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Manawatu Standard, Volume IX, Issue 18, 19 December 1884, Page 3

Mr Clarke, tho secretary of the proposed boating club has written to the .Star,. .(Wellington), Foxton and Wanganui clubs for quotations of prices of boats and also copies of rules used by those clubs. The engine attached to the Halcombo train went off the line this afternoon while shunting at the points opposite Mr Bawlins' shoj>, Main-street. All the available assistance was soon m operation with levers, screw-jacks, anil various other appliances, but the shilling of so many tons dead weight proved no easj'job and it was some considerable time before tho iron horse was on tho rails again. No serious damage was effected; The sacred oratorio " Paradise " will be given by tho Woslcyan choir on Now Year's eve, next Wednesday week. An excellent rehearsal was held hint evening at tho church. Wo buliove such an. elaborate musical composition as this work is, has nevor before been rendered m Palnierston and have no doubt that a crowded audience wiil assemble, on the night of production. Tho Brindisi mails from Melbourne, Nov. 0, were delivered m London yesi terday.

Mrs L. Kymons, writes to say that, fcho account i'or wnirh she was sued yesterday had only been owing seven mouths, not twelve months. She attributes her straiicne.l circumstances to the protracted illness of her iliux^litor. The clerk of the court made application to the Hosidont Magistrate yesterday to have 170 names struck oil' tho ■ electoral roll. The spacious public room m Bank Chambers is advertised to let, also a roomy and convenient shop. The caretaker' Mr T. Jordan will furnish all required information. In answer to several applications for space m the Standard Sheet Almanac, for ISBS, we ma}' state that every available inch has been taken up. The almanac will be issued next week. Wo are sorry to disappoint applicants but ample notice was given. Writes the Tatipo correspondence of the Wanganui Herald : — Twenty-five of Te Koofci's (unarmed) ragmufliins passed here to-day on their way to Wairoa, near Napier. To Kooti, who was to have accompanied them, came as far as Waotu. It is rumoured that a much larger body of natives are going to the East Coast from Waikato ma the Whakatane and Urewa country. Mr J. Hanson, of the Otago Swimming Club, swam from Dnnedin to Port Chulmers m three hours. Mr Eev. Copinger is again conducting . a most successful and impressive mission services m Marton. Mr D. Chamier has been presented "with a handsome reading lamp, writing secretaire, and dressing case by some of liis many friends m Woodville. Mr Fountaine made the presentation. ' Pormer fellow pupils of Miss Amy McMinn at various schools m Palmerston will be pleased to learn that she has been again successful at the Sacred Heart Convent, Wanganui, of which seminary she has been a pupil for two years past. At the prize distribution on Wednesday evening, she was awarded prizes as follows: — Upper class IV. Beading Ist, Arithmetic Ist, Geography Ist, Instrumental music Ist, and Writing 2nd. The English mail per Kaikoura closes this evening. Mr Nathan, the con tractor for Andrew street, is nearly finished with Ins job: Bad weather has retarded progress | a good deal. i We remind our readers of Mr Sn elson's auction sales to-morrow, viz., drapery, sports privileges, and Mr T. 11. Walton's house property. It was Cr Bentloy, not Cr Larcomb, who was the soeonder of Cr "King's proposition at the Borough Council meeting ' that the matter of drainage m Terrace street stand over. Cr Lareomb is strongly m favour of the work being done as recommended by the Works Committee. Tenders for 25 chains of metalling on Karere-Kairanga, Boad from railway station close at L 0 a.m. to-morrow. Tho R.M. Court sat till 9 o'clock last night m order to get the business . through. Mr Thos. I'e.ppGrell, of Wivikanae, gives notice of his intention to apply for a, slaughtering license. We remind members of tho Acclini.v lizatiori Society of the meeting at Air • Linton's office to-morrow afternoon at 8 o'clock. Although the wo;at,her is lovely to-day our readers Will be sorry to notice that Captain Edwin pr edicts " bad weather approaching." Pastor Gausfcad can now leave the house to take the uir m a bath chair. Dr Harvey has returned to Palmerston. Mr Walkley \vi is able to go out for a walk to-day. The Wellington morning paper was served with a wr& to-day at the suit of Sir Julius Yogel. Thirty-six WbodviUe settlers have formed a special £ lettlemenfc Association, and the Manigaliao Block is to be explored m connection therewith. A man nai red 'Chas. Osborne was killed yesterday neai: Masterton by a loaded dray passi ng over his body. He fell off the shaft ( »n which he had been riding. He leaves a wife and three children. A lumper named Wm. Lovelake was terribly erush< >& to-day m Wellington by a case of corrugated iron filling on him when being taken out of the Hawea. He is not ejected to recover. Both his legs were 1 jroken, besides internal injuries. A telegram received yesterday states that Mr. H .B. Vowles has beeu arrested m Welliugtoo. on a charge of embezzling the sum of £27 on November 13th the property oi: the Goverumen t : From the Chronicle we learn that Vowles has been for some time agent m Wanganui for the New Zealand G'-overn-I merit Insurance Company." It is stated tliat a larger suia has been einbi^zlod, but at present only one charge ha. 3 been laid. The case will bo heard on Saturday m Wellington.