Local & General News.

Feilding Star, Volume V, Issue 4, 10 January 1884, Page 2

Local & General News.

» _ ! They advertise black currants for sale by the ton in Nelson. Captain Kenneth Kerr, late editor ami proprietor of Facts, newspaper, died on the Bth instaut, at Gisborne, from cancer. The Wairarnpa Standard mentions that a young man has been arrested for rape at Carterton, tho victim being his own sister ! The usual monthly meeting of the Feilding Lodge of Freemasons takes place this evening, at the lodge room, at 8 p.m. The rules regulating the procedure of the Courts under the New Bankruptcy Act, were published in the Gazette dated January 3rd. The brewers in New York are said to be making large fortunes from the rapid increase in the consumption of beer. Real Americans have a thorough contempt for whisky drinkers at any time. In the . case of childmurder against Kate Boyle, heard in Wellington on Tuesday last, the jury returned a verdict of " Not guilty, with a plea of insanity." His Honor ordered the prisoner to be kept in strict custody until the Colonial Secretary's pleasure should be known. An immigrant girl was taken to the lock up in Sydney the other day on a hand cart. The poor creature was not drunk as might have been 'supposed, but was suffering from religious hysteria, brought on by excitement conuected with Salvation Army services. About 5000 sheep, purchased by the Gear Company for refrigerating, have been " stuck up" on the boundaries of the Wairarapa district, owing to some runs south of Akiteo, through which they would have to pass, being infected, and the Inspector consequently refusing to grant a permit. The new boiler, engine, and other machinery for the intended Makino boiling-down establishment, <fee, of Mr A. Bell arrived at Makino Station to-day. The plant, which is apparently of first class character, has been manufactured at the foundry of Mr David Murray, of Wanganui. The Timaru Herald snys that Major Atkinson knows less of New Zealand lhan any politician of equal standing with himself. But the gallant Major does not admit that " there exists any politician of equal standing" with bim self, and therefore the Timaru Herald may be wrong. Mr Eade has just had manufactured a really magnificent pall. It is composed of rich fast pile velvet, trimmed with costly white satin, ribbon and fringe, the former being 6 and the latter 4 inches in depth. Tt has cost about £12, and is in every way suitable for funerals. It ha> been made entirely by Miss Eade, and in altogether a beautiful piece of work. The Napier Telegraph says: — We are indebted to Mr Edward Lyndon for the following interesting information, givin._ the rainfall at Napier for the year 1883 : —Rainfall during the three months ending March 31, 11*36: rainfall during the three months ending June 30. 8 23 ; rainfall during the three months ending September 30, 7*77; rainfall during the three months ending December 31, I_'76. Total for the year— 42*l2 For many years past the average rainfall has been about 28 inches. We have pleasure in calling attention to yet another local industry which is about to be established On Makino road. Mr Alexander Bell,, who Iras purchased the estate of Mr Hnlcotnbe, recently occupied by Mr •iMcOfnej 'informs us that he intends at once erecting a boiJing-down and fell mongery plant thereon, together with a sawmill, all to be worked by the same steam power. The" spot is welladapted tor each of these operations, and we have no :-ouht of Mr Bell's project proving' successful;

In the Supreme Court, Wellington, George Gage pleaded guilty to a charge of horse stealing, and received a sentence of two years. This felon and another have yet to be tried for horse stealing at I Feilding. The French have decidedly got " German spy" upon the brain Every route, throughout Burgundy in particular, is so i strictly watched that not asiDgle stranger | — no matter to what nationality he belongs — can travel the country without being subjected to all kinds of petty annoyances. We draw the attention of our readers to the novelty advertisement of Mr J. C. Thompson, of the Cash Exchange Warehouse. It will be noticed that each article is clearly marked and priced for the convenience of his customers. This is a most excellent, plan and a means of s iving time to all parties. We again draw the attention of the public of Feilding and its suburbs to the musical treat which will be provided for them at the Town Hall to-morrow night. Madame Moller and her talented company need no praise from us to recommend them, and we expect to see a bumper house. A witness in theR.M. Court yesterday caused some pleasantry by remarking in answer to a question from counsel that he had not troubled the Court very much with debt cases. He had always got judgment, but had never got the money, and his experience was that coming to that Court was not a paying game, and the more he kept away the better off he was. Mr Ward, R. VT., has frequently in» dulged litigants and witnesses coming from Halcombe by waiting for tlie arrival of the train from that direction. He gate witnesses and others distinctly to understand yesterday, however, in the Court, that as this had often seriously retarded and interfered with the business of the Court, persons coming from that neighborhood by train must arrive over night. If not, they must travel by other means, as they would in future be expected to answer to their names when called upon. In Chnstchurch at the Supreme Court sittings now being held, the Graud Jury was in entire accord with His Honor's remarks relative to Ihe prevalence of indecent assaults on young children. These crimes appear to be on the increase and the natural deduction to be drawn from this is that the punishment heretofore inflicted has not been deterrent. The Grand Jury considered that parents and guardians should be aware of the danger to which they are exposed, and should exercise more caution than they do at present. Last Friday young Mr Gray, of the firm of iteid and Gray, was at Major Liddel's farm at Awahuri fitting up a reaper and binder for the latter gentleman. To show the rapidity with which an expert can put these machines to .•ether we may mention that Mr Gray only took four hours to do this, and then , it was in full working order. This firm has sold 100 reapers and binders within the last season. Mr Gray will be a visitor in our district during the coming harvest season to see that all the machines work well. In our Press Association telegrams of to-day we publish a fearful and wonderful telegram about a man and a bicycle. The particulars given are minute enough , possibly to satisfy the agent of the Association, but we would like to know . the man's Christian name, and the names , of his godfathers and godmothers, the name of the maker of tbe bicycle, and of the price who repaired it in Wellington, with the cost. The expense of telegrams on the most idiotic and uninteresting of subjects is no object to us, the Press Association has taught us resignation. "Oh woman ! in our hours of case ; uncertain, coy, and hard to please ; variable as the shade by the light aspen made." Like Silas Wegg, we " broke into poetry " when we saw a devoted i wife, who had on the morning of yesterday obtained a prohibition order against her husband, wuose drunken habits were ruining himself and his family, leading Mie repentant culprit into a local hotel in order t* give him a little "cordial" (gin) "in this melancholy vale" to cool his burning coppers. But it is to be hoped that hotel keepers will take a friendly hint on this point, and not endanger their licenses through a mistaken kindness in supplying any of the unfortunate?!' who are placed under the operation, of this clause in the Licensing Act.