Local and General News

Feilding Star, Volume VIII, Issue 3, 19 June 1886, Page 2

Local and General News

.: A pony; suitable for a little girl to ride, is adyertieed for. v^ - ~ "

The sunx of two thousamd pounds in hard cash has already left Feildisg for Kimberley.

The Kivritea Road Board held its usual sittings to-day. A. report pi the proceedings will appear in our next issue.;

We request attention •to the notice re outstanding accounts; which appears over leader to-day, for the last time.

-Mrs Malaprop said*:the temperament in the Wanganui railway carnages, is very low of a morning, at this season of the year. • , i i-j ■ ■ ■' > ' A meeting of the council of the Manchester ana Kiwitea Aochmatisaliau Society is called for Monday next at the offices of Messrs F. B. Jackson and Co.

We hear that the Charing Cross Minstrels ratencj shortly to give an entertainment in Feeding in aid of the sufferers by the recenlt volcanic eruptions.

In the telegram re Botorua appears the remarkable statement that a party of explorers ' 'entered a mud glacier three mile* disep." We don't deny it— but we don' t believe ft.

Mr Hobbs presented a petition from the President of the Wesleyan Conference praying for the better protection of young women, and that the Contagious Diseases Act should apply to men.

Captain -Edwin telegraphed as follows at 3.46 p.m. :- Indications for very cold, weather or frost up to about 4 a.m., and warmer after that time, with stron. north west or north-east winds.

The Feilding sale yards of Messrs F. £. Jackson & Co. are about to be considerably enlarged. We have been favored with a vie-w of the plans prepared by Mr Bray, C.E., and notice that the additional room provided for stock will consist of 10 cattle and 16 sheep pens. As m the case of the Wanganui sale yards of the firm, the convenience of buyers will be largely considered so that a thorough examination of the lots may be made before and durine the progress of the sale. The work will le proceeded with at once.

Tlie pul>liepenerall> imaeine that when an official is dispensed with in a Govern - mpnt department a saving hats been affected. TJmt wa« the impression witli regard to Ihe retirement of Dr Hislop ns Spcrelnry of the Education Department, and the fulfilment of Ins duties by the Inßpector-General of Schools. It appears, however, tlmt he got the comfortable retiring oll'-wnnce of £1310 7« 6d Mr Sutter, M.H.8., is now about to more for all papers in connection with the affair. —Auckland Herald.

Two additional impounding notices ap. pear to-day.

There will he mass in Sf. Bridget's Church, Feildine, next Sunday at 8 a.m.

Messrs J. J. and S. Williamson advertise that they want about 30 chains «tab fencing erected.

We are requested to direct the attention of our readers to some fresh notificatios from Mr 8. J. Thompson.

" Advertising, aaid Macauley, is to business what steam is to machinery— the .same Americanised : "He that by his trade would rise must either bust or advertise."

An exquisite, leading a dog by a string lounced up to a ticket office of a railway station and inquired— "Must I— aw — take a ticket for a puppy P" "No you can travel as an ordinary passenger," was the reply.

The Taranaki Budget records the fact that there were thirteen commercial travellers in New Plymouth one. day last week. We do hope that no calamity will overtake any one of them during the year.

The rails on the Manawatu Company's line from Longburnwere laid t# the Otaki station en Monday last, and will be carried acroioi the bridge without delay, so asi to allow of ballaiting being carried on from that eiri. ' '

Tlie Premier has announced that on Tuesday next tie will make a statement as to the intentions' of the Government respecting the the readjuKtment of representation and the amalgamation of city electorates., . •. . ■

A new catalogue of the, "pests" of. the Colony has been arranged by Mr Kerr. the member for Wjiimea, who said in the Home that the Coloay suffered from •' the/epeits— birds,, rabbits, .and law* jers^ It '„.■■ '/'.., ' •-' ,:. {■•■■ y' ! . i.• ,-v The Wairarapa Daily says : — The Jfatives at a meeting held at Papawai have consented to open the Wairarapa lakes for ten months/in the year. Thin will relieve the lands of the surrounding settlers from floods.

