Local & General Hews.

Feilding Star, Volume IV, Issue 27, 7 August 1883, Page 2

Local & General Hews.

Flo£gi'>gis the prescribed punishment for the use of obscene language in New South Wales. A portion of tl i e shipment of Victorian, Tasmnnian, and New Zealand hops, forwarded some time ago to the London market, hare been sold at prices ranging from £12 to £14. His Worship the Mayor has written to the Postmaster-General, through the local postmaster, Mr Stevens, applying for a daily delivery of letters within the Borough. There is a bare possibility of the request being acceded to. .;,'■;. ! The collectors who arc canvassing the district for funds in aid of the erection of a lloman Catholic Chapel in Feildmg, are meeting success commensurate with their efforts. The amount now subscribed totals up to nearly £300. ; ; At the annual meeting of the Blue Ribbon Temperance movement it was stated that the total number of pledges reported from all sources was 680.908. Prom the returns made the percentage of those who had fallen away appeared even smaller than might reasonably be' expected, the number stated being at the rate of 15 per cent. '. It is reported that a very hostile feeling has been created between the English and French troops, in conse- \ quence of the recent action of the French I admiral at Tamatave. '. 1 his feeling reached a climax at Port Said, and a\ serious scrimmage took place between ' the English and French navvies, several , men being fatally injured. I Dunedin has developed a new style. ' On Saturday a drunken muntook ahorse out of a stable in that city, and rode away for an hour's outing—he was arrested shortly afterwards It was telegraphed all over the colony as an exploit' done in "true highwayman style.',' Much the Dunedin people know about highwaymanship if this is their idea of "style." . ; The rehearsal held last, night for the concert to he held on the 17th inst. iv aid of the Presbyterian Church funds was very good, and showed a marked improvement since last one. Some of the solos were exqinsilivoly rendered. We are glad to learn from the Secretary that the reserved seats are being rapidly taken up, and (he other cheaper tickets [ are also going off well. I i It is a matter of surprise to us that [.the county near Castle Point, Whnreainn. |and Mataiknna, have never; been prospected for gold in late years. In 1855 i gold was reported to have been found by a shepherd in one of (he creeks near Castle Point. Dr Featherstone was written to on the subject, but at the time, or soon after, was too busy to attend to the matter. Mr Jensen's altered and corrected advertisement appears elsewhere. 1 Two things are especially called attention to bj r the advertiser, viz., that satisfaction in wear, and comfort to the horse are of far more importance than saving onefifLh of a penny by paying Is less for shoeing ; and also that no matter how vicious a horse may be, Mr Jenson will undertake to shoe him, standing, and that on his own method, which was approved by Professor Sample. > On Sunday last the curate of St. John's Church distributed to Church members, who were present at the morning' and evening ' services, an appeal , from - the Standing Committee of the Diocese of Wellington, to churchmen for contributions towards the General Church Fund. He stated ; that the ,■ Churchwardens, Messrs JJawson and . Sherwill, would receive all contributions, however limited, i It is to be hoped that the appeal will' be | liberally responded to.

Mr Cottle, dentist,- will be afcßellve's Empire Hotel to-morrow. We are glad to notice that" Mr Patterson, of Ashurst road, is out of the Wanganui Hospital and is almost quite recovered from his ; wound. The Napier Herald of August 2 says : —It was commonly reported in town yesterday, tli at the Hon. J. N. Wilson had married in Wellington Mrs Ehodes, widow of tli elate -Mr B. Rhodes. The proclamation of Terawhiti as a recognised god field is looked for at an early date, or immediately after the report of the trial crushing, should 'the result prove that-gold is aetualy in the reefs. We notice that Mr Larsen has again succeeded in getting the licence of the Halcombe railway refreshments rooms.. It is to be hoped that he will make a change for the better during the ensuing term of licence. ' ihe Secretary of the Manchester Eifles has receivedfrom Wellington the musical instruments to be handed by the corps' to the band. They are from the musical, warehouse of George Eeichart. Foxton is congratulating herself on the change of chairman in the County Couucil. The " frown" of Mr Eockstrofr, has been, dispelled by the "smile" of Mr Tiivnne. It is singular tliat these antagonistic traits in each gentleman should have the same irritating, effects. Father Care vv has announced that it is intended to found a Catholic University for New Zealand at Wellington. The site for the building has been secured and the teachers are shortly expected from Kurope. Wellington will be the Catholic centre of New Zealand. The manager of one of the Terawhiti reefs "knows some tings" He sent down aspecial messenger urging the directors of the mine to send up a safe to put the 'amalgam in.- This fact, told us a "dead secret" by the "operators," would scud: scrip up a bit, to the profit of the initiated. , The Bishop of Lincoln, writing to the Mayor of Grimsby on the temperance question, says the temperance pledge is not scriptural. It undermines the Godhead of Christ, and he who lakes the pledge and breaks ifc, weakens the bonds of society. Tender consciences fear to brake it, thus often sacrificing- their health and entailing a burthen upon others. The temperance pledge is both unscriptural and heretical. The Wellington Times says— At Sandon a few weeks back our esteemed correspondent Mr Thomas Sexton, Fielding, performed .the difficult task of conducting four games of chess simultaneously without sight of the boards and men. Owing to the lateness of the hour none of the games were concluded, but at the close of the proceedings Mr Sexton had the advantage in two of the games, and an equal position in the others. A man named r Clark attempted suicide at Opunake on Wednesday last. He first took a largo dose of chloral, t but was recovered by Dr Alexander, whose services were called in. After recovery from the poisoning, Clark was left in the temporary charge of an attendant. In the absence of th'q latter he .went to the bath room and got possession of a lazor. He stood before a looking glass, and cut his throat. The wound has, been sown up, 'arid it is expected he will recover. Financial difficulties are the cause of the attempt. ' *