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Manawatu Standard, Volume XI, Issue 1596, 31 December 1885, Page 2

As a sign of reviving prosperity report says that Queensland which has been so depressed, is showing renewed signs of vigor. Goldmining and the sugar industry both show signs of reviving. The Railway Department are enlarging the station yard at Danevirke. Another siding is being put in, apparently intended to lead to a goods shed. It is rumored that the Department intend to, remove the station buildings from Tahoraite to Dauevirke, making the latter place th« prominent station. This should have been done in the first place, but we very much question whether the Department is sensible enough to correct an error when once made. — Examiner. It is said that the low prices for frozen meat are due to the failure of the Eng. lish turnip crop, and that the Enelish farmers were consequently forced to rush their stock into the market. Hence the low prices. The Justioes new rota will come into operation on Friday next, the Ist January, 1886. The Act provides that anv Justice who absents himself on two occasions after having been warned to attend the Court by the clerk, '• shall ipso facto cease to be a Justice of the Peace, unless within a month from the date he shall satisfy the Governor that his second absence resulted from some reasonable cause." Regarding the driver of the Taupo coach who has just died from the effects of an accident, a Napier paper wvites : — Mr Griffiths has been very unfortunate of late. His son met with a violent death a little time back, his stables were burned less than a month ago (24 hours after the policy of insurance had expired), and now he has met with his fatal accident. He was a most careful and painstaking driver, and as proprietor of the Taupo coach was held in esteem by all travellers by that route. The 'Frisco mail will close at the P-xhnerston post-office this evening at 7.45 p.m. The s.s.- Hauraki took a full cargo, consisting of 99 bales of wool, 200 sheep, and 150 pigs, from Scott's Ferry last week. She is expected to call for another cargo in about 10 days. An Unpopular General. — General depression. In Victoria there is a large deficiency m the gold yield for the half year. Why are voluntters like old maids ? — Because they are always ready, but never wanted. The tomato onlv came to be an article of det in America between 1835 and 1840. On the 9th November, in Sydney 26,200 people took part in the harbor excursions. Writes "Puff" in the Evening Press : — Did yo(i hear about the Rotorua and the Customs officers ? No ! What was that ? Delayed the boat an hour and a half in the endeavor to get 50 passengers off on Christmas Eve ! What for ! Why, they had 50 more on board than they were licensed to carry, so the authorities went for the ship and ordered the lot ashore t Did they go ! Well, they managed to stop 14 only ! It wa* rare sport ! The intending passengers were hiding all over the shop — that is, ship ! As fast as they were put off they got on again ! Oh ! there was a nice old row ! Five fellows, including two legal luminaries, were stowed away in a whulehoat i hanging over the side qu the davits ! Search for the f|ve failed utterly ! Just , as the vessel moved off, up rose five j heads from the boat, and such a poean. went up as has been seldom heard. n,ea.r the Queen's wlinrf, \