Local & General News.

Feilding Star, Volume VI, Issue 82, 20 December 1884, Page 2

Local & General News.

•Owing to pressure of advertisements ■we are compelled to hold over our weekly weather report and a quantity of other reading matter. We understand that a petition to the Mayor is in course of signature suggesting certain municipal reforms. ! The cost of compiling, printing, and binding the Domesday Book was £2200. j The selling price of the book is 30s. There will be no mass in the Roman Catholic Church to-morrow. On Christmas Day mass will be held at 8 o'clock. Mr D. Pringle turned out a first-class set of plated trap harness yesterday to the order of a gentleman resident in Makino. The Council of the Manchester Bines will meet at tho offices of the E. and C. A. Corporation this evening at S o'clock. From the Government Printer we have to acknowledge receipt of No. 24 of Hansard, and a quantity of Parliamentary papers. Mr C. Dugald Buckler, the secretary of the Emigrant's and Colonist's Aid Corporation, has been elected a Fellow of the Royal Colonial Institute. Mr Pollock's window presented quite an unusually gay appearance to-day, among the principal attractions being two very handsome wedding cakes. Since the meeting of the Borough CounCouncil on Thursday last, a notice of motion re tho building of Manchester street bridge has been laid upon the table. The metalling of Beattie street was finished yesterday by the contractor, Mr Belfit. The work has been well done and will be a great convenience to the residents of the street. Mr T. Kennedy Macdonald, tho PresiI dent of the Wellington Chamber of Com- \ merce, is a candidate for a seat on the ' Central Board of tho Government Insur- ■ ance Association. Dr Kichards, of Terrace End, Palmerston, has made arrangements to visit Feilding on Tuesdays and Fridays. Messages left with Mr lliggin, chemist, will be forwarded. A boniface m Wanganui was made the thrice-blessed father of triplets a few days ago. He has been so shy over the matter, fearing the good-humoured badinage of his numerous friends, that he has kept his good fortune a soeret. Mr W. Park opens business in his new premises in Palmerston to-day. They are the largest and most ornamental in that town, and reflect credit on the enterprise of Mr Park, and on the skill of Mr Larcomb, the architect. The case Halcombe and Sherwill v. Goodison, for £57 13s, amount of judgment against plaintiffs in connection with a buggy sold by them at auction, was partly heard in Palmerston on Thursday last and adjourned to Feilding. Several new members are about to join the Manchester Rifles. We are glad to learn that Lieut. Owen Pleasants is giving drill instruction to the members who reside within convenient distance of his farm on the Ashurst road. The case of the Kiwitea Highway Board v. the Wanganui Harbor Board was heard in banco before Mr Justice Richmond in Wellington on Wednesday last. After a statement of the facts of the case, and argument on both sides, the court took time to consider its verdict. Mr W. H. Warren is a candidate for a seat on the Central Board of the Government Assurance. As this gentleman is well-known all over the colony, and especially on this coast, where there are so many policy holders, his chances of election are very good. Notice is given that Professor Bloom's Boxing Tournament will appear in Feilding on the 23rd instant. As we have some two or three of the best men on the coast, in this connection, in the Borough, lovers of " the fancy" will have an opportunity of witnessing some good sport. A fatal accident occurred at Hokitika to a Maori named Rahaiaru. He was on a shooting expedition with two others, and camped at Blue Spur. He took the barrels out of his gun, placed the nippel ends in the fire, and blew into the top of one of the barrels, a charge in which exploded, killing him instantly. Messrs Sanson, J. Bull, and P. Stewart, tho candidates for the Oroua Riding of the Manawatu County Council, addressed a meeting of ratepayers at the Awahuri school-house on Thursday evening, Mr Burcham in the chair. The meeting lasted for about two hours, and votes of thanks were given to the speakers. A rumour has been industriously circulated by some busy-bodies to the effect that a well-known storekeeper in Manchester street was the guilty person who threw an egg at the Salvation Army the other night. Wo are in a position to state positively that there is not the slightest foundation for the slander. The half-qearly meeting of the local Court of Foresters was held on Wednesday evening last, about forty of tho brethren being present. One new member was admitted. The following were elected and installed into their several offices : — Bro T. Gordon, C.R, : Bro W. Stevens, S.C.R. ; P.C.R. Bro H. Worsfold, Treasurer ; Bro A. J. Manscll, S.W. ; Bro J. Rose, J.W. ; Bro J. M. Turner, S.B. ; Bro H. C. Mansell, J.B. A man named W. T. Eddie was drowned whilst bathing in tho Wa-nganui River yesterday. Deceased leaves a wife and five children. Wo learn by telegraph that the inquest on the body of Eddie was held to-day. The evidence showed deceased to have been sober, and that he was able to swim. He was seen swimming and walking towards the shore, and afterwards was found drowned in two feet of water. Verdict received of found drown- -d. A serious accident, attended with heavy loss, happened to Mr Lynn Caldwoil yesterday. He was driving his dray, laden with household furniture, which he was conveying to Danevirke for Mr Holland, along the Ashurst road, when the leading horse shied off tho road and backed the shafter and the dray over tho bank with the result that ono horse was killed and the furniture comyilntoly wrwkod. The most unlucky part of the affair is that tho horse which was killed had only been boiTowed by Mr Caldwcll from Mr H. Adsett for the trip. Writing to tho Colonial office, re the Parihaka affair, and those who supported !.he Acting-Governor in his action. Sir Arthur Gordon says — " I know also that the majority is mainly composed of set- • lers^ahfiolutiily unacquainted with the history of the colony which they have mad'? 'h^ir homo, and that a larjjfi.pro-' portion of those who, whoiher in tho Prosa or fio Legislature, giiide tho opinion of others, are not much better cognizant of past transactions than those whom they profess to instruct." Sir Arthur is nothing unless he is complimentary, especially to Now Zealand and its people. '

