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Manawatu Standard, Volume XI, Issue 1640, 20 February 1886, Page 4

- The s.s. Hauraki came into the Rangitikei river on the morning of Tuesday,' the 16th inst, with a full cargo of coals and general merchandise, and left ; for Wellington by the evening tide with 500 sheep, from the estate of ; Mr John McKelvie, consigned to the Gear Meat Freezing Com pan)'. Mr MclCelvie : intends, shipping the above consignment to the Home Country .on his ; qwn account, m the frozen state. A country minister on entering the pulpit, one Sunday morning renu-m---bered that he had left his sermon on his study table. He gave out the 119 th psalra.and want away for the purpose of getting it. Being an inveterate smoker, ho could not resist the temptation of having a few whiffs of the pipe which was lying at hand, and under, its soothing influence he fell fast asleop. He was awakened sometime after by the beadle bursting into the room and shaking him roughly by the arm, exclaiming at the same time, " Come awa',- sir, | come awa f ; they've warsled on to .the 170 th verse, and they're a' squeakin' like mice. •••..... , Mr Gladstone has not been able to formulate his proposals with regard to the Irish question. It is believed that the Government are not prepared to submit a scheme at presents As the telegraphic messago reached us the word .not was omitted. . One of the funniest things ever doneaccording to Canterbury ideas, at all events — has just been perpetrated by the Lower Heathcote School Committee. That body (says the Lyttelton Time*) required the services of an assistant lady teacher, and made its requirements known by the usual process of adverfcis • ing m a newspaper. The advertisement, (however, contained a stipulation that applicants must " enclose photos."