Local & General News.

Feilding Star, Volume V, Issue 21, 21 February 1884, Page 2

Local & General News.

Mr 'f'arKfel'i* now in the Waikato finixhing a portion of the railway surrey. There. wei* five /refrigeratinK machines at work: «ne day laut week in Wellington. The., barqne^Fußilecr. wrecked near Turakina, was 4old in Wellington for .£•275.. ■• ! " !! • • The Good Templars isoare only a partial i victory in Duuedin a( the:licensiuj{el«c- -.. .■ ■"..-. ...'■■■( . . • . . i tion*. ' f.

The Governor will visit Auckland on March 15th. An ordinary meeting of the Borough Council will be held this evening at 8 o'clock. A terrible waterspout passed over the Cheviot district, in Canterbury, the other day. It killed a bullock. Sir William and Lady Fox were passengers by the noon train to Foxton yesterday, en route for the South Island. I A Black Preceptory in connection with the Orange Society, was opened in Palmi erston yesterday. There was no foundation whatever for the rumour circulated by a contemporary to the effect that Mr Charles Bull was about to erect a sawmill at Kiwitea. A late cable says :— '• Her Maiesty has determined to dedicate her journals, which are now being edited and will be published shortly, to the memory of the late John Browu !" Twelve sperm whales are reported to have been killed at Mahia Peninsula, Hawkes Bay, on Monday last. If the intelligence is correct, this ought to be a remarkably fine whaling season. We doubt the capacity of the whaling stations at Mahia to kill this number of sperm whales in one day. The Manchester Rifles Band will play the following pieces on the Square on Saturday evening next, weather per.nittin£ r : — •• March on Parihaka," composed and arranged by J. P. Curreen ; Quadrille, " Inspiration," R. Smith ; Polka, "Gazette, R, Smith ; Fantasia. " Angel's Choir," E. Lcconte ; Quadrille, "Joyous Friends," R. Smith ; March, " Roll Call," Schottische, " Crown of England," arranged by J. P. Curreen ; " God Save the Queen." In Christchurchon the 17th inst. action was taken by the captain of the City Guards against two members, who had been returned as non-efiicient for nonattendance at parades, to recover from them the capitation that would have been paid to the company had they complied | with the regulations. The defence was j that a copy of the rules had not been supplied to members at their enrolment. Mr Ollivier, the presiding Magistrate, held the objection to be fatal, and gave judgment for defendants. An intelligent Chinaman, who returned to Port Und, Oregon, on January 16th, from a visit to China, gives a very differ- ■ ent version of the storming of Sontay ti« J that published by the French. He j acknowledges that about 3,000 Chines were killed, but declares the invading force of the French was almost totally annihilated. The Chinese, he said, had mined the ground, and then lured *h<French over the mines, with most disastrous results. He is confident thr French will not have the " walk over " at Bacninh they expect. The Southland Times has tlie following:—"A Southland resilient now on n visit to Scotland earned with him some f those customs peculiar to colonial lifettnong others that of lighting matches on iis nether garments. He happened t< lint this free-and-easy mode of striking a light in practice in presence of a youthful ienizen of the secluded vale of Eddleston. in Perthshire, and was no doubt vastly amused when the boy exclaimed : ' Eh ! see till the man wi' the electric brecks.' " The City licensing election in Auckland <>n Tuesday resulted in a remarkabie riumph for the temperance party. This party won by a large majority in ever} ward, save in Grafton ward, where they were defeated by two votes only, and thi> Iwcause they did not organise. In some wards 50 percent, voted, even the women exercised their franchise. At the close of the contest there was great excitement, and the newspaper offices were besieged by hundreds to know the result. Tin victory of the temperance pirty was due to organisation. Notwithstanding the condemned man had cul his throat and became uncon scious, a Georgia hangman insisted on doing his whole duty, and so swung the wretch from the scaffold. The Chicago Times asks why this was necessary. Jt answers its own question, by stating that there were 12,00') people present. No sheriff i&ould risk his next election by disappointing half a county and sen dine them home without seeing the hanging which they had got up early in thp morn ing or started on the night before ti behold. There are certain things so sure as to be needed in every life that they ought to command prrticular attention in youth Kvery child should be accustomed to express himself freely and often, both in speaking and writing, and be taught the proper methods of doing both ; he should l»ecome used to the preser.ee of strangers and the attention due to them ; he should be habituated to changes of scene and employment, and above all, should he led to fix his attention upon thing! outside himself, so as to save him from self-con-sciousness which lies at the root of much painful bashfulaess, timidity, and nervouw apprehension. On Saturday evening last the Good Templars held their usual meeting for the nomination and election of officers for the ensuing quarter. The following members were elected and duly installed by the L.D •.-- Bro Smith, W.C.T ; Bro Price, W.V.T; Bro Hammond, W-S;, Sister Price, W.P.S; Sister Smith, W;T; Bro Marsh, I.G ; Bro R. p Worsfold, W.C; Bro H. Worwfold W.M. Apart of the business arranged to come, on for discussion at the next meeting, which will be held on Saturday evening next, was the formation of a Juvenile Temple for Feilding. It was confidently asserted that the members who will be. induced (to conne.-t theiust»lv«H with this movement will b considerable. — ■..-." • i - j

