Local & General News.

Feilding Star, Volume IV, Issue 47, 22 September 1883, Page 2

Local & General News.

The Doric will arrive in Wellington to-morrow. A slight shock of earthquake was felt here about 4 a.m. yesterday morning. The Postmaster requests us to notify that money order communication is now established with Canada. I he cattle train from Manutahi to Foxton, with cattle for the Gear Company, Wellington, passed through Feilding at 12.35 and returned at 6.45 this morning. Another meteor wat visible in Feilding between 9 and 10 o'clock on Thursday evening. It was a very large and brilliant one, and lasted a considerable number of seconds. Mrs A. Oukley, the wife of Mr Oakley, tailor, who was for some time in business in Feilding, died in Auckland on the 17th ia^tant, after a prolonged and painful illness. Mr John Whitcombe, who for some years resided in this district, was a passenger by the Doric to Wellington. He will settle in Kiwitea. He and his bride will be welcomed by his many friends. The Pre:*3 Association wired recen'ly tbat a bid fell over a cliff a thousand feet high and only broke his leg. It was afterward;- reduced to a hundred— Cut off another cypher and we can believe it. Tenders for felling bu<h, in portion.-* of from 20 to 50 acres in the Wanganui Harbor Board Jioek, are squired hy Mr Saxon, of otat;m farm, and s-'ecificaiions must be addressed to iiitn not biter than Tuesday next. The Feilding Borough Council wiil meet on Monday evening next ut 8 c 'clock. The most important business will be recon ing tenders, not only for certain works referred to in our last issue, but more especially for £2,000 worth of debentures for the Borough loan. We call the attention of the customers of the various storekeepers, drapers, &c., in the town to the fact that on Monday and thereafter, the shops will be closed at 7 o'clock each evening, excepting Saturday. We would strongly recommend the public to do all tbey can to facilitate this early closing movement by making their purchases punctually at or before the appointed time, so as to give the tradesmen's assistants the fullest advantage of this desirable change. The New Zealand Times (the heavy morning journal of the Empire City) facetiously concludes its English letter as follows :— " A number of doctors have gone out, but unless more pressure is put upon the Egyptian Government, tbe opposition of the native official class will be .fatal to their usefulness. the drawing of the names jurors more particu- The question of juriec, larly ofes of jurors.en drawing the nam* juriesr " This statement is rather vague. Ihe italics aro ours. The members of the Early Closing Association met in Mr Thompsons' old store on Thursday evening. Mr Boal presided. The success of tbe early closing being srreatly due to the united efforts of the Revs. Murray and Jones in calling upon the various shopkeepers, it was resolved on the motion of VJr W. Bray, seconded by Mr Hopkirk, that those two "cntlemen be heartily thanked for their services, and also the tradesmen themselves for consenting to close at 7 o'clock. It was also resolved on the motion of Mr W. Aitken, seconded by Mr W. Bray, that each member contribute 2s 6d toward j defraying the expenses. This was all the business.

The Telegraph Commissioner, Wellington, is calling for tenders for 20,000 telegraph arms. The entries for Messrs Halcombe and i Sherwill's cnttle sale on the sth October | are numerous and good. Mr Hamilton has just received afresh shipment of goods o_ all descriptions ffom Home by the British King. A good portion of these arp now on view at his Feilding establishment, the interior which j to-day presents a very pretty show. ■ Tenders are called for repairing bridges ; by the engineer of the Oroua County Coundil. Plans and specifications are to be seen nt the county offices, Feilding, and at the offices of the Manchester Road Board, Palmerston. The Rer. Father Carew will shortly tube up his abode in Palmerston, where a somewhat handsome dwelling house is being erected for him. He will still give the si:me attention ns heretofore to his pastoral duties in Feilding as well as Halc'imt'O. Setae of our mo«t somnolent citizens -.vere seen this morning wending their v. ays ro phi pcs of business at an un- [ usually early hour. They had been aroused by a special train at 6.30 a.m., and were under the impression that it was the 7.30 train. Asa result of tbe starting of tbe local Freezing Company, (we the Marlborough Times'), learn that several hundreds of acres of land have been broken up Rnd planted with turnips. This is as it should be, and we trust the example will be generally followed. We understand that 4000 trout ova will be available for the Acclimatisation Society to stock the streams near Feilding. It is proposed to place 2000 in the Oroua, and 1000 each in the Kiwitea and Mangaone waters. We hope the experiment will be a success. It is still true of Feilding that anything may now be obtained in it " from a needle to an anchor." A a already reported, one of these implements was munufacturetd here a short time ago by a local blacksmith which gfive such satisfaction that he has orders for one or two more. It will be seen by a notice elsewhere tbat Captain Edwards, of the Salvation Army, will conduct a service in the Wesleyan Church. Grey street, tomorrow morning, and will also assist in a special service in the evening. We ba**e no doubt that the meetings will be well attended. The Taipo road, leading from Awahuri to the Douglas block, is in a most disgraceful condition. It is quite impassable for drays, and horsemen experience the utmost difficulty in getting through the quagmires and pools that meet them every few yards. Surely the settlers most interested should agitate and get this crying evil remedied. An unusual illumination of the sky last night, over in the direction of the Awahuri road, caused a good deal of enquiry as to its cause. It turned out that a quantity of refuse straw on Mr J. Hughey's farm had been set fire to to get it out of the way. The burning mass wati distinctly seen by Mr G. W. Fowles through his powerful night glass. The temperance societies have in view a monster fete and demonstration for the i'rince of Wales Birthday. The co-oper-ation of every kindred society in the district, including' those of Rangitikei, will be a. ked. The opportunity exists of rusk ing such a gathering one of unprecedented proportions. Speoial trains, among other advantages are spoken of. An American exchange (the Detroit Five Press) say* : — A hospital professor was making an amputation in the presence of his students ; meantime the patient groaned and sobbed. Irritated at hearing so much groaning, the professor said to the patient : "Do me the favor to be quiet, for we can't hear ourselves talk. There are 100 persons here at least, and you nre the only one who is making any fuss" The W.M of the Tongariro Lodge has received the necessary authority from the District Grand Lodge to condnet the ceremony of lying the foundation stone of the new Masonic Hall with full regalia, etc. The ceremony will take place on to-day week, the 29th inst, aud everything is being hurrieU along, with the object of having everything ready in time. The sand has been excavated and levelled, making a considerable cutting in the side of the hill, the face of which is being planted with iceplant ; and the ytakes have been fixed. o»* which will be placed the superstructure. —Heralds