LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Manawatu Standard, Volume 4, Issue 232, 3 September 1883, Page 2

LOCAL AN D GENERAL.

■ ■• ■ y Vespere service at St. Patrick's Church was disturbed yesterday by th» behaviour . of -a* disreputable woman "and two male companions, whose conduct caused much annoyance to the congregation. The whole three should have beenlocked up. A few days ago some Jads of the town paid a visit to the fowlhouse of a resident of PalmerstoD, where these were a number of setting hens. The youngsters could, find I nothing 'better to do than drive off the fowls and amash the eggs. A smart application of, the ( birch would do muoh good m auch oases. • ; I I ->''i '•■'•■ i- ,

There was a sitting of tha Native Land Court to-day m Palmerston to deal with ■•oine succession cases. The timber is on the ground for the residence for the new Roman Catholic priest, the Rev. Father Carew. On Wednesday the first printing press that has ever been taken through the Manawatu Gorge will be despatched to its f uturn destination— Woodville — for the use of the Woodville Examiner, the first number of which is to appear m about a fortnight from date. We are glad to learn that the residents of township and settlers of the surrounding district ha 76 come forward very liberally with their support, and the new paper will start its career under exceptionally favourable auspices/ Oar paragraph m reForenee to the transfer of the South British Insurance Agency to th* Wellington district appears'to have been misunderstood. The agency itself remains as before, namely m the . hands of Mr. G. E. Hawkins, but it is brought ' within the Wellington jurisdiction, and] under the control of Mr Boardman, instead of belonging as formerly to the Wanganui district, and being -under the jurisdiction ! of Mr Morton Jones. A notorious woman has been lately annoying the inhabitants at their houses an.d m the street by her actions and re* marks. We; should suggest xhat the police invite her to move on. Her fame and reputation are not unknown m Wansmnui and else where, and it is too bad that Palmerston should be annoyed with her presence. The Royal Commissioners appointed to enqtrire into the case of ; the ship Oxford and her passengers hays presented their_ report te Parliament. The report generally exonerates the ship, except on the ground of some slight defects m the stores, but the Plymouth De'p&fc is condemned very strongly for its grossly defective arrangements, particularly m regard to sanitary provisions. The hearing of the further Lingard cases was to proceed toaday. The Town Band started this afternoon en routo for Sandon, where they will contribute musical selections this even* ing. , ; The services at St. Patrick's Church were yesterday largely attended, the place of worship being almost uhcomfort* ably crowded. A* each service earnest addresses were delivered by the Rev. Father Carew, the esteemed pastor, whose influence is plainly and beneficially perceptible. ■.•■.;..! We learn that the result of the infamous tariff now m operation is to greatly, de- . rainish the business bone by the insurance companies, m many "of which business, hts seriously fallen away during the last few months, which considering the obnoxious combination is not to be wondered ■•*•...' .. .- •■.■■■..•'■■■;•.' Some gross acts of vandalism are being complained of by the friends of those whose remains lie m the Palmerston Cemetery. In many cases, the flowers planted and tended by loving hands to beautify the graves have bean pulled up, ani the surroundings otherwise desecrated. In one base the plants have been torn, on t. mots and nil, wbich : we can scarcely thick is the work of juvenile hands purely ' the -last resting place of the silent dead .. shoild be free from such thoughtless or malicious interference. A special train consisting of engine and carriagejlef t Palmerston bound south at '1 p.m. to-day. There appeared to be only two passengers, some high officials probably who could .not use the ordinary train which left about 20 minutes pre» voasly. . . , • . . A. strange 'story is told of two sisters m Berlin. Abont three years ago one of these was engaged to be married; but, on th« bridal morning, became so ill that she could not go. to church. The bridegroom ' was a desirable one,and he was a fish who it seems, hadnot been easily hooked. Delay was risky; so the second sister, covering herself m a cloudy veil, put on the wedding 'dress and went through the ceremony. On retiring, she , at, once changed her clothes again, and the un« married sister hast- since lived as a wife. The husband has juot fonnd it oat. . William and George Sellars were brought up ot the Wellington R. M. Court, charged with being neglected child" ren within the meaning of the Act. ' Con* itable Mackay gave evidence that he had found the children wandering 'at large at Lower Hutt. The father was given to drink, and the mother was dead, and the little ones were quite neglected. The Bench decided to adjourn the case for a weak, to enable the father to be appealed to. - ■ ' ■ ; ••■■'■"■ :: . According to Mr Vincent Pyke, Jackson's Bay must be a 1 lively place; ; Iri the House a day or two ago, Mr Pyke spoke on the necessity of Government sabsidis* ing a medical man m that distant corner of .the colony, jlso miles away from th 9 nearest civilisation. One man (said Mr Pyke) who had broken his leg, had it welded together by a blacksmith,' and an unfortunate man who had smashed his arm had it amputated by a sawyer. .The wildest scenes of Californian life depicted byßrefjHarta cannot beat this. A horrible suicide was recently coin* miued m South Australia. A carpenter cdt his stomach open, and scattered his entrails about the shop with his own bands, and then almost severed his head from his body. , , : ;