LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Manawatu Standard, Volume XI, Issue 1714, 21 May 1886, Page 2

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

- Owing we presume to hiavy 'yfeiihqi' on the beach, no mail from the South reached Pulmerston last evening. , „ ,; V .Mr Alexander Laird, of the Jpairfiold . { Wanganui, intimates through bur advertiitihg cpldmfls,;]febat -lie" is pw-^ . Dared to supply tre'ea, fruit, forcstf, rind "shrubs, iv ..any quantity. He ( draws note that M«BBi^ Cmntuitia," Sliarpe, and Ojoij, of Wangatiuij-have beeh ; ai)poirited his town agents' CaUlpguesyill be •sent rpost ;f r.eo to any- adjdrjjss pu appl|c«tion..-..•*. ' . „ , ■;..''. " ■ *.-* .i^.& l !P*aree r 'an ( :Old 4 .wP!^a& >^|^.^o^<gr|^ £i(JO dainageij f rbm the Duuedin City Corporation for having broken tier l«.g by falling over a. gaspipe, which had bjecn left m the channel abutting the .kerb. : . l /.. .•". V,^) ••'.. A party has bsen made up at Feilding by Mr Brooker for dig%* Agings. ' MrAy.^Halcombe wiir be. ono of tliwn. We wisli them Inck.—Sfoir. The Tsranaki breakwater is to be iuiihed for a total longth of 1800 feet liefnre work is dißcontinu'ed' for the Buasoii. • • ; , : Mr Alexander Walkar, Secretary to the- Adelaide- Young Man's - Christian ' Association, has embezzled the funds to ,the .ox'^i.tof 4Jis6o. . •■;■ :f , It is stat»d that th«r« are. ««yentythree unemployed, mostly" marriod men .with, familws; iu>oauwu at th» prjsaeut moinenfi ' ! - s?} '■[ !> ~\ l ;'j .;'. . \ .*." : 7'V •' .'• : A cookery class,. initituted by. ; -iyirs Ward m connection with the ".B'li'ia inovewent ijt'Very successful m Christchurcb. Bad cooking does as much to send men ou the wrong track at aoy•tbip«.^r- •'•;■ ■ ; .„. .. , , ... ..;:.. v Victoria -proposes to,- spericlarij «xtra £50,000 aunually to improve the conditioi^of public school Uathers. t z'y ,'.' I Dajin'Syifc pr«iohed brfore fl.r " M^ chant- '^ilora Company at th'red i«v«rai; arHiiVersiriesV The first time he took for hiß text, "Steal no. more." . >Tho members of the company took ~ umbrage -at this : the second anniversary he chosn th^ wo^ds,:" A remriarit shall b«; saved." His. audience were more irritated than .before ; nevertheless, lie commenced his third sermon -as follows— •• There were lice';in.air th«ir borders." .The Hon J. Bryca was a- pasiehgtr by traiiito^Wbllitigtbn last riiglit. Last night must have b*en a fearful night > at vsea. ' The wind blew with terrific violence,, the gusts at times ; beiug' quits. pJieuomeimli^We have not had sUjCh; a night -for months past.

