Local and General News

Feilding Star, Volume VIII, Issue 30, 21 August 1886, Page 2

Local and General News

The San Francisco mail may be expected hore on Monday night. We have to acknowledge r«ceipt of No 23 of Hansard. Several additions are made to-day to F. R. Jackacß & Co.'c Palmeston sale. By the last mail from England we received a pamphlet entitled ' ' Bali-paying Emigration" by Mr Hoary Kiinbar, M.P. A preliminary announcement appears to-day from the Wholesale Drapery, Clothing and Grocery Company. An information for perjury has been laid against the ranger and poundkeepor. \ This proceeding nriaee out of a c&ue heard at the la«t Bitting of the H.M. Court. We understand that a largo number of members from the Maaawatu Lodge of Oddfellows intend to pay a fraternal visit to the Feilding Lodge at its meeting on Tuesday evening nest. A sale of fruit trees, from the nursery of Mr Benefield, of Aramoho, will bo held by Messrs Stereas and Gorton, at their Feilding sale rooms on Friday, the 27th met., at 1.30 p.m. A notice appears elsewhere from the Beturning Officer of the Borough, anent the annual election to fill tho vacancies caused by the retirement «f Crg Richard" son, Fowles, and Bishop. The Palmersten loan of £50,000 does not apear to have found favor in the eyes of the English moaied men. It will be ' seen by our telegrams that when the I tenders were opened, £40.000 had been I applied for.

Captain Edwin teiepraphs to-dsy— I Warnings for gales and heavy rain have j been seat to all stations. Mass mil be held in St. Bridget's Church to-morrow, the 22nd August, at 11 a.m. A metting ©f the Council of the Manchester Rifles will be held at the offices of the E. & C.A. Corporation this evening at eight o'clock. A cattle train passed through Feilding this morning at 5 o'clock with stock for Messrs F. B. Jackson and Co. 'a next sale at Johnsonville. We observe that the Borough Council has given a permission to shoot tame pigeons -within the limits of the Borough. We would advise the person interested to beware of the Police Offences Aot. The works at the Manawatu Gorge Bridge are proceeding very satisfactorily. From tho nature of tho ground it was found impossible to drive the piles by the ordinary means; boring hae been resorted to, and the first hole 7 feet 6 inches deep was finished on Wednesday, It is expected that the bridge will be open for traffic on Christmas Day. In connection with the rumour that Mr Gladstone ie about to visit Ireland, we may state it has been known for some time in polite circles in England, that the Right Honorable the Gr.O.M. has been steadily practising his "forty-fives" and " catch the ten," so that the Natives will find it a difficult matter to put the old gentleman in for the drinks. Oa last Thursday night some evil disposed person of 'the genus larrikin made a number of slasnos with a sharp knife in tke sunshade hung in front of Mr Oarthew'e shop window. Tho actual money value of the damage done is very trifling, but the objectless destruction of the article shows a very mischievous disposition, which ought to be subjected to the ameliorating influences of the cat or the cow hide. We understand that the member for the district, Mr iA acarthur, will address his constituents in PalnieretoH at an early date. He does not intend to follow the course adopted last yoar of addressing the electors in each centre during the same week, as that mocessitated almost a repetition of the same speech at each place. Ho will allow some time to elapse after speaking at Palmereton, and as fresh political matters crops up, address tho electors in Feilding, Haloombe, and Ashurst. Mr John Balk, coachbuilder, of Makino road, hae just completed a waggoaotte to the order of Mr J. W- ISade, of the Feilding furniture warehouse. The vehicle is some - thing after tho style of a London van, and is adapted either for the conveyence of goods in connection with Mr Eadd's business, for which use it was principally intended, or for purposes of pleasure, on which occasion it is capable of Besting comfortably eight or nine persons. Mr Belk has, after his usual habit, put good material and excellent workmanship into the job which he has finished off in a skilful and tastf ul| xnannor. We should add that the vehicle is intended to be used at funerals, for which purpetse it is well adapted. There is nothing that adds to the appearance of a home, let it be cottage or mansion, like a pretty pair of Curtains. Mr C. Smith, from Te Aro, Wellington, hae just received a case of the very latest designs, and is selling them at extraordinary low prices at his aale in Mr Heading's shop, next Mr Eade, cabinet maker. Lace curtains, 5 yards long, 2/6, 2/11 ; lace curtains, 6 yards long, 3/11, 4/11, 5/11 ; lace curtains, 7 yards long, 6/11 7/11, 8/11.— Advt.