LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Manawatu Standard, Volume XII, Issue 1741, 23 June 1886, Page 2

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Miss Malcolm, recently from Melbeurne, will preach iv the Wesleyan Church on 24th mat, at 6.30 p.m. All are cordially invited, (weather permitting.; Mrs Buffe, the widow of one of the men killed m a well al St*D-y Creek some months ago, was yesterday married by the Registrar, to Mr C. Rosonthal, contractor. The result of a careful computation of the amount of dust which fell at the Wairoa (Tauranga) is as follows :— 4O tons to the acre, or 25,6C0 to the square mile. In the opinion of the principal farmers m the Tauranga district the volcanic deposit will prove of great benefit to the soil. Some going so far as to say they have already noticed the new grass springing up green and healthy. The Bruce Herald has the following : — Prohibition orders are very good things, or might be if they were respected by publicans and the community m general, but the Bench at Falraerstou North evidently think there are occasions when they ought not to be granted. A woman applied for an order against her husband, and the Bench refused it, at the same time admonishing hur that if sho made her husband's home comfortable when he returned from his work, he would be satisfied to remain instead of going elsewhere to make up for tliose comforts which were so lacking m his own house. There is not the smallest doubt that hundreds of men are similarly driven to drink by the bad management of their wives, and the Blovenlineß» ot their homes. Mr A. McFarlane, of the firm of Alex ander and McFarlane, contractor!, arrived m Wanganui on Saturday night. The contract which this firm have from the Wellington-Matiawatu Railway Company is progressing satisfactorily. The contract time is not up till the end of October, bnt they expect to have it finished by the end of August. Of late the weather has been apainst them, but good progress has been made. It ii anticipated that the line will be open to Otaki by the first of next month, and the coaching distance will then be reduced to 20 miles. Passengers will be able to leave here at 7 a.m. and reach Wellington the same evening.—Wau- , ganui Herald, I Persons who have a superstituous dread of Friday will not be pleased to learn that this is a thoroughly Friday year. It came m on Friday, and will go out on Friday, and will have fiftythree Fridays. There are four months m the year that have five Fridays each ; changes of the woob occur five times on a Friday. Mr Joseph Soler, wine manufacturer, of Wanganui, has petitioned the House for permission to use a pn«ate still for distilling the spirits of wine reqnired for his own use, or that he may be permitted to purchase spirits of wine free of duty. This he considers necessary,, m order to enabie him to be on equall terms with Australian producers. The Okoia, Wanganui Dairy Factory was to close on Saturday for the seasoa. This year the directors have been very successful. Something likn 40 tons of ■feheeae was made, and top prices secured for every pouud that has gone out, while very little now romaius iv tv« factory. — Herald, The Union steamer Wakatipu left Wellington for Sydney, via Taranaki, at 4 p.m. on Sunday. She took an unusually large number of passengers* j having no fewer tha.n 130 m the steer- \ age. About fifty of that number booked at this port, and the greater portion of them are intending to proceed to the Kimberlev goldfields. She also took a very large cargo. She brought up from the South 800 tons produce, 77 horses, and 27 head of cattle . From Wellington she took 150 tons produce and four horses. A large number of people assembled on the wharf to witness he departure. — Wellington paper. Another local institution has been successfully floated m the Wellington Build- ' ing and Investment Company, Limited. The Company has a strong directorate, and commences business with every prospect of a profitable career. Sixty-seven thousand acres were devoted to the cultivation of castor oil m Madras last year. Those who have had any *ear of a scarcity of this exhilarating beverage may now take comfort. A number of persons have during the past week or so left Woodville for Kimberley, amonjr them being; two wen who had been working at one of our local sawmills. These latter getlemen, if reports are true, have left many forrowing friends atnong the tradespeople (who have given them credit for goods to considerable amounts) without even saying " Goodbye." One of the local storekeepers, we hear, has started m pursuit, [ armed with a warrant. — Examiner.