Local & General News.

Feilding Star, Volume VI, Issue 79, 13 December 1884, Page 2

Local & General News.

Mr Morrah, the inspector of the Bank of Australasia has been on an official visit to this district for some few days past. If you want to ke»p flics out of your rooms place a couple of puts of geranium* in the oj>en windows. An account of our reporter's visit to Kaweriri, the paradise of this district, with a full description of the place, will appear in an early issue. Among a list of applicants tor paton's published in this week's Gazette occur the names J. H. Stevens, Feilding, and A Harding, Waikato. for a fire locator. " Sweet music fills the balmy air" should be true of Feildi.'.g to-night if both the Town and the Makino Brass «nnds perform, as we hear is their intention. | A novelty is presented by the " Instantaneous Photographer" who has no v arrived in Feilding. His chaage is very reasonable, only one shilling, and no doubt will be well patronised. It is very evident from what we have seen that by far the best honicultunil productions of this town and neighborho »d were those which were not exhibit i\rt at the late flower show.

The following are the Oroua noniina tions : — H. Sanson, by L. C. Anderson and R. W. Bishop; P. Stewart, by Weightman and J. M unro ; J. Bull, by J. Prisk and A. Farmer. The Evening Post has published nn article in which it is hinted that h dissolution is probable during the- coming year if the House does not accept the local Government proposals of the Ministry. Guests at a dinner in Morocco are obliged tn wash their faces and bands seven times during the meal, and while they are eating slaves stand around fumigating them with incense. They must be a very dirty lot. The efficacy of advertising in thp Stab was shown the other day when within 16 hours after the issue of the paper containing sn announcement of lund for sale was issued," a purchaser! put in an appearnnce and the land was sold at the price ot the vendor. Mr J Bennet, of Gisborne, formerly of Awahuri, and known to many persons of Feildine, has we notice, obtained a patent for a meat preserving process which entirely supercedes the refrigerating method, and if permanently success, ful promises to revolutionise the meat export tride. We may have more to say on the subject in a future issue. A member of a large firm in Wellington informed us that the advertisments in the local papers are accepted as a good criterion as to how business men in the country towns are pushing their trade. Ft is considered that the man who keeps his business, and what lip has to sell continually before the public, is the best man for the large importer to do business with. Instructions have been received by the local Telegraph Department that in future Press messages are not to be counted by the receiving clerk of the office from which they are dispatched, but by the counter cleric of the office to which they are spnt. This alteration is made with (he view of relieving the operators, consequently the number of words will not in future appear on the face of the teleZ am 8. The cultivation of flowers is now urged from a purely scientific basis, especially in low or unsavory localities. The perfumes of many or most flowers convert the oxygen of the air into ozone, which has a powerful oxidising effec: upon decaying matter and is therefore of great economy in matters of health. The most odorous flowers should be planted for this purpose, such as mignonette, alyssum. heliotrope, perennial pinks, lilacs, &c. As will be seen by advertisement, a monster Salvation Army tea meeting will take place in the Town Hall on Tuesday next. After the tea there will be a public meeting, at which several prominent officers and others will deliter addresses. A procession will take place in the afternoon, headed by the Wangaaui and Palmerston brass bands, with banners, flags. &<•. Should the weather be favorable, the affair will doubtless be a great success. This afternoon, about ono o'clock, a man named John Edgar, who has been for some time working at Taonui, was observed to fall to the ground suddenly. He had shown no previous symptoms of illness, and was smoking his pipe. Mr Walter Bailey ran to his assistance, and had him removed to one of his cottage* at the mill. Dr. Johnston was immediately sent for by one of the men, and on his arrival Edgar was found to be quite dead. An inquest will be held. We may point out tor the information of Government insurance policy holders who intend to record their rote* in connection with the forthcoming election of