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Manawatu Standard, Volume IX, Issue 74, 28 February 1885, Page 3

We would like to have published the Mayor's, address: re the Loan m fall : m tb^is issue, and should have done so had the Town Clerk delivered us jbhe copy m 'time, his he Mthralty promised "last evening to do. He undertook that it should, be m the office by B o'clock, but did: not bring it .till two : . hours alter; that ■ tune, tendering the explanation tjbat he, had ; forgotten about ii. Had he told, us ■that he ;i wished to let the Tirfies' have the first " -use of it, we should have : got it copied 1 , but/we trusted to his: word and m doing so were deceived,, as has occurred on previous occasions also. We (give a synopsis of the address elsewhere. \ Our towp ; subscribers will be waited !on fdr- their four-weekly : payments and ' arrears of subscriptions by our' collector .during Monday, when a prompt settlement is requested m all cases..: ' >!: \ A number o£ the members of the i WanganuiKifles'are going to Wellington jfor the New Zealand Rifle Association meeting, for. which they will leave pro- ; bably next week. j A preliminary notice of Mr Harbott's concert, to be given on the 17th March, appears m this issue. We understand inn unusually' attractive bt'ogratnine is ! under rehearsal,, and that, a. \gcnuine -musical treat is m store for' those Who will attend. The programme will include •concerted music selected from-' Mozart s and Farmer's choicest compositions. The : overtures/by MendelUsHolin an(| Hu<chiK ■eon together with an array of song rendered by' most of the local soloists, Ah •additional feature will be the assistance jfitfveri by an orchestra numbering 12 pier^ ■formers. The concerted music will also have ;f ull orchestral accompaniment. ■ ■• ■ Persons found shooting on Messrs Whibloy- Bros.? property, m A'shurst, will.be prosecuted according to law.:: ; A party of croquet players might have ;been seen enjoying a game by the light ■of the moon at. Terrace End last night,: finishing the contest shortly before midnight, . , . : Men are wanted .at the Trondheim sawmiUs., ■ ...;,.. ■'..-.■• On Tuesday Messrs Stevens and Gor'iton's.stock.sale, at Awahuri will take {place, commencing at 1 p.m., : Mr A* Peterson wants 50 bullock hides, ifor which, if m good condition, a high. [ =pricewijl be given. : , . ! . Attention is directed to . Messrs Fraser ißros. advertisement, appearing . elsewhere. The firm has a business both m Awahuri and Campbelltown. ' . ' Our usual Saturday Supplement is published with to-day's issue of the STANnARD, and will be fouud well supplied with entertaining reading matter. We hear that some of the residents of the Ashurst district haye been infringing the law by shooting beforo the sea- • son has 1 opened. ' This is very improper, jarid if the gailty party 'is' detected, it is •probable the full penalty would be ■ in■flicted. Besides, it is very unfair to , those ; who have preserved their game for ;one or two seasons, to rob them of their legitimate sport m this most illegitimate [manner/ j v ■•; )■ '■■ ' '■ ■:« • .. ; '■'' -i ' ''"'..'.-■ - ■Mra.sui;irerly,iß ; the wife of, the cap[atin of a 'flew- York, militia company. !She attended a review not lohg.si'nco at iwhicn hor husband : was the command- ; ing officer.' Mrs Snivclly langhed all the way borne, and whehv after she got |hi/ila[e, she, 'wapraßked; what was, tho {cause of hoi merrjinent she repljpd; "It *v^as the funniest thing iv the wotld to see my husband, who never dares open j his mouth at home, ordering all thoso men ahout , and they doing just what lie told them to do. Why don't he try that came on tne V"

A "very gallant but blulf ge.itlemau who doesn't live very far from this town says the Napier Telegraph, w.is m a steamship bound for Europe nol long ago. During the voyage , a lady friend became very tk-asick and the gentleman was courteously rendering her what services he could. While so engaged he I heard the captain or the vessel call out to the I'uau at the wheel, "How does 3he lay?" Not fooling entirely certaiu that the question was addressed to him, the gentleman did not answer the question ; but wheii tho captain called out again, " How is her head ?" he felt that he must acknowledge tho courtesy, and so stepping to thn companion-way, he yelled back, "Pretty d -bad, thank you, she's sick again." The tobacco grown: this season at Katikati has, surpassed the expectations of the growers. The plants Are now three feet high,with about 20 or 30 good sized leaves to each plant. A little girl m Melbourne was nearly kille«i by a couple of savage-dogs, which attacked 1 liefj and before she could be rescued had eaten away the lleshypart •of ono Jeg-and o£ hot\\ annsi ; , „ - • : pap~er 'contains an adveitisemeut of an enterprising tradppman, who at the, ; endt.of it 1 : " Ministcra' supplied with goods at cost price, if they agree to mention- the fact tpjtheir congregation." ■'".'.'.'" ■'„'.,' The lp.st stockwhip advertised in,' the STA'ND'Aftb on Thursday has been left at tl)is..pffi{;e. , t j . ,'; We learu that Messrs; Whibleyt Bros., of Ashurat, . are gathering about them several England, whb'have recently arrived, and are, settling m. the neiglibp.urhopd ofthe pioneers. Several have families, aiid altogether there /will soon be a small colony of them. We wish them all prosperity ia the land of their adoption, with their prospects m which,, we. are pleased to hear all the hew arrivals, express themselves well aatitffied. • ••• \ • ' ' ',-■''' l A meritorious tribute was paid by a casual advertiser m the Standaud today to its value as an advertising medium. In ordering an advertisement ;q be, iuße&ed, -he said, " Onfce will bo enough. I don't care where Igo I see that..pap^r i i« of. .^oqrs. ,It seems. to me thai evei-ybodv iii the country takes it."