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Manawatu Standard, Volume IX, Issue 6, 16 February 1885, Page 3

Miss Edith Searle, B.A. of tlio New Zealaud .University, has been appointed third assistant teacher to the Wellington Girls? High School. • ■ „. Mr James Gear, the well-known manager of the Gear Meat Company, has gone Homo by the Aotvingi to spend a well earned holiday m Englannd. The persons appointed , by the Wellington City Council to visit and report upon the Corporation endowment m the Forty Mile Bubli will probably leave Wellington some time this week. The following advertisement appears iii the Post : — Sal /ntion Army beware ! If the member.of theArmy whowass misconducting himaelii today m certain back premises at Kilbirnie, does not insert an apology, with name m full, m this paper, within a week from date, the ownor of the premises will giro him m charge for being illegally thereon. Ht> ! and his companion can be identified. J Kilbirnie, :12ih February, 1885. ' Mr Miller, general carrier, announces | that ho is a cash purchaser of firewood. The programme of the Manawatu J.C. ! Easter Monday Meeting will appear m ! our advertising columns to-morrow. i The Jane Douglas will leave Foxton for Wellington to-morrow at 10 p.m. Mr Stead's Ike has been scratched for all engagements at the Dunedin races. A Freethought water picnic was given yesterday afternoon m Wanganui which appears to have caused considerable offence to a section of the community. Mr David Knight came all the way from fiawera to attend Mr Oh M. Snelson's stock sale at Karere. The Chronicle understands that the information elicited by the police with regnrd "the pickled baby" is to be forwarded to; the Commissioner of Police m Wellington, and it will depend upon his instructions whether the inquiry will be prosecute^ further. An examination of the child (the parentage of which is, \ve r bel:evo, admitted) goes to prove that -it was a fully developed infant, but the medical experts (ire unable to pronounce definitely as to whether it evcrbreathed, tho fact of tho body having been preservod m spirits destroying the value of the usual tests. The R. M. Court will sit on next Thursday at hi a.m. The next meeting of the Borough Council will bo on Wednesday evening at 7 30. o'clock.

Mv Andrewath.'i had <i very narrow escape when liring his Fitzherbort bush the other day. He entered the busli and was lighting the fuel on a tawa stump when the wind suddenly rising sent the flames quickly round him. He had just time enough to cover up his face by putting a soft cap over, and rushing into a creek adjoining, extinguished the lire on his clothes'. His right hand and arm are, however, very severely burnt and will prevent his working for pome time. Messrs Richter Nanticstail and Co. arc inviting tenders for erecting Awahilri Bridge (labour only). It is notified that Mr Bealc has sold out to Mr Bryant, recently with the Gear Company, who will m carry on tho business, and to whom we wisli every success m his undertaking.