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Manawatu Standard, Volume XI, Issue 1616, 23 January 1886, Page 2

, The Cambria 6*a Joining Company has obtained a return i ©£&5740z gold as the result of last fortuightY operations. The directory have, declared, a dividend of 5a pe^r'shaVe, 1 which absorbs '£"7&75j , and a, considerable, balance/? has c been;, earned l forward.' " '; ' ' ' ' ' ~' ~ : - i ; .The London Guardianref *frißg,to the -. appointment of Bishop Moorhouse, conaiders'it a 'mistake, inasmuch ; isj likely- to tempt colonial bishops to rejj turn Hoinei the prospects of | the Matich'ester- diocese adder Bishop; Moorh'ouse are most hopeful; i " ; ■■•-.. ' Thecbhaectation o^ the -Pbitdh Kil-' winning Loclge, a»id tlie installation of the oncers will, take place at 3 p.tuvon' Tuead'ay , next. ' large attendahce of Masbm from other districts is expected:' It is stated,, that the new Lodge will, have eleven candidates for initiation on the opening night •', General Warnet will replace General Roußßel;de Courcy m , the command. oj the French forces m Tonquip..; '.'•' , / ' A mute 'm YorkshirftJ at thefuneial. of a late local magnate, when "requested, by the deceased 1 * i brother totell a'gen-. tleman to take a glass of wine with.him, said — ' Please, sir, the corpsees brother would like, to tek a glass o' wine wi'iye. A eh. ild 18 months old, son of Mr G. G. Wood, of South Cambridge, CJanterbury, strayed away from home arid was drowned m a creek near his father's' house. •/,'.. : ; ■'■ ' . ' '■• At the last meeting of the i^oxton. School Committed the following resolutions were passed : — That this commit; tee not having received the examination papers as requested, most forcibly pro? test against, the Board's taking any action m removing the head teacher of the Foiton School. Th» committee r»< gret Miss Gibbs* resignation of her position as assistant Mistress, and th&,nk her former efforts ' m the education of her class, which to the,, committee has been eminently satisfactory. ','■■'■ ■■■'■■'■'■ The Mosgiel Woollen Company started m 1873 has paid a good dividends and has £17,000 to the credit of its reserve fund. : i . , *