The Manawatu Standard (PUBLISHED DAILY.) The Oldest Daily Newspaper on the West Coast. FRIDAY, MAY 28, 1886. LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Manawatu Standard, Volume XI, Issue 1719, 28 May 1886, Page 2

Manawatu Standard (PUBLISHED DAILY.) The Oldest Daily Newspaper on the West Coast. FRIDAY, MAY 28, 1886. LOCAL AND GENERAL.

A tender has beeii accepted by Mr Venn for the supply of 20 cords of firewood. We remind our readers of Messrs Snelsoa & Co's horso sale at TattersaihV Yards to-morrow. Messrs Siau & McGrath will hold their next stock sale at Woodville to tnttrrow. The catalogue will be found m advertisement. The regular fortnightly meeting of the Blue Ribbon Temperance Union wiU bo held m the Reehabite Hall this evening, when addresses will be given by the Revs A. M. Wright and C. Gaustad. A public meeting <of those interested m the erection of the Palmerstoti Opera House wiil bo held at the Club Hotel this evening, at 8 p.m, when Mr Ferguson will kindly tako the chair. The time-ball erected by Mr Stevenß at Feildirig, rises about 30ft and may tie seen at a distance of a mile and a half. It was raised far about three minutes and fell at 9 o'clock yesterday mornThe Star states that a man was found dead yesterday morning at Foxton. At the time the train left, the body had not been identified. Constable Carr took charge of it. An inquest was go be held. In the Feilding Police Court on Wednesday tho following case was heard: Police v. J. H. Ashforth. — For using obscene language m a railway carriage on April 14th. Sentenced to seveu days imprisonment m Wanganui Gaol with hard labor. The Wood villa. Examiner says : — Mr Ormond has had private advices of *he rise of wool m England to the extent of £d per pouud. This means a mitigation of tho present depression m the colon}'. \ ';. . ' Mr D. R. Lowers, with his family, left yestf/rd'ay afternoou for Foxlon, enroute for ]fluglaud by the direct steamer Ruapehu. . ' • His Excellency the Governor has received a cablegram that Her Majesty has conferred on the Premier the dignity. of Knight Commander of St Michael and St George. Under the proposed Municipal Corpo rations Act, Woodville will be constituted a borough. ; The Feilding paper says that the indiscreet action of the Palmerston Public Library Committee m attempting to crush the Rationalist Imd had the effect of considerably increasing the circulation • of that journal. '•'■■ The old man who died through, injury at the late fire at Auckland Lias been identified, through a photograph taken of the remains, as a waif named John Bnshnell, who usually slept about outhouses.

In Wellington the barometer has risen to nn extraorriinary height (3075 iuchcß,) The same point it attainod a short lime ago. More Hplendid weather than lias prevailed during the last five days could not possibly be conceived. for felling about 200 acres of for Mr Prendergajt up till to-morrow, ,

Writes " Flaneur" m Wanganai Herald: — Frank Palmer had old Skylark patched up m a wondertul manner, and few would h'Sv^recognised the old fellow of two years^Ttgo,, whom it seemed a waste of time to traiu. Palmer has a knack of getting cripples round and lit again, and the way ho sent old Skylark to the post ou Monday reflects no small credit ou Pahnnr's abilities as a trainer of cross country candidates.

An oxchange has been shown a telegram received by aFeildiug settler from thft manager of the Union Company at Wellington, stating that the company iutend lying on a steamer to the Kimberley goldfields on the 13th of June next. The fare is quoted at £15, and the boat will go direct to Cambridge Gulf.