LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Manawatu Standard, Volume XI, Issue 1686, 16 April 1886, Page 2

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Tenders are lying at this office addressed to Mr R. Gary. A breach of contract case, Gilmour v. Manson, occupied the hearing of the R.ftl. Court yesterday. Mr J. H. Hankino appeared on behalf of defendant, and W. S. Staite. for plaintiff. The plaintiff received judgmeut tor £7 and coats. . . Mr Isherwood, the new proprietor of the Club .Hotel has now Jaken possession of that hostelry and will doubtless m a very short time establish a* good business connection, his affable and courteous address gaining for him m Wellington where he has resided for many .years, g«nernl popularity. An exchange says that when the Hon Mr Stout journeyed through to New Plymouth last week, great capital was made of the fact- that the Premier travelled by the ordinary train. The hon. gentleman did not remain m this very saving frame of mind long, for on Monday he travelled m a special train from Patea to Foxtoo, arriving at the latter place about three o'clock m the morning. It is to be hoped the journals which have cackled about the Premier's unostentatious journey up the coast, will duly record the fact of his more expensive return trip. At the Wellington Racing Club's meeting on Friday and Saturday mourning badges, will, be worn by trainers, jockeys, and Owners, and members of the club out of respect to the inomory of MrR. H.- Vallance. f The Government state that the ranks of the unemployed are being increased, both North aud "South.: It is expected that as the various contracts fall m th« number will be still further augumei.ted The records of the Public Works Department during: the past two years show a very steady average of labourers engaged on public works, the number nearly always being about 3000. When the unemployed have to be relieved it increases slightly, and when work is plentiful decreases, but the range is never beyond 3100 or below 2800, m round numbers. The halfpenny post circular is now m full force m Wellington. The friends of F. J. Jones could hard ly believe their eyes when they saw him m the Avenue on Wednesday, being under the impression that he and Mrs Jones were passengers by the Te Anau, en route for England. It appears, however, that the terrible shock of the Taiaroa disaster unnerved Mrs Jones, and she made up her mind t» relinquish the pleasure of her intended trip. — Chronicle. . . A correspondent informs a Wellington paper that Mr Powell, late chief officer of the Taiaroa, was m 1874-75 third mate of the ship Gareloch, of Glasgow. He was by birth «n Englishman, and his parents kept an hotel at Teddington, on the Thames. "Mr Powell was a shipmate of mine," writes our informant,. " and was one of the pluckiest fellows I ever knew. He especially distinguished himself when the Gareloch - rescued the sixteen survivors of the cable ship La Plata, which foundered ofi Cape Uahant while on a repairing expedition from London to Rio." A telegram to the Melbourne Argus states that it is reported that the Marquis of Normauby. formerly Governor of New Zaaland, is about to marry a young lady. Lord Normanbv was born m 1819, and was married m 1844. Lady Normanby died m January last year. A gentleman who has just returned from an extended tour of the North. Island says that the mere he sees of other parts of the. colony the stronger is his belief m the superiority of them all. Ho says we have better land, better climate, and more prosperous settlers. We are glad to hear it.— Feildinc Star. Mrs Rhoda Howard, who died recently m Kentucky at the age of one kindred and sixteen culled for her pips just previous to her death, and smoked t with evident reli»h, She contracted ha fntal habit when ght w «| 25 yeari

Messrs Nelson Brothers flimited). a Napier firm, m order to assist the unemployed of London presented the Lord Mayor with fifty carcases of frozen muttou. She s.B. Hanraki called m at Scott's Ferry on Friday with a general cargo. She took away 200 sheep, shipped by Mr D. Scott to the Gear Company at Wellington, and a shipment of wheat nnd oats, the consignor being Mr J. McKelvio. It is expected that she will call agaiu m about a week. It has been remarked, says the Wellington Times, that four of the Union Company's vessels whose names began with the same initial letter, have been lost. There are the Taranaki, the Taupo, the Tararua, and the Taiaroa. A notice worded as follows is said to appear on the door of a New York; business office :->-The hours of attendance m this office are— To canvassers for church subscriptions, 10 to 2 : book and insurance ageutP, 2 to 4; commercial travellers, beggars, and advertising men all day. We attend to our own business at night. In concluding an article on Mr Vereker-Bindon's annual report the Hawera Star says : — We cannot conclude our notice without expressing the opinion that the Board has a remarkably able inspector, a man who recognises what is required of him, who- knows what work be ought to get from the teachers, and m the discbarge of his own duty is not afraid to insist on the teachers doing theirs. We expoct to see' more efficient schools throughout the district m the course of a year or two. During the hearing of a case m the Wellington Supreme Court a witness m the course of her examination, said that Mrs Allen had, .m, J^eqaent conversation with her, retused to see anything bad m Mr Allen, her hiftb'and I.'1 .' " Very uaturally, too, I thiqk," added Mis Valentine. Mr Jellicowafr the* examining counsel, and he enquired, m a tone of profound «mazein«nt why it was. natural. " Well are you . Mr.Jellicq," , replied the witness, " because if you are I shonld • think you need not ask me that quea- , tion." This was altogether too niach for Mr Jellico, and he Babside<3L;>< ...