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Manawatu Standard, Volume IV, Issue 182, 30 June 1884, Page 3

War is to be vigorously prosecuted by France against the Chinese at Tonquin, : .... The European Conference on Egyptian affairs held its first sittings on Saturday. ' "■■ ■' ■■ ; '■[ ; - "I- •• ■ . •-- There was a meeting of the Manawatu Highway board to-day to adjust matters with the Oroua County Council. : Between-2000 and 3000 names have been added to the Electoral Bolls for Christchurch. . . ; Mr G. S. Hadfield seeks protection under the Insolvency Court. . Mr John Stevens' address to the electors of Rahgitikei appears elsewhere. Mr J. 0. Batchelar wants bushfallers.. A requisition to Mr Donald Fra«er, and "his re^.lyf thereto will be found m sid"vertisemenl elee where. 1 To give it insertion we :were obliged to delay publication somewhat. _ ; • : The Manawatu portion of the Frisco Mail will probably reach Pahnerston by • the night train this evenirigj ; wtt New Plymouth. - Messrs Halcome and Slierwill's next stock Bale at Ashurst will take place on Wedpesdaythe 9th of July. r ■ We remind our readers that Mr D. H. Macarthur addresses the electors this evening at .the- Town Hall at 8 o'clock. The :road itoi Ashurst, owing to bad weather and heavy. .traffic,is!in a terrible slate, m. many plapes the wheel ruts being very deep and dangerous, especially for night travelling. ,-• I ..;. Writes a correspondent : — ", In how much better a position would Manawatu have been had Mr Macarthur represented the electorate during the last five: years, instead of Mr Walter Johnston." We believe this must be acknowledged to be a true bill. . ; At Mr Snelson's horse sale on Saturday .the attendance was large, but the bidding was dull.- Several horses were, .however, sold privately afterwards. At the sale at People's Mart afterwards there . was a very large attendance, and the bidding on the whole "was fairly good, the' sale being generally speaking satis- i factory. - : - : A blacksmith, who was found dead m bed a few days ago at Tinkers, a small township m Otago, has left his money, amounting to about £500 to the Eureka . Lodge of Good Templars, as a sick and accident fund. He had accumulated' the money since he had become a Good Templar. • The barque Mercia from London arrivod m Wellington l.ast night, and barque Hudson from London. It has been urged that Mr Macarthur has no stake m Palmerstpn. We believe Mr MacarthurV stake m Pahnerston represents somewhere about £3000. It was at the close of the wedding breakfast. One of the guest arose, and a glass m. hand said : "I drink to the health of the groom. May he see many days like this." The intention was good but the bride looked as if something had displeased her. The gods m the Teatre Royal, Melbourne, through the curtain not rising promptly, began a serious of -interpolaj tions m the play. . : Result* the gallery has been re-christened the amphitheatre, and the admission has been raised from one shilling to two. The balance-sheet of the Australasian Parnell Testimonial has just been published." New South ' Wales contributed £646, Victoria £867, New Zealand £207, Queensland £125, South Australia £70, Tasmania \ £44, or a total of £2000 over and above expenses. During the presidency, of M. Grovy a strong tendency has been manifested m France to commute capital sentences: Owing to the operation of this feeling, it is computed by a recent writer m the' Daily Telegraph that at least 100 murderers were transportedto =New Gale-; donia during the-period mentioned. After a splendid and most exciting match the Australian Eleven have won the match against the Gentlemen of England by 47 runs. . The visitors' first innings closed for 229, or 32 behind the first innings of the Home team. The; Australians m their second inning scored 219, or a total for both innings of 448. In 'the second innings the Home team required 188 to win, but owing to the splendid bowling of the Colonials only scored 141. This is one of the most; brilliant victpries the Australians have achieved m England. ,_ ; Cholera has made its appearance at Marseilles and deaths are already occur-; ring there. The morrality at Toulon is averaging six deaths daily. The celebration of the anniversary of the French Revolution will be postponed m consequence, lest infection may be spread 1 thereby.

The Australian Governments have roplied to Mi* Service's circular, and have intimated their readiness to contribute their slia.ie of £15,000 which it is proposed should bo subscribed for the appointment of a High Commissioner for New Guinea. The well-known Native chief Peete Te Awe Awe died this morning of consumption. 1 He had been ailing for some considerable time. A tragedy took place at Nelson during Saturday night. Two men named Maher and Frankliu had bocn drinking, and the 1 attar is believed to have split the former's head open with an axe. His recovery is doubtful and Franklin "has been arrested. The Auckland Star says that, m the case of Charles William Langstone, . charged with converting certain moneys to his owh use which had been entrusted to him as a bailee, viz., £6 ss, the property of William Taylor Davies, the evidence was taken and judgement reserved.: A religious Black-country collier once wished to have his child christened Beelzebub, much to the disgust of the officiating clergyman, who inquired why the father had chosen such a ridiculous name. "'lt's m the Bible," said the father, "and that's good enough for me." Mr Person has given the ferry best and returns to Palmerston. . He intends going into business on his own account &s soon as h« can complete arrangements to do so.