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Manawatu Standard, Volume IV, Issue 78, 29 February 1884, Page 3

A billard fcutch, which excited a keen interest among patronisers of the green cloth | judging from the large attendance), took place at ..the Club bil!ard»room laat everting. The game was 200 up and was played bj Mr Charles Hartley as representing PaluoerstoD, and a well-known commercial traveller representing Wellington. Both billardists had their backers. The scoring was slow until it was "35 all." Then Mr Hartley had it hia own waj making splendid breaks, and m little more than half-an-hour 'game' was declared, the Wellington commercial being 75 behind. No fewer than seven medical men have died m Nelson during the last eight years. Dr Eogers is the latest on the list. Business is improving m Wellington. They can sometimes get up as many as 90 cases for hearing at the K.M. Court m one day. Mr Macquarie and family left by coach this afternoon eu route for Wellington. There were a number of friends present to see them off. The Turakina Handicap was won by Laurel, Witiora 2, Orphan 3. The District Handicap was wou by Laurel, Armourer 2, Lady Artist 3. ■ ' * The Bon Marche Cash Clearing Sale is announced to continue for a short time longer so as to clear out all summer surplus stock prior to removing into new premises. Particulars are advertised m another column. The tim» for killing natire game- (Tuis exoepted) m Wangauui County is ■ pro* claimed from the Ist of March to the 31 at July inclusive. * The many friends of Major Willis will be glad to learn that he baa taken a turn for the better, and that there is now con" siderable chance of his pulling through. The Londbn Telegraph thinks the time is not far distant when every nightfarer will carry his own ray of electricity about him, enclosed with the compass of a machine not larger than the watch now ticking m his pocket. The Egmor.t Courier will not be pub* ashed after too end of the present month,, and the township of Opunake must thenceforth depend for its supply of news upon the journals of other towns. •So says the Chronicle. (lj Mr - James William Baker, Pordell, Oounty of Wangtvtaui, has been gazetted a Justice of the Feace. Assuming that a consultation on the Wang«nui Autumn Meeting can be described, as the advertisement m another column describes it, • a local industry," a considerable section of the community will no doubt be found to support it. Whatever may be said about consultation:) as a general rule, this particular one which is under the management of W. C. Watkins and Co., is without doubt, a Aimple, satisfactory, and safe speculation. It will close m a f aw days, so that intend" iug investors should apply early. We are requested to state that tenders called for fencing m connection with" tlte dairy factory are for 18 chains m length. We learn that Mr S. J. Gammon's new sawmill is getting more orders than it can very well execute. The Volunteers will have church parade next Sunday if the weather is fine. Some very extensive bush fires were raging across the river last night, lightiug up the landscape for miles around. We regnt to learn that two Saturdays running our Otaki parcel of papers hua gone astray, thus disappointing our agent and his subscribers. A number of the Presbyterian Ministers returned last night from the bittiujj of the Assembly held m Wellington. We b%ar that quite a demand is springing up for Baxter's remedies advertised m our columns, and which several per* sons have found very effectual m the several cases tried. , :•.... Taking the last five years, our imports from Great Britain have only exceeded the exports by about 6 per cent. Editors must be plentiful. , There W6re 26 applications for the post of editor or theJVlariborough Express. The Feilding Star concluding an article on the failure of thn Government to fulfil the promises made to Mr Macarthur m reference to the survey of the central route remarks : — ' Fortunately for us we have never for one moment .expressed the slighest confidence m any promise made by the present Ministry, and verily we htive never been disappoin cd.' We fancy our contemporary is a litte sore at the result for all that.