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Manawatu Standard, Volume XI, Issue 1630, 9 February 1886, Page 4

■ The' Manchester Road Board invite tenders for trimming . and . .metallin? about 100 chains of the Pohangina Road. v Mr George Hutchison, solicitor, of Wanganui, lias already issued his address to the electors of Waitotara. He is early ! m the fipld, though we should not give much for his chance. As showing the depreciation of house property m Wanganui, a mortgagee put a property -iin .the .handsrof an auctioneer, with the following instructions : — " The mortgage w £'220, there are two years' interest. The reserve is om hundred pounds." ■■/■■■■ ■ v v An annular eolj^se, of the sun, partly visible m New ZealaW, will take place on the 6th of next months /- V' j In Nelson payable gold is being found ib the beds of the rivers which have been bared by the recent droughty >/ ; ' ■ 'Sir Fairer iHer^schelli, ther -New' Lord^ Chancellor, was Mr Bryce's leading counsel m his action against Mr Rusden. » r .... „_,.., ._,.. At'Bakaia (Canterbury) the; farmers, owing to the drought, have been selling some sheep at. one shilling per,, head, while others they sent to be boiled down. ' - . , . The Hutt' , farmers, , v notwithstanding their close prokhnity . fo ft city, contain--ing 20,000 people, are complaining of sthe want of a market for their produce. Attention is directed to an altered notice inserted m this issue by the popular/ manager of the New Zealand Cloth ing Factory, Mr E. Johnston. Samples of winter tailoring goods m large variety are now to hand and can be inspected at the local bj&hch of the firm. T,he goods we are informed are superior to any yet imported, and have already been patronized by a number of gentlemen iv >y|io believe ;in preparing for v the winter season m time. .. We heard. of a property m Gampbellto%yn consisting of 18 acres, on which is. erected a new four-roomed Jao.gse, and £100, is the purchasing price. 1 :v.A " stranger t? who had obtained* plSlj-i session ; of spine bedding was last eVeningi i making 1 " anxious inquires " wher the popj shop was." Thus early are the evil effects developing themselves. "Several complaints have reached us of the outrageous practice indulged m by some one on the Awapuni Lagoon property, viz., the" shooting of ducks at this time of the ye,ar. The result of course, . apart from thV illegality of the proceeding is that the young birds are left unprotected from the hawks which abound m the vicinity, and the sport for next season will doubtless be completely spoiled if the practice is not put a stop to at once. ■■.'-. '.-..■., ./.". ■■ . ■.-,'':'■:'' • There was. a heavy rainfall this afternoon, with thunder and lightning at the comnienceinent. The rain will do incalculable good to the country districts. The shareholders m the Wanganui ,Ud- River Steam Navigation Company had a stor my meeting last nieht, at which it wus resolved to take over the steamer Tuhiia with all her imperfection*: The shareholders are to take a trial. trip on Thursday, when some more fun may be expected. It is t» be hoped *het hoiler won]! " biist ".and send thelin| nil t» glory, iNo .doubt ehe will b'e^ asked to put her best foot foremost on the festal occasion