The total population of tlie Avstra* lasian Colonies, as estimated by the Go* vernment Statist of Victoria, was at the end of 1885, 3,370,524, against an estimated population of 3.233,041 at the end of 1884, making an increase of 137,483 for the yeiir. ' ■■■••■■■■■■-■

First Traveller: "Can you tell me !*■ there is a signal cord attached to thi> train?" Second Traveller (after looking out of both windows)* ," No, I don't see any." First Traveller (producing a revolver): "Then perhaps I may trouble you for your purse.*

The- Hon. Mr Bryce, during the nocoafidetnee debate, said "I do not. believe for a moment .that the people who take what is called a despondent -rfttw of the positien of the colony are going to do the colony any injury. On the contrary, I believe it is to them the colony will look to be sayed" This is a word iri favor of dyspepsia and its *• votaries." , ;

An interesting billiard match will be played this, evening at the Denbigh Hotel, between Mr F. Clemens, and a well-known local amateur. Mr Clemens receives a concession of 50, points in a game of 300. We understand that a considerable, sum of money is likely to change hands on the match, as both players have a large circle of supporters.

We observe that Mr J. R. Harper has commenced business in Campelltown as a storekeeper, commission agent, and general dealer. Hehasalso attached to the business refreshment rooms for , the convenience of trayellers and drovers of cattle and sheep to whom he holds out special inducements in the- way of paddocking. We refer our readers to the advertisement which appears in another column.

An appalling accident has occurred at the ironwork! of Franoliepre, in the department of Meurthe et Motelle. Three workmen were engaged in attending to a vessel of Molien ateel, when it suddenly capsized, and the liquid metal flowed over them.: They immediately jumped into a pool of water dose at hand, but all were so severely burnt that they expired a few hours afterwards in mefct excruciating agonies.

Captain Fairchild is not alarmed by the strikicg-out of the Hraemoa vote; but says jokingly: that if it is not replaced he will run the steamer himself for twelve months. In. that connection h» say* that at the time of the Ma<? War the Government had no numey to ran the steamer, and he drew his : savings out of the bank and kept her going for five months till they got funds.— Dun* edin Star's. special. . ,

The Manchester Bifles paraded for Government inspection on Thursday evening. The attendance was 'not good, only abeut 30 officers and men being present. Lieut. Col. Stapp instructed, the corps in a new system of formation for attack in fours. At the- conclusion of the very < interesting lecture given by the Colonel, before dismissing the parade, Lieut. Blackmore invited the men to get up some matches in rifle shooting among themselves. We, understand that a series of matches will be arranged accordingly.

A Wellington exchange says: — A. ■trance adventure was experienced by a eat the other day. A youth who had been fishing hung up his line in the evening, with the bait still on the hooks, outside the house. A prowling eat, seeing the tit bit dangling temptingly within jump, ing distance, made; a spring; but her taulting 1 ambition b'erltaped itselt. She secured the bait,, and the hook not to be outdone, secured her, and the unfortunate animal hung there till discovered and released in the moraing.

Mr Rnsden has friends on the ttnff «f the Pall Mall Gazette, which comeqaeatly takes a "crooked" View of the verdict :-"Mr Justin M 'Car thy and all historians of our own times must shake in their shoes at the thought of this truly preposterous verdict. A character gauge, which could be fitted to a man's head in public Court, and which would instantly indicate the ralue of his moral character in terms of £ a d, is imperatirely required. In the meantime Mr Rusden has our best wishes in the ayjtal he is sure to bring." " : . Samuel Ricketts, of Yeovil, may congratulate himself that the principle of an eye For an eye and a tooth for a tooth is not recognised by the law of Eneland Ricketts seem* to hare been annoyed in the course of his day's work, and came home daeidedly out ef humour. By way of relieving his feelings, he took up hi* child, aped sixteen month*, and threw it at his wife. He then beat his wife an threatened to smash the .furniture. A constable arrived on the seen**, and Ricketts attacked him and kicked him ri. . lently in the stomach. He was charge with tw» assaults (the child apparent!' . <l"es not count), and the wisdom of th»T'ovil B<-nch ti waded him one m ntn ror each. Making every allowance for the circumstances which had put Rickettout of temper, I think the quality of mercy was a trifle strained in his favour.