The Manawatu Standard. (PUBLISHED DAILY.) The Oldest Daily Newspaper on the West Coast. WEDNESDAY. SEPT. 2, 1885. LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Manawatu Standard, Volume IX, Issue 1444, 2 September 1885, Page 2

Manawatu Standard. (PUBLISHED DAILY.) The Oldest Daily Newspaper on the West Coast. WEDNESDAY. SEPT. 2, 1885. LOCAL AND GENERAL.

On our fourth page to-day will bo found Cable News, Russia and England, Australian News, Australian i3iunm:u-y, Telegrams, and The Wellington-Mana-watu Railway Company. It is stated that the Board of Trade has granted to Stevuns, mate of the .Mignonette, a master's certificate m place of the one Se lost by the founder- | ing of that ill fated yacht. There was a question whether, iv view of this formal conviction of a felony, the Board would have renewed the certificate. The last report of the English Working Men's Club and Institute Union shows that the number of clubs affiliated tii the union is 543. The statistics given m the report presented at the meeting' show that only 119 of the clubs from which information had been invited had made returns, and that these 119 had a total number of nearly 18,000 members. The total membership of the affiliated clubs is estimated at from 90,000 to | 100,000. One of: the most striking art productions of the year is the work of M. Tissot. It consists ot fifteen sketches m oil. illustrative of the Famines a Paris, which are now on exhibition at the Sedelmeyer Gallery. They are to be engraved m aquatint, printed on Whatman paper, and issued m three series ; each picture being accompanied by a story, to be written by one of the foremost authors of the day. Recently published statistics show that the population of Europe has increased m a hundred years from 145 millions to 350 millions, or, adding the people of European race settled out of Europe, to 4*20 millions ; that the English race has multiplied fivefold, the Russian fourfold, the- German two anl-a-half fold, and the other: racos of Europe m a smaller proproportion, Italy having nearly doubled and France and Spain having added only about. 50 per cent, to their population. A painful aooident happened to a lad named Maurice Murray, employed at Whyto's Hotel, on Sunday afternoon last (says the Manawatu Herald). It appears he was riding a fresh horse, when the animal bolted, and Murray threw himself off, with the result that lie broke his left leg ju>t above the ancle. The accident occurred near tlie Family Hotel, and the sufferer was taken m there, receiving every kindness and attention from the itinates and also from his fellow-workers at Mr Jewell's hotel. Durinar tlie afternoon the patient was attended by Dr Uockstrow, who placed tlfe "necessary bandages on the injured limb, and yesterday afternoon tho boy * was* taken "to. the Wanganni Hospital. It may bo stated that. Mr Jewell was absent at Wellington at the time of the aooidoat. c We (Manawatu Herald) learn that a mob of cattle, comprising 120 head, will be brought thro 'gh by special train from Hawera on Friday night next. The cattle are destined for the Gear Company's yards at Wellington. On the last occasion when the experiment was tr'ed, some damage was. caused to the bullocks owing to the trucks not being of a suitable class. The trucks to be used next Friday are, we are informed, more likely to give the owners satisfaction, and the trial is looked fpnvarrt to with interest. It has always been beyond our compre hension why the drovers and the railway authorities could not agree upon this question, as it surely ought to be cheaper to train the bullocks than to drive them from Hawera to Foxton. We trust the ; experiment to be tried next Friday will be attended with such success that cattle ,'trains will m the future be of more frequent occurrence than they are now. The Manawatu Herald says : — The Cuttle people are also trying tho experi- . went of shipping bullocks to Wellington Last Week Mr Gillies placed 50 head on the Stormbird at Wanganni, and we learn the experiment is likely to be repeated. Tho residents of Cambridge' Terrace (says the Pout.) Avere considerably astonished on Saturday afternoon last by seeing a man divest himself of the whole of his attire except his shirt. The man placed his clothes carefully folded under a tree, and then commenced to walk backwards and forwards th-ough the avenue m a most unconcerned manner. A large number of men and children were attracted to the spot by the strange conduct of the fellow, who, after a time, was induced to enter a cab m which he was driven to a boardinsrhouse m Courten ay place. Constable Leah v, who has charge of the sub-station m Clyde-quay, owas sent for. but his services were not 'available,' owing to his having been or f-(iered to do duty at the Newtown Park. •;*. We understand that Mrs E. Moore will 'deliver two lectures m Palmerston early 1 next week, 'the advertisement referring -."to each will appear to-morrow. Mrs Moore is not unknown to the remdenta of : this district, and her ability as a lecturess should attract large audiences. ,si'-i A boy ten years of age, has been at the Christehnrch TC.M. Court with maliciously damaging the railings •jtrnund St.; J-ohn's churchyard. It seems that since August Ist, fifty-five of the flnial knobs or spikes of the railings had .been broken off, the damage being estimated at £10. The accused was seen to take up a stone and hammer off two of them. It was not proved that he broke niore than the two, but the damage had, no doubt, been dono by school boys. The accused's father was fined ;£,!, and ordered to pay 8s. — the amount of damage to the two rails. London produces 50,000 tons of soot per annum, which is worth £40,000, and is used for a fertiliser at a rate of lOcwt. jppc acre. The Argus Bays: — Tho Government of New Zealand hnve d*-fiM»fely d»cHn**d to aoceiMhe proposal of this oolony thaf they should nssifiiilnfn tlie pogtnge on sift t«vra..-. for ■ t\v United Kingdom via v tfrjivltsi ' to- tlu» rnton charared on correspondencesent by tlie .other mail Ijnes. .. A London correspondent writes .saying lhat the London wool mnrket is m a rather poor way, and if the agitafii>n m snm^ Germ n rircl-s is Rtiocess•fnl, by nr.othcr yn'r it will be m a nnor -r. Tli** important TJerlin paper, Krmx Zriluafj, lirk been for pomp time tirir'nsr that Ilio !nter«Hts of German jiirriciiUun* demand that nniiy oh thing contractors should 1 c made to use only German wcol.

