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Manawatu Standard, Volume X, Issue 62, 12 August 1885, Page 3

• PronvSißiliurdaytoSotnnlay the followihg were tlip talliesof visitors to the Ex.liiljitiori :^— Satiir<lny"(opcninsf day), 5, 774; Monday, G6B; Tuesday, 413 ; Vy^duesriay, 2,010; ThursHny', 1 502 ; Fri-iny, 4G6 ; Sftturdny, 4,469 ; 15,302. A boy is wanted as an apprentice m a h,ardWftr«*aud : grocery^ store. ; Applipations to be made by letter to L. 8., officp, of this paper. ■ .' Lord; Halifax. \vliOße death was 'announced yesterday niortiififr, was better kn.oVvn as Sir ' Charles Wood. Ho was born* m 1800, and at theapo-of 26 was returned to; He served m several administrations m high office, being cuccr'ssively Secretary to the Troasnry, Secretary to .the Admiralty, Chancellor of the Exchequer, First Lord of the Admiralty, nnd Secretary of State for India. . 'In ; 1866 .he- was raised to the peerage,* and became ■•'Lord, Privy Seal under. Mr G;ladstone m 1870. The earthquake ; which was felt m Melbourne.on.tbe 3rd instant was the severest which has taken place m Victori^ for years.; It occurred ftt 5 minut s past 2 o'cloblc m the morning, and lasted m some- places as long as 45 seconds. It was confined to the southern portion of the colony, "arid principally to those places bordering on Bass 1 Straits and Port Phillip Bay. " Ninety-nine lambs shipped per steamtr Rimutaka^ from Napier, netted 19s 2^d per Jainbi They could have boen bought in.' the colony for about 7s 6d or ,Bs, wo suppose '?. Dr and Mrs Harvey, and family, leave, Palmerston tomorrow enrouie f or Syd-''ney..-;;v-'' ..■:>: :■■■; . ■■ .