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Manawatu Standard, Volume X, Issue 55, 3 August 1885, Page 3

TOWN EDITION. Manawatu Standaed Office, Monday, 4 p.m. SHIPPING NEWS. PORT OF WANGANUI. ARRIVALS. ! August 2— Huia, from Weliingkml August 2— Stormbird, from Wellington. August i— St. Eilda, from Wellington. OLEARRD, August I— Stormbird, for Wellington. PBOJECTED DEFAHTBBKS Huia, for Wellington, to-day. Manawatu, for Westport, on Monday. POUT OF WELLINGTON. THE UIRKCT BTBAMKBB. , Kaikoura left London on July 4th; Doric left Plymouth 18tlv July. LATEST GABLE NEWS. •" ' ; '."#"' .. "'. ■-'■'■■ (BY BLECTRIO TBLEGBi PR .^-qoPXWQHT.) (BEUTKE'S TELEGRAMS. " London,' August 1. Tenders for residue of the WellirigtonManawatu Railway Company's loan amounting to £160,000 at 5 per cent, with minimum of 98, will be opened on theTthinst. iV ~ A bill providing for the naturalization as an .English subject of Prince Henry, of Battenburg, husband-elect of the Princesa Batrice, has been passed -by both Houses of Parliament. ' ■ Sir Michael Hicks-Beach, representative of the Government, m the House of Commons, has assured W. Murray Smith, Agent -General for Victoria, that the Colonial Federation Enabling Bill will be passed during the present session. ; \'" : '- : '■ }■--: Ottawa, August 1. Louis Eiel, the half-breed insurgent, who was taken prisoner by General Middletoh, has been . examined by medical experts, who pronounced him insane; mm alnilT england. (BY ELECTRIC TKLKGRAPH.— COPYRIGHT.) * (EEOTEU'S. TELEGRAMS). London, July 31. ■Speaking m the House of Commons, Lord?fiaiidplph Churchill; Secretary of State for India, announced that railway materials were being; accumulated at Quettah, m case it should become neccessarj- to extend the line m the direction of Gandahar.

AUSTRALIAN NEWS. <► — (BT ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH — COPYRIGTH.) (REUTER'S TELEGRAMS.) Mklbourne, Saturday. The wrestling match for the championship of the w.orld, took place to-night, at tli« Exhibition Building, when Professor Miller, of Melbourne, defeated J)onald Dinnie, the well-known Scottish athelete.. COMMERCIAL NEWS. — ♦ — English- markets. London, July 31. Colonial hreadstnffs — Adelaide wheat, ex store, 35s- 6<l ; New Zealand ditto, 28s to 34?. Adelaido flour, 25s 6<i. Prime New Zealand, mutton, is realising an average of 4£d to 5d per tb. The total quantity ol wheat afloat for - the United Kingdom is 2,120,000 quarters. Australian tallow, average quality-— Beef, 98s : mutton, 30s. Fftfeherbert-street stock Male. G. M. SNELSON & CO.'S REPORT. At our sale on Saturday last, we yarded 850 sheep and 105 head of cattle. The weather being ieold and wet delayed the bidding materially. All sheep were sold except some fat wethers. Cattle were alow of gale owing to high reserves. We qupte ;-=» Sheep.— Ewfls m lamb, from 6s to 12s 74 : fat ewesllis. Cattle.— 2-yr steers, £3 7s 6d ; cows, £2 6s ; yearlings, £1 10s.

. Mr Seddon is telling a good joke that ;he .made at the expense of Mr Dargaville. It goes thus m the irrespressible Dick's own words,: " I was sitting with Darga--rale m the lobby, when sbmeone passing ■ays, " I suppose ybn'ro getting a lesson m mining V•' No," says I, "I am gettiqg a lesson m undermining." Jri our report of the case m District Court, Manawatu County v. Poole, m regard to "drain, the name of County Engineer should have been given S. Wright Qteiwart," and not J.-T. Stew...W*, 11 • " Messrs Frasar Bros., of Awahuri and Campbelltown, notify by advertisement their appointment as agents for Bowen's celebrated 'Frisco seeds. Parcels of which can be obtained m any .quantity at either of the stores. "•.. The footballers returning. . front "Wangftnui on Saturday last, had a most .enjoyable time of It all the way. home. Bong«i recitations, and stump speeches, enlivened the dismal train journey to Haloombe, when a little slight refreshment endowed them with fresh vigor, till their arrival at Pahaerstbn. Messrs Reid & Gray's (of Dunedin) exhibits' at tSe Wellington Exhibition will include double-furrow ploughs, one of which ii fitted with swivel circular coulters, another is a light ordinary plough, and a third is a double-furrow and sub-soiler combined. Two styles of doublejfurrow plQMgha will be shown m \\\9 rough state they left the forge, so thai a more accurate estimate may be obtained of the. workmanship bestowed on them than if they were painted. The firm are also sending colonial single-fur row, sinirle-furrow lever, and hillside ploughs; a collection of chaff cutters, including the improved one they have recontly brought out: a force feed iced mower fitted with turnip cannister and i chain harrows ; the New Zealand twinebinder; and a grain and manure drill. A large number of worshippers attended the Special Gospel service held m the Town Hall, last evening. In order that the congregation may know the extent of the Sunday collection m All Saints' Church.ttfce result of each previous Sunday's oißF«rtory is pinned to the entrance door every Sunday. A number of footballers leaving on Saturday last for W!anganui by the early train delayed to put m an appearance m time and* had to be hunted up by the few who were first at the station, some of them being dragged off their couph.es, and hurried away jnst "m tim.e to . get A JPeild"»n^ («»« who did not intend going and ventured on the Feilding platform to wish bon' voyage to the groua team was instantly shotildered into a compartment, while one of the team . got a ticket for him. The victorious ones cheering as the train moved off.