The Manawatu Standard (PUBLISHED DAILY.) The Oldest Daily Newspaper on the West Coast. TUESDAY, SEPT. 22, 1880. LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Manawatu Standard, Volume X, Issue 1461, 22 September 1885, Page 2

Manawatu Standard (PUBLISHED DAILY.) The Oldest Daily Newspaper on the West Coast. TUESDAY, SEPT. 22, 1880. LOCAL AND GENERAL.

On our fourth page to-«lay will be found the following :— A Clever Swindler, Dit'd on Duty, and a column of miscellaneous items. . A map of New Zeland on a scale of eijjhl miles to an inch, measuring 7ft l>y 10?t, and designed to show the physical geography of tlie colony, ia now m (he hands of the Surveyor General for the Colonial Exhibition, to he held m London next year, and a replica will . show the tenure of land m tho colony. Tn the case of J. Smith, of To Aro House, Wellington, v. the Equitable Insurance Company for £410 6s. judgment has bsen reserved. A good deal of argument was taken, during which His Honor expressed the opinion that the insurance companies should have settled the matter' themselves, and he observed the nnmher'of insurance suits brought into the Supreme Court were increasing. He had no doubt that tho public would take note of those companies which appeared more frequently, and that m time the evil, if such it could be called,. would remedy itself. A Dunedin barrister got bowled out the other day hy a witness. The oase was ono of disorderly conduct at a glove fight between Donovan and Williams, and a witness for the prosecution, who had something to do with getting up the fight, B wore that tho accused was creating a disturbance m the body of the hall. The counsel, m cross-examination was speaking of the. '' degrading exhibition." but was somewhat squelched when the witness recalled to his mind the fact that he had himself some time ago " irnpnrtel tuition " to the learned gentleman m the noble and manly art. It is somewhat unusual to find one connected with the cnu«-hine industry (svy-s the Manawatu Herald) " bookiue" by the strainers which travel m opposition to the roach line. One of our favourite West Coast drivers, however, having a holiday determined to take a' trip, to get, as Tin expressed it, a " shaking up ;'•■ having heard the resuiMntr virt cp of the process, besides disbelieving the yarns of tho sea, with which some of liis fares whiled away the tedium of n journey on the box between Foxton and Wellington. Once under war, however, Jack at -s»a wished himself Jack ashore, and he declares he. .g"t such a " doing " that a present of twelve months waees wonld not tempt, him to commit a similar act of folly. One small ray of light that partially soothed the suffering driver, was the satisfaction of witnessing the agonyof a knight of the pigskin who had likewise forsaken the road for the billows. We learn that Messrs Welch and Co. m Palmerston, and other booksellers' m the district, have been frequently applied to for conies of the novel " His O-to Mistake," now being published m the Standard Saturday Supplement. Many persons have been much struck with th" great power displayed m this story of surpassing interest, and are desirous of getting to the end of it without waitinjr for its serial publication. We are not surprised at this, as we confess, ourselves, to a strong desire to learn the final destiny of the various characters. This however, we are not permitted to do, as the concluding chapters have not yet reached us, so that, with our readers, we have to wait patiently. We are not aware that copies of the. tale m book form are m any library m the Colon y, or can even he. procured through a hookseller. We are very pleasod to lenrn from nnm n rous sources bow accurately the story has hit. the public taste, and how engrossed those who have read it are with th» realistic and. life-like incidents therein A public meetincr was held at. Woodvilleon Saturday night to consider the question of openinsr up roads through Crown landß. A resolution wan passed appointing a committee to confer with the members of the Special Settlement Association, with a view to devise a | scheme for submission to Partiament next session. Mr Leman, shirt manufacturer, has nailed upon the editor of the Auckland Star with reference to some correspondence, on " The Son? "f the Shirt," and said thpt so fnr from shirt-makinfflieiuff poorly paid !»v Itim, Ms rntes nre hisrher than those pnid by nth*r cnlnninl manufacturers, while they are 4HO per rent. nvn 1 London rates. Tn England, skilled shir) makers can put throneh two dozen ncr diem, whi'-h nt hi« rates wonld eivp. fin per day. Mr Leman's t>ooks, which linve been shown, prove that Some of his rxperienced workers earn. from 16a to 98s per week at the rate of 3s per rtoz"n. . . Tn flic ije.rislntivo Ctniii'il on Fndflv, t]\* 001-inial JVcrptnry n-nd m r-plv to Mr Phar zvn snid it was not proposed to remove th" rr-striftinn on the importation of stock at present.

