Local & General News.

Feilding Star, Volume VI, Issue 72, 27 November 1884, Page 2

Local & General News.

The banks will be closed on Monday next. We have received from the Government Printer No. 21 of Hansard. Woodward's Japanese Troupe is drawing crowded houses in Wanganui. Bathing machines have been introduced at Cheltenham, North Phore, Auckland. They are reserved for the use of ladies ODly. Mr Gillies, the engineer who will superintend the public works at the Mannwatn Gorge, passed through fc'eilding on Tuesday evening. A new clause in the Wellington wharf regulations makes it necessary for wool shippers to clearly brand and number both ends ot the wool bales. We regret to learn that our local postmaster, Mr James Stevens, has been seriously indisposed for the past few days, and unable to attend to his duties. The Town Hall has bpen engaged for a popular entertainment on Boxing Night. We hear it is likely to be givtn by a company from Wanganui in aid of a local object. A very pretty three-decker bride cake was on view in Mr Pollock's window today. The happy bridegroom that will be is not altogether unknown in bush felling and brass band playing circles. We learn from the Chronicle that a committee has been appointed to take steps to find out what support would be accorded to a company formed for the purpose of erecting a jam factory in Wanganui. The election of the members to represent the policy holders on the Government Insurance B >ard will take place early next month, and the necessary arrangements respecting the election are now being made. It is intended to hold sports at Cheltenham, on the day before Christmas, as last year. A meeting to make the necesary arrangements is to be held on Saturday next, and particulars will be duly advertised. The number of buildings which are now being erected in Feilding and its suburbs has created a demnnd for carpenters which has yet to be suppiied. A builder sent to Paluierston yesterday for two, but failed to get them as that gay city is just as badly off tor excess of skilled labor as Feilding. Richard Clarridge, whose untimely death was reported from Napier a few days ago, was well-known in the Manuwatu. He was one of the first settlers in Pahnerston. He at one time was owner of the land on which the Princess Hotel now stands at Terrace End. it is about ten years ago since be went to Napier. Our judgment of Mr W. Stevens, as a florist and especially as a grower of different varieties of roses, has long been passed in his favor. He now takes a first place for producing beautiful, large, well- colored, and sweet strawberries. We have had the pleasure of sampling a dish of them, and language fails to find words to express our feelings of unbounded delight. The total amount distributed by tht members of the House at the end of the session in gratuities to employes about the Parliamentary buildings amounted tc upwards of a hundred pounds. The telegraph boys jjecrived only five pound? of tins sum as their duties only extended to ordinary hours, while the other servants had to attend late at night until after the House adjourned. The Feilding Brass Band played a selection of pieces on Saturday evening, which were much admired. We understand that the performance will be repeated each Saturday during summer, weather permitting. We may mention that the band has been invited to play in connection with the Government inspection of the Manchester Bifies, which takes piace this evening. We learn from the Chronicle that the Ballance banquet which will be held tonight, bids fair to be well attended and highly successful. Mr R. Pharazyn has consented to preside, and the Mayor, Mr Bryce. and many other gentlemen to whom invitations have been forwarded, have .signified their intentions of being present. The following members of the Educa lion Board retire by rotation after the next monthly meeting viz.. Messrs Sanson, Baker, and Taplin. As it is very ■ lesirable that the southern part of this ■•duration district should be better repre sented, we hope that Mr Tliynne will again become a candidate for a seat on the board. They have a ''funny man" on the Wanganui Education Board. In Hiscus--ing the appointment of auditors for <ehonl committee's accounts Mr Taplin moved, "That the head schoolmasters be requested to audit accounts, and in the event of the head teacher being a mistres* the master of the next, school be called in." \s there was no other "funny man" pre tent this amendment was not seconded. In the course of the betting case heard yesterday in the R..M Court, the solicitor for the defendant nrged for a dismissal on the ground of the p-iltriness of the charge, and said that if it were to be allowed a man might be convicted for betting a pair of gloves with his sweatleart, whereupon Mr Ward remarked that he thought it might be taken for granted that a charge of betting on a pair •f glnve* with a sweetheart, if V-rougltt before him, would be dealt with in a very lenient manner indeed. We are informed by the Chronicle that the Hon. Mr Ballance, who arrived in town on Monday night, will .stay in Wanganui for the remainder of the week He has taken up temporary «-ffices in llie Grand Juryroom nt the Cotirthotise, where he can be »een on all mutters connected with his departments. From Wanganui Mr Bnllanee goes to Waitara, where he will make the necessary 'arrangements in connection with the opening of the extensive tract of cohhtff j lying between the Waitara and Mok.iu Rivers. Before commencing flip «t<>clr sale which I Messrs Stevens nnd Gorton held here on Thursday last, C«l. Gorton read the whole of the Sheep Act 1878. Amendment Act 1884, and particularly ealle.l attention to clause 5 of the Act, which rends as follows ; — lf any sheep infected with lice shall be found in nny pou- d or public yard, or in nny yard or yards at which sheep are offered for sale, the owner of tide sheep so infected aim 11 be liable to a penalty <»f not less than one pound, n->r more than five pounds.'* He resptcflully caulioned vendors of sheep to >cc that the nnim'uls were quite. free from infeetinn before being i'ronght to the sale yirds. smd said the Inspector had no option in themntter of inflicting a penalty for the infringement of the said Act,