The Manawatu Standard (PUBLISHED DAILY.) The Oldest Daily Newspaper on the West Coast. WEDNESDAY, JANUARY, 21 1885 LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Manawatu Standard, Volume IX, Issue 13, 21 January 1885, Page 2

The Manawatu Standard (PUBLISHED DAILY.) The Oldest Daily Newspaper on the West Coast. WEDNESDAY, JANUARY, 21 1885 LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Mr Parr, coachbuilder, of Feilding, shewed us the other day a substantial well-finished coach, made by him to the order of Mr Peters, of Woodville. It is proposed, we understand, to run the vehicle between Woodville, Palmerston, and Tahorite. Mr Knox m this issue, notifies the arrival of new stock, since taking over the business from Mr Clifford. The new proprietor has been steadily increasing his trade and is now doing one of the best turn overs m town. We were yesterday shewn by the owner (Mr G- E. Hawkins), as pretty a litter of greyhound pups as we have ever seen. There are seven m number, all healthy and well. Their color being either very light fawn or resembling the mother, which is a blue thoroughbred slut, by St. Albans out of Ngatiapa.. Tho siro (Saneho) is also thoroughbred by Gallant out of Phillis. There is considerable disagreement amongst the members of the Masterton Small Farm Association as to the sight that ought to be chosen for the special settlement. The Nelson Colonist states that Major Richmond, who has been m failing health for some time past, is now m a very weak and critical state. Those who are m the habit of using obscene language m our public thoroughfares will need to bridle their tongues m future. Under the new Police Offences Act the only penalty provided is that of imprisonment, for any term varying from twenty-four hours, to twelve jrrwnths. The first case under the new Aetwfts brought before Messrs Duthie and Lockifi, the presiding justices at the Resident Magistrate's Court, Wellington, on Monday ami accused was sentenced to 24 hours imprisonment, , The Hawera Star says :— » It J§ rumoured that the Gear Meat Freeziijtg Company either have bought or are likely to buy land at Nejy Plymouth, with a view to. the ■ejr.e.ction of works similar to those e/.e^t^tj at Waitara by the New Z.eala^nd jFreezjng fioinpany. The JUwdon correspondeat q% fhg Piwedin /Star s.ays: — '•' The cargo pf meat bwsagbt Hxime by tl\e i^yt.tejton from Picton comteUt m thp wain, wretched little sheep, Qomo ■. of ti^P gay.--caseß for sale at Smithfield ' do iwt Wwgh more than 181 b or 201 b, An eroptovl of a large firm of importers tells me the

consignments of this sort do serious injury to the trade." The New Zealand Wesleyari Conference will commence its annual sitting at Dunedin to - morrow. The Ilev. Mr Oliver and Ml- Tiller will Wellington. The Wairarapa brought down the following clergymen : — Revs. A* Red, Bavin, and Parsonson (Auckland), Kirk (Richmond), Salter, Slater, and a number of lay representatives. Mr Wright, of the Masterton Gold Mining Company, visited Masterton on Saturday, for the purpose of obtaining supplies. Ho informed the Star that the shaft had now been sunk to about four ieet out of the proposed twenty feet, and that he is very confident from the indications that gold would be found m payable quantities. A public meeting took place m the Theatre Royal, Masterton, under the auspices of the Settlers' Association, on Saturday evening, to consider the advisability of urging upon the Government to make the construction of metalled roads a' leading feature of its Public Works policy. : In a letter iroua Mr Charles Pharazyn » dated November 17, we (Wellington paper) find the following : — " I saw last week m Smithfield Market some prime mutton from New Zealand which had just been sold at Is 4d per 1b — above the price of some splendid-looking English sheep hanging side by side." Last week (says the Foxton paper) Mr J. W. -Gowcr received an importation of 20 Shropshire Downs rams from • Nelson, which had been purchased by Mr B. f Gower during a recent visit to that ,part of the, colony. The class of sheep appear to be becoming very popular amongst the wool growers of this district, and the last importations are undoubtedly fine specimens of their class, and arrived m capital condition. The Irish detective officer expected by the late San Francisco mail steamer to convey William Sheehan, the alleged Castletown Roche murderer, Home, did not arrive, and. the Auckland police have: no information as to how or when he is likely to come. • . The opening ceremony of the CatholicReading Room and Literary Society at Wellington will take place on Wednesday evening next, at the Rooms, Lambton Quay. Bishop Redwood, Dr Grace, and other gentlemen will give addresses, and