Local and General News

Feilding Star, Volume VII, Issue 69, 19 November 1885, Page 2

Local and General News

The Manchester Eifles paraded on Tuesday night. There was a fair muster. Very welcome showers of rain fell last night and this morning, doing much good to the farmers and graziers. We regret to learn from the Manawatn Daily Times, that MrL. G. West is con. fined to his bed through illness. Libraries wishing to participate in the gran* of £4000 to public libraries mutt apply by the 31st of January. The advertisement of the Manchester Horticultural Society announcing that the Spring Show will be held on Wed nesday December 2nd appears elsewhere. Captain Edwin telegraphs to-day : — Warnings for gales and colder weather have been sent to all places south of Napier and New Plymouth. We regret to learn that Mr John Slipper, of Upper Taonui school, was on Monday last taken suddenly ill with a severe attack of bronchitis. The school has boon temporarily closed in consequence. We learn from the Standard that Mr H. McNeil is about to erect a residence in Fitgherbert-street and the preparation of the plans has been entrusted to Mr Larcemb, who is now inviting tenders for same, and at whose office plans and specU fications can be seen. Writing to the Otago Daily Times, an Auckland correspondent remarks — " J'he Native Minister has taken up a firm and dignified attitude with regard to Tawhiao which will commend itself to the approval of the settlers. To-day's Chronicle says — We regret to learn that the bad state of the bar, owing to the prevalence of westerly winds, is likely to result in the withdrawal for the present of the Union Company's boats, the Manawatu and Matai, from the trade of this port. The Anniversary Ball of the Odd Fellows will take puce in the Public Hall tomorrow evening. As every possible effort has been made by the committee to secure the comfort and enjoyment of the guests, a large company may be expected to be in attendance. A man, named Clark, was arrested last night for drunkenness, and brought up this morning before Dr Mbnckton, J.P., charged with the offence. .As it was the first time the prisoner had appeared before the Court, he was lot off with a fine of ss. An Emeralder, being advised to purchase a trunk, asked, " An' what should Ido with UP" To this his adviser replied, "Put your clothes in it, sure." Upon ' which Pat gazed at him with a look of surprise, and then, with that laconic elequence which is peculiar to a son of the bmerald Isle, exclaimed, " An' go naked I" A meeting of the subscribers 0/ the Foilding Gold Mining Association will be held this evening at Mr Hastio's Hotel. As an important letter from the Crown Lands Office has to bo read and considered every person interested in the development of a gold field in our immediate neighborhood ought to make a point of attending. The entertainment at St. John's School Boom last night was, as usual, a success, the whole of the performances giving general satisfaction and pleasure. The Feilding Brass Band played two tunes m excellent style. The attendance was moderately good, although many persons were prevented being present by- the threatening character of the weather. Mr Joseph Chamberlain is again vtg. orously advocating strong Socialistic opinions. Cowing from a man of such colossal wealth as the member for Birmingham, it stops the old thread bare argument that it is only ? the ' have-nots' who advocate a proper distribution of taxation, that forces the burdens of the country upon those who should contrU bute in chief to the maintenance — the rich. Nordenfeldt is a rich brown colt, standing about 15 hands 2 inches, carries himself well, but is not by any means a showy home. He is well proportioned, very muscmlar, and has excellent forelegs. The condition in which this colt wan brought out for the Derby reflects the greatest credit on his trainer. On being rubbed down immediatly after the race, he commenced cropping the grain a* coolly as if nothing particular had happened. We have to thank th© manager of the Wanganui section of railway for a copy of the new fame table, which will come into force on Monday, next. We observe that this is a decided improvement on any that have been previously issued, being in a much more simple form and easily intelligible to the ordinary traveller.- Trains wul leave Feilding for Wanganui at 7.25 a.m. and 6.30 p.m., and for Foxton at 11.55 a.m. and 7.50 p.m. Or Saturdays a train will leave Paunerston-f or Foildine at 9.d5 a.m., arriving at 10.45 a.m., and leaving- Feilding for Palmerston at 3 p.m., arriving at 3.45 p.m. — almost convenient arrangement. The Napier Telegraph says that in the Napier district last year there were 18 bankruptcies, showing asxet* as filed £26,541; liabilities as filed £15.708; a«sots us realised £4445 ; debts proved £31,420; amount paid in dividends £1936 j dividend in £ on assets filed Is 4d ; dividend on assets realised 8s 8d; dividend of debts proved Is 3d ; cost of administration £-'509 ; cost on assets realised Us 4d. Thus it cost no loss tha* £2509 to pay ower £1936.7 Similar losses to creditors seem to be going on all over, the colony, and demand the grave atten* ties of Chambers of Commerce with • view to the repeal of the aot. : .