LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Manawatu Standard, Volume IX, Issue 102, 2 April 1885, Page 2

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

A tenth calll of five shillings per share has been made on.the capital of the Dairy Company, payable on Saturday, April 25. Tendoiß are invited till April 16 for the purchase of the land, buildings, and plant cuinpli'tc of the Dairy Factory Coinoany.. Particulars will be found m advertisement. On Tuesday next the .7th inst., Messrs Sleveus and Gorton will hold their stock sale at the Awahuri Sale Yards, the eutries which are advertised elsewhere. of properties^ Queen-street Auckland may be gauged by the result of ree«ut sales. A sin Jill section of thirteen feet frontage, with a depth of about seventy feet, and a retail Bhop erected upon it, was sold on Wednesday privately by Mr Brownhill to Mr Finch for Ji5300, or a trifle over £400 per foot. Since then Messrs B. Tonks & Co. offered for sale by auctiou the property of Mr T. B. Hill, with a frontage of -thirteen feet to Queen street, and a depth of 75ft Biu. The bidding not reaching the reserve of £5500 the property was therefore withdrawn. It is understood that a boua fide o£E«»r of £5200 was made for tho property and declined. The Palmerston correspondent of the "Woodville Examiner makes the followiug sensible suggestion : — " It has occurred .to me that the New Zealand Government might do something m regard to the Soudan War. Suppose they shipped off the Salvation Army en masse, tho .colony would get along just the same, if not much better. Paiinerstou, at any rate, would not miss the faces of those who profess to be eager to save souls. Stop the pay of these warriors for a time, and we would soon see what they axe made of." It would almost appear that there is a great scarcity of labour m Auckland just now. About a fortnight ago the Birken,head Boad Board opened tenders on small sections for road works m their [istrict, on which it is intended to expend i£2500, and only three tenders were received, thus necessitating fresh tenders being called. As showing the rapid growth of the trade of Wellington it is mentioned thatthe Customs duties collected during the month of March amounted to J>25,298 which is the largest sum ever collected here m any one month. It exceeds that for March, 1884, by no less than ±'4713. Owners and breeders of racehorses are reminded that nominations for the Wanganui Derby of 1887 must be sent m to the Pier Hotel not later than 9 o'clock on Friday evening. Kereti Te Paku, the well-known Maori chief, has shown m the most practical manner his interest m the up-river, communication question by taking up 200 shares m the Wanganui Steam Navigation Company. - The shares were subscribed and paid for yesterday, and we [Chronicle) trust that this action on the -part of a native will induce those who have hitherto stood aloof from a promising local enterprise to come to the front, and by subscribing for the few remaining shares enable the company to make a start. . „ . It may bo said that nothing m Colonel Burnaby's life was characteristic as the last act m it; .He slew the man who killed him, and whon his body was found his hand still grasped tlto native's threat. Tho grim determination thus revealed shows m a mournfully impressive light the nature of the man who alone took the ride to Khiva. The ordinary monthly meeting of the Manawatn County Council was to be held to-day. Messrs Snelsou and Co. will sell on Saturday a large chest of carpenter's tools, comprising a complete carpenter's outfit.. The tools are nearly new. A ball is .announced to take place on Easter Monday night, which promises to be a pleasant and successful gathering. Mr Fraser will cater, m whose hands everything will be well and efficiently undertaken. The music will be supplied by Messrs Curreen aud Jolly's quadrille baud. There not being a quorum present last evening, the Borough Council meeting could not take place The councillors present were Messrs Bentlcy, J. King, T. King, Hutcheson, Hawkins, and Grace. The Mayor and Cr West were absent m Wanganui at the Supreme Court, Cr Park was laid up with a bad hand, Or George was absent m Wellington, and Crs Wylds, Abrahams aud Larcomb were unable to attend. It is probable the meeting will be adjourned till the next ordinary meeting on the 15th inst. there being no special business demanding, immediate attention. An exchange narrates the following : A rather ludicrous but peculiar aud disagreeable experience fell to the lot of a Campbelltown settler's wffe. Getting •very sleepy one night, she decided to go to bed, and lighted the'- candle for that purpose. Just as she had done so, she indulged m an extra big yawn, and to her horror she found that she could not shut her mouth again — her jaws were locked. In this unpleasant predicament she sought the assistance of her friends, and being unable to speak had great difficulty m letting them know how it had happened. Every endeavour on their part to afford relief proved futile. Tho gaping jaws refused to close. A horse and trap were speedily harnessed, and she was taken to Bulls. Fortunately Dr Frood was at home, and quickly restored tho jaws to their normal condition. A sixteen miles' ride with her mouth wide open, could not have been a pleasant journey ; let us hope she eujoyed the drive home again m a happier frame of mind.