Local and General News

Feilding Star, Volume VI, Issue 148, 30 May 1885, Page 2

Local and General News

Captain Macarthur successfully passed his examination for his commission the other day in Wanganui. Ten new uniforms for memberg of the Manchester Bifles were sent Home for by the English mail to-day. Several additions are made to-day to Messrs Stevens and Gorton's Awahuri gale of the 2nd June. The T. W. Lucas, which is loaded with timber from this district, was to have been towed out of Wanganui river last evening's tide. Twenty-three of the younger priests and students of the Moscow Theological Seminary were flogged recently by order of the Archbishop of the diocese, for exhibiting symptoms of rebellion. On Saturday next, the 6th prox., Messrs Halcombe and Sherwill will sell at their auction rooms, a quantity of fruit trees, ornamental shrubs, pot plants, &c, from the nursery of Mr Hanneke of Marton. "No," said a merchant, "I don't advertise now. I used to, but I got completely tired out serving customers. Since I stopped that advertisement I havo had a continual holiday and been able to discharge two of my clerks." The Palmerston Fellmongery establishment sent Home 76 bales of sorted wool, at the end of January last, and have received their returns. This shows what can be accomplished in these times of direct steamer communication. — Standard. In our report of the E.M. Court in Thursday's issue the following was inadvertently omitted by the printer trom our reporter s copy, giving ihe R.M.s decision in the case of Marsh v. Flayel! — " The damages were, however, in his opinion, excessive, and he would fix them at £25 and costs." A Sunday school scholar, only six years old, was asked by his teacher " why they took Stephen outside the walls of the city to stone him to death ?" The little fellow was silent for a moment, as though absorbed wiih the problem, when, brightening up suddenly, he replied: "So they could get a better crackjat him." Mr John Curreen, late master of the Makino Band, has been appointed to the leadership of the band of Woodyear's circus, and left Feilding for Auckland a few days ago in order to enter upon his new duties. We congratulate Mr Curreen on hie appointment, but we regret that the Makino Band hai lost it's able leader. " Puff" in the Evening Press said — Public all at sixes and sevens on Queen's birthday ! Nobody knew anything about train arrangements ! Railway Department issued handbills instead of advertising ! ! ! Public thought it was patent medicine or cheap drapery sale ! S Wouldn't have 'em at any price! Government saved thirty shillings in advartising, end lost exactly £36 17s 8d in fares ! ! This is Richardson's idea of railway reform and economical management ! ! ! There may have been some appropriateness in the mind of Dean Stanley's parrot on a memorable occasion. While the lamented dean was a canon at Canterbury, a gentleman who was invited to breakfast found all the servants assembled in the garden gazing at a laburnum in which the parrot was at large. At that moment the dean came out. The parrot looked down at him and said in a low but distinct voice, exactly like Stanley's "Let us pray ! He was captured by the help of a fishing-rod. A duel was fought at Vienna recently over a bunch of rosee. It would appear that a ball given by the Marquis Palavicini the Countess Marie Schonbornwhile dancing the cotillon, let fall a bunch of roses, which the Landgrave Vincent Furstenburg kicked under a sofa. The partner of the Countess, Count Zichy, called the gentleman to account for this, and a duel was fought next day in the Josephstadt Cavalry Barracks. The weapons used were sabres, and the encounter continued untill the Landgrave was wounded twice and the Count once, the former quite seriously in the head and arm. We are glad to learn that two sons of of Mr Charles Fiay, "harlei and William, are abont to stiot in business on their own account. The ri • of their future labours will be in Ash >ret, where they will open a drapery and general goods store. As both young men hare had some yean experience, under the best masters in the trade, and have the further advantage of being steady and industrious, their ultimate success and prosperity is assured. Ashurst is a prosperous and rising township, and the presence of two active young business men will assist much in its progress. Messrs C. &W. Bray, the name and the title under which the new firm will carry on business, call' for tenders for the erection of a shop and dwelling house at Ashurst. We havo seen the plans, and these buildings whick are to bp erected in a few weeks, will be the handßomist premises in the township. We wish the firm every jrood luck, and we believe that if push and prudence can avail, they will certainly' secure it.

