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Manawatu Standard, Volume IX, Issue 10, 10 December 1884, Page 2

We remind our readers of the Catbv oh'c concert to, take place, to-morrow eve* ning. " * "" " '-; 1 The faueral of Mr Bassett's daughter will leave her parents' residence, Bunnythorpe, to-morraw, at 1 p.m. reaching Palmerston abuot 3 p.m. It is a matter for regret that complaints, have been made by exhibitors at the recent Manchester Horticultural Society's Show held at Peilding, of scant courtesy shewn by certain members oi the Committee towards exhibitors and others. This kind of thing: wfli not do the Society any good. * " The meeting of justices to revise tha Maori jury, list will be. held afcthe E.M» Court on Wednesday, 17th instant, at noon., ' , ■'."■■' ■ : There are some sex or seven criminal cases dow^i for- hearing at the Feilding R.M. Cour^, besides a number of civil cases. . Feilding is becoming a regular hot-bed of litigation of one kind and another. - The catalogue of Messrt Stevens and Gorton's stock sale at Bulls bn'the 16tb, inst. is elsewhere announced. «'•'■■' Messrs Stevens and Gorton.^ inaagtt^ ral sale 'at Woodville promises to be a success. . The catalogue which will ap-. pear to-morrow! \v^ft coiiiprise 250 head.' of cattle ax\d 900 sheep. By the Wellington papers yj* notice that Morris Lyon MarJks, tr.asijv* under the title of Marks Ocw flffa store, keeper m Wellington^ tos filed a dedar« atioia of insblveiwgp» j -.v .. ' ' ,The ;^pJer Tafegr^Mafe that the relations certainly require amendment, so. all telegraph, stations should ba opened on Sundaysbetween 10 a.m. and 10.3Q a.m. We r tmAk so too. It would be a yery>gwai (obnvenionoe iio the public, and would be often taken advantage of v " . „. We have Ti^eri requestlßcl to f draw tha attention of members '' ■ of tn l^ ' English Church Choir teethe rehearKftl U be held this evening, at which it is-'hopfediiher* will be a full attendance. We have beeh-ftiriiisbM a printed sheet of the Christmas carols now under rehearsal at the Bnghsh Churob v The compositions are all good and she»lb\ have ah attractive ; effedt*when r.«>d;ered; by the chorister choir,- . The ; liytteltqn Times^ y&ifaag. of M> Wakefield. says :—^«^fthere.iß one thfr& which Mr Wakefletd Kikes, m title political melee more bittiHg an eh,eDftybeJo\r the beltx it k stabbing^arv a% behind th* baok- An 4 he.iß.,qmJe i: «nabißpto learni <hajt this, denes wt pay." . ; ,',-:". o | The Napier Telegraph has the follow-. Jog z-^rrSeven lunatics, were forwarded from Napier to, Welliflgtpn,' by the TatfK wera, on Saturday. Surely Jifapier ife gomg mad at a very rapid. rate;.! The Melbourne bootmakers' strike aijdl continues and is wideaung.. Mr W. L, Hirst, of Pahnerston, stUli een made a/ Justice olMhs Peace..

