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Manawatu Standard, Volume XI, Issue 1587, 21 December 1885, Page 2

We understand Mr C. W. Rob»rt has purchased the preiriii^i formerly occu» pied by Mr Jorgenson m MaiVstreet, and will shortly" commence operations/ther* m connection with the lace embrbiderjindustry. . .. t .^ ; In speaking to a number of gentleman m Auckland who'accordje'd bitn ;» recep<f tion, Mr Dion Boucicault is reported tb-~ have spoken of the Queen m th« lowing terms: "She bad steered ft> great uation pyer.tbb lastfpfty y»'arß-~ perhaps the moat volcanic years m the* whole 'of its bistory-^-and had ateered it wisely and well. < All', people acknowledged her greatness, and esteemed her. Even the CeminuDisri of Frahot, th» / Internationalietfl of Qermftny, the NibiY- ' ißts'of Kiißuia,and the B enians of hit own country bowed to her arid spoke o.t her with respect. They acknowledged' her ■'■ to b« the great object of worship to the whole wortd." I]he Half-yearly Summoned Meeting of Gourt Manawatu, No; 5655, A.O.F.^ is convened for to morrow- evening at 7.30 at, the Court Room. Buaiueia,^ . Election of officers, payiuflnt of Contributions^ and adjourned buwheM from previous meeting. ' ' - : ; It is authoritatively stated that M. Pasteur, the eminent savant, has discovered a romedy for hydrophobia. Tim* of course, -can - alone prove its ao- „ tuat success, but if reports are true the eiperiinentß ~i which, .for . 'six , years or so haye , been m progress are now crowned with triumph. The remedy ..is inoculation, just as we vaccinate f for smallpox. The hatnia as well as the canine frame is to b» rendered proof against' attack by means of a hydrophobic which .ban. pr,ophylaoqualitioßl The virus is formed the ' marrow of rabbits prepared from these little animals, which are maintained m an establishment, where they are kept inoculated with tbo disease. In this way a constant supply, of tissae is to b« forthcoming ready fc/r.'usai it is jdissolved iv a solution, and of course m « fluid state. Several' experiments tried with the new method have proved successful. " .". '