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Manawatu Standard, Volume IX, Issue 66, 19 February 1885, Page 3

The ' Frisco mail will clqae at, Palm-/ erst on on tho 27th instant, at 7A5 pirn. No tender waa received for the purchase of tho Mrirton Foiestors' hall which had been extensively ad vertiaed. Dr Harvey informs ns that the. Comet gold mine, m Queensland, is once more' attracting attention by the increasing quantity of production. 1 A special cablegram to tho Melbourne Age dated London, February 10th, states that it is now rumoured that. Khartoum has not fallen into the' hands of. the rebels; and the native tribes are friendly. The British discredit the report' that tho Mahili troops have captured Khartoum. Lord Wolaeley m a telegram to the Im perinl Government admits the possibility' .of General Gordon having entrenched himself, and that the rebels may only be m possession of the outer portion of Khartoum.. ..■■■■■ Says the Kawera Star of Tuesday : — The sisters who are to conduct the cou- ; vent school at Hawera arrived to-day, ao^wure conducted through/ the- town by a large procession of the clergy and laity of the Roman Catholic Church m this district. By cablo we learn that the Court of iAppoal • has- reversed the 'decision of. Justice Chitty given m December last m the action brought by the official liquidator of the Oriental Bank against Messrs Clayton, and Henkiss, to place ftiioso gentltimen, < wlto were original shareholder^, on the list of contributors m respect of certain shares transferred by ilium within six months of thtf date of stoppage of tho, bunk. , The decision, of the Appeal Court is m favour .of the official liquidator, who, according, to JiVscice Chitty, had failed to establish his case. : ; , We hear that Mr W. T. Wobd, who' has returned to Manavvntu, intends start- • ing m Ixisfncsß at Sandon, or somewhere m the vicinity. . Tho present splendid .weather for burhingisboingtakenadva'iitngoof ailove'r the district. Every day of such weather is worth hundreds of pounds to the district. Such a spell of summer has not been the experience of Mnnawatu for two years past. To-day and last night vast volumes of jjsmoke wei'e rising m

Special attention is directed to Mr T. D. CmnniinB 1 advertisoinunt, giving;datca of his visits to Manawatu for duttcr buyn S", . . ■' ' i The Jano Douglas is announced to leave Foxton for Wellington to-morrow night at 11 o'clock. : Jiidgetniit was given this afternoon m tlje .case T. li. Wrtltou v;W.;H. Smith of the i\tiina\vatu Times, for the plaintiff for £10 ,18a 4J, less set off Mo 10s 4il, \vitii costs of Court and solicitor's fee. The claim for commission ;6n ,accqiiuisj collected, which was disputed by the defendant. <AJt the uieetiug ) of tlia-j School Cora- ' milteu held last uiglit there were preseiit 'Messi^. IJawkius,-| Hoisking,.' Stewart^ Woodrqpfe, ancj Ucv. A. A^, Weight, sec. The cliainuari read announcctnent cail-: fug' on the committee to nominate two 'ineiub'crs of the Board. Proposed by Mr Stewart atid seconded by MV Hoa .king; and T carried, t : liat the following gentlemen be jioui'tiated for Board uiciu ; bcrs.in lieu, of retiring motnbers, viz., Messrs Saiisoh .and Baker. Mr Taplin w|ts the other en h'di'd ate nominated for a, seat on thb Education Board. This was all the business transacted. ' ' ':]■,. • Messrs Ellis and Waltbn left 'Palmers? ton for Woodvillc to-day. 1 Thb Rev. Mr Wright, of Palmerston, will conduct divine service at Bulls on Sunday ne«ct, the Rev. Mr Donll being .iv. attendance at the Presbyterian General Assembly now sitting m Christchurch. Mr Honore, «f Stdney Creek,! will conduct the morning service iv Pal'nierston, and Dr Chalmers m the even•sng.:; '• ■ . : '■■'■.. -' ■