Local & General News.

Feilding Star, Volume VI, Issue 121, 28 March 1885, Page 2

Local & General News.

10- ■ ■ ■ -■ I I The building trade in Napier is very brisk just' now. The' Telegraph says there » scarcely a thoroughfare along which there is; not pome new building in. course, of erection, or repairs apd additions being made to housss. „ SirT. Elder, of South Australia, has given £1 000 as a subscription towards «stohlishingeveningclasseß inthe Adelaide University, an^ urges ot^era tyfollow his example. Certainly, we would bedelighted; but we have a - thousand^ reasons for not following his example,' and .mo, know a good! many more well meaning people who are in the same fax. Further comment—' as the' papers say— is needless; Complaints are .made public day after day from they Wairarapa, Napier amd Manawatu sawmiilers of the obstructive-' ness ' of the present railway, system; The only means of providing a .remedy, is for the sawmiilers iv oach of these districts to appoint^^. delegates: torment together at some central [point to discuss subject, , and who wfii)d forinul^te a clearly I statement 0f ,.. !thejr 17 , greivances, such , statement to bb presented to the Minis,fft, *To*^ J^b^q^oyk^f ,It is opls* by^iuch ij 'a. ytio'-s "i .**• 'A-a.- r<? *w-

Sir Julius Yogel has declared himself in favor of extending the franchise to women. I It is understood to be the intention of the Postmaster-General, Sir Julius Yogel, te establish a parcels post, on much the 1 same system which is in force in the United Kingdom. The question of appointing an officer of rank to the command of the Volunteers ': of the colony will be settled in a day or two. The Minister of Defence will confer with the Governor as to the selection. A lawyer walked down Fergusson street the other day with his arm taxed to hold a lot of law books. "Why, 1 thought you carried all that stuff in your head !'-' observed a townsman. "I do," quietly replied the youug lawyer with a knowing wink, " these are for the R.M." We are glad to hear that cheese-making operations at the Makino Butter and Cheese Factory have so far proved very ( successful. The company have manufactured a considerable quantity of cheese of i excellent quality, and which will soon be ready for vie market. We learn from the Chronicle that Lieutenant Purnell, who was disqualified , at the late meeting of the New Zealand Ripe Association, has placed his case in tne hands of Mr George Hutchison, solicitor, of Wanganui, with the view of taking proceedings to enforce his claim, unless a satisfactory settlement is arrived at very shortly. Mr Ashbury, ex-M.P. for Brighton, who made such an ass of himself by catering to the absurd pretensions of the King natives, has shown his sense of the value of land in New Zealand by purchasing an estate in Invercargill for £150,000. It is observable that he bas settled as far away from the natives ahd their troubles as possible. The Government are setting aside, a block of land of about ,5000 acres at the south-west base of Mount Egmont as a semi-military settlement. This reserve will be split up into sections of about 100 acres each, and any member , of three years' standing in the Constabulary force will be allowed to take up a section bn easy terms. The Makino Brass Band will perform the following programme on Manchester Square this evening, weather permitting : —I. "Overture— " L'lhtrepide. 1 * 2. Quick March— "Belphegor." 3. Valse— "Sooner or Later." 4. Polka— " P. and O." .5. Lancers — "Merry Songs." 6. Fantasia — • ' La Passirelle. " 7. Valse— "Clanne." 8. Quick March—" Hand in Haad." 9. Valse—" Peirret." 