Local & General News.

Feilding Star, Volume VI, Issue 67, 15 November 1884, Page 2

Local & General News.

. «. Mr Halcombe will visit Feilding early next month, and will probably spend Christmas here. It is probable there will be an immediate re-arrangement if of portfolios in the Stout -Vogel Misistry. We are glad to welcombe back Mr Robert Loudon from Jiis trip to Australia. He has quite recovered all his wonted health and spirits. The result of the polling for the Oroua Biding, V.anawatu County Council on Wednesday was, Stewart 59, Bull 42, Sanson 32. The two first are therefore elected. There are only four towns in New Zealand where the Boroughs charge n licencing fee for travelling theatrical companies or shows, viz.. Auckland Christchurch, Duuedin, and Feilding There will soon be two circuses in this colony. Chiarini is at present in Canterbury and Woodyear's is " on the sea" 1 for Auckland: This is ene of the results jof the liberal policy of the Stout- Vogel I ministry, and we may now expect all sorts of " good shows."

Seventy bills passed through Parliament last session. The cholera scare has had the effect of diminishing drunkenness in Paris. MrD. H. Macarthur, M.H.R., returned to Feilding on Thursday night. Mr Bracken will lecture in Waipawa to-night. No more Greek is to be taught in the Chicago publio Xuools. English is the language to be used when selling pork. Mr Miller, who was bitten on the hand sometime ago by a katipo spider, is s:iil suffemug from the effects of tue poi.-ou. The Fultau. of Morocco, who is 37 yeais of age, has a harem of 1,200 women, yet he has to cut up his own tobaccoThe present outbreak of small-pox in Victoria will probably cost the colony £10,000 before it ends. ! Dunne the quarter ending .Tune, 18S4, New Zealand exported >2,03i),9341bs of wool, valued at £520.122. English mails will close on Wednesday the 10 ;lf inst. per Ru.ipehu. 1 hesc- will probably reach England a few days before the New Year. To cure erysipelas: "Mate a solution of equal portion* of camphor an-1 ether. Tub tlie afiX-.rd ports with. this. The cute is almost immediate. The following names are posted at the Tolegripii Ofiji-e, as niisxing friends: — Regas Constantino I'inn, Arthur Manbv, H. B. Folleit, alius John Clark. Tiie registered lunatics in Victoria number 329. They go about unregistered in New Zealand until they fetch up at Wanganui when they are " run in." To restore colors to carpets, nnd take out grease spots: Rub the places with white writing-chalk, leave on for a few moments, then brush as usual ; the carpet will re-appear as bright as ever. The proposed ordnance survey of Melbourne snd suburbs, which is to be undertaken shortly will cost from £00,000 to £80,000, and fake from eight to ten years. This ought io create an exodus of surveyors from New Zealand. We learn from the Anglo-New-Zealan-der that " by the most recent returns tiie number of ships now in New Zealand in shown to be 13,306.329, being an increase during the year of 892,223. ? Rather a large fleet. These figures tally with the sheep returns. During the late general elections the constituencies, as far as they expressed any decision on the subject, declared against Federation, and nothing has transpired in the interval to lead to the conclusion that pubiic opinion ha • altered. The claims of Victoria against the Oriental Bank estate are being argued before Sir J. W. Chifty. who holds that Crown claims aro entitled to be paid m full, and lhat this applies to all of the colonies if effect is givea by special colonial Act. We have received from Mr Shailcr. photographer, samples of his Christinas and New Year's cards. These consist of a series photos of district scenor;-' grouped together, aud reduced to crib'.uet size. Great taste has been displayed m the get up of the cards, which are w.-ll adapted as souvenirs for sending to friends ai Homo. Mr Carihew is tiie agen: lor the sale of the cards in Feilding. The various sects of emotional religionists are awakening to the knowledge that reporters are worth praying for, Mrs Haiupson, the lady evangelist, at a prayer meeting held at Sandhurst, read out " That a prayer bo offered up for the dear reporters, who attended tho meetings daily, but who were as yot unsaved." no sooner was tbe announcement made than a hearty " Amen " went up from th.* assembled throng. It must have excited pleasurable emotions in the minds of nori-pd tician* present in the House recently, wheu the Premier did not take the hint thrown out by Major Steward, who said he understood that free copies were to be given to numbers (if the House of the ' Domesday Book,' which is now for sale at 30s per copy. This would have b. en an expense to the colony of £142 10s for no earthly reason except to satisfy a craving for getting as much out of the taxpayers aspossible. If Ministers could say 'No' on many other similar occasions we would be better off. The Marionettes played to full houses in the Public Hall on Thursday and Friday evenings, on each of wh eh occasions the audiences were highly delighted with tho almost lifelike representation of the '• manikins." The involuntary laughter excited by the intense comicalities displayed all through the performances was very pleasurable. The spectacular effects of tho transformation scenes were beyond conception beautiful, and each change compelled from the audience hearty and rapturous applause. The musical accompaniments were excellent and contributed largely to the pleasure derived from the whole performance. With reference to tho talented lecturer who will appear in the Public Hall on Tuesday night, the Napier Telegragh says: — Mr T. Bracken recently gave his entertainment entitled, "An evening with poels and humorists." Mr Bracken achieved his greatest successes with the humorous pieces from Lover, in which his brogue assisted him greatly, and the audience were in roars of laughter as the doings of Handy Andy were given with a point that they never seemed to have possessed beforp. A modern sermon was provocative of much mirth. and was given in a grand style by the elocutionist. Of the pathetic pieces, perhaps " Passing through the gate." the reciter being the author, was the best. We can assure our readers that if they wish to spend a pleasant evening they will roll up in numbers to give a warm welcome to this gifted poet and lecturer. Freezing operations havo heen recommenced by the local refrigerating companies, and probably for the next few months at any rate the Wellington freezing works stimulated by the hardening of the Homo market, and the quantity of mutton -whii-h. is now coming forward will be in full swine. The Gear Meat Presorving and Refrigerating t 'ompany are preparing 3000 sheep for transmission by the s.s. Victory which leaves for Lon don early next week, and the Jubilee will go alongside the steamer either Saturday or Monday next to load up. The same company will despatch another shipment of 3000 frozen sheep for tho s.s. Huap'-hn which leaves here about the 18lh or 21st inst. Another parcel of 5000 sheep will also leave here for tiie Home market by the s.s. Coptic, which will leave this port about the 14th of next month, and by the same opportunity the Wellington Meat Export Company will send off 7<>oo carcases of frozen mutton in addition to a quantity of hindquarters and legs of ' beei — Xew Zealand Times.