It costs the • olony 1:4235 in payment salaries and rent under the Bankruptcy Act. The banks will be closed for the Christmas holidays on Thursday, Friday and Saturday next. We understand that the Christinas display at the various local tradesmen's establishments will take place on Tuesday evening nest. The Government are taking into active consideration the question of New Zealand forests, ami are arranging to have an exhaustive report made on the subiect. Mr H. N. Abbott, of Auckland, has received a letter from Dion Boucicault, dramatist and actor, stating that he expected to leave for Australia, either by the next mail boat or its successor. A copy of the Auckland Southern Cross, dated 29th February 1852, has been found, showing under ihe heading of " Sydney Shipping," the departure of | the Osprey, Captain Honeyinau, for Valparaiso, on the 19th January of that year. Several notifications from Mr Svendsen, bootmaker, of Manchester street, appear m our " wanted" column to-day. He has just received a large new stock of splendid goods from the Home and other markets, and invites all to see the quality and prices for themselves. The Woodville correspondent of the Napier Telegraph wired :— The pre.sentalion to Mr D. Ohamier, at tlio Club Hotel bv a few friends, consisted of a handsome reading lamp, writing secretaire, and dressing-case. The chair was taken by Mr Fountaine, and about twelve others were present. The railway time-table (says the Napier Telegraph) requires further alteration to j allow travellers from Woodville to get something to eat on the journey. The coacb leaves Wordville at about 10.30 a.m., and reaches Tahoraite, an hour or more before the train starts. There is nothing to be had at Tahoraite, and once in the train no sufficiently long stoppage is mnrle t - obtain refreshment. Fr«.«n breakfast time till 6.30 p m. in a journey of 100 miles, is to > long for ladies and children to jjo without anything. We direct the attention of our readers to the extra Christmas announcement from Messrs Summers and May hew of the Fergusson street Arcade. The advertisement gives but a faint idea of the quantity an.l splendd quality of the articles now on now, and is quite correct in stating that no such display has ever before been seen in this district. The Christmas tree is a speciality which should prove a great attraction, as every purchaser of an article from it will receive a bona fide gift, ranging in value from Is to 20s. The lurgeit church collections which I remember to have heard of (says the Sootch correspondent of the Otago Daily Times) were taken in Glasgow last Sun day. The congregation was that of the Wellington Street United Presbyterian Church, which has just built a newchurch in University Avenue, HiUhead The total amount collected at the different, services for the building fund wn< L11.735 12s B£d of which about L9601 was contributed at the morning service. These figures are also exclusive of LII6O previously collected for the organ fund . The probability that next session will witness another dissolution of the House of Kepresentativea has already aroused electioneering agents to activity. Likely and certain candidates for various seats are alrendy spoken of. It would appear that some of the recently elected reoresetatives have not given altonether unmixed satisfaction to their constituents The committee which worked might an^l main to secure the return of one prommen; memlier for a Joca constituency has been equally energetic during the last few days in finding a good man to oppose him in the event of another contest, an>l they claim to have ben successful in their search. -Auckland Star. Nearly all individuals of uncommon •trength make up in bulk what they are deficient in height. Stanley, the African explorer, describes a strong man who was 6ft sin, and rather disproportionately slender. He could toss aa ordinary m»n j 10ft in the air and catch him in his descent. He would take one of the large white Muscat d»nkeys by the ear, and with a sudden movement of the right foot lay the surprised ass on his back. He could carry a three-year-old bullock half-way round his master's plantation. Once lie bore twelve men on his back, Mhoulders, and chest a distance of 300ft. The Tkst of Actual Tbial. — Thi« is whut proves the merit of a pwpiratlon. The proprietor of Green's August J- lower, knowing its valuable properties, meets this test boldly by preparing sample bottles of this remedy, which are sold at fid. This enables doubters to try its virtues at a trifling expense. August Flower is a panacea for Dyspepsia an<l all disorders of the Liver, including Biliousness, Indigestion, Sick Headache, Costivcness, &c, &c, Three doses will relieve any of the above, and faithful use will certainly cure. No Medicine in the world has erer given such proof of its merits. Druggists recommend it with perFect confidence and physicians pres cribe it regularly. Price for full si zed bottles 3s 6d. Sold by all druggists. — Advt. 1