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Manawatu Standard, Volume XI, Issue 1651, 6 March 1886, Page 4

Mr T. A. Flood, of Karere, has been singularly unfortunate in his several applications for promotion to other schools. It will be seen that the Foxton School Committee decline to recommend his ap pointinent, with those of the others submitted, for reasons within their knowledge." We trust better fortune may attend his next application, though no doubt the Karere Committee will be unwilling to part with him. No fewer than ninety-nine civil cases have been set down for hearing at the Wellington Resident Magistrate's Court yesterday. A proclamation appears in the Gazette declaring a number of large tracts of land in Southland to be State forests under the Act of last session. A few months ago, Captain Fairchild brought down some sand which he found in one of the bays north of Auckland, and, thinking it might be useful for glass-making, he showed it to some gentlemen here. Mr J. R. Blair sent a sample of it to Messrs Molineaux, Webb and Co., of the Manchester Flint Glass Works, and by the last mail received the following reply :—" Excuse our delay. The sample of sand submitted by you is good. The value, as compared with that now in use here, would be 21s per ton delivered here." Captain Fairchild states that there are millions of tons on the beach, and that it can be easily shipped. Perhaps it could be sent Home as ballast in the wool ships. Auckland merchants will, doubtless, consider the matter, now that attention has been drawn to it, through the efforts of Captain Fairchild and Mr Blair.—Wellington paper. The Governor has cancelled the commission of Captain T. T. Anderson, of the Veteran (Auckland) Rifle Volunteers for absence without leave. The Opunake correspondent of the Hawera Star telegraphs "that the Maoris on their way southward on Tuesday afternoon repeated their performance of marching round the town. This is the second occasion. Their number was estimated at between four and five hundred." A Chicago paper states that during last year twenty-two railways, 3156 miles of line, 141,000,000dols of debt, and 137,000,000 dollars of capital stock, were sold under foreclosure and reorganised ; forty railway companies, with 8368 miles of line, 198,000,000dols debt, and 187,000,000, dollars of capital stock, failed to meet their ob ligations, and possession was taken of the lines by the courts for the benefit of the creditors.

As an illustration of the keen competition in business, the Liverpool Journal of Commerce said that a firm of millers, doing an extensive business, opened in Germany lately several mills of various descriptions availing themselves of local and other advantages, such as water and wind, while in certain cases steam power was brought into requisition. The firm is enabled, although the whole of the wheat is purchased to arrive on the Liverpool and London markets, to give instructions that vessels arriving with cargoes of grain at the British outports shall go to the Continent, where the raw materials is ground and the flour shipped to England, thus underselling English millers. We are assured that not a pound is sent elsewhere, the firm employing seventeen steamers to meet the exigencies of its trade. The cause of this is that labour is cheaper, the men working longer hours; and in many cases even on Sunday without extra pay. The Palmerston Rifles have invited the Woodville corps to fire a match with them at toe Palmerston range, eight men aside ; time and distonce to be fixed by Woodville. The friendly challenge has, we believe, been accepted, and the match will come off on the first convenient Saturday.— Examiner. A meeting of Freemasons was held at the Abercorn Arms Hotel, Woodville, on Tuesday night to discuss the advisability of forming a Lodge in Woodville. There were twelve Masons present, and Bro. Past-Master Bickerton was voted to the chair. It was decided to form a lodge to be named "The Ruahine Lodge," and to apply for a dispensation through the United Manawatu Lodge, Palmerston.—Examiner.

We learn that some tomatoes which were purchased in Mr Gardes' shop were sent through to the Feilding Show and there gained a ten shilling prize. Attention is directed to a special notice to defaulting subscribers appearing elsewhere to which we trust those to whom it is applicable will not be backward in responding. Centrally situated offices are advertisfid to let next to Commercial Hotel. Enquire at Standard office. Special excursion tickets by rail to Wanganui will be available, on March 8th, 9th, and 10th. For further particulars see advertisement. A meeting of persons interested in the Temperance Movement is convened for Tuesday evening at 7.30 in the Wesleyan Hall, when steps will be taken to form a Total abstinence Society. The lnsurance on the stables burnt at Ashurst yesterday was £150 in the Royal. There was also a risk of the same amount on the furniture in the boarding house. None of the stock in Nelson's Store was destroyed by fire, but a considerable amount of damage was effected in transferring the goods out of the building. So as far as we can learn the insurance at the Ashurst fire were as follows :— On stable and contents, £150, all totally destroyed. On Nelson's store and private house, which were saved, £250. On Nelson's stock, wdich is greatly damaged by removal, £500. The Corporation Building, used by Mr Warne as a dwelling house, was also insured, but amount could not be ascertained. We believe Mr Warne's furniture was insured for £165. Some of his furniture, including piano, was saved. Nelson's stable contained chaff-cutter, reaping machine, harness, saddlery, &c. The escape of the store was almost a miracle. Had it been a shingle roof nothing could have saved it. Mr Lyon invites tenders for the removal and placing of blocks on Nos. 3 and 4 of Summerhayes' cottages, recently purchased by him. A report of the proceedings of the meeting of ratepayers convened by Cr L. G. West at the Council Chamber last evening is held over. It was decided to notify to the Council their intention to claim a portion of the amount allocated in the Loan scheme as a grant in aid towards the construction of private streets. The programme at the Lyceum tomorrow evening will be as follows :— Address,—"Inconoclasm," also readings and recitations local and instrumental selections. Great credit is due to those who worked so arduously to prevent the fire at Ashurst yesterday extending to Mr T. Nelson's store and private house. It is a case; in which the Insurance Company interested should act with liberality. We do not see that the publication of Mr Hill's 'letter re the alleged ill-treat-ment of his son by Mr Watson, would serve any good purpose. Mr Hill, no doubt, feels indignation at what he considers an excessive and undeserved punishment, more especially as the victim is not a strong child. But the Committees having dealt with the matter, there it should end, so far as the public are concerned. Mr Hill says that a good many others have spoke to him of Mr Watson's treatment of their children. They should make a formal complaint to the Committee and have it investigated. We do not think that the question of them being " poor people's children" would prevent justice being done by the Committee. We scarcely think the subcommittee doubted Mr Hill's word, as he appears to think, but they probably took the view that it was no expedient to interfere with Mr. Watson's right to punish a scholar, without there were very substantial grounds for their doing so.