Local and General News

Feilding Star, Volume VII, Issue 115, 9 March 1886, Page 2

Local and General News

The yield of gold in Victoria last year showed a marked increase. There will be a sitting of the Resident Magistrate's Court held here to-morrow. Mr J. C. Thompson and family returned to Feilding on Saturday night after a lengthened visit to Auckland. The Rev. Mr Clark succeeds the Rev. J. Clover in the charge of the Primitive Methodist body here. We have to acknowledge receipt of Messrs Arthur Warburton and Co.'s Share Report for the sth inst. A meeting of the Oroua Licensing Committee was held at Sanson to-day. A report of the proceedings will appear in our next issue. Mr M. Keen states that the annular eclipse on Friday morning last, had no effect on the last on which his boots are made. He will prove this to anyone who calls and inspects his splendid new stock. Traces of gold have been found atPapatoetoe, a village near Auckland, by Mr John Clarkson, a brother of one of the discoverers of the famous Shotover claim at the Thames. The Feilding Brass Band played on the Square on Saturday evening an excellent programme. Crowds of people were attracted by the music, creating altogether a most pleasing and animated spectacle. A Yankee editorepigraraatieally defines the position of the great mass of the population when he says, "I am a capitalist at heart, but a working man from necessity." An Englishman who was travelling in America was struck by the universal application of the term " gentleman" in that country, and inquired of an American friend who really were " gentlemen" in the States. " Wai, I guess everyone who isn't a lady !" was the reply. j We have received from W. Reading, the Feilding agent, copies of Russell's ; Monthly Time Table and Diary for March. In addition to the usual information, it ! now gives almanac and racing calendar ' for the year, Masonic meetings, and the time table for steamers leaving Foxton for Wellington. "I can well believe," said Mr Froude, " that it will be in the unexhausted soil and spiritual capabilities of New Zealand that the great English poets, philosophers, ; artists, statesmen, and soldiers of the fui ture will be born and nurtured." This ' should make us all an inch taller. At the last meeting of the Wellington Land Board, the Kiwttea Road Board submitted proposals for the expenditure of the deferred payment thirds. It was decided to ask for further information as to sections 313. 312 and 3(>9. find to hand •ver money due on other sections. Mr H. A xup personally applied to lease about 3000 acres of ' rown lands in the Ruahine Ranges. The Chairman informed Mr ! Axup that h« would obtain a repert on the mutter and place it before the next meeting of the Board. A distressing fatality it reported from Llanellj, Carmarthenshire, where the wife of George Foster, a working man, died in great agony throagh blood poison* ing, which resulted from the scratch of a cat. The. p»or woman received the scratch in the palm of her hand three weeks ago, and the wound became filled' with blue during the process •( washing. The trouble among the medicos is whether the cat or the blue killed the woman. John Dundas, surveyor, shot himself through the left breast on Sunday evening last, at Palmerston, with a breechloading gun, charged with shot. Death was instantaneous, the aorta being severed and part of the substance oi the left lung blown away. The deed was committed in deceased's bedroom at his brother's residence. Deceased had been suffering fpom melancholia, and at the inquest yes* terday a verdict of temporary insanity was returned. The rods belonging to Auckland Harbor Board have been used for boring in the township of Waipu, the object being the discovery of gold. At a depth of 40 feet kauri gum and timber wcro struck When a depth of 90 feet was reached the auger broke. When withdrawn, small particles of what appeared to be gold were found, the quantity, however, being too small to test. A small crjstal was also brought up, having the appearance of a diamond. Gold prospecting, under the auspices of the local Gold Prospecting Association, are being prosectted by tiro parties. •The great divorce suit Crawford v. Dilke, says a London correspondent of a contemporary, is likely to tall against Sir Charles. Mr Geo. Lewis (Mrs Crawford's solicitor) unfortunately not merely be* lieves in his client's guilt, but admits it to people. This was the fact quoted so disastrously ngainst Sir Chas. Dilke during the Chelsea election. Certain dames of the Primrose League got hold of the story, and used it unscrupulously. SerioMs doubts now prevail amongst those who should know be*t, whether Sir Chas. will pull through triumphantly. Innocent they believe him to be, but 'tis averred he was more than once extremely indiscreet. Truth, in mentioning the fact that the Union Bank of Australia is offering to take deposits at 4 per cent, interest, repayable only at the option of the bank, takes the opportunity of saying that, while such a course tends to provide a safeguard ngninst a run on a bank as compared with banks holding the bulk of their deposits at call, a general introduction of this innovation would tempt bank managers into unsound channels. There is also the serious disadvantage to the • , depositor, that he cannot withdraw his J . money so as to avail himself of any I favourable opportunity for rt- investment, \

