Local & General News.

Feilding Star, Volume VI, Issue 94, 24 January 1885, Page 2

Local & General News.

Mr. de Harven, the Belgian delegate will visit Feilding on' Monday.

The attendance of common jurors; summoned for the sittings' of the District fourt, Palmeraton, oh the 28th instant, wiU hot be requireay "•',,. 0-, Captain Marshall, travelling agent ior <3te • GoyeruKjent Life, Insurance, is .at present canvassing thifl district. He will be in Feeding on , Monday, and arill probably viint the Kiwitea during the week. The annual congregational meeting oif the Piwbyteriaiij Church, to receive rejports and elect' officers, will- -be held oh Wednesday next at 7 p.m., at the conclusion of- which there will be an evangelistic meeting, whe-_iew_ral rev. gentlemen will deliver addresses. —

- At the ' obnclusioni-of ' the Presbyterian picnic on .Thursday, it was_ found that thoro iwas.a considerable- quantity of ,pfo- ' vision* unoousumod. Avety-thpiwhtful SftggeKfcion madefy -one -of tho iwty; to tiWeftapt thn. tiro* abundance* should be: chari&W&_^ twb f ifli^ ! we^imdf6r«_a Iftppy by tho 6uppliois' f by{n^ diridcd^botiwco-i theuiO

It is easy enough to correct everybody but yourself.. k Our weekly weather report and other matter is unavoidably held over. Musket was the sire of seven winners at the late Auckland race meeting. Mr Ellery Gilbert, piano tuner, will be in Feilding on or about Wednesday, the 28 inst. Mr Andrews, tho Inspector of the Bank of New Zealand was ou an official visit to Feilding on Thursday last. In anothor column appears a very important advertisement from Mr JO Herbert Hankius, solicitor, Palmerston. - Meetings of creditors in the estates of Messrs G. S. Hadfield, J. H. Copp, H. J. Haynes were held in Palmerstou to-day. If Sir Arthur Gordon had'nt worried Hunt out of Samoa, that Island would have been a British possession by this time. The recently appointed schoolmaster* Mr Rees-Mogg; arrived at Awahuri on I Thursday last, accompanied by his wife and family. The local bodies are asking the Government for money; but the Government is promising Institutions. These won't make roads and build bridges. It is reported that Mis Parnell, the ' mother of the Irish leader, is writing an an opera. This will be another infliction j on a much suffering people. In Germany a man dare not cut down I the trees on his own land without consent ! of the proper authorities, so zealous is the Government in preserving the forests. A Queensland man eloped with a neighbor's wife, and after being away two days came- back repentant, with two teeth knocked out, and half his hair gone. He says he won't do it again. A German company interested in land | in New Guinea, Now Britain, and New Ireland, places recently annexed by Germany, are building two steamers to trade between the various islands. When Mr Maxwell, the General Manager of Railways, was in Wanganui, he ! received some valuable hints on the ques- . tion of popularising the railway. Whether he will act on them is another matter. Messrs Aitken and Jackman have coriimenced the new formation work on Kimbolton road and Manchester Square. The latter being broken up by the plough yest trday presented rather a novel sight, and was the occasion of numerous jokes. By the Now Zealand Shipping Company's fteamer Tougariro, which left on the 17th instant, the Bank of New Zealand shipped seventeen boxes of gold bullion value £83,584. The export duty on the whole shipment amounted to £2078. Musicians and singers will be glad to learn that the question of a normal musical pitt-i is likely to be determined- in Germany. It is needless to say that the ' decision then arrived at will be accepted by all the musical instrument makers in the world. No countiy is so deeply interested in the fn-est economy of other lands as Kngland, for in the payment for timber and the great forest products — such as bark, paper, tar, pitch, weod-oils, resin, gum, &v. — she sends to other countries about £20,000,000 per annum We learn from the Auckland Star that the negro Brown, who was shot in Darby street a fortnight ago, has so far recovered from his injuries that he has been placed on ordinary diet again. It is expected that he will be able to appear in Court about the end of next week. Numerous picnics, private and otherwise, pleasure parties, &c, were held in the district on Thursday. The Primitive Methodist Sunday School held theirannual picnic in Mr Halcombe's paddock, on the Makino road. The Presbyterian Church also held one at Mr Munro's place, known as the Flax Mill. The Christchurch Press advocates a periodical Conference of School Inspectors in order to remove the diversity of inter- ; preting thd well-known standards, and agreo on a common procedure. This This has been the custom at Home for *ome time past and the plan works with satisfaction to all parties. On Tuesday next there will be a treat and distribution of prizes to the school children at Mr W. L. Bailey's paddock, Taonui. The children will assemble at the school-house at the usual hour, and and then be marched down to the ground. Wo hope that the weather will be fine and the children will thoroughly enjoy themselves. That wild fowl such as sea gulls are capable of being domesticated is evident from the fact -that Mr Hastie, of the Feilding Hotel, has three of these birds in his garden, where tbey show no more timidity, or attempt at flying away, than common ducks. They are said to be excellent hands at scouring gardens of slugs' and insects.

The following are the latest suicides up to the 22nd iustaut. At Cromwell Joseph. Boston shot himself through the head. At South Dunedin Edwin Oberey hung himself — he was jealous of his - wife. At Oamaru a man named Hall cut his throat — he was on a holiday- tour. The ghastly list of self-murderers* during this holiday season is really horrible. , '- / '

It is believed that Hie extn» plate " Quite Beady," presented , with the Christmas number of the. Graphic, is. the largestrColoi-ed picture ever produced iv conjunction with " newspaper enterprise. The nmriber of sheets and colors, for which each shade requires to be passed separately through the press, represents nineteen million impressions.

