Manawaiu Standard (PUBLISHED DAILY.) The Oldest Daily Newspaper on the West Coast. MONDAY, JUNE 28, 1886. LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Manawatu Standard, Volume XII, Issue 1745, 28 June 1886, Page 2

Manawaiu Standard (PUBLISHED DAILY.) The Oldest Daily Newspaper on the West Coast. MONDAY, JUNE 28, 1886. LOCAL AND GENERAL.

From a Wellington paper we learn thai the first lot of wool for manufacturing* purposes was washed and dried on Wednesday at the Wellington Woollen Com pany's works, Eorokoro. On Thursday the process of manufacturing commenced- It is intended, m the first place, to make a quantity of blankets and flannela.-:? .. With the object of remedying the deficient acoustic properties of the Wellington Magistrate's Court, wires have been stretched across the room, but no perceptible improvement has yet been effected. We ; saiJ. so_at. the time the experiment was proposed. ' . . In the Home the other day Mr Wakefield spoke strongly m favor of the small birds', and condemned the practice of usiug every possible means to exter tninate them. "It was" , he-said "to the I)irdttha!t Now Zealand owed the pesii* bility of Ihe'nne crops f which are . the finest m the world. In all countries where the birds were destroyed, the crops failed. The crops the birds left were the finest evidence of the value of the birds. When we saw crops of 60,70,j 80, and 100 bushels of oats m districts where the birds darkened the air, it wat a proof of the good the birds did against the insect pests. 1 ' " Thebirds take their share, Sir," he said, but they earn it. If we go on poisoning m all directions, as we are doing, there is no knowing where the mischief will stop. Our very . existence, Sir, Will ba poisoned . " I \i. % The advantages of having a railway passing your doors are scarcely appreciated at the figure that would suit Mr Maxwell, autffcrat| of|the departmeut.l Sonic time-ago^thefClive Road* Board wanted. metal carried] three miles : by the department The 'lowest price that, the railway could do the carrying for was 3s 6d per ton. Tenders were called for, and , the, metal was carted at 2s 4d, with the addition that it wasplaced where the" Road Board wanted it, whereas the railway authorities would have laid it down ac a siding.— Napier Telegraph. ': Messrs Barnes and Higgle announce their fortnightly stock sale sale at the Campbelltown sale yards, Wanganui, on Wednesday next, the 30th iustaiit. The .list of entries received is published m our advertising columns. _. . f A WeJlitigton^sper^JiaSft tbe^ followmg J-^The l^L^gjslativl IJBSujicil has "added tnedical men m practice to the list of exemptions of Justices of the Peace from serving according to rota m the Police Courts. Mr Johnston has given notice of his intention to ask the Premier if he will, with the object 1 of doing away with the restrictions on the export of sheep], inform the Australian Government that scab has ceased to exist m the North Island.

Messrs Nolan Tonks and Go., will hold a sale at Kakaramea Sale Yards on Thursday next. t . ■ ; "■'■ Messrs F. R. Jackson and Ooc's nextstock sale at Feilding will be held on Thursday. 15th July, instead of on tfie' Bth jf July, as stated m the firm's circular. : - ,; The steamer Triumph leaves Wellington for Port Derby, yia Auckland, on the 30th instant. . The Marton paper hears that a change is about to take place m the proprietary of the Junction Hotel, at Sanson, Mr Hawkins, of Turakina, having the other day purchased it from the present licensee — Mr A. Falloon. f A Dr- M'DonaJd, of Sydney, hass offered to disclose an absolute remedy for the rabbit pest if guaranteed a reward of £60,000. The flabbii Conference m Sydney has decided to print and circulate the doctor's proposal. . ' One>6f the Dunedin High School boyß^ has died from injuries receiyed m a football match. The heavy gale of wind on Thuraduv sight played havoc with the fenoea *iid ; wihdpw.paneß m JBu'lls, • Among' the Jtreatest' loseit \ia Mr HVT> XleiJs, of the Criterion Hotel, whose place suffered damage to the extent of about £10. vc: ;.- There was a hSavy': fell of^anQW^ tbrouehout Marlborough on Friday night, covering the streets m Blenheim and Pictqn, and lying inches deep on the surrounding hills. No euoh occurrence is recorded m Marlborough since 1860. The snow was followed by heavy riinv A Very old Bettler, Mr William Ndrgrove, has died m Blenheim at the ripe old nw of 73. He emigruted to New ZwW m Ml t arrjyiug m Wellingloa W the Ger^da. ge took uf Ui«residue m the Wdlrau.ifl and. at tht nma pt i?iß d.eath ws« ft r«l' few ?? i§ tjw m^m *