LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Manawatu Standard, Volume IX, Issue 64, 17 February 1885, Page 2

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

The Wanganui Dairy Factory Company has at present m stock at the factory 1509 cheeses, amounting to 27 tons. Cheese to the value of £200 has been sold at the factory, and £120 m town. The supply of milk at present is from 475 to 500 gallons daily. The Trade Review expressed the opinion that to some extent the falling off m the Customs revenue is caused by the carrying on of illicit distillery ,whicli it fears is engaged m to a very large extent m some districts. . A cool request was made at the native meeting at Alexandra the other day. j Patara te Tuhi asked the Native Minister for the use of the Hinemoa to convey Maoris from all parts of the island to attend a big native meeting at Whatiwhatihoe on the 12th March. Ari'intelligent American being asked what was the tendency of New England liquor laws prohibiting the sale of intoxicating drink to all except bona fide travellers, replied that they " tended to a considerable deal of bona fide travelling." Some burglars carried off a Milner'a safe from a public house near London, knocked it about a good deal, and even cut pieces out ; but they could not get at the contents, so they pitched it into a canal, where it was found. A doe rabbit killed m Leura paddock, Manifold's estate, Cainpertown, bore seventeen young rabbits. Tht> greatest' number at a birth was before supposed to be fifteen, whilst the average is six. Leicester gets its 41b loaf for 3d ! What a cheap place to live m is New Zealand, where one pays Sd"; and then to think the Leicester loaf is made of New Zealand flour. Chin Few Wun Lung, the Chinese Minister, called on Secretary Frelinghuysen to ascertain the attitude of the Administration m the Franco-Chinese troubles. 6elly cold, Mr Secretary," said tho Celestial. ' "What?" replied the Premier. " BeWy cold !" " Oh, yes certainly. I don't wonder. Now if you will only take by advice, Mr Lung, mid i tuck your shirt inside your breaches, the way. we Americans do, I assure you. your stomach will always feel warm." In a recent case m Palmerston, Otago, the Resident Magistrate, m a case under the Licensing Act, upheld the contention that 1 ' Yankee Grab" was not illegal because there was no such game as the the game of dice, though dice,, counters, marbles, cards, and a variety of other things were used m playing different games. The English Gaming Statues supported this view. A flock of 1,900 sheep from HawkeY Bay passed through Marton on Sunday en route for Mr John Chubbin's estate, Paraekaretu. ■| It is stated that Sir John Hall, who left for England by the' last direct steamer leaving Lyttelton, has written to a friend m Auckland stating that he hopes to return to the colony about the end of the year. It is not improbable that he will re-enter New Zealand politics on his return to tho colony. The recent- New York shooting case, possesses peculiar interest for some at least of the inhabitants of this country if the reports be true (6ays the Napier Telegraph). The first of the these reports is that O'Donnovan Rossa, the injured irian, is a brother-in-law of a New Zealand Cabinet Minister, and Mrs Dudley who committed the deed, is said to be the daughter of a gentleman not unknown m military circles. Another of our pioneer colonists has passed away" (says a Wellington paper,). The death is announced of Mrs Signal, who arrived m Wellington by the ship Clifton, on tho 18th February, 1842, very nearly forty- three years ago. She landed at Pipitea, together with a number of other settlers, and lived m Tina kori-road ever since her arrival. Mrs Signal leaves a family of grown-up sons and daughters. Ormondville is certainly going ahead (says the Waipawa Mail). It is said that that township is the .centre of about 1300 inhabitants ; they Have now a courthouse, some very good stores, lawyer's office, two accommodation houses, and a number of dwelling; houses m and around the township. There is some talk of the settlers setting an agitation on foot to induce a medical man to settle m their midst. The Southland News contains the following: — " It has been proved to Mr J. J. Atkinson, beyond any reasonable possibilit}' .of doubt, that a bailiff's life is ' not a happy one.' He was sent up to Eiverton to take possession of the Shamrock Hotel, and he would probably have got on swimmingly had it not been for the fact that the'licensep pf the hqtel.pbjected on the ground that the debt was not owing. Some trouble ensued, glasses were thrown about, the bailiff was forcibly eiected, and altogether things were pretty lively. Although ' put out,' Mr Atkinson was not defeated. Next day he appeared with a sledge hammer, and, amid a gentle shower of slops from the upstairs windows, he proceeded to practically insist upon admittance. He got m, but—^and this is the joke — he n.qw stands ipdjeted tp fake jus j-rjaj. af the next sittings of thp District Covirji upon a charge of • forcible entry.' " . .A shipment of 92 pases pf cljeese from the .T&urapgfi Cheese Factory was sent away lasf wpek. T^is is a. ftj'St ship* nient fpr the English market, , and. the ch'epsp have been specially made with $ view tP the requirements pf the next market and packed m octagonal boxes.

