The Manawatu Standard (PUBLISHED DAILY.) The Oldest Daily Newspaper on the West Coast. TUESDAY, AUGUST 11, 1835. LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Manawatu Standard, Volume X, Issue 61, 11 August 1885, Page 2

The Manawatu Standard (PUBLISHED DAILY.) The Oldest Daily Newspaper on the West Coast. TUESDAY, AUGUST 11, 1835. LOCAL AND GENERAL.

On our fourth pagH to-day will be J 'found Oabl» News,- llussiii and England, j A.ustralian N<»wa, Tcifgrants, Visit to ii Freezing Works, and Improved Cluiffcuttin<j &I:«cliin«ry. Th« followiiif? patents havn been applied for : — F. (t. Nu'ole, of TitnurnJOr a barbed wire-cutter and maker; \V. .Morion, of Dunedin, for invention for adjusting ai«d lixintf sliilinir-ri.iis for trinod'stand ;■£!. ii. Beiiell, of Wellington tor invention For c.'.atiiig l«ud Ami compoaite bunds on wire nails with, wash.-ra. ■ The -Ta ran ak i News mentions 'that Tohii is ill nt Fnriliaka, and that tht: services of Dr O'Chitoll, of N«»w'Plyiripnth, have been called m. This looks as though the native mind was lusing Borne of its faith m the prophecy bustucssj preferring to trust iat her to pakeba doctors. • Thb advantage of a general replanting of trees have been strikingly shown iv Kansas, U.S. Them are now m that , State, which it fp« yours ago wa« naked' prairie, over 200.000 acres of forest tnv-s, arid over 20,000,000 fruit tivcH, and this >;ouern] planting of tre:-s lias ti-tjultud m a marked increauo m the rainfall, and a corresponding diininiitioti of ilaiigor"froni*di\night, as Woll W a check against torned.oe3 <: •■ • if The Ilatnilton correspondent ot the. New :Znalaii(l Herald -says that 'hi; pruiuotors of the sugar beot industry are active as evor. It is considen-d that fioni last sensciti's roots 20 p.-r emit of siiyar will he obtaine']. To iiuJncct-hu famu-rs to grow b.ujt is the n«.U trouble • and for ibis purpose a small company has beeri formal to rerhtti small piece of jafid. and plant it with beet. ■ A record Is to' l)p kept of tliu method of cultivation ami its cost, and the result uE the experiment will doubtless determine. th,e matter m the minds of tho fanners. )• ■;• A no\>le Lontlon Glnb'iunn recently expelled, was indebted £2000, for " brandies and sodas." • His Exceliencv the Governor has appointed Colonel the lion. Si r •- tr«orj;e S. VVliitmore, X.C M.G., Uonunanding the Colonial Forces, to iuspui.t the Volunteer Act, 18&1. ,--•.. .:..•• Wo take thfe following from the Post's daily report of the 'Exhibition : — A. D. Willis, of Waiigaiiui, exhibits specimens of liis chramo-Hthograpltic \Vork. Thcso comprise Christmas cuds, business t-anJs, and -labels, views of towns, tlmai rical notices, .portraits, &c. Among the last we notice excellent likenesses of Mr Booth, of Blue liibb'on fame, and Fr«d Millie, the vontriloquiat ;. also an i'dmirably executed sketc-li map of the war district iv the Soudan, with portraits of General Gordon and Coloind Stewart. The. work does great crodit to MrWillis, and m this case also the 'opinipn has to be expressnd lhat the'exliibit is not;placed to the best advantage the most remarkable siMise of humour' ever known was that of a Germau; soldier who laughed uproariously all the time he washing Hogged, ' and when the officer at th« end inquired the cause of his mirth, broke out into a fr«sh lit of laughter, and cried, " Why, I'm the wrong man." The "cabdrivcrs o£ London have sent the following memorial to tho Prince of Wales m regard to the bill for legalising,marriage with a deceased wife's sister : — "lmpressed with a strong sense of the. efforts which have distinguished your Royal Higlnu'ssin snppartitigmo7emeuts intended to ameliorate tho condition of the masses of the people tho cabdrivers of London desiro to respectfully and specially thank your Royal Highness for your -warm inteivst m the question relating to the immvivennuit of working men's dwellings, and for your advacacy of such domestic legislation as is proposed m the bill for the amendmento.f; the law as regards 'marriage with a deceased wife's sister. This measure, which is about to he reintroducod by the Earl of Dalhonsio affects the happiness of a lar^n number of families, and the petitioners trust, therefore, that 3'our Iloyal Highness will graciously do them tha fovonr of presenting their petition, to the. Houso of Lords, and of further supporting the bill by your voice and vote." His Royal Highness has consented to yresent this petition, which has heon signed by . nrarly 