Forged Bank of New Zealand £1 notes are being circulated in Christchurch. At Messrs Halcombe and Sherwill's land sale on Thursday the following were the prices obtained for the lots sold: Section 271, quarter-aero, with butcher's shop, in Kimbolton road, £160; section 177. Campbell's shop, was bought by Mr Pollock for £250 (Mr Pollock has siuce been offered £'100 on his baigam) ; seelion 117, <>ne acre with cottage, £80 ; the good will of Mr Hall's hind at Rakaraka was purchased by Mr St-aite for £40. The rest of ibe lots were bought in by the mortgagees. 1 Not a thousand miles from this office is a well-kuown aud popular establishment, which, probably from its commanding appearance, is christened after one of the Royal residences A day or two ago immediately after the usual luncheon a ; dusky child of nature came ia for tbe I purpose of replenishing the inner man, or rather women, in this case. One of the company said something to her in | Maori which appeared to ruuld her doubtless otherwise even temperament, whereupon she at once set to work and gave hi.n a sound good " lambing" with ono I of those elongated articles usually made I use of by Indies, instead of spurs, for accelerating the speed of their horses. Our hero, although evidently smarting under tlie ir.il'Xon of ihe some- ; what heavy blows, for which by the ! way, his auricular appendages came '■■ in for a good share, bore the punishment ! with exemplary fortitude, aud although he afterwards looked sadder, he will no doubt in future be a wiser man. Moral : I3e careful how you address a female n.-itive when she .is armed with a stout King whip.