LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Manawatu Standard, Volume X, Issue 1566, 26 November 1885, Page 2

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

I The advertisement of Mr R. Neilsen'e i pony si re Prince Albert will be found I elsewhere. A Chicago paper has a column neaded \ " Birthß, Deaths, Marriages, Divorces, and Elopements." This is a specimen of its notices under the last named head : — From Carthage, near Cincinnati, Mrs Thomas Horton, 33 years old, with a fat boy of 17, name unknown. The manager of a refreshment bar at a Chicago concert-hall where classical music is performed has published some novel and instructive statistics as to the comparative effects of different music | iahs on the appetites of the audience. | Wagner calls forth a demand for lager I beer; Strauss exhilarates and causes champagne to be largely ordered ; Mendelssohn takes away the appetite, and no one wants ham- sandwiches after his music, and, the candid caterer adds, " as I made 85 per cent on ham-sandwickes, I don't think much of Mr Mendelssohn." This really tends to show that the great masters breathe their own spirit into their music, for while Wagner comes from a beer-drinking race, and Strauss from a lighter-hearted people, Meudelssonu, as a Hebrew, would naturally have a strong distaste for ham-Band wiches. The Advocate has the following items; — We hear that a large number of children m the Greatford district are afflicted with the mumps, and it is feared that the school will have to be closed. Complaints have again reached us from Bulls of tbe loss of sheep through worrying by dogs. Mr R. Hammond lately had several sheep destroyed through this cause. A ton of Mr Hammond, of Bulls, was severely injured last week through a fall from a tree. No bones, it is believed, were broken, but the shock to the lad's system was so groat as to render him speeohless for 48 hours. At the Wanganui Court on Friday a j celestial named Fog Jim appeared as a suitor against a brother Chinee, Ah (Jet, for the sum of £51 10s. The difficulty of swearing him was got over by the Court producing alucifer and lighting it; during the time it was alight Mr Woon repeated the ordinary form of oath, omitting the words " So help me God," on the conclusion of which Jim Fog blew out- the match. The particulars appeared to be that the delinquent, Ah Get, had borrowed the money, or as plaintiff put it — " Me lenda him the money, he plomise pay eight per cent., and do business." He seems to have done tbe business, and as Mr Ward said, defendant whs properly named Ah Get. The latter has filed his schedule m Wellington. ' ... The Wyndham Dairy Factory is now m full swing, turning out. cheese manufactured on the Canadian Cheddar system.

