Manawatu Standard (PUBLISHED DAILY.) The Oldest Daily Newspaper on-the West Coast. TUESDAY, DECEMBER 16, 1884. LOCAL And GENERAL.

Manawatu Standard, Volume IX, Issue 15, 16 December 1884, Page 2

Manawatu Standard (PUBLISHED DAILY.) The Oldest Daily Newspaper on-the West Coast. TUESDAY, DECEMBER 16, 1884. LOCAL And GENERAL.

♦ Amongst the -passengers by the Manapouri, which arrived frony the South on Saturday, was Inspector Irviue, of the Detective iPoliqe,' whOj , has come to Wellington for thy purpose ot taking back to Great Britain Alexander Forsythe Anderson, the Liverpool de- ' faulter. It is stated that civil servants Will, after the new year, be obliged to remain ' m their respective offices till s" o'clock m '{tie 1 afternoon.; Clerks will be allowed one hour for lunch. What fearful hard lines. A horrible tale of. a leper being buried alive, by his own consent, has just been • furnished by a missionary stationed at. Chiin Long, m the Kwantung Province. The'man walked into his. own 1 coffin, which was then nailed down and placed beneath the sod; ,; fhe Waihiate Times (Mr W.J.Steward's ] •'papfer) urges upon the eledtors theneces- \ aity of seeing that their names are Upon the electoral roll. and. predicts a dissolution of Parlia'jhehtitf Jt/ly. ; ' m for dairy factories : r— The settlers around Stirling have guaranteed over 400. 'Cows m the, event of a .Dairy; factory; being established. Tenders have been prepared for the erection of the buildings required for the Bruce Dairy factory. .. _ ; ; ! As w;as previously stated, the police intend to prosecute one or two publicans for employing their barmaids on Saturday night week after the prescribed hours. , It is understood that the Government are at present engaged considering matters relating to the , Civil Service. It is intended, if possible, that each department shall audit its own revenue under the supervision of the Board of Audit, the Auditor-General to be the Chairman of the Board. A more simple manner of keeping accounts is also to be introI .(jlw&Bd into the Treasury. A %itf warning- to defaulting ratepayers do itj^e Manchester Road Board district, is pxiiiWjishe.d 'JO', our advertising columns. If they have any common sense, they will pay (Prompt attention to ;. We (Marton paper) leara ,9^ reliable authority that tenders will almost immediately for triiles ifofma^oDon the Palmerston-Gorge railway. The poj'tioq to be let is situated m the Gorge and its yixj/»ity, Saya the Napier iPelegraph .'--As we ventured to predict wouJd be the case, the sale ot tho Daneyirke township yesteijday by Jtfr,.B. Lyndon, attracted the liveliest interest, and for sptflQ of the sections very high prices were realised.

Intending sweep investors fire reminded that Jacob Faithful's consultation will shortly close. As this sweep is known to be " thoroughly square " we recommend it to investors. Says the Hawera Star : — We underataud that the Rrv. Mr Copinger, of Palmerston North, has expressed his willingness to hold a ten days' mission m this parish, m connection with the Church of England, at the beginning of Lent. Mr Copinger recently held a mission at Mart on, which created a great stir m that district.