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Manawatu Standard, Volume V, Issue 10, 10 December 1883, Page 3

A. rather amusing account of a " Oouitmartial held m the , office o o£ our, Ipcal contlfempor'ary "on 1 Saturday to discover the medium by which an item of'unpublished news pot noißed abroad on Friday, found; it 8-' way into oar letter-box; di'moy yeaterdav. The manuscript, thdU£h cvi» dontly that of a business ; man ia not recognizable by us, but- some of.,tho contents are 'by no lrearis devoid of merit. We will try and rnakV room for a pbrtio of it man early issue. :lJ ",. There was a stiarp frost ia Fox ton en Friday night, which- played' sad havoc with the gkrden*, and made the youa^ potatoes quite black. Febst m December is rather, an unusual, phenomenon m the North ta.lsqd., ■ ; After aJoyely\summer day on Sunday, ' the r^in set i ip flgain to-day (Monday) and I fell steadily during. the., moat of the turenoon. Towards noon it cleared joa^ewhat, but'illje wdather even thert did iobt' appear settled. The temperature .waj.alsode* r cidedly "cooler 'than, oct Sunday, during [ part which the heat was quite qffensive. ,jl ; Mr "'jDliphani,' tkilor ; , Victoria Avenp'e, 1 Vfttngtohur,' was tab successful tenderer foi .makiDgCuniforaas for the Alexandra Cavalry troop. . The 'price vas 22j, all 1 materials supplied. Jx : * -■ i--- " : We remind our readers m town' and icouutry of Messr« Stevens . t agd^Qp.r.tou'« . *'ale"lS{ v ffiiß*Borough Sale Yards to-morrow, for which' the fui^^lqgbe is" ei|a>here adverfcsetl. A very'successf ulaale is amiciAn addresa, expressive of regard and appreciation of hi& 9)f4iees as Inspector ! of Schools, is to._be..aign£d.by a number of ' ihie' teachers under ttie Education Board 'of Wangauni.jaffdjpr'vseMtjßJr, to Mr Fou ion his apprQaicßiUj? ■ dt)iiaHare« to New ■ iPlymoute. From the Chronicle we learn that the directors of tin Wanganai Pairy iPactory met a(S ' Okoia on Saturday morning, arid - inspected' the new ■' factoty. Mr David ■ A^Uf^ay waiiu attendance, aud'ateaui was got up iv tl\e; jengine an 1 maohinerj sup' - plied from hia foundry. .vVhb directors expreasedjthe^ greatest aatiaf'aoton i with the' ' dblidifcjMi)! the buildiri|r ? and the exemplary wtiy*ih 'whjch eyerjthi'ng has been : ea^rtea out. ; The -completeness aud efficiency of the' factory and its plant reflect tho.tgreittedtjoredit du all p.'ir.'ies concerned. It is confideatly expected that cheeaei making will begin on the 15th instant. i ,'■■ v it«.» : ; i :..s ~ • >j ...i ..■■.■ t We learn that a coraplaibfc is to be laid before the Borough-Council against some of lads for irespaasiagi oh the Square during :thedinnei; hour. l Wfe j mi\y say (hat we bave repeatedly cautioned 1 the ladx agaiust ctoirig so and if th^y-com nlit themselves, tor im any Way render them3plvee ■iiable r ,we must' not be held responwjbjlp. - t . • ..■;•! ! i The . injured' footballer, W. Qoakley, is sufficiently recover d to leave the Nelson Hospital;. He wrs expected f o arrive m Wanganui by the .Wallace t^o-day. i The information agunst the Foxton !J, P.; was sjfrpr.n; to-day. The qas^ is to jcome jin for next; Court Day at iPaimorstonV .Tbe'chftrge is for the use of •• jlUriguage calciiirtted to provoke a. breach lof'Jbhe pence. Among the wit/leases.w ho jwill bje callid upon to >ive Evidence m jsappoTt of theloiiarge will be Mr linker IClerk of the Foxtonß.M. Court. j The members of the Loyal \Pb«euix JLodKe, 1. 0. GkTi , assemble '■ to »mor ro w ieveaing m tHeir. Lodge-room, where their ; Feeding; brothers «and Bistera.- will pay ■th«m a fraternal visit. . The vUitors are to tbe /epaled with tea, and the 'usual con" Icomithnts p-iven on .such 'occasions.' ' i T?he juvenile jockey of Mr Fenton's . 'racer, Lady .'.Buck', having met wiih^a tsli^ht kecideht, .the d wrier of the tfa^re jdeterrained to try her piic«a himself the Jother morning at the race«course, m the ' 'pressnde of . a htfmberJ of sporting lg*ntler ; 'men. After a qtjiet rn.n,a(B he n^ared the • Igrand stand, where the .spectators were congregated, the time-keeper of the course IbecSme excited, arid gave a : lowd 'Yell.' '„ In the twjnklihg of «n eye the : *que«trinn lound Lim9elf seated upon lerr.i firma. JHe appeared rather confused buh happily Swaa not injured.'. ; ;