Local and General News

Feilding Star, Volume VIII, Issue 80, 11 January 1887, Page 2

Local and General News

Mr Larkworthy of Foxton advertises that he wants a few good bushman. Volunteers are reminded of the parade to be held next Tuesday afternoon. Rehearsal of " Patience" at the Public Hall on Thursday and Saturday nights. " The Other House" has just received a consignment of fresh and tropical fruit.

The Kiwitea Road Board invites tenders for felling and clearing about six miles of roads hi the Feilding Small Farm Block.

Mr Dermer has well-bred young pigs for sale.

We understand Feilding will be well represented at the Foxton Eaces on the 22nd instant. Anxious enquiries are already being made re the tram services.

Captain Edwin telegraphs to*day. — Warnings for northerly {{ales after from 12 to 16 hours have been jsent to all places south of Napier and WnnKanui.

In a few weeks the members of the Primitive Methodist Church, Feilding, will open a bazaar to raise funds for painting and repairing the church building.

A special train consisting of twentytwo trucks laden with stock for Messrs F. E. Jackson and Co.'s sale at Johnsonville to-morrow, went down yesterday afternoon.

A meeting of the stewards of the Feilding Jockey Club will be held at Bellre's Hotel on Saturday next at 8 o'clock, when a full attendance is requested.

The Weekly Advertiser, Christchurch, has amalgamated with the Mercantile Gazette of Dunedin, so all correspondence must for the future be addressed to the latter.

Some dishonest person has removed from the table of the Reading Boom, the last number of the Illustrated London News (Nov. 20). He will be prosecuted if discovered.

Messrs F. E. Jackson and Co. will hold an extensive sale of stock on Thursday next. The catalogue, which appears elsewhere, has received several additions since our last issue.

The appointment of Mr John Turner as Dog Tax Collector for the Borough of Feildingis notified to-day by the Town Clerk. Fees may be paid at Mr Turner's pnvate residence.

To*day's Times says :— A rumor was in wide circulation yesterday that a member of the Ministry was about to tender his resignation, but nothing definite could be ascertained on the subject.

To-day we publish a notification to the effect that Mr F. Brady has an Art Uuion for six oil paintings of New Zealand scenery. They may now be seen at Mr Eade's Furniture Warehouse, where tickets may be obtained.

The Taranaki people are complaining the English blackberry is spreading there so rapidly that it threatens to become a greater nuisance than furze. The fruit from this plant would be made a source of revenue in any other part of the colony.

We regret to learn that Mr Ward, R.M., is so indisposed that he will be unable to preside at the sittings of the R.M. court here to-morrow. Mr Baker, the Clerk to the Court, informs us that two Justices of the Peace will occupy the bench.

The Manawatu Times says : — We understand that it is proposed to hold a ram and ewe fair in connection with the Agricultural and Pastoral Association at some future time, but the Committee in their ■wisdom have decided not to acquaint the local public with the date

A dog strolled into the Denbigh Hotel yesterday about one o'clock, and on one of the proprietor's — Mr Light's — children making friendly advances to it the illconditioned brute bit at the youngsters face. Fortunately the teeth of tho animal did not break the skin, but the child was very much alarmed.

As soon as the banks doing business in Queensland and New Zealand (says a Sydney correspondent of the Napier Telegraph) give in their adhesion to the course proposed by the Associated Banks here, the rates of interest allosved on three, six, and twelve months' deposits will be reduced from 4, o, and 6 to 3, 4, and 5 per cent.

We hear a heavy lawsuit is pending in reference to the possession of Mr Wm. Whisker's land at Peilding. Messrs Brown aud Ollivier instructed by Messrs Cash and Esara, are retained for tho plaintiff, Mr Hammond, of Marton ; and Mr W. T. L. Travers, instructed by Mr Staite, is retained for the defendants, Messrs Wm. Whisker senior and junior.

There is no kind of business which is so exposed to ' cutting' than that of running a newspaper. "What with one kind of influence and another, printers are always subjected to the terrors of the pruning knife when their prices are concerned. This should not be the case, tor, there is no trade in which wages form so large a projwrtion of the daily out puts as the printing trade. Let this be a hint to those who are inclined to look upon advetisements as evils which must bo avoided as much as possible, and paid for as cheaply as possible when inevitable. — Waipawa Mail.

(jreat " Scott." ! The '"man in charge" of the Woodville branch of the Bank of Now Zealand has ordered us (Pahiatua Star) to withdraw our account. The cap has fitted one " haw-haw" gentloman at any rate. Our credit balance he informs us is — well, it does not matter, there is fourpence at the end of it, which our generosity prompts us to bequeath to the " man in charge" wherewith to purchase a moustache curler —or perhaps four penn'oth of experience would not be amiss. The reason that led to our sudden dismissal is so intensely amusing that we feel inclined to give it publicity, but our so doing might prevent the energetic " man in charge" at Woodvillo getting a rise. We want to see him get a " rise."

The following incident in connection with the sinking of the Keilawarra is related by " Warrior," the Nevr South Wales sporting correspondent of the Otago Witness :—•' Fidelity, who was a 2-year-old, had a great struegle for life. Long after the Keilawarra had disappeared with her lining freight the filly could be seen swimming about the wreck. The poor animal made several attempts to get into the lifeboat, which if she had been successful, would have sent a large number of souls to eternity. One of the sailors, realising the danger of Fidelity remaining alive, struck her over the head with an inn bucket, which stunned the poor brute for a few moments. She then made another attempt for life, by swimming over to the Helen Nicholl, and catching a rope in her mouth hung on fruitlessly for some time, uutil thoroughly exhausted. Then she 'threw up the sponge."