The Manawatu Standard. (PUBLISHED DAILY.) The Oldest Daily Newspaper on the West Coast. TUESDAY. AUGUST 18, 1885. LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Manawatu Standard, Volume X, Issue 67, 18 August 1885, Page 2

Manawatu Standard. (PUBLISHED DAILY.) The Oldest Daily Newspaper on the West Coast. TUESDAY. AUGUST 18, 1885. LOCAL AND GENERAL.

1 On our fourth page to-day will be! found Cable News, Late Cabla News, 'Australiuu News, Telegrams, Football, Sporting Nowb, and The Soudan. 1 The statistical record for Western 'Australia for the year 1884 (writes the South Australian ' Register) contains some interesting figures us to the progress of the colony. The reveuuo.i'or tho year was £366,472, and tho expenditure £291,306. The total imports were £524,167, and the exports £405, 693, the latter amount including sandalwood worth £20,960, or an average value fft £& p«r ton ; mother of pearl, £13,812, average value per ton £125 ; pearls, SI.OjOQO ; horsed, £13,100, average pritr« per animal £12 10s ; timber, £68,936, I'Vaveratfq value pur load £4; wool, £249,255, average price per 111) W 2d. The total number of vessels that entered at all the ports m the colony during I§B4 represented a tonnage of 227,881, aijd the clearances of. ' 215,005. The acreage under crop io 1884 wan 70,930 ncres, 29,416 acres boing under wheat, 24,000 under hay, and 680 under vine culture. The public debt amounted to £705,000 at the end of the jvar, and at : that-time 185 miles of mil ways were made or m course of construction Tho total area of laud alienated Was 1,759, 246 acres, the land sales m 1882 amounted to £9068 as against £14,92 1 1884, tin; total laud roveuue from all sources iv the latter year amounting to £90,471T The area of laud leased for pastoral purposes on- the same date was 148,550,986 acres, tho total population of thu Colony then being 32,958. The Freemason says : — "If is pro posqd to raise funds to erect a memorial m *'t. Pauls Cathedral, and' to build a >hewt wing atv; 'the- Soldiers' Daughters' Home, to perpetuate the memory of our late igallant Bro. Colonel F. G. Duruaby, commanding Royal Horse Guards, recently killed: m. action m the Soudan. The name of Bro. Col. Burnaby, is so welUknown and honored by all Her Majesty's loyal and patriotic subjects .thait it is xjertain" that 'thousands will be interested iv perpetuating his memory. Broß*,BarotiH.de Worms, General Sir R.C. H. Taylor, X.C.8., General Sir ■,A:tldrew Clarke, and Lord Randolph Churchill, have : joined a Cominitlee formed for tho, above. Br». Burnaby, above his . soldier ( servant's grave at Dover, put this epitaph :— " lie was a brave' soldier, ajfaithful servant, and as tru&as steel.' Like master like man." A young lady the other day wrote as follows to a modest and stupid youth : — " Yes, when' You* asked me if I would marry you— oh ! I ought uot to hare done it, I supposo-^jbut,. thqiijiifwas .' isrieh an opportunity, land M&J: smiled the cue to you and answerod ' Never ! ' And you, stupid, you froze and cOwed like a telegraph pole au*d- left. • -Oh, dear" hie%! and I, oertdirtly thought that at this day there was 'nobody under the sun who was so unpardonably obtuse, and so far behind the. age: and rage that lib would not instantly, have « met me with ' What never?' and given me the chauce to reply,' Well, hardly ever." j Last night tho officers of the Sal ration* Army entertained the members with asocial tea on the occasion of the corps being out of debt and its officers being able to receive their first week's salary since theVhave been stationed here. A short meeting was held after tea, at the close of which the officers and members (numbering about 30) proceeded to the Mission Service at the Church of England, the Rev Mr Copfnger remaiking iv his address that it made him rejoice to see so raauy willing to help iv this noble work. There are various rumours afloat as to the probable result of the No-confidence motion ; aud the Opposition party count upop securing a victory. The StoutYogel Ministry have remaihed m power ■ quite long euough, and a change will be .welcomed by the country at large. We -consider that if it had not been for the. fear of. a dissolution, the present Government would have been " ousted" long before this. A small portion of the quartz found near the Pohangina stream on the Waneanuj Harbour. Board Endowment .BlocKJhaß (says the Herald) been tested by Mr. Forbes who says that there is no doubt about there being gold m it. Tho gold 'fa of a very fine, floury sort, but from the sample of quartz tried there •seeinfftb b© plenty of it. '.The trial of the. one ton ; sample to be sent to the Thames will be awaited with interest by many on this coast. ' Saturday's Telegraph sayn : — The carrier pigeons sent to Wellington by .Mr Stevens' wer« let loose yesterday. Tho birds, were' liberated at five minutes oast nine, and at eijrht minutes past one both birds wero m Napier. , ); ,/;- .,.The.