The Manawatu Standard (PUBLISHED DAILY.) The Oldest Daily Newspaper on the West Coast. FRIDAY, JULY 8, 1885. LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Manawatu Standard, Volume X, Issue 30, 3 July 1885, Page 2

Manawatu Standard (PUBLISHED DAILY.) The Oldest Daily Newspaper on the West Coast. FRIDAY, JULY 8, 1885. LOCAL AND GENERAL.

.Qn "our fourth pageto day will be found Cable-News, Australian 'News, Telegrams, Political News and an article oa layiug down laud to grass. A coloured lithographic sketch of the great flutist, 'Mr John R^deliff. and Madame Pauline Rita' the sweet singer, may be seen to advantage m the elegant snow windows of Messrs Welch and Co.s stationary warehouse. The sketch is an excelhstit^aricatnre vepiescnting a cornfield, on which the flutist is pictured as sitting on a bundle of reeds performing on one of .his instruments while a lark soars overhead, tho latter having the head and bust of Madame Rita. We have been requested to remind inttn<ling tenderers that applications for the pnrchaseof section 849 wjl] be . rorceiyed up-to Monday, July 6th. by Mrj Walkloy, Commercial tlotel. Tenders -close on above date, highest tender accepted. ( ;. Professor Baldwin m very strong ,' lauguage on Wednesday night ; {do'nurred the practice of spiritism, and affirmed '-"that 'the persona who called themselves spiritists were .every one of them either practicing duplicity or . unconsciously pbrfbrming unintetitiousiy the part of mind readers, but that as to calling uo ,the spirits of departed friend* or reLy . tires to fool around 1 a table i and hold a -consultation! by- knocks or other performance, \yas utterly absurd and< inipos•siblc. The Pro.fe.Bsqi' further, explained : how these spiritists- brought"^.up- their ghosts^in a darkened room and with, the | a'jd >ofi their indiarubber, false faces v placed.,overth© natural.'' •'' „ During the hearing. of a case m the Resident Magistrate's Court on. Tuesday , J says tho Taranaki Daily News, some ajnuasment was caused by a debtor demurring to pay for a pair of moleskin trousers, whereupon the plaintiff's counsel r exclaimed : **■ We will iiot bother atyppt that item, your 1 Worship ; the, plaintiff has a .soul above : a pair 'of breeches." And so the' nf atter • would .have been -settled, but his Worship would not allow the plaintiff's claim for interest on the account; and the solicitor I reluctantly held on to the claim for the breeches ; the item was allowed.' The annual communion of the Grand Lodge of Freemasons was held m. Now York on the 3rd June! Every lodge- m . the states was represented. The burden of Grand Master. Brodie's address was. the existence of the Masonic belief m God l as ;the corner-stone ot.thev ardor.-So-called; Masonic periodicals have of l|ate been, iwaking liglit of; belief m a jSupteriJe Being. , , '_: ..An- Auckland mother named Bridget L'EstrangeJast week obtained a prohibition 'order" against her son Martin ■ L'^slrauge, who she said was continually " on the flutter," and had been con victed no less than 40 times this year. "On the flutter " is evidently the late in^rhe for getting drunk. ; ~ The Auckland Liberal Association have already obtained 22,500 signatures , to a. petition m favor of a land versus a. ■' property tax. • :?■ .. General Gordon's diaries, which have been published m London, are written on Egyptian telegraph ;blanky forms. The pages are sewed together with twine, every page is illustrated pic^ tures,' fantastic and serious. ' Woodyear's Circus, -well-known m 'Wanganui, is. at present doing l a good pUßipess. at Fiji and the Islands, much /bettftrj indfced, than had been anticipated. > rjiUhbugh frequent references are made both m and out of the Parliamentary.precincts, to the cost of returns compiled and printed to the order of ,'pfj the House, probably very few people are aware of the enormous expense sometimes entailed by these compilations. In the House on Wednesday, Mr Cftdman asked the Government what was the total-cost of compiling th^e return showing receipts from carriage of goods, &c, by railway, for year ending. 