Local amd General News

Feilding Star, Volume VII, Issue 6, 25 June 1885, Page 2

Local amd General News

. .*. A n»«"«tinjf ef the B»r»ujh Council will be held tkis eroiing at 8 o'clock. The Manchester Rifles will parade this evening for Government Inspection. The Feilding Band will play on the Square next Saturday evening, weathor permitting. We regret to learn that Constable Price, now stationed at Bulls, has beoa in bad health for some weeks. A qmart«r acre xcctitn, situated in Derbj strett, was i«ld rec«ntlj for £'30, cash. We direct attention to an advertisement from H. Collier and Co., which appears to-day. The sale of periodicals, &c, advertised for Saturday next has been postponed to Saturday, the 4th July. We refer our readers to Mr Greenwood's advertisement intimating dates of hi* next visits to Feilding, and Palmerston. The Napier Telegraph says it is peculiar when wo consider our tariff that more than three-fourths of the. daily papers aro free trade in their policy. At the R.M. Court yesterday E. 11. Wright Esq., took the usual oath of a Justico of the Peace for the colony, and afterwards sat on the .bench with Mr Ward, U.M., during the hearing of the cases. The branch of the New Zealand Clothing Factory, under tho management of Mr Edward Johnston, in one of. the moHt popular places of business in the rising township of. Paltnerstoii. The large and varied stock, with the courtesy of the employes, will always maintain the reputation of this institution. Weather permitting. The Makino Band will plity the following programme oh Saturday oveniuj? next, at the Makino Siding :— l . Qiiiek march; " Down the Ami;" 2. Shottische, •• Sweot Hope." 3. Quick . march, ," Belphogor." 4. -Polka, " Arlinc." i.^Slowjiiiarch, "Keceptiou." 6. Quick march, "Alpine." 7. Quadrille, " King's Dragoons. " 8. Queik march, "Shamrock^" 9. Valse, ''Cordelia." TliouipHon's Diorama of the Soudan War," which exhibited in the Public Hall on Tuesday evening, w»s well attended. The views were vory gWod, : aud that of the assa s'uution of Gem nil Gordon, and also the one of the dejuirtureof the Now South :Wales l cQntinge!it.werQ shec^ally a<lmire<l, tho latter, elicitin jr lpud -.. ajjplauesy* jTho inochaiiKiil reproKentntioip of the bombardment 6f AlwxandriJi was very effo<?tive. ,Tho "show" was uccpni|>anie<l byan able dbsciptive lioicture by MrThomp- , son, who aftorwards ilistrihnted a number of gifts among tho audiouoe.

