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Manawatu Standard, Volume X, Issue 1468, 30 September 1885, Page 4

The Cii.)Korv.it>r of Forests m South Australia gives thu total inunber ot' trees planted ujH»n tho reserves under his care during lust year at 344,733. Ot these 260,000 are alive and doing well. The planting- arrangements for the present i year, are, however, on a much larger scale. Over 423,000 troes were offered to corporate bodice, fanners, and others, and wore freely applied for. The owner of Diomodes, Mr Hannefc, has already been 'promised 30 mafus for the season. This is an abundant evidence of the high opinion Diomedes holds m the estimation of owners. There are now sixfcv men employed on the forewa contract, ami the foreman hopes shortly to have a hundred or more at work. . . Messrs Stevens& Gortons elsewhere announce their next stock sale at tho Awahuri Yards, on Tuesday next, at one o'clock. A performance is advertised m the theatre for this evening, fuller particulars of which will be found elsewhere. Our readers will no doubt be glad to learn by letter elsewhere from a trustworthy correspondent that the bridge at the Lower Gorge is at last to become an accomplisncl tact. We trust his surrnhe m regard to the Fitzherbtti't East Koad will -ilko prove correct. Our member promised to do lm best, tp secure tlte construction of this "•in.uchm'e.o'dcd * work, and we sincerely, trust lie has been successful. ."'■;' . •': '.'•;. ■.">■»- ; Dr Lemon is expected to visit Pnlmur.iton this evening. VV The viku of £350 for the Kairanga ; drain, promised by Mr Lialiaucu, bntt> we hear, beeu placed on ilie Estimates. " Mr Greenwood, Hnrgeoh-dentisJ, is announced to visit Puluicraton to-morrow, at Walkley's Hoi el. The Bon Marche announce that they are now showing their spring and summer goods, and rtspoctfully invito iuspeciioii'and comparison. The new building which has been erected m Manchuster street, Fcildi'ng,'«B a barracks for the Salvatioii A rmy, will be foruially opened on Sunday next. On Monday, a tea meeting will be held there. .: A prospecting party was formed m Ashurst last oveuing, to go out to the Pohangiua Koeta. Arraugemeu'ls to apply f<h* a leas'.* of some of the land were alsodtcided on. Aboitt ,16 scttU-rs were present, and signed their names: Messrs, Hogau and Co. produce merchantß, of Wangautii, announce that they will be glad to receive good samples of linseed. A *\Vangan*u> paper has Kietollowing: — Some Btupi«l person circulated a ruinuur m the Avenuu on Monday after noon -that a rich gold find 'Had' tft .k er V .place on tho Harnour Endowment -Blocik,'* Manawatu, and that Paltncrs'tou North had gone crazy on the subject. Mr J. H. I] ankiriH, solicitor for Jamuß -Braxier, notifies date, place, and hour, for hearing his application for order of discharge. ' The Marton Borough Council intend to strike a library rate ot Id m the &. Tt is understood that, among impendiug changes m the police force, Ser-geaut-Major O'Grady, late of Grey month, who is under orders to proceed ' to Wei • lington, will be transferred to Napier. Sergeant Prico, of this city, will m all probability be transferred to Masterton, and Detective Chrystal will proceed to a district, the mine of which has not yet transpired.— Post. ! About 200 peoplo travelled on the Wellingtoii-Matiawatu Kiilway on Saturday, and on.Suuday 285 tickets were issuod. . . Acorrespondent of the Posi draws atten'tioi) to the severe danger caused to health by the improper disposal of night* soij within thu city boundaries. The steamer Cheerful, of Liverpool, and trading between London and Plymouth, has been ran down m the Bristol Channel by H.M.B. Heela m a fog. One of the crew and a lad}' passriiger were killed m the collision, and eleven were drowned. The direct steamer Rimutaka left 'Plymonth on Saturday last, with a full cargo and a large number of passenger*. Her first port of call iv Ne«r Zealand will be P»rtChalin«'rs. It is a striking proof ot the generally slip-sluxj character \of Nev/ Zealand legishttion that out of the 87 Acts passed ! during the late session no Ifss than 35 are Acts simoudingpthp'r Acts previously onfllie Statute ' Book, two wore validation Acts, and one an Act to iutprpret another Acf..\ . ■•:■ ■ ■■■..- Tlie busiuesx office of the Standard-is-.now on tho ground floor," for the greater convenience of the general pub.^.V ■' ; " ;/ ; •..■■■■■' "-..■■■" Notwithstanding Captain Kdwln'a pri'.diction, the weather to-day was bdanfiful— -balmy spring,- breeze and sunshine. . ,