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Manawatu Standard, Volume XI, Issue 1666, 24 March 1886, Page 4

We have to ackuovvlt (lg«. ,w jth .thanks: receipt of complimentary ticket for the; Dramatic Society's 1 1886 season. Also prograinirje for the .forlhcoining^ enter-. tainmeHtjnaid of the^Eire'ferigacle. '• According to the Star the Cheap John; now ih Palinereton did afrdariiig trade m FeUding. "'■■-■' ••:■.••>;.■* -W:- ■ " ' .... . ,j. The quarterly gerieral jneeting. of f the Manawaiu Club will be-ln-ld" in : tf)e ; Glub Rooms this evening 'at 8 o'clock.; Business :— 'Election of ; members and general. • ;^ ' ;: -- ■' \ Messrs G. M. Shelson and Co., will hold tliei r niontJily hdrseWale ht Tater^nlL's . Stables on Saturday m-xt, when some useful animals will , . be. .. offered, and a - yefyr nice gig and harness, ■ and fasttrotting colt. Sale at 1 30 p.m. An effort is to be made to raise a rifle cojps m Poxtori and a 'meeting was to - be held for that Durpos^ Uiis evening. ; A'liit of produce is published m our advertising columns to /be submitted, for J ai]e'bj;auctioD nt Messrs Hogau,& Co.'s "■«(tpreß^l*a»ipo Quay,' .Waiiganiii, ; qu Sat- , urday next, the 27th instant. Mr A, . Barns will wield ,Uie hammer. Further eqJrijßS/.of jpr ( o ( duce^ar«.' eplicited, r -'tß*ntf ffrtnbt tifdt\b|9- sal* f 'U" be r even " \ more successful than the preYJous one ; . held some time ago. ■ ; A reside it of Otago thS's mail received i a letter from a lady at Kothesay, m th ? ' West of Scotland Ip;-3w1)icb' she says:; •— " A , »liop for selling New Zealand jl 'miitfon has been started ih town,, selling ! ' il, AVfid ,and-8d per lb. A change' from ' lOd and'ls.'fcd, is it iiot^ T Tho. butpjhers ; are, very angry^but* likvV nbi rVd«ft^3 i the price ye't/aria'j of; course the JJew : Zealand man does tlie'trade, sb ih a short ; tune we expect a reduction m price." j We remind: our. readers. «of 3 the^tea- i meSfciug'in "^onWction withi A^fil Saints j Church to: take place tomorrow evening , at the Salvation-- Army Barracks.! Adfnisjgioif is tixed^at the lo^r f pr|c^jof i onVsbtlling, «(/ tha"t probauly .there v^ill I be a numerous attendance. I „ It iB^DOt jmpro^bltf^h>'t/thV>6overnT | ment will put ,ft :p*iius atamp,duty . 09 all j Itcketi piiusbd through totaliSatdrs 'it j race meetings. Why not make it nix* ; ip#«flßrdirh^n;J;hejf?jSre aty^ss^cSa;*^ j In the rich., quarters, ,of| ; j^aris, .tht ] birtba are 11 per .1000;. m tjje : .;poor j quarters, 469. This . eiplajnj why the j population:^? Frah'ce bnlyFdojubles itself ' m 165 : years ; y whi,Le ; iti Englandi: the in- I crease -of 100 fold recurs every 27 j Poverty Bay (sayr the Opunaksi 2ft?q}(o is {lie jgT^jft^pdiint of f attraction I id our wpotikiboyp; .'A^ spdn 'as they ; are able to do any work', and sometimes i before they, are able, they are off to this ! land of f .pan^an:^| i 'Fiye i 'iiEift^yeßt?i;^ay i morning/ :^ueVe/4efl!pla;td/;Ue h .'no : .'snc|i ] outlet for girls, although many would be glad to see new places, When "the • next census is taken, we expect' to see i that tl.»ere are a. inauy 'more' '^irUj than boy^iu.t^e" district. V .V j - FrsmtheSfaf; we, learn that Mr, Jamejs j Hnstie, of tlie Feilding) Ho^i r iel r'liicely j to take the initiative : in haying a *\velj, j either Artesian or. AbbysiuiatY.sunkr m '■ the square. Mr; H,aßtie informs, us ; that; he is willing to contribute £25 toward ; tht) CiDSt. -„■::.': i .■..-. ■■-.-.■■;• .:.;.. „•;'■ ; Census papers are 1 how befng 'distri-i lilted round tovvn by the sub-enuiusra- ! : tors for useotipunday evening; next. It i :. would be /ui.vJß^bJb for boußttH'plderd to' nbear m ttiitid' tyiii ths papers' ''oiust^- bej filled m on 1 SUriday bight; ■■■■'^'•■•'■' ' f = -j In April v/tbe - ;R^ngitik«til^bunted! Hifles will -be giren threftday's dril) byi< inspector Parley,, of AuckUnd^ JDrillgJ, will be hel^.iwice^a.da^',' " i Sheep and qntthvowoers are Earnestly wishing rbr ! r4inA- 'The v 'bThe^ day,* we hear, two beasts of a/ mobthat was, be-, ing driven doWn from Faraekaretu died j ' ofi" th c : ro'ad'^frip'ni thi rat/ -•' iaati week all - } so, Beveral i ' > o'w'neM. 'lost u tifieep' ort ;! thei road from exharistioii; through :the in-j tense hcatithab prevailed, n- .. :i Unf. It is pfatjed^^^thali/if^nnier^ir^djii^ shortly to reappear m LondoVp^ the .concert platform, wi th yoi^'' of^"tiJyt^i jtJii&ißliyd Bweetnesß.. ;; „/tp^u r'^V^Ll The Wa;ii'^^ !^SfifiiljKa'' I 'Gbundil!aN gpingin for retrench men t. :> Ataspecial ineeting last night theCbußcil went! into committee on the subject, and passed the WlioWing rel»ofl atfiort'M-That m j the opinion of tbe>€owimittee the work.t of the Couitcflcatijbp performed by a Town Clerk at a siilafy 6p iFyftar and anj ' aßsislaiit at a'vearr " '' ■•/ ■ -'■ ;