9,000 of tho cabdrivers of London*, or- about four-fifths of tho Climber engaged m that occupation. v The Vigilance Committee that proved .such a terror to marrii-d men m Flushing, Long Island, last summer, was recently < reorganised. The duty of this committee is self-imposed, and cousists of meeting out pnnishment to Husbands who remain out at nights after eleven o'clock. All such found hereafter will bo taken to the village fountain and "ducked." "- • Mr A. Wychodil, whose opening notice h'ppeara m this issue, and who has been practical watchmaker for Mr S. II. prew'fpr the past ten years, has commenced business as watchmaker and jeweller m Taupo Quay, Wanganui. . Tenders for a room suitable for an • office for the Manawatu Road Board "close to-morrow at 10 a.m. The larrikin element seems to bo on the increase bore. Last Sunday evening whilft the Salvation Army worn holding an open-air . meeting m the Square 1 , some person or persons tried to amuse themselves by throwing stones at tlm members, one of whom received the full hencfit of astoue, weighing over a pound full m the clnst. We consider it is hijjh time that this practice of stone throwing wan put a stop to, and it is to hoped the culprita will be brought to justice. A decision of considor-iblo interest to local bodies has been given by Judge Johnston. Some months ago, a person m passing over nne of (he roads m tho Port Levy (Canterbury j district, was. thrown from his hois", through I. lie ninmal stum'iling' m a hole, and anstaini-u sevtre injuries'. Tie brought an action m the Supreme Court against the local, body for the nonrepair of tho road, claiming £175 damages. Plaintiff won (ho caso, and on an appeal the verdict was upheld. Tho supporters of Rcirn, tho champion sculler of N T cw Zu:ihuid, pla.;os so niilcb coiifidttiico m th 1^ ability of th-ir man (hat thi\v have forw;irdi'd a milligram to Sydin-y challcn^iiiir. anyone m : A'ußtralin, pxcept Beach, to row him J'or j £200 a side. Th» ■|ness:is:« i>(ipuliit'js tluit iuiv nififch t!) --t. ni-iv )■>" iirr.iiii'cd niiisl r-iini" <i(Y ill Ni : mv Z";d:i'»i| witbiu j ti'.r.:« lMontl.s. TfiM kimh i>t £23 vviii iio ;«i,loA<>tl -for t!if-« < i xpv!!s, h oi ;iny in.in ' v»'!h> wil! uif't ifoai"!. Tlk' ta'tt-r's sup- .' porN're vvr.n!,! likiv f.> see thj cli.d'eiige awpptvd by Laycook, •

liobin llood Company has again for- • warded us the mimes and addresses of princin.al winners m tho Grand National and "Waterloo Cup programmes,- the)* also tell us that.' their Iluwkosbury Consultation is moving ahead fast and will lil! qr.iek-ly, and enable the.'ii to 6peu tliuir bi** 'programing on the Melbourne Ciij). Li'Vlii.M'ing huK killed 4 GOO par-sons m Franco s.'iici 1006. An equal niunbor have bdon seriously, though not fatally, wonnlod, and fivu times as many struck. Tho hob years were tha most fetal,' and thiwq an: romarkabK; as liaviiig.boon tho host wine seasons. Tlusre has not been a single death from lightning m Paris,.or. the Department of Benie since 1864, though there have been many violent storms there during that time. Tea grown m Featheraton is said' to have an excellent flavor. Lieutenant-Colonel Pearce has resigned his command of the Wellington district, and though the Government have do sired him to reconsider hi 3 decision he rafuses to. f TIIO Gear Company had a big show of moat m Wellington on Friday night. Throa. whole carcases of beef- were shown wuighins from IGOO to l7oolbs each, with '20 carcases of beef m quarters, and 120 sheep. In noticing a fatal' accident which occurred through blowing down the, chiin-n-jy of a partially fillet! - oil-lamp, ,tho British Medical Journal says : — " "Wo recently called attention m these columns to .tha precautions which Sir Frederick Abel recommends to be observed, which would certainly have tho effect of reduc-. ing, if they did not altogether remove, the risk of accidents attending the use of .petroleum and paraffin oils. In order to safely extinguish ail explosive lamp, it was pointed out that the flams should. be lowered until only a flicker is visible, when the month should be brought to a lovsl with the top of the chimney, and a sharp puff oil breath projected across the opening. Had that plan been adopted m the present instance there is little doubt that tho accident, which m one case has been attended with fa f ul consequences would never have occurred." Two very distinct shocks of earthquake were felt m Wellington on Saturday. The , first occurred about 9 a.m., the