn the draft- ' f -erß/ilt was loug V^befdffi h§'wasj di« 4: covered. He was sentenced to death. ■ It may be of interest to state th^t the 'elb'qftent arid popular lady evangelist - (nays the B&llarat Star),. Mrs Hampson j^hHt matrons^ know? as a faniilyjl^dy! Mrs HacnpWb, thofl^wyef ycfung» antt*' ! blooming*/ is the'mother-tff-1^ oljildr«ri ( ,' -; 11 of Whom are. i.dead,* i K^phe oae v aiyowogman, is, itiis^aiQ^follpwr-: ing a, lucrative jbusiness tn NeWjJjealandji ' Mrs Hamps«n bf ten makes refer e'nca .to Wchiidreii:,:^. ';/■ }";\j^ ' ■'■- ■Mr W. Bi Beiemeyer ;Becured first prize for Dac'6n at th^' GafclteVbuiy jA.gricultural apd Pastoral Show,, 1 thuß j beating the far-famed Canterbury article on Us own ground.

A unique example of usury connected' with " business houses" (says thei 8.A.; 'Register) cropped up at Port Adelaide: ■A, poor woman owed a trifliu|f >dei>t of •T2», for which she was to fi&sifiedM^ due; course, but took the step of staying^fche j^oceedings by paying the amourif^ '"the clerk of the court. She stated that shyhad borrowed the amount for this s.jMrpose, and had agreed to pay 3s a week for the money, being apparently quite unconscious of anything extortionatein the transaction. — • . — At the election for the Clifton Rfding' of the Rangitikei County Council, ye.B-_ neis%?l^Rßtort»gtd^^ Mr Dalziejl J6. Intense excitement pre-i Mr ;#oe,; Jfche ■ ptppriptof of the) Denbigh Hotel, Feildihg, is evidently! determined to keep pace with the scien-i tific progress of the age. He is nowj having the various rooms of this hotel! fitted with electric bells, which will be, a. gTOat,imprpyement*,and.co|ivemeacet \ ~~ The Otaici correspondent of the Wan-i gfanui Herald telegraphs as follows :— i At a public meeting held last night a •iTote;of thanks.to -Meflsts Newmatif |3d ii|ae.ai;fckur 1 ttyLH.R.te, for services ren-f : dered by them m, procuring); separation Manawatu County was, passed.: At \a subseqb'ehtfWetftig'" it ' 'was Tesolvea ta form a club, to be called the Otaki Racing Club. . «' > V ..TV\ •^^te'fertoS 'jkpeV* rlgred -4 Wn that many sheep have died m the neighbourhood of Carnarvon from lung-wormi Oiia prominent stationholder estimates Us loss m sheep and cattle . At .little (i^ any 1 ) £&>#'& v S6rae l 6f'the ; faH mere seem to think that the disease; spreads throngh-sheep which have died from the worm being left about on the 1 i rJah>tthbßiiedi.:.'/)lhsrßi6aj I thafc it as pro-* pagated by the healthy sheep being turned on pasture. .\vJiere unhealthy sheep; have been recently grazing. What are 'M^huKiY'r^^v.r.'. ;SO:.jpfj j' : Since the-{.gdj?en* pf .the Salvador i Army, larrfkinißmlfeaß rapidly increased m Hnlcorabe ; Aud_it will soon be necessary to have a "policeman stationer TJre t ]ani i ifbu'glaß will leaVe' Foxtoi i , for Wellington this evening, at 5 p.inl and the TttWFp^O H <X* '" F f The.following is the result of the polU ing for" the Orpua riding :— StewartL 59; Bull, 42 ;. Sanson ' 32. The twA first are elected, f^ $*.< Tl .The;porßUs£X-jty./fcsh6 Welling] | ton-Maßa*atQfair^ay'iß'n?w completed fotfa distance qf about, two mijjesf f ron) to^nj and js^toceedibg atlhfelrjgtf of 15 chains per day. It is expected to be* J finished aa far as Johnson vilte toward ) the end of December, after which a date wiUybe^fi*«d forHihe. formai opeqing of' 1 th^linef It wa^ intended 1 iiayi the 1 Post) to have borrowed , a f ew carriages' from th'e Government the 'other week, jandito ,haye t«ke» :tiKe • membertfjof £ar-< • riamenf; {for $ trip up ( to, Grof tot>, bat "one , jor t^ro; {and WP% occurred , owing Jipfthe rough weather, "and . the ' trip Kad^o'be some ten years ago a youn^'miriei' at Stawfcll. Victoria/ Wafried a daughter of 'k««rnier^ MkHit&f. a M !^dleM4ifo setoutitqJthe weatopast of NewZealan^' to " do better." He -evidently did bettef, m jbecaoAfltj AnparcefatediOr - and the erstwhile country girl was left; grass .widow. She eventually marriel 'dU seemSd cali, ; and briglht uqfil No. t , lite Enoch Ardeß, : .popped ap!