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Manawatu Times, Volume X, Issue 1145, 8 January 1884, Page 2

Our telegrams recently recorded the suicide by hanging of Mr E. Donkin, at Kaitoki, near Woodville. Deceased was well-known m Palmerston. He was a surveyor, and for some time was on the staff of Mr A, Dundas, Government Surveyor. He was also formerly a non-commissioned officer m the Pal» merston Rifle Volunteers, and was present with the other members of the Company at the bloodless victory of Paribaka. A lengthy advertisement from Mr John Anderson, the welUknown furniture dealer, of Victoria Avenue, TV anganui, appears m this issue. In this issue Mr J. W. McDuff, coachbuilder, of Wanganui, publishes an advertisement, m which a list of the prices ruling at his establishment is given. Mr McDofE is a direct importer of all articles used m the trade. The German language is taught m nearly all the white public schools of Sfc Louis. The entire number of pupils who are now studying German is over 20,000, or more than half of the whole number of pupils ia all the schools of St Louis. The English Wesleyan Methodists are gratified to find that they have increased their church membership by 13,331 during the pad year, which follows a , similar inoreasc last year, ]

Snow fell at Muriraoto on Christmas Day, an occurrence which has never before happened m the memory of the oldest Maori inhabitant, l'he settlers at the Earioi station were gathering strawberries at the time t :e snow fell, a combination of events which is unpre* cedented. Sew insr, cutting and fitting are taught m all the girls' primary schools in ' [Trance, and the programme for the higher primaries incluJes household industries and some o£ the trades particularly adapted to women. The most important measure of tbe Liberal party vith refeience to the education of tvomon m France is the law of December 21, 1880, under which lycees for girls ire being organised. Mr Roileston has returned overland to Wellington, and the Premier is expected there by the Takapuna m the middle of the weekThe Combined Friendly Societies Sports Committee met at the Oddfellow'^ Hall on Saturday evening, for the purpose of settling up matters m connection with the recent gathering, The total receipts this year amounted to upwards of LIOO, The Committee paid away between LSO and L6O m prizes, and after discharging every liability found themselves with L 27 m band, as a nest egg tor the future. Votes of thanks were accorded to Mr James Linton for the use of his paddock, to the Volunteer Band, for the excellent music rendered by them during the day, to Mr Salmon for acting as M.C. at the Ball, and to Mr Gr. P. Cobbe and the singers who assisted at the Concert. The Manawatu Road Board meets tomorrow.