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Manawatu Standard, Volume IX, Issue 59, 11 February 1885, Page 3

The steamer Jane Douglas, arrived at Foxton early this morning, and leaves this evening at 0 o'clock. Applications at this office for the maps and plans of tlie Wollington-Manawatu railway land for sale m the Fitzherbert Block, and the town of Lintou, have | been very numerous. It is evident there 1 is going to be eager competition for most of the sections. At present thero are m Manawatu a nephew of Judge Prcndergast, and a son of each of their Honours Justices Richmond, Johnston and Gillies. — Captain" Mcliitosh, late of the steamer Hero, ia to be given the command of the Union Company's ne.v steamer Tekapo, expected from Glasgow shortly. Mails for the United Kingdom and Australia, per the Wairarapa, close at Auckland to-morrow at 3 p.m. They are due m London on the 31st March. A letter was recently received at tho Marton post office for a Maori bearing' the following unique address, " Waikato, liangitikei, Napier." Constable Gillespie left for his . new apere of duty — Waitararrron Saturday e/ening by train. It must be a source | of great satisfaction : iV)£? huh 'to know (says the Feifding'Sftir)' that he takes with him the good opinion. of the most respectable settlers of the whole district. More it is unnecessary to sny. The Foilding Stai* i.s-pleased to learn that several _oE its local producers are applying. for space m- iho forthcoming Colonial industrial Exhibition. 'v. : Au -exchange is informed that some fine fish, supposed to be either salmon or stlmon trout, were seen m the Turakiua river recently. It is said that one of tliein.nAi.it havso .weighed at least six- . teen pounds. The Warigauui Public Library require .a custodian. In tlie advertisement it is 'state'd !P rm:t, "The salary is tixod at £80 ' per annum for a" man, or £60 for a "• lady." : "-Just so. ■'•■•' And how much for a .•.fiW011trt11. ".„..,.... Thtt tho borrower is servant to the lender m illustrated by two advertise- ' incuts m tin: Marton paper,whii;h read as follows :-^£2oo, at twelve ami a half 1,6/. cent. Apply to Alfred Ross,.Marton. A^jttoney to lend, from 7 per cent vA'ppjy.lo Alfred Ross, Marton. Tlie Kni Iwi correspondent of the • ;Wanganni Herald says :— I hear that the r:N<:w Zealand fl.ix (phormium tenax) has ;■ tiof flowered this year. It certainly has not iii our district and if it has failed to do so m Wanganui, it is the first time such a thing has occurred since the country was colonised, ami is a very strong proof of the cold and late spring we have experienced this year. Some of the planks oh the Palmers.ton. railway station platform -are m a dangerous state of 'disrepair and should be seen to at once. Mr Mncarthur will address the electors at Ilalcotnbe to-morrow evening m the school-house. : He received a vote of. confidence at Foilding last night.