The Manawatu Standard (PUBLISHED'DAILY.) The Oldest Daily Newspaper on the West Coast. WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 18, 1885. LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Manawatu Standard, Volume X, Issue 1509, 18 November 1885, Page 2

Manawatu Standard (PUBLISHED' DAILY.) The Oldest Daily Newspaper on the West Coast. WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 18, 1885. LOCAL AND GENERAL.

CM. Ross and Co., the Ben March*, announce the arrival of their second shipment of summer drapery and clothing, which are now- being opened out. Inspection and comparison of which they respectfully invite. A dwarf, who, for diminutive stature, rlvaln the celebrated- Tom Thumb, is now being exhibited at premises m High Street, Oh.istchureh. This little fellow is a Colonial pioduction, having been born at Green Island, Otago. Though over 14 years of age, he is only some 30in m height, and weighs about 201bs. He is a sharp and intelligent lad, with shrewd paleface. He entertains his visitors l.»y sinking comic songs and giving recitations. It is the inten- ; tion of his manager to take him to .America. During last week there were four patients admitted to the Wanganui Hos[■pitjjjllimz., W. Young, Bangitikei; W. D"rew^ Palmerston; Joseph Mont*»ith, Carn/irvon; Annie Bamtein, Palmer* ston/ Mr Cooke, Foxton, was discharged/auring the name period, leaving now 26 patients inside and 2 boarding out. A letter from Poverty Bay informs us (Napier Telegraph) that the settle™ there are embarking- largely m fruit growing. One Rattier has ' planted last ' season 150 lemon trecß, and another has laid down 12 acres an apple orchard. Nothing has yet been done towards filling up the vacancies caused by the death of the late Colonel Reader. It is unlikely' that any frosh' appointment will be made which will create additional expense-to the Department. The piles have been driven for the refreshment and waiting rooms at Plimmerton, and . six -carpenters -are now 1 busily at work. The building will be finished before the Christmas holidays. Tfte ballasting on the WellingtonVanawatu Railway has now been completed as far as Puke.rua,' , ; The Melbourne Argus has the following «— w A grotesque form of he*oworship has afflicted the inhabitants of 6t, Louis, In the United States. They seem actually proud of the man Maxwell, who was * recently arrested m Auckland, char eed« with the diabolical murder of his friend Prtll^r. He held a ' reception ' recently at the office of the Chief of Police, when the most prominent citizens, politicians, &c , of the town eagerly flocked to dee him and obtain/an introduction. The< local photographors find that there is a better sale for his portrait than for those of the professional beauties of the hour."

