LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Manawatu Standard, Volume X, Issue 1498, 4 November 1885, Page 2

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

I The Wellington Evening Press of a'rocent date has the; following :— As a waggonette of^MrSomerville's was iproyfeftdihg i , . np Wijlis.-Btreet s yesterday, conveying' a load of guardians of the pjublic morals to the races, the axle gave way, and thejoad oCpolicemen came to tfie grottiYd^ Curiously eliougff' iV 'was just opposite the . Melbourne Hotel, which gave rise to the supposition that it is impossible for a policeman to. pass ah hotel even m a trap.,., ; The /Supreme Court of lowaiaiely re fused a divorce to a vroman who knew of her husband's intemperate habits before marriage,- on the ground th*t voluntarily choosing: a drunkard for a husband she must, discharge^ the dutiejß of a dfunkard'u wife. : Girls sh,duld : take, warning. •.-'■•.. -^_. _,-.:. .;-*,/- "'i _ jTp keep^he hair, in fa Wealthy; condi) til>n];.it , stijbnld be .well] brushed eTt}fy nijghtifor- several minutes. To wasti the luir with the yolk of an egg with warm witer, and then -well 'rinfca it-6ttt with wuterj.wHl keqEjlt m good order. Neyer , use !hair restorers or gashes Jiiijesa ith'ejft hrtvfe'Be 4 «?ri Stnaiy*sed, '"as generally tney co»taiu lead which is ilrtugeroujf. If the 'hair bus turiiedAgreySpreuiatiirely, try ,aud bring hack iP healthy action to the T b4ad, and it may gradually come right ag]a|i^ a; j .;•}..!. j,.'T ,-»-:-:--;:;.:••-: r:« t -rn.i J i' Father, dear fatttWr, ' xsoine home wifh me now ;> the clock m the steeple "strikesten,!! said a slim' little; gj'ri 'to a mdwjn r /|,Bal{»pn,iv'f ainfi vittpther saysi-Mf wy»f arV^ojne, in Jx«, W*ms .ther^ll Be ihair- flying !nighty,sop,u.' < ', i _„ ■'■„.',: Mother ,(tryihgjto ipersuade: her children to go to bed) " The chickens, ypu k now, dears, go tq bed at . sundowu." Maude fan .observant child)' "Yes, the old hen goes tbo." ' ; Gu'stpriier^wlj'p' i v s' ' setfted m a 4 r "ff store;' impatiently, kd~ ! \>iiy Hiho' \s {ending}, store) — " Say, co anrlißee. why your mastefc isTso long guttiiig me that bottle of Jen-year-old-pbrt;"/ Boy v (disappKarß and returns after a few moments) — " He say? he'ai pretty, ;.near through, r sir;' 1 Customer—" through what ?" Boy— .» Through maKin' of it;" ! ! Three-water grog is not the fashionable beverage on the backward tracts in'Qiieenaland. A solitary sliepherci dii' his lonely way, m" search i of the work 1 he hoped he wouldn't find-, made a purchase of a] bottle of \th;e. • he^t at th,e:,rß,h 4 anty. He rolled it carefully m his swagY walkon his dreary journey for' miles^ aud. : thed resolved to r 'treat- himsolf to a 'little medical- cbmfo'rt^ He caref ullyunrolleVJ his bijndlo-- when he found, alas ! -tliat the cork had come ou.t, and that the flask' was .empty l^or. was tthiSj ,the worst—the lost li.qu.or had bunit a , hole m his blauket ! "Th«re liadbeeu a little too much vitriol. To the infernal economy jbf a sundowner it might ,uot have, mattered rTC' r -O'i ' ■'. '. .''l A was recently cited to appear before a Commission, appointed by tlje Bishop of Oxford, to answer to qhecjharge.of beiqg; drunk^ while^ porforming Divine Service. /Among other little! items, the reVereud gentleman was 'accused of having last Christmas day read j" raise np Satan under our ' feet," instead of " beat down Satan." After tho service he put on his top coat over the surplice, and m that peculiar attire went|to his home some three rmileadir* taut., , 1 ■■> ■ /l ; - ji - *■ ''• For twenty years (says the.. Home Mews) ScotliindSiratf not explrieifceil Kiich a dull season as the present one. From all parts the same cry is .heard — ; nothing doing, hotels and -lodging houses are half .empty, and Perth, Inverness, hud Aberdeen are like cities of the dead compared to. fo,rmer v .y,ear^ at^this' 'sSasoip' 'Barge's^innflof lyoney will be' lost tq Scotland this y^aar \)y way ot sliooting nnlft, ns over 270 shootings are vacant tins. year,' with mils rangini;, from k?3ood dowrnyards. The. t dwpresrtion is stated m sporting circles to be Hue to thu ;ever-inrreasing.r(Mitß proprietor^ are asking for their shootings. t Noticpfl have heen issued to all Justices raiding within three miles of the Court: louse to attend there on the 9th November, to determines rota- for the ensuing twelve monMts,. under tho Justice of the Peace Amendment Act, 1885.

