Local & General News.

Feilding Star, Volume VI, Issue 34, 2 September 1884, Page 2

Local & General News.

The Chief Justice^ Sir James Plunder* gast, will return to the colony about Christmas. ' JThe funeral of the late Colonel Leckie took place in I Wellington on Saturday with full military honors. .

For neuralgia, wring a flannel out of

hot water and apply to the affected parts. Bepeat till relief is afforded.

More than 90,000 copies of Hugh Conway's story of "Called Back " have been sold during the last six months.

The Bank of New South Wales opened a branch at Blenheim yesterday. The Colonial Bank opened there on the 25th ultimo.

Messrs Berry and Heald, the contrac. tors for the erection of the new offices for the Feuding Stab, commenced the work yesterday.

The Anckland Star advocates the use of the cat in cases of larrikinism. This mode of punishment has stopped the nuisance in Victoria.

A ploughing match will be held in Mr Peter Stewart's paddock at An alum on Wednesday, September 10th. The Feilding Brass Band will be in attendance.

A large staff of Yale professors are engaged on the revision of Webster's Dictionary, which will soon appear. Man/ of them are also at work on the Century Dictionary.

A duel with swords took place recently in the Military Riding School of Vienna, between Count Eeulevich and Baron Kodich, son of the Master of the Ordnance. Both were severely wounded.

Messrs Toley and Berkely will appear in their entertainment named "Chic" on Thursday evening next. This show is very clever anil amusing, and has created quite a furore in the other townships. The prices are popular.

Postmasters throughout the colony are now authorised to receive the names and addresses of intending subscribers to Hansard on prepayment of subscriptions. The price has been reduced to 2d per part. The average number of parts per session is thirty.

An Austrian cruiser will shortly visit Australia and the Pacific Islands with a view to opening up trade. It would be much better to send a merchantman laden with Austrian M notions," to let us know what they can raise in that benighted country.

We understand that Mr W. Deards formely of Palmerston, and now doing business in Auckland, is about to publish a book be has written. Wo are informed the perusal of the volume will prove highly interesting to most old Palmerstonians.

The teachers of the North Canterbury; Educational Jnstitutehaverecently passed the following resolution : — " That, in the" opinion of this Institute, the standards of examination, as at present exivting, require more work than can be done by average children in six consecutive years."

Mr James Ames, the returning officer for Foxton, laid an information on Saturday, in Wellington, charging the Hon. Charles Johnston Pharnzyn with having been guilty of an illegal practice in having recorded his vote at the recent Foxton election, while legally disqualified from doing so, owing to a former conviction under the Corrupt Practices Prevention Act.

We are glad to learn that some kind friends are bestirring themselves in pro* curing a little timely aid for the Gray family, to whose circumstances we have already called attention. The entertainment for this object, to be held on Wednesday, 10th inst., at the Makino School, also promises to be very successful. Particulars of this will appear by advertisement in our next issue.

A correspondent writes complaining of the larribinistn which obtains on Sunday nig;hta in Manchester and Grey streets, to the interruption pf worshippers attending the chapels in the streets mentioned. This evil can easily be stamped out by the members of the congregation sending out two or more of their number, who could take down the names of ihe offend* ers, and proceed against them in theR.M. Court, where they . would be taught !a lesson they would not forget in a hurry. An advertisement from Mr D. Clifford, of the Princess Hotel, Terrace End, Palmerston, appears elsewhere. The proprietor wishes to make known that this favorite hostelry is a bona fide home for travellers, boarders and' others, who wijl be treated with -civility, and moderately chareed for the accommodation and com;* < forts provided. None but the best brands of wines and spirits are kept, the cuisine is excellent, and capital f tabling and pad* docking are attached to. thrhoteV ;. : We have had handed tons a financial statements of the late Wells concert, from which it appears the, total 'receipts, including one or two small items not'yet to hand, were £16 15b, , The total outlay wa« £7 Uv6d. , leaving a balance for the ( object of £9 3s 6d. A portion of this has been disbursed in accordance with ihe wixh of the family in settling a liability, after a most generoWi reduction has beeb made of about 100 per cent. j£l in cash has been handed to th^in^iiiiaPth^ remainder "•■»;>;*^.mutual.*rrangement, toTb > paid over in such instalments as may bit r«iuir*i^'nj<> U/.A iKMIAT 7 gome ejtcfedingly foolish ind>vidna| t| sayjtMl«iife>fiti:ha*Jb«!n,iJhbppilg%he foot plariksjoft the railway , bridg^ Whicb crosses the Makino. The pkhlis a>* noshed frotii^eSrty^nff<to efldi^tf'in some places Kood~itied pieces, Jiave been cut.' clelti' r 'U^ O! a^ren^' J 'with an axel business, but is cnmitfil, and renders th^ perpetrator^lijbijt se^rerlf/punishment. [Since the above waa, in jtyM-kJiascoino :>!'■■ ■' *i !' » ■i'-\.l'l!'lJ'. k17./JkJ'J>l f i to our knowledge t^atna^only haw the planks of. the brjdge peeoL thus hackee I about, but also thP telegraph-poles ant I the sleepers for a' considerable distanot < l^along the line, while •ome of ■ % laitei 'hiifjß/wtuj^'^n.B'pli^i,^.,^.--, .'■ &.j.

Mr Macarthur, M.H.R., returned to i Feilding last evening.

Letters of naturalisation have been granted to Enrico Tartaglini, of Marton, and Peter Scheidt, of Bunnythorpe.

It is expected that the secretaries of the local cricket clubs will soon begin to call their several members together.

The members of the Makino Brass Band are to be congratulated upon the progress they have made, not only musically but financially, as we are informed the band is. now clean out of debt.

Several cases of distress in the Borough have been reported from time to time within the past month, yet the Benevolent Society has remained persistently inactive. People are enquiring what has become of it.

In reply to a letter, addressed by the

Mayor, Mr Sherwill, to Mr Macarthur, M.H.R , the latter made enquiriesjof the proper authonties and was informed that all charitable contributions made by: the Borough Council would be supplemented, pound for pound, by the Gorernment. This rule applies also to the Benevolent Society.

On Tuesday evening next Mr Wilson, of the Collegiate School, Wanganui, will deliver his popular lecture on Old and New London, in the Public Hall. The lecture is illustrated by forty views or pictures of the places dilated upon. We learn from our exchanges that Mr Wilson is not only an accomplished speaker, butheaho possesses a vein of humour which a3ds greatly to the pleasure of hearing him. In our next issue we will publish -% synopsis of the lecture.