LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Manawatu Standard, Volume X, Issue 5, 4 June 1885, Page 2

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

The Paltnerston North liiflo Volunteers will parade for inspection on the 2Gth instant, at 7 30 p.m. ■ f i pptmneuting on the actions of two reverends m Wellington, a writer to a Wellington paper says: — The action of these two rev, yenilemen has set me thinking.: what a change haa cotnu over thesceriesincß the d'ayn" of Whitfield and Wesley — men who rose bofora daylight that they might prepare themselves for their work of winning souls to God. Only think of Martin Luther dabbling m stocks, or John Whyel.ffe demanding his pound of flesh. Oil, methinka thero'a something wrong m modern church mutters when leaders rush so eagerly aftur that which perisheth, iriHtead of devoting theiiisi-lves to their Mas tor's work, aud shut their ears to his words who said, " The poor you have always with you." Can wo wonder larrikinism predominates and freethought is m the aßceudaucy. As Muissonier, the artist, was passing Ledoyou's restauraut, 'm the Champs EJysees, an old beggar bowed to him gravely byway of soliciting alms. " 1 have uo change," said Meisaonicr, feelin his _ pocket. "Then at , least return me my bow," replied tho old man frigidly. A party of five men, while hunting discovered aouvo near Mace's hole, on the Haniscrabble, Pueblo (Col), and inside a mare and sucking colt. They could not capture the mare, and they killed her, but the colt was taken out to the ranch of Mr Robinson where it ia doing well. The colt has not a pnrliclo of hair on its body, has eyes like globes of glass, aud yet cannot see m the daylight, but distinguishes everything m the dark. The impression of Mr Hobiuson i» that it wa'a born m the dive, aud nuvor saw daylight until taken out hy the hunters. Figaro states that the French Govern-ini-nt baa du<mh>d on measures for the expulsion of Orleans and Bouapartist Priuceß. Advices from St Vincent, at Paris, report that while the Mos.Siigeries Francaise steamer Veile De Marseilles was on her way to Bm-snos Ay res, the immigrants on board mutinied owin# to (lie bad food furnished. They wcr« liually overpowered after a desperate fight, m which tho captain and stivural of thu crew were badly injured. Tho vcsnel put into St Vincnit under guard of a French crusier.

Advanced civilisation. Tim Patoa Mail has the following. — A proof «»f the advancement of th» unoriginal native m civilisation has just occurred , and m worthy of note. A apodal meeting of . the Borough Council is to be bold tomorrow evening to receive and consider applications for the combined office of Inspector of Nuisances and Poundkpep- | er; to reccivtt Mr Hassell's (ftngiuecr) report on theParea Bridge ; ami to consider an application 03* Titokowaru for tho use of the lininigration Borracks on the 29th inst. A rather delicate point was settled by Mr Wardell, R. M. at Wellington on Monday last. Mrs Paul, sm-d for infringing the Employment of JVmnles Act. by keeping a girl at work m the workroom after 2 o'clock on a Saturday, pleaded that the girl was employed Jto assist m the shop as "well, us m the workroom. Mr Wardell ruled that the girl must r.ot work m the workroom after 2 o'clock, and, m answer to a question \>y Mrs Paul, his Worship said the host way to deaf with the matter was to keep the girl at sewing till 2 o'clock, And to let her assist m tho shop after that hour. During the herring of the case Pli'mmer, Rhbvob und Co. v. Wellington Harbour Board bis Honor Mr Justice Richmond, remarking on the division of interests bet ween the Harbour Board and City Council, stated th«t there a river m 'the Middle Island which was actually subject to the control of two local bodies— the dividing line between the two being centre of the river. "In no other country hut New Zealand, 11 remarked his Honor, •' could such a thing prevail."

