Local & General News.

Feilding Star, Volume VI, Issue 120, 26 March 1885, Page 2

Local & General News.

Oysters will come in season on April Ist.

Goods are delivered at the breakwater, Taranaki, from Wellington, at 6s per ton.

The case Adsett v Manchester Road Board has been further put off until Monday.

Mails for Europe, via San Francisco, will close at the post office, Feilding, tomorrow, at 7 p.m.

Messrs Stevens and Gorton have made several additions to their stock sale, which takes place on the 31st inst.

There was a good muster of the members of the Manchester Rifles at the Public Hall on Tuesday evening last for company drill.

The Hon. the Colonial Secretary (Mr P. Buckley) and his private secretary passed through Feilding by train on Tuesday night, en route for Wellington.

" A fellow feeling makes us wondrous kind." George Fisher, the Mayor of Wellington, sent the proprietors of the Post a bar of soap and a small tooth comb.

Mr W. G. Haybittle has just had finished a new verandah on the front of his shop in Fergusson street. This is a great improvement, and adds much to the appearance of the premises.

The following addtions have been made to the handicaps for the Easter Races : — Feilding Handicap and Winter Oats — Gentle Annie, 7st, each race. Tradesman's Purse — Waitangi, 6at 4lb.

Little Clara was taken with sudden but not serious illness. " Mamma," she said, "do you think I shall get well?" Mother — "Of course you will, darling." Clara — "I don't think I shall, mamma; and I

guess it's best I shouldn't. Being under five perhaps I could get into heaven for half-fare.*

At the B.M. Court yesterday, at the conclusion of a case in which the plaintiffs said they had destroyed their order books, His Worship said he would advise them and all other storekeepers to keep their order books, as these might be useful as additional evidence in cases brought by them before the court.

On Sunday night last a lamp and a rope about 27 fathoms in. length were feloniously stolen from the works at Manchester street bridge. Ab the contractor, Mr Hammond, will have to make good this less we would suggest that the articles be at once restored, before the local constable is put upon the track of the guilty party.

A witness in his cross-examination at the R.M. Court yesterday was closely questioned as to whether it was not his intention to leave the colony. A number of different parts of the world were named by the counsel, to which His Worship humorously added : " The Soudan ?" but not even to the latter place had the witness made up his mind to go at present.

A splendid opportunity is offered, to anyone desirous of obtaining a pieco of valuable land on which to settle down, by Messrs Halcombe and Sherwill, who call for tenders for the lease, with a purchasing clause, of sections No. 21 and 22, containing 192 acres, situated on the Feilding- Ashhurst road, being in subdivision H on the plan of the Manchester Block. There is some excellent totara on the huid, suitable for saw-milling purposes.

Woodyear's Circus, which will open here on Thursday, the 2nd of April next, will be by far the best that has yet visited Feilding. The southern Press write in most eulogistic terms of it, and are unanimous in saying that it is the best of its kind ever seen in the Colony.^ The stud of horses is particularly admired. Mr Alfred Wyland, the energetic agent, has made all the preliminary arrangements necessary for the opening of the circus here.

At the conclusion of a scathing article on Sir Julius Vogel's proposal, to issue cheap money, the Ohriatchurch Press says : — If schemes of this sort are to find favour, we had better go in for Socialism, pure and simple, bring the affairs of all of us into a grand national hotch pot, and then the imprudent, the foolish, and the lazy, will share in the results of the wisdom and the industry of the prudent, the wise and the industrious members of the community. '

" Surcingle" in the Advocate, aays : — What an extraordinary sporting lot the powers of the Palmerston Racing Club must be. Knowing that the Feilding Jockey Chib hold their meeting on Easter Monday „ they advertiso a meeting for the same day, and the consequence is that in all probability both meetings will be spoiled. Had they been wise, they would hare had their meeting on the Saturday beforo, and so improved .both meetings, at any rat* as far as racing goes, which ought to be their object. But I suppose they think o. the gate money to be obtained on a general holiday like Easter Monday.

Captain Macarthur , has received the following memo, from Major Stapp, which has been handed to. us for publication ; — •'I want the number of the different ranks going to Nelson sent on one of your parade states at once to Wanganui office. Rations ample for Is 3d. Each man to bring his knife, fork and spoon, plate and pannikin, also waterproof sheet, if he has one, and blankets. Cooks provided by corps. If vour corps has any cooking utensils bring them. Officers' mess thoroughly provided in every respect —cost to each officer 10s per diem. Sergeant's mess also at a small cost. Canteen and store can purchase all sorts. Piano in canteen."

Considerable anxiety was felt in Wellington among persons interested in the fate of the- barque Akaroa, from London to Wellington, the voyage of which was protracted many days beyond the ordinary term of sea voyaged undor can van; ' When it was known that a large quantity of fireworks was on board the alarm was not allayed, because it was feared that/the vessel might hare been blown up, and all hands consigned to a watery grave. Her safe arrival in Wellington put all fears at rest, and the fireworks which caused so much alarm have now arrived safely at their destination in Feilding, where they are safely stored by ,Mr John Newman, the proprietor, ;VHo iniitrTAfes by advertisement to-flay his*infended mode of disposing of theih. • %

Jurors in the Bank of Australasia rases at the Supreme Court will not be required to attend until 10-inorrow at lU a.m.

Captain Edwin telegraps today: — Warning* for northerly gales have been sent to all stations S. of Napier and Wanganui.

We learn from the Examiner that subscriptions are being raised in WooUville for the erection of a building for the Church of England in that township.

Mr Ellis has had so many calls upon his time that he finds it will be impos ■ible to get through his engagement* until Saturday. .He will leoture in the Foresters' Hall on Sunday evening.

The Freemasons have subscribed liberally towards the patriotic fund in New South Wales for the Soudan contingent. Freemasons (Elglish constitution) gave £1000, and the New South Wales Freemasou £60$ .....

It is suggested that a church parade of the Manchester Rifle Volunteers be held before they proceed to the Easter En eampment at Nelson. The parade should take place on the Sunday before the corps takes it* departure. We hope the idea will be carried out.

The Mahdi has ia hit ier? ice a German who accompanied Hicks Pasha, and who went over to the enemy. He has also in his train a French journalist, M. Oliver Pain, who has adopted Mahomedaaism, and has become the chief friend of the Mahdi. He plays a leading part, nnd it is under his orders that formidable entrenchments have been erected at the Mahdi's camp in Omdurmaa, four miles from Khartovm.

For some time past many persons htve expressed a wish that a Lodge of Good Templars should be instituted in Feildtag tinder the American Constitution. Mr Hammond has exerted himself in th* matter with the result that a lodge which was named the" Favorite" was instituted under the above named Constitution on Monday evening last, when the following principal officers were elected : — Bro, Hammond, W.C.T. ; Sister Wild bore. W.V.T. ; Sister Pawson, W.0.; Bro. Wildbore, W.L.D. The other officers are to be elected at a meeting to be held at the Foresters' Hall on Saturday evening next, when further initiations of members will be made, and any person wishing to join may do so. We under* that a lodge under the same authority was instituted at Palmerstea on Tuesday evening last.