Manawatu Standard (PUBLISHED DAILY.) The Oldest Daily Newspaper on the West Coast. THURSDAY, OCTOBER 23, 1884. LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Manawatu Standard, Volume IV, Issue 280, 23 October 1884, Page 2

Manawatu Standard (PUBLISHED DAILY.) The Oldest Daily N ewspaper on the West Coast. THURSDAY, OCTOBER 23, 1884. LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Wellington has produced a brocali measuring 54 incheß iv circumference weighing 20 lbs. - "An English mail per steamer Doric will close at the Palmerston office to--1 morrow evening at 7.45 "p.m. - ■ We remind our readers of Mr Snelsou's horse sale to take place ou Satur--1 day -at Tatterealls Yards. s Several new consultation advertiser * meuts will be found iv our advertising columns. . Mr E. Ellery Gilbert's next professional visit to Palmerston will be m Jau. next year. i Altered advertisements from Mr J. B. Hamilton and Bentley Bros, will be jiouud elsewhere to. which the attention I of our readers is directed. ' The Waipawa Mail appears to have ■' got the same idea into its head that the Post had some time ago, viz., " That the iPalmeiston North people are crying out for a sitting of the Supreme Court iv. 'their town !" The statement is quite devoid of foundation iv fact. | To-morrow is the day of Mr Green- ! wood's professional visit to Palmerston, when he can be consulted at tho Commercial Hotel. The Pnlmerston North Rifle Volunteers will parade for inspection and muster parade on Friday, November 7, at 7 30 p.m., if wet, on the following evening. .Wo are sorry to. learn that Mrs Paul, of Te Matai, has boon m a ralucr pre- ' carious state of health for some time past. She is improving during the last few days uuder tho skillful treatment of Di" Macintire. For a wager of 100 guineas an English manufacturer lately accomplished the remarkable feat of having by ( .) p.m. a coat finished ready for svoaring, tho material for which was growing ou the sheep's back at 5 a.m. of the name day. An earthquake shock travels about twenty- five miles a minute through hard materials ; but soft substances, such as sand and gravel, on clay, retarfc ita 'rate of progress, 'and, o£ course, m water it gets on much slower still. Iv the House on Tuesday, Mriticbardson, m reply to Mr Bruce, relative to : the conveyance of mails between Master- ! ton and Woodville, said that the contractor's time had been extended for another year by tho late Government, and the action of their predecessors had been endorsed by the present Governuient. A telegram has been received m Welling stating that Woodyear's Electric Circus is now at Bathursl, doing a good business ; that it returns to Sydney on the- 9th November, aud will be back m New Zealaud m December, opeuing cither m Auckland or Wellington. Another Tarauaki settler has passed away. We (News) refer to Mrs John Treweek, seu., of Nonnanby, who was well known m this district iv the early days. She arrived here on the 24th Feb., 1842, aud ever since has remained here, except a few days spent at Kai Iwi, near Wanganui. " We are living m a grand and wondrous age," remarked a railway passenger to a stranger who occupied the seat beside him. " Invention ip rampant everywhere." "Yes," said his companion, " that's what I observed to a witness m a lawsuit against me recently ; there are more liars to thes quaro yard now than there used to be to the acre !" Wedding Bells ! On Monday afternoon the marriage of Mr Geo. Kirton (part proprietor of tho Feilding Star) with Miss Maud Washbourne, was duly solemnised at St. John's Church by the Rev. Joshua Jones. The parties to the '' mystic tie" being widely and popularly known, there was m consequence a large gathering (particularly of the fair sex) at the Church to witness the interesting ceremony. The happy pair left for Wanganui by the evening train. It is not often that one can get a wrinkle from Algeria, but the following , might be of service to New Zealand farmers, as well as to Austialian runholders. The Anglo-New Zealander says : — It has been suggested that a rabbitproof fence should be erected along a portion of the South Australian and Victorian frontier, but experienced settlers m Algeria have successfully combatted rabbit invasions by planting narrow plantations of black cypress, Oorsican walnut, juniper, and bay tree. Theso have been found an effective protection against the vermin, aud at the samo time moderately inexpensive. = Tho Feildiug Star says that the Abyßsiniah well which Mr Pollock had sunk on his place m Manchester-street is a success. The pipe has been driven to a depth of 24 feet, which givos an abundance of water. This is, we b.elieve, tho lirst Abyssinian well that has been sunk m Feilding, but we should not be surprised if there will be many more. " Who after this says peoplo do hot read ad /ertisomeuts," writes a correspondent of the Auckland Star : — " I inserted the following thres times m your valuable paper :— ' Piano for sale, m good order ; price, £8 ; a bargain. Apply to C. Fergussen, High-street (two doors from Vulcan Lane),' with a result of no less than seventy-three personal applications for it. 1 need hardly say, Mr Editor that that piano is sold."

