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Manawatu Standard, Volume IX, Issue 97, 27 March 1885, Page 3

; • '"' A remarkable case'ot ffiath ( 'iiom shock ''■ to the nervous system occurred at Scar- ( ' liorjoug'h" the, other* day;- A'niari named ' ' Bennett; 'Who 'has served a pawnbroker for ten years, setup m business on his [ : 'own account, but soon after doing so was I , ;arrested; on' a jcharge of embezzling . his | ,late , eraplpy,er.'s , money. He . , was remanded pn bail, but appeared to suffer 'deeply, and m a day or two died, leaving: •■ a- wife and ; five 1 Children.. It is stated that a complete answer could have been . x given to the charge. All the inhabitants of a Swiss village are said to have become Mormons. They propose, however, to remain m their Jhoines, and,not to go to Utah. . „ . A^German physician was recently -tried for failing, to Jseep ..himself informed as to modern methods of practice. It was ■proved that he could have saved a patient -who had died uncjer hip.trea-tmenjj.it the .'had made use.6rthjb"niodprn aniispetic ; .-dressings;' He 1 Was 1 promptly ■foundjguiltyv the Court iholdin^tnat, ■ M every •practitioner; should keaphimself .informed <ni the accompliSjhed progress o:f, science, and have an exact knowledge of modern ■ systems' of treatment.' "If these 1 had been •employed} 'the' patient's 1 life tnight have i .•"been saved;] hence the. liability for negli- / gence." ,-,-, ■. ; •- , . . ' ■ „'- . , ... ...,■; i Nearly every newspaper m the colony . is at .present, taking up the' matter of • railway mismanagement reform.' Since '.public feeling is entirely m accord with 'the Press/ it is ■tfoVumteasdhjible' to ©•£- --pect that that great improvements* v will shortly be made.; ;, „i : i .-, • ' Energetic : steps (says • the ' : Marton. ■pape,*) are being taken , to form, # cheese factory for the Sandon district. Ttie promoters are now busy getting fi*i)V* lihfbrmationfrom the factories already m existence, and when" these- pattict^ars ate 'to hand, a pubho I meeting; is to be;i 'Called>;^ ;:;!' '}.- yf;.; . > ,;,:•• „.:;.■. /;, '' A West- Const ' exchange' says-thai) Westp9rt'.'Beßniß,iijpw.;!ito be ; emerging; from what may be called , its. gijub state. ot t existence, and expanding*- into ipbre vigorous life. ' " ' ■■>>>■>■•■;•■ ' A man named John Thomas Bennett .has been stjntenppd to a wee ( ks imDrison- ' merit m Brisbane for a ' breach of the immigration laws i:i leaving the colony before the expiration of the year. . • ' Messrs Jepson & Voss's tender was accepted for making 1 66 chains of drain m the Kairanga, from Karere to Longburn Bond on the property of Mr Hirstv • » The ;divorce case McLellnn v.'MoLel;lan, husband's petition, -was, not concluded at. the Supreme Court, Wangariui latelast evening. '"■'■ . ; '■'■' : A bankruptcy notice appears elsewhere. ....'■'.- ■ ■:•■■■'• The mail steamer City of Sydney, ari rived at San .Francisco. > on : Wednesday ; from Auckland. , :,,..' ... ( . , , Local iq ; not a. msro matter of , theory m thejSouthlslat^dj.forwevUot^co by.the Ohrietchureh Press that the weliknown Krtiapoi Woollen Company 'are. once more enlarging their works; ' ' '•' • The Freemasons have subscribed liberally towards the patriotic -fund 'inNew South Wales for, the Soudan coii- ' tin gent- Freemasons , (English tution) gave £1000, and the New South. Waler Freemasons £S6oj ' ' •'*■ :-'••■' 1 . Wopctyear's, Circus, whjcli wrill open' <hore on Tuesday next, will hi- far tlie i'lieat '■• thtflt ilias yet 1 visited Palmerstom' The southern ''■• Press write ;iu most onlb • gistic terms pf it,,and (Pre : unanimous m saying that it is the bust of its kind e ver ■Heei) m the Colony. The stud of horses is'paUcularly admired. ' ': ' ' i Mr Mac Lean, ot Fpxtpn/will conduct .'divine sftrvice'aE'the '"Wesl'eyah Church ion ! Srnday next, the^Bey. Mr Burin being m Foxton. >, , ;]■ \ ■■'', . ..... . Messrs Venn & Squire 'advertise for a smart lad, as. improves, , application to be I maSe,to,the/actpry, (^iam-s,treej;, . . The privileges ,tp be sold m connection with the Easter M ; pnday Baqe Meeting, will be offered by Messrs Stevens and ■ Gorton to-morrow at their rooms, : Bang"?- ; ; tikei-street, at 2 p.m. -\ ; . ! ; Should sufficient indn«ement offer the j B.n. Jane iPpuglasAvill mnko an excursion | ! trip to Foxton on Thursday , -Full ■ particulars will be found m advertise- \ \ ment., ..,.,;. ,„. „ .. < „ • 'lifrs Pbd'evin for a" general' servapti n' ' : ' i: ' v '

Fruit glowing is gnnlually being recognised m llio Noiili, as ie hlioiili! be here, as v good ai<l to si settler's inuoine. Mr G. M. Snelspn's s.ile of horsies at Tattersall's will tiiUe pine.; to-morrow. Also usual sale at tliu Mart.. Messrs C. M. lloss and Co., of the Bon MiU'che, have a spocial nnnounce.inent iii Mr Udve'ftfisiiig columns." •■ Mr Miissey's : lccture last eyeniiig /has be'cu condeiuried by some- who heard him on account oi' Ihiy broiul lines he, took to explain himself especially' wheir treating of. the Fall; pf Man; phisiologif cally. We think, however, the lecturer, only stated scientific and physical facts m very plain language, and that as he advertised to speak on physiology those vrho objected should have stayed away. The Fire , Brigade jtnrued " out last night, (Says the Chronicle), and had a capital hose; practice. A 'littln ' hitolroccuriefl,' ho\vever, when they shifted to the plii& at the corner of Nixon -Street 'and the Quay. : : When . they, turned on the ;wator it rushed o.iit iufujl: force for an instant aiid : . t|sen sqcldenly stopped ri^nniug. IJpou examining- the plug to find out the leasoni of the siiddeii stop page, the pipe proved to be qhite.chokt:d up by an eel. The eel difficulty is appai'etitly assuming rather serious proportions.' 1 • ■ • •:.•■:■'.' ... ■ ■.