second at ' 6.14 p.m. The direction appeared to bo about east and west. ,': From -a. return laid before Parliament on Friday we learn that a quantity of land available for settlement m .the colony 'is estimated at 2,201,660 acres, divided as follows :— Auckland, 450,000 acres ; Turanaki, 120,000 acres : Hawke's Bay, 100,000 acres ; Wellington, 300,000 acres; Nelrf'm, 41,700 acres ; ■Marlbo rough, 10,000 acres ; Canterbury, 180,000 acres ; Otago, 860,000 acres ; and Southland, 140,000 acres. ._ From the Post we learn that the case of the Oiucial Assignee m the bankruptcy of- Donald M. George, storekeeper, Palmorstou ijTqrth, against Sinclair Geaive, draper, Woorlv'lie, v/as tried m th? Supreme Court on Friday' afternoon, the Chief Justice presiding.. The Official Assignee sought to recover J&i9i>,' the value of certain goods which it was allege:! the bankrupt had fraudulently parted with to his brother m satisfaction •of an antecedent debt. Mr Travel's appeared for the Official Assignee, and' Mr Jollicoe for the defendant. The only witnesses examined were the debtor arid his brother. Mi Jellicoe contended that there was no case to answer. Mr Travers having replied, the Chief Justice dismissed the suit with costs. His Honor remarked that the evidence had disclosed a very unsatisfactory state of affairs. An important case was argued m. a New York Court/ recently by a ninety-live-year-old lawyer. New York despatches from Jalisco, Mexico, report that the district around that town was recently devastated by a tremendous waterspout, which, bursting over the mountains, swept down the valley m an irresistible torrent. • Houses , and other structures were swept away.- --] The valley was completely flooded;;, and it is estimated at least 100 persons were drowned. Later advices from Mexico state that the waterspout which burst • over Jalisco extended its ravages to Oriuinajuta and several adjacent towns. The destruction of property was much greater than at first reported, and the . loss of life is now estimated to have b.een at least 200.-' „ .'" s \ .7 '; >v* I ; '' ;: v V A concert m aid of the Catholic Church at Woodyille, will, take. place there on Sept. sth. ■ j A paragraph m last night's issue referring to a meeting of the Manawajiu Club,' t© be held, this -evening,' read ; (i Manawatu Eacing Club " m error. j An important meeting of the Acclimatization Society will be held' at 3 p.m. to-morrow m Mr Linton's offices. The Gazette contains a list of persons resident m New Zealand to whom the Royal Humane Societv of Australia has granted awards for saving, others from drowning, with an account of their special acts of bravery. The following are the names, residences, and awards: — J. C. Miilwr, of Ditnedln, silver merit;] ; 11. Phelao, of Diuiedin, silvt-r medal ; li. P. Crouch, Oamaru, certificate of merit ; Minnie JMontgomerie Ballanline of Gisborne,. bronze medal ; A. ■ G. Allom, of Gisbotne, certificate of merit ; J. Berry, of Gisborne, bronze medal ; W. ' Potiki, of Port Molyneux, silver medal ; A. T. Little of Napier, bronze medal ; L. Ti'egel, of Napier, bronze medal ; H. K. Hov«!l, of Napier, bronze medal ; L. Howard, of Napier, certificate of merit ; S. Crossman, af Napier,, certificate of merit ; T. ]>.eman, maator mariuer, New Zealand Shipping Company bronze niedid ; A. Buckley, of Christchtiroh, bronze medal ; E. A. Dugdale, of Waitara bronze medal: Wetere To Rerenga, a Maori cbiftf,.Kareua, and Niwha, all of t\fo Mokau Hapu tribe, a bronze medal each. A newspaper m Madrid, called tho Correspondencia, is peculiar m its way. It has the largest circulation of any paper m the capital, reaching 200,00 J to 300,000 a day. It has no editor, but a dozen wideawake reporters, who scour tho town for every kind of information. They uomc to the office, and drop their inainisi.'iipts m a bag, and there they slay till the foreman wants copy. Everything is then thrown into the forms without regard to order or. anything else, and the paper is read from oiid to end despite the fact. You ought lo have your baby baptised, " Itastus," saiii a member of the Church to a coloured father. " Y<;s sab., but I can't afford de cost." "It doesn't cost anything." "I know it doesn't cost niitliin' fo 1 dv mere act of baptism, sab, but you see I owe de irinister $2 for perforiiiin' do wt'ddiu' cer'mony a yeah ago, an' he inouht object, to baptise a baby that hadn't neber been paid fo'." The signs of tho limes undoubtedly point to the probability of the property tax IxMii.tr raisi'd to a penny. The Colonial Treaaur-ron Friday night intimated tho likelihood oF an addition d eighth of a penny b'-jng imposed, but when he couips to n-vic.w thfi effect of tho 1111111---ni'T m which the tlo'isn lias dealt with tltA geiiM'sil liiMinMii! (iropi)sils of tho Ministry and lvcoguisos tho fa<;t that his estimates of rcvoti'ic m savural'important "bmncheK ai'« n<it liki'ly to bo realised,. w<> fully <!XiV!