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Feilding Star, Volume VI, Issue 105, 19 February 1885, Page 2

SHIPPING NEWS. — ■> Wanoanui, This Day. Tlie Murray will sail for Nelson on Saturday. The Hauraki will sail for Wellington to-morrow. Foxton, Tbis Day. | The Jane Douglas sails for Wellington to-morrow at 11 p.m. COMMERCIAL STEVENS AND GORTON'S RAM FAIR. The annual ram and sheep fair was held l>y the enterprising firm of auctioneers, Messrs Stevens and Gorton, at their yardy. Bulls, on Tuesday, and was a great success. There were 12,000 sheep yarded, tbe princiule portion of which were sold under the hammer at satisfactory prices. Colonel Gorton wedded the hammer. Although the principal feature of tbe fair is the offering for pnbhc competition of a number of purebred stud rams and ewes yet there were some thousands of sheep of both sexes and all ages effered for sale. There were 42 lots submitted to auction, consisting of wethers, ewes, and iambs. One pen of ewes fetched 10s and another was Eassed in at 9s 6d, the vendors waiting a igher price for them. A pen of lambs fetched 6* 6d. A fine lot oi wethers were passed in at 10s, the vendor wanting 12s 6d for them. MAIL NOTICES. Mails close at the Post OfGce, Feilding:— For If akino, Halcombe, Greatford, Bulls, Marton, Turakina, Fordell, Wangaehu — Daily —4.4s p.m. For Wanganui— Twice Daily— 7a.m. and 4.45 p.m. For Palmerston If.— Twice Daily— ll.3o a.m. and 7 pro. Fer Foxton and Wellington—Daily— 7 p.m. For Cheltenham and Kiwitea— Wednesday and Saturday, 9 a.m. For Awahuri— Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday, 9 a.m. For Bunnythorpe aad Trondheim— Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday, 11.30 a.m. "fbisoo mail sbbvicr. Inwards— The 'Frisco mail is due at Feildins on March 6. Outwards — The 'Frisco mail closes at Feilding on February 27. DIRECT STEAM BKB VICB. Inwards — Mail arrives at Feilding on March 5. Outwards — Mail closes at Feilding on March 12. Soecial Notices FOB WELLINGTON. MANAWATU S. 8. Co.. Ld. r\ <HE S. S. JANE DOUGLAS, Capt. JL Fraser, will sail for the above port (circumstances permitting), Friday, 20th, at 11 p.m. Return Tickets will be issued on and after the 15th December till the 28th February, 1885, available for return till Ahe Bist March next, at £1 ss. Freight— l2a 6d per ton. W. G. ROBIN 80N, Agent, Foxton. BTEAM COMMUNICATION. r l HE undermentioned steamers will be I despatched, weather and circumstances permitting, ss follows : — On an early date. Passengers taking Return Tickets by this line have the option of returning per steamers Tui or Huia, either via Wanganuia or Foxton. For freight er passage apply to J. W. LIDDLE, Agent, Foxton. R. JOHNSTON, L. R. C. P., Ed. SURGEON, Kimboltox Road, Fbi_di_to. May be consulted at his residence between the hours of 9 and 10 a.m., and 6 and 7 p.m. Publio Vaccination, Ist Friday in January, April, July, and October. \1 E * C* EKENWOOD ' DENTIST, WANGANUI. Mr Greenwood wiH visit Feilding on Friday, 20th February, aud may be consulted at the Denbigh Hotel. El ELLERY GILBERT, PIANOFOBTB, Harmonium and Cabinet Organ Tuner and Repairer. IT* E. 6. makes four visits in j lia the year between Wanganui and Palmerston, calling at all the town and country districts, having with him a good supply ot all kinds •f material lor repairing Pianos, Harmoniums, Ac. Pianos tuned by the year. Orders may be left care of H. I. Jcnes, Wanganui and at the Stab office, Feilding. WHEN YOU GO TO PALMEBSTON Remember to visit the Splendid New Drapery and Clothing < EMPORIUM of T T> TTAMILTON In the Square. By far the largest and cheapest stocks of first-class goods to be found in any county store in the North Island. OUR SPACIOUS SHOW ROOM Is replete w th every Novelty of the Season. Ladies Under-clothing, Baby Linen, Ac, of superior makes only. J. B. HAMILTON, New Premises, Tbe Sqvabe, PALMERSTON.