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Feilding Star, Volume I, Issue 67, 14 January 1880, Page 2

'Frisco Mail. The next outward English mail via San Francisco will close at Feilding on Friday, the 30th instant, at 7 p.m.

Sports Committee. —A meeting of the Sports Committee was held in Mr Booth’s office on Saturday evening last, when there was a fair attendance of members. MrH. Jack;o occupied the chair. After some formal business in connection with the sports had been tiansacted, a discussion took place with regard to the advisability of at once making arrangements for improving the Recreation Ground, so as to make it available for the next gathering. Nothing definite was decided upon as the Committee had no knowledge of what funds would placed at their disposal for carrying out the work. Ultimately it was di cided to adjourn the meeting until Friday evening next at Mr Skerwill’s office, at which time it is expected the Treasurer will b® able to present a statement of the accounts of the last gathering. There are several subscriptions still outstanding, but we hope these will bo paid up by the night of the next meeting. Horticultural Society. —A meeting of the members of the Manchester Horticultural and Pastoral Society, will take place on Saturday evening next atj 8 o'clock. Some important business will be brought forward, and it is therefore hoped that the members will attend in full force. The Autumn Show promises to be even more successful than the inaugural exhibition held last month, as many, who were completely shut out from exhibiting on that occasion, owing to the short notice giv'-n, have had plenty of time for preparation for the Autumn Show. Manchester Rifles. — The captain’s paiade of the Manchester Rifl-s took place on Saturday evening last. There was a marked improvement in the attendance, and the men weie put through an hour’s marching exercise by Color-Ser-geant Blaekmore, the drill-instructor to the corps. The company acquitted themselves very credi ably, and are beginning to work very steady.

Distinguished Visitors. —■ Colonel Pearce and Mr W. 11. Levin, M.H.H., are at present on visit to Feilding. During their stay they have travelled all through the district, and speak in glowing terms of the progress which has been made of late in the settlement of the Manchester Block.

hteawbEi.'KlEs . Yesterday we received a dish of beautiful strawberries grown by Mr E. Towler. We are informed that this is the secoud crop grown this season, and they are really fine samples. For the sake of curiosity we weighed 20 of them and they turned the scales at lib. Mr Towler inadvertently ommitti d lo forward the cnam, and it is therefore hardly possible to give an opinion as to their flavor without the fruit being first submitted to the “ cream test.” The Public Hall. —The work of lighting the Public Hall with gas has just been completed by Mr Hall, of Wellington. Several extra burners have been fiited up, and on Saturday evening last Mr Hall gave an exhibition before the directors, all of whom expressed themselves as highly pleased and satisfied at the manner in which the work had been performed.

Goon Prices —Messrs Halcombe and Sherwiil sold by jublic suction cn Saturday la>t, ala of furniture etc., and most satisfactory prices were realised. The schoolmaster’s old residence in Manchester Street was knocked down to Mr J. C. Thompson at £2B 10s. Suburban section No. 2 was offered, but there being no bid the lot was withdrawn.

Female Clowns— At the evening performance of Chiarini’s Circus recently, according to the Lyttelton Times, a noyel and attaactive feature was the appearance of a lady clown in the ring, who took her huhbana’B place owing to his sudden indisp sitien, and by her repartee with the ringmaster and conundrums containing iocal allu-iions, provoked hearty laughter and showers of applause. The lady concluded her sh ire of the act by singing with considerable naivete a comic song entitled “ There’s sure to a Fowl"

Narrow Escape, — A young lady who is at present on a vi-it to Feeding, h«d a wry narrow r escape from death by drowning ob Saturday last. It appears that she in company with several others of her sex went d' wn to the Oroua Pivor for a bath. The little company enjoyed themselves immensely for half-un-hour, at the end of which time they th'iUgln it advisable to reiire. The young lady referred to resolved to hare another dip, and in going out into the river stepp. d into a hole and was immediately ca-riod off her ft el. One of her companions with considerable presence ot mind, seeing the dangerous position of the young lady tushed into ilie water with her cloihes on and rescued

het fri. nd from her p rilou# posi ion. This is ihe story as we heard it. It may have been more serious but ihe ladi s aiv Very reticent about the ma ter, and it is impossible to gain more than the hare facts. We mention this simply for the purpose of remaiking that the name ol th y ung lady wi.o effec ed the rescue sin uld be ruaue public, as sho deserves every praise for her couragoin saying the life of her frieiid.

