The Manawatu Standard (PUBLISHED DAILY.) The Oldest Daily Newspaper on the West Coast. WEDNESDAY JUNE 9, 1886.

Manawatu Standard, Volume XII, Issue 1729, 9 June 1886, Page 2

Manawatu Standard (PUBLISHED DAILY.) The Oldest Daily Newspaper on the West Coast. WEDNESDAY JUNE 9, 1886.

The following wenther telegram was received after we went to press yesterday : —Bad weather approaching after 12 hours from now; between north-east and * north and West* Glass further fall. Indications : Much rain. Oil Monday there was an interruption on the Fort Darwin telegraph live between Farina and Strangways Springs, no European cable; messages being received m cousequecse. ; A correspondent who takes an interest m astronomical matters hns kindly supplied the Chroniole with the following.!— The. planet Mars will be ooculted by the moon this eren-j ing. The local mean time of conjunction is 16 minutes pass 8. Ths planet will disappear near the; eastern: upperedgA of the^nnlight fined, portion of the moon, aod reappear on the western edge. The planets; Jupiter aud Uranus will also be occulted to-morrow but. will be invisible here. The latter will be , seen if it he, night should be clear about one f degree in** mediately above the moon at 20 jriidutei .past Bin the evening. s> S -ut.i . In ft Maori billi»rd-robm m: WAnifannniangi a cardi on which is written m Maori the: ftfl-i lowing blunt announcement: "No money, no play ; if you have got uo mouey, clear oat* Billy, for Jimmy, the marker- • . ; The t.s. Triumph is advertised to sail for Derby, the port of the Kimberley goldfield, on or about Monday the 28th inSt. She will carry passengers and horses. It is stated that the New Plymouth break* water is now 42ft wide at the base, 34ft wide on top, and 86ft high, The Waitara company now ships away but* topka of beef from the Naw Plymouth break* Ljrajer far Anokjand,