10. God ; Save the Queen. A excursion trip is projected of the Jane Douglas from Foxton to Kapiti, It is proposed that the steamer leave Foxton on Thursday night after the arrival of the train from Wanganui and Kapiti on the Saturday following in time to catch the afternoon train from Foxton. The tickets are only 10s, and as the weather promises to be fine we expect to hear of tne project being a success. \ The Minister for Public Works hks been So dissatisfied 1 with the general quality of railway material procured from Home that he has absolutely stopped sending auy further orders for execution in England. He has determined that in future everything which can be manufactured will be manufactured^ in i the Colony. The positive dishonesty of English contractors is ruining their trade, and articles made at Home " for export only," are rapidly becoming unsaleable in the colonies from their inferior quality. We notice that the large and increasing goods traffic at the Feilding railway station is rendering the present goods-shed altogether inadequate. The officials are sometimes at their wits end to find accommodation for both exports aud imports. The size of the shed is only 40 xBO feet, whde another/station on the Ujio whore there is not half tho goods traffic there is here is 100 v 42. It is high time the authorities looked into the matter ahd provided accommodation somewhat in proportion to the requirements. The apple crop in and around Feilding has this Bfawn been\ayrjßry prolific one, and? soinV growers _iy • they-Aave more than they know what to do with, and tblat they have quantities of the fruit rotting for want of a means of disposal. Notwithstanding this, however, apples are My'dehr in Feilding, lahd in^eltHnter this article will have to be imported. Why does not someone start a fruit dejsncating industry, and so dispose of all the spare fruit ip/^ei^strfct, which would be a paying business? American fruit drying macbinef jean now be had verj**; reasonably. I • ; 'A correspondent ' Writes*— As Napier seems fqr .tihe •-, last fortpigl^t to, hn*fe pone mad On the puzzle question, prircipally catchy arithmetical ones, here ; is eW>d one* for' the exercise of the ingenious mind. An old lady going; to market with ; A bosket of eggs hAdVthem upset and smashed by the carelessness of : a gentlemen,. whoi nt? onto offered to pay for the eggs, and enquired how many there were,. The old 4*dy replied she counted them by twos there was one bver, when she counted them' by threes mere was bite over, when she counted them by fburi there was one oyer, wheti she counted them by* fives there waa one oven : when she counted them by sixes there, wel': one over, but when she oounted them by seven there were none over. , Hour many eggs 'hadsiijß|' ;; . /^.J ;„;. .^Z/.Z-.,*] ! TAB- of .Sir George Grey's oratory and Mr Wakefield's fluency (says the Sbrifh Canterbury Times). _ Did either of these gentlemen ever deliver a speech so exquisitely finished and yet so full ol solid thought and fact as that delivered by the _reasurer on Tuesday evening}' To begin with, did ever a Minister, 'an ex -Minister or a would-be. Minuter in New Zealand speak about an opponent with such grace and IfttMTOftty/? 8 . Si* Julms VogeLexhibited when referring to Major < Atkittson and Mr Bryce lf' We trow not If-eVer there was a chivalrous political, knight, * Sir Julius Yogel is the man. 1 The recoia of his work speaks for itself, and shows ;th_ man' to possess > exeeptioiuri jpoiwbrs, 'and to be de.VQted : to; <tfce interests of the* Colony. j -i Petitions to both Houses 'of Parliament praying thorn jto pp-s measures rendoring the employment of barmaids unlawful are being numerously signed jn Auckland city and the suburbs. 1 We 'fancy, this „ lslwr in Vain as the LibehcinJ*. Act^isVnot likely to bo amended for somo time. But' a ' movement haying fori it* 6bjefctTthe' issuing of licenses or, permite to-jrbung woman to act in the rApacjty^ of b^tymds,' if cajrii-d 'out,''. i^buid^W^ie''^lf^t of restricting/ the' number: pf tfeg& ; mehs' who aro soinuch dreaded bj 4 '^tlliiihco-J good" and at the same time- Adding to the revenue. "Besides] ailicbhsedrbdrmaid would be; able to coMmand/lwttor wagtis,' •e*bile herj social r pfasitiort .would,^ more clearly defined, which would be to her r an, advantage. We commond tbo-ido» to )£• f [member* ot local baaiea^ 1 * 6 proceed* bf 'the BcenMs;woug bejud,

