Matawatu Standard (PUBLISHED DAILY.) The Oldest Daily Newspaper on the West Coast. WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 14, 1885. LOCAL AND GENRAL.

Manawatu Standard, Volume X, Issue 1480, 14 October 1885, Page 2

Matawatu Standard (PUBLISHED DAILY.) The Oldest Daily Newspaper on the West Coast. WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 14, 1885. LOCAL AND GENRAL.

♦ . .. FritJny next will be observed as n special Bank holiday by all the agencies of the Bank of New Zenlami. that day beina: the 24th anniversary of the original establishment of the Bank, now au'ch" a prosperous institution. The Mnnawatn Rond Board invite tendei-R for work on No. 1 Line, Kairanjra. "Specifioationß can be soeen at. office of Messrs Rnelson and Co. Tenders close on Saturday, 17th instant, at noon. There was a considerable borly of water m the Manawntn to day, and reports reached us of sundry head ; of cattle having been drowned. .When bicycles first came into fnvor a farmer's wife m a remote country district was m the front garden watering her flowers, when a young man, walking hastily along tho road, came np to the gate and inquired if she had seen a man pass on a bicycle. She dropped her watering pot, and Raid she had not, arMing, •• But I'll tell you what I did see —I don't know as you'll heliwve it — I'm sure I would not have believed it if T had not seen it myself. It. was one wheel of a carriage running away with a man ; and I nover was so frightened m my life !" Among thft gay and festive eflWrs iv the wnv of hunting on Monday, n't Bulls, something unique m banners was to he observed proudly wriarerling above the poet and telegraph offices. On .inspection, this turned out to be a spirited delineation oF his Satanic majesty, as conventionally pouTtrayed, snrronndod bb a remarkably businesslike flames and forked lightning, and displayed on what appeared to bo a portion torn off gome very ancient sheet. The flag (characteristic we may presume of the locality it was sent from) was, we were laughingly informed, the sole outcome of an uigent appeal to the Wanganui post and telegraph department for the loan of anything m the way of flags that the department were possessed of or could procure for the purpose of decorating the town for tho reception of tho Governor. — Advocate. A private letter has been published m Paris, which gives a gloomy account of the sanitary condition of tbe troops m Tonqnin. Iti« stated that there were 2,G40 patients m hospital m July ; 600 men died m May, and it is feared the number of deaths wns far higher during the two succeeding months. The writer, after hnvinsr exprep««d his doubts as to wlii'thiT fhcpf terrihlej figureß will he piil»|inli«'(l m Prnricp, wlifre everybody is rnld tli.-it. llao hfjiJMi of thp pxpeditmhar'y For(M> is i»xofl!ont, ad>ls that hn o"oos not thinl:, tlifro ore fifty men per company now alive of Ihe troops originally Rent nut to Tonqnin, arid not a man will be k'ft if they have to complete three years service m the place,

