Matawatu Standard (PUBLISHED DAILY.) The Oldest Daily Newspaper on the West Coast. SATURDAY, OCTOBER 17, 1885. LOCAL AND GENRAL.

Manawatu Standard, Volume X, Issue 1483, 17 October 1885, Page 2

Matawatu Standard (PUBLISHED DAILY.) The Oldest Daily Newspaper on the West Coast. SATURDAY, OCTOBER 17, 1885. LOCAL AND GENRAL.

Three to fonr tliohfiand people trßvolled on the Wel.ington-Maaterton Railway on Tuursday. ;

Tlio amended law m uonuectit>u wit! the appointment ofJ.P.'s comes int operation shortly. On the second Mon flny of -iifxt. month Justices of the P«uet; are to me.'ti n coirt districts for thu purpose- of arranging a mta for tlnVnsuing twelve months They" will lie supposed to attend to tlioir judicial ilnties m accordance with 'the roiii,— and'if they do not tVy will bu snmtuoned vyhjMi jnstici'slafe 'fequhvd ; jf> rhay. ihg.ns u'egle<'t : to attend; the clerks of rhu'Couftff 1 ar« to notify the fact to the Minister of J^istic(»;-mid the-'-jdstices cense to-hold .offii;';, unless soiuu j^uoii reason is given • for such non-attendance. day made its escape, and perched on tin; iron trough r of| a fannhotisejn^he.ne.iscH'bourhood. .; The f arme,r, who. l»8d 4 * hVvcrbeen out of his native village, brought a ! ladder to- capture the' strahgi< ' ahinnil. When ho had reached the top, and was reaching .out Jib hand, th» pairot, called 5 out^ 1 What 3o .you want*? 1 ': r The , aston- v ished" peasant at once took off his hat. and said, "Oh, I beg your pacdon, «-L ( thought you were'U' bird !" M ' a _ I The Hot' Lakes Qromcle 'sajps :--" The ; wisJorn't»fthe action bf'the au'thoiiiieH, m giving |to the natives ! a' greater' latitude f orjtho purchase of! attim inition, U open to gray« doubt, and its pernicious effects are already noticeable. 'Fh'afc bhuutf'n^native, birdi \he tSi, tPeVkillr ing of which is against the law all the year round is being sliot wholesale by. the; defiant <MJiiori\v though ' it is ?i n'ow "thci breeding season. A. few days ago a native; was seen m Itotorua with a "fifty. pQund flour bag full of tthen.s n . brrds, and if: this 1 wilful destruction is allowed to' • g0 bu unchecked,., extinction,-.; of the»p> pi'etty songsters, as far.asthis district is concerned-, wilLnwvitably i'ollovy, ■ ftifl, to indention tthb' tiuiriber ot pigeons uiid 'other birds whijql^jare, coutini.ially killed ot(t of season l>y tho native lords of the , soil. Evidently th«re is one law for th» Eii ropeans;aii<L»uot}ipr; foe. tliQ^iativTes. Only one bankrupt has filed his Sfheduleduring^Hie' pfast fi've' 'wenks m , jJAuckWmd. nl|"ap,Bears(^ayß:the Mpvuld) that debtors Bn'rink'-froiii_'the'i>riv«ite vbxainiuatipn ou oath, b'ct'ore the ( Officja[ • detiule'd.ly' 1 oHj'ct to"" tl'iat otEciiU'*' W'finHiig ; to ; WiioW, 2 ' y'on !l know." Th^Fci.isi attM-litidiV/ ia;> tifti' 1 -office that one man who came to file wrth.:>'J»rio-! effects," on finding that -he. would havo '•- 4o unrtiiTgo the .above ; , ordeal, - f . (.iretiejred> t<i -pay^iiis credito.rs l7K,6d..in^}io pojinji,!; It seems that they doii^tjubject to afiirminjj, sw«iiritii: ot^a blown put nja.tciJ,pivjv deca^itltteJl ioOßfeiv like AIJ- CHing v tii but when it umi^s tv sayiuj? " S'iielp me," ]they,bo^gle at it audpay vp r , -, * * It is 'fnferivsting. to: iearn that a Swedish insolvent. 