LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Manawatu Standard, Volume X, Issue 1491, 27 October 1885, Page 2

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

A tneetinc: of these interested m the Pohaiigina is convened for next Saturday afternoon to d isbuss matters. Mr Anderson, the prospector, war m Palmerston jregterdav nft<rnnon He \va3 to return to Pohanßina this morning. Ron of Mr 'Walker', veterinary surgeon, di*>.d on Siindny of pulmonary . coiJu'imption^f torn' which he hkd ' Deeri suffering 1 for many months. The funeral takes place .to-morrow. < Mr jVereker-Bindon, the Inspector of Schools, returned to Wanjcanui pn Batur- ! 3ay night. We (Chronicle), learn, from ■ liim that rearlin!? and spelling are, . the , | subjects m which there is the greatest i weakness m the country schools.

'<■ Now that drawing has been^niade a^; ctgnp-ilsory suigect m the State 'schools,; t'eacliHra or pupils will havextb jsuppljf; thtimaelves with stocks of ttie^i^e^ irra\V:? ing^bookfi for Standards 1 and N IE the same^s they do with other school^' may. te^i^'s. The set published by the*gepartM merit and distributed by the Education BoarJ /is simply an authoritative example *Bf*w'h%t is required. Specimen books of a higher standard are also m course of preparation under the supervision of "thu department. „ , «4fc thLe,J>e- uui.ißerjttf^Ye.ry«,xec?fiß^the samfc thing occurs. The judges, the magistrates, the lawyers, the public, the " l ' w £P_ a P'*l 8 »_ cofnp.'* 1 " 1 a»d._coinpjain. 'ju^l^tof^^ltftb^ofi^J^ctgW .m fore* which npjbudy, • has v.ever seen, ahd laws havo to,^be% administered and obved by people^fo doyApt know what they contain, orxeven^Whether there are such lawlTin Axistehde. ?/» jr/t^l fwtftFgona body courd" spena a' shimmer night ;^t; the Eontane f/on^jthe ban|k of the Tiber, three miles below the city, of Bamfij, without imminent danger; pf tjeing. SttacWd *bY the 1 worst fo¥rn -W _Boman mala^ous; ftA^r/j tand; ;;cbnse- ■ quehtly the few r . laborers .went t tp r the. place^in the morning and left . before ,Bunsefc )VJi Nb^ co'n^Udtly' and are m good health. 1 Tlie the sanitary ''coftdift'ort' lof theipl.toe iiiiuainlyjfif not'excl naively %ue|to the ?rew?li of a grove of 125,000/ euca(lyptus tr-^s ; but jvjieth.sr as euctbetween the'ltahan louroals. The grove ,waß!plant&r%^^^^^^ monks who cultivat* tfonre patches of the ijoil J-rf>tßesg?dVe^ r ah-d-''m.y.nftctijVe ! cordial, - eucalyptui.tboth-powdßr^iaroi matic Tinegar and various other productK from! th.e t treeß.; It haß.beon discoy.ered,; that the eucalyptus, bark js superior to oak for tanning. '/,'./,* '" ; rhe, pew j. captain, of r t]bfi t . .Sal^tid.nj Army^Ciiptain Wright,' frb'iiTwaugaAiji^ .ayrived m Wellington ou Friday. Major -Follatd, who is about to leave the colony' to tajce charge of t\e_ NewjSouth Wales district, parsed through Wellington oS J Thurtda^^the; : " i r ,Th?e k: JPTelsoa Gblonist " of ; „ Oct^^ ? says i-^Mr Brown reports froth fSjfey^ inout)i .last evenirig that the Wallace hnd sustamed'rfoi'further^injiirytfxdni the heavy sea of the past two days The clear jngfawray of is still |>iejn"g, proceeded jwjth, ma logs') l^resJtlem^ Placed under the steamer^ bottom, and. purch'anes rigged for hauling the ; ! vessm ,pver ia the starboard, or comparatively Wind side, so ttuifc- tht. examiattioarof the port side tajy^ljeina^ofAnjiliteaipipr- . if possible, effected, to \ -effable Hlh .vessel Wbe removefl t6 w^ opposite I . HiHe6fithei channel^ where 1 repairs'coold be made with safety.]; :,•;'!■■;{ The Wellington >'Cily Wo¥cW«es^ tivedj the following amendment by Cr Quick :rrr" Sjhat . tifiev..;,Council ,i resolve ;< i that musical performfinces shall not take, T>l a^cej p» tb^e. B^sin \ Kesei; ve ;on ,Stj[nd ay! af £ernponßy inasiiiHch as { they ■' have^a ( tendency tb'iiiferfe're wit'n 'thV' ; conaucTt ; oftthe Sunday ochdol m tlie neighbour: •hoodj" >i' - !i ':•;.' -;[f..v "; '7;:<I»j;-f

