The Feilding Star. SATUEDAY, JAN. 23, 1886. Local and General News

Feilding Star, Volume VII, Issue 96, 23 January 1886, Page 2

The Feilding Star. SATUEDAY, JAN. 23, 1886. Local and General News

The annual report of the Presbyterian Church will appear in our next issue. 1 There will be mass in the Catholic Church to-morrow at 11 a.m. , . Messrs Stevens and Gorton publish today catalogue of stock to be sold" o*r Thursday next — Market Day. The Town Clerk intimates that the valuation lists of the Borough are now open for inspection. In accordance with statute a copy of (he Dentist's Kegister is published m the Gazette. The iist of officiating w'nisters under th« Marriage Act for the present year is published in the Gazette. The Governor has accepted the resiga* ationby Mr Joseph Burne, of Wellington, of his appointment as Justice of the Peace. To restore nerre and brtin waste nothing equals Hop Bitters. Beliere this and take none but American Co. Bead. — Advt. Eidney and Urinary complains of all kinds permanently cured with Hop Bitters. Genuine made by American Co. Look for. — Advt At the Foxton races yesterday fire Maoris, who invested m the totalizator on Marksman, an horse owned by a fellow countryman at Bulls, scooped the pool of £30 19s each. At a meeting of creditors on Thursday morning, in Wellington, one ot tho creditors expressed at opinion that the country would always be bankrupt while they had so many "pawnbrokinsi bankers" about. Yesterday the Feilding Good Tempi m-a went on a picnic to the Gorgo. Altogether there were about one hundred n:ul fifty persons present. After spending a pleasant day in boating on the nyer ami popular games on the green, they all returned well satisfied to their homes. Yesterday Peilding reminded ono of Goldsmith's Deserted Village. The Caledonian Sports at Wangau-ui, the races at Foxton, the Good Templars' picnic at tho gorge, the Presbyterian Ofrurch fote on the Awahuri road, were all liberally patj ronised: On- the other'tftnd there were a number of men employed all day in checking the ravages of the grass and bush fires, which had been set going by certain indiscreet individuals. The Otago Daily Times vied to hare rather a fancy for Major Atkinson at a politician, but it is changing. It says: — But what strikes us more and more the oftener we read his speech through is the absence of any sign thai; Major Atkinaon holds any well defined political principles. He is neither Protectionist aor Freetrader; not a Yogohte, but scarcely an economist; and so on all through tho chapter. To speak quite plainly, is too much the speech of what the Americans call a ' tidewaiter.' It is astonishing how many people there are in the world who do not know intuitively what common politeness dictates ; bat still more astonishing how many there are who knowing what it dictates, do not seem to reflect that in discarding the rules of politeness they indirectly sacrifice themselves by ignoring rules deduced for tho comfort of all from the experience «f mankind ; for the purpose first of all,, to prevent mankind's treading on teach other's toes, and then, in the higher grade, to make their path* way, throagh life pleasant, j , ; ; ; The Manchester Rifles paraded on Thursday evening for Government Inspection. There was a good muster. It was expected that Col. Whitmore would have been present, but he was detainod in Wellington on business connected with hie Department. On examining the arms and accoutrements of the men. Col. Stapp remarked on the dirty Condition of some of the rifles and eword bayonets. He said if he saw any in a similar condition at next inspection the offenders would be fined a pound m each case. The corps was then smartly drilled and manoeuvred by the Colonel. Lieutenant Pleasants put the men through the manual exercise. In the absence of Captain Macarthur, Lieutenant Blackmore was <in command. During the " march past" drill the band, under the leadership of Mr S. Daw performed m their usual efficient manner. According to a 'Mr- Edward -Atkinaon, nenrly the whole wool clip bow goes to market unwashed ; and out of tbe 320,000,0001 bnf domestic wool now. used there must be 25 percent, at the least, or 80,000,0001 bs., of a very valuable oil thrown into the rivers and wasted while polluting both the water Hud atmosphere. When the " suint" is refined, a thick, viscous 6il i* obtained which is absolutely free from oxidation, and which is/therefore, the most valuable ojl for the currier's ase which can be found. Th ' residuum of wool scourings is largly imported from ■ Europe for currier^' us.c, under the name of. de gras, and the substance also forms one of the ingredients of a mixture which is used for oiling wool preliminary to carding. De gras is recovered from wool scounugs in r.urope by a chemical process ; it is very inferior to the fin* oil which can be recovered from the wool by the naphtha process, but it may. be 1 ; cheaper. i

The Hishop of Winchester has lately explained to the inhabitants of Farnham that if all the property of the church were taken away, it would only give one farthing and a half per week per head of the population. This would give to a laborer with a wife and six children three pence per week, or thirteen shillings pre annum. . ' The Charleston Herald says :— " We are in possession of facts that tend to prove that even the past days of the district may be revived ere Ion?, and perhaps, in the course of b few weeks we may have the pleasure of announcing some exceedingly cheering news." In the old days Charleston was the paradise of the digger^ and we .would like. t# hear of some of the old joys returning to that favored spot. J ' The^jury in the crf&o of Sranmnge and! others v Spratt and others being a claim' for £10,000.. for losses alleged to huve been sustained by- the plaintiff* through the actions of the defendants— were discharged yesterday afternoon, after, being locked up for about two hours and a half But the case is still undecided.; The Court has to pronounce judgement; as to whether the plaintiffs are entitled! to the verdict. If so, tbe award of the jury will be £550 damages against Efanry Howell Spratt, Coleman Phillips, George Wyett. The jury did not find any damages against the defendant Alexnnder I Bell, who purchased the land which was the cause of the dispute from the other defendants. Mr T ravers, counsel for Mr Bell, consented, as a matter of convenience, to a verdict for a farthing damages being entered against his client. The case has created considerable interest in the Manchester Block, and throughout the district generally. A large number of gentlemen from Feilding hare been in town during the hearing of tho case. — New Zealand Times.