There was a sitting of the R.M. Court held in Hal<-oinbe to day. The busiuens was unimpertnnt. Mr T. R. Walton will deliver a lecture on "I he God of the Bible" in the Forester/ Hall to-morrow eveimig at half past seven. Efforts are being made to open a Masonic Lodge at Foxton. A nie«ting of members of the craft will be held this evening to consider the subject. The plana of the new Borough pound are in course of preparation by Mr 0. Bray, C.E. They are of excellent design and admirably suited for the object in view. Dr B. J. Jeffries holds that the three primary colours are red, green, and violet; that blindness to violet is rare, a«d that colour blindness is practically oafined to red «r green. Mr Thomas Tanner has been asked to stand for the Tauranga seat, and the assistance of Sheehan'g supporters is promised. Mr Tanner will probably stand on the Freo Trade ticket. Captain Edwin telegraphs te«day.— Barometer further fall everywhere. | Warnings for gales and rain after 16 to 20 hours hare been sent to all stations north of Kaikoura and Hokitik;i. We observe that Mr Cottrell has made considerable additions to his store accommodation. The shop has been enlarged sufiicieutlyjfar him to make a good display of his new stock of groceries, and winter goods. The Rita-Radcliffe company continue to draw excellent houses in Wanganui. They will be heartily welcomed in Feilding, for wo have been without a really attractive or talented company for many months. It was lately rumoured that a fuss was to be made this session regarding the scandalous storirs of drunkenness ainoagst member* that were circulated last | session. The Government do not intend to take the initiative in the matter, and we do not think it likely that any private members will have the courage to do so Although there are two candidates — Messrs Mitchell and Tanner — opposed to Mr Kelly for the Tauranga seat, tho odds aro in favour of the last named. His chivalrous conduct to the late Mr Shoehan in withdrawing his action when his successful rival was sick unto death, must have gained him many friends even in the ranks of his enemies. The following is the team chosen to represent Feilding. in the football match against Marton next Saturday, play to commence at 2.30 p.m. : — Backs : W. Halcombe, C. Halcombo. Rees, Roe and Thompson Forwards : Gilmer, R. Belfit, Mountfort, Bray, Lethbridge, Guerney, Tyreman, Whisker, Skerman, and Crichton. The match will be played on the ground below 1 tho Denbigh Hotel. We understand that two peculiar cases —which will be the first o,f their kind heard in Hawera, if not in the colony — will shortly occupy the attention of the Resident Magistrate's Court. They are to be brought by the police agaiist two well known sawmill proprietor*, who will be charged under the Fisheries Act passed last session, with placing sawdust in the | streams, contrary to that statute. — Star The following advertisement is appearing in the Wellington and Wairarapa papers, and will be instructive to some of our readers : — Masterton, 22nd June. 1885. To Mr J. P. McAlister, Wellington. Sir, — I beg to retract all statements which I have made against the character of your sister, Mrs Redman, and declare i ho same to be unfounded and, to express to you my regret for having taken the steps' which I took on Saturday last, the 20th instant, causing you to be given into custody.— Yours truly, (Sd.) Patrick Tracy, Catholic Priest. Witness— (Sd.) Arthur R. Bunny, Solicitor, Masterton. Mr Booth's advice to young women : — First, join the pledge, next join a church, third get married. Boforo they embarked on the soa of matrimony, young women should see that tkeir sweethearts were the right sort of men. They should assure themselves that the habits and principles of the young men were quite good. A oove all, they should see that they did not drink. Men built the houses, but women made tho homes. He advised every young woman to learn to wash and iron a shirt and cook a dinner, because it had been proved that more husbands were driven to the pubhehouses on account of their inability in that direction than from any other cause. Bravo! Mr Booth we quite agree with you. A Gbkat BuBiJfKBB.--The United States of America is the homo of some verjr large enterprises, but none perhaps greater than tho business conducted by Mr G. G. Green, of Woedbary, New Jersey, U.S.A. He is tke proprietor of the well-known Boschee's German' Syrup which is unequalled as a remedy for Pulmonary and Bronchial affecttoMs. He manufactures aluo Green's Aug«nt Flower for Dyspepsia and all disorders of the Liver. These preparation*, are used thro«gho«t tho civilized world and thousands testify to their valuable enrativt properties. Both these preparation* have reached an immense sale solely on on their merits. Sample bottles of each are sold, at 6d., or full-sized bottles at 3i> 6d. All druggists. - A terrible sad accident, resulting in the death of Charles Seed, aged 14, fifth son of William Seed, secretary of the Customs Department, occurred at Wellington, on Tuesday afternoon. It appears that the deceased, along with another lad named Vennell armed with a revolver and a breech-loading" fowling piece respectively, went forth to dostroy'a cat that had killetf a pot canary, but not coming across the animal,- they in fun assumed the characters of a policeman and bushranger, oach presenting his weapon at the other, when suddenly, that hefd by Yennell exploded, and the chafgfc "entered Seed's heart, death, of. course being instantaneous. Venuel's gun had a Morris tube inserted, and was charged with a bullet. Great sympathy in expressed for Mr Seed at the death of a son who was a very proiniiiing lad. •■....,. '•