^Grey.town corn»Bpondent of the;! Everjitig Pries* ielegraphwd lnstt Saturday as foljhws :.-r-An official inquiry, lasting over nine hours, took place at the Resident Magistrate's :X}oiirt yesterday, into ttie cause of the late fire at T. S. Kempton's store. A number of witnesses were examined. The following was the verdict :-*-The house m the occupation of T. E. JJempton was burnt down on tho morning of tht 2nd instant, but them was not sufficient evidence to show how j the fire originated. The Wanganui Herald says: — Mr : Forbes is mounting two of th»» hoofs of .: the well-known trotting mare Little Nell, which at one time belonged to Mr C. H. (snavH(mes. The hoofs are Io form the bai&a*r>r two silver candlesticks made by Mr -Forbes, the design and make of which reflect credit on his establishment. Some people complain because of the want of variety m religious services. The sermons all treat upon the same subjects, the whole service. is conducted on nevervarying linos. This, however, is not always* fiie case, a,nd the Vicar of Ripley m .England has hit upon a splendid idea, Which we recommend ia others. It appears that numbers of bicyclists visit his parish on Sundays, and the worthy Vicar conceived the idea ot a special afternoon service for them. The scheme took, and a large number attended. The lessons were read by a brilliant cyclist, thus, i say a a. Home "paper, imparting a "healthy I sporting flavor " to the proceedings. We arc not tqld what the text was, but Jtoofciol x ohap,, 13 v., would havo been suitable. — Exchange. Priest : ". Pat, I believe I saw you asleep m church last Sunday." Put: " No, indade, your rev'rence didn't. You moight a' scon nic with mo oies shut ; but devil a bit o' sleep could I. gat anyhow wld/vour soraac'iia' an' yoqr thumpin,'o| the poor oiwhoiuß,"

The following tenders- have, been received by tlie Public Works Department for the North Island Main Trunk Kajlway: — Purotarau tunnol contract (formation only): "Acooptwd— J J. O'Brien, Auckland, £46,849. . Dtt.:lin.-«l — J. and A. Wilkie, Wauganui, £47,701 Hunt, White, and Lovettj Auckland, £69.517 ; Gavin aud'Gol.lsworthy, Ilaipil ton, i'50.7'29 ; Edgar and Mnrtiuj 'Auok . lati'-i, .L'64,()'Js ; M. Daualißr, Auckland. £67,991); Lurking and O'Brien, Auck l.md, <i 74,791 ; Isaac Coats, Hamilton, £77,214. For two. six-roomed cottages and two platelayers^ cottages : — Accepted — Smith and ; Nelson, Auckland, £1412. Declined— Doyle and Elrnsley. Kilii Kihi, £1477 ; Maunder and Co., Kihi Kihi, £1667 ; J. Clark, Kihi . Kihi, .£1787 ; Wrigley and Handcock, Aucklaud, £2899. Wo {Post) hare authority for stating that Mr S. Brown will b» a candidate for the Mayoralty of the City at tUe ensuing •lection. Mr S. Brown has served the city so well and faithfully as a councillor that Inn candidature fpr the Mayoralty is sure to be powerfully supported. It is understood that Mr J. B. Blair will not oppose Mr S; Brown* Suioidea may not be reported m detail m the Uruguyan papers under penalty of a heavy fine. Th« theory of the authorities is that publicity suggests imitation. , . ' '. ' •) \ ;• "Do walls hear, mama ?" " /Why, what a question for- a three year old 1 Why do you- ask, my pet?" "Papa said they did." "He is right, sweet. He is a dear, good^ wise papa, When did he tell you tny love?" *♦ He was 1 tying the bow of nurse's bonnet this morning when I went into the room, and nurse said you were an innocent old guy, and then he said that walls had ears." "What!" It ought not to be forgotten of Lord Dudley (says London Truth) that during the terrible Crimean winter of 1864---55, he fitted out a large yacht with a cargo of comforts and necessaries * for the wounded, and went our m her to the Black Sea, where- his opportune gifts were most gratefully received, for they came at the very worstof the distress. All the same shot on Lord Dudley's estate during the two seasons weru, sent to the wounded and'tHo convalescent who had returned from tho waC, He was a muniticicnt benefactor during, forty, years to Worcester, Dudley, and Kjdxiermiiister. He altogether contributed tip!