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Manawatu Standard, Volume XII, Issue 1722, 1 June 1886, Page 3

We understand that a " proclamation " has been issued m the interests of certain candidates for the School Committee. We have been unable to obtain a copy as yet, but may do so within the next few days. Messrs Barns and Higgles next stock sale at the Cainnbelltowu Sale Yards, Wanganui, will take place to-morrow at noon. Several additional entries will be found m the catalogue. * Additions are made to the catalogue of Messrs Freeman 11. Jackson and Go.'s, stock sale at Waverley Yards to take place on Friday. Volume XII of the Manaavatu Daily Standard, commences with this issue. We once more return our grateful acknowledgments for the liberal support accorded us. more particularly since our recent eulargemeut. Our subscribers' list iv town and couutry continues to increase at a very satisfactory rate. The adjourned meeting of the Caledonian Society sill be held on Friday next at the Commercial Hotel. The Road Board will meet to-morrow at 11 autn. and the Borough Council at 7 p.m. To make room for correspondences, report8 k Frisco mail news, &c, a quantity of reading matter, including leader and sub-leaders has to stand over. . . . We remind our readers of Messrs Snelson & Co's extensive sheep sale at the Fitzherbertstrcet yards to-morrow. No less than three thousand sheep will be offered, comprising 4 and 6-tooth ewes m lamb. Messrs Snelson & Co's sheep sale tomorrow will take place at 1 o'cjpik. ' The letter signed"™ Justice" is unavoidably held over, but will appear to-morrow. Signs of the depression : — The balancesheet of the Feilding Jockey Club shows ;k credit balance . of £130. The net result of the recent Anglican. Church bazaar at Feilding is expected to be over £150. ■" The Jane Douglas will leave Foxton, fo Wellington, on Wednesday, at 8 p.m., and the Tui on Friday, at 10 p.ra. We understand that the aid o£ the law courts is to be invoked, to say whether or not certain statements made by the Rev. A. M. Wright,;. at the meeting of the Education Board, are consistent with facts. To be a little plainer, udvice has been taken, and probably the next that the public will hear of the matter will be the issue of a writ for damages. We believe the preliminary steps have been already taken. Tfc is proposed to present a requisition to the Mayor asking him to convene a public meeting anent the recent decision of the Public Library Committee, rs reDjoval of certain publications from the table of the public reading room.