LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Manawatu Standard, Volume X, Issue 57, 6 August 1885, Page 2

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

On our fourth page to-day will be found CaWle' News, Teifegrama, Shipping lutelligence, andporniuecdial 1 News. A la-lyleneaged m city mission, "wpW m Auckland had occasion a few- dayi ago to'yMt some of the -dens ■ m jtlye ■' Hack slums m the course of rfatyV O»i entering' one such place',, the whole family \yero found on. the floor m a stato of drunkenness, tine explanation of the phenome iion given to- the lady by thnpolico was rather lacpuio—" pension day.!" ..;■;■;/-•;- V V :\ ■^l:. ? ;;; - ; ;-^h-61d.rMidBnt^^i' : A8hn'r8t.jthought 'that pe)hfVpß. he would haie a. change, lately and did not insert a ceVtairi ady«rtisetrieut m , the' Sf ANrtfi*D' calling.for tenders for fencing &c?._^he result of his expeninent he has rnfortned us will act as a Caution ho w to advertise iv: future. ■'; ' .: ■..■■.. {■ ■ ■-: '■_ ./.';: •, ......■■■■; ; ; •'We have to acknowledge with, thanks from the Govern meht Printer th« re-, ceipt of Hansard upto the 23rd July. The Hawera Star says :—^During tlie past week there were >,no less than 3655 sheep shipped from Waitara to Gnehunerai per s.s. Gairloch, Qreti, Staft'a, and. Hannah ; Mqkau.. ;No wonder the m*rket is glutted. • ' Of. Mr Ballance the ' West Coast Times says that his genial unaffected mariner wins for him "earnest attention ltrora all sides of the "' House '; indeed^ ih^re are hut few, -if •:■ any, members ■ who do not hold him in/the highest possible respect.' Mr,M?cara has received instrrfctiohs; that after -Aiignst 14th : , the mails must covne th.rQiigh t rom Mastertori tp Wdodyillo 9s formavly.-r-^Eoeaminer.- ' " The Enerlish are: aai'i tohave lost £450,000 by Melton wiuning the Derby.. /" i, : ■;, J - .. ' ' • Last Saturday's Napier Telegraph had the following •— Lnst night.a wjjale was caught m the inner hnrbor. To-night the monster, will bo on view m. Emersonstreet, m n shed, next to Messrs Latfgley Qnd Newmans. ' ; On Saturday morning a heavy fall of snow was experienced m the Bnsh : gome even falling i» Waipawa. A passou ger by train informs .us (Waipawa Mail) that upon arriving 1 at Messrs Wilding and Co.'s siding hearTakapua, some of the pnople' in' the train stepped out and indulged m a little ( sno\v-ball--iqg. As the. train moTed on m the diTectipn of Ormohdyillo the snow became thicker, and when -that place was finally .reached, our informant states, the snow, was lying upon the. eroivrid from six to. eight inches deep. This is considnred'to hays been an .unusually severe fall. The Oivil and Military Gazette ot. 6th 'Hay, alludina: to tliejiii founded rumour of the assassination of the Amoer, says : -^-" A similar '. rumour, though much more circumstantial, .was started about a year or two ago, and wns believed, not only m the Lahore bazaar, but m Poshawur and «h the frontier. Th'S tim«* tli« story lias, apparently b«en invented m Lahore, a» no mention is made of anything of the kind m letters from Peshawur or other out stationß. Th Rt, Pritnrsbure; Yolocipedß Association invitnii the" Eistborne (England) Bicycle Olubto.sen<l delogatns to compote m certain raoos at 'St. Potprs burg .last month, and. Sussex politely cornposftil the fi>l.lo«*.iii : tf : reply. :,— We are unable. to go to your onnitAJ, but if yon 'are'thiirniivft i>f. hoKlintr nov rac^s near Herat tiiis •«inni'n.' i r 1 -" v?e> shrill V>o. glad of pai'licui'ini as mrttiv oF our h>->:-it m^n expect 'o he iif-ar that place iv tho { course of » fowweoke. -

