Local and General News

Feilding Star, Volume VIII, Issue 6, 26 June 1886, Page 2

Local and General News

Very commendablo hborality has bo< n displayed by Mossrs Stevens and Gorton, auctioneers, who have decided not to debit thoir clients with the hoavy exchango ratos on cheques, roiontly inflicted by the Banks. By this mean* a groat source of worry and nnnoyanco to farmers and cattle dealers who have to travel from all parts of tho country to attend the sales of tho firm will bo removed. It will, howevor, be a heavy chargo on tho firm.

We have to acknowledge recoipt of tho Landed Property liuido for Juno issued by T. Kennedy Miicdonald and Co.

During the heavy gale which prevailed on Thursday night and yesterday morning, a nunibor of panes of glass were broken in the shop fronts in Fergusson streot.

Th« members of the PrimitiTe4fffltJiodist Church will hold a tea meeting in the Temperance Hal', Manchester ■ reJ f , on Tuesday evening next.

The ontertainment in the Public Hall on Monday evening, in aid of the sufferers by the Rotorua eruptions, promises to be a great success.

The lecturo by Miss Ada Campbell odvertisod to be given in the Foresters Hall on Thursday night, did uot eventuate owing to tho iuclomency of the weather preventing the attendance of the public. A large number of tickets had been Bold . To-day we publish catalogue of items to be offered by Messrs F. R. Jackson and Co. »n Tuesday, th« 6th of July, on the farm of the late Mr J. P. Hammond at Bulls. A notice also appoars stating that the next Feilding sale of the firm will be held on Thursday the 15th of July, instead of the Bth of July as previously intimated.

An ontertamment took place at the Upper Taonui School on Friday evening last, being the third held lately. In consequence of the inclement weather th« attendance was not so good as usual. The school children sang several pieces very nicely, and Messrs Richardson and Slipper contributed to the amusoment, the latter presiding at the harmonium. At the conclusion of a pleasant evening a present of a book was made to each child attending the school.

The train from Wanganui was delayed on Thursday night owing to the engine bursting at Halcombe.

Messrs Stevens and Gorton's aext stock sale at Palmersten will be held on July Ist. The entries at present received are published in our advertising oolumns.

A second and final dividend in the estate of Mr W. B. Retemeyer of lOd in the £ is now payable at the office of the Official Assignee at Bulls. No 7 of Hansard is to hand. There will be mass in St. Bridget's Church, Feildiug, to-morrow, at 11 a.m

" A pottage ii • home without land belonging to it" (1 I dward 1., Stat. 1) By the Statute 31. KHz., c. 7 : " No m»n muy build a house unless he lay four acres of land to it." So that a cottage originally meant a house that had not that quantity of land belonging to it.

Retired soldiers and nayal men who had petitioned the Ilouse for a reconsideration of their claims to grants of land will be deeply disappointed when they learn that the matter has been further postponed. They are mdebted to Mr Bolleston for this iuj ustice/

The bakers in Wellington hare raised the price of bread one penny the four pound loaf. This course has been rendered almost compulsory by the rapid advance in the price of wheat.

A special solo will be held by Messrs F. li. Jackson and Co. at W^uganui on Tuesday next. ■■

A sale of fruit trees and ornamental scrubs, from the nursery of Mr Boltou, Nelson, is proceeding at the sale rooms of Messrs F. li. Jackson aud Co. as wo go to press.

It is int)*nat«d by the Returning Officer, Mr Q, C. Hill, that W. D. Nicholas having qgpsed to be a Councillor, an election to 'fill the vacancy will be held on Monday, the 19th of July.

Consumption patients are advised by a pupil of Liebig in the Apotheke Verein to live in rooms where one or two drachms of sulphur are melted on a hot stove. The first ten days brings increasing cough and irritation, then they cease and the patient improves rapidly.

The Treatury have referred to the Public Accounts Committee a claim by "Dear" Pel. en for three jeirs pension— vii , from 1873 to 1876. The pension began in 1876, and the petitioner claims that he was entitled t« it from the first- mentioned date. A sum of £l2tio (£420 per y«ar) is involved.

Wo take the following from th* Post : — A rerjr old settler, Mr Jehu M'Laggan, died at hii residence, in Ingextre streett. recently, atged 73. Mr M'Laggan, whose occupation hii that of a builder and contractor, tailed from Glasgow in the iliip British Merchant, in October, 1839, and landed in Wellington about Februarj 1840. He carried on a large business in thin city, until about ten yearn ago, when ht was obliged to gire op active work owing to loiing hit momory. Sine* the failure of bis energies, Mr Jno. YuU, another old colonist, who came out in the same ship, has been managing his affairs. At one time Mr M'Lagean was in the Provincial Council. His wife died many years ag», and he leaves no children. His property goes, we believe, to a brother in Scotland.

Last night, at the Foresters' Hall, a \fete was held in connection with the court lof J uvenilo Foreatoru. All of the members of the court — about 30 — and a large number of the elder members were in attendance. An excellent tea was provided to which full justice was done. After the tables were cleared there was some very good singing in which Messrs Linton, P. Thomson, T. W. K. Foster and Lauk shear, Mrs and Miss Foster all took part. There wore Borne visiting brethren from Palmerston, one of whom routributed to the oveuiagV amusement by giving a song in good style.

In ordor to publish as much as possible of tho Public Works Statement, we are compelled to hold over a quantity of interesting reading matter, also a letter from " Englander" on the formation of a Building Society for this district.

An opportunity is offered today by Mr S. J. Thompson to persons desirous of purchasing silver watches and chains, and a variety of ornamental silver ware. In directing attention to our Wanted column we may mention that tho tea services and dinner sots Mr Thompson has now on viow are well worth a visit if onty to so» the state of perfection to which this kii d of manufacture has been raisad.

Tim telegraph wires wore down this uorning south of Foxton.

A land slip occurred at Groatford today, which detained the Wanjranni train about an hour bcyoud the usual time.