Local and General News

Feilding Star, Volume VII, Issue 58, 24 October 1885, Page 2

Local and General News

The London Times is now valued at £5,000,000. Sir Julius Yogel will address him constituents iv Chrujtchurch next week. On Wednesday next Messrs Halcombe and Sherwill will hold a special sale of stock at their yards in Warwick street. We are glad to learn that a second series of the entertainments, in connection with St. Johns' Sunday School, will be inaugurated in a short time. Ji. meeting of the Kiwitea Eoad Board is being held as we go to press. A full report of the proceedings will appear in our next isshb. ' The engineer of the "Feilding Borough Council calls for tenders which will be received up to Thursday, the 29fch inst., for forming and metalling certain streets in the Borough. ( To-morrow morning at eleven o'clock the Bey. P. W. Jones will preach in" the Primitive Methodist Church. Mr V. Mitchell, of Campbclltown will conduct service in the evening commencing at Half-past, 6ix.

Colonel Sir George Whitmore is to be made a Brigadier-General. More expense ! Sir Maurice O'Rorke lias been reelected chairman of tlie University College Council. The Unrotonsjaa embassy have nl--turned from Waikato disappointed at th • low social condition of the Kingites. As there is no criminal case for trial at this session of the District Court at Palmcrstou North, the attendance of common jurors will not be required. A writer in the London Times says the French laborer is far better lodged, fed dressed, aud perhaps educated, generally speaking, than the English one. At New Plymouth on Thursday a man named Tuffs whilst bathing by himself on the beach was drowned. His body was found amongst the rocks. Owing to the failure of the English hop crop this season, New Zealand hops will be high. This will be good news to our Awahun subscribers. James Savage, a fanner of Holme's Bay, who was tlirown from his horse on Monday, died in the Akaroa Hospital on Wednesday. A district meeting of Odd Fellows was held at Palmerston North yesterday. The delegates from Wanjjanui were Bros. Bamber. Wright, Spurdle, Hollow, and Quin. A considerable number of people in this district are now suffering from severe colds or influenza. The sudden changes of temperature which have been so frequent of late are no doubt the cause. We have received Messrs T. Kennedj' Mac Donald and Co.'s Wellington Landed Proporty Guide for October. Any persons so desiring may have access to this at the Star office. The Union Bank of Australia has consented to raise the Palmerston £50,000 loan in London on certain terms. The Manawatu Times says the latter are as favorable as can be expected. A new advertisement from Mr Reading, bookseller, announcing the arrival of fresh goods, which include newest and best novels, cricket and lawn tennis materials, concertinas and violins, will appear in our next issue. At the end of this month speculation in consultations and sweeps will be knocked on the head. People will have now to invest their spare capital in mining scrip that they may lose it with a little excitement. Tenders are invited for bushfellmg and formation of bridle track, in the Otamakapua road contracts, by the Chief Surveyor. They will close on Saturday, November 7th. A^nan named Fishor was arrested on Thursday afternoon for being drunk. Ha was brought before E. H. Wright, Esq., J.P., yesterday, and fined 5s or in default 24 hours imprisonment. He elected to "take it out." One hundred thousand trout ova, a present from the Lake Acclimatisation Society to Wellington, have been succesful in Masterton hatching boxes. This is the largest shipment to the North Island ever attempted. They were brought by Mr Mackin from Queenstown J to Mastorton in three days. A meeting of the constituents of Mr Bruce M.H.K. which was to have been held at Makino on Thursday night fell through owing to the sparso attendance We are informed that Mr Bruce will call another meeting in about a month from this timo, due notice of which will by advertisement in these columns. At a party given bj a great banker, who had intuie his millions, a lady wit pointed out to her companion, also a banker, the wife of her host, remarking, "What a splendid creature. Sho ought to be a Countess." "Oh, ye«, beautiful and clerer enough," was the reply; "but per haps she prefers to be a discountess." A great clearing salo of all kinds of pictures, fancy goods, cutlory, toys, glass ware, jewellery and a thousand other articles too numerous to mention, will be held for a week at Messrs Summers and Mayhew's shop in Fergussou street. We are requested to state that no reasonablo offer will be refused— the things must be sold. The Kiwitea people have arranged to hold sports and a racomoeting on Thursday, the 24th of December. Mr George Death has courteously placed his paddock at the disposal of the committee, Messrs Bruce, Mills, and FitzHerbert, for a racecourse and sports ground. About £30 has already beon subscribed and tho meeting promises to be a success. As there will be a large influx of farmers and cattle dealers in Feilding next week, attending the stock sales of Messrs Stevens and Gorton and Halcombo and Sherwill to take place on Tuesday and Wednesday respectively. We would suggest that a meeting be held at some convenient hour and place to consider the desirableness of appointing a market day for the Borough of Feilding. The Woodrille Examiner has received inforoiatioß that the line between^Voodville and Eketnhuna is to be located almost immediately. It is not improbable, owing to the high prices ruling for land at P&liiatuii, that the line will now run through the Mangutainoko Block, and will in tii at case divide the land allotted to the Woodrille Special Settlement Association. A Press Association telegram from. Invercargill Hays thai in consequence of the success of his previous lectures throughout the colony, Mr G. A. Sala, has relinquished his intention of seeing the Melbourne Cup and will again go North. From Invercargill he goes to the West Coast, afterwards visiting the chief towns in the North Island^ajyl the Hot Lakes district. &*" Here is a stunning get-up in which >i well-known actress appeared on the racecourse at Longchnmps : — A crimson velvet bonnet representing a saddle, tied under her chin by strings, tipped with xtcel stirrups. With this the lady wore a cherry -coloured jockey's jacket, fastened about the waist by a hoiwpnhoe. Her skirt was embroidered witns'howeaheey; while to complete the costume, her hair was dressed orer n silver bit, so as to fall down her back like a horse's tail. A short time ago at a well-known hostelry not a thousand miles away from — say Guam, two well known commercial ambassadors found themselves compelled tg stay the night. The weather proyino bitterly cold, one of them suggested to the worthy boniface the urgent need which oxisted for a fire to warm the sitting room. The hint was gruffly turned aniile, and the commercials had to wi-ap their lower limbs in their great coats to keep in the caloric. At last a happy thought struck one of them — they went to another hotel where they had a couple of comforting hot whiskies, and returned to their chilly hotel artd went to bod. Moral— A penn'orth of wood saved, and a shilling' lost. ' \

