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Manawatu Standard, Volume XI, Issue 1677, 6 April 1886, Page 4

We remind all persons intending to offer houses ut Messrs Beclteit. Hauilaond, & Dick's horse fair, to take place i at York Farm, near Marton, oh Friday j next, that no entries' Will be taken later than Thursday, audi.ll hbria&rißstljein the yards at Yorlc Farm KefdtiP&ffiaim. on the day of sale. /v A fire, occurred at Waimate (Canterbury) last night, which caused an estimated destruction of.propqrty ot £10,000. A' number of buildings were, destroyed including an hotel, Wesleyah Church and schoolroom, a general store, stable and granary full of grain, • dwiflrag'tfbuse, Some of the buildings: caughVbut' were saved. Some of the property Svas insured, but several persons ar» heavy losers by the fire. ' ' Teuders for metalling on No. 4 Line Fitzherbert, close at 9.30 o'clock tomorrow. The Court of Reviewers under the. Property Assessment Act Hat at. Foxton to-day and will ait. at Sauson on Friday. Applications |pr the .posts of ranger and poundkeeoer must be sent m to tha Town Clerk not later than 4. p.m . tomorrow. Tenders for koeping the Napier, Foxton, . and Rang"itikei roads, including bridges, within the Manawatu Road District, m repair for two and three years, will be received up' till 9.30 a.m. to-morrow.-. ' . \, ,' . , Tenders for the construction of two Bridges with connecting Yoad at Long.b»|rn,,*ud4pr raeUlling ia the Kaftan *a i arid. bn^MUlson's Line^^ close- at 5.30 to-morrojy morning. >. ' ...... i Mr J* McDowell, of the Oasti'Wrireho ate, had a telegram from Weflington last night conveying the information that m the charge of alleged embezzlement by Frank McDowell, brought by James McDowell, the, grand jury had uot found a true bill, and the accnsed. was discharged. It is hoped this will .terminate the litigation and criminal prosecutions between the parties. ' The Aorangi's mail for England closes this evening at 7.45 o'clock. Messrs Beckett, Hammond, and Dick -will- hold their next stock sale at Marton on Friday, the 16th iistant, itiftoad of the 23rd inntand, the usual date. Theadvertisement will appear tomorrow. Earl Denbigh formerly Lord Feilding has sent a cheque for £20 towards the new Catholic Church at Feilding. The amount came throng Bishop Redwood accompanied 'by '„ well wißhes.- f«r.ri.om spiritual welfare of the Feiiding Catholics. . • . /