The Manawatu Standard (PUBLISHED DAILY.) The Oldest Daily Newspaper on the West Coast. FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 6, 1885. LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Manawatu Standard, Volume IX, Issue 55, 6 February 1885, Page 2

Manawatu Standard (PUBLISHED DAILY.) The Oldest Daily Newspaper on the West Coast. FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 6, 1885. LOCAL AND GENERAL.

The directors of the Gear Company ijnd that orders from England compel them to freeze a larger quantity of beef than they have hitherto attempted, and the works are kept going day and night m order to meet this unexpected demand, A consignment of 5500 sheep will be ready for shipment by the lonic, and 4500 by the Aorangi. A native who recently escaped from the custody of the rebels, and passed through Khartoum on his road northwards, stated that General Gordon has destroyed the greater part of Khartoum, and enclosed the remainder by a fort. Hp says Also that General Gordon is making Jji.s own powder. The Mahdi'g followers are suffering much from shortness q£ supplies. Scarcely any traffic is now twing parried on with them. Being pressed by famine, directly any merchant arrives m tha camp he is despoiled of ail his goods. There is a greater scarcity of grain daiiy. Ey.en dhiu-ra fetches a price equivalent «t#> J. 0.1. the sack* and it is difficult to pro£»r£ ; oyen at that rate. The Thames Star claims .that Mr kouis Ehrenfrted js jheonly brewer m the colony who' jus # 33*. Tfte Wellington jPost says that it is not tjie ,cft&e. Mr T. G, M'Carthy, pf Wellington, is J? os} a brewer and a magistrate. Th,e Taranaki Herald adds that Mr James Paul, "of New Plymouth, is a brewer and also a J.P. Pass it on!

We (Star) hear that a number of tho young inea of Feilding contemplate starting a Mutual Improvement Association. The office held by Mr J. T. Carr, says the Napier Telegraph, as Resident District Engineer, is to be abolishod, and this district which extends from Wooilville at the south, to Poverty Bay m tho north, is to bo handed over to Mr Stew- | art of the Wanganui district, whoso headqurtors aro to bo at WooJlvillo. ■ This will probably mean that Mi- Stewart will 'be succeeded by a younger aiid possibly more experienced official. A soldier m one of the Naples hospitals m the last stage of tho cholera tried to raise himself to make the military salute as the King came near, but Humbert gentley replaced the man upon his pillow, the soldier murmuring, " Well, I can die content now." The Marton paper understands that the Rev. J. C. Dodwell has, at the earnest request of a large proportion of the Wanganui parishioners, accepted the appointment of curate of the incumbency of Christ Church. Mails for the United Kingdom and Europe, per s.s. Aorangi, one of the direct steamships, will close at the Pal.merston.post office on the 12th inst., at 7.45 p.m. "What sort of a servant have you now?" inquired a San Francisco lady of a friend whom she was visiting. " Oh, splendid," she replied. " He's a Chinaman, and is so methodical m his habits rtha't I know just what he is doing at < any hour m the day. Ho is now probabiy putting away the dishes and tidj'ing up the kitchen. Come and see if I'm j right." She led the way to the kitchen, quietly opening the door, and there m the middle of the floor, sat John Chinaman washing his teet m the fish-kettle

