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Manawatu Standard, Volume IV, Issue 83, 6 March 1884, Page 3

A steady man cook, and also a houseman are wanted at the Denbigh Hotel, Feilding. Mr S. J. Gamman, of the Bunnythorpe sawmill, is m want of a good bushmau. Further additions nre mate to the catalogue of Messrs Stevens & Gorton'* sale at the Borough Yards next Tuesday. A Home paper says ; The launching of H.M.S. Imperieuae was sucoeßsfully accomplished at Portsmouth recently, electrical arrangements, under the direction of Mr H. Lame, playing an important part m the proceedings. By pushing an electrical button, water was admitted to the dock, floating the vessel ; the manipulation of a second button shattered the bottle of wine, christening the vessel ; whilst on a third button being pushed the hawser holding the ship to the stage was released, and she was. hauled out of the dock. • •.■•• -; ■:•■•■■.■...«. i.u ,*.... .. , The Manchester HorticultnraJ Show held yesterday at Feilding is said to have been the most successful ever held" there. To-morrow is the day of Dr. Curl's usual weekly visit to Palraerston, and he can be consulted during the afternoon at Remington's Medical Hall, Rangitikeiatreet. A fire occurred on Tuesday morning m the shop of Brookes, photographer, at Hawera, and extended on one side to the premises of Suiter, tailor, and on the other to Pitcher, watchmaker and jeweller. Suiter and Mrs Pitcher narrowly escaped suffocation by smoke. The fire Was got under before much damage was done. Mr J. S, Furnoss, who was drowned at Nelson, was an old resident of Wellington, having arrived here m 1832. Mr T. Wakelin, of Greytown, -writuto a Wellington piper as follows ;— ' Rvery one who scans the sky knows our brilliant constellation the Southern Cross. Many years ago I noticed m the north a perfect cross— perfect to the naked eye, certainly. It is not very conspicuous, but itsrbeautu ful symmetry holds the eye that once rests upon it. Just now it is m a moat favourable position for observation, being due north about 7 o'clock. and anpurently 30degs. above the horizon. It is to-day (March 1) just be'ow Jupiter, and is perfectly upright about the hour just given. I should be glad if you would allow me to call the attention of your astronomical readers to what I have called the ' Northern Cross.' ' . . ' We are requested to remind members of the Manawatu Eilwinning Lodge, that the regular meeting of the Lodge will be held m the Masonic Hall, Main -street, on Wednesday, March 12, at 8 30 pan. Mr J. Anderson's teuder tor £675 10s for work on Tiritea Line has been accepted by the Road Board, and Messrs Nathan and McCarty £529, for No. 4 Line, Fitzherbert. , '„ ■; . The Assessment Court sat to-day, but the business to be transacted occupied a very Bhort time. The Judge, R. Ward Esq, complimented Mr Keeling on the satisfactory results of his laoours, aB proved by th« very few' and unimportant objections. "a< ■•■■' A curious mishap happened to % horse being conveyed to Mr Harris of Hastings from Makacoku. When the boi reached its destination the horse was fu'iind to be deai, having his neck broken. It is supposed tha mishap occurred m the violent shunting .too common on our railway lines; Auciland is rather lively at ' nights, if the following from the Herald is to be taken aa a sample :— ' A row arose late laßt night opposite the Union Bank between three men, over one of the fair sex. I A bystander interfered, bat he was »t once taken m hana by another outsider, and the upshot was three separate stand-up-fights among the parties, the woman coming m as a free lance, and skirmishing around generally. The police at the time were quelling a disturbance at the lower end of Wellesley-«>treet, so that the combatants bad a free Geld and no favor. Meanwhile another row had broken out down m Lower Queen-street, so that the atmosphere last night was somewhat sulr try. ' "■•'■«•• ; v ; How the world has progressed within a [ century ! . (George Washington, the first ; President of tbe United States, never saw a steamboat. . John A dams, the : second . President of the United States, never saw a railroad. Andrew Jackson, the seventh President, knew nothing; about tbe telegraph. Abraham Lincoln, the seventeenth President, never dreamed of such a thing as the telephone. The police have asked the coroner to hold an inquest concerning the recent fire I at Hawera. i . A number of Chinese residents m Wellington have made a donntion of £30 17s | to the funds of the Hospital. Owners of horses and others interested are reminded that nominations for tbe Feildiog races close on Saturday evening at 8 o'clock. At a meeting of the Wanganui School Committee, a resolution pf.ssed some nine months apo on tbe motion of the Bey. Mr Treadwell for keeping the schools open on tbe two days of the. coming race meeting was rescinded after a lengthy discussion by four votes to three., r. ■> At last Saturday's wool auction m Lon» don, 12,200 bales were offered. The mai> ket continues firm, but without active demand. At ►he Council meeting last evening, Constable Gillespie was appointed Inspector under the Adulteration of Foods Act 1883. The school children still congregate about the railway line with impunity while the ballast train passes and repasses,making people apprehensive for their safety. Strangers and even adult residents are at the sanift time often gruffly ordered away with about as much civility as a Native uses when speaking to bii dog.