The whereabouts ot Mr A. McDonnell, )f the Tuhua prospecting party, is at present rather difficult to ascertain. Telegrams have been received from Peter j Doddy at ; Kihikihi to the effect that home affairs, necessitated McDonnell's departure before any definite conclusion could be come to with the natives. He has evidently left there, but where heis at present cannot be fouud out. "With regard to the Pohangina, Mr H. C. Field was ,to. leave to-day with Mr P. Reed, a practical West Coast miner, whose experience should be of use to the association.—Monday's, Herald. ■Mr Jacob Joseph has decided to erect a large brick hotel on the site of the Empire" HoteT in' Wellington— it wiU'contain' 150 bedrooms. . " The Whiffier •"'- has been bound over to keep the peace towards Mr Travers for 124nonths, and until he can. find two sui'eties has been locked up. . ~M.dks.ii Jones has received a tiiJe, countersigned by the Minister of Lands, to 70,000 acres of land by way of lease, for fifty-six, years, with compensation on the expiry of his lease for all buildings, improvements, etc. This is as good nearly as a freehold. The name of Mokau Jones should be at rest. We learn that Mr Stewart, District Engineer, with Mr Anderson, who has charge of the river improvement works, will leave for Auckland on Wednesday. TheDce they will proceed at once by the Central Bail way Route to the head of the Wanganui River, and come down the river for the purpose of making full inspection of the various parts which need improving for steamer traffic. They anticipate being absent ten days. — Herald. The Advocate Bays that, notwithstanding the extremely boisterous weather a 1 large crowd of persons assembled to welcome His Excellency : the Governor at Bulls on Monday morning. The main street was decorated with banners, and the Governor was* received with enthusiastic cheers. He expressed much gratification at his reception. The mounted infantry, of which there was a capital muster, lormed a guard 6f honour. Mr John Thomas Love, till lately 'carrying on business m Wellington as plumber and tinsmith, is supposed tc have levanted. His creditors will apply to have him declared a bankrupt. The Napier Herald says : — The police intend to put ,m force that clause of the Police Offences Act which makes it imperative for milkmen to cease supplying their customers by 9 o'clock on Sunday morning's. Milkmen are a hardworking ami necessary class, and plying their culling on Sunday* is no nuisance to anyone, but a benefit to many. To- stop them, even under an Act which a " Liberal " Ministry passed, is persecution ol the grossest kind. The Auckland Star gives, the following daring instance of tho occasional inconsistency ol: Justices' language. The circumstances were very much the same m both cases, and previous convictions had been recorded against both defendants. One woman who was represente.l by a lawyer was found guilty and ailowed her liberty on the understanding that she ishould come up for sentence when called upon. But m the other case, 1 m which' the facts were alsu proved, the flcfehilaiit, a niarr.eJ woman with a family, was sent to prison for three .months. On the subject of" prospecting m tho King Country the W^Uim-ton correspondent of, the Auckland Star wires to that journal : — I have been permitted by the Native Minister, to publish the tollowiiig letter, which explains some paits of the controversy as to the conditions upon which gold prospecting was to bts allowed :— ''Native Depart: meut, Wellington. Sir,— l have the honour, by direction of the Hon. the. Native ■ Minister, to inform you that Messrs Workman, McLean, Von Hotter, and Douglas, are authorised to ..prospect for gold m what is known as tho King Country, wpoji receiving permission frotu Ihe chitifs interested m the land. This letter can' i<e forwarded as their authority.—P. W. Lewis. To W. Fraser. Esq. M.H.R., Thames."' 'We continue to receive information (si\ys tlio Napier Telegraph) of the excellent lambing shec-p, fanners are having this season. In one, the" last i nuance to hand, from a number of 12,000 ewes passed '-through the yards, 105 perjeent of lambs havo been docted, and the balance of the flock will likely turn out as well. It is said by the local paper that the tia»cial>ff.iirß of the Anglican Citurch iii tluj Uawora district are m so bad a cwmlitiou that at a vestry meeting the question was mooted of asking the 'bishop jto. withdraw the clergyman. The member of the vestry who raised this question said that m his opinion it was not hmiest to retain the services of a clergyman unless they, were adequately remunerated. There appears to be considerable subterranean agitation goiiig on at Lake Kotoriia, mid it is probable that somo permanent alterations will" take place m regard -to some of the springa. The Lakes Chronicle states that a noticeable feature m the hot lake Kuirau, near the Palace Hotel, is i that the water is apparently falling, and some of the ground around the lake is getting very treacherous. From a Wanganui. paper we learn that it'ls considered probable that a tender for the Eutitown workshops extension' will be accepted m a few days, all the deposits not having been received. It is said. that the lowest tenderer is Mr C. Bull, Messrs, Alexander and, Mclfarlane coining : nexl. The Pnlmerston North "Rifles will parade for inspection and must'-i parade on Friday, the 13th. instant, at,7 30: p.m. Croup,' whooping cough, and various other maladies are very prevalent just now, and juvenile indisposition ia an unwelcome visitant m many families. A very heavy gale blew all last night, tho gusts at times being of terrific fora? . It must have been a fearful night m ihe Straits, or for any vessel on a lee slime. We (Star) understand that Messrs Sberwill, Fry, Mae.-u-thur] an^ Lothbridge have resigned their Commissions of the -Pence. The reasons for this step has not been made public. In our Wednesday's Supplement published with to-day's issue will be found an interesting tale of the American War, entitled " His Little Sister," together with other specially compiled reading matter. Those who have asked to have tickets on Robin Hood's and Ada Mantua'a-con-sultations reserved for them, must apply for aame at Standard' Office at once, as only very tevr ara now left on hand. '■'" ' <! Jacob Faithfull" hasloat no time m forwarding the results of his drawing on the Hawkea Ray Spring Handicap. The first prize £700 went to two carpenters m Napier, tho second £300 to a shertp-farmer nt Kissington, Hawkes Bay, and the third to a coach driver at Taradale, Mawkes Bny. It says something for the connexion which *' Jacob" has worked up that although this sweep was only open three weeks 4714 tickets 'were sold. This popular consultationist has now under way a " monster consultation" on the Melbourne and New Zealand Cups. , We understand that the reception committee will ho m funds- to meet the expense, m connection with the late viceregal visit.

Messrs Alexander and MuFarlune, the contractors for contract No. 18 on tho Wellington- Mann watu Railway, intend losing no time m the matter of getting to ,work. A start will probably be marie this week if the papers can be signed m time. Therft..is wo understand a great deal of bridge work iv tlie contract they have secured: A circular has been forwarded to all the locil bodies* through th« colony, informing them that tliu Governor has fixed the 15th instant (to-morrow) as iljo day for the first election of .District Boards under the Hospitals and Charitable Institutions Act, 1885, and asking t'lem to hare the necessary arrangements ina"de"foT'the election of members - to represent them on the Boards. The Gov-rrior will be advised under section 9t> fix Thursday, the sth NoTembur, for tlie first meeting of the Board. The Boards do not come into operation uulil that date. ■ • We see that our )ate friend and fel-low-settler, Mr. D. Knight, is starter at the Manaia Baotss, tor the meeting to ue held on Boxing D iy. The Manawatu R\ilwny on Monday, for the first timu, run their morning train to connect with the Foxton coach at Paremata. Thu passengers left the Thorndou Station at 7 a.m., arrived at Pareniata at 7.45, and within five minutes afterwards w.-re " all aboard," and the co-x '• started. This evening the passpng.-'s by the coach from Foxton will arrive m tow.i by the train from Paremata. This is a freat improvement on the old style.