Local & General Hews.

Feilding Star, Volume VI, Issue 71, 25 November 1884, Page 2

Local & General Hews.

Mr Macarthur, M.H.R., left for Wellington on Saturday last. Bishop Barry has publicly commended the work doue by the Salvation Army in Sydney. The opening of the boating season in Wanganui on Saturday last by a procession of boats was a success. The Premier of New South Wales will visit this colony as the guest of his brother the Bishop of Waiapu. " The Wanderer" in the Hawera Star complains that there is a good bit of the " la de dah" element even in Hawera. We have to acknowlpdge n-ceipt of the November number of the Industrial Gazette. The Rev. Thomas Spurgeon has sent a cheque for £1000, raised in England, towards building the Auckland Baptist Tabernacle. Mr Henry opened to-day a consignment of splendid colonial snddles. also a quantity of requisites for making up buggy and trap harness. The members of the House of Representatives subscribed £5 to be distributed !imon.<t the telegraph boys who ha>l delivered messages to them during the session. A compositor employed on the Launceston Examiner lias received intimation by the last mail that he is entitled to a third share in a forsune of £40,000, left by n relative in England. Mr David Murray, of Wanganui, is taking out a patent for a new wool press. I', will have the advantages of being small in cost, taking up little room, ami having \ ample power to pre<s the heaviest bales. One man can work it. We are glad to notice that Foxton j will be represented at the show here on the 3rd ult. Mr MacLean, of the Bank of New Zealand, intends forwarding several classes of fowls to compete. The girls in Germany out number the boys considerably. There are 5;000,000 women who have to remam single. As German girls are always hardworking and good, it would be a good idea to encourage their immigration to New Zealand ; there is plenty of room for them. A city of mummies, 6000 in number, has been discovered at Ekhmin in I'-gypt. This will be good news to the whole of the Museums and Curiosity shops in Europe generally, the supply of this article having been for some years considerably less than the demand. The only fear is that a syndicate may buy up the lot and command the market. On the occasion of the laying of the keels of ironclads at Sebastopol, on 15th October, the Czar telegraphed to Duke Alexis : — I rejoice at the new birth of the Black Sea fiVet. God grant that the spirit of the old fleet may revive and render good servce to the Fatherland. The Auckland Star says that work at the Te Awamutu end of the North Island trunk railway is expected to be started in the course of three months. As soon as possible, the permanent survey will be completed, and as a section of the wor,k is finished the contract will be let, Th< % despatch exercised in this matter is most commendable to the Ministry. Commenting on the recent decision given in the case of Grammar v Haleombe .ind Sherwill, the Manawatu Staudard says : — " To be anchoneer under these circumstances, a man must be prepared to meet hundreds of unseen contingencies. He must be content to be made a -capegoat for the sins and delinquences of the general trading public." We may remark that 'Mr Ward's decision was in accord with one given in a similar case in Kngland not long ago. The English Government are trying a novel experiment in life insurance. L'olicies for sums not over £25 are now granted at any post office savings bank without any medical examination. If how-i-ver, an insured should die before the second annual premium becomes payable, the amount of the first premium and no morp will be paid to his representative-. Should the in-ured die after the payment of the second, but before the third- premium becomes due, the repre sentatives will be paid only half the amount of the policy. In case of death from accident, however, the full amount is paid. After the payment of the third premium the policy is entitled to full bi-efi. We congratulate M> Ghamier "upbn his appointment to the editoiial chfl'ir of "the Waipawa Mail. Mr Cliamier • lias noiv; been a resident of Woodville: for ' a considerable time, and on his' departure 1 he will be much missed from social circle.-j .especially, for he has proved; him<elf; erer ready to assist any project having For its object the social advaacement : ofWoodvillo. Fqr. some time he has, taken, a great interest in journalism for which he hais an excellent natural adaptability; nnd his contributions to the . Wellington, West Coast, nnd Hawke's Bay journals have always beon read with interest. ' Wf wish him all prosperity in his new venture*.' feelinii sure that he will fill well the' position which has just been' entrusted to him. — Woodville Examiner. - ► « • "' The service' which was held at' St.. Paul's on Tuesday evening says the Post, in conriec'tion with the" ripenhig ~di ~ tlte Synod, was. very , numerously . • he musical porribri of t tihe* J 'service* *wa< rendered by the combined choirs of St Paul*'* St. Peter's 'and Bt. Ma'i-Fs. tinder IVJr JR..; Pnrk^r, ■whp i pr«sfdjedrat;';#i? organ. The choristers first of all nssenjhled in tu*« DLoceshn Jrdonij inn I afterward marched into the Church, singinu the processional hymn " Onward Christian Soldiers." The. :anthemi wtj.s "Stand up and ' bl.-ss the fL<>rd."i The Kev WV ft. Paijre. of .Vlas^on. prpached the sermon, the-B"v J. 3<>n\>* of Feildjnji intoned the service,,. and.vtb*'. Revs J. C D<><lwvfl and S'.jS. ppppinijer. read (he first and second lesson's respectively. During the sinking of the tint hem, one of thp. ,mi.ui?te : r8, i fainted, but soon recovered, andla'terlbi. a choir-boy also fainted. A 'coiieelioii ' was made at the close of the service.''' ' A serious mining accident occurred on" Saturday last at the Thames, which resulted in severe injury Jo Ihree. jUiinors? flamed Samuel Howard, Alfred^ James,' and .Nicholas Tearce..' The'm«-n'!iad' charged three holes' with " ■ "• b'lnsiin«V' powder, which they proceeded "O't'xplodfl by"Bpitting" -the -fuse -by --igniting-- «h#* powder in the not«h Jnt its;j»nd!' >; One of the charges exploded instantaneously, throwing the 'three unfortunates 'down in the drive, 'iut the .earth ■displaced ,, by the other two, shots. (fortunately passed over their prostrate .bodios. James and jH/iward were, badly burned^ only their eyes escaped 'injury !" !I 'Howard. sufFered most seriously, the thumb 'and index finger of his left- -hand- being shattered -' to such extent"as to necessitate Hinpula- ' ■ tion. , - Pearce, escaped with < .severe contusions. / , -.;"', ..'■■. ---. ■:■■:■.•

