Local & General News.

Feilding Star, Volume VI, Issue 47, 2 October 1884, Page 2

Local & General News.

Mr R« London left yesterday for a trip to the Australian Colonies.

Mr Vereker-Bindon, Inspector of schools, is now in Feilding exaroiaing the scholars attending the State School.

The Government worked the Auckland city telegraph office last year at a profit of £3,393. This gain helped to make up deficiencies in southern branches.

We are filad to learn that Mr James Garlick, of the Ashurst road, whose leg was broken on Saturday last, is now progressing favorably towards recovery under the able treatment of Dr Johnston.

This afternoon a horse belonging to Mr Arnott bolted with' an empty dray in Bowen street. The wheel of the vehicle caught a log and a capsize was the result. But little damage was done and fortunately no one was hurt.

In this issue we publish the new advertisement of Mr Christopher Brown. We also hand our subscribers an inset for separate reference. The goods offered by Mr Brown are all of the newest and best description. The prices speak for them■elves.

That Mr J. C. Thompson is fully determined to keep pace with the times is quite evident. His list of prices will appear in an early issue, and they will be of the most startling description. Reductions are the order of the day.

Some time ago an old woman who had received a cheque went with great glee to a bank to' draw the money. " This cheque is crossed ; we can't pay it over the counter, my good woman." "All right, sir; I'll come round, then," was the reply.

To-day's Chronicle says: — We hear that an information has been laid against one of our townsmen for perjury in a case heard in the Supreme Court the other day. The information will be beard to-day at the Resident Magistrate's Court before a Bench of J ustices.

A projected meeting to establish a cricket club at Taonui, last Saturday, was not held as the weather was so unfavorable, but it is exacted such meeting will take place next Saturday evening, when it is hoped sufficient inducement will be held out to form a club.

From 1881 to 1883 inclusive, the exports of the Colony amount to £109,642.188 in value. Wool head* the list with £50,532.898; gold comes next with £4'>,003,767; grain, £5\204,0H; kauri gum £2,889.721 ; tallow, £1.688,987; flax, £751.528 ; hides, £399,438 ; timber, £925,502 ; miscellaneous. £5,206,533.

During the heavy weather on Friday night the Hincmoa went northward with her precious freight of members of Parliament on board. It i* considered a remarkable coincidence that several fish, which, from the expression on their faces, evidently died in great agony, were cast up on the beach on the following morning. Whether there is any connection between the two events we are unable to state.

Th<* Scandinavian population of PalmerHton hnre decided to give the Mnyor a torchlight demonstration on his retiring from office. Mr Snelson is thought highly of by all Scandinavians, Swedes, Danes, and Norwegians, and this appreciative testimony to the kindly interest nlwnys taken in their welfare by him will lie nn assurance of their continued confidence. — Standard.

At the last meeting of the Education Board held at Waniranui, says the Chronicle, the following letter was read from Mr Stewart, chairman of the Kiwitea School Committee: — " I hare been anticipating a letter from you in regard to our education here. lam authorised to say th at we will accept for the present ajyipitntion in order to supply present wants; Four years hare passed since Mr Foulis visited us, and as yet nothing has been done. There are two females willing to teach. One has been teaching in her family circle for seven years." It was" decided to give capitation, subject to tfve board's regulations, and that a teacher be appointed, subject to the approval of the inspector."

Our local tradesmen are determined to " dp business," and the spirit of enterprise which exists in them all is fully shared by Mr E. J. Oottrell, who. announces to families to-day his list of prices at Dunstable House: They are very tempting, and will ensure him a good attendance ot buyers.

The celebrated Dr John Don thus reckons up the girls of the period : '* As pining, moping, lolling, screwed- up, waspwaisted, putty faced, consumptive, mortgaged, music-murdering, novel-devouring daughters of fashion and idleness, who are no more fit for matrimony titan a pullet is to look after a family of fourteen chickens."

The Watchman says: — " Prom October, 1879, to June, 1884, Major Atkinson has spent from the Consolidated Fund, in round numbers, L17,3OO,OOO; he has added to the Public Debt L 7,000,000; besides placing on the London money market Treasury and deficiency bills, L 1,822,000- He leaves us a floating debt of over L 1,000,000 sterling.

We notice a paragraph in the Advocate which says that " arrangements are being made with the Feilding Town Band w Hereby they will be attached to the Manchester Rifles. The particulars will be made known at a council meeting to be held shortly." It would be interesting to know who is authorised to " make these arrangements " without the knowledge of the council.

To-day's Chronicle says : — Last evening wheu the Huia was leaving the wharf a gentleman who was on board bidding good-bye to some friends, waited until nfter the ganway had been removed. He than made an attempt to spring on to the wharf, when some one caught hold of his coat, thinking apparently that he intended to jump overboard. This caused him to miss the leap and he dropped into the river. He was, however, pretty quickly picked up, cone the worse for his ducking.

Intelligence has been received by the mail which s rates that at tho assembly of the United Methodist Free Church, which recently held a sitting in IS ewcas tie-on - Tyne, it was unanimously consented to allow Free churches in New Zealand to amalgamate with other Methodist churches on the basis that has already secured the approval of the colony. The General Conference of the Australian Wesleyan churches, which meets in Christchurch in December next, will, it is expected, advance the proposed amalgation to another stage. — Taranaki Budget.