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Manawatu Standard, Volume IX, Issue 91, 21 March 1885, Page 3

The Premier has. receive jda ; letter from King Malitoa, of Saniosije nelpsing&cbpy of the act passed by the PlaraiqantParliament annexing , that, island to : Niew .Z^'a--1^a..,. ...... .' :: ...■■■-.<; t)r\» | ■ '■: Mr .Harbott'a 6'tineert'..-Mtoma& , ioflflbii . Easter Monday (next Me oiday fortnight) and ye believe a capital programme is under rehearsal. The Catholic choir are, we .understand, giving their services • and some excellent inn sic wilt ''be prpducedwith their invaluable 'assistance!. We anticipate a> very c njoyajble musical .ittrejat^.^ ■:;•;/{■.:■■ i.. - : „,: : .. '• „.•■,;'.' \ 1 " At •Thiirrsday 's meeting of the/ Wa«te i Lands Board, a letter -was received! from ): the Crown Lands. Department is refer;ence to; ; the "advertising .difficulty ." The Clerk commenced to read the letter, which set forth th -at Mr Ballariqe was of opiriibn that, inasmuch as no 1 meht had been entered into with the Manawatu papors before the advertise- | inents were inserted, it would-be inatl- | yisable for ; the Board to defend.. an - ; action on the matter. At , this juncture Mr Bunny, rose, hurriedly and remarkedthat the Board, ought to go into commit- 1 tee, adding; that "it wouldn't do 1 " iof< that letter to 'get abroadi The Boartd | considered thie matter m committee, and/ decided to loave the matter m the hanjis :of the Coixnniasioher, ... . < ; At the last .meeting of the Feilding Borough Council it was Jprbposedb^ jCr . Carthevy, seconded by Cr Fowles, "Thftt'all sectarian papers be withdrawn from the readinf^-'rbbm table." lie considered ' , that if the Freethought paper was jrefusod a place, no other religious •'- paper 1 should be allowed. The Mayor-- stated that the only sectarian paper on the table at present was the War Cry. TJhe motion was . put and carried. . i

In view of the threatening aspect of affairs m Afghanistan, it can hardly fail ttJ be regarded as a signilicant fuct that .three Bussinn men-of-war were lying a Capetown at the end of January la^t. It is intended to erect a " Gospel-hall" m Bulls shortly. The Jane Douglas arrived at Fuxtou at noou to-day and leaves to-night on the atrival of tlu> train. Bisho;> Hadfield will 'arrive m Eahner--Bton on Tuesday 'next and wilt conduct a coiijjnnatjon service at Ashurst m the afternoon. On Wednesday evening the ceremony will be .performed m Palmerston church. The Bishop afterwards proceeds to. Oroun 'Bridge to confinrt several natives thera. * }A.t John Higgle, of Wahganuij died at the- Bed Lion Hptel, yesterday afternoon, after , a few days' illtießS.. Mr Higgie w,^B.w ; en-Un.o.wn . throughout tb» entire district, l\is f ace " and, foi'ui i»eiu«f perfectly'fa)nilar to r dlf whohiivebebn m the habit of a{£en'fling the Waiigaiini race 1 meeting. '• For several years deceased' filled to- everybody's satisfaction the posf of clerk! of the coarse. ' In cjqu • Sequence of certaiu rumours an inquest is to be held; ' i '-'. :. ; . Vowles,jwbo was found, guilty of enibezsileuient of fund* of the Xife Jfnsqrance Department, has been released on bail, pending the Appeal Court V final decision on a law point raised by his c^uhsel. . j We hear that it is not improbable that there may be ah interruption m the service of Bti I'jfolraVf dbuichj Feildiug, tomorrow'urileßß'the:'Bishop can adjust ; matters m 4he meantime. , Jhe existing • feeling between, two members of the congregation and the minister is of a Very, bitter.pature, and [mutual recrirai'nations rj ha^e'i a.lreadv taken place. The matier is' subject for a good deal of com'meht'in' Feitding,< atid it'is said <pre- . bautiohary steps are to be taken to pre- , vent certafn pub'licl>>raade -threats of open violence during, tp-inorrpw's church service being resorted to, „', 7 . "■, A-mannamed John, Kindberg waft,todny brojjght wp, before Mr. Sfleispn, J.P., \ charged : wjth , using threatening lanf, guagp. On the application o£ the police th^ 'accused Was remanded to Monday p«x't, Boas to give tfre fornier'tihie to procure evidence. lji • •: hn i.wr 1 A scra^clviace meeting^afi beitig field this afterifoon onthe'race-cburse 1 . 'It is intended 1 sho'rtly-iro inauguratoyatihunt dub, and several gentlemen; are taking preliminary,: HtepsV wjth. tljat objecl; m |vi^w> j The idea, is tq have, turf sports on fine, .. Saturday afternoons, duriog'7the .Svinter.'-' ' : " */-■■■' ; •■':• '■' ■•■•;" ■' "•• •'- --! P«n,ding the arriyal. pf . f ullisized two-' !P(tg.e, suDgl^raeqts rec/en'tly" ordered, the Ipublication of our usual Sattfrday J6(/^lejment is ditfcbiititiiied. '; -• ■'" ■'■ * yi ■--•■■ ! \ ' Yfe are Borry to ' ibani"thaJE":ftui h6p: jcrippjii' Xsji iW ' Kfrfi alien u far iihokoi jatj'ticipatibn'si 7 Picking 'at 'M^asrsfWhib-' leyir^v'as completed to-day,^ and/; with ratuSr disappoHiring. results. :^ r