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Manawatu Standard, Volume IX, Issue 79, 6 March 1885, Page 3

VERY LATEST.

Caibo, March 5. Latest advices from Korti state that the British headquarters are about to be ' moved to Dongola, and that the troops will during the summer be quartered at vftrious points along the Nile between Korti and Dongola.

Adelaide, This Day. The South Australian Government has received a telegram from the Colonial Office, saying that if the colony indepently or conjointly will despatch, a force m time to arrive m Suakim by September, the Imperial Government wilLgtadly accept their services. An enquiry is to be made as to the number, description, and training of the proffered troops, and stress is laid upon the importance of the whole contingent drilling together for at least a month.

It is well kno»n (says the Tortuiaki Herald) with what care the Masons guard their secrets, and-how jealous they are of the intrusion of the fair sox ; but one of the ineligible of mankind very nearly entered a local lodge the other night. It was on the occasion of St. Mary's Church Concert, winch was advertised to take place m the Freemason's Hall. The building meant was of course the old hall, but a lady unthinkingly concluded it was the new one. The windows of the latter wer« lit up the same evening, and the sound of music could be heard within, so she attempted to enter. The brethren are not so ' sanguinary now as they were m the days of yore, so the lady was allowed to retreat without being branded or treated otherwise according to ancient custom. Wo remind our readers of Mr Snolson's stock sale at the Fitzherbert-street sale yards to-morrow, also of a special sale at the People's Mart to take place afterwards. We need scarcely remind our readers that the Millis-Hart Company open tonight, and will no doubt attract a good house. Tenders for Mr Coombs' wire fence close to-morrow. The A nglo-G-erman commission, to adjudicate upon the claims of German subject's m Fiji, and upon the working of the Western Pacific, will assemble without delay. Mr J. B. Thurston will act as British commissioner. Mr Sinclair, contractor for the Marton waterworks, arrived on Wednesday. He has already started erecting houses for the workman. The operations m connectiou with forming the reservoir will not be begun till the arrival of Mr Marchaut, who is expected on Monday. The South Pacific oil bore at Gisborne shows good indications now. It is down 626 feet. There are large numbers of tourists at fUtorua just now. They come principally from Australia. Vanguard's victory m the D lined m Cup this year makes the seventh occmsion on which Traduce r has sired the winner of that race. At the Napier R.M. Conrt yesterday a man, formerly boots at the Caledonian Hotel, was sentenced to one month's imprisonment for stealing grog. He is heir to £12,000 now on its way out to him. . The Bishop of the diocese has consented to cosecrate St. Andrew's Church, Bulls, towards the cud of the present month. The tenders of W. Smith, Broad-st., for horse trough, and W. Ellis, repairing fence m Donelly'a paddock, have been accepted. Ko\v Mr Bunn will conduct service at the Wesleyan church ou Sunday both morning aud evening, Mr Powell taking the Asiiurst afternoon service. I $ JWe learn from the Wanganui Herald that the " pickled baby " business has not been heard the last of e>ven yet. A magisterial enquiry is to be made at an early date, for which the witnesses have received subpoenas. 'The Tui leaves Foxtonfor Wellington to-morrow at 11 o'clock p.m. The liquidators of the Palmerston Soap and Caudle Manufacturing Co., (Limited) having resigned, an extraordinary general meeting of shareholders is convened for Fiiday, the 13th inst., at 10 a.m., at Mr Linton's auction rorms to receive their resignation. The Jane Douglas arrived at noon today, aud leaves at 2 p.m. to-morrow. At the, Wellington Police Court a youth named John Lord, who was arrested m Masterton, was brought up on a charge of having absconded f rum the service of his master, Thomas Garland, tinsmith, Molesworth-stroet, on the 23rd Februaiy. Ho pleaded Guilty, and ex- . pressed his willingness to return to work and complete the term of his apprenticeship. On this understanding his Worship discharged him. "W rites the CTmmicfe : "The attendance yesterday at the races was not by any means what it might hare been, then* being certainly not more than 1500 people on the course. We heard many complaints at the entrance charge of two shillings. Many people consider it toohigh, and we are of opinion that with the nimble shilling things would be better. The Wairarapa papers record the death of Mrs Hirschberg, a well-known Greytown resident. Mrs Hirschberg had resided at Greytowu for many years, and was a lady of considerable influence m the district, where she has a grown up family. Her husband has been dead for some years. There was a large attendance at Messrs Halcombe and Shcrwill's stock sale at Feiding on Wednesday. The cattle, of which there wore a large number yarded, were rather dull of Rale ; a large number, however, wore sold. There were also a large number of sheep, yarded, and a gre.at quantity sold under the hammer. 'There was a slight drop m the price of sheep. Major Willis 1 purebred Bpinney Marsh rams sold at from 4to 5.j guineas. Mr A. P. Douglas' at 1£ to 2sgr. Mr Pharazyn's at 2£gs. to 3gs. ; and Mr Robert Wilson's (Rhodes' estate) from 2gs. to 3£gs. ; Mr Linton of Hnlcombe being the. purchaser of the whole-oE Mr Wilsons' rams (twelve m number). Col. Gorton purchaoed the whole, we believe, of Major Willis' rams for a firm m Napier — Messrs Kinross & Co. Robin Hood's great consultation of the Christen urch Autumn Meeting is elsewhere announced. An advertiser requires the services of a competent mechanical engineer. Rev. Mr Bunn informs us that on his way from JSTapier, yesterday, there was an incessant rainfall all the way to Waipukurau, and from there to Palmerston thera did not appear to have been auy . rain.