31st March, 1 1883, moved for by Mr Wright, late member for Ashburton 9 Mr Richardson replied that the coßt was £600 125. One of the prettiest conceits m Mr Harris' (Uncle Remus) new book is put into the mouth of an old negro driver. Jle had run away from his master and ■ could not be caught ; bujt an old lady bought him because he saved tho lifo of her son, and he surrendered himself and became a faithful servant, When his ofd ! mistress came to die her wandering mind dwelt upon the negro who had' "served her go faithfully. She fancied she was making a journey, " The carriage goes Binootlily along here,, 1 she said. Then, after a little pause, Bhe a8 T ied,f'iß David driving?" and the weeping negro cried out from a corner of the room : " Taint po' Dave mist'ss ! D« good Lord done tuck holt er de lines." And so dreaming as a little child would dream, the! old lady slipped from life into the beatitudes, if the smiles of the dead mean anything. " ■ . At the ipn B,oard meeting yeßierday Mr Bridge gave notice tp move not to entertain any application for a change by a teacher who had not been : 12 months m his situation. /■■■'■■■ • ■ ■ ** Mr Bath gate's Bank of Issue Bill has -been printed and circulated. It simply formulates m legislative shape the view long urged by a certain section of New Zealand politicians, that the Colony should §et up a State Bank of Issue. This ia a favourite croojjot of the mover's and of a few of Ms fvlends, but we scarcely imagine tlio proposal will be Beriously entertained by either branch of tho Legislature, At the Education Board m«eMng yeHterday m reference to pupil teachers, Mr Bridge moved that tho inspector be instructed to supply tfie Board with the nanics of any pupil toachers who have, from the result of the annual examinations, or his inspection, shovvn that they have not' an apitude for tliw profession. —^Mr Carson, m seconding the motion, sajijthat thero were a munher of teach-, era who |).a,d b,/>P» for sbirieyea.rsin some ofvthfl schools, who wouhj \\p ()et|;of employed at some other avocations.-r-^r Baker did not see that it was going to dp any good.— Mr ■ Robs did notthink thero was any necesHity fpr> passing the: resolution ; the Inspector could during the yent': exaihine the pupil teachers and f tirm' his f rom tlie' work lie saw. — -Th o chairman supported lhH : motion; Tho voting restiltod ,m a t tie,«nd: tlio! ojhairman gave his casting vote m favor of the" motion. 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Archbishop Mo ran has subscribed £1000 for a school m Devoushire-street, Sydney, contingent on a temperauco society being forniod m the locality before his return. Iti consequence of a decision arrived at l>y the Wellington licensing bunehas 3'esteid«iy all the hotels m the Empire City will heuceforth be obliged to. close at 11 p.m. A stoi'y is going the rounds that the Treasurer inserted tho coal tax m his tariff under pressure from a.Governmont supporter, who made it the price of his vote. It is predicted that the impost will raise the price 2a per ton. Colonel Reader, Uodor Secretary for I the Defence Department, has. received six months' leave of absence on account of illness. Major Gudgeon wilt act as his subatituto pro tern. Tho election of officers for the Feilding .Masonic Lodge' 1940, E.C.. took place a few nights ago — Bro. D. H.Macarthur, W.M ; Bro. P. Thompson, S.W. ; i Bro. H. L. Shenrill. J.W. ; Bro. Roche, treasurer; Bro. Gicliard, tyler.' The in-. I stallation will take place next month, and will be celebrated by a' ball. The magisterial inquiry held at .Wellington yesterday to investigate the recent accident to the lonic resulted m no further details being ascertained. The Bench, m giving judgement, con-^ siderevi that thu steamer ran oa some shoal which was. not marked on the chai t. The captains certificate was returned to him. , . . .., Vanguard reminds intending investors that the consultation on the Melbourne Grand National Steeplechase closes on July 16th. Early application .should be., made for tickets. . During a conversation on the subject of sewing m the schools, at the Education; Board meetiug yesterday it cam c out that the boys m the Glen Nevis school can saw better than the girls, and that a male teachor at the Makiuo Road school teaches sewing and is a competout instructor. . -. :"'■■'■ Tlie Minister for Public Works ha3< promised to attend at the opening of tlie Upper -Mauawatu Bridge, if busiuess will allow him. The New Zealand Methodist June 27ih coutains a very kindly •arid highly complimentary, article regarding th» late Mr J. A; Tompkins, of HalcoihUe. A curious fiud (says the Lyttelton Timhs) was made on the mudflats at the ruar of the Hoathcote. Hotel. This was an old cavalry sword, all things consider--ed, it is m wonderfully jgop*d ipreser.vatiou." A few deep notches, along the • edge may betaken as indications .that the weapon has done same hard' fritting, Ou tlie thick back of the blade is I'the1 'the inscription. "Johannes Moyrschbfi;er;;Bi Passau Anno, 1741." [Passau •is a Bavarian town.] There are other, inscriptions on the side of the blade, hear the hilt, with a coat of arms