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Manawatu Standard, Volume XI, Issue 1675, 3 April 1886, Page 4

The Manawatu County Council has given their collector imperative instructions to issue summonses for all outstanding rates. A passenger by the train on "which tlie accident occurred north of Wangauui informs us that wh«n the engine axle broke there was an old fracture; ;extonqhi neirly half way through. He 'Vouches I for the truth of this statement, and h« J examined the fracture carefu.lly. He says the wonder is that the brVakdptfd did not occur months ago.. -..'..'• | Eliswhers is published, a. letter from. Mr Hawkins m reply to. Mr Warburton's very indiscreet . communication .read at tn*s last meeting of the Borough Counjnk The many friends of Mr W. A. McDowell will be pleased to learn that he has returned to Palmerston, and has been appointed manager of the local branch of the? New Zealand .Clothing Factory. Mr McDowell has lately been m the Wellingtou branch, and when a, change was contemplated he was selected. We giro him a cordial welcome back.and have no' doubt he will prove as popular as m every other locality m which he has previously been m. business Speaking with a personal acquaintance of Mr McDowell extending over some dozen year's, we feel sure that m giving him an important position m their concern, Messrs Hallenstein have secured a faithful and zealous employee. Mr Johnston, wo belieyo, is to bo appointed to Hawera. Mr McDowell takes charge sn Monday. , . >By cabje we. learu „that the directors of! ihV Bank' of South Australia have declared a dividetijlfor.the. half yenr af the rafe'df *ix'sipf ''ceritf.~s?r annum, and carry forys'ar.f and place on the reserve the sum o(£,\o6o'. f - - •> • VA.NiiJlv^ S»»X«od Matthew, from jursileiu, an up rivMr settlement, guessed, within one of the number of seeds m n j glass' jar, iv a draper's window m Wanganui. ;,■■ '^ •