There is to be free navigation of the rivers Congo and Niger, and England will control the lower and France the upper .^^.portion ofthe Niger. „. ,..., „,. . „.„ We hear that sickness of; various kinds is very prevalent m and around Palmerston. The professional services* of Dr Macintire, who^although not long i here has] jnow the leading >r practice, are now i&;sgastant demand, i; and wehavehej^d&QsQtiivune,rotisißourc>''*>ip substantial^ Jtr^bu^» to his skill and & readiness to attend Si any hour of the -'daY or night when sent for. His success m several, .critical cases, too H has been subject of congratulatory remark gene- r „ , 'ifailym t the.x^inn3,unity. "f ; o ■ '■" W<s' t (Chrohicie) regret *W leirn that the. infant child of Mr Tingey,! of Vie* toria" Avenue, is dangerously ill from what the' niedical attendant, Dr Earle, *k»• t .'jbeKeve.B» to-, be the ..bite ofj some insect. The infant is only a fortnight old, and ( j: s hoW' it , could', have been bitten, or by what kind of insect, is a' mystery. The arm ' ipf the little sufferer is greatly , swollen, and it is doubtful whether it ' i:: will recover. The ship Zealandia and barque Glen:tJ 'more, both with cargoes of woolj were to sail for London from Wellington this m v;:toorning..j : ( .. iV . : . ,-. : '.';■ v -;.'d •.'"=' The steamer Coptic is to leave Napipr to-morrow and will take from there about 1200 bales of wool, and some 10,000 carcases of mutton. : { mi i : i'. The little paper published occasionally , : at^pytpn, which, always acts' as apolog- , , vist'fb^ Mr Ward)s official' ictiosyhcraciesi ' ' " father upholds,hisdecision m the Tinims, Sp.urdle case. Fjir that, ... hpwJßver, we '-' wfere J not unprepared. -' - : ; itfr 1 $! <£'.: Sharpe's (Wanganui) Habilities amount to over four thousand pounds 1 " arid ; his assets are set down' at'^soo less. •mi THe 'correct reading of the telegram re Sir. Julius Yogel is as follows :— ." The . r,' ' •' liiyiSsSgatidn Committee of the ;Consoli- 1 dated Telephone Company reanjrm that \ Sir Julius Yogel, one of the directors, enriched himself by nleansjof the company, and. endorses the advice of counsel, that a lawsuit should'be instituted to recover ' i ' P ''■' ihto enormous: profits made^by him." In reference to the 'above Sir Julihs Yogel „ c requests, a WeUington paper, to state that -''■'-- H^-catiiidt' believe that the investigation *'- iOCoiniinttee of -the- Telephone Company have made the statement attributed tr> them by- the Press Association^ speci'jd' v-, ;,*Lo^don % correspondent; and' that he «ae- : , dares such statement to be utterly false y ani; libellous;: ,/'.;.; ' ; ' Mr J. B. Hamilton advertised his for-'. '\ ., .'. mer . premises. corner ot George and Main \' '^streets' to be '■' let. It is a 66rcjnodius, 1 ! conveniently arranged building, with " X pleiStyof •' room, and comfortable resi' -..<■' dence attached, and as the r*ent is very .i j;inoderate»;a, suitable tenant ■'should soon „: , , befQund.tiTJhie situation is central, and ;,,j ,for,many kinds ot. busine/iB, jt should- ' .suiiaamurably. , . i „,,; .-.Mr,SnplsoA. announces an. important 1 . , auctjqn^salejof general raerchandise to f , take place jon Friday and Saturday, com- '' menciiig on Friday at 2p; y m. !He will I L " ' alrio offer Wriuniber of handsome flower-' ing pot-plants on Saturday' at 3 !p. m. '; ' '''* The prosecution " agaqtet. Mayor,. : r eleftt^ of Wanganui will -hot'many way . i>' affect his Mayoral positions •; ( . •' A '' 'We ttrji pleased to learn- jthat Mr v ) WaMey and' Pastor Gaustad jare both f! progr easing Batisfiactorily. :,,u\ \ rv.[ Ihaia, Earl Duff- ' has 'arrived at Bbmbayv'and receive m edi a cordial welcome. '•..> -> \ > •: ' i . | . ; •;.. Small-pox is not increasing 'w Sydney, - ' ' y anft this patients are recovering convales- ' ; ' t Ycencei"'"'v. : .- ■■ ■/ ■ : . i!f: r i *gatr: £ xna^iiori''horsebabk''this' ; afternoon drove two ponies at full' gallop rbund the 1 '" ' 'Square,- (he himself; riding!' behind) the l^ a re smailer being fastened ; together ■j, tf j ynsa^ ajong.rojpe trailing* behind. How. a collision or two m .the : crowded, .'. thoroughfare wasjescaped, is difficult to ; 1 " ' : ]' : : ] '/.-' r .. i j ,iMr, Stratford, has just turned -out to-,. „• ••.( tb!^ or^er of Mr Hii'st a, high ; phseton.); . ■• :»> • '^Tn^ venicle ' i? elegantly-finished, and* ! i>f '';sTibßtantially builtr The nianufacturer ir ' 'Established reputatibfl' as a 'first class I/: cacriage|builder, is thus|keeping ; work of I t - ; . description m the district,'the money ,-•( * for which would otherwise be sent else-