The new pleasure boat for the Rowing Glub, made to order by Mr Baucham, of Ashurst, came to land yesterday and iwas taken to the lagoon by the builder and Mr A. S. Bentley. The latter gentleman says the boat is a well-finished one, comfortable and safe and lie has no doubt will be the favorite boat of the ladies. The Pall Mall Gazette says : — It is believed that the extra plate, " Quite ready," presented with the Christmas number of the Grapnic, is the largest coloured picture ever presented m conjunction with newspaper enterprise. The edition publishing is 560,000, the actual printing for which commenced m Januavy last, and has been m daily coatinui ance. The number of sheets and colours, | for which each shade' requires to be ! passed separately through the press, represents nineteen million impressions. Messrs Reid and Gray, the well-known agricultural implement makers, of Dunedin, advertise their New Zealand twiuobmder, which' is considered, by all who h;i/e used it, equal, if not superior, to the best American machine. The manu- | fautururs have studied the weak parts m the imported article, and have made considerable improvements m their twine-binder. The farmers m these districts who have used Messrs Reid and Gray's twine-binders speak m the highest terms of them, and consider them by far the best machines m the market. We have no doubt that the (inn will have a busy time this season iti fulfilling orders. Persons requiring these machines are requested to order early. The firm advertise that they have for sale twine, back-delivery reapers, patent disc harrows (which took first prizo at a competition near Christcliurch, lately), new patent force-feed broadcast seedsowers, turnip drills, etc. The Wellington-Manawatu Railway Company are inviting tenders for the construction of 40 high-side waggons. The drawing m connection with the " Good Faith" sweep ou tha two Cups came off m Wellington on Tuesday - night, m the presence of a number of Subscribers and gave every satisfaction, the' proceedings being conducted m " good faith" throughout. The Taiuui, a sister ship of the Shaw, Savill and Albion Company's steamer Arawa, left Plymouth for Port Chiilin^r* on her maiden voyage on the Ist instant. She has 89 passengevs on board. The oldest church m America is said to be situated m the villago of Taduuaao where the Canadian river Saguenny flows into the St. Lawrence The church was built by the French discoverer, Jacques Cartier, for the French col«my he had founded m 1517. It is claimed for the " Triumph Ti-tree Cutter," the invention of an Auckland settlers that an acre of ground can be cleaned Tor 2s Gil. Tho rush to Florida is so great that the steamship lines from New York can • not accommodate all who seek passage. A farm m Lincolnshire, England, which cost £80 per acre a few years ago, has just been sold at £22 per acre. The last link m tlie railway line between New Plymouth and Wanganui, that between Hawera and Manutalii, is now nearly completed, and will, it is expected, be opened for regular traffic early m April. Probably, however, trains may run over it m Ma>*ch, on the Hawera and New Plymouth race days. Tho Wanganui police are still making inquiries as to the " baby," but it is impossible to say when the inquest is likely to be held. The exportation of frogen meat from Wellington still goes on steadily. The various works are now busy preparing shipments for the steamer Aorangi and lonic, and also for the ship Oamarn. Tho Aorangi is expected ou tho 10th instant, and will take about 4000 carcases, while the lonic, due on the same day, will take 1500 moie having been placed on board before she went South. The Aorangi will leave for London on the 14th instant, and the lonic on the following day. The ship Oatnaru, which came from the Bluft for the purpose of loading, will take m about 9000 carcases. She will sail for London early next month. : The Marton paper says :— Mr Macarthur is decidedly the best representative Manawatu has ever had, and we feel sure that the electors will not only give him a patient hearing, but will accord him hearty thanks for his valuable services to the constituency. ! From the Star we learn that Messrs Halcombe and Sherwill's stock sale yes terdap was the best that has been held m FeilcJing for some time. The attendance was good, and prices fair. The strangely conservative eharaoter of Tasmania may be inierred from the fact that the Tasmanian S.S. Company recentley called for tenders m Melbourne by which the successful tenderer would alone have a right to ship sheep and cattle to Tasmania by their steamers. One result of this shortsighted policy should be a good market for New Zealand. An Auckland juror had a narrow escape a£ an inquest held on tho body of Penmen, who had committed suicide by poisp^ing. The tumbler from which the deceased had drunk, and which was thickly coated with avseiiie" pvysfcais, was on tho table. The juror felt thirsty,' and, was about ,to fill the glass from the carafft), wheiji Sergeant Clarke noticed ' him, and interposed m time. A savage black stallion, known as ." The Man Eater," threw his owner down m stall at Midland, 0., and was gnawing hj'nj savagely, when a bull-dog camo 't_9 .the reaoyc, "anil, Seizing tho horse by tho nostrils, allowed \m luuste; to escape.

There has been much speculation m Australia as to tlie effect of the droiglit on Ihe won! production. Messrs CJolisboroLU'h ;m! Co. estimate that there will b.) nn iiicr>!iise for the six months ending 30ih June next of 25,466 bales m Victorh, 27,058 m South Australia, 1010 m West Australia, 14 m T»Biu4iim, and 9329 i.i New Zealand, ascompaied with the corresponding period last year. It is estimated, o.i tho oilier hand, that there will In; » decroas,- of 4969 l> ilea m New South Wales and 10,022 m Queensland. The probable increase m tho various colonies is set down at 62,870 .bales, and the ducreaso at 14,991 bales. A gargle m ide of strong tea, and lined cold night and morning, is now tho fashionable proven tat ive m London against falling a victim to sore throat during thu cold winds of spring, and similar " cold spells 1 ' at other times of the year. A curious defeitce was made by a criminal arraigned at the City Court says " Attietis" m tho Melbourne Leader. Tho offence laid at his door was the larceny of a pair of ducks. The evidence was very strong, but all constable's entreaties coold not induce the prisoner to plead guilty. At length the case for the prpsecutiou was complete, and m accordance with tho piactice of tho Court, the defendant was asked by tho magistrate, " Well, you've heard tho evidence. Have you anything to say ?" " Oh, yes, your worship," said th<i veteran accused : " I've a great deal to say. I wish I'd never seen the blooming ducks." Messrs Stevens and Gorton announce that they will sell at the Borough sale yards. Pultnereton, on Tuesday,,the 10th instant, a large number of groat and small cattle. Among the lots we observe some pure-bred Rotnney Matsh rams and ewes, bred by the late Major Willis, and Messrs liiddiford Bros. Is there any other instance on record than the following of four generations recording their votes at a Presidential, or, indeed, at any other electiou ? On the 4th of November last, at Mont rose, m Pennsylvanii, Mr Luther Catlin, accompanied by a band of music, and a concourse of people iv carriages and on horseback, proceeded to the courthouse and cast his nineteenth Presidential vote, his first having been given 76 years previously. Ho 19 100 years of age, and with him was his sou Julius, aged 75 ; his grandson Henry, ag>-d 43 ; and his grcat^randson, Charles Keeler, aged 21 ; all of whom voted for the same ticket. Poor old John BartholomewThackaberry was sent to prison m Auckland for 14 days for habitual drunkenness. When asked to plead he said he had just come out of gaol, and while looking for the secretary of ,the Blue Ribbon Army'hefell into temptation, and subsequently into the hands of the police. The Church of the Holy Ghost at Heidelberg is divided by a partition running lengthwise through it. On the one side the service is Protestant and on the other Roman Catholic. The shade trees which have been the pride of Savannah are dying at a rapid rate. In the last two years more than two hundred oak trees m the streets have died and been cut down. The mischief is attributed to whitewash and the sewers.