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Manawatu Standard, Volume IV, Issue 260, 30 September 1884, Page 3

The Governors of the Auckland College h&vo established workshops for the technical training of pupils. The Key. .W. Oomrie, who formed the first Presbyterian congregation at Auckland, died at Pukekohe on Saturday, aged 73. He was exceedingly eccentric and very wealthy. The following witnesses m the libel ipase left Palraexston for Wan.ganu,i by parly train this morning :— Messrs Snel- , "jon* J. P. teaiy, Murphy, Carroll, Linton, Capt. Mowlem, Hankins, Fexguson, 8. Abrahams, Grace, Fould, T. King, L. G, West, Larcomb, Perkins, and Dr Marriner. The insertion of a letter from "No Humbug " would serye no good purp< ■ i as the subject is more of a personal than a public matter. » The special cable news lo the StanDABD, which is. publishpd twenty-four hoars before any other journal m the district, will be found of unusual interest to-day. A lost saddle-oloth is advertised for m fblfiiioe. ' {

The inward Suez mails arrived m Melbourne yeßterday, dated, London, August 22nd. ' In our. report of the last friendly Societies Committee meeting, we accidently omitted the Secretary's name, Mr Fred Mowletn. We are informed the buildiug of the Terrace End Observatory was commenced yesttrday. Tho Scandinavian population of Palmerston have decided to give the Mayor a torchlight demonstration on his retiring from office. Mr Snelson is thought highly of by all Scandinvians, Swedes, Danes, and Norweigans, and this appreciative testimony to the kindly interest always vakea m their welfare by him will be an assurance of thoir continued confidence. Our collector will make his monthly call ou town subscribers to-morrow, prompt settlement of accounts is respectfully requested. Mr Scott of the firm of Palmeieon & Scott is one of the surveyors examined by the special committee for the North Island Trunk Railway route. Morpheus will be m Pnlmerston on Friday night and will remain until Monday morning. Breeders, intending to procure the services of this well known stallion should make early application. We hear Mr Remington has received several offers from Dunedin, Christchurch, and Auckland, for the purchase of his business m Rangitikei-street. We have been requested to state that the final rehearsal of the cantata 11 Nativity" takes place at the Weßleyan Church this evening when it is hoped there will be a full attendance. Mr Freeman R. Jackson, auctioneer of Wanganui, has fouud it necessary to seek the protection- of the Bankruptcy, Court. The liabilities are set down £16,024, and assets at £8379, Mr D'Arcy H viand and Professor Lichtwark have caimnenced a competi- i tion as to wbo can do 'the most with a certain number of horses m a given tiiue. .Dr A. H. Burton, will give a gospel address m the Toyra Hall to-morrow .evening.