Local & General News.

Feilding Star, Volume V, Issue 77, 10 June 1884, Page 2

Local & General News.

Mr Sherwill proceeded to Palmerston to-day to auction for Messrs Stevens and Gorton, in the absence of Col. Gorton. We have to acknowledge receipt of " Notes on the Buller Harbor and Coal field" by Eugne O'Connor. Mr Bindon, the Inspector of schools, visited Feilding yesterday, and went on to Palmerston by the evening train. We understand that Mr Macarthur has consented to be nominated for the Captaincy of the Manchester Rifles made vacant by the resignation of Captain Lethbridge. We have to thank the Chairman of the Dunedin Chamber of Commerce for a copy of an article on " India's Wheat Supply" to which we will make further allusion at an early date. One section of the scholars of the Feilding State School is now assembled in tho Foresters' Hall, and the other in the Corporation Barracks during the completion of the new buildings. Mr R. Mcßeth, of Kiwitea delivered 50 head of prime beef in Feilding on Saturday last, to Gardner and Co., of Pahautanui. Price was satisfactory to both parties. Mr Roach, who has been appointed station master at Feilding, arrived by the noon train to-day irom Wanganui. Mr Cleary will leave for his new sphere today. The Upper Taonui school building is now complete. Mr Clere, the architect, passed the work on Thursday last. The builders. Messrs Thompson and Ellerm have completed the job in a highly creditable manner. Mr Fisher (Mayor of Wellington), when entertained by the Mayor of Melbourne, said when he saw the prosperity of Victoria he regretted ever having left it, to which Mr Hutchison, of Wellington, will doubtless say "amen." Mr Hutchinson has given notice to ask the Premier if the penalty of £500 incurred by the Bank of New Zealand for neglecting, within the statutory time, to send in its last quarterly return of assets and liabilities to Government, has been or will be exacted ; and if not, why not P Mr Macarthur has sent to England for some of the seeds of the rose leaf mulberry tree in order to encourage silk culture on the Manchester Block. The Mayor has had a negative reply from the minister for lands, to his request that Mr Federli should be permitted to lecture on this subject in Feilding. The Hon. John Macintosh, M.L.C., has been a total abstainer for above 20 years. He declined the bluo ribbon at one of Mr Booth's meetings recently in Sydney, on what the audience could not but regard and evidently did accept as a sufficient ground, viz., that be was a member of the Licensing Bench, and as such could not wear party emblems on his coat. Changes are just now being made in the management of several of the railway stations in the Wanganui section. Among others to be shifted will be Mr Roach, who has for some time past had the Patea station. Mr Roach is now to take charge of the Feilding station, a transfer which will be a step higher for him. During the two years that this officer has been in Patea, he has proved an obliging and courteous officer, and the Feilding public will doubtless find him to be such in the future. Mr I 'uffy is in temporary charge at Patea. — Herald. A meeting of the council of the Manchester Rifles was held at the Stab office on Saturday last. Present — Capt. Lethbridge, Lieutenants Booth, and Blackmore, Sergeants Evans and Nicholas, Corporal Goodbehere, Volunteers Kirlon and Wright. The minutes of the adjourned meeting were read and confirmed. A letter from the secretary of the Makino Band committee was read on the subject of the Volunteer Band instruments. It was resolved that the the Band Master be instructed to return all instruments received from the corps. Resolved that the rules of the corps be printed and served out to the men. Capt Lethbridge intimated that he had sent in his resignation to the Defence Miuister . The Wanganui Chronicle of yesterday records the decease, at the age of 61, at his residence, Ingeslre street, of Mr Thomas Patterson. The deceased had been for some years a resident in Wanganui, and was in the employ of the Government as an inspector of public works ; being, we believe, one of the old. est inspectors in the service. Mr Patterson, who was of a quiet and retiring disposition, was much respected by (hose who knew him best. He leives a widow, a son, and two grown-up daughters. The remains of Mr Patterson were committed to the grave on unday last, a large numberofjpersons following in the funeral procession. The deceased g< ntleman was the owner of a valuable properly on the Manchester Block situated near Taonui, , on which it was his intention to pass his i declining years, had death not so suddenly I overtaken him Thedeceused was highly bought of in Fetldin^.

The Detroit Free Press says that a twice convicted felon has been chosen speaker of the Queensland Parliament. A man was killed at Upper Taieri, Dunedin, on the 29th ultimo, nhtned Jeremiah Dickson. The dray overturned and Dickson was suffocated by a bale of rabbit skins tailing on him. Telegrams to Melbourne from Poochow state that the tea market was opened there on the 6th instant. Bates for fine choicest qualities are the same as last year. The present crop is better than that of last season. Exchange is quoted at 45f . A Dexterville, New York, rnais sold his wife to a neighbor for $2. The wife asserted that she wonld n't give that much for the husband she was leaving, and went aloDg with the pnrchaser when he had paid the $2 and taken a receipt in full of all demands. The statement of assets and liabilities in the insolvent estate of W. & G. Turnbull & Co., (of Dune.lin) was filed in the Official Assignee's offices yesterday. The total liabilities are £63,721, the unsecured debts being £30,203, and the secured at £33,520. The securities are valued at £37,764, and the total assets at £51,372, the deficiency being £12,351.