We have tasted the first of this seasons's peaches. They were grown in the orchard of Mr Wm. Stevens. We learn by a private wire that the Manchester Road Board will shortly teceive an imprest advance of £2,< ! 00 from the (iovernment. Mr Moss, M.H.R., denies that the Hon. Mr Dick was ever custodian of Napoleon's body. How does Moss know ? The late Lord Overstone is «aid to have been the last survivor of those who held I seats in the House of Commons in the reign of George HI. Captain Robert Dickinson, Irish politician and refugee, iind brother in-law of Parnell, died in Belgium on December 12th. His remains were taken to lieland. The Waipawa Mail has changed hnnds, Mr Johnston, late proprietor of the Marlborouah Express, being the purchaser. Mr Johnston is an experienced journalist, and will do much for the advancement of the district. It has transpired that there are many forged acceptances in circulation in Welliuuton.. made by P. K. Watty, who was on Tuesday last committed for trial for forging the name of Messrs J. and k. Staples to a bill. We learn from the Woodville Examiner that Mr Sinclaire, Bank Manager, moved into the new Bank premises on Wednesday last, and Mr C. B. Morison, solicitor, is now in occupation of the premises he has just vacated. It will be seen in our telegraphic messages that Gordon Pasha has issued a proclamation, and caused it to be publicly posted throughout the district, which recognises Mahdi as Sultan of Kordofan. The erstwhile " false prophet" is now a recognised power. There was a meeting of the Forester" last night. A number of the brethren from the P-ilmerston Lodge made a surprise visit. They were received and entertained with nil that kindness and hospitality for which the Foresters are noted. Throe Indian women were struck by lightning in an open tit-Id in the Albion estate. Mauritius. One was struck dead md remained in a standing; position, her face and upper part of He body having turned completely black. The two others were severely burnt, and had one side of iheir bodies paralysed. At the last meeting of the Wanganui Harbor Board, it wai resolved, on the motion of Mr Ballance, seconded by Mr Oornfoot, That the Waste Lands Board lie requested to have plans of the re mainder of the Manawafu Block and townships prepared, in order to have the <ame offered for sale. Far the last two or three days bush fires have prevailed to a considerable •xtent in our neighborhood* Some of the burns promise to be very good, not with -standing the recent excessive rains having innde the growth of light underscrub md weeds very heavy Some splendid clearings are reported from the Kiwiten md Harbor Board Blocks. A writ for £6doo has been served on the Wellington Corporation by W I. L IVivers, solicitor for Mr Corcoran, one of ihe sureties oi Messrs O'Malley ami Poppirell for the Te Aro reclamation contracts, who failed, and assigned thrir estate to Mr Corcoran, but the council refused to ratify the assignment, ami tuok over the contract thomselves. The ■lamages claimed are for alleged wrongful seizure. Mr Ffaron met with a nasty accident yesterday while at work on North road, lie was backing a dray load of gravel, md lind hold of the shaft horse's head. The animal backed too quickly and Mr Pearou was thrown dowu by the leader, rodden upon, and kicked in various par:* ■>f the body, sustaining some rather severe bruises and cuts. Ii is most fortunate hit he was not kicked in the head, and hat no bones were broken. He is ex peeling to be able to get about again in a few days. There was an amusing scene at the Patea Kail way Station a few days ago. A Wangauui man went to Putea in the morning and cleared out a tailors shop under a bill of sale, and carted the goods to the Kail way Station. The local creditors got Bcent of this and " went for " the plunder then lying on the. railway platform. Something like a fr> c fight fnsued in which the railway hands -joined with much cordiality, and the weight i hey were able to throw on the side of he Wanganui man resulted in a victory for the latter. Light and temporary damage was done to a few noses an<l eyes. The episode was brief but enjoyable.