Local & General News.

Feilding Star, Volume V, Issue 31, 15 March 1884, Page 2

Local & General News.

The Wellington - Manawatu Bail way Company will have trams running as far as .Tohnsonville in September. A letter arrived in Feilding, by the last San Francisco mail, addressed to "Mr JD. J.— , Feilding Province, Wellington, lf^. f Australia,;." ;, „ .'..'.'■..' ../.. .' .4n effort is about td be made to develop the Sandon Drnm and Fife 3and into a Amateur Company, together with a contmgentipfthe Town Band. have cQnsented to go-over at an earlyi date and give an entertainment in aid of the project. :

We have to acknowledge receipt of the British Mail for January.

There are 22,000,000 sheep and 750,000 head of cattle in .\ew Zealand.

The consecration of the new Masonic Hall in Wanganui has been postponed to the ISth of April.

Mr Robert Wilson has been elected unopposed to the Porewa Riding, Rangitikei Counly.

Mr R. Cargill. of Dunedin, is of opinion that the .New Zealand coast is the safest in the world.

The Minister for Public Works has telegraphed to the County Chairman, Mr Macarthur, that Mr Ilochfort will be in Feilding in " about a week."

Good brands of champagne contain ten per cent, of alcohol, while hop hitters, the joy of the teetotaller's heart, contains 13 per cent, of alcohol.

A notice is now exhibited at the local Post Office, stating that forms of application for patent rights can be obtained from Mr Stevens, the Postmaster. The cost of obtaining a patent, with protection for five years, will amount to not less than 60s.

At the formal opening of the Wairau Bridge in Marlborough ©n the 12th inst., the public was treated with exceptionable liberality, as we learn from the adverlis' - ment that " Hot water for tea provided free " was the bill of fare. This item is almost poetical and is quite unique.

We learn from the secretary of the Cricket Club that the return match which was to have been played to-day at Marton between the teams of Orona and llnngi(ikei County has been postponed. It appears that the Marton men were unable to come up to the scratch. This is not the only time these '"gentle knights of the willow" have caused disappointment

The annual review published in Glasgow on the 21st respecting the Clyde ship building crade shows that this year 329 ships have been launched, reprcsen ing an aggregate tonnage of near 420,00 ), being an increase of 30,000 tons over last year. The out look for next year is somewhat gloomy, only half the orders being in the hands of builders as were at the end of last year.

Thp employment of steamers in the transport of wool from Australia being rapidly on the increase, 28 per cent, of this year's imports of Australian wcol have arrived by steamer against only 19 per cent, in 1882. It is expected that with this full notice the Colonial shipments will he further accelerated, so that a sufficient quantity will have arrived to begin the first series in 1885 at an early date, say, by the middle of January. The first series ot < 'olonial wool sales for next year has been fixed to com neuce on Feb. 12.— British Mail.

We leara from the Auckland Free Lance that Mr Greenway, who is a large holder of hotel property, states that not only will he refuse to let any of his hotels to Good Templars <fee, but for all new buildings lie will have a stringent clause in the specification under a heavy penalty, that contractors are not to employ Good Templars, Blue Kibboners, or Salvationists as workmen. It is also his intention to "shout" more liberally in the future than he has done in the past, as he has always been considered rather light in that direction.

One of the largest and most importan 1 of the scheduled public works of the Borough is now au accomplished fact, the metalling of North street having been finished by Messrs Fearon and iS T orman on Thursday afternoon. This piece of road, which is nearly a mile and a quarter in length, will prove a great boou to travellers and settlers, and it is due to the contractors to say that the work has been done by them faithfully and well, and does them great credit. They have now commenced the work of metalling upper Railway Line road.

The American woman is shrewder than lier English sister. She knows how to educe good out of evil. Recently, at a meeting of temperance women, an old lady said — "1 know something of the evil of rum. I have buried three husbands, and all were hard drinkers But lam glad to say that I did'nt fight with them. As soon as I found they would drink I got them to insure their lives henvily, and let them go ahead. Ah me ! each one of them died from the effects of liquor, but thanks to a kind Providence, each death netted me a cleair 10,OOOdola.

