Local & General News.

Feilding Star, Volume III, Issue 107, 22 May 1883, Page 2

Local & General News.

«■ It is proposed to start a woollen factory in Wellington with a capital of £100,000. The Salvation Army had "knee drill" at the Gaiety Theatre, Christchurch, four times on Sunday last. The building was crowded each time. At the London Crystal Palace Bird Show held recently, two canaries were exhibited, which were valued at £1,000 each. One of the sentences referring to General Booth in our Saturday's report of tbe Salvation Army, should have read as follow s : — " Whatever he took in hand "it mungo" as the Lancashire folk said." A child has lately been born in New Jersey with two tougues, and, horrible to relate, it is a girl. The Evening Post piteously exclaims, what a fearful time some poor fellow is destined to have of it. The petition supposed to be preparing against the retura of Mr Shaw for the Inangahua seat, is stated by the Post's Nelson correspondent to be ''all bunkum." r New potatoes at this season of the year can hardly be expected, but yesterday we were shown some grown by Mr Churclier, of Makino. Many of them were of good size, and we understand the rest of the crop is in equally forward condition. Steam tramways are declared to be illegal by the Supreme Court of Sydney, N S.W., and as all the Government trams in that city are worked by steam motors, a special Cabinet meeting has been held to consider the difficulty. An Irishman says if the Naiads were constantly bathing, he presumes from their name, the Dryads were the ones who brought the towels. But it is the Governments ads. that put a polish on the face of a newspaper proprietor. The success of a Roman Catholic colony, including several county Cork, Ireland, farmers in Greeley county. Neb., has encouraged Mr Lane, of Cork, to form a syndicate ot capitalists with the view of establishing a similar Irish colony in that State. Mr J. Bennie, who has been in Feilding for some days, has been remarkably successful in disposing of a large portion of his stock of cheap boots, &c. He left for Palmerston last evening by train, to make preparations to open in that township with the ba'ance of the stock which I will be forwarded from Wanganui. The Canterbury Press correspondent at Reefton sent the follwing telegram to that newspaper : — " At the close of his meeting last Saturday night, Mr Shaw explicitly stated that the Government had brought him forward in opposition to Mr Wakefield, and had told him that Mr Wakefield had refused to stand as their candidate. This disclosure caused some sensation." The following comical report from the Borough Inspector of Nuisances was read at the Council meeting, says the Marlborough Express—" I havo the honor to say that I do not think barbed wire a nuisance. My reason for this is that it prevents idlers from sitting on the fences and passing rude and impertinent remarks on females and other respectable persons passing by." The Napier shareholders of the Colonial Bank are much incensed at the continual changes made of managers of tho Napier branch of the bank, seven changes having been made in eight years. The shareholders intend making strong recommendations to' the directory on the subject, and will, very probably, receive a brief intimation to " mind their own business." In the Wesleyan Church, Wanganui, on Sunday last, special reference was mndo to the death of Miss Kitchen, by the clergyman, Mr Williams, during prayers. Passages from the Old and New Testaments were chosen with the same object. In the name of the congregation Mr Williams tendered to Mr nnd Mrs Kitchen and their family, the most heartfelt sympathy in this trying melancholy bereavement. Many friends in Feilding will join in these expressions of velvet aij.J sympathy.

A man named Hennelly, who was charged with horse-stealing in Christchurch recently, jumped from a train when it was at full speed. Singular to say ho was unhurt when recaptured. ZvlajoT Withers, the officer in command of the volunteers at Auckland, died on Saturday, the 19th instant, at Auckland, of bronchitis. Major Withers belonged for many years to the 65 th Regt. Mr Paik, who has recently purchased the business of Mrs Dungan, bookseller, of Palmerston North, announces in our advertising columns that he has opened an entirely new stock of books, fancy goods, stationery. &e., &c. Mr Park has also receired a large consignment of Berlin and crewel wools, which ha is retailing at low prices. The members of tbe school committee in Hokitika will put up with no nonsence from the Education Board. Some few days ago the Board neglected to supply the committee with fuel to be used for heating the schoolroom, so the committee shut up the school. A large public meeting held afterwards by the citizens endorsed the action of the committee. The lot of the prisoners in the Dunedin gaol does not appear to be a happy one. It is understood that a Royal Commission will shortly be appointed to enquire into the past management of the Dunedin gaol with reference to thejpunishment inflicted on prisoners in that institution. It has been suggested that the hours during which prisoners will be examined before the Commission be allowed to count in favor of the prisoners as " good conduct marks." A very elegantly-dressed and aristocratic looking lady entered a first class railway car at the Paris depot a short time ago. As she opened the door and took her place she observed that the car was occupied by three or four gentlemen, one of whom at the moment of her appearance, was in the act oE lighting his cigar. Observing the lady, he made a significant grimace, and, with the characteristic politeness of a Frenchman, said, " Would smoking incommode you, madame !" " I do not know, sir. No gentleman has ever yet smoked in my presence ! " He put out his cigar.