■ ; . Mr. HaHv wheelwright, Terraco Knd , . hctsj.jifct turned out a spring cark to the flrd«r, of Mr W. Fepton^, ttj.owke^per^ .Th,e^>vorJfniaußi)ip' is-w^credit -io ' iliV bui|4fir^ vhpihas finishedthA trap m; a girb^^i^al intnner au^jwith! all :*!)• late* t "improveinehtsr '* '\ ' .• T ■ . Mr % , ; ,Venn ii^yiteg tenders for the iuppiy bf about 20 cords of 'fireyrooil m 4 feet Ivugtht. . / ..' : ; :l - Several. letter* hare been received on the /Library inattrfr. We have made rpon^ for two. Other correspondence iijtlßo unavoidably held over. ' / *''": { J ,W? must «(sk the ;cbnsi^eratioD of adyor^Bort who»e anhoiinqein#ntßi ftr» - ag'aiq : to-dajr held ■ over. More . room ,m 'par <"at prejseht pyer-crowdyd i ... bdluinns will be ii.\adu m a few days. ' ■■■•■''>■[ v ! The annual charing ■ale at the Ready Money Sfcorf jg now oil, ' an alt«ted ad- : '.vertiiiometJfYeferring to which will..ap-;p«atto-TOortdvr. -. •;■•■: ..,.-.':. . • There will ibe a matting of the School: Committee this evsning, and also of ,the Galodonian Socjtfty. „....• ' The'Friaco rntil will cloie this •venihg at'T.lSp.in. ," '; • : A nwrriags took place on Wednsiday, <t'St 'Paur» Cathedra), Wellington," bo, " tVv#Bhi Sir • NSrihan ' M. : A. CimpbelJ, .B^r^^and.Mrs, Outterell, widow of the la£? ,-' Sir Geojgq . dotterel I, «<nd formerly .Mi'skiisabaliH (Daraudini. Tlie ceremony, was, pe.rforined by tlib lier J, Still. Only a f»w.f rienda wero present. The bride ;>w.iß given ftw»»y by Mr W. H. Levin, and tjhe; wadding, breakfast took p'»Je atf his houno • .: 'V . ..'.'■ ....':' 1 The Gear Meat Preserving and Freezing Company have taken a contract for the supply of all stores to thi Japanese nian-of war' Taulciiba; It ii' hardly to the credit of Wellington that biscuits witl not b* purchased thtre, »9 (h« local mai)ufacturor» have asked £5 a ton; more than the price charged by those m . Chr!etchurch.--W(illiMgton piper.. \ The Ftilding Stor has^h#t6Jlovrifafe :^ •*— The Revs. " licMauui audS Father Kirk, of Wan ranui, were visitors on Wedntsday to Feildintj on business conti«3t»il with the Roman. CatholicChurch. — On Thursday, Dr Fußßel. of .W*t»»]4^bko his leg. Dr Mpuckton, of Feildin£, w,a» wirjd for,i aq^he. left, for. th#Sc«ftedf the accident at bnco, ; . .< r An 1 appalling accident has ocobrrod at > the ironworks nt.Francheprß, m the d«- , parttiWrit Aieilrtlie et Moielle. Three workmen; W»re engaged \n attending v to a vewel of molten «to»r whan it < siidden* ' ly capsized, and the. liquid hietil* flowed : ►■over th«|n. They immediately jumped into a pool of wattr close at hand, • bat »ir w>b jbo severely burnt that they ex? pi red a few hours afterwards m the, midst of the most exernbiating agonies. We arc pleased to diptheria !, has now totally disappeared from Bulls. ) All the children who were suffering from it 'some little time ago are now thoroughly convalescent, Steps are being taken to form * Dairy I

A warning to parents m^y be taken from a caso tried m tlin VVaUiugton Rasideut Magistrate's Court a few days ago) m which an innoc^nt-lonking Imy of 12 years war chnrgpd with uaing a. "slianglißi," m T«»ry-itroet, oh May 10. The boy, evidently conniving that the ralue of the articlo was depreciated by the term "shanghai," said the inslruUi*at war a catnpault. It w«s iound necessary to call two constableß Vto decide the important diiffMrehce, and op-, on on* of theco«Bt»bluagi»iug "expert/ evidence to the effact.that the boy wan right, th» in r ">"n»tibh was ameudod. It I appears th V th* iufovraing ., constable followed tlu | ad into his parent's hoiiß* to take the irctoN from .him, T and i}i± youngster's iadthlir, who wit m Cdrfr^ sought to argus with Mr Stratferd the point as to nn^Englishman's house bting his castlcr. ' Had she been acquainted with the .Resident strict business-like habits she would doubtlsm, h»T« showu, less temerity, and hare spared the humiliation fit being figuratively "sat upon." Ab it was, th« Court appealed to Mr Shearman to assist m maintaining order, and the lady was suppressed. As for the young dcliii* quent he was informed that he hud made -himself liable to a line of £5, but would be let oft with on« o£ 5* and costs of tweV witnesses (6*»)L— Wi'iUingtoVpaper. * '