Local and General News

Feilding Star, Volume VIII, Issue 15, 17 July 1886, Page 2

Local and General News

A new advertisement will appear from Mr C. Henry as soon as his shipment from Auckland is opened up.

We regret to learn fat Mr B-illnnce was confined te his house on Tuur>day last by illness.

The Kiwitea Road Board held a meet-: ing to-dny. The report will appear in our next issue.

Our readers are reminded that Stevens and Gorton's sale will take place at Awahuri on Tuesday next*.

No news has yet been received of the missing Mr Levy, who disappeared from Wellington so mysteriously a few days ago.

On Monday next the poll .will be taken for the vacant seat in tho Borough. The rival candidates are Mr J. H.. Blackmore and Mr^John Bartholomew. .

In another column it is intimated that the members of tho Manchester Rifle Volunteer Corp_ will parade for Govern r ment Inspection on Thursday, the 12th of August.

The astute Maoris near Tarawera are about to proclaim the disturbed localities •' tapu," which might be translated now-a-days " pay" as well as " sacred."

Some smart small boy, said tb hail from Feilding, tried his* hand at palming off owls' heads for hawks' to the Clifton Acclimatization Society. He intends trying the Feilding Society next.

Miss Smithers : ' Charley, dear, what kind ofa flower is that ?' Mr Rosemnn (a young collegian) ; " Love, that is not a flower ; it is a tobacco plant.' Miss Smithers : ' Oh, how nice it must look when the plugs are hanging on it !'

A Sanson gentleman, who takes accurate barometric readings, states that on the occasion of the very heavy storm late last month, the glass went down to 28.40 and bas not been so low since the night of the big earthquake in July, ISBI, when show fell throughout the colony.

The dangerous practice •of allowing dogs on tbe railway platform at the arrival and departure of trains when a number of 'people are moving about, should at once be stopped. A lady had a nasty fall over a dog last night, which might have precipitated her under the tram.

The road leading from Campbelltown to Awahuri is in a most woeful state, wheeled traffic being almost impossible, except from Mr Wheeler'B homestead to Mr T. Eraser's corner. We hear that a public meeting was called to consider the advisability of agitating the Road ' Board, but the roads were impassable for all but three gentlemen.

It is Raid that English doctors nre going back to- the old rule of consulting women pationts only in the presence of a witness. Some of the most respectable of them hare been victimised by blackmailers, others have suffered severely in reputation through ill-founded charges brought by hy»tericai females.

The Christchurch Press says;— The shortness in tbe potato crop will be immediately felt in the railway returns, from th-.' fact. that. at one of the principal northern stations in Canterbury the quantit y of potatoes sent awny this season has not n-aehed the returns of the same dati? last year within 26.0)0 sacks. Of course tiie cockatoos, and the laborers feel the loss most of all.

A fatal accident occurred on the Otago t'entral railway on Thursday morning, when a man named Charles Nixon was killed by jumping c<-ff a truck to put on the brenk. He appears to have slipped, and tho loaded truck passed ovor him. He is believed to be a widower without family.

An old lady asked Sir William Fox when in Wanganui lately how Lady Fox was. Sir William replied that she was well, but subject to rheumatism. The good old soul, sympathetic and guileless, replied without even a sly allusion to a friendly newspaper : "Oh, its Chronicle, Sir William, its Chronicle !"

Some anxiety was excited in Bunnythorpe by the absence of the schoolmaster from his duties since last Tuesday evening. On making proper enquires it was discovered that he had gone to Wanganui by train, without giving any intimation of his intention to do so.

" I say," said the smart little Ron of a country printer who^ had just started a local paper, a< he entered a shop in the town, "do you keep knives?" "Oh, yes," responded the shopkeeppr, " we've kept them for years !" "Well," remarked the boy. starting for the door, "y*>u ought to advertise aud then you wouldn't keep 'em so Iong!"

