Local and General News

Feilding Star, Volume VII, Issue 151, 1 June 1886, Page 2

Local and General News

The Palmerston Caledonian Sports were a financial success The time-table for June of the steamers Jane Douglas and Tui is to hand. The Halcombe men have formed a football team. i We have to acknowledge receipt of a batch of Parliamentary papers. The Landed Property Guide for May of Messrs T, K. McDonald & 00. is to hand. A meeting of the Krwitea Licensing Committee will be held to-morrow. Minors are clearing out from Auckland, Westlaod, and Otago for the Kimberley. Owing to the commercial depression, Baron Eothschild . has donned the blue ribbon. We direct attention to the additions made to-day to the advertisement of Mr T. E. Chamberlain. Mr Boche, stationmaster, returned from bis holiday last night, looking all the better for his trip. At the licensing meeting tfaia week in Wellington, it is expected that one hotel in .each of Cook and Thorndon wards will be closed. ; The report that the Government had decided to abolish District Courts and District Judges has been officially contradicted. The San Francisco mail arrived in Auckland at 4.30 en Sunday afternoon. The Feildmg portion may be expected to arrive to-night. On Sunday three mobe of sheep — on© thousand in each — and a mob of eighty bullocks were prossed at the (iorge ferry* en route f o.r this district. Vestrymen of St. John's Church are reminded that a special meeting of the vestry will be held at Mr Bray's office to-morrow at 4 o'clock in the afternoon.

We understand that a farewell tea will be given to Captain Alsweiler, of the Salvation Army, on Tuesday, the Bth June. Further particulars will be duly advertised.

There are now two spans of the new bridge over the Manawatu at Ashhurst nearly completed. Mr W. D. Nicholas is in charge, and is pushing on the work with all possible speed.

. Yesterday morning a man named James Johnston was brought before Mr J. C. Thompson, J.P., and fined 5s for being drunk and disorderly in a railway carnage on Saturday last.

To emphasise the fact that Mr G. M. Keed has become editor of the Auckland 8011, the proprietor proposes to found a township, divide it into lots, and give these away to subscribers.

The Otngo Daily Times points out in a leading article that an amendment to the Weights and Measures Aot is needed to impose a fine on those who put up tinned goods of less weight than represented

On Thursday, the 10th instant, Messrs Thynne, Linton and Co. will hold an extensive sale at the residence of E. Pitavy, Esq., Woodlands, Carnarvon. We direct particular attention to the advertisement, which, appears to-day.

The annual election of auditors for the Borough is proceeding as we go to press. The voting is being conduoted under the new roll which came into force to-day. This will doubtless throw out many ratepayers who last year neglected to come forward promptly with the second instalment of the loan rate.

A case of garrotting occurred in Christ* church on Sunday night. A man named Edward Desmond was stuck up on the South Belt by fonr men, who held him, and went through his pockets. Two of them. Biohard Chamberlain and Fredk. Porter, both well known to the police, have been arrested.

On Sunday last Miss Malcolm conducted service in the Primitive Methodist Church in the morning and evening. On both occasions the building was well filled. On the evenings of Wednesday and Friday next she will hold evangelistic services in the same- church, to which all are cordially invited.

A well attended meeting was held last night at Bellve's Hotel for the purpose of forming a company, to proceed to Kimberley, Mr J. Smith was elected chairman and Treasurer, and Mr W. Halcombe secretary. A numbfflr of men gay« in their names. The chairman iutipated that all others who desired to proceed by the Hero must send in their names during the current week. The meeting then adjourned.

We learn from an Auckland telegram that— Frederich McGregor, a settler of Whangarei, suddenly assaulted Constable McDonnell, of the water police, with a cudel on Sunday, under a delusion that the oonstable had been "chasing hin through the woods." MeGregor was medically examined, and sent to the Lunatic Asylum. The constable was severely hit on the head, and his fingers bitten in arresting 9 the lunatic.

, The death is announced of Mr John Daniel Gibaut, who expired, after a long illneaa, orf*Sunday last, at his late residence, on the Ashurat road. The deceased,, was an old settler in Palmerston, where ho carried on his profession as a blacksmith several years. Ho was a native of Jersey, and arrived in this colony about twolve years ago. He was much, respected by his neighbors and friends, and his loss will be sincerely regretted. He leaves a widow ami one son to mourn his loss. Th«y are in comfortable circumstances. The f nuoral will take place to-morrow at 12.30 p.m.