Mass will be celebrated in the Catholic Church to-morrow at 11 a.m. Messrs P. and J . Bartholomew are calling for tenders for hauling 100,000 feet of squared timber out of the bush. The Napier coach now leaves Host Fenton's Koyal Hotel, Pahnerston, at 7 a.m. daily instead of 6.20 a.m., as heretofore. A fire balloon will be sent up from the Square at 7.45 this evening by Mr Newman, weather permitting. To-day is the last opportunity we will have of referring to our notice over the ; leader. We may state that until after Monday next no steps will be taken. Prosser's Hotel at Opunake was burned down on Thursday morning last. No particulars are to hand as to the origin of the fire. Insurance, £2,100, on building and stock. The wool from Poatatua farm, managed by Mr John Saxon for Mr Wrey, realised — " Greasy, Is Jd and lOd, and pieces 7d ; reported as good, deep wool, coarse, and rather skirty." Encouraged doubtless by the great succoss he had the other night in Wanganui, Mr Wilson intends repeating his lecture, "Kussia in Asia," at Marton and Feilding in about a fortnight's time. Boulton, the prisoner who recently attempted suicide at Mount Eden gaol, Auckland, by opening an artery, has made another attempt by strangling, and haa been committed to the lunatic asylum. A sad accident occurred at Napier on Tuesday last. The infant child of a man named Cotterell, a tailor, met its death by the accidental spilling of some carbolic acid on its body when being bathed. A verdict of accidental death was given. We are glad to learn that our frequent comments on the insufficient station accommodation here are likely to bear'good fruit. It is rumoured that several important additions to the buildings are about to be made, and some attention given to the lighting of the appraches. Something more than a rumour is current that the Ministry contemplate the probability of an early dissolution of Parliament next session. It is well known (says the Napier Telegraph) that on the I main questions of Government policy the Ministry will barely, if at all, secure a majority. A man named W. H. Lloyd was brought over from Collingwood to Nelson in the 6teamer on Thursday and was at once taken to the hospital. Ten minutes after admission he died, the cause being heart disease. He was about 50 years of age, and had been a miner in the Collingwood district for 26 years. Yesterday Messrs Hankey and fieathe, the successors of Mr Eotheram in the management of this section of railway, went down the line by special train to Foxton, to take over the various departments, and examine the line. Messrs Bother am, and Stewart (District Engineer) accompanied them. So great has been the run on the Wellington Press since Mr Wakefield began his novel, that the paper could not forward copies to its exchanges, and now it is intimated the opening chapters of the novel will have to De republished to satisfy the public demand. The journal has been wonderfully improved. A devout and worthy gentleman is the clergyman of a suburban parish. His congregation was somewhat amused at the singularity of one of his recent announcements, which was as* follows : — " Remember our communion service next Sunday forenoon. The Lord will be with us during the morning service, -and the bishop in the evening. We learn from the Anglo- New Ze«lanier that : James Browne, father in law of the man Sheehan, at present en route from New ZeaUid to undergo trial for the murder of his mother, brother ani ■i«ter, whose remains were recently din covered in Castletown Roche well, com tnitted suicide on March 24 bj cuttin. his stomach open with a pair of shear*. Since bis son- ia law's arrest Browne ha* been in a depressed state of mind, and the act which terminated hi« existence is regarded as the result of thisdeapondenoy. Letter of naturalisation have been issued in favor of Nils Christian Christiansen, Carl Johan Oden, August Rosanonsky, Fredenk Anderaen, and Christian Lindgren, Palmerston North ; Christian Nielsen, Stanway road, Halcombe ; Hans j Peter Sorenson, Lauritz Esbensen, Peter Basmussen, Heming Christian Jensen, Neils Haneen, Ferdinand Voss, Hans Christian Madsen, Johann Jacob, Leineweber, Carl Voss, Andrew Lukaszewski, Rasmus Anderson, and Franz Joseph Lukaszewski, Halcombe; and Chresten Nielsen, Woodville. The Trade Review, Wellington has summari*«d the grain returns for the colony, and ascertained that this year there were 288,292 acre* wheat, yielding 7,335,770 bushels as against 377,706 acres, yielding 9.827.136 bushels last jear. This year there were 375,111 acres in oats, yielding 13.137.700 bushels last. Barley shows thi« yenr 43,666 acres, giving a return of of 1,315,645 bnshel*. as against 32.907 acres, yielding 964,456 bushel* last year. If this is accurate there will be 2.500.000 bushels of wheat less than laat year for export, and nn increase of close upon 4,000,000 bushels of oats. ' Victor Hugo is dead, at the age of 88. The news, though long expected, will be heard with a thrill of sorrow wherever men of letters or friends of humanity abide. A mighty'poet has left oar sphere. A noble heart has ceased to beat. A pare true tout has broken its bonds of clay, and winged its waj to the foot of the great white throne. Victor Hugo's long life here was a pilgrimage of mercy and love ; an unwearying warfare for the liberty and elevation of mankind ; transcending the narrow bounds of class, of nationality, of creed ; and leaving an exemplar of that best citizenship of the world, which reeard all men as the fa mil/ of God on earth.— Wellington Press.