Manawatu Standard (PUBLISHED DAILY.) The Oldest Daily Newspaper on the West Coast. WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 3, 1884. LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Manawatu Standard, Volume IX, Issue 4, 3 December 1884, Page 2

Manawatu Standard (PUBLISHED DAILY.) The Oldest Daily Newspaper on the West Coast. WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 3, 1884. LOCAL AND GENERAL.

The Sydney Town and Country Journal recently gave a highly commendatory criticism of Madame Charbonnet-Keller-man's concert, which unfortunately, however, for the veracity of the journal, had been postponed till the followiag week. The Taranaki Herald says :— Timothy (Howard, the bailiff, who died intestate m the Hospital on the 19th inst.y has Heft property amounting to more than | £1,000 He was a person of miserly i habits. Mr Thomas Macfarlane, Major Green, and two other persons attended this funeral. '; The Czarina recently said, " I am ■thankful to the Nihilists for one thing— they have made me love my husband dearly. Our home life has become so •different since I began to look upon him !as though he were . under sentence of 'death; Yon can't think bow deeply his jmenaced state attaches: me. to him.". A worthy sister of the much-beloved Priucess of Wales. , „ ■ At the banquet to Mr Ballance Colonel. >jcP.o.n/ie)l, the unlive agent, presented fj*e Native Minister with a very ancient spec^iucu ,of New Zealand weapons. The woap#n jn question is a i whalebone "mere". of jthep/d a#d quaint pattern ao familiar £o old se^tleis, ty;,d ;£ evidently of high antiquity. It has ijje following history attached to it m ex* pfaWMfflji :•'— v N^ap^oko" ,• •'.« Name of whal^Que {yp^pon handed down from 'the tiipe.Ojf wl\p liyed about 8.60 yem aj^9.. #J^w 'fw®h Waika^o ' chiel. w

The American women fire determiiirxi not to let tlu! uitii have it all thi-ir ' own way, so have started ft band of lady dudes who call themselves " dude lettes." " What is the name of your cat?" one lad asked of another. "We used to cull him William until he had fits, but now we call him Fitzwilliam." j" How do you preserre your peaches 80 nicely ?" asked a lady visitor. "By putting them on the top shelf whore Tommy can't reach them," said Mrs 1 Bushman. i Archbishop Moran has summoned all tlie Roman Catholic Bishops m Australia, New Zealand and Ttisnmnia to a national council, which will be hold m Sydney, on the Bth September, 1885. At Grisknne lately several ladies visit" ed Professor Hugo, who was telling character by physiognomy. Oue of the visitors turned the tables, informing the Professor that she was positive he did not love his wife, &&or. r owing to the flatness of the back of his head. The professor objected to being dealt with m this way. From a Wairarapa Exchange we learn that Constable O'Connor and 23 railway laborers and Mauriceville residents ranBacked the bush, gullies and creeks iti the vicinity of the missing man Hansen's store and homestead on Sunday, with the result that they found plenty of eels, lampreys, and tadpoles but no trace of the storekeeper. : The well-known and highly esteemed priest, Father Reigner, of Napier, will celebrate his golden wedding to his church on Christinas Eve next, when it is intended to celebrate the occasion by presenting him with a purse of sovereigns and a congratulatory address. Father Reigner was ordained priest on Christmas Eve, 1834. A Paris correspondent wrote as fol* lows on rieptembcr 24 :— A well-known correspondent of a well-known American newspaper eloped with the young wife of an English nobleman. Detectives tracked the fugitives to Brussels ; but the scent was lost m that city, and it is believed that they have taken passage to the colonies. The lady is stated to be the most beautiful woman m Europe, and the elopement is considered very incomprehensible by her relatives and friends. The journalist is old enongh to be the father of the lady. The names are not made public. 