Local & General News.

Feilding Star, Volume IV, Issue 53, 6 October 1883, Page 2

Local & General News.

Mr Foulis will inspect Makino road school on Monday next and Bunnythorpe school on Tuesday. We learn that a branch of the Hibernian Society will probably be opeued in Feilding shortly. Woodyear's Electric Circus is expected in Fielding shortly, of which further particulars will duly appear. The Timaru Education Board have appointed Major Bamfield, of Wellington, Secretary. There were twenty-four applications. The work of erecting t'»e new Forester*' ■Hall in Bowcn^treet has been commenced by the contractors, Messrs Watts aud Bilderbeck.. f . . ; 'A* gentleman residing in Manchester street has forwarded to the Wells family a sack pfflour and two sacks bf potatoes, i This is an example of practical Christilanity too good not to be uieaUoncd,- and one which we hope may X imitated by othsi: rt?.;>o:i>:.

Tli" erection of lhe budding for .Vl«ssrs Berry nnd Keald's Sash and Door Factory near the railway station has been commenced. A man liviug down South states that he first " met his wife in a storui, toil: . her to her first ball in a storm, popped i the question in a storm, and has !iv*»d in . a fclorm ever since." A hand grenade, iv th* 1 shape of a | chemical solution enclosed in a glass bottle, has been introduced iino llie United Suites as an ellY'dive agent for extinguishing tires. In Borrissogleb.'k, in Russia, the locusts are ravaging a tract of about 70.000 acres. Six thousand soldiers sent to the assistance of tiie inhabitants are powerless lo check the appalling destruction. The following is an abstract of the report of the Borough Poundkeeper for the month of September 18S3. Total j number of animals impounded 31. Total j amount of trespass and poundage fees received £'3. Amount handed over to the l : orough Council £1 12s. One evening two ladies in the La lies' Gallery in the House of Hepreseutatives were in a terrible flurry when they heard that the Corrupt Practices Bill was to be discussed. Imagining that their ears might be offended with •'improper" details, they hurriedly took their departure. The Borough Council have very wisely decided to appoint an Inspector of Nuisances at a salary of £20 per annum, and applications for that position, as will be seen by advertisement, are now inviled. These must be forwarded to the Town Clerk in writing not later than 4 o'clock p.m. on Thursday next. A considerable number of natives belonging to Awahuri returned b} r train from Wanganui to-day, where they had been visiting to pay respect to the memory of the departed chief, Mete Kingi. They had evidently been hospitably entertained at Putike, as they have come back gloriously satisfied. The assets of the banks ia the respective Australian Colonies last year were :—Victoria, £31,248,554; New South Wales. £31,714,134; Ne^ Zealaad, £17,851,144 ; South Australia, £.0,812,4119; Queensland, £9,133,038; Tasmania, £2.iW9,527 ; Western Australia, £772,060 ; total, £104,521,286. We are in receipt from Mr ' ottle, Dental Surgeon, of a circular announcing the indroduction of a new antiseptic tooth powder prepared by him. and also containing some valuable notes on the preservation of the teeth. Mr William Carthew has been appointed agent for the sale of the preparation. ' A young man named John Hutch ins I was on the 27th August, at Coleraitie, Victoria, using a stock-whip in riding after cat iie. when a piece of the lash flew oil and entered his right jaw. Swelling commenced, and > r Connor ordered poulticing- No danger was apprehended until the 3 ist, when tetanus set in, and the patient died on the following evening. As will be seen from ihe report of the Borough Council meeting on Thursday, two resolutions were passed which will gladden the hearts of many, viz., that tenders be called for the formation of North street, and as soon as the plans and specifications which have been ordered are ready, the road also along the Kailway line from North street to Mr Port's house. Another eye-ore in Manchester street, (we allude to a large mud hole which existed near the school ground) has been done away with. There are several other similar holes in the heart of the Borough, notably ono opposite Mr Pollock's. As the greater part of this is on the sectiou adjoining the road, we think the owner should at once be called upon to bave it filled up. The singular influence exercised by the "fair goddess of night" over some minds finds a remarkable exemplification in the case of the editor of the New Zealand Times. Writing of the beautiful sunset ou Wednesday evening last, and the appearance of the sky afterwards he remarks, " The new moon was of a delicate silver green hue." This is quite a new tint, and will push out " crushed strawberry" if patented. Mr Spurgeon surprised his congregation a few Sundays ago. He began his sermon as usual, and got through his " firstly" pretty well. Then, feeling very warm himself, and seeing his congregation growing listless, he interrupted himself with tbe remark, "That is tbe end of ihe ' firstly,' and it's so warm to-day that 1 think the secondly and thirdly will keep foj a cooler Sunday." So the congregaton went its way, and Mr Spurgeon went his way. During the examination in geography tho other day in the Feilding School, Mr Foulis asked a very small boy what an isthmus was. There was no reply, whereupon the inspector rubbed the little fellow's head, at the same time asking rather sharply. "What is this?" The youthful candidate for a fellowship in the Woyal Geographical Society was bewildered, and sang out nmid roars of laughter, " please sir, an isthmus." A lad named Holland bad a fit in a railway carriage on the evening train oh Thursday last. His father who was on the railway platform, .waiting for his arrival entered the train when it. came to the station, and found the.lad' insensible.: In attending to his son, Mr Holland di 4 not hear tho starting, bell, , and was car-. ricd'On to Aorangi, where the train was stopped to allow him to alight. Mr Holland wan obliged •to pay' Ai'way fare for his' invobniiary trip, ana hns wnXn to Mr Vay-hzxnx for & refund.

I Mr Shaw, M.H.R. has declined the j requisition to stand as Mayor of Weli lington, owing to his professional and I Parliamentary duties. ! A lunatic named Gusrhnedl killed another patient named Mill in the Auckj land Asylum tbe other day. Pie came j from i aranaki, where he had already I killed a man in a similar fit of madness, I In dismissing a charge of breach of the ■ pence against a bid named Watt al Dunediu, the R.M. said that the Solvation Army, by its processions and open-air meetings, invited assault. A new system of big' way robbery, by men dressed in woman's clothes, has been brought to light in Liverpool. The other day Thos. Cole, formerly a ship's steward, was found «*uilry before the Recorder of stealing a gold watch from a wine mer— chant in that town. Cole was attired as a fashionable young woman, the make-up j being most perfect. The prisoner's sex I was only discovered iv gaol while he was !on remand. Sentence was deferred. Not the least of the improvements to tlie bu-iness part, of the town will be the removal of the flax from tlie formation of Wirwick and Fergusson streets, lead- ; ing from Manchester street to Kimbolton I road. As weli as adding to the civilized I appearance of the locality, it will be a special convenience to persons attending stock sales held in the adjoining yards, some of whom hare been deterred from bringing stock, or attending themselves during the winter months on account of the impassable state of these portions of road. The Blue Ribbon Army held their usual weekly meeting last Thursday evening in the Good Templa.'s' Hall, when there was a good attendance. It being the end of the quarter the election of officers took place for the next term — President, Mr Towler; Vice-President, Mr R. Cu.-ran ; Secretary, Miss E. Trevena; Mr Towler returned thanks for his election, and stated that he would endeavour in the future as in the past to promote the temperance cause. The Life Boat from Sankcy's collection was then vigorously *ung, after which the meet ng closed with prayer at 9 p.m.