three candidates for tTie Insurance Board that voting papers will shortly be obtainable at the local post officp, nnd the papers when signed must be attested by a witness. Ihe papers must be forwarded to the •' Presiding Officer, Government Insurance Office. Wellington." in time to reach there before the 7th of January. As an experiment on peach trees which may be easily tried, and will cost very little we recommend to those whose trees have shown signs of decay that they should try the following cure, which has resulted well in one case. It i* this : Take a few brass nails and drive them into the trees. The remedy seems so simple as to be laughable, but we are assured thai both brass and copper nails are being tried for this purpose with good effect. It is at anyrate worth trying, as the loss to the district in the shape of peaches will this season be considerable. A Fact Worth Knowing. — Are yon I suffering with Consumption. Omens, Severe Colds settled on the Breast. Pneumonia, or any disease of t!>e Throat and Lungs ? If so, go to your Druggist and get a bottle of Boschee's German Syrup. The people are going wild over its success, and Druggists all over our country are writing us of its wonderful cures among their customers. Tt has by far the largest sale of any remedy, simply been use it is of go much value in all abeetionß of his kind. Chronic cases quickly yield to do. Druggist recommpnd it nnd physicians prescribe it. If you wi»h to try its superior virtue, get a Sample Bottle for 6>\. Lnrge size bottle 3s fid. Three doses will relieve any case. Trj it. We notice thnt M> Gonree Fisher, M H.R., and Mayor of Wellington for the fourth time, is a candidate for the New Zealand Insurance Bonrd. Mr Fisher ■is well-known throughout the. colony as one of the most prominent nnd cnpableof our ; nb!ie men. As a Mem^pr : of Parliament, as Mayor, as a journalist ! of loner standing, and as a man of busi- j ness ability, Mr Fisher is eminently ! qualified for, and well entitled to occupy a sent en the Bo>ird. In fact, among nil the elieibje candidates, we know of nnna more «o than Mr Fi«her. and feel confident that f l>ei'nterests of the policy holder* . will n-'t suffer hy their electing this gen- j tlemnn as one. ami Messrs Powlps and ' Graham as the other two members of the Bonrd. j In drawing the ntt» ntion of lnnd buyers j tn an ndditinn made tn thu ndvortis« i m"nt of thp E & C.A, Corporation, we particularly request they w»P note thp f.ioi of the extreme libernlitv of the terms offered. The price of thp lnnd, 60s per acre is very reasonable, and the lerms are so liberal j that any man wifh ordinnry henlth and j strength, added to n determination to make a home far himself, should n*t hesitate for a moment in avnihnu himself of them. The condition* are thnf 45* per . acre remain on mortgage at 7 per cent., 15« being paid at the time of purchise. After the settler has expended 15s in improvements, which will menn elenringr, fencing, &c, should he require it the Corporation will refund this amount, and add it to the mortgage, without further charge to the settler No land in f'-o colony has ever been offered on such liberal terms.

A valuable horse belonging to Mr •Tames Beattie dropped dead yesterday. No immediate cause for the death can be assigned. Captain Edwin telegraphs to-day :— ! Barometer further fall at all places N. ! of We lington and Blenheim, rise at all other places, Warnings for gales and ruin hare been sent to all stations. That the prices for stock hare an upwards tendency, and have hardened at the rates which have been obtained at previous sales, the report which we publish of Messrs Halcotnbe and Sherwill's stock sale on the 11th inst, amply confirms. The advance is not confined to any particular kind of stock but appears to be equally shared by both cattle and iheep. Some persons are in the habit of taking stock to sales, fixing upon them a reserved price, and when this is not reached in the bidding, disposing of them afterwards priyately, Such persons should, however, bear in mind that when goods of any description are offered by auction, and not sold at the time of offering, the law provides that if they are sold within 14 days afterwards the auctioneer can still claim his commission. We mention this fact as we think it is not generally known, and b -cause we consider it only fair to the auctioneer that after he has been at the trouble and expanse of advertising, entering, yarding, and offering stock, he should be compensated if they are sold at the vendor's price within the time mentioned.