several gentlemen have kindly offered to assist on the occasion. The stage boxes at the Wellington Theatre on Saturday night were occupied by 16 patients from the Lunatic Asylum. They conducted themselves with great propriety throughout the performance, which they seemed to enjoy thoroughly. The Wairarapa Star states that the unfortunate railway guard Cronin, who tact with a serious accident the other evening by falling through a bridge while stepping irom one platform to another, is more seriously hurt than was expected. He shows signs of recovery, but it is feared that one of the small bones of the vertebra is injured. An ingenious method of returning a letter to the writer was recently adopted by the Postal Department. The owner m Masterton of an authograph, which is undecipherable as a rule was astonished . to receive from the Dead Letter Office a 'letter on which his own signature, cut. from the original enclosure was posted on the envelope as an address. James Payn, the novelist, says : — " It was the custom of a very respectable firm of publishers with whom I • did business to pay my cheques to the names of my immortal works instead of to myself; and since it suited their convenience to do so, I never complained of it, though it sometimes put me m rather false position when I presented my demands m person, as for example, m the case of the • Family Scapegrace.' When I came for the proceeds of • Found Dead,' it was too much for the sense of (professional) propriety of the banker's clerk, who gravely observed, 'It is very fortunate, sir, that the cheque .is not payable to order, or it would have to be signed by your executors.' This incident, I remember delighted Dickens, who remarked, however, with a sudden access of gravity, ' I should not like to have much money at a bank which keeps so clever a clerk as tnat." ' A New York paper states that . Mr Vanderbilt has lost £8,000,000 sterling during the last two years, principally through the disastrous speculations of his two sons. The " Commodore " left £1,000,000 sterling to Cornelius Vanderbilt, and £4,000,000 to William , : jK. Vanderbilt : but as they did not find their incomes sufficient for- their style of living, they went m heavily for stock speculations, and, having lost continually, their father has been obliged to assist them. A striking instance of " red-tapeism " (says the Auckland Stw) has just been brought under our notice. On 26th October,|:lßßl, Mr Richard Marsh was arrested on suspicion of being a lunatic, and as is customary he was searched and all property found on him taken m charge by the police.,. As our readers are ' aware, he was shortly afterwards found to be sane, and liberated accordingly ; but it was only this week that he had returned to him a sum of .£2, which was m his pocket when searched. For this money Mr Marsh made repeated applications before it was finally returned by the agent for the Public Trustee, but apparently the authorities was not satisfied that he was sufficiently sane to take charge of the cash, though they hod' granted him personal liberty three years ago. Either m token of the official m decision, or by way of gratuitous insult, the envelope m which the money was enolosed had the offensive docket — " Richard Marsh, Lunatic." Red tape is bad enough m itself, without having vulgar impertinence superodded, which Mr Marsh complains has been done m , his case. At a late meeting of the Hawera Chamber of Commerce the chairman (Mr King) reported that when m Wellington Mr Ballance hod promised him half an acre for a market ; but though Mr Ballance was Minister, Mr Elliot was apparently "boss," and he doubted whether the land could be granted. A letter dated 17th September had been received a few days ago, having been delayed m transmission, which refused the request)., The Government were npt inclined to grant weighbridge or oranj. With reference to land, he understood that the Government did not care about parting with land m the borough, because they might want the land for buildings. _^ •♦ Baxter's Lung Preserver enjoys a unparalleled success ! Its value to those who suffer from Pulmonary complaints is inestimable! The "Slight Cold" yields to it m a matiner truly amazing ! Thesyinptomsof advanced Consumption, too, are alleviated ns by a charm. Asthma and Bronchitis flee away as " chaff before the wind." The Organs of Voice have imparted ,to them a clearness of Tone, Sweetness, and Purity, which render the Lung Preserver an univermil favourite of those who exercise jtheir Vocal powers m public. It is within the reach of all, and so pleasant to take, that children like it. If you have any Pulmonary disorder, try it. 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