Local and General News

Feilding Star, Volume VIII, Issue 33, 28 August 1886, Page 2

Local and General News

» Progs are the greatest croakers in the world and they never do any work. The Manchester Rifles will parade a* the barracks this evening at eight o'clock. For the first time in many years, yesterday, there was a slight fall of snow in Feildmg. Earthquake prophets have said we may look out for shakes next Thursday, the 2nd of September. We hare received the Landed Property ! Guide for August of T. K. McDonald and Co. The Hon. Mr Ballance, the Native Minister, will visit Parihaka next week to confer with the natives en the question of reserve rents. The drawing for town sections m the Peilding Small Farm Settlement will take place on Monday, September 6, in the Foresters' Hall. When two political parties become so much alike that no difference can be distinguished between them, it is safe to say that neither of them is right. Messrs Stevens and Gorton will hold a sale of stock at the Palmerston Borongh sale yards on Thursday September 2. The catalogue is published on our third page. Mr Burnett had a very succesful meeting at Awahuri. A large number of natives took the " blue ribbon" and, as their own laws on drunkenness are very severe, no doubt the pledges will bo kept. At tho next meeting of the Borough Council a return will be laid on the table of rates collected and outstanding, so as to enable Councillors to thoroughly un- I derstand the financial position of the Borough. We learn from the Herald that a second match between Lees and Pettengell was made at the Occidental Hotel on Wednesday night. Tho date fixed on is Monday Soptomber 6, the stakes being as before £25 a side. Nominations to fill the vacancies in tho ' the Borough Couucil caused by tho retirement of councillors Richardson, Powles and Bishop, must be sent in to the Returning Officer, Mr G. C. Hill, before noon on Tuesday next. We direct attention to Mr C. Smith's new advertisement in to-day's issue. His great sale is announced to last one week longer, and immeuw bargains are now being offered to his numerous customers. We also publish with to-day's paper Mr Smith's " inset," which will be found well worthy of perusal. The Manawatu Herald says the old store opposite the Bank of Australia, lately occupied by Mr McLean, is, we are informed, about to be either removed further back, or pulled down, and a new one built in its place, for which purpose it is intended by a Feildiug gentleman to ©pen a general store. Tho Woodville Rifle volunteers are more fortunate than their Feildmg brothers in arms. We learn from the Examiner that the drill shed, recently erected for the local corps, was formally opened on last Pnday week. The building is erected on a section given by the Govern ment. Its diminsions are 80 feet by 68 feet. When properly completed it will cost nearly £400, but as the Hon. J. Ballance, the Defence Minister, has promised on behalf of the Government, to contribute half the total cost, it will only leave £200 to be made up locally. We really do not see why the Manchester Rifles should not have the same advantages. They only want asking for. The New Zealand Times says : — The new buildings, to be erected in Wellington during next summer, will go far to remove the depression in trade which exists at present. The sums voted by Government are for new Printing Offices, £13,000 ; new firo proof Library to preserve the records of the Colony, £5,000 ; Geological Museum, £800 ; painting the Government buildings, £600; the Fine Arts Society are about to build an Art Gallery ; the Hospital is to have another wing added to cost £2,000 ; an Insurance Company is about to build a huge hotel and office; the College Governors are trying to raise money to build a Girl's High school ; a number of private and villa residences are also spoken of, so there ought to be a vast improvement in trade, not merely for the advantage of builders and contractors, but for all othor branches of trade. We are informed that Mr C. Smi'h, draper, from To Aro, Wellington, and who has occupied Mr Reading's shop in Manchester street, Foilding, for some time, haa docidod to romain positively only one week longer, and will close the cheap sale on Saturday next, 4th instant. We understand that rather than take the | remaining stock of goods away with him | he will, during the coming week, offer the | the same at prices altogether unheard of by residents on the Manchester Block, and to make any sacrifice within the | bounds of reason rather than be at the trouble of re packing. Our readers will ; no doubt make a note of this-, and loso no time in availing themselves of tho advantagos which Mr Smith has to offer. — ADVT.