During his recent visit to Wellington Mr 3 aim Purcell purchased, for St. Mary's Church at Foxton, one of three Delia shown at the Exhibition. Tlut larger ot the three was .secured for, St.f Patrick's College, ami Mr PurceJL bought the second oue for Foxton. J -, \Q Mr G. M. Rneluon leaves; for Waxiv gauni to-niglit to attend the sitting of v the Hospital Board. v >.■ i _, *\ We would call the attention of^our peaders to the fact that Monday, $<i}tMU--I>er 9th, being the Anniversary of ufe Priuoo of Wales' Birthday, all post SnTces will be closed. "A. meeting will be held at Feilding on. Monday the 9th inst., at the Fojre«ten£ 3lsn^l^lT§""pTfil>^ new Juvenile Court m connection with tho local Court of Foresters. The new ,GfturtaWomißeßJo«baiuii^roat~Bacc»Bßr some 20 or 30 names already being received. A f tea,; given;; by tue committee willfolloir the '-bpebing of the new Courtt V - : | WeregretTtdriearnlthatrMf^Bl Hi fright/ J.P.j was attaV-ked vyith a slight stroke of paralysiß ( yester,uay.. ,, j A little bay named Henry Biddell had one i -pi>hisrle«B'antpatated a\'[tK? jWel-j liugton^ Hospital A on Monday by Dr Collins, a Th%.f ; fittl4' r 'siifffatteY' was ad-j luitted l into il thft 1 Hpßpjtftl : ten* HJayß^afo; been ruu^io^er bV|a^ horse and oart, ..winch lacerated hj« fcuee. joint. ■H«^ :^^ l AduiaH3r",^t,;''worßb,.■nnd; eVentuilty' t 'aA«AftaTiiotf v %TO l liJ6i»Bid^reidj uficsßary.-^Wtillington'nap'eK : »v> j An important contract m connection with the fish-curing" iiYdnatry has been entered h into by' MeSra W'. : aiid l G. Turn- 1 bull and, Co,< ancLtherPicton *Fash Curing Company. The latter Company has | agreed, to BUDpIy i? Messrs Tuxnijujl; sjwith not less than* 10",t)00 cases., or .mh for next seasbiV. s 'It 1 is' not worthy of mention that during the season no ( vr , closed then tPicton - (Jrirapaiiy^ s Htvppliyd '-S^Bsra jTucnbull and GoV with 3250 cases of fiflh': j'vA«i« convincing proof or the hardness ;of:t(inesrii^ Auckland the Star 'n'otiei jtiiat no leas tlian 43 tenders were 're-' jceived last week for labour and uatls 'only m erecting a five-roomed hoiißf, |the amounts vUjyiiig^rojm^£ls to/y£6o. ( .p.tfmgl&^l^iag'bf'cH^vßaakr^'^^ iCourt at Wellington on Montlaf ,writes'% Wellington paper, tho-Officialv Assigned .brbuglit before his Hbiior the . Qhie^ J iiHtioe * matter which his Honor* Jurfg*? ißichinoad had' expressed an opinion should be brought before^ the, r Court, jl'hf (estate of^|R. Harper \\%A |h>dK to^ pay costs^to -the debtbrV solicitor/ be said, £30 odd ; ,a nipiistrousj amount — simply for Services m 'connection 3 with adjudication. His Hdiior did uot make any remark? 