Local & General News.

Feilding Star, Volume VI, Issue 83, 23 December 1884, Page 2

Local & General News.

• Thursday next being Christmas Day. the Feilding Stab will not be published. The Marlborough Times is now issued as a morning paper. A Juvenile Court of Foresters' is about to bo formed in Foil ding. Earl Morley will probably succeed Lord Loftus as Governor of Now South Wales. Christmas and New Yoar's Days will bo observed as close holidays at the Post Office. The hours on Boxing Day will bo from 9 a.m. till 10 a.tn. only. Tho additional room recently built on the Foresters' Hall, is to be used as a banquet or supper room, not for literary purposes as was first reported. We have to acknowledge receipt of The | Wanganui Collegian for November. As j usual it is well writton, well edited, and ■ well printed. The reading matter is interesting and amusing. Tho number of parcels which arrive in Feilding from the various branches in tho colonj r , of tho New Zealand Clothing Factory, is very considerable It is not improbable that a branch will bo opened in Feilding to centralize tho trade now done on the Manchester Block. The Eailway Departments' new works at the Makino bridgo are now all but completed. The banks of the stream near tho bridge have boon protected from furfhrr encroachment by stout pieces of willow boing driven into the ground, wlnVh, when grown, will have the effect of prrwuling fnrthor dnniiige to llio l»aTi! ■ }>v l)"in,tr wnslx'd iiwiiy. This ]>!au inijrht with L'Ti.Mt iiilviiijtfijro be foUow-d by the Borough. Council at various points of the stream, notably at Warwick and Manchester street bridges.

i Mi' Sims Reeves, the celebrated tenor, t will probably visit Australia and New I Zealand. The Virginians are beginning to turn the peanut into flour, they say it makes a peculiarly palatable biscuit. In France the owners of turkeys hire their flocks to pick bugs and worms iv ■ I the vineyards. A flock of 75 birds returns ' a handsomo income to the owner. i The question of a reciprocal tariff botweon Victoria and Tasmania will be dis- ' . cussed next month at Hobart, by repro- ; sontatives of the respective Governments. ; ! The Masonic Grand Lodgo of Ohio havo adopted a resolution that soiling intoxicants is a Masonic offenco, and should disqualify the offender for membership of ' a lodge. We havo received from Mr Loudon, tho Feilding agent, tho almanack of tho South ' British Insurance Company for ISSS. The blotting pads issued to insurers aro a 1 marvel of convenience, "We learn from tho Government Gazette that J. W. F. Ilaleombo, of Feilding, passed the Civil Service examination. lie is No. 22 in the list of sb" who passed, out of 109 candidates. Tho average earnings per head in tho United Kingdom is £35 4s; in tho United States £27 4s ; in Canada £2(5 18s ; in Australia £43 4s. Tho lattor is tho highest in tho world. On Friday last at Port Chalmers a little girl named Stewart, tho daughter of a schoolmaster, fell into the fire and was so severely burned that she died ou Saturday morning. She was of weak intellect. Wo learn from the Anglo-New-Zea-lander that there aro (35,087 marriageable men, and 44,422 marriageable woineu in New Zealand. Included in these totals are 4,964 widowers and 7,296 widows. There is hopo for all. Mr Hastio notifies elsewhere his intention of illuminating tho Foilding Hotel on Christmas Eve, the night of the public fireworks. Special designs in coloured lights will bo exhibited from tho hotel, and tho Makino Brass Band will perform on tho balcony. The Abbe Mullois, private chaplain to the Emperor Napoleon 111, said, "A sermon must not be a bore; even mediocre preachers arc acceptable provided their discourses aro short, whoroas the very best pro.tchor.s an; a burden when they speak too long ." Mr Eado, of tho Furniture and Bedding Warehouse, has just now a speuldid stock of new goods on hand, which will be on view to-night. We would montion several items worthy of particular attention, wero it not that the public will havo an opportunity of seeing for themselves. We havo received a circular from Mr Alexander Macdougall who is a candidate for a soat on tho Central Board of the Government Insurance Association. It bears internal evidence of the candidate's knowledgo of the business of an insurance company, and. his eligibility for the position he seeks. The man William Eddio who died from drowning in the Wanganui river tho other day could havo been resuscitated if (says tho Chroniclo) ordinary gumption had boon exorcisod by a poor fellow named David Bringans, who first discovered the body. Bringans was afraid to venture into two feet of water because ho could not swim. Bravo Bringans ! Tho following acceptances havo been received for tho Wellington Gold Cup, to bo run at Island Bay on Fcbrnaiy 4th : — Vanguard, Salvage, Lady Emma, Johnny 1 Faulkner, Black Hoso, Turquoise, Consul, . Sou'wester, Administrator, Fusileer, Ugly Buck, Tigredia, Armourer, Lady Evelyn, Forerunner, Mocker, Gaiters, Witiora, 1 Wilberforco, Wanderer (late Carlton), i Woodstock. i Tho lanikius of Feilding had better get any little business they havo on hand 1 finished before tho end of the current ' year, because tho Polico Offences Act, . which will como into force on tho Ist of January, will considerably limit the time at their disposal, and the " cat " figures somewhat prominently in the programmo as a punishment for gonoral blackguardism whether disguised under the name of larrikinism or practical joking. During a thundorstorm which took place at Kiwitea on Sunday last, a thunderbolt fell with a terrific report about four chains from tho back of Mr Currin's store. The phenomenon caused great alarm, and had the effect of an earthquake in the immodiate locality. A largo rimu tree was struck by the bolt, shivering it into > thousands of atoms, which were scattored for a distance of at least two chains around the tree. The fragments were charred, and tho stump of the treo took firo. On Christmas Evo many of tho youngsters i in Feilding will have a troat which they havo not hitherto experienced in their short livos, while many of tho oldsters 1 will see now inventions and pyrotechnic 1 combinations in the display of fireworks which will bo made in Mr Macarthur's paddock. All the latost improvements . are to bo found in Mr Newmans importations, and each is tho best of its kind. , The Feilding Brass Band will play selections during the evening. Tho fireworks display begins at 10 o'clock. The Upper Taonui School broke up for the Christmas holidays on Friday last, and advantage was taken of tho occasion to give the children a treat in the schoolhouso. There was a good muster of parents and friends besides scholars, and evoryone enjoyed themselves to the utmost. The mosquitoes wore somewhat plentiful, and at time troublesome, but their presence was not allowed to interfere with the general harmony of the party. The fete was chiefly managed by Mrs Joseph Garlick, and Mr McDonald, to whom every praiso is duo for their efforts to make a pleasant gathering, and the success which attended them. We need scarcely remind our readers of the splendid bill of fare which is provided for their delectation at the Public Hall on Boxing Night. The proceeds of the entertainment are to be devoted to the augmentation of the funds of tho Foilding Brass Band — a most worthy object as Mr Daw and his pupils have always been formost in assisting any good and charitable- object, when their services were requisite. As Mr Coles has tho sole management of all the stage business, it is porfectly safe to prognosticate that it will be well dono. As ho is also the best amatuor performer who has yet appeared before the Feilding public, and is a general favorite, he may expect to be warmly supported. Our old friend Mr Richardson appears on the bill, and will be heartily welcomed. Mr Childs, who is really a very oxcellent " nigger" will como all the way from Halcombc to assist. Mr W. Bray will sing, in his usual manly style, "Tho Stirrup Cup." Messrs Hawkins, Gosling, and other old favorites will put in on appearance. There are three WangaMiii ladies coining to assist, and wo aro given to understand that they arc artistes of considerable noto. All thiH will tend to make tho evening's amusement an attraction.