On Friday last (says a Wellington paper) Mr James Poaree, of Paliautanui, was unfortunate enough to lose a vainable mare under very mysterious circumstances. The mavft was grazing on the Pahautanui-Hohnoiit roads about 11 a.m. and at ii p.m. was seen by two I Natives dead, with a rent eighteen inches long m tho abdomen, an.l the entrails scattered across the road. The Natives | ;tate that a large bull was standing near >vith blood on its Head when they passed 'eading to the assumption that the mare iad been gored, but no further evidence of the bull's presence or indentity can be found. The mare was killed opposite I Mr Pearce's property; A time-table for the Oreti, compiled m Auckland, shows that regular com- ' munication may now bo looked for from Wanganui to Auckland. The steamer, will leave Onehunga every Monday for New Plymouth and Waitara, and every Wednesday for Wanganni via Now Plymouth, leaving on the return trip on Friday. Messrs Walker and Hatrick are the Wanganui agents. A Melbourne weekly is responsible for the following : — It is reported on good authority that a certain large shipping firm are desirous of placing six of their largest ocean steamers for excursion trips to London, so that all may have an opportunity of visiting the International Exhibition at cheap rates. It is proposed that only first-class tickets be issued, and at the rate of £2,5 for re---' turn tickets available for two months, the only condition imposed being that the agents should be guaranteed five hundred passengers for each steamer. The oil region of the Caucasus is infinitely beyond anything known m American petroleum deposits. It is stated to extend for over 1,500 miles, ' from the Crimea to the Caspian, and to have an average breadth of 20 miles. ■ The quantity spouted up is stupendous ; m one instance, 1,200,000 gallons have boon ejected m a single day. One well alone threw up m a short time oil valued at over a million. In point of fact, these are rather oil volcanoes than oil wells of familiar American type. Such an outflow, indeed, is altogether unparalleled, and it is now m full force, adding hourly to the real wealth and might of the Russian Empire. The man Harvey who was drowned at Wanganui on Sunday was a shipbuilder by trade, but was always wilting to work at anything he could get to do.' He was 32 years of age, married, with one child. His widow is very near her second confinement, and would be utterly destitute but for the fact -that her late husband had insured his life m the Government office for the sum of £100. Mr A. H. Walker is inviting offers for about one mile of fencing and half a i mile of road making. Tho advertisement coutaius all necessary particulars. i An inquest was held at the Halcombe Hotel on Saturday; by Mr G. M. Snelsoh, coroner, concerning the death of Otto Noffake, who was killed m a gravel pit on the Makara-road, ou Thursday afternoon. The jury returned a verdict, of accidental death, and added a rider to the effect that when a fall of tnetal is beitig taken there should be a man on the look-out to give warning of danger. The s.s. Tui was expected to arrive m the Rangitftei river this morning, and was to leave again for Wellington tomorrow morning. At Messrs Beckett, Hammond, and Dick's stock sale at the Club yards. Marton, yesterday, the entries were the largest ever seen m Marton, and the attend- , ance was m accordance therewith. A full report of the sale will appear tomorrow. Mr Hugli and a party of three left Marton yesterduy for a trip to the Hot Lakes. They take with them pack horses, and. of course, carry tents and provisions, and proceed via Murray's track to Taupo. Mr Hugli takes his photo graphic apparatus wiih liim. Wliy is Saturday the best day to make enquiries at tho bank? Because its ten to one you'll find tho clerks there, and on other days its ten to three. ■By latest cable news New Zealand frozen} mutton, prime quality, remains at 4| to sd. Australian mutton, ex John Elder, m good condition, is realising 44 to 4sd. Th«s Parihaka ' natives are gathering large quantities of fungus m the bush. At Osborue on the 29th December, the Quecoigave a conditional sanction to the betrothal of Princess Beatrice to Prince Henry of Battenburg, the condition being that the Prince and Princess resido m England after their marriage and m close proximity to her Majesty. A number of Auckland grocers were recently fined for selling adulterated pepper. They pleaded guilty, and stated that they sold the pepper m the original packages as they received it from the manufactures, a firm m Dunedin. This firm, it is stated, paid all the fines, but its name was not mentioned m the Court proceedings, and has, therefore, not appeared m the papers. A large number of deaths from, dip- '' theria have recently occurred m Blenheim, and tho subject was referred to m several of the pulpits last Sunday. There has been picked up within four miles of the city (says the Wellington Post) a small piece of quartz weighing 2£ozs, which on being crushed yielded 3£ dwts of gold, now on exhibition at the establishment of Mr Eh'slop. jeweller, Lambton-q'uay. Two other pieces of quartz, showing specks,- were also found within a short distance. Whetlipr they have been dropped there is at present unknown, but the discoverers iateiid to prosecute a further search m tho neighbourhood. . ' At a suburban boarding-house a young, man called for his friend to go for a : stroll. He was told that his friend was taking a bath, and, after waiting for'! about ten minutes, he enquired his way to the bath-room. He was directed where to find it, and on reaching the door he gave a loud knock and hastily enqnirod — " When m blazes are you going to get those pants on ?" There was a faint giggle, arid a silvery voice replied — " When I get married, I suppose," He had only mistaken the door, that's all. The following was appended to an obituary notice m the Melbourne Age recently :— Ho takes tho good— too good on earth to stay, and leaves the bad — too bad to take away. The Manawatu Gorge may be beauti- . ful to look at it, says the Waipawa Mail, but is decidedly dangerous to travel through. At one place, a waterfall pours down from the inner side of the road, and is very much calculated ta make a h.orse s}yy on, \\\o opposite bank. s'his weans that both ha awl his rider would be precipitated a distance of nearly 80 feet before landing upon the rocks which lie m the bed of the Manawatu River. In the winter seasons, this waterfall spouts playfully on to the centre of the road. Had the highway been constructed to delight artists and lovers of the picturesque, this would have been very well indeed, but when the travelling public have to make use of it, and rim the rjfl^ pf ftie.iv h>e.g, p.np begins to wonder why arrangements are not made to kpep tbis. streamlet within the limits of its course. : Captain Edwin telegraphed at < '142 p.m. yesterday as follow^ ;— Very low tide at next lqw water-, and poor tides for tjie.n^xU 24 hours. The glass will further fall after from 12 tp 16 hours, and. strong winds between east and north.