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Manawatu Standard, Volume X, Issue 1, 29 May 1885, Page 3

At the Wanganui District Court on Wednesday Mr A. S. Baker, of Palmerston North, make applications for probates of tho wills of T. E. Pearce and T. Cooper, both late of Palmerston North ; applications granted. Mr Baker also made application, on behalf of the Palmerstnii North Brewery, that their proof of debt m the estate of H. . J. Ilaynar -should, be admitted by the Deputy.official Assignee. Order made as prayed* subject to the 'Deputy-official Aawignee filing his asiwnt m Court.: — Herald. , An address by Mr T. ft. Walton wijl take place m the Town 'H'nll, on Sunday evening, at 7.30 o'clock. Further particulars will ho found m the advertisement. The formation of a (Lyceum is -afterwards to bo considered. . ■, A Borough impounding notice will bo found elsewhere. , „ 1 The Town Clerk notißes that ho will hold an election of two auditors on Monday uext. Nominations will be received till noon of Satu rday . The M«iton paper hearsUhat the, Sandon Back Race Committee have come out well, financially, m respect of the meeting on Saturday last. The Christciiurch branch of the Sal ration Army have purchased a section ot land near, tho Supromc Court, for £1000, for head-quarters and barracks. Tjie funvral of Kawaua Ilunu will take place at 'Parewa'nnr 'on : Saturday afternoon. His two sons Wirihana aud W arena, invite the presence of friends, and wo have no doubt a large number, both of Europeans and Maoris will be present. „!•,, The departure of the Jane Douglas from Foxtou for Wellington has been postponed till to-night at 10 p.m. The Hon. John Bryce will address the electors at Waverley next Saturday night. The time for receiving tenders for the bAnknipt estate of Mr D. M. George, of Pal mere ton North, has been extended to the 30lh instant. ' The Wanganui Benevolent Society is getting its handii full just now. A child has been born to the young unmarried woman whose deploralile condition we -referred to a few days ago, aud mother and bairn are on the society. Another case ie that of a prof fission al gentleman, of considerable ability, and: at ouo time m good practice hero, but who for some years has lived a secluded life, apart from family and friends. In a wretched state of health, and without means he has applied to the police, who' m their tnrn have passed the case on to the society.— Chronicle, It is stated, apparently on trustworthy information, that the wife of a small settler nenr Tiinarn who has recently hnen m Very enibnvrasficd aroutMHtnnceH, has come into a fortnnn of three milliou sterling. When the news came, bo, the story goes, . the husband had left hi» family, and was trying to pick up a livine among some of the islands, and the children went out m service orwnre employed m other humble pursuitn. I The Napier Telegraph says^— -Owing to the 8.8. Coptic having been .chartered by the Government as a cruier, mmo inconvenience will be experienced at tbjs port. Now the Arawa has. arrived it is founid that, owing to largo Amount of cargo waiting the vessel at Wellington, she will UVe very little other freight than the frozen mutton and something like 500 bales of wool will be shut out. . „ .■ ; - Wp t»k«* the.- following from the Wairarttrapn Daiiy :— Just as the various congregations were, entering upon their devotional exeicises on Sunday morning, the firt-bell pealed forth its solemn' warning that a conflagration was to be feared, and, cnuiiidering this perhaps was of more present urgency, several devotionißts rose from their knees front curiosity or fear to find out where tli.n danger, was. In the Wosloyan Church Mr Buttle took a setiflible step, and iold ; the Chii vch -offices W jiseertain the whereabouts of the .conflagration, and bnving born informed of the fact, he announced that it wn« only a chimney on.fir« and resumed iiis "opening prayer.