3 ' S• U k I V T ) The Wairarapa Agricultural Show, to be.held at ptiitertou to^dajn bids^faiMtft ba»a gr^at sucqessft An ■ unusually; large: number of entries have been received, ijhe total nuinbor . being j4^B| j Gfj these there are 86 horsus, 128 cattle, 1 aod 124 sheep — quite .a sufficient, u umber to afford -a f really s g66d test-'of the ; q^aliiy of i Wairarkpa -J atdckl TKerd' Uan^l^O 1 exhibits ofcpvodttce, implements, vehicles , and, otli.ef n articles! representing iloical iiidußtries. iThe^e will; be during, the ; day ' a s)iearitig match, ; a : leaping.inatcli, a trial of sjieep dogs |and of hacks. , („ I Mr P,.,' McKay George^, toe orcum,BtaD,ceßof wihoseibaukruijtcy.haye caused a good deaj^of interest; was finall^jdealt |with il b l n I^onday|'^hra : hjs > ,Q;d«r of discharge was granted, conditionally upon it not coming into operation for three month's. 'The bankrupt did : hot^appear* to approve of the decision of the Court m the least) ( an'diindigttantly;^ remarked that he did not see why^a stigma should , b ! e cast upotff h^nfritp that Xway. f His 1 Honor the ""Chief Justice pointed' out that the debtor shad .failed, ; while condieting a large business, to keep^ his books properly. Eventually Mr George r^macked that| -.ft might^sW^bifc ft w]as- ? nol Hrß^tfondr' rep°UVtf sc'vercly.that.iLthe debtor,,had[:beea m hiß Boberseuseß' wbetrhe made such a rejmark as-that;, he, would probahly have been aliarply dealt with. Thereupon Mr Gtorge very wisely left tho chamber.-r-W,ellij»gl;on paper. '. " l ' ' ' " ' iAt; th ! eV'Wai}ga]nbi, ; i^Bidefit; l M^agiß,. trates Court oViiSa^rday (R. W'*?4i Esftt, presiding) Joseph* Hagg^'rty,fprdiaqbeying an order of the.Gourfe tpucoutribute to! his clhTdren T 8 Bu^jjort, was sentenced tojone month's imprisonineut/with hard labour. -'■'■■ •J General Grant's last signature mide on.ih** Back o£ a checfcVior I.OOC doU;' ; Bep.t/hiui;^pctjR r four, .on fiv,ei days before .his. death by the Century Publi»Wing Company. This cheque was <£ great surprise U\ him, as it wasabove aay thinji -hW'h'a'd^i'p'flcti^ from them all the money that had beer pnjmised , for. tlie articles.! that > he had Turniphi'di ; This cheque was given hiik oylthe Gentility people above the con fi-act pricr, on account of the great Valtfe lielhaVi -furniahedthom. '; u ■' \ ' Snii of", Xyebster arid Co; (oi Wihich Mark twain is the.: principal), now publishing; G rant's > bio graphy, expect to sell half a mUiiOD copies of the work. This, at the pubJialied 'priced five iibllars-j-wiU yi»ld, m royalty, to GrahVs family,over £tB,OO0 4 whjle tlie same; ajnoiint will fall to- tin jpint account of Mark Twain and hit ' parbiei— the balance of the proceeds being'the cost of production and sale. U, At the general meeting of the Indus trfa| Association, ,Chri;Btchi.rch,jt;ho Prem statjes that Mr Banks ;^re.w attention t< a large imporUtion of *onionß bad como^itl-o^iiie imarfeetj- and , had reatised some £32 per ton whole 'sale, whereas colonially grown, on iom ; were being hawked about .there for £4 Mr jganks. further .pointed, out: .tin ueceßßity : -o'f something being done t< preserve the colonially grown, otjions 8( ,as tcj last more^tlian dnejor two months.