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Manawatu Standard, Volume XI, Issue 1664, 22 March 1886, Page 4

The collection of overdue subscription accounts to the Stand a. $p will be gone on with to r morrow, • when jt. is hoped prompt settlements will be made m all. cases. ■ On enquiry we learn that Mr Coljn McKonzie's condition was considerably "improved on Saturday evening. Applications are invited for the positions of ranger and poundkeeper to the Borough. The Marton paper understands that the codlin moth pest has made its appearance m Lower ttangitikei. As apple staaler m Auckland has been . sentenced to a month's imprisonment wilh hard labour. ■' ■■ . . ': The Sporting writer m the Hawera Star remarks that, the Napier Jockey Club " reaped the; - reward :of having giveufulLpublicity; to the meeting by receiving, good entries, while the Wanganui Club; on ~ the other hand, who were rather parsimonious, have not fared over well this year. Speaking of the bean and pea cotnpeti tors, the Star expresses the opinion that this kind of enterprise is advantageous m many .ways, fur not only docs.it form nn attraction to the place of business of the promoter, but it is indirectly a mode of en.coiiragitig'. the education of -the people m mathematics. : Just so. ' V The Tdst appears to have bean sold 7 over 'the alleged discovery of strange phenomenon on Riinutaka. It says :— ■ In consequence of the statement made to us as to an alleged outburst of steam and smoke from a fissure m the ground on the old road over the Riniutaka, we ' took steps to ascertain whether, there was . any foundation for the report. A FepiW sentative from this -journal has visited the ground, going over the whole line of road between Featherston and the summit, and the result ot his observations, as telegraphed to us from Featherstori, is that there. is nothing unusual, or of the character reported to be Been, anywise,