On Saturday next Messrs F. R. Jackson and Co. will sell by auction at thensale rooms, Kimbolton road, a varied assortment of fruit trees aud flowering shrubs, from tbe nursery of Mr Mitchinson, of Taranaki. We hope the sale will be well patronised as an encouragement to the enterprise of the vendor.

On tbe Oval yesterday James Clarke, a well known local ped, started to walk against time for a match made with another local man. Clarke backed himself to walk a mile' in 7min. 30sec. He made a game attempt to win, but failed, his time being 7min. 35sec. Mr K. K. Shaw kindly acted as timekeeper, and Mr M. Belfit .acted as judge..

xl new bridge is to be bnilt across the Thames near the Tower of London : and proposals for constructing the lower portion of the abutments and two piers, sent in by sixteen leading firms in various parts ofthe country, varied from £131,344 to £224, 46, a difference of nearly £100,000. The engineer ahd the architect varied £25,000 in their estimate of the cost of the work.

We understand that Mr S. J. Thompson's claims for insurance arising from the destruction of his promises on tho 30th ult., wore settled this morning, and that Mr Thompson received a cheque of >'500 from tbo South British Insurance Company, and a similar amount from the Northern, through the local agent of both companies, VI rG. 0. Hill. We aro informed that a delay of a fow days m tho settlement occurred owing to the absence of Mr Thompson in Wellington aud Auckland. This is prompt.

The other day two mutton chops were left at the ottice nf the Timaru Kern Id I for inspection. The chops were cut off a siieep which " went down" in the ship Lyttelton. The s\eep was ahout a week in tke eh-imher nnd tb«-n l>y some means or other got washed out and a slice, when it was picked up, taken to the refrigerating works, nnd re frozen. .-*■ fter this the carcase wa« allowed to again thaw, chops were cut off it. cooked, and found to he quite «ood, >mh! almost ;is •'ten.de*' as a chicken." This proves conclusively that a carcase can be frozen, allowed to th.-iw. then re-frozen, and again thawed and stili the meat i* ol exceileut q-iulity.

Some interesting notices appear in our Wanted column from Mr Carthew.

We have to acknowledge receipt of Hansard No. 13.

There will be mass in St. Bridget's Church, Feilding, to-morrow (Sunday) July 18ih at 8 a.m.

The installation of officers of the Feild • ing Masonic Lodge will take place onMonday next in the Foresters' Hall, in Boweil street. * , '

The football match, Foxton v. Foild-" ing was played on the Oval this afternoon.- A full report will appear in our next issue."

Ahua, the well-known son of The Painter, is to make his appearance again <on the turf this coming season, after an absence on stud duty of a year.

A meeting of creditors in the estate of G. T. Currin, of Kiwitea, will be held in the Feilding Courthouse next Tuesday at 2 o'clock in the afternoon;

The Eight hours Bill, which has been mado the subject of many insinuations thijs session, was thrown out by one vote, on the motion for the second reading.

The I'nion Bank of Australia, has declared a dividend for the past half-year, at the rate of 14 p*>r cent, per annum, and carries forward and places to tiie reserve fund £16,000.

Tenders are invited by Messrs Atkins and Olere, civil engineers and architects, for making certain additions to the. Campbelltown school. Plans, &c, may be seen at the office of Mr Edmund Goodbehere.

We are glad to learn that Mr Roberts, manager for Mr Henry Doggett. draper, who has been laid up for a tew days, has. now completely recovered, and his estab-: hshment, next to Mr Keen's in Fergusson street, will be open this afternoon and evening.

About 25 natives are pigeon shooting •in the -Harbor Block,' and have secured some tremendous " bags," numbering we believe, several hundreds of* birds.' The birds are in grand condition, and. are being preserved* by -the natives -for future use. ■ ,;.■.<• *.: • d■ dd

The fact of Mr C. Smith- having just received a large shipment of new* goods from Wellington, by the last trip ofthe Jane Douglas, has made it necessary for bim to alter his advertisement to-day. We refer our readers to our third page for further information.