At a meeting of the Education Board yesterday, at Wanganui, the chairman stated that the members of the Board who next retire by rotation were Messrs Sansnn, Biker, and Taplin. The Ministerial circular of Ist December prohibiting civil servants attending meetings of trading companies in which t .ey may be shareholders has been withdrawn; new regulations are proposed. The L"ndon correspondent of the Auckland Star says: — Captain <'harles Bill, of Farley Hall, Cheadle and Wanganui, is sending out in the Tongariri), on November 22, a party of labourers who will go up to his station, Wangnnui, and settle there. Mr Christopher Brown's Cup will be awarded to the competitor who shall score the highest number of points on the whole of the events of Boxing Day Sports, to be counted as follows : -Ist prizes, 5 points; 2nd, 3 points; 3rd, 2 points. In the event of a tie the decision will be left in the hands of the committee. Mr Gichard, proprietor of the Smithfieli Butchery, corner of Manchester and Grey streets, calls attention by special advertisement to his Christmas display of meat, poultry &c, which takos place this evening. The Feildiug Brass Band will perform a selection in Mr Bray's paddock opposite MrGichards establishment at 8 o'clock. We are glad to congratulate the Manchester Rifles that their new uniforms h.-ive at length arrived in Feilding. Wo are informed by the Herald that—" Two cases from Hobson and Sons, London, containing the scarlet uniforms of the Manchester RifiV Volunteers, arrived per Stormbird, and were forwarded on to Feilding by Sergeant- Major Henry. This completes the whole of the rifle corps in the Wanganui ami Rangitikei districts with the regulation Imperial pattern uniform." It is understood that uniforms for the recruits now being admitted to the corps will be Bent for as 6oon as possible. The People Want Proof. — There is no medicine prescribed by physicians or sold by Druggists, that carries such evidence of its success and superior virtue as Boschee's German Syrup for severe Coughs, Colds settled on the breast, Consumption, or any disease of the Throat and Lungs. Any person afHicted, enn get a Sample Bottle for 6d and try its superior effect before buying the regular size at 3s Od. Its wonderful cures arc astonishing every one that uses it. Three doses will relieve any case. If you have a Coujjh or Cold that will not yield to other remedies try G-erman Syrup and you will be surprised at the result. Its has cured many cases of socalled Consumption which doctors had given up. It is sold by all Druggists in the Civilized World. -Advt.