Iri to-day's issue we publish an advertisement, over the signature of the District Engineer, which' calls tenders for sixty thousand sleepers, to be used in the construction of the Northern Main Trunk Bailway, Marton -Te Awamutu. As Feilding __as v «dwayS been " to the' froni " iv securing these, .contracts, i wei do not expect this will be allowod to escape.

Engineering, -says an exenange, -must .certainly ' Jbe'i one' of ithe exact sciences. Three members) of . the profession^ hpve been reckoning up_the amount 'of water which pou^perrminnte over Niagara Falls, anffdhfy differ" tw&' quarts in the highest and. lowest "estimate, and this de •ficienCy'is^tiW^O^-'tOihave-been'made by a tomporsnqq .picnic held a little furtter. up the creek/ ' ' L

The new train*sorvioe on Tfiursday was v rioti satisfactory ito Khe Fefldiiig JpeSple , .who visited Foxton./ Owing to .certain delays on .the race epurse the events, were i not concluded before the : rime arrived fer .tijie train to leave,, and vjisitprs, wore thus compelled to' 'depart half^ satisfied. / This" woiitd dot A 'have" ,; be_n L neoes«iry if 'the: trains hasVnnou'to' Fefldin^Hn^ho morning as bofore^ fnr pasron{pra:eau{d Havese-jit ti^' rac6s4i.U-j9liMj^ ■i-iglit ; iii- : 'FoStbn!;i;a»d^jrettono<l hyitlje •early t&in;O..o -* '^S ;v -'^ '*& ■*»*!>■' ,

A volunteer corps has been raised at Woodrille.

The Feilding State School, and other schools on the Manchester Block, will re»open on Monday next.

The salary of Mr Goodall, the Engine r t<* the Napier Harbour Horbor Board, has been fixcl at £1000 a year.

Captain Ed win telegraphs at 9 a.m. today : — Warnings for gales have been sent to all places south of New Plymouth.

It is rumoured that the Government intend sending Ur Macandrew to Scotlaud to form a settlement of Highland crofters. 0

A quantity of Scotch burn brownheaded^trout for Otago arrived by the lonic. This is the first shipment of this species ever shipped to the colony.

St.- J^arton's Church at Greatford was. cons/crated on Thursday by the Bishop of Wellington, assisted by the Keys. Jones, Fancourt, Toogood and Dud well.

We were dining together at^ a French restaurant, and spied to our intense disgust a fly in the soup. " Waiter 1" I cried indignautly. My friend interposed. " Whatever you do don't mention the fly, they'll charge it extra in the bill .'"

The Court Loyal Feilding, A.0.F., sink and funeral fund has made the satisfactory increase of £82 14s 9d during the past year, making a total of £450 8s 21, after deducting the sum of £28 13s 4d paid for sick members. Average per member, £6 16s 6d.

The manager, Mr Amketell, and accountant, Mr Burrup, of the Union Bank at Roeburhe, have been tomahawked and lulled on the bank premises. The keys of the safe were stolen but no money had been abstracted. At present there is no clue to the murderer.

The Feilding Easter Race Meeting for 1885 will be better represented by owners of racing stock than onany of the previous ones. A number of entries have already been promised, nnd the funds of the club will enable the stewards to offer consider-, ably augmented prizes.

Mr Amos Burr started this morning in command of a party of intending selec tors, under the clause regarding special settlements in the new land regulations, for the Otamakapua Block,' where *ifc is proposed to take up 10,000 acres. There are ninety names in the Association. "A competent surveyor accompanies the expedition.

At the Wesleyan C onference held in Dunedin, a station sheet, which is subject to amendment on second and third readings was adopted, and from which we extract the following items of local interest. Wanganui District: New Plymouth. W.Lee; Waitara, T. Fee ; Patea, W. L. Salter; Opunake, a probationer; Wanganui, W. Tinsley ; Rangitikei, W. Worker; Sandon and Feilding, J. B. Simmond ; Palmerston North,. R. C. Bunn ; Otter Christopherson.

In the Sydney Police Court recently a fine of 30s, and 5s costs, was enforced for a breach of a municipal by-law. The defendant produced a £50 bank note " We don't keep change for fifties in a Police Court," said the astounded official, and the presiding magistrate remarked, sotto voce, "If I had thought he bad so much money, I would have made the flue a little heavier!"

The Maories in the King Country have determined to adopt a religion to replace that of the Hau Hau one which has long lost the charm of novelty, and become shabby and threadbare. They have agreed that the new religion shall embody in it tite Blue Ribbon principle as one of its chief characteristics. All real friends of the natives will rejoice over this resolution, for if adhered to, the destruction of this gallant race which otherwiso appeared inevitable will thereby be obviated.

Heads of families belonging to the Churcn of England will be glad to notice that tenders are being called to erect a Sunday School in connection with St. John's Church, Feilding. As the tenders close next week, it is not too much to expect that the school will be completed in less than two months. Ihe plans and specifications may be seen at the offices of Messrs Halcombe and SherwiU, Furgusson street, Feilding.

A correspondent telegraphed from Madeira on December 3rd -The British } barque Tyburnia, cruising for pleasure, | which was under threat of seizure by the Custom-house, got under way at midnight. The fort opened fire, but the Tyburnia ran the gauntlet, keeoing well in shore. The Customs steamer threatened to sink her unless she stopped, but was answered by derisive cheers from the lady passengers, the captain and the crew, who kept on deck acknowledging each shot by dipping the British ensign. The vessel got clear away.