/We (Herdfy) have seen a 'id from l<f Swiudle-to\vh," WstHe Pbtiafr-' ,gina > Reefeß'tfiveH-beed '•d6ile'dlo;iTllJ8 1 writer states-jfchat he has no f aith.ia - tKe future prospect the i place* but [ [it jthe. stone] sent to Melbourne.,tujrnß out satisfactorily, ,th,erplaeftY should .turn „.qiit n ai second Mount Morgan, as the creek and : valley are fiilLpf auuilaF'stbne. There B J^erfejabout 29^n*W!6e,gVoi?h'a*W!nl 5 time,! and about a dozen tqlaf ins had been taken up at thoj[ti(ne]qf3ffi?ftin|ri Tji| claiWs, however, had been , taken np close jto the original ifcn'd' bS'A'nd'efson'a without any endeavour heing made to 'find a reef. Messrs, Bain, Baaactt, and Corby irt^naßt^uig'jhere-ftir^ {^e^:( to make a fifll * investigafum of 'tne^ ground. Moat of^he vothe'r .Wangamii parties have returrfedV **-J -* f «^V The&t&eo^atfy < ZjungK bkrttes.Sir Julius VogSl for^itfing «* coWtrjllo yiftneeesßary expense m. to iiliyttdton by the Binemoa instead of by ojf the Utiio^^inlaiyJli^atsi $he cost (it tKe, trip_pf the Hineraqa Mr|B; Wright of Wangahrtl^ 'notifies that hd has for Sale bone uienl/and bone dust, jalso firewoba aiia'fehXff. ? j ] k!& returaed colonist haraftdTEmsley, Wild liveia fttt^BetFley-miWarfedirlttS itf< Yorksliir^JhHi lefPtirb WeMSyah'bhurcV m Nejw^alaik §30)0 ! & %Mtl; a arT: r Th s e' bequest was quite' iinexpetticd; : "*', "' v ' : ', 4 ' I -C*J:i-t »!?-- V!iV.i Orr. 1 ti X .** ill lit <^;L>! The Marlhorough Press says;— The expbijt of gold for the Marlbwrough district during the fJepteinWr /|iiai*ejr] i>va» 530055, worth- £2120. This is a Urge increase oaTlast^arV wherWV'loz ~sN& entered for expor,^-^ ' t Y,-^^s\^s?\ „-,, Ajtithe Wanganui Police Court yeaterid.ay moruing Amy Sinclair wsu^charsed With attjapftptvng ,to r^scw. cattfe ou.t?|tfi' Qctobjer. The. plaintiff ™aaid that the battle; w^reiijiindia, Street, off Lpnjrfo?)? Street, and hp^was.. driving them! Anton tlie^pouud when the defendant took !th«in •aMfayxfTfjro !hitja> ; . j Finedx 10s »an:di; ;7a eipsts. In » precisely isiimlait case m 'Palni^rstou the same B. id., dismissed the charge,!-; ' , ;• y ■■•,/-..,. -,]. >-• ,-■ ■">\\h">-< big mouth ornamented. wfth "a big tooth 5 in^fiojnt. Souieof'fiis fr'ieh j ds r "wiHne¥ rßtin tp r {iaye i it ; rerapyed."^HT he. ,v?<>uld. :iipt^isteh to tlierai , "H^ra'aintained :jthe! Almighty had some purpote m putting }^the|-e r .Bo it did not become lnin to < pQblicr dinper v a; maiden lady .. or , uncer r !^aih;a'ge arid appearanpe.jqtiizzeji hi|n.i aboutjhis being a batchelor.- With the bluntness of those days shesaid at last, " If it were not for that tooth J, fuighi take ye inysel£" tlooking m his quaint way anier; he ' quietly " replied, v Tlfe" :Alinighty likely put,; it "there, then, to Bav,e;me from thatfaM."^';-?:?''"^"'^. ! iThe annual distnlt^ieefin^Sf the Auorent Order of foresters 'is'tb^take pjage jd.ur in^^he present yv&k.i lAdlvjcSsV h(|Xe been received thajfaH! rth^i?Goji'irtß will h\i represented by delegates and the city Cbur,tßjhaye decided;;. that;, oothibgl shall be "wanting on thejr ;ipart to give the visitors a hearty reception? Arran jements haVfj6rbee)i&ompteted* for a socirl gatlieriftg'bn i We^neßd^y^n^ignl; whi ch: membora tand .their friends rare: ] * invited!;' md, ] on ; iThurVday, ; after; the 'meeting is^pyer, the delegates ; will be entertained^At. a banquet. 'Both- affairs will conic off m the^Foresters' HailjTbity-; Btree l l --^Pdat. ; "■ ;< '" '■ iJ ' '•'•'•■ •..<•■, ;>»'-■ :: ■■■■■■ ■ ■-..•.••:;.;.