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Manawatu Standard, Volume XII, Issue 1737, 18 June 1886, Page 3

The lew* finbliitied eUewhere with regard to the improved tone of the wool market, will be the Subject of general congratulation, as an indication,, thitt the .depression is likely .to be •meliorated before long. • -\ I Judgment wai given for the defendant yeiterday m the case Snelson and Co., t. 6. E, Hawkim, for damage* to ifieep the alleged act of defendiaU' dog; i .''■;■■, ■;,>•;■; .-•-, There it no banking imtitntion it Derby, the Kimberley tea port, the storekeepers do all the monetary transaction! with the settler*. By cable we learn that Colonel Walker has bean Dominated by the Conservative party to contest Midlothian at the general election. * ";. The cricket match Australians t. Lancashire wM resumed and concluded on Wednesday, The Home team m their second innings only succeeded ia soering 87, and the visitors thua won the match m one innings with 12 runs to spare. .■_-. ■ ,■■'■•; ■ ; ; ■ ; A amall farmer np North has _ been filled £b and costs for not deitroying a cow that waa suffering from oa^ictr* The poor beast wan m a deplorable; condition, m some pa.rta. being a festering mass of maggots. " The )^.M. (^Kenrick) epoke Very str^nslyveju the, matter, and hoped the punishment would have a salutary effect. It is rumoured that th« old survey building opposite the engine shed ia to be turned iitto a post-office, and the present post otFce to be utilized for extra, station accommodation. Mr \Vylds does not contemplate sendins; his vessel just yat to the Kimberl«y. The Palmeraton North Choral Society held Its second private rehearsal last evening m the Foresters' Hall, We hear there was a large attendance, and that the concert paased off very successfully.