It is energy, and perseverance, along with intelligence and ability that are the secret of " tbe farm that pays." That, with thrift and good judgment, are at the bottom of success, whether in farming or trade.— From the New Zealand Farmer, Auckland.

The Akaroa Mail says that a number of cattle m the Banks' Peninsu'a have recently died from the effects of eating the leaves off the ngaia tree. The?stiow broke down the branches, and tbe cattle although supplied with hay, could not be kept from the leaves.

An important alteration has been made by the auctioneers, Messrs F. R. Jackson, and Co., in connection with the sale, of 300 pure-bred cows, to be held on Thursday the 22nd inst. The advertisers also notify they are prepared to receive further entries both of cattle and sheep for the salo on that day.

According to tbe Wanganui Herald Mr S. 11. Drew has roeeir«'d a letter from Mr John Rochfort, C.E., in which the. latter says — '"You were rather sceptic- 1 about steam coming 'out f Ruapehu. Yesterday, in tbe early daylight, steam ascended, and'the latter part of the dny a black column of smoke went up. The Maoris about here are very frightened,' owing to the Lite disaster at.Taravr-ra."

In view of the expiration of the lease of his premises, Mr Tram, of the Cash Exchange, announces a gigantic sale of £4,000 worth of all* kinds pf goods and general merchandise at first cost. The sale will commence on Monday next, and will be continued until the whole of the stock is exhausted. This will be one of the most remarkable cheap clearing sales ever brought under the notioe of the settlers on the Manchester Block.

The London Tim j s. it is said, as soon as the news reiched Home of the recent eruptions at Tarawora, ' sent a cablegram tb the proprietors of one of the leading jonrn-'ds in Auckland, asking them to wire a full account of the catastrophe, That they re--Uy wanted as detailed a description as was -possible is proved by the fnct.that the amount up to which the Auckland journalists were authorised to go for the purpose was no less thau •68000. '

An increase in the rates of bank interest is a matter of general importance and we are pleased to be able to inform our readers tliat all the banks doinjj business in the colony have agreed to increase the rates of payment upon all fixed deposits by one per cent, The new arrangement came into force a few days ago. The interest now paid is four per cent, on moneys deposited for three months, five per cent, for six months, and six per cent, for twelve months. — Post.

The business promptitude and determination not to be dismayed or dispirited by unexpected disaster, as shown by Mr S. J. Thompson, deserves all praise. In this connection we draw the attention of our. readers to the advertisment to-day in which be informs his friends, and the public generally, that he will re-open his store on Tuesday next, with a new aud complete stock in every department.' We sincerely hope that Mr ' Thompson will succeed in -recouping himself 'in a prosperous business, for the terrible losses he sustained in tbe late fire.

Drapery in Wellington must be wonderfully cheap, judging by the prices. 1 Mr C. Smith, frbm To Aro, .Wellington, is able to sell tbo he has brought to] Feilding. Fancy, Men's Best Linen 001-. lars -id, usually sold at Is ; Men's Best Mado-up Ties 9d, usually sold at ls 9d ; New Zealand Wool 2s 9d per head ; Scotch Fingering Is 9d pci 1 head ; Heavy Welsh Flannels 7M ; Children's Ulsters from ls 3d ; Children's Overalls 2s lld and 3s lld, worth 7s ,6d to 8s 6d ; in fact, everything seems absurdly cheap at C. Smith's, in Mr Reading's Shop, next to Mr Eade's.— Advt.

Thore appears to be an irresistible. ' charm about a circus whioh. never leaves it, while it is as attractive to age as to youth. Within the embrace of the canvas the school boy and the veteran meet on a perfect lovel of equal enjoyment. Tho crowd whioh assembled to witness the performances of St. Leon's troupe on Thursday night was uo exceptiou to this rule, and they all seemed to enjoy themselves. The night was bitterly cold, but not a sign of impatience was observable. •> The show itself requires no particular notice further than that each artist acquitted himself well, and that the applause aud laughter was frequent aud loud. The former especially when it was announced by tho clever Mr Duralli that the troupe . would again visit Feilding in eighteen mouths.