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Manawatu Standard, Volume XI, Issue 1585, 18 December 1885, Page 4

A mounted runner is wanted at the Standard office for the Eangitikei Line run. . Be the question of equal payment of male and female teachers, we very fully go with the writer of the following, a lady who appears to be a visitor to Auckland, Agness M. Beddoe, who v says: " The persons who are competent to be head teachers mast possess talent, perseverance, high character, and money must have been spent by some one or other m fitting them for the employment they seek. Let them, then, reap the result of their labours, and let the appointment be given to the best candidate, whether it be man or woman ; and m the matter of remuneration, let the quality of the work be considered rather than the 'sex of the worker. Amongst the passenger* by the Tainui leaving Plymouth on the 6th November were Mr H. H; Bell, Mrs Bell and family, and Mr Joseph Joseph, all of Wellington. . The Gazette notifiies the resignation of Henry Oornfoot, of Wanganui, and F. Robinson, of Foxton, 1 of their appointments as Justices of the Peace. The latter gentleman has- held the appointment for very many years, and the former declined to accept the honour. Writes " Puff " m the Wellington Vress :■. — What do you think ' of the rumoured new appointments to the Legis- - lative Council ? The Chinese generals, •when they can't reduce a fort m any other way, throw stinkpots into it, till the garrison are glad to quit ! Cardinal Moran, Archbishop of Sydney, and Bishop Moran, of Dunedin, will both take part m the opening of St. Joseph's Cathedral, shortly to take place m Dunedin. We hear from Makatoku that Messrs Mosen and Smith's sawmill was burnt down oir Monday through a bush fire. The engine was got out, but the reit fit the establishment was totally destroyed. The bush fire was very extensive and it was With difficulty that the other mills were saved. — Telegraph. • We have to acknowledge from the Secretary of the Racing Club receipt of press ticket for meeting on Boxing Day. Mr W. Coombs has imported through the Loan and Mercantile about 10 torn of galvanised fencing wire of very superior quality. ...... The new Mayor of Wellington ii of opinion that' the -financial position of fcbe city is much better to-day than it has been during the last four years. All persons' i ite rested are reminded of the general meetings of members of the Choral Society, to be held m Bank Chambers on Monday evening, at 8 o'clock. From January 24 1882, to December 24, 1884, fines under the Sheep Act were imposed amounting (o £1,392 17i, and the amounts remitted represented £1,161 125. How true the saying " A new broom sweeps clean." His Worship the Mayor of Wellington (Mr A. W, Brown) announced at the installation meeting that he would attend the City Council every day between 13 and 1 o'clock so that the ratepayers who wished to see him could do so. The Advocate appears to hay« been frightened at its own shadow. It now appears that none of the parties named as guarantors m the alleged opposition newspaper Venture, have undertaken, or are likely to undertake any ouch responsibilities as imputed to them. That the paper will be started there seems to be little doubt, but on quite a different tooting from that assumed by the Advocate. The public generally of Marton and district desire that another paper should be established, and practical steps are being taken with that object m view. It is quite titua the Advocate had some opposition, to render it more subservient to the public interest. Members of the Racing Club are requested by advertisement to make application for their tickets before Thursday next. , The town carters have resolved to adhere to a.cartain fixed scale of charges m future, as will be teen by advertisen.ent elwwbert,