The Manawatu Standard (PUBLISHED DAILY.) The Oldest Daily Newspaper on the West Coast. THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 19, 1885. LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Manawatu Standard, Volume X, Issue 1560, 19 November 1885, Page 2

Manawatu Standard (PUBLISHED DAILY.) The Oldest Daily Newspaper on the West Coast. THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 19, 1885. LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Writes a Home correspondent: — Telegraph receipts have improved bj r A'sooo, and the introduction of the sixpenny rate will, no doubt, add to this improvement, but not, perhaps, at first. The welcome change for business men took effect, on the Ist of October, and uddecl m many places <tirty percent, to the business transactions at once ; how-, ever, there was no hitch and all worked smoothly from the beginning. The concession is not quite so liberal an conl 1 have been wished, us the uddresses are now charged for, which was not the case under the old shilling rate. Twelve words are allowed for the money, and a half- penny for every additional word. Mr Harrison, headmaster of one of the Auckland Schools, has had a trip to Australia, and m a letter to the Education Board he says that four own educationarsystein as compared with theirs, leaves little to be desired, while m roany particulars we .are much m advance of either Queensland or New South Wales'. We understand that the directors of the Wanganni Cheese Factory hay« ;sold out the remainder of their stock on last prison's cheese to Mr T. D. Cummius at (id. Mr fJummins has found a good market for his purchase m Australia, whither it will be shipped immediately. — Herald. In recognition of the esteem and affection with which the eostermongersi regarded the late Lord Shaftesbury, they clubbed together on one occasion and presented him with a burrow and "a donkey, which' lucky quadruped led for years a happy existence m his master's park m Dorsetshire. The Ragged Schools owe their existence'mamly to his activity long before the Legislature itself thought fit to care for the' education of the waifs and strays of society. The Court business to-day was got through m less than half-an-hour. A Home correspondent writes : — The state of trades continue* dull, and this is painfully evidenced by the extreme flatness of the revenue returns. The last quarter shows a falling off again of no less than £900,000, and this, too, mainly m those important department! — the Excise and Post Office. Still withal there is a hopeful tone amongst commercial men, and the trial is borne bravel) r , and and ifc cannot but be believed that m the end a vewavd will be reaped for an endurance that has lasted fully three rears man acute form, and, more or less, for double that period.

Mr R. Leary is about to tired a Jarg* building on the vacant section adjoining Mr Linton'B Auction Rooms, for which we believe Mr Larcomb will shortly receive instructions to prepare phnis. _ ; Mr F. Mowlem received the following telegram from Foxton this morning :—- --•'Heavy gale, Douglas not arrived. Sail to-morrow, 6 p.m. Cancel notice for Saturday." • The Hon. Mr Larnach appears to be thoroughly m earnest m furthering the mining industry m evpry possible way. He has consentnd to place the steamer Hinnmoa for a day at the disposal of the Directors of ihn Golden Crown mine Terawhiti. and it time permits, will person allr visit the mine m company with the Directors. Ah showing the scarcity of houses m Wellington, it may be mentioned that a cottage m Te Aro, which had been lnt for some time past at 14s per week, was taken readily a few days ago at 20s the farmer occupant having gone to reside «I«e where. New tenants have, as « rule, to pay an advance of from 10 to 25 per ceot oh the previous rentals; Asa result of the Gear Company offering colonists the opportunity of •ending to tfeeir friends m Great Britain presents ot frozen lambs, &c, the Company have received orders for, and are despatching by the Aorangi, 375 lambs, 42 sheep, and 11 piece* of beef. It was stated some time ago that several of the oldest police officers m the Colony were likely *• resign. The Native Minister informs a Wellington paper that no changes are at present .contemplated. The •teamer Wakatipu, which left Wellington on Tuesday evening for Slydiwy, had oo board forty-six horses and n lnrge quantity of produce «Mppe4 afcSottthern ports. She also took about fifty tops of produce from Wellington, The' Wellington corrwp' orient /of the "New Zealand Herald understands that a batch 6f new Justices will be shortly Unfitted. No less than 120 applications 3i»ve been ;nade m favour «f geatleioeii desirous of ihe honor of being placed on the Uomraission of the Poaoe. Mrs Speedy, wife of Captain Speedy, an old ' New Zetland settler, is the only lady besides Mrs Baker who has made a tour of Soudau.