LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Manawatu Standard, Volume X, Issue 72, 24 August 1885, Page 2

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

On our fourth page to-day will be found a number of interesting articles, entitled, An Opinion of New Zealand, The Fanner, A New Dodge, A New Zoalauder at? Home, Licking Adhesive Stamps ami Envelopes, and Remedy for Croup (rDiptheria. , The Faust Family performed again on Saturday uveuing to a crowded house aud the entertainment was if anything superior to what the Company had previously presented, m fact such variety of performance we venture to say has nevor before been placed before the Palmvrstou public. - Those who attended the Theatre on Saturday last enjoyed a treat which seldom falls to the Jot of a country audience to witness, and they testified their appreciation by renewed applause during the performance. We {Herald) hare had the following letter handed to us for publication : — " Christuhurch, 18th August, 1885.-^0 the Hon. Secretary of the Local Cornmil t"e of the Colonial and Indian Exhibition. Wanganui — Sir,— l shall be obliged if \ou would bring the concents of this loiter before tho chairman and members of your committee, as I wish to impress upon them the , fact that although the latest adrertised date for receiving applications for space is the Ist October, yet it is highly desirable, m order that no tirno may be lost, that as many applications as possible should lih received* before lh.it day. I shall be obliged therefore if yflu will use your bpst endeavours to collect and send me as many applications as you can without delay. — I havo, &c, Julius Von Haast." The contractor for the Hunterville job has been pulled up at last, and the Government have notified the sureties that they will be expected to carry out the work without delay. The surities are Messrs G. Howe and P. Bell, of Wanganui. At Sydney lately a man was choked through his false teeth getting loose and slipping down his throat during a severe fit of coughing. A Wairarapa exchange states that Mrs Haines, of Grey town, has entered an action for the recovery of £80Q from the New Zealand Accident Assurance Company on account of a policy held by her late husband, The Hawera Star understands that the lad O'Connor, who was injured at the Egmont races about 18 months ago, and for whom a subscription was raised amounting to about £20, has applied for and received the balance due to him after payment of hospital expenses and further money expended on clothing require:!. The balance to be paid to him will amount to from £13 to £15. The Maoris are said to be making ex- | cellent progress with the new inland road i near Pariluilca, and have all but finished a mile of it. At present none of thp Armed Constabulary are at work road making, they being all m cam.p, as the winter is deemed unsuitable for- suoh work. Messrs Stevens & Gorton's stock sale at Feilding takes place tomorrow. A number of additional entries have been marie to the catalogue. We have to acknowledge the receipt of the August number of •' Obenham's Monthly Turf Register." The book is as usual full of racing information, and should bo a convenient pocket companion of all sportsmen during the ensuing quarter. The Napier Telegraph says: — The other day we srave curroncv to a report that had triviilk'd from Woodville that Mr ,T. Stuveuß, of Bulls, was about to o'unmenfM business as auctioneer at IListinirs. Wo are authorised to state that Mr Stpvims has not the slightest intention of doing anything of the kind, his business hring*?i:e him here tcmporarllv. The report, however, has caused him nonsi legible aiMV'vnneo, as ho has rnce:\T:d twf" t>* tliJ-T applications for the o-'iko of :.-W!;, a'li h? Hub !i ul to reply th rt. hois r\ns go-mr info bnsiniss at. Hist mg 1 , and d >es ritt want a clerk.

We (Star) are sorry to hear that Mr j I nines Ha*tie, of the Feilriing Hotol, j ia? b..'«;i> slightly iudisposed for *omo J 1 iys . A curious .awuluitt occurrpd on tho i-arhvay w<i>-.vs <.!; tU -. An<li-s M<nittt.'ii(is, whore .a pimtihur wta «<»ltleritig a leak m a wmUw \y)\>q. A train of iiiu)i;S was liciiiij driviiii up th« trail, loaded with onus of imwilur. Ono of Hhmii rubbed aacaiuat tin* plumb-.r, who «(ruck at the animal with his rud-hot Hol.iuring iroti, which iti soiii-j way ca;im m cotiticc with the powder ami ea'is'iil an explosion which Mow the whole train of mules, tlie gang of workmen, the plumber, and tiverybody who was by over thij precipice, whoso aides and. bottom were strewn with fragments of men and uiules for a mile. The Herald learns that the September number of the Preethought Review will be the last. The publisher, Mr Willis has not lately met with support sufficient to make the Review pay expenses, and therefore he has decided to cease publication. The last passage of the Kaikoura from New Zealand has eclipsed anything preceding, she having undo the fastest run ever made between tlij colony and England. The total length of the passage was 37 days 9 hours iin<l 40 minutes, the actual stunning time being 86 days 10 minutes. The following tenders have been received by the Public Works Department for the Upper Waiau road-bridge and approaches contract: — Accepted — J. Anderson, Chratchurch, Declined — Stocks & Wallace, Cbnstchurch, £13,498 ; M. Danaher, Wellington, £15,500 ; Black & Allison, Dunedin, £15,507 ;H. M'Kenzie; Woodville, £15/JG7 ; J. J. O'Brien, Auckland, j-20,145.