Local and General News

Feilding Star, Volume VIII, Issue 91, 8 February 1887, Page 2

Local and General News

Sir Julius and Lady Yogel went down by train on Friday last. Messrs Stevens and Gorton's new advertisement will appear in our next issue. Capt Corthcruft, E.M., will occupy the bench at the R. M. Court to-morrow. Mr Macarthur, M.H.R., will address the electors in the Public Hall this evening. Splendid grass seed, in every variety, is advertised by Mr James Laird, of Wariganui. Mr F. Berry was the successful tenderer f >r the erection of a dwelling house, at Waituna.Jfor Mr Richardson. The death of Frank fWeston is denied. Letters have been received from him, dated Capetown. He will chuckle over his obituary notices. A specsal train from the north went through Feildmg last night, laden with ' stock for F. R. Jackson and Co.'s sale at Johnsonville to be held to-morrow. j In our report of the last meeting of the Manchester Rifles the name of Mr Daw was accidentally omitted from the names of members elected as council for the current year.

A notice appears to-day re elections for the Feilding Licensing committee.

A new announcement appears to-day from Mr Train, of the Cash Exchange.

An addition has been made to Messrs F. K. Jackson and Co.'s sale on Thurs» day next, of 20 Eomney rams bred by W, Akers Esq., of Palmers ton.

We are glad to see that Mr Towler, the porter at the railway station, was able to resume his duties yesterday, having quite recovered from his recent illness. •

The Salvage Corps for the Borough of Feilding has thirty five names on the roll. A meeting willl be held shortly to form rules and arrange hours for practice.

On Sunday morning there was a mob of half a dozen cows rnnning in Manchester Square unatttended, and at midnight quite a doyen horses were comfortably grazing in the same locality.

The Kiwitea Road Board intimates that a poll for a proposal to borrow £4968 under the Government Loans to Local Bodies Act, will be taken on Friday Feb^ ruary 18th, at the several polling places mentioned in the advertisement.

Our readers, and especially such of them as are insured with the Government Life Insurance, are reminded of the lecture to be given by Mr Clapcott in the Foresters Hall to-morrow night. The Mayor, Mr Goodbehere, will preside.

The new Commission of the Peace has been sent to the Governor. It excludes all the names of bankrupt Justices and others who have become unfitted to hold the Commission. The list will be gazetted on his return from the South.

Some logs were being burned last night on a section next to the Foresters' Hall, Boweu street. The flames were in dangerous proximity to the building, but as a man was on the watch no harm was done.

The next stock sale of Messrs F. B. Jackson and Co. will be held on Thursday next, and will be one of the largest held in Feildrog for some time. Besides the ordinary sfcook list there will be offerred a number of well-bred cattle and sheep on account of Messrs Burrell Bros., which will be sold entirely without reserve.

This evening there will be a partial eclipse of the moon beginning at 8.44 and ending at 11 ; magnitude '4. On the morning of the 23rd there will be an annular eclipse of the Sun, visible in New Zealand as a partial eclipse, beginning at 6h 9m ; middle at 7h 22m ; ending at 8h 35m; magnitude '75. The south or upper part of the Sun will be obscured.

To-day we publish an advertisement from J. Grace and Co., who have just started as boot and shoe makers, in Palraerston North. Mr Grace is already wellknown to-most of our readers, as the most attentive and popular guard on this line of railway, and we have every confidence he will exhibit in his new business the same tact and courtesy which has won him the good will and respect of all who came in contact- with him. We wi^h him every success.

'• Rambler," in the Heruld, writes : — The three members of the Board, Messrs Baker, Sunson, and Bridge, who decided that it was proper to flog a ten-year-old boy wittt a green supplejack because he had not courage to hold out his hand and take it on that part of his body, ought to get a dozen themselves in our local Wackford Squeers best style. Woodcuts of this kiud would not be the sort of illustration they would appreciate I fancy. I would suggest that they try a dose of green supplejack before they make so light of it another time.

Referring to the Caffrey and Perm execution the Star sayn :— As the illness of Major Green, the Sheriff, is likely to prevent him from taking any part \a the arrangements for or the conduct of the execation, the distasteful duty of seeing the sentence carried out will in all probability devolve on the Deputy Sheriff/Me G. W. Basley. That gentleman we be* lievo had a visit from a person who acted as hangman at several executions in this pity. His business with M.c Basley was of course to make the ghoulish request for " the job." Mr Basley requested the would-be executioner to call again. It is considered probable that" the authorities at Wellington will make arrange* ments to send up the man who acted as executioner at the hanging of Winiata, Hiroki, and one or, two other murderers. The number of persons other than offi» cials who will be admitted to the execution will not exceed ten.

