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Manawatu Standard, Volume IX, Issue 56, 7 February 1885, Page 3

The Jane Douglas reached Foxton today and leaves to-night at midnight, for Wellington. The Tui will leave Foxton for Wellington to-night at half-past eleven; At the conclusion of the general meeting of shareholders of tho Woodville Dairy Factory Company, one of tho first cheeses manufactured by the manager - was cut and" distributed amongst those present. Bread and biscuits, ale aul ginger ale were handed round and a happy time was spent m discussing the ! merits of tho cheese which though new was pronounced excellent. Success to the Factory was drank with enthusiasm. An advertiser requires the services of a practical watchmaker. Some mysterious fate befel a telegram yesterday announcing the fall of Khartoum. Tho telegraph lad delivered the message m the dinner hour to one of tho apprentices, who states he took it into the composing room. Whether he did or not we cannot saj', but it has not been seen since by any of the staff. This is our explanation for its not appearing m our issue of last evening, which omission lias caused us no small measure of annoyance. The first we heard of tho news was seeing it m tho Wanganui Herald, from which we clipped it. Later news by cable to-day will be found m connection with affairs at Soudan. There was a very threatening sunset last night, suggestive of " bad weather approaching " before long. Harvesting has already commenced m some oat paddocks m Ashurst, the crop turning out very fairly. A fourteen column supplement is published with to-day's issue. The weather to-day was summer as it used to-be some years ago. A notice from the purchasers of the hook debts m the estate of J. H. Topping appears elsewhere. By cable we learn that three arrests have been made m connection with the recent murder ot a bank manager and accountant at Koeburn m Western Australia. To-day is the aquatic event m Sydney between Hanlan and Clifford. The steamer Hauroto from Wellington arrived at Sydney on Thursday, and the Botomahana reached Melbourne yesterday from Auckland. Mr Squires has joined Mr Venn m partnership m the business hitherto carried on so energetically and successfully by the latter. We wish the new firm all success m the future. There is at last a clue to the pickled bahly mystery now agitating Wanganui. The police arc very reticent, of course. The Eev. Mr Coppinger will conduct divine service m Christ Churcu, Wanganui, to-morrow. Spurious half sovereigns are being circulated m Wellington. The Wellington District Court is to be abolished. Sir Julius Yogel will shortly speak m Auckland. Mr J. W. A. Marchant, Commissioner of Crown Lands, is at present confined to his house through illness. ■ Plans of the township of Linton and suburban sections, advertised for sale by the Wellington - Manawatu Railway Company, may he inspected at this office. There was frost m Rangitikei a night or two ago. Mr Macarthur will address the electors m the Palmerston Town Hall on Monday evening at 8 o'clock. Mrs Child, of Halcombe Hotel, died on Thursday. There was a large attendance at the Fitzherherfc-street sale yards this afternoon. Tho usual report will appear m a future issue. There was a committee meeting of tho Eacing Club last ni?ht. Wo understand it has been almost decided to hold the winter meeting on Easter Monday instead of Queen's Birthday. The programme, which wo are informed, will be fyi highly attractive one to owners will shortly bo issued. A highly successful meeting is looked forward to.