It will be necessarr, during the exa ■■. ination into the working of the Civil Service which is now taking place for tlv Commission to make a thorough inquisition into the working of the Wellington Museum. It is notorious that all cor vespondence addressed to the Curator and other officers of that Institution is shamefully treated. Important communications demanding immediate reply are treated with contempt or subjected to utter neglect. We notice, that Mr Colenso has dicsontinued his connection therewith on account of his being unable' to el i cite replies to his letters.

During the heavy fresh, in the Orouk River on Thursday last, a settler named Denton had a narrow escape from drown iag. In attempting to cross, the river, the current washed his horse down the stream, until further downward progress was stayed by a, log lying.in mid-stream.' Denton got on the log,. and, sending the dorse adrift, which 'found its way .to tne river bank,, he divested himself <of> his 1 clothes and- swam ashore. : It was his in ten lion to have returned for/ Kis' 1 apparel when, the flood subsided, but the waters continued toincreaseandhisclothes i were washed away. We regret _t?lftarn I that Mr Denton also i loVes i Valuable I watch. ; ?

The new railway tariff comes into force on Monday next.

The Banks will be closed on Monday, the 17th inst., St. Patrick's Day. Christmas cards were first used in the fifteenth century. Tbe Fei'd'Qjs Town B.vnd bns been eoiiiiged to play at the Easter Races.

The Bank of Entrland has reduced the rate of discount to 3 per cent.

An attempt was made on Thursday night to fire the Eden Terrace Public Hall in Auckland.

A man named Neeborn was injured yesterday by a fall of earth at the Manawatu Railway Works, Wellington.

The Australian Blondin will perform from the balcony of the Denbigh Hotel on Monday evening nest.

According to current report the com!n? Bill for the Reorganization of the C'tv'il Service will reduce the number of heads of Departments by about one-half. — Post.

The Wellington Citj Council have refused to grant a salary to the Clerk of the Licensing Committees. The Mayor said that the loss of revenue from (he refusal to grant midnight h^tel licenses would compel the imposition of another rate.

A grand ball will be given in the Town Kail on Monday evening. It was intended to hold the ball in the Foresters' Hall, but Mr Turner has found the applications for tickets so numerous that he has been compelled to take I he larger building.

The London nv-esnondcat of the Post wrlfes: — A senllemau recently arrived f-'om Wel''n.<iton. who seems to know a'l i lie ins and-onts of colonial polices, has stn riled us wall the news that Sir F. D. Bel wi'l very shortly be superseded by Mr W. Johnsion.

The Concert «t Bill's last night was a decided success. The piece was Farmers Mass in h flat and was beiui'fnl'y rendered. The solos of Mr J. G. Wi'son we-e pnW'enKv'v admired. The attendance was good. A full report will

appear in our next issue,

At a recent bankruptcy silling of the Cbristchiirch Court, Judge Johnson questioned the locus stcuidi of the Official Assignee, saying it was doubtful whether he could examine bankrupts, but gave no decision on the point, and agreed to rece ye suggestions from the Assignee in the course oF esa or nation.

W r Cross (Secretary <o the Wanganni Heads Bailway Company) yesterday received a telegram (says the Chronicle) f"om the Government staling that the Governor's assent to the construction of the railway had been granted, and it wou'd be gazeted 10-dayif possib'e. This being the last obsiae'e in the wav of proceeding with the work, steps w'll be immediafely taken for the Stirling of the ronsi'ruciion of ihe 'ioe.

The numerous friends of Mr Griffin (s')ys the P«Si's London eorresDondent). United Stales Sonsul at Auckland, «viU, I am sure, be del ; »hfed to read of the eTi-ao'-din.T'y triumph which his n'ece, the beautiful Mary Anderson, has just won in Gilbert's new play •• Comedy and Tragedy." Though Miss Anderson has has for sometime been looked upon as a p-elly woman and clever commedienno, it was not till recently she was recognised as a real' v great actress, and the niece of the .American Consul.