LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Manawatu Standard, Volume XI, Issue 1574, 5 December 1885, Page 2

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

The catalogue of Mr Frreman R. Jfickeon'u m-xt sale s\t the St. Hill-etreet sale yards' appears elsewhere.

An sirfverlisaneut from Mr J. L. . tcveusmi, grocer and importer, Wan- \ •jr;inui, will bo found oleswhere. j The time for receiving the prize rssays "on the present condition and fiiturt) prospects of the industrial re-MHiici-s of New Zealand, and the best means for fostering tboir development," closoil un Wednesday. Upwards of 15 essays have been Funt m to thu Secretary of the Industrial Exhibition. Tho prizes (thne m nuinbwrj consist the first of a gold medal and 20 guineas, tha aecoml of a silver medal and 10 guineas, and the third of a bronze medal and 5 guineas. The judged will consist of a Board of three persons. Many of our readers will be glad to know that Te Aro Houso will era long, like a Pliceiiix, arise from it h ashes, and a handsome and commodious building will be erected. The lowest tender was that of Mr James Wilson, builder, or Wellington, mid the amount of his coutrart is £12,793 Work will !>e com menced at once ami carried on with tho greatest promptitude. The Wanganui in-mi'iera of tha Executive Committee of the New Zea land Uiilo Association have decided to Bend Captain vSotnerville to interview tho Defence Ministvr re gutting £'GOO clear for the meeting at Watigauui. They al»o recommend a payment of .£26 to Lieut. Pdiuell and the re opening of his case. The Sydney Mail of the 21 at ult. pttblisiius a rumour to the effect that Trenton had beun sold by Dan O'Brien to the N«w Z-alaod Stud Company for £4000, to supply the place of Musket. The rumour does not appear to have any J foundation. — [A similar rumour was m circulation with regard to Somnus Ed M.S.I At the Foxton R. M. Court the follow. i;ig case was heard F. B. Lark worthy v. .1. Macph'-rson— Claim £50, value of 10 Hampshire Downs lambs alleged to have be«;n killed by defendants dog. After evidence had been taken and counsel had addressed the Court, His Worship m giving judgment, said such cases were always most unpleasant to hear. Loss had been sustained and injury done, and he was asked to say by whom. H<! must reluctantly conclude that the defendants^ dog had 'been the cause of the dnmagp.and on the evidence given it was his duty to reeoid a verdict for the amount claimed, with costs. Mr Pir.iui for Mr Lark worthy, said h« would not aslc for costs, but on Mr Baker stating he. intended to appeal ngainst the decision, the costs £2 for the witnesses, and £3 3s for counsel's fee were entered up. YVe learn that O. West, after further examination of the minute book, has admitted that he was quite m the wrong m his animadversions on th> conduct of Cr Grace, and his insinuations with regard to the Town Clerk, which were go strongly denounced by the Mayor and several other Crs. He pleads as his excuse that he was upset by outside troubles when he went to the meeting. We trust that at the next Council meeting he will make the amende honorable, and unreservedly withdraw and apologise for tha wholly unjustifiable and very offensive expressions, ot opinion to which he committed himself on the oct-i s : ou refunel to. We are requested to iulimato to brethren of ihe United Man.iwatu Lodgo No. 1721, R. C. that they are r quested tc assemble at the Lodge Hooin on Wi dnesda}' next, at 7.30 p.m., for the purpose of att< nding the installation of officers of Manawatu Kilwinning Lodge. It may interest some of our readers to know that the Manawatu County Council has been nearty drawn again into another expensive lawsuit. Shortly, it may be stated that one- of the road Hues acquired at Otaki, under the PuMic Works Act, passed through the property of Mr Spaceman, resident of that township. The line might have been taken throngh Mr Spackman's house, but the surveyors very kindly took it through an orchard instead. For this MrSpackman claims heavy compensation. Several letters have passed bctx\ en Mr C. B. Izard, retained by Mr Spackman, and the County authorities, the result being flint the matter has beon referred to arbitration. Mr Robert M'Lean, of F-ixtoc, lias been suggested as arbitrator", and there the matter rests. Mr J. 11. flankins represents the Council iv the matter. Complaints have ■ recently been received from all directions (sayß the Post) about the parched up state of the country, and the hay crops and pastures have suffered greatly from the drought. Up the East Coast the want of rain has been terribly felt. Fersomo three months past hot, dry weather is said to have prevailed m the Gisborne district, and the grass crops there are entirely ruined. The district usually product* a 'Urge quantity of most valuable grass seed, but this year there will be scarcely any. The date of Mr Greenwood's next visit toPaltnerston is published m our advertising columns. A very interesting experiment is being tried on board the Government steamer Hinemoa, where a large number of New Zealand sea fish are confined m a canvas tank " all alive oh." They swim about, apparentlj' quite content with their confined quarters, and we understand it is intended to ndrt to the number and send tbom to the Colon? ->1 and Indian Exhibition shortly to be held m London. At the Timaru Harbor ttoard meeting a £20 bonus was voted to the Captain nni £30 to the crow of tbe tug Lyttolton, m recognition 6f the special services rendered by th«rn m connection with towing the Hudson off the beach. Mr Binns of Wellington has received a Utter from his partner, Mr Wriggles worth, who has been on a visit to Melbourne, stating that the present season )8 an unprecedently hot one, and that old Victorians say that there has not been anything like ij; for about 40 years. Tho new St. John ? s Presbyterian Church, Wellington, will he opened tomorrow, when serriofis will be conducted m the morning by the Rev James Trnadwell, Moderator of the Presbyterian Church of New Zealand, and m tho afternoon and evening by the Rev John Elmßlie, M.A., of Christchurch. The great excitement m Patea at present i& gold prospecting. Two independent parties have been formed for that purpose during the week. Gregan is*at the head of one party ; ho goes immediately to the Tuhua country via Kihikihi by invitation of the chief Hauraki, who has given him permission to pros- ' pect tho country under his jurisdiction. The other party is headed by Mr D. Paul, an old experienced reefer, whoso intention is to prospect the Patea river and the eastern branch of the Mongaihu. He has great faith m the possibility of a reef existing up the Patea river, since a small nugget was found some months ago m the bank. Tho country he intends to prospect is a terra incognita^ \ even to the natives, and if the [arty ! does nothing but explore tho country, it will he something gained. — Herald correspondent. We regret to learn that Mr J. W. Gower's oldest daughter is at preseat ! very seriously ill, suffering from acute inflammation of the lungs. The illness came on very suddenly on Monday night, and rapidly assumed a dangerous form. At present her condition gives her friends grave cause of anxiety, but we trust to hear very shortly of afavorrble turn being taken.

