Local & General News.

Feilding Star, Volume IV, Issue 54, 9 October 1883, Page 2

Local & General News.

The farmers about Sandon and Rangitikei are beginning to cry out for rain. The Wairiki Dairy Factory, at Oamaru, which will commence operations in a few days, will give 4 1/2 d per gal on for milk, a price equal to 1s per pound for butter. Some large white pine logs, part of an extensive order, went by train for the Sash and Door Factory to Wanganui yesterday. The steamer Napier got on a sand bank in the Rangitikei River on Saturday. She floated off after landing a number of the sheep which formed part of her cargo. Mr Wright, architect for the New Catholic Church, is prepared to show contractors the plans and specifications for the edifice. Tenders for its erection will be received till the 31st inst. The walking match at Dunedin, between the two well-known "peds." Scott and Edwards, concluded on Saturday last, the former being declared the winner. In the 24 hours Scott covered 111 miles, and Edwards 104 miles. Two slight errors appeared in our report on Saturday of the examination of the Feilding school. The number of scholars presented in standard 1 should have been given as 49, and in standard 2 40. A reminder is given that applications for the post of Inspector of Nuisances for the Borough, and also tenders for the fo mation of North street must be lodged with the Town Clerk by 4 p.m. on Thursday next. By a somewhat singular co-incidence an article entitled "Whither shnll I send my son ?" by Major-General the Hon. W. Feilding, appears in the first number of the Nineteenth Century ordered for the Feilding Public Reading Room, and now lying on the table. For the information of travellers to Wellington by coach from Foxton we may mention that the Manawatu Hotel, kept by Mr O. Berkefeld, has been appointed the starting place of the coaches, instead of Whyte's Hotel as heretofore. The following conversation is said to have been heard outside St. George's Church, at the Thames, after a service held by a clergyman ''for women only" — The younger of the two women : "Well, he said nothing so very bad after all." The elder: "No; it was a regular sell." An advertisement in a Riverina paper read as follows : "Wanted, a cultured gentleman, capable of milking goats. University man preferred. Apply with testimonials, addressed, &c." Surely it will not be said after this that higher education is not appreciated in the colonies. Enthusiasm is one of the most powerful engines of success. When you do a thing, do it with a will. Do it with your might. Put your whole soul into it. Stamp it with your own personality. Be active, be energetic, be enthusiastic and faithfu , and you will accomplish your end. Truly has Emerson said : " Nothing great was ever achieved without enthusiasm." A special notice from Mr Hastie, the genial host of the Feilding Hotel, appears elsewhere. He has made extraordinary preparations for the coming Christmas having stocked his establishment with the very best class of refreshments, including all the celebrated pure Australian wines. Visitors, travellers, and boarders will find all the accommodation, civility and comfort that can be desired at this well-known hostelry. It has been proved by numerous experiments that flour cannot bear the action of the sun, even when not exposed directly to its rays. When flour is exposed to the heat of the sun, an alteration takes place in the gluten similar to that produced by the heating of the stones. For this reason it is advisable that the transportion of flour should take place if possible, on cool days or by night, as well as that flour should be stored in a cool place. We would call special attention to the ornamental novelties now on view at the shop next to Mr Higgins, in Fergusson street, where Mr Cullen has opened up a stock of rare and very novel articles of furniture and decoration. These consist of jardineres, flower and music stands, clock shelves, &c., all made of ebony and black walnut. A large quantity of other articles, both fancy and useful, will be found as above, and a sight alone of this pretty little show will well repay a visit. The members of the Town Band, to the number of about 20, made their first march out on Saturday evening, starting from Mr Daw's residence at 5 o'clock. A halt was made at Mr Hitchman's. on the Kimbolton road, and although the visit was unexpected, the musicians were made partakers of the well-known hospitality of the host and hostess, the former returning the compliment with one or two of their best efforts on the instruments. A selection was played on the march both ways, and ample proof was given of the progress the band has made. We may mention that a fresh instalment of instruments for this band has just arrived.

Mrs Hampson is drawing crowds to her mission services in Sydney. Several bags of dried shark shed a fragrance over Fergusson street yesterday. They are remnants of the "gorge" held at Mete Kingi's funeral obsequies. The examination of the Campbelltown School by Mr Foulis gave full satisfaction, as all the scholars presented in the various standards passed the ordeal. A cart containing some leaky barrels of tar left its mark and smell for several miles on Kinibolton road. Housewives " imprecated " because of the damage to drawing room carpets from tarred boots. We are sorry to learn that Mrs Brown is not yet able to attend to her duties as assistant mistress of the Feilding State School. The staff of the school is two adult teachers short, and this puts much pressure on the master, Mr Dowling. The annual examination of the Makino Rood State School by Inspector Foulis, took place yesterday, and the results on the whole were highly satisfactory, and did much credit to the master, Mr Gnyley. A somewhat irregular commercial transaction has recently taken place in Masterton (says the Daily), a settler in humble life having sold the wife of his bosom for the sum of five pounds to a festive widower. Some little hitch has, however, arisen over the transfer, and the argus of the police is being directed to the whole affair. The Customs revenue for the colony, collected in the month of September, 1883, was £109,040, as against £139,804 for the previous month, and £140,089 for September, 1882. The New Zealand Customs revenue for the quarter ended 30th ultimo amounted to £358.874, as against £345,552 for the preceding quarter. The immigration nominations for the outgoing mail numbered 260 for the whole colony, exclusive of Auckland, from which place no returns have been received. The respective nominations were : — Otago, 83 ; Canterbury, 65 ;Wellingtod, 38 ; Southland, 27 ; Hawkes Bay, 21 ; Westland, 11 ; Nelson, 7 ; Taranaki and Marlborough, 4 each. The first of the scheduled street works to be done out of the Borough loan, was commenced yesterday by Mr Jackson, viz., the clearing of the flax from Fergusson and Warwick streets, near Messrs Halcombe and Sherwill's sale yards, preparatory to the formation and metaling of these portions of road. We must confess the aboriginal sets his white brother a good example in an almost invariable kindness to his "wife,'' but on Saturday an exception to this golden rule was to be seen here. A stalwart young Maori kicked and belabored his consort in a shametul way for some dereliction of duty. The consequence of this would probably be that the lady would seek solace in allying herself to a less demonstrative "husband." Perhaps this readiness to change accounts for the kindness with which wives are treated generally.