Some may be interested to know that m soveral placed beer may be imbibs'l ffnm a glass measuring a yard m length Tiio custom o£ using hese glasses is said siill to obtain at Anton. England inverted £382,000 worth of iron and steel during the first 5 months oE this year. As an illustration ot the aphorism that "breeding tells" says the Denliqnin co--respondent of a Melbourne paper, it may. \be mentioned that ' Messrs Richard Gibson and Co., have- sold 3,000 four-year old cast ewes at £3 3s per head, from Messrs Austin and Miller's famouj Waneanella station, near hero. Three ranvj for 433 guineas each, and 100 single stud rams at MB 10s a head, were also sold, the total proceeds amounting to over £11,000, and there are plenty more of the same character waiting for purchasers. The Bombay Guardian understands that the Salvation Army have taken possession of. the famous Kennery Caves at Salsette, India. These caves are m a secluded' valley m Salsette Island, some 18 miles from Bombay, and are celebrated for their. Buddhistic sculptures and excavations. There are very many caves of different sizes, and the place is said to have been the site of a Buddhist monastery m ancient times. The place and its vicinity are described as being now a jungle, as sequestered as any hermit could wish, save for the visits paid by travellers and archaelogists. A rattier amusing commentary on the depressed state of the times is going round town, m the shape of a photograph of one of the busiest portions of High-street. The picture was taken at noon last Saturday, and represents the front of a row of shops, with two Maori women sitting on the kerbiug smoking their pipes. In the backgiound is a youth leaning against a doorway, probably on the laokout for any stray customer that might happen to pass that way. No other indication of life is visible, and the street consequently.presents a very deserted' appearance. Tlio wahines appear to be tiking thing* extremely i;:is\ - , and they give a very strange look to a Christchurch street.— Lytteltou Times. There are 52,000,000,000 letters posted I throughout the world every year. The late Thomas Emsley; of;Bur)ey, ; England, bequeathed £3000 to the New Zealand Wesleyan Church. A 1 the inquest h'jld on Greathead, (not Whitehead (s>*B incorrectly printed^) who was po ; spiu'd at Ciirterton, the-, evidence showed that he -had two medicine bottles m his bedroom, exactly alike, except that one contained liuement for rheumatism and wasf' /labelled "poison," while 'fhr other contained two ounces of ru.u. A candle was burning, but'deceiised ac cidentally helped himself to a* table spoon full of liniment, which consisted partly of belladona, mixed it with some hop hitters and drank it off. On finding hia mistake ho called for help. Various emetics were Administered, and finally vomiting was induced, but d ceased sank, rapidly and died three hours after swal-. lowjng the po : son. ' Dr Smith pronounced th,». cause of death to be the shock to the system, arising from tins fright, deceased being very frail, (72 years of ago) and suffering from heart disease and rheumatism. We regret to hear that onr issue on Saturday was a vain quite insufficient for the demand. Both our town agents as well its several district agents were sold out early m the afternoon, and application was made during the evening and yesterday morning for further supplies with which we were unable to comply, there not being a copy m the office. A large additional number will be printed on Saturdays m future, so that all demands may be supplied, and that no more dissanoiutmunts may result. At a lato examination of teachers m Hawkes Bay the following were amongst the posers put:— (l) "What is the feminine of bullock ?" (2)" Form a diminutive from deer." (3) " What are the boundaries of Afghanistan ?" We invite answers on these, more' especially with regard to the latter, a point on which we, with others, require information. The case Trekuku v. K'Md, now being heard at the Wanganui. Supreme Couir, is one likely to prove of interest to far.nvrs who havo to do more or less with gorge fences and thi-ir repair. Complaints are agaih made of Cuba--Btre«toetrigußedas a training ground, to the annoyance of residents whose sleep is disturbed m the early hours. We trust the practice will be discontinued. The Psilmerston portion of the 'Frisco Mail arrived by train last evening via Now Plymouth. Chinese doctors are said to be successfully prescrihinet smoked lizards as a cure for consumption. An attorney recently tooTc strong exception to a ruling of his court that certain; waV irtsfrlrnissibfep "I know, your honour, 11 , said he warmly, v that it is proper ; evidence. Here I have been practising at the bar for 40 years,' and now I want to know if I am a fool ? " That," quietly replied the Court, " is a question of fact and wot of law, and so T shall not pass nn opinion upon it, but let the jury decide." Amongst tho offers put befce the committee who are managing tlm 1 Friendly Sooities Fete m connection with the Exhibition,, we notice that there was one from the Wanjjanui Steam Packet Company, offering to issue return Tickets from Wanganni and Foxton at 15^ all round. The offer was considered satisfactory. At such a low figure as this we should imagine that a large number of th^ members of the Friendly Socities between here' and Foxton will avail themselves of the opportunity of attending the demonstration. — Herald. The Zoihchrift fur Instrumetiteribau gives an account of a pianoforte made m Paris, m which paner was made to take Urn place of wood, the whole, case being manufactured from paper so compressed that it was able to receive a hard surface, which took a perfect polish. The colour was cream-white. The tone ' of the instrument is reported not to be loud, but v<»ry sweet. The short, broken character of the sounds;, emitted by ordinary pianofortes is replaced by "a soft, full. qmsi-continuoHs sound, resembling somewhat that of the organ. It has been suggested that the evenness of texMire of the compressed paper may have Boine influence m effecting this modification of sound.

Have you ; visited Marlborough TTouse recently if not then go at once, where Goods are sold Cheap for Cash. Bentley "Bros, hive justly made a noise over their Great Sale. The Goods are without doubt exceedingly Cheap and of Sterling Quality as certified to by the many who have had the good fortune to find their way to Marlborough House. The Winter has set m and Ladies wanting: warm Clothing should come and see our value m Ulsters! Jacket* Dress Fabrics, and Flannels, which we cm thoroughly recommend. Men's .Clothing we can do well'; and would advise all those who have, not seen our. Tweed Snits at 27s " d to call', at the: same time our overcoats can be seen at 16s Od. Ro not lose this chance a^ it may never 'occur again.— | A dvt." 1 T. R. Walton, Draper. &c. Edinburgh House. Square.— Begs to ' notify to his numerous customers and tho residents of Stiinawatu that he is the only Direct Importer :in the district. New Spring and Summer Goods arriving per " Doric" now due, and also per Tongariro to arrive m a few days. Further particulars m future advertisement j