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Manawatu Standard, Volume XI, Issue 1670, 29 March 1886, Page 2

1 Th« oth«r day a'"cablegram appeared m our telegrams announcing that th* ■ Gear Meat-Presirvmg arid Reiterating Co.. of Weilinjjtdtf had won the „actiott brought by them m respect to/ thefwajfe kuown FloHaa shipmiant. The claim m reference to thfe shiptn«ht amounted to £3;400, a"n9 ii will W wit&iu thffai collection of the-«hareholdera that iki tfc« balance-sheet of the company's affairs published immediately before the lait. one; tjU;e directors, with exemplary, pradeVce.^rdtejloff a* sunjvof £1,700 09 rantj account. Owing to toe fecent' t Sncrorj] achieved by the. company, thii sura now,, of course, stands to the good. The proi*pects of the company, and the froata. meet trade gonsrally r we are glad to. observe seem to be glowing afresh, andi ttii satisfactory prices obtained Jjdndon market lately, a« noted iaV pu^ cofuajitis from time to time, m\ut haT* c'neeroia the' hearts 1 tit all coaceraed..-r^ Evemimg Press. .. ■ i

The Napier TeUgraph has the following; items :— The driving for the artesia* w.el)- in Napier continues rety hard. Th« de pth reached i«. now 207 ' feet f o^t th* indications of getting water are Teiy favtburable.— .people are tigvin^f ,€>ap« Colony m large, nuinbors md comib^ to- Australia.— lt is said that t&s BonfW. Bobinson will m iEuture conAne hitspotfc ing operations to AccoroUn^ t(^"ih>. Tioviru H#w»fif another atti|nipt4^to> ka oUde ta seaek the sumrait'bf Mount Cqok^ two gentlemen, MrC-l^^i/andip^G. ; Mtnnering, having left Timardffty train oa Wednesday afternoon for Fairlie Creek. It is tiieir intention /to follow^ th* f Ber Mr Crreen's footsteps, anfl •ddeavbar to climb the sbmrait'of'Mpu^tgJ^k. They are provided with pick-axes and everything necessary to Enable thsm}tVfthak» theasceut. „ •., w , . .* "'' The ?sßrty f 'Bay^ "H^m^/layi'-^L. "There is much cause tb hdpe-Hr Stoatwilfbe partly "bur walvatiqa from a. last flat^r." . I I . VY The Dunedin HeraW^imakss th» ridiculous assertion" that the North Island will never be tbltf 'Stosiusl^ia m comfort the same 'popttUtion v th* Soujkh Islaud." .-..1 ' 1 'fefefae is 4 goo^ thin^ibotiH^ i*sSpt indospflnsible. • &e6poitliYon Banke, th» great German historian, is past 90, and 'he^iiaß>speot threerquartsrs .pjf «. century m hia library. During all this' time he has jdey k pted hours,* itddy aad writing,' leaving thelibVk'ry'" onljrto .go; to the dining'fobm or his chamber. He is bale and 'hea'rty^Q^^^^it^^ work marked out for years te come. Kregrularity- of condiiot-is- » term . which.haa not been exactly defined, kut toe Education Board (says^^Taran^p^perHhat^i school master beats tfie boy? alfroon^aHid looks twp of the senior girls m a room tad kisses them hisbehavior'may stSly i« classed ifs 1 irregnlaTi- , Quite llime some ladies were on the Board to stop this sort ef thing. ■'/.. .; ;-, pv j |yr j p It is stated thet. several members of the Imperial Parliament were seriouslycrushed- anof Ynjlrea I" iS^lßtP'straggl* which took ;place)inithe>d«>ntr«l hall m order to get into thefHo^aseJofiLdrds o» the occasion of the opening ceremony. I ■■;■ "->:" ~~y?' & 1