Mr W. Anrlrmvs, ftn"old Wollington set tli r, tlir-cl on Monday at ihe ago of 07. He arrived m the Colony m 1857. There are no fewer than one hundred anrl foity two rivers, stmnms, and utivamlots hetwpci) New Plymouth and Wangsmii. 'I'lipj' nro a.capitnl feature of tho coiinliy, lint (a8 (he Herald oljservi^sj rut her expensive m a road-making point of view. The natives are advancing In civilisation, or, an othf-rs put it, uro rapidly aoqiiiiitiy; what is known as " cheek." . Tlin following liandhill lihh hi»en digtri- j ltnle'd m Pati-a : — " To the inhabitants I of ili'-PahiT district. — Tnlangi. Nff apaki , and G. Rroiiirliton (cominiltpc of niana-j.r«-initii), request the inlialtit anf h of P.ilea to snliacrihe to.vard.s a fund for Ilic pni'itosii f>f entfitaifiiiiif Titokowarn dnrinjr Imh stay m lli-> town. Suhsi:ri!i---1 ions will Iwjcccivcd l.yTiori Tanniii.w I o li:is li"on aulhorised by ns to n-ccivo (lie came." " I

Tin! Mustorlon Ijircnsing CommitUre lihh reftist-il 1.0 grunt uny new license--*, although (In) local option poll was m favor, aiul the police reported that the applicant unil the house* wero suitable. A requisition to the Committee to resign is now being circulated. The Orient steamer Austral succ-eded m delivering her mails m Adelaide* m twenty-nine days, which is unprecedented. The Dnnedin Licensing Gommittoo havn refused nil Applications for midnight licenses. Tile princi|iil hotels got 11 o'clock licenses, and other* 10 o'clock licenses. Tho Lyttolton agent of. the Uuited PrcßS Association telegraphs as an unprecedented occrreuoo that there were ten steamers m Lytteltnn Harbour on Monday. On a recent occasion t!i«ru were 22 steaiiK-rs m Port NicholHon, including the Arawa,Takapo, and Horoto, and a day with less than 10 orl2st*.anvsrs m port is considered a dull day there. An English paper received by the mail had the following :— lt is probable that never did a great nation prepare for a -gigantic war with less ostentation or excitement than England h.iß been getting ready with a struggle with Russia. There is no beating of drums in' the market place, or blowing of trumpets at street cornnrs. Nevertheless with a mighty effort tint occupies all th'i rosorers of ftiifjland and throbs through nil the cities of India, war is being pr*»pircd for. Mr. Fargus, tho anther of <( Callod Ba<:k." died on lGth May. : Fiona Pihuma's relatives have, w« hear, been summouGd to bis bedside, bis illness being of a nature to create apprehensions that he may not recover. The Hay of Plenty Times snys that a brisk trade seems to b«- doing just noxr m Maori curios. A couple of bullock drays arrived m town last w«ck with relics of former geunrntions m the shape of hideous faces and figures m Native artistic style from Makctu. The relics seem very old indeed. Tho Australasian noticed as a curious incident of the recent war scare, the withdrawal of auma of moinoy from Building Societies, Saving Banks, mid ordinary Bunks uudrr the l>«liof that the money would b« safer m some place of concealment. It is curious (says our contemporary) as illustrating a survival of, or rather a relapse to, the hoarding instinct which it was thought that advanced civilisation had dearly eradicated. Mr Arthur 8011, whose skill m fortifying Auckland is so highly spoken of, is fourth son of Sir Dillon 'Bell, Agent General for the Colony. Ho is an old Pressman, having been at ono time engagi (1 on the literary staff of th« Wellington Independent. He was educated At Christ College, Christchnrch, and took the first scholarship of £75 offered by the New Zealand Uuirersity. I.n fact, he was the only competitor who carried oft' that honor tho year that he competed for the scholarship. H<: is it pupil of Sir John Hawkshawe, ono of the most eininunt engineers m Great Britain. Colonials will he pleased to hoar that Mr BHI was born m the Colony. The Taranaki Herald hears that Messrs Hill and Driver have telegraphed to Mr Stout : — " Will Government contradict statements of Ballance. This without prejudice to legal action." We are requested to direct attention to the following notices of meetings of different societies : — The Manawatu Kilwinning Lodge, S.C., on Thursday, June 11th, tho Manawatu Chosen Few, 1.0.L. on Monday, June Bth, the Court Young Manawatu of Juvenile Foresters, on Friday, June 5.