Wool. —L«ree quiktities of wool oncoming into F.-ilding from all parts of the li-trice A good number <>f bates have al e dy been fbi-wa- dM to Wanganui by ra ;i . The runhol ler’l"are well sadified with the result of theAeason’s clip Success TO Himlt The Wanganui Herald thus a gentleman well known in We notic • some rather neat new oflfrlpVhich have been erected in Ridgwayjw Mr Tawse being the builder. Tjhey are ior Mr A. Atkins, surveyor,&c.|p'ho intends practis ing his profession in Wanganui. Mr Atkins was here some years ag > connected with the Public Works Department. By telegrams we notice that he was lately elected Borough Surveyor for New Plymouth. We belieye, however, he declined that appointment, preferring to cast in his lot with Wanganui. We feel sure he will have no'cause to regret his decision.” We j >in with our Wanganui contemporary in wishing Mr Atkins overy success in his new undertaking. Heavy Losses. —Mr Macarthur has sustained a heavy loss through the death of a valuable horse. The animal was found on Mond iy morning last lying on his back in a paddoek, his head being frightfully knocked aliout in his endeavors to rise. The poor animal was taken to the Denbigh stableF and every means used to alleviate hisV4\iffering e , but without avail, for he died! the same evening. About midnight on Monday, Mr Morphy, the proprietor of the Doubigh stables, discovered one of his horses badly staked in the side, from the]effects of which the animal died a few hours later. The horse was a valuable animal, and the loss to Mr Morphy will be considerable, as he has only been in business here a few weeks. Drunks. —James Ramsey and Thomas Barker wore brought bsfora D. H. Macarthur, Esq., J.P., on Saturday last, charged witn having been drunk and incapable on the previous day. Both gentle men were fined 5s each aud costs or in default 12 hour’s impiisonment. Sultry. —The Editor of the Wairarapa Daily appears to be suffering from the t ffects of the late hot weather- Ho makes no secret of the matter, and in the issue of that paper of the Bth instant he addresses his readers thus :—We do not know whether a humane and enlightened public expects leaders from us when the thermometer is at a red heat in the shade and a white one in the sun. We do not possess a thermometer ourselves, but we iiear terrible accounts ot the great things which some of them are doing from our friends who are more fortunate than ourselves. However, without the aid of a scientific apparatus for gauging ca'orie, we have a dim consciousness of sultriness, aud a profound conviction that the less we say and do while this weather lasts the better for ourselye.s and passibly for our friends. The want of the thermometer does iiOl trouble us any mre than it did that sagacious mother who was recommended by the family doctor to procure one for Ler infant’s bath. ‘•Why,” urged she, should I set one. If baby comes out blue, don’t I know that the water is too cold, and if it comes ou' red, don’t I know that the bath is too hot.” A considerable amount <2f_ re dnes‘ has been apparent generally lor the last fe v days, and we venture to rely upon our assertion remaining uncontrovertod that it lias, thermometer or no thermometer, been hot. In cold bracing weather the human system readily digests heavy foods and strong liquors, hut when the dog days are about a lighter diet and more sparkling tipple are considered beneficial. YVe feel sorry for all who at this sultry season feel it incumbent upon themselves in their I leaders to be solid and argumentative ; who imagine that tho public can abs >rb and digest logic all the year round. We

would remind our colleagues in the Press that this is a sort of big gooseberry season —a time when Argus eyes should be allowed to relax their vigilance, and even wink occasionally. A time when oracles may cease to declaim and heavy organs .ffiange thoir solemn key note. We do not anticipate that the hot season will last for an undue time, or we should envy the noble Maori who in bis native lair strolls from his w liare to the river side, clad only in a three quarter toga (that is, provided that his cuticle be impervious to mosquitoes and sandfly.-) ; but while thermometers kpep up a race, winning innumerable heats, we shall ask the indulgence of our readers to receive just as much editoral pabulum as we may choose to give them. Unclaimed Letters. —The following notice has been issued from the General

Post Office, Wellington :—“ From and after the Ist day of January, the period during which unclaimed letters originating within the colony will be retained at the several Post Offices within the Colony before b. ing sent to the Dead L'-t'er Office for disposal, will be reduced from two c ! ear mouths to one clear month ; and that from the same date the regulations governing the disposal of “ special request letters, or letters bearing on the ewers the names and adresses of the senders, will be amended to the extent that the

requests for return of the letters may be either written, printed, or embossed on the address side or on the fly of the covers and that the names and addresses of ilia senders may be writ'en, printed, or embossed on either side of the covers. It must be understood that all letters emanating from banks nnl mercantile esiabiishments, or private individuals, which bear on the covers any indication of the establishment or place from which they originate, or any evidence sufficient to justify the officers of the Post Office

in fixing their origin, will, if remaining unclaimed at the end of one clear month ba returned to the supposed sanders, through Chief Postmas.ers. A special except!m is, however, nude in respect of letters originating a. hotels, clubs, or places of public resort- On such letters the name of the actual sender or writer must appear on the cover, in addition to any print'd or embossed notificition. Letters originating at hotels, &e.. not comp ying with this rcquiioinenc, will be seut to the D. ad Llt r Ufficj for dispos.il in the usual matter.”

A Sharp Youth:—A sharp-looking youth walked up quickly t; the counter of the post office m a town not 100 milts ironi Newcastle, in England, and emptyng a bag of coppers thereon, a.-ked the clerk who was attending to other customers for five shilling/ worth of p.-nny stamps. “Oil, you be bothered!”

was the answer. “ That’s n>t a legal tender ;it is all copper.” “What is a legal tender, then ? ” asked the boy • Why, one penny is a legal tender for a penny stamp. “Oh.” exclaimed the youth, “is it? Come on, then," —passing a coin from the heap—“a penny stamp please. ” The clerk gave him one. “ Another please, ’ A. s >cond one was given him. ••And—” “ Here, stop that,” the clerk said, give me the money. It will bo the shortest way to get rid of youAfter counting the money he gave the value thereof in stamps to the lad, who was heard to mu ter. “Aa thowt aa would tire him out! ”