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Manawatu Standard, Volume XI, Issue 1650, 5 March 1886, Page 2

) An^English paper says the rector of St. Helen's lives at Bath, and that - ijroiii ■the time of his appointment- he > has never pferfonhed-any duty whatever, but'dur-: iijg thelast 12 years he has drawn more, than £13,000 for salary.) I There is a good tale told of a certain M.p.,. ; wtio ha vine' purchased a kill orcure practice m a western ; town, was asked by a, friend -how he. was jogging along m the! way of : -"--First class * replied the doctor. " I've had_onetr case : «lrejady ; ;a v ßirth in>one of ;6iur3©:itC f imihes." " Glad to hear it," exclaimed the friend- ; "how did you rsiipc^ecL?'! ••Well, 'pretty fair for a !start,'' i a"nswe s red the new pill, puncher. " You see the w bman died, and the chijd k died , but hspg trie if I don't think I'll save'the old" man after all." .-:<.■-•..-..' (Letters received from Mr «L W. ; Partridge, recently a settler at Hawcra, 9tate that he has purchased a farm of about 600 acrea near;, (lien Innes, a to>vnßftip. m New, South Wales .about 400 miles up-country, lying towards the borders of Queensland. - The price is reported to be very: low as compared' with that of New Zealand land of equal (quality. His purchase is only about twenty miles from a railway line, with the prospect of extension of the system bringing the iron horse much closer to him, and the price of cattle is said to be satisfactory. The Napier Evening News has the following : — We hare much pleasure m announcing ,that, the r directors .of ,the, : Erfening'^ewi Company have appointed | Mr J. T. Marrykt Hornsby W the'posf of e.ditor. The appointment was made after mature consideration! and from an iext'ensive choice, there being fully a score of applicants for the post. Mr Marry at Hornsby comes accredited as a journalist of wide experience,, proved -. ability,' ajid.imunsw.erririg supported of J the Liberal cause. An Auckland telegram thatl-the manager of the Equitable Life Association of the United States has received advices 61 the results of the Society's, operations for the year ending 31st t)e-' ceinber, 1885. The new policies ' issued amounted to over sterling. The assets had increased by one million and a quarter, now standing at 413,376,000. The cash surplus for the year on a 4 per. cent basis is over J5625,000 sterling. Such a record js unparalleled, and will be gratifying to policyholders m the Equitable.