A business notice from Mr W. Beck, cordial manufacturer, Palmerston North,, appears on the third page, "'r Mr S. J. Thompson will arrive by the late train this evening from v Wangauui. He will now permanently reside in Feilding. A portion of the 'Frisco mail arrived j last night. The ballance will be received to-night by the train, which will arrive . at about 9.30. In connection with the ceremony of : consecration at the Roman Catholic ' Church we are requested to intimate that, members of otker sects and denominations are cordially invited to be present. '"'' j A hamper of vegetables and fruit, con- I sisting of potatoes, cabbage, turnips, ! onions, vegetable marrow, celery, apples and plums, brought by a visitor to the . show and left hanging on the outer wall of a friend's house in Manchester street, was consumed by- an omnivorous horse, withomt leavisg so uiueh as the poolings ! The steamer Stormbird, which arrived in Wellington from Wangauui yesterday . morning, reports that when abreast of • Pencarrow Lighthouse she passed an ' enormous shark measuring fully 24ft in length. The monster was playfully dis. porting itself, and followed tho steamer for some distance. Yesterday afternoon a man stole some clothing from the door of Mr Lewer's store. M r Jennings, one of the employes, saw the theft and gave chase to the thief whom he captured very pluckily, and marched down to the lockup where he gave his prisoner into custody. The case will be hoard at the R.M. Court tomorrow. Mr Curran has sold his property in Makino to Mr Ashworth, of Palmerston, ! at a very satisfactory figure. We under* stand that Mr Curran will now take up his residence on his section in the Wan- i ganui Harbor Board Block, where he will j again commence the task of " subdueing ; the wilderness." We have every confidence that ne will succeed in so doing. A very old and well-known settler in Wellington, named Hugh Douglas, who. for the past quarter of a century, followed the occupation of a waterman, was drowned off the Wellington wharf on Saturday night last, Deceased leaves a grown up family, and formerly served in H.M.s navy, not in the army, as stated by a Wellington paper. The sale which Messrs Halcombe and Sherwill will hold at Carnarvon to>mor« row will be one of the largest on this coast for some time. The catalogue of stock, which is a varied one, will excite considerable competition as every head is well bred. The furniture, vehicles, and farming implements are all of the best description, and for the most part quite new. A brake, driven by Mr Morphy, will lea 7e the Square at 9 am. A meeting of the committee of the Horticultural Society was held on Saturday evening last, when a statement was read showing that after paying all prizes and accounts the Society had a credit balance. A vote of thanks wan passed to the Feilding Band, also to Mr £. Goodbehere, the hon. secretary, whose untiring efforts had contributed so much towards making the Show a good, and financial success. Last evening a farewell tea was given by the congregation of the Primitive Methodist Church to their pastor, the Rev. J. Clover, who is leaving shortly for another district. The tea was a most ••xcellent oae, and was deservedly well patronised. After the tea a pubhe meeting was held, presided over by Mr B. Linton, of Halcombe. The hevs. Webster, of Wellington, Murray, Mr G. Adams, and others addressed the meeting, after whom followed Mr Clover, in his valedictory address. Pressure on our space prevents us giving a lengthened report of the various speeches, which were both interesting and instructive. Altogether a most enjoyable evening was spent.