The Manawatu Standard (PUBLISHED DAILY.) The Oldest Daily Newspaper on the West Coast. THURSDAY, JANUARY 29, 1885. LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Manawatu Standard, Volume IX, Issue 48, 29 January 1885, Page 2

The Manawatu Standard (PUBLISHED DAILY.) The Oldest Daily Newspaper on the West Coast. THURSDAY, JANUARY 29, 1885. LOCAL AND GENERAL.

A Wa^arapd yapki s\vs :— <c To his numerous interviewers Mr Ballauce has | been courteous, unreserved, and straight- j forward, and we belidVe he "has succeded during his brief stay m making himself more conversant with the "requirements j of the people than any • of his Cabinet predecessors for many a long year." Truth is surprised that no mention has been made m the numerous notices on Sir Moses Montefipra of an act which did him the highest honour.. Many years ago, owing to circumstances over which ,be fra& no 'QOTrtro(,j bfe/aile$ r ln jb.nsiiieSa^ Having subsequently made 'money', Ke called together all his . creditors;, Y'itya 1 ' presented them with the'amoUuts due to them, with interest at, ibhe rate pill 5 per, cent.)! :Galbulate<4'.fi<o)n-'. the'dky oil : which ' the debt was incurred. .i: >•..'•. ■;'" ;':;: The use of indecent language is "not i > i |i]veJyimdflc/the.vNe\v' ;PtJlwe: Offepces! Act, to be indulged m more than ;6nue by anyone m a public street. A jnan named Cronin was, seafenc^itLt fflAagui nui to a mon'fch's imprisonment for this offence, and seemed rather non-plussed at-not- having the'option of afine: We (Marton paper) are informed that the first case m. this district r under, ihp ImpoundYngiAfct-wilLcome on'ior-hear-ing. shortly. Some 228 sheep and nine steer 8 were impounded m the Sandon public „pound,< and the p6undkeeper's cUavgeei araouated to over £10. f £he; oWHer ?,of jlhej anirjhale considers the c&algei excessive and unlawful^ and ititunds to take the case into court. The last numb^{o£-tbe//^Mz(e^ New Zealand News is a very good one. The illustratiQTiß.'inalnde a' nice scene on the Shotover River', "and a .very j{ood sketch" :^f,'fiiQ u pe»?Stoyv:R(ii (Ijakfr ■'.• Wakatipu) 1 . ,V Sbpatejtjs'iHut^ at Nig^jfe " Ration Day ;" the latter, being^a group of Australian blacks, are very' life-like. There is also a. colored, supplement., . entitled " In'hocents Abroad." ' '' ' .' ' " ■ * ■ "' '•''■ ••■ 'Frotel the' Marton paper wb' learn i ' that : a lawn teim{s .toXirnftment^tookiplacoion:. Saturday at Qol. Gorton's, Bulls, giiests '■'to 'the number Of over' loo accopjiing.iVjvitations. Sbrne thirty gcntleWen' con-' tested m the two games played, the ...winners being — single match, Mr L. Fjt/.Gerald, Bulls ; double match, Gol. Gorton and Mr R. S. Abraham. Mr E. Levett was secpnd m -the ..single, ■ niidMessrs Elkji|j^fconj'an^^S;. Ri^sel.^ m JheJ double. The weather' was gloriously fine, and the gathering was a thoroughly enjoyable on e# , , . , •; ,\: ■ '" A telegram from London states that the Austrian authorities are enquiring into the advisableness of establishing a trans- ©ceari- penal '■settldment. It is to be hoped the Austrian authorities will take into account the trouble tha ( t Francb is causing by the policy of twin sporting criminals, and decide that it is not advisable to x run the risk of a-rumpiiH with ■ oihe^'Pbwers^by 'aiioVnpting to.float off the fetium of ' Austrian Society. - i -'"Tne Napier 'Evening Neibii has the ftiHowingii^During the porfonnance of • #! {', .Fojrge't nje-npt":,jast" night, a.number of gentlemen disturbed the entire audience by walking to seats with elephantine'tread''during the progress' of the piece. These pereoris ale the salt of' the 1 earth ; thay are^Napier gentlemen 6f good position and— clownish manners. Last night they strongly reminded many inferior people of hogs m drawing-rooms.