'pstVtei \vith liabilities amounting to £4000, lately paid 78 pc^ 1 cent: wlijle. the i cost of adrnitfist'rßtion is stated at only, eleven shillings, i'his Bhowß.that we./aro miles ahead of Sweeden m the inarch of civjlisat'OiK To; begin 'witli ! ,.n6ue'o.f diif'estatfts ar« gver so fdplish to pay 'anything' 1 like 78 peir cent. A very "degenerate foiirthiMisand poirnder iniirht U'ealiss' a siiia eqiii.vale.nt'jtpu.chargjfis^of -tUei Swedish nssiguee ; but a prime exainplfe vuiight * -Ife expect.cd tp.Stiil^in^rß^uobly:, dis-; tinguish itHelf. ; „,;/',-'....: , ; otteni complain that.the -. »'irrfguiafity (if the 'attendance ., of : ' jnany chihli^h ' riulifies the.tr ' efforts. But tlie : clowniiig instance came"under: 4 .oiii n'oti'(t'e'yeßterday| when' 1 a' girl' #lio had (i,be'eh- /present ; ■ iohce ; during ,th'e * twelvemonth presented herself at the annual examination, with jv note from liet ino,th,er,^asking. t the i hHadma^er .to. , pa^stiie'girl'f rom the 'fpnVtii to i lia " li fth" standard.— Hawke's' Bay.HemZlri. An Auckland paper has Jche: following? froim its 'London correspbnderit '■:— Tlie' tin; meat trade continues frightfully dej pressed, and there is a general opinion that, things have not yet reached tluir worst. The prices of corned and coin pressed, be<'f have further receded, tin demand showing no sign ,of ii nproy.teini/ht. The tonic lifortght^OGß and the. Aorangr 450 cases if rom New Zealand. ..'. Considerable amusement waR recently caused in' the, House of Connvions by', : the ' aw ( kwardn'esßof expression rit an hoiK j meinUer*entriisted with a petitiorr,' wlio ■ rosfe solemnly, and/ reniarkerti without < any punctuation SpVak'er, 1 I bejr j to prpseut % petition for the ■betterj prpr ; tecti^ii x^! girls-aii^ yonjig wonrjn : . ffo^j th«-; members of tho Young Men's Chris- , .tiai} Association." », „ >.\ t » v^ A trench nionev-lender complaining. ; to the late Barou Rothschild- Mint he had lent ft noble uj an ,10,000 franc < yjjio, jwL gone' off to Cnhßtn.ntiiipple \yithont li'a'v'-^ ingjany acknowlftcljje'riieiit'nf th« d-' t the) baron said^,'" Weir,"\yf"t; to liijn an I, ■ aski him to ißf«nd yPii' fife 70,000 ; 'fVni'i/c^ he owies.y^u.J! "But he"' irmly' owed i»itie ten, s" ,81110 th/>. . money-lender.' •f'Pm-* ciße^y > "'reioin,e(lt,he ba.roM < .and. he..,>yil!. write njjd telj yoii so^^ind^thus.ypupyj/l get hisackhowledgernent.''; .;■,,',,, „.. \ \ xr e\\ mounted on. a descendant , qf,ihe famous Traauc'eir/ a "^ydlf 'i«ni»wn iiJ m>w Zealand; 'squatter was Vli'nsin^ ''it-' shWp^ 1 woi^y,i l ua:.4(}g,;wh.ipljli.nadeit.saDpearahco' froiji aneiK}ibqrtngi,t^wnßhJiiß,..ln;hiß.:ex> cit''|n'eni;. he quite forgot, his newlverectedstandard^ and w^re f»»ncse (: ,7v]»ich.. ran ialoi'jg 'tin! face. of a lull.; Askprl afterwards by a sympathetic friend th<* cnuse ot his arm. being iii *a .sljnsr, and!, of Ms p^onottnclid A^xfindra limpVA'li'p'' expf aixipd .his , , addin %<-rr" ,Aß ( i J.