Mr James Park, (ijv..i-u>»io:it >jv>.logist ft Marlon yesl'.r.lay, CH VOllte fur tbe Waikalo. lie wil! ex-uiiin the conn try jetween Marlon ami IV. Awamutu, to be :raversed by tlio llii!w;iy, ami sci d iv a detailed r»port as to tlio various t>tr ita. He will not, wo understand, confine himself strictly to tlio line to bo followed by tin; rail way. Suit will branch ofE into tlio Tuliui v.ini:ury. His iviuarks on this fabled El Dorado will be looked for.yard to with much interest. The organ for St John's new Pr sbyterian Uhurcb, Wellington, which is being built by Lewis, of London, who supplied tlio oruan to the lvnox Chtmh, at Dunedin, will be shipped m February. It will cost about AiUOO, and it is infected that it will be one of the beat iustrmnents m the Colony, as it will contain all the latest improvements. It is stated tliat Mr F. A. Krull is about to enter into partnership with Mr Freeman It. Jsiclcson, tiie well-known auctioneer, of Wangahui. Both gentlemen have a wide circle of friends, who will lie pleased to hear of ihuir success. An ex Htudent of Wellington College, Dr Thomas Watt Bell, son of Mr Peter 8011, of Wanganui, arrived on Wednes day by the s.s. Rotorua. He was the surgeon m charge of the Union Company's steamer Mararoa on her voyage t<> . the colonies. Dr Bell began his stcidies at the Collegiate Institute, Wanganui ; then cann to the Wellington College, and afterward went to the Duuedin University. He proceeded m course of time to Edinburgh, and having taken his degrees there, ho went to Vienna, wher* he studied special disease fur six months. He gained some vuvy valuable experience as ont-door surgeon to the Maternity Hospital, Glasgow, with which institution he was connected for some months. We believe that Dr 13-11 intends prac tiding hid profession m the Colony. — Wellington paper. A very neat little shop has just been finished m Cuba street. Wallington, for the New Zealand Clothing Factory. It is built of brick, and has a frontage of 20ft by a depth of 45tt, and a heigut of 14ft. Water has been so scarce of late m ! Gisborne that the residents have been ' paying five shillings a barrel for it. When Mr G. Beaven comes back from the Pouaugin* it 13 intended by members of tht: HiSriett-Sharpe Company to test some ot the stone m Mr Murray's crucible, so as to secure au independent test. — Herald. A Taranaki paper mentions that m some parts of the district swarms of I that prett}' little bug called the ladybird are playing havoc with the apDles. Tliey feed on the stalks of tha truit and on the leavf-a, an-! are said to be more utnnurous than ever before known. A similiar experience with regard to the [ insect is also the case on this coast at the present time. To morrow the subjects of sermons at " All Saints " Church will be as follows : — Morniug. '• The Holy Bible;" Evening " Why should we look for the second coming of our Lord." At the latter service tho be-ujtif.il Litany hymn called " Tho four last things" will be rendered by the choir kneeling. Tho meeting of persons interested m leasus m Pohangina, to receive M.-ssrs Rflf ami Anderson's report, is being held as we go to prts3. * The programme for to-morrow at the Lywum is an address by Mrs Ettie Moore, the talented lecturcss ; also, readings and recitations, interspersed with vocal and instrumental selections. The subject of Mrs Moore's lecture is " Progressive Frcethon^ht." A large attenddance is looked forward to on this occasion. A sitting of the Rangitoto Licensing Committee was held at Bulls, on Wednesday, when a temporary transfer of tfie licence of the Criterion Hotel was granted from Mr A. Dalziell to Mr H. T. Akers. The Manawatu Co-operative Steam Shipping Company is about to declare a dividend on the year's operations.