The Manawatu Standard (PUBLISHED DAILY.) The Oldest Daily Newspaper on the West Coast. WEDNESDAY, APRIL 1, 1885. LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Manawatu Standard, Volume IX, Issue 101, 1 April 1885, Page 2

Manawatu Standard (PUBLISHED DAILY.) The Oldest Daily Newspaper on the West Coast. WEDNESDAY, APRIL 1, 1885. LOCAL AND GENERAL.

We clip the following from the Parochial Record for April: — Services will be held m AH Saints Church on Friday next (Good Friday). Morning Prayor 8 a.m., Litany Ante-Communion and Sermon 3 p.m.. Evening Prayor 2 p.m., Story of the Cross and Sermon 7 p.m. On Sunday next being Easter day the offertory will bo handed over uncounted to the curate-in -charge. It is proposed to hold a Church Mission m Pahnerston during the month of Juno. The Rev. H. E. Copinger acting as missioner will he assisted by the Revs. Towgobd and Dodwell. The English mails ex R.M.S. Ruapehu, which arrived at Port Chalmers on Monday, should be delivered m Palraerston to-roorro«y A man was recently admitted into tho Dublin Hospital who had swallowed 17 half sovereigns. The Shipping Company's R.M.S. Aorangi which left ' Wellington on tho 14th of last month arrived at Plymouth on Friday morning, after another good passage of 41 days. Mr John Davies has been nominated to fill the vacancy m the Wirokino Riding m the Horowhenua Council. His was the only nomination. A correspondent has sent us n clipping from tho Auckland Herald which is exceedingly rough upon Gerald Massey. As that gentleman .is not gaining many laurels just now we will not add to his sorrows, by, ropublishing the extract. The writer makes some very~trenchant," but scarcely complimentary, though no doubt perfectly truthful observations on the great lecturer, author, poet, historian, thinker, &c, &c, &c, whom som» so delight to honour. ThoiFoxton paper remarks":— "Foxton was well supplied with clergymen on Sunday last, no loss than three m addition to the Rev. J. Duncan holding services m the township. Those were the Rev. Father M' Manua, Rev. J. M ( William, and the Rev. Mr Bunn. Tho Salvation Army's fortnightly gathering was also held. Under these manifold advantages, Foxton should certainly rise m regard to things spiritual." Yon, and then look at the ex-ecclesiastics who reside there, and occasionally hold forth and warn their fallow sinners of the wrath to come, and plead with thorn to. wage a constant.. warfare with the world the flesh and the devil. Foxton is sjn-.. ! gularly blessed m this respect, and we fully believe that the requisite minimum of five righteous men could he found on a pinch to save it from destruction. We know of one to begin with, who used to, be a " jolly " sinner, hut is now re/or.rnedl 1 and truly penitent, we hope. j On dit that a Feilding resident is im- , porting a balloon, and is about to experiment m flights celestial. . • . It is worthy of note (says Saturday's Ottawa. Timm) that to-day is tike 31st anniversary of the declaration of the war ! with Russia, generally known as the . I Crimean War. War was deckre4 on the ■ 28th March 1854, ' i

The men employed under the contractor at thft erection of the Awahuri bridge are getting on but very slowly with the' work of pile-driving. A curt track has .been cut on pach bank, to allow traffic to cross the river, which is easily fordablo m its present low state. On Monday morning, a racehorse, the property of Mr J. Stevens, was taken for a spin oh the Bulls racecourse, being ridden by a young man named Reed: The horse got the bit Detwoon his tooth and bolted towards the gate, and, before he could be pulled up, the animal dashed against it, throwing the rider a summorsault. Reed was injured about the face, besides being severely shaken. The . horse, it is said, has suffered serious . inj»r'y-. ; ' 4^p inP'^eb nas Jus^ been published in--EKlau'd recommending that all parents have more than three children W fined. : At ttie\Vanganui Supreme Court the case of the Bank of Australasia v. William Wilson,-'ii''suit to recover .£IOOO, being the amount of two promissory notes. onK demand, given as a guarantee for Mr F. B. Jackson, was decided on Saturday m favor of the defendant. Six other cases of a similar nature have been settled the same way, leave being given 'to the plaintiff to make an application to reverse the judgment. : • The crop from ft paddock of 40 acres sown m white Tuscan wheat at Te Ore Ore has just been threshed (says a Wairarapa exchange) and yielded the large average of a. fraction over 5S bushels per acre, exclusive of chick«n wheat and tailings, the total amount .of the best wheat bagged being 2328 bushels. The fact is worth noting'by those .who are under., the impression that the Wairarapa, is not a grain-producing district.."_..'," ■Messrs Stevens and Gorton's stock sal* at Feifling yesterday „jyas . well .attended. The Star says that bidding for cattle and sheep was rather slow, but for horses and pigs there was a little more demand. Amongst the passengers by the Ruapehu is Dr Collins whose health has been completely restored by his trip to England. Mr W. G. Kemp is also a passenger, and he has also benefited much by his trip Home. A Wellington admirer of Hanlan won nearly £100 on the result of the groat boat race on Saturday. He dreamt on Friday night that the Canadian had broken a rowlock and lost the event by four lengths. He does not usually ber lieve ih dreams, but on this occasion he felt so certain Beach would win' that lie took up several wagers^ the latter would pro'ye tKe victor. In each case he obtained odds,-and according to the Post Beach's victory places him m possession of nearly £100. . , The. Master ton and Woodville Associations have agreed to lay off a" town' site on tue boundaries of the twd bloats; th* ■ town to be called Ballance. . the Wanganui R>M. Court yesterday a case wasgiven againsttheWaitotara County Council which will teach such bodies m fiituro to make certain that they have sent their notices to the correct address of the ratepayer. His Worship ruled that'the clerk should have ascertained whether the address was correct; and as the 23rd section of the Act denned that' service must bo made at the last known residence, he held that as the defendant had lived m one place for 5 years, the notice should have bean served there. The case was dismissed for those reasons, and the defendant then adjourned to the office and paid his rates. The Wellington and Manawatu Railway Company (Limited) are inviting tenders for No. 3 permanent way con ■ tract, 1' Porirua.section. The Government are inviting tenders for the Tarhakt contract, length about IJ3^ miles, formation and permanent \fay on the Wellington-Napier Railway (Napier Woodville section. ! Forty of the Wellington Guards go to Nelson at Easter. The Banks will be closed for the Easter holidays on Friday, Saturday, and Monday next. < The Manchester Riflus will send 40 officers and men to the Nelson Easter EncatnpniHiit. The Star says that arrangements are being made for a lectuie m tho For .waters' Hallon Sunday next by a well known resident of Pahnerston. Who is the lecturer, we wonder, ? From the Star we learn that tho Boiling Down Factory has been working only half time this season an yet, owing chiefly to the difficulty m obtaining a sufficient quantity of sheep. At Oshawa, near Toronto, a man named-Kaive.r recently recovered £100 for injuries received during initiation into the Phoenix Lodge of Odd fellows. • The Post regrets to learn that another death from diptheria, making the third within a few days, "has occurred m a family m Brougham-street. At the Wangnnui §upreine Court yesterday the case of Addsett v. Manchester Highway Boiird was taken 'before a. special jury. Mr Hutchison appeared' for plaliilfn?,' arid Mr Baniicoat, with' Mr J. H. H«nkins, for the defendants. ' i