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Manawatu Standard, Volume XI, Issue 1633, 12 February 1886, Page 4

Messrs Snelson and Go. announce a special riale to morrow to^ closs., consignments. ;■ Several large bush fires were sending forth,, dense.-! -volumes,- of smoke to-day. Gpbd' bm'hsishoulS be of the day. ' .»-!.*-. " Bread -services " are being held at some places m England, each person attending church bringing one or more loaves .tq.be distributed to the . poorand ' unemployed. * v <- -' '- vJ '- i iK *-' '■ A gentleman from Canterbury fa about to remove his saw-mill plant io the i Kiwitea district, i | ' \ '. ■,' ■■ A Chicago-street corner lot that was bought 80 years ago for less than £I,Boo ' has just been leased ftr 99 years at an annual rental of £7,000. A ten-etory buildjng, to cost a round million, will be erected upon it. The following appears m 'the Napier Evening Neids :~ Notice j§} hereby given' that the "connection .of Mr G. T. Sawkins with the 'Evening News an|d >H;a wife's JBay* Advertiser \ Newspaper Printing Company (Eimitedi)* Kaying been severed,. Mr is no longer authorised to transact any business: whatever! on behalf of the* sa^d cmnpany.. ; H. Williams, Chairman 6f Directors., Feb. 5, 1886. T ... , The: McDowell v. McDowellcaselccuy pied the.time ..of the Wellington B.M. Court on Tuesday afternoon . until 6.30 p.m. The evidence of , the auctioneer's,Messrs F. 8.. Woodj of Greytown, and. lorhs,'of Miisterton, was taken as to the payment of sums by cheque to the defendunt. This closed the case; for : the prosecution, and Mr Jellicoe then addressed the Court, but finally an adjournment wis granted to Friday next, when the address for the defence will be resumed. His Worship intinfated during the progress' of the case that he was of opinion a >prima facie, case had been es-; tablished. —^Evening Press, ,i i