Local and General News

Feilding Star, Volume VII, Issue 32, 25 August 1885, Page 2

Local and General News

Talking in church is a legal offence in the United States.

The Waipawa Mail is now published in an enlarged form.

The Feilding portion of the San Francisco mail arrived last night.

We understand that the next Government parade of the Manchester Rifles ■will be held on September 24.

We have to tkank the Government Printer for a batch of Parliamentary papers.

The Dunedin Star speaks very highly of the lithographic work turned out by Mr A. D. Willis, of Wanganui.

An addition of forty steers is made today to Thynne Linton and Co.'s stock sale next Thursday.

The next football match "between Feilding and Foxton will be played here on Saturday, the oth of September.

Messrs Neill Bros., of Dunedin, have suspended payment. The liabilities are about £60,000, of which £32,000 is due to Messrs Heutry Bros., of Melbourne.

The meeting of the Kiwitea Road Board called for Saturday last, lapsed for want of a quorum. Messrs Taylor and Williamson were the only members in attendance. The meeting was adjourned to Saturday next.

We learn from the Wanganui Herald that the September number of the Freethought Eeview will be the last. The publisher, Mr Willis has not lately met with support sufficient to make the Review pay expenses, and therefore he has decided to coase publication.

A splendid opportunity is offered to any one desirous of purchasing a really valuable block of land at a remarkable low figure by Mr A. Luff, who advertises today that he will sell section 253 for only £700. The property is situated in the Kiwitea.

Beach, the Sydney sculler, is to be sent to England next February to compete on the Thames. This resolve was come to because there seems no probability of anyone venturing to beard the lion in his den, or in other words, to meet the champion on his own water, the Parramatta, for at least a year or more.

A meeting of the Poultry and Produce Society was held at Mr Bray's office on Saturday evening last. The business was only of a routine character, embracing nothing of public interest. Considerable progress has been made with reference to the forthcoming show, the prospects of which are very encouraging.

News has arrived from America of the death of Mr John Wade, the first Wellington auctioneer, who owned the Mary Wade, the first vessel built in Port Nicholson. She proved an unfortunate craft. On her trial trip she turned turtle, and many on board were drowned, including the first New Zealand newspaper reporter, Mr Yates.

The " march of civilization is making rapid strides" in the Hutt Valley. The enlightened settlers there have tarred and feathered one unfortunate, and inflicted the milder punishment of greasing on a second ; both events came off within a few days of each other. We may expect soon to hear of Judge Lynch holding his court in the Hutt, and the crack of the sparkling revolver will be a familiar sound on the banks of the Silver stream.

We learn from the Manawatu Herald that the proprietors ef the coach service have received notice from the Postal Department that they must have the mails at Foxton by the time specified in the contract, 415 p.m. For some time past the coaches have taken longer than that to reach the station, but now they arrive in ample time for the train to leave at the advertised time. Travellers by the train greatly appreciate the new order of tlungs.

The Queen, it is reported, occupies herself occasionally in collecting relics of various engagements in war. There is a museum of such curiosities at Windsor, collected entirely by Her Majesty. Among other relics there is the identical musket ball that ended the career of Nelson, which *is mounted in crystal and silver. The latest additions to the collection were brought from Suakim by General M'Neill.

We learn that the concert held at Kiwitea on Friday evening last passed off very satisfactorily, was well attended, and -was a great success. Several of the songs were rendered in a vory able and pleasing manner, notably those by Mrs Lockyear, and Messrs Templar and llichardson. A farce entitled " Done on both sides", by the Woodville amateurs elicited great applause, the acting of Mr W. M. Bauks being most amusing. After the entertainment dancing was commenced, and was kept up till sunrise.

The other day we (Napier Telegraph) gave currency to a report that had travelled from Woodville that Mr J. Stevens, of Bulls, was about to commence business as auctioneer at Hastings. We are authorised to state that Mr Stevens has not the slightest intention of the kind, his business merely bringing him here temporarily. The report, however, has caused him some annoyance, as he haa received twenty-three applications for the office of clerk, and he has had to reply that he is not going into business at Hastings and does not want a clerk.

The Manchester Rifles are now reaping their reward for attention to drill and instruction, in the high estimation the corps is held by Lieutenant-Colonel Stapp. At the last Inspection parade that officer complimented both the officers and the men on their general efficiency. He said they were physically the most powerful men under his command, and at the same time appeared to be more thoroughly in earnest than any other corps on the coast. He hoped that the esprit de corps, which appeared to animate them all, would long be preserved.

Messrs T. K. Macdonald and Co.'s Landed Property Guide for August says : — " Oar Ashurst correspondent writes: — This town is rapidly improving in appearance, and, if things keep going ahead here as they are now, will at no very distant period rival Palmerston North. Messrs Bray have erected a handsome warehouse and opened a general store nearly opposite the schoolhouse, and are so far well satisfied with their venture. Mr Page also has nearly completed suitable premises adjoining the schoolhouse section, where he will be able to display his goods to better advantage. Mr Saunders has started again in the boot and shoe department close by, and Mr Heatnn now has his bakery establishment in full swing. The schoolhouse is having considerable additions made to it, and we believe a handsome residence will shortly be erected for the master's use. — Our correspondent learns, on excellent authority, that several large and commodious buildings are likely to be erected m Feilding before the end of the current year. The slackness in the building trade which has obtained for some time has now almost' disappeared." . .'....•

Stevens and Gorton' stock sale is proceeding as we go to press.

The Faust family and the family of Mr VV. Fowles, of Feildiug, are we learn, related to each other.

Captain Edwin telegraphs to-day — Warnings for westerly gales have been sent to all stations south of Napier and New Plymouth.

The Makiuo Band played a selection on ihe Square on Saturday evening last, to the delegation of a large number *f listeners.

A man named Neil Wilkie was found dead on Sunday morning a few yards from the tents of the men employed on the railway contract at Tokomaru. The supposed cause of death was heart disease.

Bush Fellers are evidently fully engaged througl>out the district. A gentleman advertised a week ago for tenders for fellini: 40 acres, and otherwise made the matter widely known. The tenders were to close to-day, but no one so much as enquired after the specifications, nor were any tenders received.

Rumor has it that at the next general election Mr Haggen, Mr Tanner, and Mr H. Bridge will contest the Waipawa seat, and that Mr W. C. Smith will oppose the return of Mr Onnond for Napier. It is also said that Mr Haggen's candidature for Waipawa, and Mr Smith's for Napier, will be under the special patronage of Mr Ballance. Wo (Napier Telegraph) rather think Mr Ballance will have all his work cut out to keep his own seat.