A contemporary announces a new story ! entitled " The Need of Money." Tiiat is an old, old story with. us. The quarterly meeting of the Foilding Licensing Oomuutte will bo held m the Court House on Wednesday next at noon. " What kiud of a dog is that, my little man?" "He's part terrier." "And what's the other part ?" "0, just dog." I By the decease of a brother, particulars of whose funeral are given in another part of the paper, Mr Edmund Jennins, of Awahun comes into considerable property. The Gorernor has aocepted the resignation by Lieutenant C H. Izard of his commission in the Heretauns;a Light Horse, and by Lieufcennat J. H. Black' mere of his commission in the Manchester Rifle Volunteers. The sale of fruit trees, from the nursery of Mr Benefield, held yesterday by Messrs Stevens and Gorton at their rooms, Fergusson street, was very well attended. The whole of the lots were quitted at fail market values. The Key. Father Patterson, who has beea appointed to succeed the Her. Father McManus in the charge of tut Roman Catholic Churches in Palnierstor and Feildicg, will arrive from Welling' ton by train to-day in Patuierston, whew he will officiate to-morrow. On dit that one of our most respected citizens, who has also been for some year* a Borough Councillor, is about to opei a business establishment in Foxton, I is also yery probable that a jeweller' i shop will be opened in Feilding som« time next month. General Booth, m reckoning up thi triumphs of the Salvation Army at Exete: Hall, referred with especial pleasure t< the fact that they have "even saved at American reporter and a Swedish subeditor." Next year editors will probabh be added to the roll. A telegram received in Chnstchurcl from London dated the 23rd instant say " the wheat market is advancing ever; day. . Insurance offices are contemplatinj war risks." It would bo interesting t< know if these offices would refund wa: premiums should peace continue un broken. The Manawatu Times says the old es tablished drapery business so long carriet on by Mr J. B. Hamilton, in Palmerston has now changed hands, and will be con tmued by the Wholesale Drapery ant Clothing Importing Company. Mr Ham ilton's many friends will be glad to lean that he will retain the active managemen of the business. The bankruptcy of Alexander Gray, o Foxton, is announced. His assets art put down at £3544 13s 4d ; liabilities £1790 17s 4d ; estimated surplus £175; 16s; The only secured creditor in th< estate is the Bank of Australasia for tin sum of £829, the security for which i estimated at £1310. Mr T. R. Chamberlam, of Feilding, is a creditor in the estafo for £52 18s 6d The players to represent Foxton in th< football match against Feilding to-daj will be picked from the following : — Robinson (2), Edwards, Tuera, Gregson, An drews Mitchell, Bishop, Cummerfield Symons (2), Bullard,- Howe (captain) Liddell, M'Millan, Nye, Jewell, Evans Purcell, Burr, Laurenson, Brebner M'lnnes and Dawson. We regret to learn that our local tean: of footballers will bo rather weakened it the match at Foxton to- day by the absence of Mr Say well, who injured hi back the other day when at work. Messrs Broughton, Whisker, and Gilmer wil also be unable to attend. However, w< have no doubt the others will give a good account «f themselves. There was a capital attendance a Messrs F R. Jackson's & Co's opening stock sale at Palmerston jesterday afternoon and considerable interest was manifested in the proceedings. Owing to th< recent bud weather a quantity of stock that was entered did not come in, am! bidding was not generally very spirited though fair prices were obtained. The London correspondent of th< Auckland Herald writes: — The announce ment thut the New Zealand Government is coming on the market for another million and a -half Ims had n depressing effeel upon the stocks of that colony, and thi inscribed four per cent* have been down to 98|. Of course those who know tht colony ridicule this slight evidence ol public BeryoHsnens ; but, at the same time they oonsider it would be well for the Government of New Zealand to note the effect which a too frequent appearance in the money market has upon the estimation in which their securities are heid. To-day's Chronicle says:— Mr Bindon, the Inspector of Schools, had a narrow escape of a fatal immersion in the Tutaemii stream, near Mar ton, yesterday afternoon. Watering his horse at the edge of an apparently shallow pool, which turned out to be the site of a deep gravel pit, the animal turned round, and in a minute was floundering in fifteen feet of water. Mr Bindon, however, quickly disengaged him self, and sprang off, but had some diffi* culty in getting a safe footing on dry land, while the horse would assuredly have been drowned, but for the arrival on tie scene of some settlers, who assisted to effect a rescue. The Maldon correspondent of the Vlelbourne Ajj« reports that a terrible accident happened at half-paht five on Friday afternoon at the German Reef Tribute claim. It appears that Thomas Roberts, the mining manager, got on the top of the tank to come to the surface- While hauling up, the engine driver felt the cage catch, and at once stopped the engine. An examination was at once made, and Roberta's body was found in the well, one leg being torn of at the thigh. There were no other injuries. Deceased probably slipped, and the leg was torn off by the skids. Roberts' son was killed in the same mine in April, 1881 Deceased was about 56 years of age, and has left a widow and three children.