Some of tlio business people iv Masterton (says the Daily) are of opinion that property is not sufficiently, protected and are taking steps to appoint a watchman. The state of the times is usually ganged by the police — whether- correctly or not we must leave our readers to judge — by the number of prisoners who may be awaiting iv the cells of the sta tiou-house to be " weighed off" on a Monday morning. If this cotnmereu.l barometer is to be accepted (says the Post) money must be very tight as not a single prisoner was presented at the Magistrate's Court this morning. This somewhat extraordinary state of affairs, I however, may be perhaps accounted for j from the fact that people enjoy them- ' selves more rationally than they used to do m the "good old dij s' of yore. Certainly the hundreds of well-dressed persons who visited the Exhibition and paraded the streets of the city on Saturday evening afforded convincing proof that " things" are not so terribly bad as they are sometimes represented to be. Mr J ; >hn Carter, of Moutoa, informs the Manawatu Herald that the present spring is the most forward he has seen during his niueteeu years' experience of the district. The Vost says :— A hulking, cowardly fel'ow, who unfortunately managed to effect liis escape, followed a lady from near St. Mark's Cliurclt to beyond Pirietstreet, shortly alter 8 o'clock last night, and beset her with importunities. The poor girl became so fatigued m running away from her pursuer, and so agitated wild fright, that she- was on the point of .swooning i» C-ymbridga Terraca when a young man came to her' assistance. The ruffian, who is described as being a tall, thick set Irishman, was m the act of turning on the girl's deliverer and using a stick which he flourished when a second gentleman appeared on the scene, and the ruffian slunk off., The district is a large one, and although the constablu since he has b en stationed m the neighbourhood has proved himself to be an efficient officer, it is impossible for him to be everywhere at the same time. On. Saturdiy night last (says the Man-a-.v.^tu Herald) au attempt was made to ship the racehorse Porotawhao per Jane Douglas to Wellington, but the yallant sieeil could not be induced to enter the box. For the space of an hour every effort was made to get the horse to go into the box, but the utmost he would do was to pluce It is fore feet m it. During the process, several of the byebtandurs put their shoulders to the animal's flank, with the view of shoving him m, but all to no purpose, although the beast, as might be supposed, did not v let fly with his heels." Ultimately, the animal was led away, and sent ou to Wellington overland, with several ethers. A superstitious theory is held out that so long as there is no lira engine m Wiapawa f remarks the Mad) there will be no lires, but so soon as one is procured, some work for it will be found. This sei-ms almost as abs ml a tenet as that which opposes the fortification of ports, on the grounds that if there are no defence works, the " Roosians" will not dream of attacking us ; and it rather reminds us of a certain bird that resides iv the desert, and is said to gain consolation by hiding its bead under a tussock, believing that its whole carcase la thereby rendered invisible a«id safe. The bicycle is to be officially introduced into the Bavarian army. A number of the soldiers of the garrison of M'inich are at present doing orderly service for the purpose of trying the practicability of the" wheel." The Waipawa Mail is informed that steps have been taken to get anew Minister out from home, to undertake the duties connected with the Lutheran church at Norsewood. When the steamer Hotomahana was clearing Wellington Heads ou Friday e veiling (remarks the Napier Telegraph) the Wakatipu was about two miles astern en route for Sydney. Suddenly it was observed that the Wakatipu swerved towards the Pilot station and showed a blue light ; the Kotomahaua immediately answered the signal, stopped engine, and lowered a boat, thinking the Wakaiipu hid (struck, a rock. When the boat reached the Wakatipu it was learnt that that steamer was merely landing a lot of stow-.iways. The Itotomaluua lost nearly two hoursby this adventure. A home for fallen women is to be established m Wellington. Premises, costing £750, have already been secured m Majoribanx-street. We are informed by the Telegraph that the Napier Railway employes have decided to have a brass band. Sixteen of them* have been eurolled, and