*t that tho ijxfra fsglit.ii •wiil iu'v»lop into nn <\vra fourth. . W<> arc q-iilo i.'t-rfain tiio- Colym'-tl Trsasmvr will ivj^ii'* Uin. ♦■.x'-i"i» r ■•*>> t'i:j vvliiijjj • , ibis w<n)iil yitl.il, .'vi.l tluM'ij i-4 pr.il). ihlv uo butter or simpler tuoaos of raiuiiig it. '

Tlie fdiiudation stone of a nmv Jewish j Synagogue, to cost abont £5000, and | aouomodato 400 worshipers, whs laid m ■ •Syduoy recently by lialilti Phillips, In AuuTioii tlierj is i\ post-office named "Talking Rock." The origin of the nam« is thus stated ; Soino onn discovered m the vicinity a largo stone noon wliii'h hail noon paintoil the words" Turn mo over." It ru(|iiircii considcrnhlc s.trangtli to acconijilisli this, and wiiou it was done, the command, " Now turn me back, and I«c me fool someone else," was found painted ou the under side o£ [ the stone. A short tim» ago it was reported that a valuable soup mine had been discovered m Yaukeeland. Now the discovery of an ink minu ,is reported, the newlyfoun.d ink neither corodes, fades, nor "freez s." It is shortly expectod to strike a whisky mine. A portion of the London Underground Railway was rendered unpassible by the bursting into it of fin underground sewer The savoury iiaturo of lh« iujpedhn^nt proved too utterly utter, an- I' thottsauds of homeward bouuti L'):nlouer.H were vii- ; oeretnouiously Uundlud out of the trains to find tho best locomotive substitutu they conld. j The Church Misssion to be held m All Saints' Church will open on Saturday next with a reception of the sub-ints-sioners who are to assist m the work. This will bo followed by the Evensong. [ Tho first mission service will be held oh Saturday evening and there will be an after meeting on the same evening for communicants and Church workers. Full particulars will-be found m advertisement. An Australian contemporary thus refers to the Hon. Mr Stout:— The Bible,. and Christianity havo a determined enemy m. the Premier. He has made up his mind to spill his soul on behalf of! his deadly hatred to Christianity. If he had a fraction of the gifts of Mahomet or Mother Buchan, he would start a new faith ; but. he rinds himself crowded,, out by the number's >vhb haye taken the field before him. Along with a few others he ; manages to amuse himself with attempts to galvanise into life the dead dogmas of infidelity. . . We learn from the Southland, Times. that Mr B. S- Begg, »f Mat&ura, is abput to -make- a trial shipment of cheese ' to India. He has received betters which encourage him to believe that a good market will there be found, frir a sound article. He. proposes to -import, m return, toa.and tobacco, samples of winch ho has received. . _ ■ The Bwtish Empire covers -nearly a sixth of the' land surface of the earth. The eufrirei surface of,, the. globe • is ; estimated at 197,000,600 square miles of which a little more .than a quarter, Ov 51,500,00,0 square miles, are land, and the total extent of the British Empire is 8,990,211 square miles, which may be tabulated thus:— Great Britain and Ireland, 1*21,115 square miles ; Indian possessions, 1,558,254 ; Her Eastern possessions, 30,000; Australasia, 3,181,344; North America, 3,620,500; Griiinea, &c.,. 100,000 ; Africa, 270,000 ; West Indies, . 12,707 ; Em'opean possessions, 120 ; various settlements, 96,171 ; total, 8,990,211. The population of this enorrnoti3 empire is estimated at 310,255,000 and well is it said to be " a powe^which has. dotted the= surfoce; pf'lthe glpfer with her possessions and militkry-ppisliaj'^ whoso morning drum beat, f oUpwing.-thtr' 1 sun and keeping/: coi^panyV-^ft^iH^ hours, circles the earth: i^ithon'^eoritin-" ous and unbroken sfrainofthe^ martial airs of England." —^Exchange.. . • " SHure it's enough to set a poor^lrish girl crazy, tHe way ye talk here," said a new arrival the other day : "ye have hoes for cutting the weeds down," and ye hey hose to squirt wather on the flower beds, and the missus told me to. bring her hose m fivoin ols the line.. Share, it's, . stockings she wanted!. I never saw such a counthry m my lpif c."