Local and General News.

Feilding Star, Volume VII, Issue 154, 8 June 1886, Page 2

Local and General News.

I The Rangitikei hounds will meet at Awahuri to-morrow. A farewell tea will be held this evening in the Salvation Army Barracks to celebrate the departure of Captain Alsweiler. Prince Victor's book, " The Cruise of the Bacchante, " has been favorably noticed by the roviewers, and is said to be worth reading. Attention is directed to two great sales to be held on Thursday next, viz. : Jackson and Co.'s stock sale at Feilding, and Thynne Linton and Co. at Woodlands, Carnarvon, of the stock, &c, of Mr Tit- I avy, who is leaying the colony.

Taranaki is about to raise a corps of Highlanders. The JlesiJent Magistrates Court wil •it here to-morrow. We direct attention to tbe new advertisement of Messrs Raid and Gray, which appears on our third pago to-day. A bill is about to be introduced to the House to oxtend the hours of polling at Parliamentary elections. | A sharp earthquake was felt here on Sunday night about 7.30, and yosterday morning at 1.25. The* football" mateh — Palmerston v Marton— played on the Recreation ground at Marton, resulted in a victory for Marton by two points to nil. Complaints have been made in the Legislative Assembly, Sydney, of the inadequacy of the sentence passed upon Holt, the fraudulent bank manager. The Auckland Star says that the mortaliiy among the natives in the Lake district is moat alarming. Fever is carrying them off rapidly, deaths occurring nearly every day. A notice appears to-day from Mr Linton, of the Kimbolton road butchery, which is of importance to those who are desirous of studying economy and living prudontly. A blooded mare and a bulldog in Stan ley, Now Jersey, fought lately; The maro killed the dog by falling on him, and then rose and kicked the body into a shapeless mass. S_» was so lacerated tbat she bad to be shot. To-day wo publish the cash list of prices now ruling at tho Cash Exohange. Mr Train is determined to meet the baisk competition which is now going on. Cash .customers are receiving every encouragement in Feilding. The unfortunate mistake made by Sir William Fox in bringing serious oharges agamst the Wrong hotel, iv Wellington, has been rectified by Sir William making a proper apology and paying all legal expanses incurred. A young man was arrested yesterday in Feilding on suspicion of being of unsound mind. He is a son of a settler named Wilholm residing in the Wanganui Harbor Board Block. He *will be examined by medical men and brought before the R.M. to-morrow. To show there is nothing new in the notion of elective justices wequote the following -"As regards the justices or conservatives of the peace they were elected by the freeholders of the county up to the commencement of the reign of Edward 111, when that monarch took the commission of the poace into his own hands." — Escott's England. Now that a steady drain of miners has set m towards- I_imberley from New Zealand, the Government may expect to be flooded with all sorts mi petitions for con- I cessions to be made to induce the others to remain. The gold fields members will dread that if thoir electorates become depopulated the occasion of tbeir being, in ' the House will have departed, and they will have to sink back into obscurity — or clear to __unber_ey too. Early yesterday morning a train went through Feilding. For some unknown reason a prolonged and hideous whistling of the engine, waa kept up for a long time, disturbing the rest of the inhabitants. Engine drivers know perfectly well tbat they are liable to reproof from theii' superiors for that sort of folly, therefore, they should avoid it. The St, Leon's Circus gavo eight performances at Invercargill, six night and two mid-day ones, and netted £1543; £340 a night was thoir average at Oamaru for four performances at the time of the Easter Encampment. It doesn't look as if times were .so mighty bad down there after all. We learn from the Manawatu Times that a man named Henry Killetm, who has been " wanted" for some days for alleged larceny of a cheque at Wang-win i was arrested yesterday by Constable Manning,, in Palmerston, and was forwarded to Feilding by train last night. Two swell mobsmen nnmed Geo. White (alias G. W. Walkinshnw)» Arthur Hayweod (alias Arthur Wood), have been convicted in Auckland of victimising i boarding-house keepers. Their modus \ operandi was to stay for a week or two at a lodginghouse. and then, give a bogu« cheque tor double the amount of their board, aud receive the change. The late Mr Nash, of the Northern Circuit, was once much distressed at the expressed determination of the presiding, Judge to lit till he had concluded the whole business, for it was then past six o'clock. "My lord," said he, " the Bar is net made of iron." " No,' calmly remarked the Judge. " but there is a good deal of brass about it." Mr Ivess stated in the House, when speaking on the subject of the weight of railway trucks, that he know the case of a farmer at Chertsey who had sent a quantity ef grain to Christchurch, the grain being weighed at the Ohertsey station. The merchant who received it at Christchurch had it weighed in due course, and yalued it at £5 5s less than the fanner expected to get. Tho latter insisted on it being re-weighed, and, as a result, he obtained the amount in dispute. — Hansard. The Hon. Mr Scotland sigh* for the good old times. He said he could remember perfectly well, when in Auokland in 1360, being taken to Bellamy's to get a cup of tea. What did hon. members think Bellamy's was like in those days P There was a board supported by two trestles ; on the board there was a clean tablecloth, and on the tablecloth were cups and saucers and a few plates of bread and butter. That was Bellamy's in 1860, and he must say he often regretted that Bellamy's did not remain in that state. — Hansard. " Puff" says -—The wreck of the Ly-ee-moon appears te have been all in order! — Oti yes, everything perfectly regular ! Fine clear night, fair weather, course str&ight ahead, lighthouse full in sight ! Captain turned in ! Sccoad officer in charge ! Steamer immediately turned round and ran full butt at tha lighthouse! Captain called punctually as soon as she struck ! Ship broke in half ! Captain and most of the crew and five passenger* got on the safe end ! The rest drowned ! Captain last to leave the vessel I All perfectly regular ! Nobody to blame ! Error of judgement on ihe part ef the steamer ! — Or, if there is anybody te blame, it's one of those who are drowned! Yes, dead men tell no tales ! It's the Taiurea disaster over again, with the difference that the night was fine ! The sale of goods held on Saturday last in tlie new premise - - erected by Mr Reading, has proved such a success that it will be continued on Friday and Sntur- I day next, whpn Mr Sherwill will wield ' the hammer. The goods are nil new and j of the best quality. The attention of settlers and ethers is specially directed to | this sale.

We have to acknowledge receipt of the second number of Hansard. Yet further additions have been made to day to F. R. Jackson and Co.'s sale ou the 10th instant. Messrs Brown Brothers tender has been accepted for the bush felling on Section 27 Harbour Board Block, the - rice being 27s per acre. Captain Edwin telegriphs to-day. — Warnings for northerly gales and rain have been sent to all plaoes south ef Napier and New Plymouth. Mr A. MoHardy, of Napier, we notice by the last N.Z. Loan and Mercantile circular, at the April dales in London, topped the wool market with his greasy crossbred wool, the price realised being the highest for N.Z. grown wool. A Wellington paper says it is under* stood thut tbe Canterbury, Nelson, and Weslandt members have fully determined to give a steady support to the Government until the Midland Railway contract shall have been finally completed and ratified, so that the undertaking is out of danger. Mr Fisher's Intoxicating Liquor (Sup« ply to Children) Bill provides that antlicensed person who allow, to be supplied in his licensed premises, by purchase or otherwise, any description whatever of spirits, or of wine, ale, beer, or porter, to any person apparently under the age of thirteen of either sex, shall, as well as. the person who actually gives or supplies the spirits, ale, beer, or porter, be liable to pay a penalty not exceeding ten pounds for every such .fEence, to be recoverod in the manner in wbiah penalties are recoverable uuder the provisions of "Tbe Licena. ing Act, 18-1."