On Friday Mi- F. R. Jackson will hold a stock, sale at Wavorloy.

Entries are invited for Messrs Halcombo and Sherwill's stock sale on Thursday, the 10th inst. Sea advertisement.

On Thursday next Mossrs Stevens* and Gorton will hold an extensive stock sale at their Borough salo yards, Palmerston.

The drawing for sections m the Feilding Small Association took place on Saturday last. Everything passed off in a most satisfactory manner.

Captain Edwin telegraphs to-day: — Telegrams to expdtefc strong southerly vriads have been sent to all East Coast stntions South of Gisborne.

A vigorous attempt will be made to repeal the Commercial: treaty of the United States with the Sandwich Islands, which if successful, will open it as a market to New Zealand.

A Eeuter's telegram from Baku states that a vessel lying in the roadstead, laden with benzine and petroleum, has been blown t# atoms, the oil having exploded. The captain and all the crew, numbering 12 men perished.

The Auckland bootmakers estimate that the new tariff will increase the cost of production 7 per cent. The loss to Auckland city through tbe strike amounts to £12,000, of which amount £4000 is for wages, which the men would have earned.

The Oaks Stakes was ran at Home on Friday last, with the 'following result s — Duke of Hamilton's b f Mi»s Jummy, by Petrarch — Lady Portland,— l ; Prince Soltzkoffs b f Argo Navis, c by New Holland — Meteor, — 2; Mr A. Benhlom's eh f Braw Lass, by Sea Saw — I'rinoeis Louise Victoria,— 3.

The Eight Hours Bill, introduced by Mr J. B. Bradshaw, provides that from and after the first day of January, 1887, eight hours shall, unless where there is a contract in writing to the contrary, constitute a day's work, and forty-eight hours a week's work.

Mr G. H. Sinclair, who h«s represented the Bank of New Zealand ever since it started in Woodville and has worked up the busi&ess of the institution, has been promoted to an accountancy in the Wellington office, and leaves Woodville next week to enter on his duties. Mr Brook* field, now in charge, succeeds Mr Sin* claire as manager of the Woodville agency. — Examiner

A meeting of citizens was recently held at Brisbane to consider the morality of members of Parliament. The Mayor presided, and ministers of all denomin* ations were present, Resolutions were passed urging that any proofs of adultery or other scandalous 'offence against morality should render vacant the seat of any member offending while in Parlia* ment.

" The eldest son of the greatest Parliamentarian in England," as Mr W. H. Gladstone has been styled by the Pall Mall Gneette, ii a mild-mannered, retiring joung man, of enormous physical strength. In the last Parliament he spent most of his time in the darkest corner he could find under the,, gallery, and made only one speech. He always left the House when his father rose to speak. •

The American correspondent of the Bunedin Star write* :— General butmess is improving ; prices are coming up ; wages are advancing. The closed factories machine shops, and iron mills are now re- opened and running full time. stocks are moving, our •merohants are hopeful, and faners are getting ready to put in a fall acreage of crop.

Judging from the Tablet's last article, the Roman Catholics Jntend to test their strength at the general election. "If for the last two session*," say Bishop Meran's organ, " they have not moved as to this [education! question, this is not to be tnken as a sign that they mean to desist from agitation. But they have been quiescent for a reason that will be seen when the general eleotion comes round.

At the hearing of an action for divorce at Dorby, Dr Thomas Hartness, in practice at Derby, before being sworn said that he would only kiss the New Testament under protest. Two prostitutes had already kissed it, and there was every risk of contagion, and he had written an article on the subject which had appeared in the Lancet. The learned Judge intimated to the witness that he might kiss the inside of the book, but b/ this time Dr Hartness had been sworn in •the usual way.

All the Banks at present carrjing on business in Wellington have been appointed by the Governor, Banks for the purposes o? section 14 (la) of the Friendly Societies Act, so that registered societies can intent funds in them. The promotion of total abstinence from all intoxicating drink, has also been authorised by the Governor as a purpose to which the powers and facilities of the Friendly Societies Act ought to be extended, in order that sooieties formed for this purpose may be registered aa " specially authorised societies" under the A»t. — Post.