3By a notice m the last Gazette we lejnrn that a correct list of officiating ministers under the Marriage Act 1880, has to be forwarded to the Deputy ■1? v<rißtrar r Geueral during the month oi December. The neglect of sending m such a certificate will deprive the injinister of his status as an officating minister under the Act. (A singular piece of evidence as to ability to meet a debt is recorded as having taken place recently m the R.M. Court at New Plymouth. The defendant when asked what prospect he had of paying his -debts, produced a splendid sample of cocksfoot grass, which he invited counsel and the Court to . inspect. He stated that lie had 140 acres of similar grass, and he expected io get a handsome return from the seed if he was allowed the opportunity of harvesting it. The good quality of the seed evidently produced the desired effect upon the Court, for instead of the debtor being sent to gaol, he was allowed, time to gather m his harvest. It is said Mr Inglis has won £5000 m stakes and £50,000 m bets since he has owned Malua, the son of St. Albans. Forty men and twelve teams of horses are now employed on Feilding Borough contracts. The Star says there is not an idle man m Feilding capable of doiqg an ordinary day's work. (The s.s. Kaikoura, which will sail about December 13, will have a cool chamber prepared for the reception of butter, cheese, and honey. (Mr Ormond has planted five acres of tobacco on his Hawke's Bay property this season. An exchange writes : — Captain Beddingfield has gone to Australia, the Army raising the money for his passage. His wife and family are under the charge of the latter, for the present." . A Wanganui paper is requested f to specially to caution householders against putting live ashes into wooden boxes at the side of a house wall,. Latety no fewer than three fires have originated m this way. Mr Seddon's ability is (says the Otagd Tifnes) getting over his want of education, and we should not be surprised to see him attain a portfolio some day. Mr Joshua Ivess, of Cambridge, has been selected as Professor of Music for thd Adelaide University. .ifi Says the Napier Telegraph of Satur? day :— Mt M. T? Haultain who arrived \fiotn Poverty Bay this morning, brought to our office a leg of mutton preserved by;a newly patented process discovered by Mr E. J. Bennett, of Gisborne. The sheep of which we were shown the leg had been killed, nine days and was perfectly sweet. Mr Bennett has opened up a trade with Auckland, and Auckland has opened up one with Fiji, from whence comes the news that Gisborne killed mutton is sold at Suva m a condition that defies detection of having k been hung 45 days. Mr Bennet's discovery opens up a wide field for intercolonial trade, which may be gathered from .the fact that the freight on thirty carcases of mutton and one of beef from Gisborne to Auckland is 30s, whereas the aame carried alive would be £7 10s. One of the candidates for the Mayoralty of Dunedin was recently called upon through a letter m one of the newspapers to produce his marriage certificate. • Wanganui Education Board invite tenders for auditing the School Committee's accounts m each county, or for the whole Education District. Furtherparticulars will be found m advertisement. An invention has recently been brought out to prevent rust both m iron and stsel. It is found that the carbonbates of potash and soda possess the power of protecting iron and steel from the rust. If an irou blade be immersed m a solution of these carbonates, the latter exercises a protective action from a damp attnosphere for two yean. The spring exhibition of flowers, fruit, vegetables, poultry, &c, under the auspices of the Manchester Horticultural and Pastoral Society was to take place to-day m tho Peilding Town Hall. ' Mm Langtry has given up all idea of visiting the Australian Colonies. She is now assured that her beauty would be eclipsed by many of the girls who have grown up under the magic influences of ..the Southern Grow. -'..Although over 6000 people were present ou the Island Bay racecourse at the last Wellington Race Meeting there was not a single arrest for either drinking or' fighting. I Antimony exists m great quantities m the vicinity of Queen Charlotte Sound; and several years ago samples were sent to London, but owing to the existence pf a ring a very nominal quotation was offered, which would not pay for getting, e£c/.Msy.e pf freight. Since then . the usts oil aniwpny fta&rp extended considerably, and aiiojhe^ attempt js pp be made by placing 80 tons or ore ( on tbjb 1 ■London Market to get its fair yalue.