Tawhaio and the other natives lame 1 ' at Auckland yi-sterday. They were j»ttiivd m black, and wore Good Tempi ir regalia. The)" were driven from the steamur m a carriage and four, preceded by a brass band. All the party look healthy and hearty. The annual report of tho Kaiapoi Woollen Company shows a profit for the year, including last y ear's Jxrlaace. of £18,229. Out of this an interim dividend of 10 per cent, lias been paid, ami another 10 per cont. dividend will bo declared, and £5,000 carried to the reserve fund.. . . . - i Speaking of tho Poultry and Produce Show tho Marton paper says : — lt is perfectly safe to say that Bulls has never been honoured with so many visitors m one day as were seen m the township, representatives from all parts of the district between Wanganui and Foxton being present. _O£ tho show itself, the throngs of persons who "witnessed it spoke m the highest terms of praise. Mr Wardell, the Wellington Resident Magistrate, expressed a decided opinion the other day against plaintiffs iu'eivil cases serving their own summonses, and said that the practice must be discontinued. Mr Edgar Geo. Lee, at present aVes'ident of Timaru, New Zealand, has been sending Home some nice accounts of life m that locality. A letter of his published m the Newcastle Chronicle, a paper with -an enormous circulation, states, amongst other things, that New Zealand is a delusiou," that everything is over-stocked, that " farming out ther% is'tobe carried" out upon a rotten system," that the Banks are " greedy, and charge from 10 to -45 per cent, for money borrowed," and that the majority of settlers ar© .. bpund , body and soul either to a Bank or to one of the companies which profess to assist immigrants." A pleasant picture of the colony, isn't it ? The'tfody of a ' youth named Smart, who drowned himself m .the Yaira for the love of Miss Emilia Melville, has been recovered. At the inquest the evidence showed that the deceased was fifteeu years of age. Along with a letter m which it was stated that he loved Melville too well, was a -memo, containing a list of the operas m which he had seen her. The jury returned a verdict of suicide while m an unsound state of mind. Says tho Wftllihejtori correspondent of the Napier Telegraph : — lt is the general opinion ithat the- North Island Railway Committee has come to a wise decision, especially after .the evidence given by Mr Rochefort, surveyor of the central I line, and Mr Blackett, Engineer-in- 1 | Chief, as to the gradients, character of [ the country opened, etc. [ The' Coroners' Juries Abolition Bill [ (Mr Guinness,) provides that, notwithstanding anything contained to the coni trary m the Coroners Act, 1897, it shall not b.e. necessary at an inquost or inquiry held by or before any coroner, or deputycoroner, or "other officer by virtue of his office that such inquest or inquiry shall be taken and made by jurors, is provided by the Act, but every coroner shall hold every such inquest or inquiry sitting alone, and every finding by such coroner shall have the like .force and effect m law as a verdict found by a jury. What seems to be a form of milk fever has broken out amongst the cows of the district, says the Hawera Star, and a number of deaths are reported from the disease. Wo understand that a couple of cows m one herd died this morning, and a number of other casualties have been reported during the past few days. Reliable authorities inform us that if taken m time the disease is not dangerous, but if allowed to take ite course it will .probably prove fatal. As showing how Wanganui town property has depreciated m value of late years, it may be stated that the house, Lhe property of Mr Freeman R. Jackson, of Wanganui, was lately offered and bought m at £1700. It is pretty evident says the Waipavra Mail that the wave of depression which has existed m the South for some time is now reaching this locality. We hoar of large quantities of men passing continually along the coast from Master ton by way of Castle Point. Some of the runholders are finding their hospitable feelings are being strained by the numerous men who come by this route. One is said to have had 60 within a week, another has an average of six daily, many of whom ask for work of any kind on any terms. Labouring men will do well to be prepared for what this portends. The Post is given to understand that a number of tenders are likely to be rei ceived for the construction of the Otaki | section of the Wellington and Manawatu railway. Several [intending contractors i have been over the section recently, and" are satisfied that no great engineering difficulties are likely to be encountered m .carrying out the work. The last gentlemen to pass over the ground were Messrs Marshall & Son, a well-known firm of contractors .m Auckland, who | arrived m this city ou Saturday, accom- \ panied by Mr Boylan, C.E., also of Auckland. The Gear Company resumed freezing operations at Petone on Friday last. Tho refrigerators have been idle for some short time, owing to the difficulty of procuring a supply of fat stock. j Says the Post of Monday last :— " The cutter Girola, Captain Cochrane, leaves for Nelson to-morrow. It will be remembered this vessel was formerly called the Lena, and having been purchased by Mr Barter, that gentleman changed her name, and intends taking a small theatrical company round New Zealand m her. The company, who are now playing m the Wellington country districts, will join the Girola m Nelson." A photographer m a country . town was recently visited by a young woman, who with sweet simplicity, asked, " How long does it take to get your photograph after you have got the measure ?'' '