The following items are from the Manawatu Times: — Unless some steps are taken at an early date in the direction of Erevention it is not unlikely that the fanawatu river will prove .troublesome to Palmerston. We learn Ijnat it has, during the last two years, worn away the land on Mr Hanson's section for a distance of about ten chains towards the town.— Several instances haye 1 " come to show that it is rather unsafe to' send money through the post office to Wellington. So far as the local office is concerned no blame can be attached, but in the Wellington office there is evidently some slackness. — The first meeting of creditors of Dr Rockstrow was held on Friday afternoon, andjthe creditors showed their practical sympathy by resolving that no further public examination is necessary, and further than this they banded over the book debts to the debtor. — The only draw-back at the concert, at Feilding on Friday, was the fact that a horrible piano was in use, which was very much out of tune, and pretty well worn into the bargain.

The facilities offered by the Manawatu Railway Coaipany to reach Wellington at a very moderate outlay are certainly being taken advantage of by many residents of districts adjacent to the line. As a matter of health the outing is enjoyable through the pleasant railway trip to the Empire City, while as to material and economical advantages these only want to be more widely known to be thoroughly appreciated. As the stream of visitors is steadily setting in towards one of the finest and most attractive buildings and businesses in the City, viz., the Te Aro House, Wholesale Family Drapery Warehouse, where the following combination of advantages are offered : Ist. A fine roomy, lofty warehouse, with abundance of light and all the latest conveniences, so as to ensure the utmost comfort in buying. 2nd. A magnificent stock of General Drapery and Clothing bought in the best Some markets, directly from the manufacturers. 3rd. All goods are marked in plain figures, are sold at ACTUAL WHOLESALE PRICES, and any single article can be purchased, and any ! length cut. 4th. Customers coming from the Country will effect a considerable saving of time and labor by visiting the Refreshment Boom on the premises, open daily from 9am to 6 p m., where tea, coffee, cocoa, and other light refreshments may be had at exceedingly reasonable changes. Dressmaking and Tailoring, both first class, are other special advantages to be obtained only at the Te Aro Hottsk, Wholesale Family Drapery Warehouse, Wellington.

j A breech-loader gun is advertised for sale.

Although the Government Insurance Department has not yet received the full report from the auditors in England re» garding the bonus distribution, yet suffi* , cient information has come to hand to enable a great deal of the preliminary calculations necessary to determining the individual bonuses on each policy to be calculated. It is expected that the notices of bonus will all be issued before the middle of March. — Post. The following are the assets and liabilities m the estate of F. J. S. Pringle, a meeting of whose creditors was held at the court house to-day, Mr Notman, D.0. A., presiding. Unsecured creditors —Bank of New Zealand, £190 Ids ; Bank of Australasia, £200 ; f John Prior, £50; Prior and Sandilands, £18 ; C. Bull, £20; total, £478 Ids. Assets— lnterest under the marriage settlement of bankrupt's mother; value unknown. j The leading manufacturing industry in the colony, aocorlmg to- the census returns in the Government Gazette of January 27, is sawmilling, which gives employment to more hands than the protected combined industries of agricultural implement-making; coachbnilding, woollen factories, bo*tand shoe factories. furniture<makiag, and clothing, and the production of the sawmills exceed* in value the united totals of the other trades named.

His Royal Highness the Duke of Cambridge, Commandernn-Chief of the British Army, and Cardinal Manning, Archbishop of Westminster, hare inquired into the reasons whr Colonel Butler declined to present himself for examination in the Campbell divorce case. The I »uke and Cardinal are satis* fied with the explanation given by Colonel Butler. It is alleged that Colonel Butler had discorered that a legal gentleman acting on behalf of Lady Colin Campbell, had obtained the name of a ladj with whom he was involved anJ threat ened him with exposure. Under* those circumstances he declined to attend." Freemasons wiHTje glad to hear of the discovery in Egypt, by Professor Maspero, of a tomb q%)te untouched by the defiling and pilfering Arab, in which a square, a mason's leveller, a compass and other tools -have been fpund beside, a' mummy. The dead man was an architect, builder, and carver of inscriptions, having the control of one quarter of the cemetery at Thelxft. The tomb was very comfortably furnished with linen, chests, painted jars, statuettes, and other articles of use or luxury, and contained two sledges for the transport of mammies and sarcophagi.