LCOAL AND GENERAL.

Feilding Star, Volume III, Issue 24, 6 September 1882, Page 2

LCOAL AND GENERAL.

* We regret to notice that our worthy Mayor, Mr Chamberlain, is still a sufferer from illness. We believe that he intends to take a short trip for the benefit of his health to ihe Hot Springs, where we hope lie will be restored to his wonted robust condition.

We have tiy acknowledge the receipt of a batch v of Parliamentary papers from i the Government Printer. , ! j The first pile of'tlv Wanganui Heads ; Railway .Wharf was driven on Monday i by MrDenby. " In Wellington, a few days ago, a small lot of fresh butter brought as much as 2s per lb, at auction, after sharp competition. Rabbit skins, in number eight millions and a half, of the declared value of £84.774, were exported from New Zealand during last ye:ir. The number shows no sign of diminution. Large quantities of fungus continue to be forwarded to Wellington from Feilding. We noticed a number of bales were forwarded to Foxton yesterday for shipment. The meeting of the Licensing Bench advertised to be held at Cheltenham yesterday, lapsed for want of a quorum. An adjourned meeting will be held on Friday, the loth instant. The Borough Council has completed the improvements to the approaches to Mr Gichard's shop in Grey-street, in accordance with the recommendation of the Public Works Committee at the last meeting of the Council. We are in a position to state that Messrs Samuel Goodbehere and H L. Sherwill have consented to be nominated for the Borough Council to-morrow. Dr Johnston will probably offer himself for re-election. These gentlemen, if elected, will prove an acquisition to the Coum i . ! We extract the following from the list of tenderers for the Whakaruatapu and Mingatera Bridges Contract, WellingtonNapier Railway : — Accepted — McKenzie and Co., Dunedin, £9,350 10s 3d. Decl ned— J. and C. Bull, Feilding, £11,175 Is 5d ; Charles Bray, Feilding, £11,434 lis 6d. A meeting will be held this evening, called by the secretary of the Horticultural Society at the Manchester Highway Board rooms. We hope to see a good attendance, in order that preliminary steps may be taken for holding successful flower shows during the coming season. We learn that considerable additions are about to be male to the stationmaster's house, Feilding. These additions would have been made sooner, only the Colonial Engineer's mind was unable to grasp the repairs to the Rangitikei Bridge and the details of a tworoomed lean-to at the same time. Mr W. Corpe has, it seems, declined to come forward for Borough honors, though pressed to do so by some of the influential burgesses of Makino. His sole reason is, that his business would not permit him to give the necessary nttention to his duties as councillor. The seat is therefore open to another candidate. A large number of Natives were in Feilding on Monday last. They were purchasing stores of various kinds to take with them to Xiwitea, to which place they were on their way to collect fungus. ' They appeared to be in high spirits, and confident that they would make a most profitable expedition. The party numbered about forty 'persons^ all told. • , Mrs John Johnston met with a severe accident on Friday la.st. When riding on the Feilding-Asburst road her horse -stumbled, and threw its rider with considerable violence. The lady fell on her face, the inner angle of "the eye being torn by the force of the fall, and the cheek so severely cut that the assistance of Pr Johnston was necessary fo sew up the wounds. We are glad to be in a position to state that she is progressing favorably towards recovery. The Mayor of Invercargill (rays on exchange) has received ~a notification from the Under-Secretary of Public Works, stating tbat as the Government have decided not to construct any new railways at present, the resolutions passed at a recent meeting concerning the advisability of forming the Seaward Bush Mailway will not be given effect to. A case of, typhoid fever is reported at Awa Huri. The patieut is a half-! caste named Gage, aged 19 years, who has been ill for about a week. As this disease 'isvery-in factious;, arid the sanitary habits of the Maories notoriously bad, immediate steps should be taken to isolate lhe c:i«e, in order to prevent its spreading auioug the Natrres. and from ,. tbem to the wljite settlers. -,' About three months ago the building .kno'wu 'as Morphy's Stables, was to be completed, and made an ornament to Denbigh Square, but since that time it has not been touched either by carpenter or pain! er, and it still remains an '.eyesore to everyone who cares for the appearance of the township. We hope to see the men at work on:it soon. On Monday evening last, some, silly or malicious individual placed a piece pf board alongside the metal at the Eryestreet rnilway crossing. The board was so placed as to make if' possible' to puti .tht engine off the. line. A, young woman fell over the board, but, fortunately, without injuring herself. She very sensibly reported the obstruction to the Sta-tion-master, who removed it, and ret.iins i: until proper enquiries are made.

Mr J. Vivian has been appointed postmaster, at Terrace End, Palmerston N. Captain ' I dwin reports as follows: - Bad weather approaching between northeast and north and west, wind backing, and the glass fall again within 12 hours. There is a decided upward tendency in ; the stock market, and enquiries are being j made from Wairarapa lor orices from j 1 >cal firms. { A new system of blasting with quick- i lime, without any explosion, is proving a • success in Derbyshire. The swelling of ; the stone, in slaking when water has j been poured on it, is the foice exerted. j The Promenade Concert to be held in the Town Hall, to-morrow night, in aid of the funds of St John's i hurcli, for local purposes, promises to be a great success. A large number of tickets have been disposed of by the members of the choir and the regularly appointed agents for their sale. The programme is well selected, and includes duets, pianofortes, solos, songs and glees. The arrangements for supplying refreshments are very complete. For tricks that are vain commend us to the Eurasian Barlow. After being admired by the whole of NewZcafmd for his plucky arrest of Winiata, and having been paid loyally for the same, he developes a new talent. To obtain greater notoriety, he employs a couple of obliging friends to shoot at him. An Auckland telegram informs us that Potopatu and Tu Tawhiao were bribed to shoot at Barlow for the consideration of i a watch, a ring, and £5 cash ; and that Barlow was the insligator and paymaster himself. Two chiefs called Wahanui and Te Whihora are the infofmers ] against Barlow, probably because Barlow I refused to share the proceeds of the j rewards received by him for Wiuiata's | capture with them and their tribes. We , have no doubt but that these enlightened individuals expected to have a royal spree, and have been disappointed. Our own opinion is that auy of these Maories would have shot Barlow for half the money and a bottle of Maori rum.