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Manawatu Standard, Volume XII, Issue 1728, 8 June 1886, Page 3

•i , ■ , : ■ Kronr-f/WiUjngtoTr paper we lean that thi GoTferqip^ ? evidently, .mean .to, push : business on |nq.brjpjs $tiie,seßijou-to.M early a close a poj^bjfe.. OnTiieiday the Premier ii to move thatl After tiekV week the House meet* for Government business' at '7.3o p.m, on Monday^, and that Govarnnwnt business have, precedent* ou £ Iti does npftbetray awy Chustain spirit, on . the {»rt offiHte Rev A.91. Wrisrhtj. to tfdte hU ; remark at t^raeefii^ ojflthe schoul committee' last nighn in-refecehce +0 the introduction of. penal clauses m the Acoor unqualified I» this one eff^ct.'^re fonder, of being purer and hearer id. the 'Saviogr than anyone .else; How lovely' the life and'teachings. The lubjeet of Miss Ada "■ Campbell's next lecture ie elsewhere announced- ' A correspondent, writes, as follows : — '* Is not the Roal Board Audit question thrashed out yet ? First the late Secretary, then the late ChairrauD, now the Government auditor ! And' the ashed and cinders of the Town Hall fire raked over and over m order to have a fliug at somebody or other. .Whose turn will it be next, what is it all about, and what good purpose is served, are questions I would like very much to have satisfactorily answered." A child three years old, dan. h.t r of Mr Blair, a milkman near Duuediu pulled a kettle of boilitift water over herself, m the absence from the house of her parents, and died from the effects. In a football match at Auckland, a young man named Biggs had his thigh broken. A man named James Mclnlyre was stabbed at Paikakariki yesterday afternoon by a man named Matthew Johnston. The latter was suffering from the effects of drink, and he attacked Mclntyre with the sharp end of a candlestick, inflicting e'ghtor nine wounds, but not believed to be very serious. It will be seen from our report of the School Committee meeting last oveniog, that an account was received from Messrs Welch & Co., 'stationers, marked^ nil. ■ The members of committee were fur some time unable to understand the meaning of the memo, but were subsuquently informed that last month was Welch* & Co, for supplying stationery, during which time nothing was procured from their establishment. We are informed that a moat reprehensible practice is carried out by one of the masters, who has repeatedly directed the children to procure their requirements from a certain stationer friend of his. We hope the new Committpe will sco into the matter, and prohibit nil stich practices^ and lee that there is no favoritism allowed. A correspondent writes :— (Jan you inform, me which is the correct date for the annual general meeting of the Palmerston Musical and Dramatic Society ? It was first announced for tomorrow evening, arid now for the 15th, ami on neither occasion was the advertisement Bigned by any person. It is surely rather a queer way to do things. The following appears m the National Reformer of 18th April, and may therefore be taken as authoritative :—" We see m the Australasian and New Zealand papets paragraphs referring to Mr Bradlaugh's intended visit to the colonies. As, however, the Government will not at present consent to stay proceedings m the suit pending against Mr Bradlaugh for penalties for sitting, and voting m the last Parliament, and m which there 13 an appeal pending to the House ot Lords, we regret to say that it will be quite impossible for Mr Bradlaugh to cross the Pacific this ; aqtuiun., He abandons the project with much regret. . At a meetins: at the vestry of All Saints' Church held last evening, the following generous offer made by Mr Hirst towards the liquidation of the debt of £150 on the church was accepted. That on condition'of the sum of £100 being; collected by voluntary subscription during the current 11 months, he would, subscribe £50. . r Diggers Irotn the West Coast are still flocking to Kimberley. , ' It is not considered probable that the \ Representation Bill will be touched this session, but another session will probably be held early next year. We understand that negotiations are m progress for laying, on a vessel direct from Wanganui to Kimberlev, at a lower fare than has yet been advertised. It is the intention of the expectant charterer* to go |to Cambridge Gulf, from which the distance is 0n1y; 290 miles, as against 350 via Tierbj^-ChronicUi A miscellaneons concert will be given m Aahurpt on Monday evening next, m aid of the English Church. The entertainment will take place m the schoolroom. ,A number of well-known Palmereton singeis are to take part and a very enjoyabie eveniug is looked forward to. There are no South Australian entries for the Melbourne Cap and the nominations generally shew t» falling off from previous |y ear. For tne Caulfield Cup 102 entries have been receiyed. which is also a considerable decrease on previous years. It is believed that among the steerage passengers lost m th«. Ly-ee-moou were a number of New Zealanders who am/ed by the Teanau, to proceed to Kimberley. The New Zealand Government have .received no intelligence regarding the movements of the French inen-of.wir mentioned m this morning's cables, and express' disbelief that France is likely to take any such steps while negotiations are proceeding. Mr Billens, storekeeper of Akaroa, was selling some blasting powder yesterday, and the purchaser, James Hewitt, lit some to try if it was damp, when all the powder — several pounds— exploded. Both men, on fire, crossed the road to the chemist's, where their hands and heads were found to be severely burned.