\ pvnal going 'tin imsh the air_j thought to niyKelf., by ; George, ; here ■!»(>?« -th.^-l ICl^iiatcliiirch 'dentist's t'went^-giii'nea sefc j iof^ef'tli-ii-o'nd^ wbbl down twopence."— 1 Daily Telegraph. . ?*''• ' ' ■" ' " :)l ! ' '■' ' '' •;■ PHday'a N.Z. pmes "says :— nia f,x- \ cellencv arrived^n" Wellington 'vesfpirHar I from his trip to the. country. Hf. stayed m Miist^r^n' f«» ;; Wedn_cßi}ay, J nj[cU^ andj,. af.'nonjpan'iqd |>v jj^j ysito,' seei4tary^,A an^ 'ilr' AsHcrofV, 'railway mania sypv;-lfift^t ! fi ve *iii itiiites' past nino yepterdhy Wormlig. - : "Tlie' 't'raih! /wTuc'lr was 'in charern' of Mr- Grongh, cbnsist'ftd of alnew QiirriagOihndibraktj van. •.-Th«» ■ journey was made m. < Temarkably-, short time, Wellington being reached, at tnn minnjes- io^ twelve, ■ jthe disr tance of * seventy-one milps ' b^fn^r thus run m two hours forty-five . irtiiniites. _ _; i,■ // „ At t.lie meeting of the Wellington Land Board, Qn-{r t hij rsd avjnorn i n g\th.ere «' wer«| pr^^\^essrß/-\M^rchant,. ; Com-'v ,n)ipinner (m the Hiair), Beetham, Bunnyi Mason, and Fifzhorbert. . Cotisidpratinn pf an Hpplicatiori by Mr' CPtter for 320 p:res of land m th»» Pohangina dis•iiu^t was postponed for a fortnight. It was reoortpd that 18 villa sections, amounting t°'lQ acres'. r iat -, Huntirv?Jli> J \ had been sold for £448." An extension of time to pay an instalment was jsrrnnted to thejW!i e^'pS'' Be^ onf "s*6it Kairhngn. For i close' confinement, Want of air, sedentary habits! an;d , brain' and ■ ner-ve ! * tire,i ' trust' ■ m- Hop Bitters (American Co. 's). Read ....,,. ■.. ' JNielssrs (TTUStixwoOD & Sox, Dentists. W"aniaTiui.,Tlejrist;crecl, under, the Imperial .ColoniSl'Acfe. '"DentistrT'm 1 alt il^^)r«riche3. Mr GJi-eenwood brinars with him all the requisite apparatus for administratinar Nitrions CJxide Gas for the painless extraction, of tedthi'f) Mr (rTee'TPvooflmay he crni suited: t Palmpi-ston oxl Thm-sdar, i29th Oct., at [■Wallvjev's Hotel.— fAnvr.] f^i^ITLKY- JlRO?.: beor tn- announce the :arnvifil of their firs I t..shin.menf •oE ; -.!?prinfr 'fVA'd vSummer draperr. including .ill the lrtt^st novelties lii.all departTnen^ts, JMillii^T. •jqrv. I Dress. 'Manchester* Fancy, -vTeii's, Yoiihlis 1 and Boys' Olothinsr. Hats and r (ik'r)s-— all wellrStooVocl and; splendid value,, 'and Pf the -best manufacture. BENTLBr | BftOS— tADVT.] , ..'..; i ■■; r: ■•* -■;,;.■'■;■■> M rTOWRr/S^XNYiriOYAT, AXD STEEL PTLtS FOR FE?rAT,KK nnicklv. p oitouli. all irregnl'irities, raiilrejWvi' tlie ili»>.TO*}insr synintoinß.so.jiJrey^lent, with tlie sex. ' ■Boxw Is liil'iltiil 3s Oil.' of all Chorhints. prepared only hv 15. T. TowiiK, Ghomist, Nottingham, Ktißtanil. . Wholnwlo^of qll^the Wliolesa c Houses, Beware of Imitations, i