Local & General News.

Feilding Star, Volume IV, Issue 73, 22 November 1883, Page 2

Local & General News.

.. —^ The Education Board will meet at Wanganui ou Tuesday next. The Borough Council wiil mo-et for ordinary business this evening at eight o'clock. A correspondent, informs the Evening Post that a young German at Petone drew four big prizes in sweeps recently, amounting altogether to over L2OOO. We would call attention to Mr Snel- , son's sale by auction of 35 horses, to take place at Brown and Boison's stables, \ Palmerston, on Saturday next, at half p_st one o'clock, as advertised. Old lady to druggist— -" I want a box 1 of canine pills." Druggist — " What's the > matter with tbe dog." Old lady, (indig--1 nantlv) — "I want you to know, sir, tliat > my husband is a gontleman." Druggist , puts up some quinine piils in profound ; sileuce. The advertisement of the Spring Show aud Poultry rihow of the Manchester | :■ Horticultural and Pastoral Society will be j found in another column. The exhibition ; of poultry bids fair to be one of the most I interesting items in connection with the shew. 1 Mr Dawson, the manager of the local branch of the Bank of Australia, will leave early next week for i anterbury, ■ where he will spend his three weeks , holiday. We hop-,* he will have a pleasant trip, and will be glad to welcome him on his return. His place in the bank will be temporarily filled by Mr Norman, who arrived from Patea to-day. Mr Cottrell's new advertisement is worthy of notice on account of the special advantages he appears to bs ..fferinij tn those wlio have ready cash to dispose 0.. Having bought a largs ne*v stock for ready money himself, he is prepared to give his customers a share iv the reduced ra:es at which iv- has secured the goods. He haw every ti' ing nece.isa ry for both the outer and inner man, and his char.;,'?., are Much as should secure him a large patrons ge. Elsewhere will be found a notice from '.he Palmerston .North branch of the New Zea and Clothing Faciory. The summer goods are now in, and a ael.cfioa can be made from a large and varied stock of garments, which, together with the runtcri:il, have been manufHetured in th. j colony, and are thoroaghly sound And j reliable. Tho..-. who are _.._xhni. Lo sup. port local industry should pay a visit to tbis establishment, and see the excellent goods there on view. Hats, caps, ties, ! uii'lerclotbing, hosiery, and drapery generally can also be had at the Factory's branch on the Squr.re. With regard to the annual charge of 10s made by the Library Committee, a correspondent writes to us stating that this charge is excessive m tbe case of I families. Jls suggests that family tickets i should be issued to ratepayers for this ; amount, and a less charge made for single subscribers. Persons wbo are not on the I ratepayers* roll could be charged at i higher rates, in order to put them under the same footing as burgesses. VVe think • there is a good deal of sound reason iv ; these ideas, and recommend them to the i consideration of the Library Committee. ; Persons wbo are the owners of savage dogs should not be permitted to have ' them running about loose in Ihe streets. ; Yesterday a much respected citizen, with : two children in his care, was crossing tbe ■ corner of Manchester Square from the Bank of Australasia in the direction of Mr Lewers' store, wben a savage brute ; . of a dog, which had been lying perdu i under a cart, the horse in which was j ! unattended by its owner, sprang out and j " attacked the little party. Fortunately j ( the gentleman was armed with a service- j able umbrella, and by a few well-directed '. < thrusts drove the animal back to its lair, i without either himself or the children 1 being in anyway iaj ared.

To-day Mr Pollock received a consignment of splendid oranges. His pine apples are also of magnificent proportions and deliriously fresh. The band of (he Manchester Rifl... will attend the Government parade to-morrow anil accompani* the corps to the butts. Several new pieces of music will be mtroduced. j It is understood that Sir William Fox contemplates a visit to England about March or April, provided his duties as West Coast Commissioner are completed by that rime. Sir Arthur Gordon and Mr Tennyson were Mr Ghid.s'one's companions in his recent yachting trip in tbe Pembroke Castle The "grand old man" must have bad some merry moments. While two cargoes of Australian meat were selling in London at 4od to s_d per lb, a cargo of New Zealand mutton arrived in London from Port Chalm.rs, and at once began to go off at 6_d. Comment is needless. We understand thnt an amateur theatrical performance will be given in the Town 1-Li. ! l on Boxing Night. This will be a suitable wind up to tiie Sports and the other enjoyments of tbe day. { Mr Bright's speech at the Metropolitan Tabernacle has been translated into Spanish to help the movement for tbe separation of Church and State in Spain. Next yeir it will be ra-translatsd into English to help the same movement in England. It will probably be equally effective in both instances. A mysterious bnt possibly discreet t Wairarapa pa, ror has the following: — " We hear li.ar some Wairarapa residents who have sampled the recent influx of female immigrants speak in very disparaging terms of the result. Apparently we stiil make mistake, in our Immigration Department. The formation of North street is approaching completion as fast as the unfavorable weather for such work will allow. Tbe formation of the road alongside the railway line was also commenced ibis week, and the contractor is getting on with it as rapidly as possible. " A little m:>re animation, my dear," whispered Lady B — to the gentle Susan, who was walking through tbe quadrille. " Do leave me to mind my own business, mamma," replied the prudent nymph. " I shall not dance my ringlets out of curl for a married man." "Of course not, my love, bat I was not aware who your partner was." Such is the encouragement given' lo flattery, in the present times, tbat it is made to sit ia the pa -dor. while bones iy is turned out of d-. o>*s. f'lat'ery is never so agreeable a? to a bliud side ; commend a fool for his wit or a knave for bis honesty, and I bey will receive you into their bosoia. The Post says : — We _re informed that ths brother of the prisoner Longburst has bad an intei'vi**** with the Minister of Justice relative to the release of the youth, and that the Hon. Mr Conolly replied that all the papers in connection with the affair has been laid before his Excellency the Governor, whose opinion on the matter i. expec.ed to be made public in a few days.