Duntijr Hie bea-ing of a divorce case m Ch'iMciin-ch. the olbef day, H : s Honor Mr Jifit ; ce Jobnsloa caHed a;te.a : on to tie fact \hat a number of youn^ womea *feoo m Court, wbo l»ad, sp'd His Hono-, come ia on the cuauce of beaiog soroelnins? indecent. A'l evea we<e lv aed upou ibe g! Is, bat tuey kept tbe'r seats. At a IftUer sta^e of the proceeding*, the juilge again ree'rred to young girls be'DK p. «e<it m violatioa of all decency, and ordered .them to be removed by force if necessary; It is whispeied m London that the ailment of the Princess Christian, third daughter of Queen Vieto m, is insanity. Shs is the wife of Priac© Christ tan of Schjsswig-Holsticn- . Souderbnrg-ADgusteube,g. . ■ The Aling of Uie Wiellington Conrt ofrappejil whrou. terminated on Monday, lasted ex- ; aclly a month. , . Mr Steel, late manager for Mr D. Buick.left Paliaersion for the " Kimberley " to-day. Other | resideuta of this district are also preparing to make an. early start. A large number of miners, bound for the Kimbei-ley goldfields, left Wellington by the I Hauroto for Sydney on Monday. It is estimated she took about 60 miners. The friends of Mrs Snelson will be pleased to hear that she is making rapid progress towards recovery.' Her medical adviser at Rotovua hopes she will be cut of his hands m attother cqap{e of weeks. ; A Wellington paper has the following: — The neighbourhood of the Queen's wharf was enlivened this, nioraing by the somewhat unusual spectacle of a number of men bearing swags and equipped for a long journey. These were miners who had arrived from the West Coast and from Dunedin by the steamers Omapere, Koranui, and Hauroto, and who were hound for Sydney by the latter vessel, en route for the KimberJey diggings. Almost every vessel leaying for the ( Australian, colonies, now takes a few passengers ' oh the" way to the new goldfield from some part of New Zealand. . A Woodville correspondent of the Hawkes Bay Herald writes that the samples of cheese sent to "Melbourne from the Woodville cheese factory gave such satisfaction that an order has been received for ten tons, at 6£d perlb for small cheeses, and s£d for large. It being found that the small cheeses are more marketable, no more of the large size will be made. The keeping of pigs m connection with the factory has turned out an excellent speculation. Over a hundred were bought at the beginning of last season, at from 14s to 18s each, they have been sold at an average of £2 each. The Factory is now closed for the winter season. As proof ;.jpf the benefit of the factory to small 4 settlers, the correspondent states that the average receipts during the season from a fair mich cow amount to £7.- •■;■ ■ . .•■■•■, = ■.:•■■'.■ TSe Marton paper has the- following : — A erood many of the Feilding small farm settlers have been up to inspect their properties. A number of them intend commencing felling their bush at once, some contracts being already let.' The purvey, pi : 'the Palraerston block is not nearly finished yet, and some of the members are getting very impatient at the delay. :..-,,. An exchange says:— Mr' McCulloob, K.M. at Inyercargill, has just: (riven a decision of importance to business people.- A baker sued a cabinetmaker for the price of bread supplied to the cabinetmaker's wile. The contention for the defence was that defendant had supplied his /wife with money to pay for .the bread, and had given distinct instructions not to pledge his credit. Mr McCulloch held that according to the law defendant was not liable, even it the plaintiff had never been informed of the circumstances. , . , A Sydney telegram dated June Ist states that the break up of the drought has caused great rejoicings m Sydney. A very general downpour of rain nan taken place m New South Wales and (Queensland. The heaviest foil occurred m the Narribri district, .New South Walei, where it has been raining m such torrents that precautions are being taken Against floods aud loss of life. ' From the Wanganui Herald vre learn that Colonel Whitmore is •proceedins' with his arrangements for forming the caylary m the .North Island into a regiinjfo't; and whan the. number of the tjrbqps m the South Island warrants it he will form there also. The questioner probable officers has not yet been .gone into, but Colonel: Whitin'ore conjirclers it pretty certain that Colonel Noake will have the command m the North. v ; . The Governor of Victoria has declined to interfere with the sentences ; t>assed on the .members of the Salvation Army, who' persisted m breaking the by-law passed by the Benalla Shire Council to regulate processions. The defendants had repeatedly defied the provisions of th'e. by-law, and ultimately were fined £5 each, or one month's imprisonment, and chose the alternative. Petitions were largely signed praying for their release, tftit the Governor declined to interfere with the decision of the local tribunal. "The late Alexander Henderson,.. the theatrical manager, who was well-known m the colonies many years ago, is stated to'fiave left£2o,ooo to his second wife, formerly Miss Lydia Thompson, from " whom lie had been seperated for a long time past. His first wife, was a daughter of the veteran composer Nelson, who was equally well known m press and dramatic circles m the fifties. • At a meeting of the creditors of J. Stuart Reid, insurance agent, the Official Assignee soid that the statement showed that the debtor's personal ex pen (fitu'-e had been at the rate of £700 a year, aud for the past- three years he had be&n going to the bad at the rate of £400 per annum. The creditors decided not to oppose his discharge. A largely attended meeting of Licensed Victuallers, and ' others connected with the trade was held at Chavfinne's Victorian Hotel, Wanganai, on Monday eveniag, Mr T. B. Williams m the'ohair, when it was decided to form an associ at ton for the protection of trade interes s. Mr A. J. Parson was eleoted president, Mr T. B. Williams vice - president, Mr O. Cliayannee treasurer, and Mr J. P. Watt secretary. The waiter inferred that the guest hadjiaken a little something before supgpef^from the mere fact of his ordering r^.chork pops and tied fraters." V At last meeting of the Waitotara .Qbunty Council Or Watt gave notice .of motion for next meeting, ''That all fences on the side of the road with barbed wire be removed. > v God help the stranger that is taken sick there, writes an officer of the United States steamship Galena, speaking of Aspin wall. It is not uncommon for people to lie down down m the street and die/ in broatfT daylight, and when dying 'receive no offer of assistance, . even m answer to an appeal for- a,. rdrinkof water.. The people Appear to^be^ -heartless, as if their familiarity with death had made them callous." ... Chinese ladiee arc skid to be {go sadly demoralised by the pernicious influence of European customs that they .are actually beginning to revolt ngainst the ■eoluded life hitherto rigidly enjoined upon them, and not only appear openly m the streets, but visit restaurants and places of public «nterfc«inment. This doplorable state of Jaxity has caused the widest alarm throughout the Celestial Empire, and an official bearing the ter* rible title 6f " Olrief i Oehsot dFMbrals^j haj 'been mq red to petitionthe Binperor with a view to suppressing the riewiymanifested spirit of femonine indepeodenoe m his dominions. ' It ib to be hoped that the Emperor is sufficiently enlightened to discourag the iuterfer. ence of the " censor" with the. legitimate freedom of his female subjects, and that ; the complete emancipation of Chinese women from the, position of inferiority •nd degradation that has hitherto been their lot will, follow \n the near futiltf.