The Wanganui Education Board meets to-day. Lord Randolph Churchill is going to India. Mr Gladstone will miss him. A man named Richard Clarridge has been found dead, in Napier, unJer suspicious circumstances. The charges against W. Waring Taylor, will be heard in Wellington next Thursday. The reduction of the Armed Constabulary is steadily proceeding. Fifty members will be discharged at the end of this month. With regard to the relation of alcohol to permanent insanity, it is stated that out of 1271 maniacs, whose previous history was investigated, 649 were traceable to drink. It is a Mississipi man who pats it thus: "At the earnest solicitation of those to whom I owe money, 1 have consented to become a candidate for tho country treasurership. Colonel Sir Archibald C. Campbell, of Blythswood, has been unanimously nominated for election as Grand Master to the Grand Lodge of Freemasons of Scotland, in succession to the Earl of Mar and Kollie, who retires on St. Andrew's Day. M any parents, in sending explanations of their children's absence from school, or in writing on other matters, address their communications to subordinates at the schools. In all cases parents should correspond with the head master. The papers tell of a baby born without brains, who died in a few minutes. Nothing remarkable about his bein'g bom. The wonder was that he died, instead of growing up and going to Parliament, as so many do. General Schamatswechakiemenkoff intends to advance the railroad interests of Russia. It would not be a bad idea for him to run a line of his own by laying his name down and spiking the rails to it. "The only jokes -women like to read are those which reflect ridicule upon men." " Yes/' says a Californian paper, "on taking up the paper a woman invariably turns to the marriage column." The Resident Magistrate will be fully 'Ceumed at the sitting of the court tomorrow. Two publicans will be charged with breaches of clauses in the Licensing Act, and a number of civil cases are down for hearing. John Smith now accounts for the origin of his name. He says that when .the world began everybody was named Smith, and whenever a man acted a rascal he was tossed out and given another name. An information has been laid against Mr Spurdle, one of the candidates for the Mayoralty of Wanganui, by a Mr Timms. Mr Spurdle (says the Herald) is charged with being concerned in certain work done for the Borough, amounting to £20 in value. We hear of a local industry having bern started in the Kiwitea distr ct, Mr L. Brown having gone into the bacon curing business. A first " shipment " to Feilding of the articlo, which is said to ie first-class, was made to-day to the order of Mr Crichton. The New Zealand Times is responsible for an absurd rumour to the effect that the harmony o f t ae Ministry has been disturbed by the falling out of Sir Julius Vogel and Mr Stout. It is almost needless for us to say that this is entirely without foundation, and is merely a canard emanating from the pen of an -uncrupulous political opponent. The Harbour B >ard Block should be well adapted for producing good feed and for stock rai-iug. We have beer assured by several persons that in places thi* rye grass is several feet in height with ears eight inches long. A settler who bought a few weeks ago at a Feilding auction sale a quantity o" stock that were so poor that they could scarcely walk up to the block are now " as fat a* butter." A new species of blight has made its appearance in the orchards of Feilding. 'An experienced fruit grower ha> shown us a young shoot, cut from an infected tree, on the leaves of which is seen a fine white moaly substance .spread over the surface" On examination with the assistance of a microscope, we find this to consist of numbers of eggs. The insect which deposited them has yet to be discovered. 'As: an instance of 'the thoroughness with which musketry practice is taught in the German army may be mentioned a device which has recently been introda'cod with good' results. The' better to 'accustom the men (o the interferences •frith sight in .a : battle, .clouds of smoke are produced by burning furze ;and wet grass, or by other means, between the n\arksman and his aim. , 'We understand, from a reliable source, that several of the original settlers, who ef ; t here some time ago, attracted by the illusive char^ms held out by the special ■settlement 'at ' Patetere, " have ' 'fleciaed (bat, after all, the Manchester Block holds: out the best inducements an<l chances for a laboring man to obtain, an independent living. They are on their way back again foot. As there is plenty of work here they will be Heartily ' welcomed, even though they come "foot sore' and weurj " after their walk Overland. ..-:;•■::.,!; ; .. ■■: - .;■ ' ! ' • . ;