and . a stifle looking Boldier holding a sword as if for attack. Mr Gladstone still gives his Thursday morning breakfast parties— a practice which he established some years ago. At these gatherings, notable .men md womeu aro invited; Politicians, diplomatists, actors, opera Prima donne, journalists^- divines, poets, soldiers,, etc, often meet at Mr Gladstone's, board, -and ■ may be heard contributing. to the flow of conversation, often Bparkliug and racy*A Wellington paper says :— Mr Hatch has introd uced into the House .the jJuven-: ile Accidents Pievention Bill. The measure is not yet circulated, but we understand that it prohibits ytiuths of uuder 15 residing m the country, and under 17 residing m the towns, 'from using fiie arms or purchasing gun-powder unless they possess certificates that they Lave been trained m the use ojE jnrearui8 # , The 'Police Offences. Statutes is one which it behoves every Justice of the Peace, to conahd regard -as •'.' a .private corapimipn, if hVis at all dosirdus of avoiding its shoals and quicksands. A ease m point occurcd at the' Magistrate's jCourt; this morning, when a man was convicted of assulting . a constable. , The, 39th seption of statutes provides. that on conviction the aocused may be fined any sum not exceediug^2o, 5; of ; m > ayi. be imprisoned for any" "period not exceeding three indnths.,, y, Strange to, say. howejv.er.,: , no provision is made m the section for default of payment of a fine so imposed > and therefore if a person con victed of an assult on a constable is fined and ; fails to pay the -fine, arid is sent to goal, the goal must refuse 10 ! receive him. This anomaly was pointed out by Mr W. James the clerk of; the' Court, to the, •Justices who were on the bench at the time. The convicted person, however paid the fine on sentence being recorded. —Wellington paper. .: ' .^- ';'. . A letter has been;reoei.yodrbytli.evGanterbury Farmers C/o-operatiyo Association from their Sydney. . ly cof rbßpoiidents, ..seating that luittor put npviri. Canterbury and exported to Sydney had' partly been sold as high as2OJ per pound, equal to the prico of the best. New South Wales butter^ and that it was exp&ctfdthat.ls 6d perlb would be the av«rage. price for the lot. ; . ■ . . . „j - ; : "• .-.: ,■•.- Impounded m tlie public pound, San^son, by Mr H. Sanson, orie.red and white steer, \ year old, branded MQN off;rHtnp, tip off the dfli ear. One s.tpa\jrberry steer 1 year old. branded MON off rump, tip ofl: the off ear. Two red and white steers, 1 year old, no brand, tip' off the off ear. One red heifer, Tyear old, no brand, "tip^ off tlie.off car. white heifer,. I year old, no. brandj tip off the off ear.^ -Throe rod and white heifern, no brand,- tip off, the offjear. Jf" nqj; qlain)ed,,and expen sos paiirt will bo sold on Wedhi&sda^y, the 15th day of July at 12 o'clock noon. " j Rabbits still form an important public and Parliamentary question.. The. annual' report of the Superintending Inspector under the Rabbit Nuisance Act : was laid on tho table yesterday. It is 'satisfactory m so far as it shows that by means of poison the pest has been abated and reduced within bounds m; places where at one time it seemed unconquerable. : On the other hand, Mr Bayly, states that rabbits are still spreading m the wilder parts of Otago, and are swarrcing whera, tsyft years ago, there were none. .It seems unlikely that th« services of the ' department can be dispensed with for many years. — Wellington paper. The following new by-law drafted by the borough solicitors was read at last night's Council meeting: — '• 1. No procession shall hereafter be allowed m pub}rq places m the borough unless the per'fiQnqv peJißpn^f narj; irj any such procession shall have "previously received from tho Town Clerk permission ia writing to form or take part m such procesBipn. % Any person offending against this by-law shall for every such offence forfeit a sum not exceeding £s."—^Napier iekgrdph. Dr Toul, city coroner^ Melbourne, states that m less than four months of the present year he had held 132 inquests, and that nearly all .the deaths .were due to drink. Dr> Youl's district includes .only less than one sixth of the population of the 1 colony. Laq^ojc} JI, the present King of the Belgians uarajiy dsl)}ba wjne jhe never BnjoUesnor anuflajhe detests gloves, hoiiting . and ; , physio»vl exercises. He ; cannot swim, but nevertheless remains: for hpurs m the sea at Ostend. He haß a weakness .for horses, and the Queen trains for him. The King hates music. Ey«r.y morning he arranges with the coolc'the bill of fare, generally composed ot thirteen dishes. .