The Jane Douglas.

Manawatu Standard, Volume XI, Issue 1689, 20 April 1886, Page 4

The Jane Douglas.

The Manawatn uo-operative Steam Slipping Company's screw fitcamer Jane D uiiclas, Captain Fraser. is announced to lfflve Fnxton for Wellington, torn irrcw, at 10 p-n>.

Mr M. Prendergast iuviten tenders for about 80 chains of wire fencing at Fitzherbcrt. Tenders close on Saturday May 1. Specifications can be seen at Mr A. Ferguson's or at Mr M. Prendergast's. The jury m the case Jenssen and Perkins have been unable to agree and were lucked up all last night. This morning they were discharged. A general meeting of members of the Pniinerston Caledonian Society will be held m the C< uncil Chambers this evenat 8 o'clock. We remind our readers of the miscellaneous conceit and dramatic entertainment to be givt nto morrow eve ling to provide funds lo enable the Win I man, 0. Wilson, to 1 c sent to EngUud, m hopes that he v ay recover his eye-sight or at least be admitted into soma institution for the blii d to enable him to learn a trade. We trust there will be a good house] There will be a special meeting of the school committee at the central Bchoolhouse to morrow evening. : Mr Larcoinb is inviting tenders for fittings at Mr B.Xaary's new shop. The Terrace End School was examined by Inspector Bindon yesterday. The train from Foxton last evening was about half-an-kour late m reaching Palmerston. Messrs Pollard & Simes, the wellknown commission agents, of Wanganui, are about starting m business us auctioneers, Mr Pollard to wield the hammer. We wish the firm every success m their new venture. A' grand promenade concert is to take place on the Queen's wharf* Wellington, to-morrow evening, m aid of the Taiaroa fund. •.■•. ; . :. . Mrs dolt, wife of the late manager of the Bank ot New Zealand m Sydney, was a through passenger by the Alameda on her last trip from Sydney to San Francisco, pnd was consequently m Auckland last week. No endeavor was made to hide her identity, as she was known on the vessel as Mrs Holt. From a Napier paper we learn that the land fever which recently attacked the purchasers of Riverslea sections has somewhat abated, and a reaction is now setting m. The purchasers of tome of the sections are not coming up to the scratch with their instalments, as the agents arw notifying that a final opportunity will be given thorn to pay up and sign the mortgages for the balance. The purchasers now see the folly of their mad rush to buy this land, as if it were the last pieco of territory to be sold m the country. .