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Manawatu Standard, Volume XII, Issue 1742, 24 June 1886, Page 2

Messrs Freeman R. Jackson tod Co.'s next stock isle at the Waverley yards will take place to-morrow at 1.30. An important sale of parc-bred cows, at St Hill<*treet yards, on Tnetday next, is advertised by Messrs freeman R. Jackson and Go. Mr Charles Situ, auctioneer, of Woodvflle, has been compe'led, through indisposition, to abandon his usual stock sale this month. .'■■ ._ The death is announced of Mr William Luke, of Te Aro Foundry, Wellington, The^ deceased- gentleman was well known, and highly esteemed for many sterling qualities* The Pott has the following :— A oofjM. poudent calls our attention to the. fact that some of the bntohers' carts /rom« which; meat is sold m Wellington, do not comply with the law by using- proper scales and weights; to weigh the meat, but instead are provided Witt spring webbing machines, on the principle of a letter weigher. We believe our correspondent is correct m saying that butchars who sell meat m this way are liable to a penalty . Owing to the prevalence of diphtheria m Bulls, it has been found necessary to again cloto the school. Another death from the complaint has occurred, a daughter of Mr Dwyer iucc)inibinir, after a short illness,, on Monday. Several fresh cases were reported on { Tneiday. And yet the homoeopathic tre»tment, the efficaeyof which Mr Gaustad has demonstrated by the simple fact that he has never lost a oase out of thousands treated by him, will not be given ft trial. What an illustntioa «/ jgiioniiei tod fr«ju4^ (»<