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Manawatu Standard, Volume VIII, Issue 139, 22 November 1884, Page 3

> Mr McKerrow, Surveyor-General,- and I Mr Marcliant, Coimnißsioaer of Crown I Lands, arrived m Palmerston to-day by I the noon train, and went down to inspect I the country adjacent to the West Coast Railway, accompanied by Messrs Palmerson and Dundas. They will return to Palmerston this evening. The electric lighting of the Lyttelton Harbour is to be formally inaugurated by his Excellency the Governor. The next general Wesleyan Conference I is to be held m Melbourne m 1888. I A highly successful picnic was held yesterday afternoon at Lincoln near Christchurch under the auspices of the Wesleyan Conference, whose sitting has just terminated. The Jane Douglas arrived at Foxton this morning and leaves again to-night for VV^ellington on the arrival of the evening train. Captain Edwin telegraphed at 3.25 p.m. yesterday as follows :— lndications of strong winds between east and north and north-east after ten hours from now and glass fall soon. The Hon. Mr Ballance was to leave Wellington for Wanganui to-day. He will be absent a week, visiting tlie Waimate Plains and Paritfaka. Mr J. B. Hamilton is to have a special illuminated window display to-night, at which some very choice goods will be on view. . Messrs Stevens . and Gorton's next stock sale at' Feilding will take place on Tuesday at 1 o'clock. C. M. Ross & Co., of Bon Marche; advise the arrival of a Very large shipmeut of boysV youths', and men's clothing of superior quality and exceptional value Their advertisement with reference thereto appears m to-day's issue. Those about to invest m this direction will do well to pay a visit of inspection to the Bou Mdrche*. Mr J. E. Nathan has prcsonted a timepiece as a prize for the Friendly Societies' Spoits. '.■■'■'•■ ■ Special attention is directed to the catalogue of Mr Freeman R. Jackson's stock sale to take place at St. Hill-street Yards 'next Wednesday, at noon.