As the RiM.S.S. Aorangi- left Hobart ; at'-6ivm.' on Monday,- she will be due-' at Port Chalmers about noon' on Fri■day. . •; /. ' ; ..; . -v. '•' ' Mr Campion's racehorse Armourer.arrived by the Jane Don^laS. from Foston on Mbnday, anil was at oiico taken out to the Hutt and quartered at M'Nab's Gardens. A Diptlicria, ; whieli • has boe«t :yejfy»presvrtlent lately m Fipatherston; shows Sign' 6. of abating, no fresh cases have been reported. _ . tl . Fred. Archer, the jockey, is,likeiy,to be • m Victoria m time to ride m thWMel- '> bourne Cup. , n,. :-.;::■... "tip to the present time .£12,000 has been spent on the Roman Catholic Cathedral at I>une<lin. .*\''' \ \ During the Chrigtnaas.jEesti.yities' m .Peiih-.CW-.Ai) Seaths ana a 'murder took |>lacg, ivhich were all due tjo excessive drinking; ; _ j •■: /A'-MaYt.6n-.|rade'sman.'a^eyl?^-as foiloW8 :-— All 4ccpiuits Rowing during tl^e i-laSfc six months, twelve ,-months, antl' eighteen months — some ;^ery -stale ones 'at two years— r-if np| . ;settle3 / prompt! r>. will be sueQgforj withbutfurther notice. ' Wntes':the; Feilding^ar: — It is h diagrace tb the BorougTi that respectable, church-going citizens should have thei * ears offended, by the blasphemottsv anft filtylangfiage of the young -fiieriCand ladp who>persisteiitly nang iaboiit Manches'-ter-street^n Sunday afternobnlß,and.bve|nings. 1 Roebiirne, th^ scene of^ the dreadfuf murder pft|ie v "nianjweK^i^u accountant bf the' locar agency of The XTmon Bank, is about 1200 miles from Perth,' and is k place -of importance; being the town site of 'the famous pearl fishries. ii has a,ppst office Govern} "ment^es'kle'ncy" and offices, two hotels, a, ■ school, and an EmscQlplaoe .o^wpwhip} I'Miibflse's a^fcmlt'prmcip-aUy ofwopaL dnu ; th(iVyiJffer iiin'c^iii. .tM'h'efvy gkles -mihV ( wbichJ th'e^coa^'is w y|a«yy.fisiiieui ;Ia ■Mat*h^lß72f ev«f^ibii{£*i kutoe ;^as^¥#eai;^Lthe Igp^tiwl?/ andvin; 0.88*4 '^|urj.^jg^le-: r i.lpio^.^attedj. the- fawni ■ EoeDtirne was lou^ded,^' <foe,.trausT fer of the Groyernment se|btleinent from - ; Sa&^n Hatbdutj-the-iaMx- place havl. .iiig "to be abandoned through the deter: mined hpstility of the natives, t . „.■.-, ! -.v..-- t~.-( !\ Ci-ft '."• p '•:"*& <■ "i \y >C*. i * \Fr6iri 'a Welliiigtbn we' learßJ 'that thg two tank engines which arrived pef-'the s.s. lonic to the order of the"%ellingtfln and Manawatu Railway! Company 1 "are 'to be sent byj •steamer to Wanganui, where they will! ,b,e ;fittpd;, up .iii,the. Government work-! Shops £t? Aramoho. O !Ehe engines are in-) tended to work at the other end of the; line at Longburn, and. w.hen put, together! : wilr.'be..driVeh ;i 'ai6iig ! the' G?6"VernWeriti ■'HWeWfar'-as Palmerston North, whence 1 -they will be transferred to the company's junction with .the. Rail-; 'way; - -This -*is ! about four> miles from' Palmerston. ! ' ' The Napier Telegraph says that the| .following paragraph whiqh is going the i^duadM it is needless 1 to say is" \yitlibut; 'the slightest 1 ' ; foundaiidn.'" It"is said ithat-Httwlies 1 Bay district is becoming, quite denuded of sheep owing to thej J,arge supplies sent to Aucijandifor freez-j ing purposes." "'All'theisheep thafhavej ever been frozen m Auckland could ba got off any one of half a dozen runs m; 'the-Hawkesßay.- j -'- • i Mr H. M. Lyon, the Treasurer of thej Wellington Harbour 'Boardi' aha' one of -the stewards of the Wellington RacingiClub, ( &!Mserioußly jill with; rheumatic fever. I The Examiner understands that some 1 settlers m the district intend taking-ad-vantage of the portion of the Police Offences Act passed last session which re-; lates to cattle permitted to be at large so-that there will m all probability be ai few summonses out before long. j ■-The Woodville paper is assured that the] /GJieesevFactbry.Company will be able td mspose' of the' season's cheese m the 1 'Haw£es_ Bay district. Mr Fountainei chairman of directors has already had enquiries for a large quantity something iike ten tons.'