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Manawatu Standard, Volume X, Issue 1491, 27 October 1885, Page 4

i The regular meeting of, the iibyal M ( ana.wata Lodgp, L0.0.F. M.U,. V will be. bfeldih the LodgSrooiii, licit Thursday* at 7.30. |We regret to learn that his Worship the Mayor sustained a slight relapse this forenoon of the' indispo ! i»itidii froth' which he has recently, been; suffering. \We trust the symptoms wilf iopn .pass : aipa£;. : , .. „ .. .' ."" ;; „/.■ _;■••-£■.^ I A considerable number of ' pertona left Palmerston and adjacent' N nistrict.s this forenoon to attend Messrs Stevens .& Go'rtou'Bßtdck sale at Feildinfe. ' : •■-;£' WitJv tomorrow fs issue of the ISTljtt*?' AHD"ivill.beVpul)iisbed our usual" We(l«' : nesday Supplement, containing a variety • of specially compiled and very ,interesting reading matter; , ' ' '^. ! , We learn that the result of the crushing of the hialf-toniof-Pbhangina '-stone thjat x«Brsent tq;>Malbqurne has .been re-.: ceived, but the Pahnerston partners m the concern decline- foR the present to make^t public.,., This is to ; pur iinind ,.,a.! mistaken policy, and we hope tiiatth'ose' ■vfiio are responsible •fo'r s 'U- will quickly V|et) the wisdom of changing. th,§ir minds. Jr4C7iddhicle'. * ;: '. •. . v '. r ."'"'".' ','V ! \% !We are glad to. hear that Messrs; Wa)- :; flegrave and Abraham iutend : becpm-, injng candidates for civic honours. __^ '' jit is expected that the receipts for luncheon tickets sold will' defray expenses m connection "with the late v r iceVejgai^isiiV "' fW tbt^%p*pfturni! f round numbers'' ambunta ' €6f j£s(> f Any • Vdeficiency, which may ; result wli'ea accounts are made' tip, will be met' by the I gentlemen who attended the preliminary meeting held which was iformed into': committee. , . , -■■>■ ; The last ticket m 4da i-Mautua'^ con * iultation was sold this forenoon, and the proceeds of the book remitted to ' Cjuhedin, of which Aria bias . been '. duly 'advised by teleeram. . iWe reqeived yesterday both by wire . and mail communications asking us to' forward results of crushing of atono from Pohangina sent to Austraha. ; We had' t6 ieply m effect 'that we could not ascertain definitely, but feared results wjere rather, disappointing, judging by the , dpsppndenttnieu of seine of those Chief- ' )jr interested., •;. • , ! v- | The theatre which is being erected at Woodville, a description of .Which we ,gave m a recent issue, ii being buil.t^. upt by a cotnpany, as we were given to, uhderstand, but by Mr L. D. Bickertpn, oiE the Abercorn Arms Hotel, whose sole property it will- be. ; - • ';■' ; JThe next census fdrtfte^cpunties of Bangitikei, Manawatu, Oroua,' and' Hord- !i will be taken next April.. ■- j Mr Donald Fi*a,ser's celebrated trotthig stallion Bill Elm 1 showed, his, paces m barton oh. Sjatirday -was^ g reatly ttdmireli by. a considerable cyowd or spectators. 1!" ' ! " ! '- '-' ' ! m'K"* * '■'% ',#- '■£ *i ■* %* &T ' | We learn froiin cue Foxton paper, that ont of .1 18 pupils prese'n lte'd ib .'lhe ;v sta\i. v dards at the recent examination pf -the . Foxton school by inspector &ndpn pnly.f 44 passed. _-„ ,-_\ „.-.,■ . „;.•;'-. ■,/ ! The Government have received an application^ ,f rom the "Manchester llpad. Board asking for asßisfance 1 iri iniprbv- 4 ing the roadto Pohingina. which - they expect will shortly, be- declared a goldfield.— Post. - x .-Vs . (The Marine Department has toj have an?officiariuquiry held into the cijrcumstances of tlie l.nte, collision between tHe T,ui and Jane Douglas-. [ There was no meeting of the^Boatiug Club Committeellaat evening, a quorum of the members not being iii attendance. \. if'?" £.' r'S.T'- i^'Ji * r >-.<•- '<■ !AuladvertißeiSin>^a ; Wanganui iipapor wnifts aSv^ight^arr^ing tfack/SttitoWte' for lady. It must - surely r< bp t for his iHlothor-in-law he wants' ii. Fancy .a whigMcari-yinglMck for a lady. Dhdegr, -■'. ■ . <.: -'■: ■■- > ■■■ '.I.'< ' ■■■: -4