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Manawatu Standard, Volume IX, Issue 90, 19 March 1885, Page 3

The Examiner says there is ahnndnnco of room for some enterprising cnpitsilist to ivnlise a, good return! for his mitlay liy erecting cottages m Woodvillo. At the present time these could he let almost l>y the dozen to first-class tenants. The assistant teacher for the Woodville School, Miaß Goodison, lias arrived, and commenced her duties ou Thursday,

Mr Ellis, the wull-kimwn psydiometlist, informs us tlmt ho hau done very will m the Mnst(M'toi) ami Woodvillo districts. '*m«e n£ ijis tests Imvo astonished liis [j.iticiitH and I.li oir frioods. Tl»o Wellington and Wnirarapu papers speak m glowing terms of his successful diagosis of disunse. Mr H. T. Akers inserts a reward notice of £2 m tliis issue having refercue-: to tliu robliery of ve^Htubles from the garden adjoining the Cl»l> Hotiti. Wo hope Mr Akers will be successful m discovering the guilty party or persons, ami that as heavy punishment as the law allows will be inflicted. This practice of . petty pilforing is getting too habitual and should be put a stop too by making such an exainplo of the first culprit: caught as will have a salutary effect m deterring further annoyance of this kind. The losor m this case -is determined to loave no stone unturned m order to ascertain who the thiefis. Mrs Dudley, the nurse who shot O'Donovan Rossn, is a Roman Catholic, and was most attentivp to her religious duties. She is said to be the illegitimate daughter of an officer, of the Scots Greys, who is now m a land and commission business iv New Zealand. During the last 25 years Russia has annexed three millions of square miles m Asia. The Hon. Mr Ballance is said by the Marton paper to have passed through by yesterday morning's train. We thought he was m Napier. Strango to say no person m Wanganui appears to have seen him. '• . „ The accident which happened on Tuesday to Mr Robert will compel his being laid up for some weeks, and is cai'Bing him considerable anxiety on account ot its .beiug a specially busy time at his place of business. It Ayill also prevent: his attending the Volunteer encampment at Nelson. It appears that C. S. Cross, lately secretary of the Wanganui Heads Railway Company had appropriated about £Gol> of the Company's funds, and hod refunded £800, leaving the balance still deiicient. The matter was left ov<>r at the t-encral meeting of shareholders to deal with, but no steps were taken. The Chronicle thus characterizes their action : — "The supineness of the directors and shareholders m this matter must be attributed either' to squeamishness or superabundant good nature ; but it certainly involve:? a great neglect of public duty, and offers a high premium to crime." Mr Ahfeld, manager of the Wanganui branch of the N.Z. Clothing Factory, who hasbaen superintending stock-tak-ing at the Pa'lmcrutoi) branch, leaves this evening for Ontiedin. Mr Ahfeld i»rocceds "jn, about a fortnight'^ time to Germany on a pleasure trip, also travelling through Franco and Switzerland. . v We believe the Wesleyan Church intend holding a grand fancy bazaar early' m April,. the proceeds to go iv aid of the Trust Fund. A novel and certainly iv our idea .charming feature m the pro- ;; posed 'arrangements wili be the attendance of all ladies who have charge ot' stalls dressed m character so as L> represent various countries and periods. The ladies are naturally most enthusiastic over the affair, and will vie with each other m appearing to the greatest, possible advautage. W« are informed on. reliable authority that it is" very probable the. Manawatu Railway Company will shortly be takuii over by the Government. The Jane Douglas leaves Wellington to-morrow evening at seven, and Foxton on Saturday, at ten p.m.