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Manawatu Standard, Volume XI, Issue 1654, 10 March 1886, Page 4

The Leader thinks that the increased yield .of gold accounts largely for the prosperity of Victoria last year. A 1 private letter from Aurkknd states that, m ' course of conversation, Sir > Julius Yogel said the General Assembly would probably be called for the despatch of business m April.— -Exchange. We tajce the following Items from the Woo'dViileTpaper : — " Two cases of scarlet feverfhas been reported m Woodville The sufferers are children belonging to Mr; Smith, carpenter. We have also heard that- there is an outbreak of measles among the children. The Chairman of, the School Committee, on the advice of Dr Fußsell, has closed the school for sa\ fortnight.— Oo Wednesday afternoon Mrs Murphy and her daughter were going out fora drjve m a trap,and the horse had no sooner loft the stables that it beearae restive. When m the road it turned round again and made for the stables, and the wheels of the trap coming m contact with the kerbing jCaused,.Mrs Murpliv and, her daughter to «fbe thrown cut. They escaped unhurt, -and the hqrs,e, standing stiiJ, was soon secured. -