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Manawatu Standard, Volume IX, Issue 50, 31 January 1885, Page 3

A misprint occurred m our report of the District Court proceedings m yesterday'^ issue, which we hasten to correct. It occurred m the report of the argument between counsel re Pond and Brazier's matter. It was not Mr J. 11. Hankins.but Mr G. F. Hawkins who said that the matter had been brought before the court m its anomalous form through the crass ignorance of the bankrupt'^ solicitor. , _._■... We have received a Press Association report of the Premier's speech at' Nelson last evening. There is nothing new or interesting m it,, so that, we will spare our readers the infliction. The message has not been well transmitted, and m many places is unintelligible. When a fuller and more complete report comes to hand we may give some of the salient points of the Ministerial, deliverance. A meeting is to be held 1 at San&6ri to discuss some of " the extraordinary clauses " of the new Impounding' ••Act:'- ; The steamer Wairarapa arrived at Melbourne from the Bluff yesterday. The Rev. Mr Copinger's mission services at Wanganui are being attended with very gratifying success, the church being often crowded to its utmost capa•city. .- :-.•-■ • -..' . The Under- Secretary has --declined' to grant a subsidy, at the rate of £ per £ on the sum of .£6O voted by the County Council for relief of the Wealleans family. In his reply he regrets being unable to depart from the rule not to subsidise special donations. "Messrs Beckett, Hammond, and Pick's stock sale. -^at Marton yesterday was highly successful/ There was a good attendance of buyers, and capital prices were realised for all classes of stock.' ; By cable to-day we learn that the bank rate ot discbunt" has been reduced from sto 4 pcr r cent. . , . ., ... „,,.; The cargo of frozen mutton, ex Lusi-' tania, has been landed m good,. order, - M and is realising 4£ per lb. v; " ' A balance of over £'50 to the. good is expected from the recent Foxtorirace 'meeting. "' " j The Jane Douglas is announced to leave Foxton for Wellington at 10 o'clock to-night, that is after the arrival of the train* ■ Further additions are made to -Messrs Stevens and Gorton's catalogue of en- . tries for their Awahuri stock sale on Tuesday next. Messrs Halcombe and Sherwill elsewhere announce their next stock sale at.', the Ashurst sale yards. The entries as already received comprise fat bullocks, mixed cattle,; steers, cows, sheep and horses. The sale will commence at 1.30 p.m. ' A meeting m; connection with the Lutheran Chur.ch,is convened for Satur- U , day next, at 7 p.m. Tweklebank's case is likely -to take up tho remainder of the day at the District Court. The Judge intimated that if all business, including bankruptcies, had not concluded by 5 6 clock the remainder .'would have to .stand over till next" Dis-r . trict Court. Messrs Stevens and Gorton have been appointed agents for ; Peacock' s new - lubicant sheep dip, which has gainod the highest testimonials from the sheep inspectors for the Rangitikei district, besides many well-known sheep owners. ] It is the cheapest dip m the market. .1 Messrs Ste.yens and .Gorton are >open,. to ; buy sixty kegs q£ good salt ,butter. The sample must be a good one, as the purchase is for a ( special market. ' „:The late. Dr George Wilkin was 64. j ,His must have been an iron-constitution to. withstand the treatment it normally received. ' ' The issue of pur Saturday 'supplement ' will be resinned next -week-' .The parcel., lias not reached us to' time, having been delayed m transit. • /' ■„'■ ■■ ' > ■■'■ ' ' ; • The race days m Wellington Will not 'be i public holidays. ' ; ';■' ' ! The State' schools resume duties' oil' Monday. . , . '. . ' We learn with deep, regret' that Pastor Gaustad is lying 1 at death's dob* 'ait Hal-' combe, bis recovery being considered quite hopeless. . • Special attention is directed to Messrs Bentley Bros', new advertisement which appears over the leader m our present issue, and which will be found well worthy of perusal. Our town subscribers wiU be waited on for their four-weekly amounts and arrears of subscriptions on Monday. We trust prompt settlements will be made - with .our ; . collector m all cases. . - . - . ..i Two drunks occupied an undignified' position m Broad-street to-day, and were a source of annoyance and disgust to passersby. --- - -„,., At the annual meeting of the New ! Zealand Accident Insurance Company, yesterday, the report was not so satisfactory as m previous years 1 .. The income from premiums was J9|ooo. Paid fin compensation, £6,221; general ex- ? penses,. i'3ooo odd.' A dividend of fid* per. share was declared. . The -followtncc were re-elected com- < rinittee of Taonui School, jßangitikei ) Line,..viz., Messrs Skennau (phairntoh), 1 T..KniKht, G. Hansen, Lovelock, Mebery, Mitchell, and E. Collins." ; . - „ '.; Mr R. Walton is local agent for: tlie , j Mutual Assurance Society of Victoria, to .which reference wasinado yesterday m an extract.froju 1 the A'ucklaiid Herald. Tn Mr Walton's energetic thauds , tlie..^ loc.il business should rapidly increase.' 1 ' All bankruptcy biisincss pn the District Coiirt stands adjourned till aSpecial sitting to be held on tho 23rd February at 10 o'clock. . -.- i