-. lf TS local marlcS^'ican -be iound it is ceitaiiily.?^referable to ex? i^ort. ! _ _ \£' -^ ..■?■%'■ : - : - --M-r^Samiiel Capped the Temperanc^ Lecturer, reached Hobart by the Aorangi on Monday, and is expected .m Welling-' ; "ton next week...* Great .preparations m 'connection with th^e' teniperahce mission which he intends to conduct are being made by the total abstinence party m Wellington, and it is believed (says the Post) that the revival will prove to be the most sucdessful ever held m thi? part of the colony. Mr Capper, it may be mentioned, is a son-in-law of Mr John Harding,-, ot Mount Vernon[ Hawkes Aayi a; gentleman well-known on account of hw efforts m the cause of temperance. , . The difficulties created m the managed ■ ment-pf puri^p'ubl|4 -schop]fe[bs jth£ :!My • teacliers 'gettingf married was alluded to .at the, Te, Aro (Wellington) annual ineetj"Mr^Ralph, the secretary, said the school had been particularly unfortunate in' this respect dtif ivff 'the past iyeari' =In > •one^ sense it was, of course, very satisfactory, but it was very awkward from the )Cpmn^<(tee!B,poiftt. of y^eiy 1 . ,.;,-; .;/,,;;. | :• : It is. rumoured (says the Post) that a high judicial functionary is about to _enterintDiiy.me»Qairb,onds for the third ■ time, and with a lady who has had ' equal experience m the marnage^tate. ! A very large amount of speculation took plane m America anent the recent ; Presidential ■"election. ■Mr " Plungert' 1 - Walton Is said % fiaire won £10,000,. •The excitement m Wall street, the Stock . Exchange of New York, is described ak having been unprecedented, b|ts of £10j, 000, and £6000 being quite common. ' At theinquest 'bn thHatrffirtf 1 at the Sydney Coffee Palace, the manager deposed .;. ." I recollect* seeing the palace on firfe'; l'did ; 'not ao l anything to arouse the inmates because it-was not uiy duty.?' -That's tlie sort' df mafi'lo havfr^s manajg^r.^or.SHcb^.a. -plape, ., whose^busineisß it is to receive, and keep, guests, atfpiturn thetn out of doors. - ' ; One of the worst features of the Edticajfcion, Ac^.obeoryos the, Napier Evening News, is the looseness ' or tKe provision's relating W the elections of'^chidol r Gon^injft<?<3^.;/ There | is no means provided for ensuring that any person offering t'p , Vote is really a householder; and, as such, is entitled te vote. At the Napier eledtion last night, for instauce, some pec- " sons. voted who are cortainly^nat house-' holders, and one of these remarked after seeing the method of taking the voted, ,{' If. l'd have, known, that's the way they ■do it, I'd havey tolled ujj jialf-a-dozen . "more "fellows. 1 , "We do 'no ; t doubt that [ the " half-dozen more fellows," like the; oner referred to, wpuld have giv^n theijr ; Vote's roaßOfiablyi but it does' nbfc' Appear to bo the intention of the law that every fellow who can be %l rolled up" should havoa)vot«j m isuch'an'eiflctnbn. ! Girls are ingeniously provided for m Tartary. They are betrothed as early ap' pb6Bibl(s to some young man, and then if anything happens to prevent the maifriage, lie is hound to,, take the jvejtt sister, anH so ori in fl rotation. 1; If the j'pnth has a disinclinJitioti 'to th|e filliauc.e h.o can buy himself; off forjnicQnsjdei'Atipn. The town of ' East liil'erpool, Ohid-'aj-lowsits streets gas. lamps, ito burn: cpustantly.bQt,!!, night , and day^. T.hey are jpxtuiguisiiod but once a in.pnth, when' the lamps are' washed' and, ttie jets'elearied. 1 'THo' town is lighted by natural gas, and the people 1 say it- is cheaper td let {t burn all day. m the street,. liuupsitlian it is to pay a couple of men to light and extinguish the lamps every day.