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Manawatu Standard, Volume XI, Issue 1584, 17 December 1885, Page 4

Messrs Whililey Bros, of Aehurst ore inviting tenders forftlling 100 acres of light bush. We extract the following from on» of our exchanges : — There is some talk of Sir William Fox taking up his rosidence m Auckland. He does not intend re-entering political lift, unless it is m the interest of the temperance cause. The Anglo-Neio Zealande,r say* :— Mr Sainu- 1 N. Brookes, of Hyde, Englauri arrived at St. Louis on the 23rd Oct., and fully indonlified Maxwell, the alleged murderer ot Mr Preller, as his Hugh. The father said. " Hugh, is it yo7?" The son replied, "It is father." The old man staggered -against thy bars of the cell, completely overcome*— Recovering with a «reat effort he said-/* It would have been better for you to be dead than here." Afte.v talking with Ins son the father told the reporter*, he wan convinced of his innocence. : At the R.M. CpM.rt to-day, an assault case down on the charge sheet was struck out, there being no apoearance ot either party. A charge laid- by the Registrar of Dogs was withdrawn by consent. Judgment for plaintiff with costs was given m the tollowing cases : — Jones v. Wihnott, £10, (Mr Hanking for plaintiff); Carroll v. Native,: i'7i"lss 6d ;samo v. another Native, £G, same v. another Native, £34 13s 3d, same v. John Matthews, £1 ss; J. McDowell v. Tapita Mahina, £7 7s <Jd ; J, J. Waldegrave v. Mortensen, £4 0s Gd. The case Stenhenson v. Foster was adjourned for. two months, and Berquist v. Hori for one month. A disastrous fire occurred m Adelaide last night, causing damage to the amount of £20,000. A timber yard, soap fatstory, and a number of other buildings were destroyed. One building contained ,lsoo barrels of resin which melted and flowed along the street m a stream 'of liquid fire. . \ f Messrs J. B. Thnrston, or John Dpuglas, are probable successors of General Scratchlcy. The final selection has yet to be madeMr A. Nannestad, formerly of Trondheim, is at present on a visit to Palmerstou.