Messrs llichter, Nannestad, aud Co., liave made :i start with their new extension sawmills at Ttthor'aite bush, but, m eonsequeuco of the very dry season, they have some trouble with the intmfti cioncy of the water supply. They sunk a well about sixty feet deep a little hlow the level of Tamaki creek; riot far distant., but which does not give the requisite supply ; so ih« works are stopped for tix> present, until sufficient w:\ter is obtained by some other means. Napier Telegraph. A gentleman said to a mi'iiater : <: When do you expect to see Deacon S. again ?" " Nover, said tho reverend geutleman solemnly ; " the deacon is m heaven." Tho Wellington and Wairarapa Acclimatisation Society have recently turned out 200 young trout m the Otaki river, and 100 young fish m tho Waitohu river. Both parcels were good healthy fry. Messrs Macarthur, M. H., R. and Bartholomew brought into Wanganui a quantity of atone from a reef two miles beyond Pohangina, and superintended the testing of it at Mr ForbeH* establishment. Mr William Carthew, of Folding alao brought m some specimens of stone, some »£ which were obtained from a reef a considerable distance from And raon's and proceeded to Auckland via New Plymouth by train this morning, for the purpose of having them tested tnero by Professor • Black. — I Herald. It is stated that Mr Douglas M'Lean (son of Sir Donald M'Lean) will con tost the Napier seat with Mr Ormond at the general election. ! Some surprise was expressed at the recent meeting of tho Wanganui Chamber of Commerce at a statement made by Mr Gilbert King, that a well-known [ Melbourne firm were offering to carry wool troiu any New Zealand port to Melbourne at 5s a bale. The following 1 is the notification to which Mr tCiug referred, ami which appearß ia au advertisement m tho Wellington papers :— ■ "Melbourne Wool Sales. — Moiic'-.ton D. Synott Bros., of the Flinders Wool Warehouse, Melbourne, have pleasure m announcing that they have arranged freight of wool from any New Zealand i port to Melbourne at the reduced rate of five shillings per bale, and beg to tender their beet services to growers who may wish to avail themselves of the advantages of this tna.-ket. Melbourne, 15th October, 1885." The Napier Telegraph Rays that many years ago the experiment was tried at Mr Gallan's station by which the dwelling house was cleared of flies. The |process was very sirn.le. During the day a bunch of twigs was hung up by string ! from th^ ceiling of each room. The | flies settled on these hangings ; and just ; before lighting up for the night a per son went round with a pillowcase, into which the bunch of twigs was dropped by cutting the etricg. After the third evening there was so few flies that they ' were not worth catching; Any country housu cau bo ridden of the fly nuisance by this means, and if neighbours would Hot together m town there would be a sensible diminution of an intolerable Jjeat. The great Exhibition of 1887, for which South Australia is beginning to prepare, will celebrate the 50th anniversary of the foundation, of the sister colony. The patients m the Auckland hospital threatened " a strike " if they were not supplied with now potatoes. More si;; i) Bof " depression.' We regret to learn that the youngest child of Mr James Whisker of Feilding, died on Sunday morning. A project of great economy m longroute transportation is under way m Nova Scotia. Already work has been begun on a ship railway acroßS the narrow strait where Nova Scotia borders on Now Brunswick. The railway will connect Cumberland Basin, which is at the head ot the Bay of Fundy, with Bay Verte on the Gulf of St. Lawrence. The Isthmus at this point is but 12 miles . wide. . The ' undertaking i- is m charge of John Fowler, the engineer m charge of the construction of the underground railway m London, and is to be well backed by a London syndicate. If carried through, more than 300 miles of coasting will be saved by vessels going from the north coast of* Prince Edward' Island to southern ports. From enquiries made we learn that the Dairy Factory is now m full swing, receiving over 500 gallons a day. This is m excess of what the .directors anticipated, and there is every reason to believe that if feed holds out the factory will turn out at least 40 tons of cheese this season. As to the quality of the article being made by the new manager, we hear that those who have tried it speak very highly of it, and say that it will fully maintain the reputntion already won for the company's cheese. All things considered, the outlook just now it particularly good, and at the end of the seasou the suppliers should have a surplus profit to divide amongst themselves. — Herald. From a Wellington paper we learn that five surrey parties are now at worV m the country butween Feiiding and the Ruahino Range. There is a very large tract of valuable bush land m that direction, a portion of which will be set apart for special settlement. The Kim-bolton-road is about to be extended for a further distance of 12 miles. Another road* 40 miles m length, which will run as far as the -base of the Ruahine Range had been laid off, and will be made as soon as possible, so as to render the land available for settlement. • The Wellington Press maintains that Sir George Whitmore has forfeited his seat m the Legislative Council by his acceptance of the post of Under-Sec-retary for Defence, even though the appointment is not intended to carry salary. In connection with the New Zealand Rifle Association, it is understood that the Government will pay the liabilities of the old association, and will, deal liberally with the new association if placed under new management, as was proposed at the last annual meeting m Wellington. Mr fcr. S. Cooper, Under-Seeretary for the colony, who has returned from-' a visit to the Marl borough and Nelson districts m connection with the administration of the Sheep and Rabbit Acts, reports that within a year he expects that clean certificates will be granted so far as sheep are concerned. With regard to the rabbit extermination, strong efforts are being made by the settlers, and he considers that the back of the nuisance has been broken. A Waikato writer says : Before leaving Sir Julius I may, perhaps, be allowed ! to mention the opinion expressed of him by one of his intimates (I will not say friends, as I am led to believe that he had done) * keen, shrewd Scotchman. Being asked his opinion of Mr Yogel, as he was then, he answered, " He's naething but a gambler, and a poor gambler at that." Writes the Wanganui Herald : — Fourteen or fifteen years ago Mr H. C. Field was despatched to find a road to Murimotu and the result was " Field's Track," a nightmare to most travellers, owing to the rough country it was taken throngh and difficulties m the way of making it even passable. Major Murray, Thames Manager of Bank of New Zealand, has, within three weeks, purchased from mining companies 6,4900zg 17dwta gold. Value, £17,952. '

The Minister of ,< Justice has received ; a communication from the .'kelson Justices of the Peace stating that they wer« still unable to form a rota until they re , ceived a reply from the Minister m regard to their objection te the appoint ment of Mr Harley. The Hon. Mr Tole' has not yet decided what steps he will take m the matter, but it is understood that the Ci ivoniinent will ndt interfere' m the matter, and that a rota will be funned by the Governor, and that if the Justices fail to attend thoy will, as provided by the Act, be struck off the roll. Correspondence from Perth, "Western Australia, dated 15th October, says that nothing fresh whatever has turned up m elucidation of the mysterious bank murder. In Roeburne it is still firmly believed that the right men were arrested. The directors of the Union Bank have presented Mr Laurence, the Government' Resident, with a magnificent silver tea and coffee service m acknowledgement: of his efforts on their behalf when the; branch bunk at Roebourne was so suddenly and tragically deprived of its^ officers. The " unco jjuid " folk of Thurso, Scotland, are divided m opinion whether it would be a breach of the fourth, commandment or not to walk m their cemetery on a Sunday af ternoon~ Perhaps it would be some relief for them to know that their "am John Knox'Vwhenhe called on Calvin one Sunday found that eminent reformer " playing a game at bowls." . Again, Luther writes : — " If anywhere the day (the Sabbath)is-made holy for the mere day's sake — if any-, where one sets up its observance on a Jewish foundation^— then I order you to work on it, to ride on it, to feast on it, to do anything to remove this encroachment on Christian liberty." " Did you take me tor a fool when yon married me ? " oried an angry -husband, m the thick ot a domestic quarrel,' to which the wife meekly responded : — "No, James I did not; but then you always said I was no judge ot charac- 1 ter." Whilst a sum of £4,000 was being escorted by the Egyptian police between the railway and steamer at Asßiout, brigands attacked the party and carried off the whole of the spoil, wounding several of the police. The specie was the pro-, perty of the British army. Ayoub Khan is constantly guarded by policemen to prevent his escape, but the precaution wem* to be needless, for he is drunk all the time. His puffed-up face, j says a correspondent, his dull, glassy eyes, and his heavy sentual lips .show the demoralising life he leads. His followers see with dismay that he is fast becoming a wreck.