LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Manawatu Standard, Volume X, Issue 1497, 3 November 1885, Page 2

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Tenders for bushfellingaud formation of bridle tiaclc, Otamakapua Roads contract, closo at noon on Saturday, Court Young Mauawatu A.0.F., Oroua Lodge, U,A..0.D, and Orient LoJge, 1.0.0. F., hold their iriestin^s thin evening. i Tenders.for the erection of a theatre, i shops and iodgeroom at Woddville close sat noon on Wednesday. ' 1 j The horHoa and drays advertised ftfj sale m the Standard by Mr Hannett, of Foildiug, found a purchaser, at, a good iprice, m Mr Sykos of Tionui Street. The New Zealand Industrial "Exhibition of 1885, after being opened for a period/ of; three 'months was declared closed on Saturday night by his Excellency the Governor. , _ '::■■,'"■:' ': A correspondent, whose address " we f Post) shall be glad to giyje,states . that he can m ten lntjiutes; and without cost, supply n: cure for hay. .fever which would probably not be obtainable by consultation with 990 out of. 1000 orthodox physicians. The result 'slips of, Ada Mantua's final consultation have hot yet reached us, but will probably be here this evening. The little girl Dunstnl, -who wag recently injured by being run over by a passing vehicle m WeliiiVgton, lias, we I (Post)aro glad to learn, 'recovering [ from the shock tocher system, and is I men ding somewhat. She is not yet, however, out of danger. .; •-,: A Wellington, paper-is pleased to be able to announce that the. Directors of the New Zealand Shipping Company, recognising the so vere depression now prevalent m the frozen meat trade, hav.o determined to make a very substantial reduction m the rate of. freight on *their conveyance. of meat to England. This liberal and timely coucessiou will be I much. appreciated. ! The result of tlie V.R.C. Derby would ! not surprise many. Nordenfeldt, -iei nee his win m the A..J..C. Dtrby the other day, ban been made a great favorite for everything m which he has, .started, His running this season has been little short of marvellous, He hag run seven times, and has scored six. his non-suc-cess being m the Hawkesbury; Guineas, iWon by First Chester. His wins . are— - Hawkesbury Produce Stakes,.. A.J.C Derby, Spring Maiden Stake's, Craven Plate, Bandwrick Plate, and V.R.C Derby. . \ The Duke of Abercorn, whose death is announced elsewhere, was Head m tiie' male line ot the groat house of Hamilton. He held personages, m. all three kingdoms, although, from his chiet estates lying iii Ireland, he wns commonly regarded as an Irishman. In 1868, m consideration of .his eminent servicos, he was created a Duke in' the" Irish peerage. He twioe held the office of Lord-Lieutenant of Ireland^ and Itas always been remarkably popular m that country. The special concessions offered by Mi 'Wallace, manager of the Wellington and Manawatu Railway Company', to the delegates •to - the annual district" meeting of Foresters were largely availed of on Friday, and a pleasant trip was made to Paremata and back. A maghlerin) inquiry into the cir« cumstancos attending: the recent collision between the steamers Jane Douglas and Tui, m .this harbor, was to 1 be held m Wellington yestfirday. M:r Sydney Stidolph, a clfrk m the employ of the Wellington Meat Preserving Company, expeiienced a narrow escape from sudden dnsth last Saturday. Mr Stidolph wont off m the company's boat to delivor three casks of corned beof on board the corvette Enterprise. Two of the casks were slung saftsly on board, and the third cai»k, weighing 4owt, wns m the act of being slung when it slipped through the slings and fell a distances of 30foet, striking Mr Stidolpli, who was standing on the ship's grating nt the foot of th« ladder* on the anh nnd knocking him into the water. We are )\a< py to say that beyond a Bove'r« bruise, a shock, and a cold .b.ath, but little iuconvcni'Mice w>ts experienced by Mr Stidolpli. The cas'c was smashed to pieces, and tho meat ivas lost.-:— Vo.sh Chloride or lime scattered about premises is alleged to drive away rats.

The excitement among the spurting ■Miiiiiiuuiiy of Wan^anut was Very creat on Saturday night, as soon as tinnews ot the victories of Trenton afifl Nordenfeldt became known. .EVorybwd) was highly pleased and gratified at the notable success of the New Zealand l\ovses. Tlio winner of. tlio Melbourne Stakes, Trenton, is by Mnsket ont .'. of. Frailty, a New Zealand mar?,'and is the property of Mr D. O'Brien, of Christchurch, at which place the horse m question was the winner of the CRristciturch Stakes last season. Nordenfeldt, is also n son of Musket, and was purchased some time ago from the Auckland owners at a very high figure, by the .Hon. . James -White, the present owner. Nordeufeldt won the Sydnor, Derby a rery short time ago, — Chvnicle. " Jacob F.aith.fuJ .'ft "consultation was 'drawn on Saturday forenoon m the presence of a large committee and representatives of the press. The drawwas as fair as possible, and gave satisfactory to all pre&eut, ■ '■;' : The following appears m the Wellington Post :— Po\y«r —On 19th October, the wife of Sir Power. Hugh-street, off Adelaide Road, of a sou. Father de-< lighted.-; mother proud. Home -papers, please copy. . . i . ' The total attendance at the Wellington Industrial Exhibition during the 3 months it was open is estimated at 150,000. V The Wood'viUe correspondent of an exchange rein Vies upon the large number of drunken men about the streetx. There are Boinetimoß five or six at „tl'ie same time, and onlj two cells to "put thorn m. ■ The Hawers • Anglican Church appa&YS to b© -m cxdrcnus. Last w««6k, at a meeting of parishioners, a motion was made to ask the Bishop to withdraw the clergyman, ou the plea .of inability on the part of the congregation to support him his ' tttipend also being m arrears. An amendment was eventually adopted to the effect that an ultimatum be put before tho whole of the heads of professedly church families m the form of a circular, requesting them to undertake to subscribe regularly under the envelope and that^fsijjiu^ support being forthcoming frorn:.tui» appeal, tho'Biahop will be requested tri withdraw; the. clergyman. ' - ': The Oreti l«av«.B : Wanganui for Onehunga, via New' Plymouth; on Friday next at 9 a.iv, sharp, Intending exeur eiooists uhould book, early tor ensure; gt- tting a berth. Meegrs " Walkor and Hat rick are the Wanganui. agents of the steamer, ] The Auckland JleraTd states that a shark, meaßUijtig 30ft m Jength, 16ft: girth, and with a mouth 4ft wido f w.ascaptured on the" beach hear Alic-klaud. An ugly c»»tomer to come sniffing round a bather wbii» e»joyiujj l\>» mortuug bath. >-■ .;;i .i ■';-,..); .'i ' : The following is the passenger list by the Jane Douglas ou her outward trip on Saturday night:— -Misses Hosklngand Liddell, Mesdatnes Mudsou, Pent and child, and Ne wall,' Major and, Mrs : Gudgeon and child; Mr a'lJd'.MrsTrickltbank and boy, Captain Johnson, " Messrs Galdwell, Hanson, Mackerviei,' Manz, Penny;, Hawkins, Jones, Sherwill, and Hiller. : „.:.•-■: fj ■.-■.,.-; • About 150 persons travelled on 'the Wanganui Heads Ruilwav on Saturday, which was tlio iirst day it was open for passenger traffic. . The traffic on Sunday,was much heavier. .;.,., ,)j „:-;. Two New England pastors exchanged pulpits^- and: one- delivered ~"a • sermon which the congregation had within a month heard [from -the mouth. Tof the other. TlVe Baptist' Weekty vouches for this story, and:w<)uld,ilikej;to know the real author of the discourse.