(W3th :'« t few > hundred :in his' ppcJketX bujtfit.isiisaid^vflbt particutarliy sober. The trouble is that the lady prefers No. 2, and the latter, indignant at his domestic peace being interfered witbj threatens to send the legal husband pn a longer journey than the west coast Pf New Zealand if ho, catchei him o/llus • JremisW S -The M. yeaSiiwhicl is ; popularly; supposed to-bar any proceedings for.blrgatny-^is^idf to have duly elapsed before the deserted woman made anqther leap-yx the dark. ; „ f , :f. •^ It l is Ve^of ted thU wbih thi ColoniklTreasur^^fe'^rd; We n|w_a that the Legik.^ative.Caunpil h^ivwrp^a quf T the.Di^£. ( tti6tßaiways ftfl; : feal««4hl Upper Chamber jtwantsl. to. s&t itself m direct antagonism ,to the House of Repije-'-^antfativ^s'/krid fi^t liPtH iSdVorn'uient. and the universal voice of the. people >f } ;<N|^2^aland. So .bejb^t.l : prefer thdniiL 1 show open jpar, fl /^sl^trt ie i first. to- declare openHoppo'sitiida'awi' n< w ftthat lam drawn, m spite of myself, ir to "Iheheat of the c^ibllsHaiFnOTMe fi/stf -JttJ ftgivei : wiy;'t -jnjgfej iiSbfed(at< ly went to the Governor and askdd him to fired his first shot. , ... :(i . A lad, While fishing ttie o&er%ight inthe Waimuinu'»stre^to f dtag^^a\id!ed an. eel weighing ! (i6iibß,f fi jon.^fiutt^'it about a forthigljt W, was found m ts I stPfnach. • i The?e'Vere np'marWon the.ra| they having apparently been swalloWed ■Mm 1 Uim "ffhfetffitrjtem"^had c bit\k m 'flppd'aaltty on t^or< previouslj,knd I he eel probably got4nto a rabbit's hole. * The WellmgtPn'^orreß^oritfen^ofihe (\t{tg(Sp9xly $me» as ijollows':—lt is 'genor'ally believed aradng opedp|e whq jarerweU jofpnaedTaal^Sirj F. .PuH^i^U 'vQk<J99glfam lft<]t»Pjd office after February next, when his term ci* !i it iB-Btate^^6uia be'"willih r g to act, b^ he, and the present Government are 19 ti at all oh 'tie Vest ' terms * }uiT nowT 1 Sir 7 John Hall has been mentioned, butt # he wjere^disposelDF to act. I hear that jhis ' hjeaith iiS id such an unsatisfactory state 1 'preclude the po.sSi^tjTaf\ his undertaking th«^ duties^'jS : , : - : r > ,;• t efclpl^ 'KBnil worth, ;»rbil6 wan to ?^aye^ieffcrNew, for Ellington! on Hthe^. l^t : Tas^ has 'xd bbard 16 ..ijiaßSMigjji, barriagej : Jx>^^aJ^Cjio the Wellington-Manawatu TRalKray Ck mpanyajUh^^^rjages/ fefch of whici is capable of accomodating 50 passengers, .are-.d^signed pa the-yMneric^n-priDci plejt j^rj^i ' apj/avenye ru sPJ9^gawpi die. The Kenil worth is" * expected to reach »Wdlingtpn ..aholat the middfe of Januar^ V»? -S^MS ' AJ . ' ni^ From the- -Post-we learn that the weliJingbnfllManawjiJiii;., Bajlway Gpmppnyj have accepted, tenders for four bushfalling contracts m connection with t^e.; roads through* land ml", the. Fibber jeit" 'distewMct^^a^'Sbo^W sellffr all 16'teri<J6ftWe eenl-in; Ind tfeosVof [ Mesartf • ahdiCllc«6hthalfw^re' -i«ic6ept«rlfo'r threfe of -tha contracts, land ( thafcnal 'M^wr^Anderaoft- fnd.Farajeffor ; r9fflainiugo^ M , '^TKe 1 fi^<t%ayt rihertf^ we upwarda of Bis!mile& ; vsf, ;bushi felled v fronting'! ins KimboUon Rq*d n^w, irej^dv, to b.c. btoq- . cd. ' This bush runs backfrp^ ( five to. iffty $\w?<hMs. rW p % l °f ciek^d; for immediate ocoupauon, and houses W bVerected^o^e, 1 ; 1^ « v"; w •«' j It haa been decided 't'cftake^hediv.qroe i ( cases. for he/artng at the Supreme Court' on the 3ro*»-Deeemberi v{ , '^ i- i >y - ' ■ According tp~ the Wellington M^yor, 1 ttie City Goiincil"is- th^-mowt diabolfcal ' ion -the faceMif;the^earthu"rr;:f/ •• ;;;<| | h l ThWSalvatibti'' At'ray KS»s rwc^y des! . >Whe& it 'ls engagedin coU«<itfe| mohejj' from those who don't, b^lonff ito,' itgr«nk# ajt isftJl chaVityfand.gen^enesaiji^ben its members show npy, desir^ t^|ra^ei nise. with others it is all intolerable and narr ro^nfi^s~', M sTanche.Bter the bands nen' tta,v!eJ4ujßtCi)een w tepellea for i playing m the procession of a ragged school Band of Hope. !

:• Thte Pfitt hints St an iramedrate re-»r- * rang6ment of poitfolios m the StoutYogel Mffinttifct ■ . . ■