The following weather telegram came to hand after wu went to press last evening : — Bad weather approaching during next 10 hours between northwest, west and south-west, glass further fall again after that time and wind change to north-east. Says a Napier paper : — The large contingent of Armed Constabulary expected to form tho working party ou the new Taupo-Wanganui-road, will be encamped upon arrival at Te Potua, about nine miles south of the lake. Tho line of road will cross the route of the North Island Main Trunk Railway on the Muriinotu plains. On Monday a man named Hells, employed on survey work by Mr Dundas on the Otamakapua Block, cut several of his fingers and it was necessary to bring him to Feilding for surgical attendance. l)r Johnston dressed tho wounds, and according to the Star Kails is now progressing favorably towards recovery. The license of the Manawatu Hotel, Fox ton, has been transferred from Mr G. J. Scott to Mr T: P. Williams, formerly m business there as storekeeper. Messrs Joseph Jay and E. P. Amesbury have been ordered by the Bankruptcy Court to apply for their discharge. A difference which existed, bet ween Messrs J. 0. Evett and P. F. Tancred, 'has, it is said, been made up, and Mr Evctt has accordingly withdrawn his resignation of the post of handicapper to the Wtiirarapa Jocsey Club. ; The uew regulation, by which the Government employes are requircd^to remain at their offices from 9.30 a.m. to 4.30 p.m. with half an hour for luncheon, came into force on Monday. The • innovation is not particularly relished by those whom it effects. Peri haps the Civil Servants will strike. Forty-two men of the A.C. Force left the Mount Cook Barracks, Wellington, on Monday morning, were inarched down to tho Government steamer Stella, for the purpose of embarking for Napi«r. The order, was, however, temporarily withdrawn, owing to the departure of the steamer having been delayed uutil next day. The men will be employed m cutting tracks m the Taupo district. An accident of a rather serious nature happened to Mr Edward Riddiford, of the Hutt, ou Saturday last. He had put his horse m his stable after returning from the races, and was walking up to his house when he stumbled over a displaced slip-rail and fell heavily upon his left arm, breaking the small bone just below the elbow. Mr John Maginnity, proprietor of the Royal Hotel,' Wellington, is a candidate for a seat on the Central Board of the Government Life Insurance. A case of some interest to Racing Clubs will come before the Foxton R.M. to-day. The particulars may be briefly stated as follows : — Some five weeks after the annual subscription , was payable, Mr S: M. Baker resigned; his position as a steward and also as a member of the Foxton Racing Club. As the resignation was sent m not through any indifference with his brother officials or on any matter connected with the Club, the stewards intimated to Mr Baker that the annual subscription would be expected. To .this course Mr Baker objected, and with the view of testing the matter, the committee determined to ask the Court to settle the question, and the issue will be looked forward to with interest. Counsel have been retained on each side. Bigger slices of individual luck (says the Kaikoura Star) have fallen to the lot of investors m racing sweeps, but such a coincidence as seventeen tickets out of a book of twenty-five boupons drawing prizes has rarely occurred. Such, however, is the piece of fortune attending investment by seventeen individuals here m a Wellington sweep on the Melbourne Cup, one actually beinjj the first horse m the race. The New Zealand laureato,Mr Thomas Bracken, intends to start a weekly newspaper m Wellington. , . The latest popular movement m Auckland is to remove all harbour duties aud make the place a free port. (l The Jane Douglas will leave Foxton for Wellington to-night, weather pennitat 10 p.m. Another young native bora colonist has made his mark at Home. Dr Albert Martin, a son of the Hon. John Martin, lately passed the medical examination with the highest honors, and obtained the gold medal and an appointment as a resident physiciau at Guy's Hospital at a salary of £500 to start with. ' A telegram from Dunedin states that the Hon. R. Stout intends suing the Otago 'Daily Timef for alleged libel. A remarkable feature m connection ; with the recent racing carnival at Wel- . lington was the absence of drunkenness, 'which characterised the whole proceedings. During the three days' races only one person, was apprehended by the police, the solitary offender being an exponent of the mysteries of " under and over." This is an eminently satisfactory record. > A painful accident occurred on Saturday evening to a child of Mr Bourke, settler at Manaia (says the Hawera Star). A tub m which butter had been churned ; waß filled with scalding water and a cover put upon it. The poor child got on this, when suddenly the cover gave . way, and the little one was precipitated m to the hot water. Very severe scalds were sustained, but under Dr Lightbourne's care the child is doing as well as can be expected, considering the ; serious nature of the injuries sustained. A, lady who was bathing at Sumher, near Christchurch, a few days ago, ac- < companied by her children, captured an 1 octopus 2 feet 6 inches long. Seeing jit m the water she attacked it with a small spade. Clinging to the spade, the [octopus declined to quit its hold, and ' was drawn up on the beach.