the instruments are to be sent Home foi without delay. Mr Archibald McDonald, the prospector chosen by the Gold Prospecting Company to onter the Tuhu Country and report, left for his destination 01: Monday afternoon (says the Herald) It is anticipated that it will be souk time yet before any definite word is received from him. The Marlborough Express understands that Bishop Redwood is expected to return from Europe m October next. It is not kuown what arrangement* have been made for the division of the diocese, but m any case it is unlikely that either Nelson or Marlborough will be separated from Wellington. A telegram has been received by a Christchurch firm from Sydney, stating that the price of potatoes m that city was £4 10a per ton, firm. It is stated that 150 t<uiß of Di-rwents were recently sold at £3 12s GJ a ton, free on board a! Lyttleton. The Wellington correspondent of the Napier Herald telegraphed on Friday : — A 8 >mewhat extraordinary scene occurred m the House at an early honi this morning while the Hous° was m s state of chaos. The chamber had been pretty well deserted till nearly 2.30 a.m., when Mr Barron moved the adjournment of the debate. It was then found that there was no les3 than 84 member? m attendance to vote on the no-confi-dence motion One of the members who acted m rather a peculiar manner, was evidently unable to make up his mind as to the direction m which he should vote, and was urgently solicited by members on opposite sides, one of them being no leps than Sir George Grey, who wound his arms round the hon. member, and evidently used all his eloquence to induce him to vote with the Oppositisn, which be eventually did. The scene altogether was not very dignified. Mr Turnbull this afternoon characterised it as degrading to the House, and he referred to Sir George Grey's action m rucli terms as to evoke a sharp reprimand from the Speaker. Sixtyfour oranges, the produce of a single branch, have been grown at Re* inuera, Auckland. The executive committee of tlio Prospecting Association met on Friday evening last, (stays the Star) find selected Messrs L. A. C^ldwell and C. Curtis to visit the Puhangina. reefs and ius| ecfc and roport. These are both thoroughly practical m«Mi and w^ll qualified for the dntiV-s to which they have heen appointed. They start' d off together on Sunday, intending to reach Ashurst that night, and proceed to the reefs early next morning. They were well equipped, and provisioned tor a fortnight if need be, and their return and report will be anxiously looked forward to,

The Star understands that Mr S,: Ixoodbehert) will staud for the mayoralty of F\iildiiigi ': It is said that the natives up the river luve some intention of erectinga handsome marble cenotaph to the mem ory of Mute Kingi: We (Wariganui Herald) ha»'e seen some of the drawings sent for their approval, whichcertainly indicate a taste for something better than tho geueral ruu o£ nionuniental stones. The Advocate hoars that a gentleman m the Balls district lias received a private letter, informing him that Sir William Fox will probably he m liangitikei m October. Wliila here, Sir William intends to visit W«stoe, to select the pictures aud articles of virtu he wishes to retain. In the past ten years there have beon 5 deaths m New Zeahnd from explosions of 4 boilers, whilst m Britau, during the same time, 421 boilers oxp.tod»ds causing 625 deaths, and injuring .830 people. An English lock-maker has constructed a key which he claims is capable of opening 22,600 patent lever locks, all of which differ m their wards or combinations. As described, tho key weighs three ounces, and is nickel-plated. The Halcom.be School Committee have unanimously recommended Mr Honore of Stoney Creek to the mastership of the Halcombe School coming vacant through Mr Guthries removal to Palmerston. . The committee of management connected with the adherents of the -Scotch at Awahu'ri have purchased a section and intend shortly to erect a charch thereon. Inspector liuflen, formerly stationed at tho Thames, Taranaki, Blenheim, aud other parts of the Colony, has been transferred to Napier. Inspector Scully, who has had charge of that district for a long period, retires from the service on the usual compensation allowance. It is stated (says the N. Z. Times) that In- > spector Atcheson (Nelson) and Inspector James (\Vangauui) will also shortly re- ' tire m a similar manner. Several changes are spoken of, but it is unlikely that anything will be done until the recess.