* wards of £30,000 to the restoration of th« Worcester Cathedral, . including the value of his gifts, and he rendered vital aid to the manufactures of Kidderministcr during the crises m. the fortune of that town. ; On the dpath of fMfi.Henry Mifiggs, foumior of the firm of' Mei&gs &;t)ori, which took place at Lima, Peru"," the Phrenological Journal . } published a lengthened Jiotice of his life. Aftor narrnting the stupendous contracts he had undertaken, his bankruptcies, and his lavish modi? of living, tlnV article concludes as follows : -" ilr Meiggs was m some respects quite unscrupuTousiuj ; theS prosecution of' v his undertakings, and hesitated not to bribe officers of Stato to secure the aid which lie required. Yet as cabala and corruptions characterised the Southern. American Govern-' meats when lie went among them,', his political ' manoeuvring is said to have wrought some change .for. the better. He was extravagantly. "generous,- as we have seen, and on that account was called tho ' Monte Christo *of the western coast of South America. /He was a nun of imposing appearance, about oft. Bin. m height, broad shouldered, lnuscular, and weighingin health about 2251b5. He had what was called 'the largest head m South America ; was a great mathematician, and so remarkable quick at figures that che Chilians and Peruvians are fond of telling about his wonderful arithmetical performances. It should, perh »ps,;be said m his behalf that most of tho people m San ' Francisco who had claims, upon him after* Jiis collapse and flight from California were fully paid j and after many years ■ the Legislature ' of California passed a special Act, relieving him from' the consequence of any illegal acts," A good joke is told, on,. the Masonic Lodge at East Orange, N. J. During the JS.A. Degree the candidate had just entered and, been placed m 'due form/: when an alarm of Bra drew the attention of the .officers and -liretlvr&n tp' tliofact that the drug store on' the first floor; of the Masonic Hall was on tire; In one minute arid eleven seconds every member i>f the lodge was m- the' street.' •An applicvit for charity, who 'hadn't put his foot to the ground, since last summer, 1 was the first- one out of doors, and hasn't been serir since. Th(» candidate, "however,. remained iti the same position that' the Deacon had. placed him, aod , >yhen comp^imeuted on-W^braveTy^e- ' marked : "** You can't »qi*.Aie : I knW tliat was part of the.dogree." - 1 We remind the pHblic of the trial of the Hand Giftnade Fire Extinguisher, which takes" place m the Square to-inpr-rowr afternoonj'nt 4 o'clock. ; ■ Messrs Stevens and ., Gorton's .stock 84lt* at tho Feilding Yards Will be held on Tuesday next, the 25tii , ihst. ' Thfi catalogue, which appears m another column, co mp rises 140 "head of cattle, including 18-mouthM, to 2-year steers, breeding cows, heifers, yearlings, and 18-month (mixed), weaners, cows, and speyed heifers ; 'there is also an entry of 1000 mixed sheep, particulars of which will appear m a future issue. The Jewish World says m an article on the rovision of the Old Testament: It is but a truism to assert that Saxon civilisation is largely the outcome of Old Testament teachings. For, without the Scripiur'es of the Hebrews, th<* Western world wbula* have lacked alike an inpentiyejito all . higher progress, and been deprived of a literature embodying some of the noblest thoughts that have ever yet been vouchsafed to mankind., The practical Anglo-Saxon is a man more after the fashion of .the" Old Testament than; he would cure to admit ; and there can be no doubt that- hiR j peculiar characteristics are' not a little | due to the fact that, for good or for ill, i the Jewish scriptures are his favourite reading. No book, m the eyes of the Englishman can compare with the Bible; and, though Christendom claims to be inspired by the teachings of Jhe New Testamdrit, ,yet no impartial critic of the tunes, who judges the Englishman by his acts rather than by' his professions will fail to see m him the stamp of the Old Testament, to trace m his character the impress of its teach m afs, and' jadr-? cnive m his morality the influence of its ethics. . Recently Sir George Grey received a telegram from a prominent Reefton man stating that the entire population of Reefton relied on his support m the matter of the East and West .Ooast rail-, way. Sir Geo^e ; repjied,^thahlcing tho people there for their telegram, and proceeded to say : "No advantage on my part would induce me to deprive the children of tho people of Reefton of 2,500,000 acres of land being the only real source of their wealth and de^ fence. And this I know, their paronts would not be unnatural enough t o wish mo to do it. I \v-oidd not rob the chuV dren of those they love, for (as I believe) the henofit of any stock jobbers. Your railroad ought to have been nearly finished by now. I shall always be glad to aid you legitimately, and will always strive to promote the true interests of ror • form."