1 ' ——-»-------■--------»_■ The sale at G. Barthomew's is proceeding as we go to press. Messrs Thynne Linton A Co., announce a stock sale for the 16th of April. The match between Hanlan and Beach comes off to-day on the Parramatta course. The betting is even. An important notice from the Deputy Official Assignee in bankruptcy apperrs elsewhere. A resident in town gathered yesterday in his garden a nice lot of fine gooseberries. A Condemned murderer at Marshall, : Texas, passed his hat arouad the courtroom for the benefit of his wife and six children. | " Anna, what must yon do before extrj j thing else, to have your sins forgiven F" " Commit the sins." A son Sir Arthur Blyth, Agent-General for South Australia, was sentenced to six months' imprisonment st Adelaide recently fer forgery. . The Government are busy preparing for the business of the session. BeveraS Bill* aro *lr*ady ia, the hands ef the printers. A little girl objected to being an angel because she then would have to give up all her pretty playthings and fine dresses to wear feathers like r. hen. In one of the colleges for women where physical exercise has become a -latter of great interest, sparing has been introduced with success, and "it's perfectly funny," ssys one of the fair gymnssts. News from Cairo has been received to the effect that the Arabs are net the least dismayed at tbe'revenes'they recently met with, and that; in addition to the meu , the women and children take part in fighting. Neit Saturday Messrs.Halcom.be and Sherwill will »ell ou the faesa ot » r Gore, at Mount Stewart, a' considerable quantity of grain, some agricultural implements and machinery, and several valuable horses. Tbe sale will commence at noon. We af am call attention to the notice that Mr W. A.Ellis will lecture ia the Foresters' Hall to-morrow evening at 7 o'clock. Tho subject will Ye ;"'fhe Religion of the Future." As the sldmission will be free a good attendance may be expected. ' Wo are pleased to leara that there will bea grand display of fireworks here on Kaster Monday night; ' No expense will be spared to make the exhibition a brilliant one, ia every sease of the term. The volunteer corps in Woodville is to be brought up te the strength of a garrison corps. This is as it should be for it is not only better for tbe men., as oompelliug them to attend more drillsthey learn their work better, but the capitation allowance is considerably in excess of lhat allotted to ordinary oounty Corps. x^-'y' "Xyp The work of th^toW.atien? of Kijn bolton road, including the filling iv o the unsightly drain, may new be said to hare beea completed, by ihe contractors Messr » Aitken and jVekman, web have certainly dove their w.dirk'' well For some days past Mr Belfit, contractor for the metalling, has -been very busy carting metal from the bed of the Makiae .onto tke new foriuatian. Drs Graham, and Giles, who held an inquiry into the admittance of A puerperel fever patient irfto the Wellington Hospital last montb, hare reported at length. Their report enters into the fuU details of the case, but does net blame anyone in particular for the unfortunate casuality. They recommend variou* things which, would prevent a recurrence of the affair. * •■--• •- * Tenders will close as fellows:— On Tuesday next fer 36 chains of stab fencing, and ©n Wednesday nex^ ff I*'1 *' leasing fdr '80 years certAin properties en Feildine* Ashurst road, beta tenders to rhe sunt to MeAsrsr Halcombe ihd Sh«i!will. Also ©**-. Wednesday .next -for, felling 80 acres in two lots on the WKsganui Harbor Boarf Bl«eki teaders to the seat fto Mt John ■ Pollock. .•■■.; Mr Kirk, who is an old Auckland resides tybAs tan appointed to make r«searches into the diseases of fruit trees. He is at . present in the Ne Isest ;di*lri*iaad is te visit Wanganui and the West Coast districts afterwards. As he. is an anthotity.ea-lbM qpbject, lM^-aanp affeejk some fafprfa)l|ioe-r about tbe ffl»gh| and rtfcr (ffslklKnfitfi '^_ich ourffuitltflV have beea affect^WsfMSSp.., »..>*_ An interest^sif e^e«itn«_t>is^beiag'Sßeni» ducted among the agricultural laborers of Wilt* and Dorset. A series -e-fj-jafck, , ballets is being held, with • tww'W educating, the n,** voters andaTimpress. , ing uf>oh ihiem this 'secrecy of (the ballot; > The fieit hSs been held at Crondell. where, a number of men where selected fr^io. the audience as voters, snd Mr Gladstone aad Sir Btsfford Nothcoto were selected as the candidates. There was, one spoilt paper, and ali «e' remaining Votes weVe for Mr Gladstone. The laborers are taking great interest in the nroceedings. " __ LiA ...