The Manawatu Standard (PUBLISHED DAILY.) The Oldest Daily Newspaper on the West Coast. TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 10, 1885. LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Manawatu Standard, Volume IX, Issue 58, 10 February 1885, Page 2

Manawatu Standard (PUBLISHED DAILY.) The Oldest Daily Newspaper on the West Coast. TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 10, 1885. LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Among " the lighter articles m Chambers' 8 Magazine fov November, is one on American newspapers, as described by themselves. One of these has for its motto " Fear God, tell the truth, and make money." Anothor takes to "favor immigration, morality, and the Christian religion." A third announces that " No three-cornered patent pills, secondhand clothing, skunk hunting machines, or hand organs, are taken m payment for advertising." A fourth intimates that it is " not a blowing, blustering, blackmail Bheet, which linn to be read m private because its contents are unfit to bo Been m the family," and a fifth informs l( dead beat swindling advertisers" that they " can have their matter chucked carefully into the stove by sending it to our office. Our space is for sale, and must be paid for at living rates." The Triumph was the first steamer m New Zealand thirty years ago. She had to be sent home because she did not pay. There are now 236 steamers on the New Zealand register, many not to be surpassed m any part of the world. Advices have just been received from Casßwell Sound to the effect that opera-tions.there-are progressing m a , satis--1 factory manner. f ;. -. ;. Gilbert Stewart, of Stewart's Hotel, well known to all West Coast travellers, has died suddenly, it is supposed through

Mr Greenwood, snrgcou dentist, will pay his next visit to Palmerston on Thursday, the 19th inst. The election of Licensimg Committee for the Palmerston Licensing District will be held on February 25. Nominations Wjill; be received at the Borough Coiinoll G;mYe up till noon of Monday, " tlie l'6th inst. An election of Councillors for No. 4 Ward will take place on Fridayuext at Mr Snejfqn's auction rooms. Messrs J. Grace and F. Stratford have been nommated'foTthe vacant seat. i Ada Melmore wishes us to state that her consultation on the Dunedin Cup is filling rapidly. Her last consultation, viz. the Ohristchurch Handicap, filled for 3500 out of 4000 members, the principal prizes going to Christchurch and Duuediu. The Lastingham salvage speculation is expected to recoup a small profit to the shareholders. The cost' of recovery of the cargo has been considerable. On Saturday last the Wollingthn Post attained the 20th year of its existence. We cordially wish our contemporary many happy returns of the day. v The following gentlemen have been electodv members of the Stan way School Comunfttee : — Messrs Wheeler (Chairman), Joughin, James, Grause, Miluer, Christian, and Gower. There are fifteen cases altogether down for the Wanganui Supreme ;Court, which is to be held next month. A case was heard at Patea before Mr Wray. R.M., which is worthy of note. The railway department sued and obtained a conviction against Mr Howlett for refusing to pay tho excess faro of one shilling for travelling from Wanganui to Patea without a ticket. The result proved that Mr Howlett did, not act wisely, as he was fined twenty shillings and costs, amounting to twenty-two shillings, m addition to 9s 2d railway fare. . . From the Marton paper we learn that Messra Blackett and Adams' party returned to Marton on Sunday night. They had been engaged m checking the levels of the trunk railway at the various saddles from Marton, for a distance- of about 35 miles miles. Messrs Blackett aud Adams have gone to Wauganui to the office »york m connection with their observations. Mr Ross has resumed work where he left oft' about Christmas time. - - A narrow. escape from a serious acci dent happened at the railway crossing at Oamaruon Saturday evening. As a ballast train from the South was coming up to the crossing, a buggy, with five persons m it, drove ou to the line, aud before tho driver could do anything m order to clear the line the engine struck the buggy, throwing the occupants out, but fortunately clear of the line, so that beyond a few cuts and bruises, no in-jury-was done. The watchman had gone home previous to the train passing, so that there was no one to wart\_tho driver of his danger. There are said to be some remarkably fine crops of oats m the Waihenga district this season One crop of between 30 and 40 acres belonging to Mr E. Harris is. spoken. of yielding 90 bushels to the aero. A curiosity, m the shape of a member's ticket. oL'.' The Wellington Cricket Club" for the season 1842-3, has been found by the editor of the Wairarapa Standard. The tiocet is signed by William Lyon as treasurer and J. H. W.allace as secretary.