The Slit'pp Department is making vi^Mpms efforts to stamp out sc.il» m the Murllioiovi'j'li rrovinciul District. A < tH.-i'Tini li i< liO'-u rw^ivod from Me • 'iKMier, Unii'r S.-crntarv, stating that 5000 < r <0.0 are l> l»e Icille.l on' Mr fnghs' rim, 1m .ivireem -nt hiving iwon cnturt 1 1 into by which in:*, is to r-itieivfe tlm skins anil so much per head, the Iloiiso having voted a sum last session, for this eradication of scab. The Hon. Mr Uuckle_y..hopus that by the time the . H.Q^se next moats, the- Colony will be entirely free from scab. <• We understand -that the-foundation-stone ot the Wellington Woollen Company's factory and buildings at Petone wilt be laid by the Premier, the, Hon. Robert Stoat, on Saturday, the 28th inrStant, when special train arrangements will be-made, by which sharoliolddrs will be able to attend the ceremony. It had been originally intended that Sir Julius Yogel should ' perform the duty, but his recent accident compelled him to telegraph hisv inability to attend; when the Hon. the Premier, at the request of the Board of Directors, kindly consented ,tq take his place. — Post. " •' ■■- I At the Wellington Hospital Committee | meeting Mr F. H. Fraser quoted sume figures showing the practical interest evinced m Hospital matters by the public m Australia and England. In Mel--1 bourne last year, Hospital Saturday and Sunday brought m £7,090, of which J&SI43 was collected from the factory and workshop employes. In London laat year the Hospital Sunday collections amounted to £32,000. Preparations are being made at Shoe-, buryness for the trial of the experimental 100-ton gun which is now m course of manufacture at Elswick, and should be delivered at Woolwich next month. The gun will command' a wide range seawards, and it is believed that it will, if pat to the test, carry a shell of a ton weight 14 or 15 miles. 1 The Fox ton paper has the following notice of an entertainment given by the Colorado Minstrels, over the superlative merits of which, when m Palmerston, aj local pririt went into rhapsodies : — The performance announced by the Colorado Minstrels for Friday evening last, -w.as duly given— or rather a kind of make shift was, to a thin house. With the exception of two items, the ballad singing 1 of a lady, who possesses a pleasing soprano voice, and the step dancing of the brothers Norton, the performance was utterly undeserving .of notice. In their play bills the company announced " six lady and six gentlemen artists,-" and on the faith of these' representations a number of persons attended, expecting to hear the company m their published; programme, 'commencing with a christy concert. Nothing of this' kind was given. One of the company, a baritone singer, ; attempted the well-known ! sqn~g[ " The Gallants of England^.', but simply smoth- i ered it, takim? the first verse at such a rate that the aceompanyist could scarcely keep up with him. We have no doubt the company could do better, but their performance at Foxton was a very sorry exhibition; . „ ; The Star says that a Palmerston man is the successful tcuderer> for the additions to the Feilding railway, goodshed. i After we went to press yesterday the following cablegram, readied, us. , ■■■•*• The news of the death of Bishop' Abraham is incorrect. The mutilation of the telegram m transmission causad the error." The District Railway Manager notifies a new time table " will come into opera: tioit on the 23rd inst. A mob of cattle, comprising 130 head, was brought through per special train from Hawera to Foxtou during Monday night. An instance of eccentricity of a French jury occurred lately m Paris, when a man who hnd deliberately cut a little girl's throat because she refused to give him a piece of bread aho had m her possession, was let off with 20 year's penal servitude. The jury unanimously came to;the conclqßio^; that -.there wereextenuating circurnirtan(Beß. ;; ; . p We leajrh that 8/Jr H« McNeil is about to erect a residence m, FUzherbert-street and the preparation of the plansiias been entrusted to Mr Larcomb," v who is now inviting tenders for same,- and at whose office 'plans and specifications can be Been. • . ,i < ■ v -; ; - .-■ ; '.-.-■■ ■ .•■; t i Tlio crushing machinery for the Golden Crown Gold Mining Company, Terawhiti, will be shipped to Otorongo Bny, by the Hineinoa/ probably "during this week. A- meeting of the subscribers of the Feilding Gold Mining Association is called for Thursday evening next m order to consider a letter received from the Commissioner of Crown liandsj with reference to ihe grounjd marked out and claimed by the Association 'atfPohajiglna A good attendance is expected,- as the prospects of a payable gold; field/being discovered have considerably imprpyed since the publication of the letter of Mr Dundas, m connection therewith! — Star. The gates and other privileges m connection with the Feilding !Boxingday sports were «old f by' ( auction by Meßsri Halcoiobe and Sherwill on Saturday afternoon, and realised the follow* ing prices '.—Gates, Mr Gomez, £53 ; Nb. 1 booth, Mr Gomez, £11 ; No. 2 booth; Smith and Hannet, ; lawn «nd dancing platform, Mr Anybn^ ; cards, Smith and ; Hnnnet, : £2 ; ; ; gsimea, Smith and Hannet,^.— Total £98. , The correspondent of an exchange, writing of the 1 ate Mr E. H. Wright Feilding, says •— '• His plain, 'straightforward dealing, and outspokenness on matters of public interest, brought him of course, a few enemies ; while on the other hand, his friends migbt.be counted by hundreds, and m fact, oil' the whole thero w^kß perhaps no man m the district that was more useful and ' popular, and I am safe m saying that no one's der parture has been more widely . and dieply regretted. His sympathy and aid were ever extended to the poor, the afflicted and distressed, and to do good appeared to be his ehiet delight," A summons has been taken out against a private of the Wellington Guards, at the instance of Captain koveday, to recover a tine imposed for ab» senco from the parad« on the Prince of i Wales' i birthday. The caso will be ; heard on Thursday week. ' John Bright has actively entered upon the election campaign m Birmingham, m opposition to Lord Randolph Churchill Secretary of State for India. Work at the Golden Crown mine, Tera? whiti, is going on vigorously. J^hemachinery, and a large number of gentlemen interested m the mine, will i be conveyed jto Otorongo" Bay by the ' Hinemoa m a few days. It is probable that the steamer Manapouri will inaugurate the new San Francisco mail service, and leave Sydney for Honolulu, via Auckland, on the 3rd ot December.