The Mawera Star hau been hoaxed by a fisticions birth notice. It is to be hoped tho perpetrator will be discovered j and p'lniahfd. Raya the Wellington Post of August 3 :— Thero sutms some chance that the Estimates will como on for discussion hi'tore long now', while thore is no chance at all o£ any scheme of Civil Servics reform or classification being consi<lered or adopted this session. ' The two things hay* an important bearing one on tuo other. The Estimates, as brought down contain very few- increases m salaries. There are, however, a good mauy officers ' who deserve and are entitled 4 to increases. i Nearly all thn d ep»rt mental and Minis- ! terial recommendations; for increases were; it is said, struck out m Cabiaet on the ground that the proposed classification of the service woul<j r meet the cases. A considerable hardship will, m many instances, be inflicted if no increases are given and no classification . takes place. The officers, who are entitled to a rise should not be allowed to drpp between twp Btcql.B. When, the departmental . EJsiiniates pome 'pit, «;e hope the Cplo(iii.il Treasurer will mak%> soine statetneat j onthe sulijact, and will proinisu to. provide On the Supplementary .Estimates for all cases which are deserving .of consideration. -\ "''"'• : ; . . : i Alails f or the Australian colonies, the United Kingdpjn. t k and\:the continent of fiuropb, u/4. Melbourne, close at the Bluff' to-mprro\y at noon, per s.s. liot'oinahaiia; dqe m London oti' tlie 28th 'September. The Woliington correspondent of the Napier Hgrald telegraphs:^- There are several rumours aHoat as to fresh developments tins week which Vr.ill probably changre the'whblo political aspect of the' session. • A very strong desire still ex- ( ist!s for shunting Sir /Julius, Yogel, even if it should lead to a diß3olution, it being, generally felt,. asj.l have previously stated, that it is absolutely perilous for r the; interests of th« colon j- that he should re-^ maiu-ii) office m tho recess. >...-. '-..,' . , A re^tuin laid, on tlie table" of; the Houso ' shows that 28,644 policies have been iHsued iu..theGoveroinent Insurance'Asßo--ciaiHon, areounting to £6,298,483. In the iudust rial branch .7,202 policies have .been issued, amounting' to £81,659.' In -Ota«. ; o (both J b'ranche*) 7.G43 policies were issued, amounting t0;£931,t82.' In \yi'llirigton,4,793;pplicieß, amounting to 479. In NelßoVji;o4o' policies, amounting ".to^ £224,959.. J^u Canterbury, 5,978^ p6licießi>m«dn ting t0^1i373^009. The Oamarav Mail, noticing the LV.ttJe/tQii.;:2Vni®r-'wibh«HhiH^/.'advocai}y/: of ," ihterprovincial ;reci'pi'ocity,".' says:.. _ J' Never before has a' paper iv this colony — or m lahy other, so far as we know— dared to utter tlie alanhing soutitaents so persistently t-xpreaseiJ by pur Chrislit'li ii rch coJitsinporary. , . For ;iho first time m our lives we have seen logrolling—that sjsteni 1 of State robbery which. has cursed and almost Tinned the colony— openly advocated iu the.eolumus of a ncwapaper:", : t

.Hop Bitters, gives good digestion, active liver, good ciruiirarfon'aml buoyant spirits. .. Gut the duly geimiud A'm'iirioiurCo. lllead.' '•! ; ' ■:,' EdinbiiTgh; House,, Town Hall. TR. Walton has just opened a large; consignment of goods from ttie Kaiapoi; WopL len Company, consistino; of Blankets,. Flannels,' Hosiery, ; 'Meil's, ". Youths', and ■Boys' Clothing m greafcvarietyl ' Comment is needless as to; quality and price. :■ ; Messrs Greenwood & Sox, • Dentists, Wan^inuij Registered under the!. Imperial ' Colonial Acts. Dentistry m aH .its branches^. :Mr jG-reenwood brings with him' 'nll-.the- requisite apparatus for administrating Nitri-' ous Oxide Gas for the painless extraction, of teeth. Mr Grreenwood may be consulted at Paltuerston on Thursday, 20th Aug., at WalkleyyHoteL—rADVT.] • ■ - ; -\ Being unable to accomplish the re?marking of the whole of our Stock ditring business, houra, wehaye decidedvtd close ■ our premises for that -purpose •to-morrow (Friday). We hope to be ready m alld^par^; ments , by Saturday morning. -..' Further particulars with to-morrowV issue.— -0. M RO3B & Cp., The Bon Maiche. ■'".■-' : ': : -'-' : 'f : .-: ;', • ". -.;V,-» v_i:-i. ; fiv.