Mr Grubb, postmaster, Napier, has received notice of removal. He has accepted the office of assistant inspector. Wide regret v felt flt Mr Grubb'* re« moral, as he is a most popular officer. A banquet was given to Sir Julius Yogel and Mr J. Holmes. M.H.R for ! Ckristcliuch, oa Wednesday last by their constituents, and passed off most success- j fully. Sir Julius will address his constituents probably on Wednesday next , The service of song helJ at Awahuri last night in aid of the funds of the Presbyterian Church was very well attended, especially by visitors from Palinersfon. Pressure on our space prevents i our giving a lengthy report of the proceedings. We (Herald) understand the Government are making enquiries with the object of filling op the vacancies caused by the resignation of the four J.P.s wb» objected to sit with Vl r Wright. The names of jUessers P. Bartholomew and Chas. Bull have been mentioned as likely to be gazetted shortly. We regret to learn that the valuable stud bull, which perished in the flames on Thursday morning, adds to the serious loss which Mr J. W. Jacksen has sustained by the fire, h« having purchased the animal recently from Mr Donald Frnser, of Rtingitikei. It was known as the Duke of Derrimut, and was originally purchased fr»m Mr Gardiner, of Bundoora' Victoria, for £300. — Chronicle. At the inquest on the body of Tainui, the Maori chief, at Arahura. the jury found a verdict that deceased committed suicide while suffering from temporary insanity. Mr Mack ay, late commissioner, made tin informal statement to t!ie effect that deceased was under the impression that lie had committed a grave breach of criminal law. The feeling of disgrace seemed more than he could bear. Tainui was formerly o member {or the Southern Maori district in tho House of Btprescntatives, and was much esteemed throughout the district.