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Manawatu Standard, Volume XII, Issue 1732, 12 June 1886, Page 4

A Mr Neils Rasmassen, a Carterton bsker, who filed his schedule, attributes his failure to selling the 21b loaf at threefence. Mr Q. A. Shla, in a recent contribution to the Illustrated London News, says that if he had not been at Nelson m New Zealand, or at Honolulu, he should havei said that Ceylon was • the most beatifu place m the world. What the old alchemists failed to do modern mechanics have accomplished, m effect at least. They have not exactly transmuted base metal into gold, but they are making polished iron jewellery that is as attractive m appearance as gold filigree. The iron is highly polished, and reflects light l|ke a diamond. ; The Madrid correspondent of the London Times say» that before the death of King Alfonso the Carlists offered a reward of £2,000 for his head, and that when a man- volunteered to assassinate the king the Carlists backed out of their proposition, A bird known as the "silk-tailed chatterer" has lately reappeared m middle Germany after, an absence of 30 years. The peasants consider the arrival of the ■ongster as an otnen of good, portending; increased happiness and prosperity to the people. It was stated by Mr J. Elliot the other "erring that Waitara is offering the N.Z. Shipping Co., not £200 worth of freight, but £2000 worth, if they will allow one of their direct steamers to o*ll there and load with frozen meat and other products of this disl riot. The idea if, we (Hawern Star) believe, for tlic direct steamer to lie to off the mouth of the river and be tendered by one of the coasting steamers trading to that port. ■ The Licensing Bill of Mr Stsward is ■ typing discussed ara,ong temperance; i people. It deals with the election of Kcanaing committees proposes taextend '' ${c. franchise fca^U^persqiis. of either ses; i'dttke; full age- of 21 who have resided v for a period gi si* months within the * licensing district, and who. not later than !,BQ'daya before any election held under ;&e Licensing Act, shall have sent m ©iaim.B to be enrolled as electors. Licensjng : Committees are to hold office for three years. : ;-\ The petroleum wells of Upper Bnrmah have boon worked for 2000 years, and «till produce abundantly. They are .'•generally. four feet six inches square, *and arc sunk to a depth of 250 to 350 feet. The Burmese have never learned •4he secrets ot. refining, and their exijovfcs have not been large. "I'm from Mr Brown, mum—gentle-'' man what lives across the way. Htf •ays, "Won't you please shut them, windows .when Ihe young lady's a;.playinj£ ?" ; ' Out I thought Mr Brown was mupical himself?" "That's tie reason, mum." • s