Local and General News

Feilding Star, Volume VIII, Issue 127, 3 May 1887, Page 2

Local and General News

It is expected there will be a "long night" in the House to-night. The "Mikado" special train to Wellington took down 120 people from Palmerston and Feilding. A night watchman is employed at the new telegraph offices, Wellington. The proverbial " locking of the stable door." We have to thank the Government Printer for a batch of Parliamentary papers. Plans of the township of Manukau and lands to be sold by T: K. Macdonald and Co, on the 13th instant, may be obtained on application at the Star office. Exhibits for the Wanganui Jubilee Exhibition will be carried free on the New Zealand Railways at the risk of the consigners. If the exhibits are sold full railway charges will have to be paid. Our contemporary the New Zealand Times appeared yesterday in a greatly enlarged form, as a newspaper of eight pages. The change is a decided improvement, and we congratulate the proprietors en the fact. The Bank of New South Wales ha 8 declared the usual dividend and bonus of 17£ per cent, per annum for the post half year, and carried £10,000 to reserve fund, which now amounts to £750,000, the paid-up capital being £1,250,000. If any pohcyholder in the Government Insurance wants an explanation of an apparent inconsistency between the bonus he received and the bonus he expected, let him apply to the Postmaster nearest to him, when his doubts will be removed, and his mind made easy. Mr W. Stevens has just received some pieces of tweed and other cloth, from the woolen factories of Dunedin and Wellington. They have been •specially selected for the season, and are all of superior quality. A new advertisement will appear in an early issue. In the mean time he invites inspection. According to the Pall Mall Gasette the Indiana (U.S.) legislature is now occupied in considering a bill for the legislation of premeditated murder. The particular speciea of murder, which according to this measure is to be met with « small fine onlj, is that of a seducer by the scducee's brother, father, or husband. Than is a lot of ienu> in this attempt at legislation. The London correspondent of the Auckland Weekly News says : — " Efforts are again being made to bring into prominence the advantages offered by the 'Manchester special settlement' for emigration to New Zealand. The attention of emigrants is being called to the favourable situation of the 'Manchester Block,' and to the easy terms upon which laud can be acquired therein." There is now in Palmereton a few light fingered gentry who have commenced business as burglars. On Saturday night the fruit shop of Mr McLean was entered, and a quantity of fruit, biscuits, and lollies stolen. As the police in Palmerston are certain to hunt these vagabonds out of that, our Feilding people may expect to be visited by them, when we hone our local constable will give the visitors a hearty welcome. Among other departmental changes in Feilding, Mr Tucker, who has boon for some years assistant to the Postmaster here, took his departure on Saturday last for New Plymouth, where he will be stationed for the future. While we congratulate Mr Tucker on his promotion we must express our regret at the removal of a most civil and obliging public officer. We hope he will find his stay m the " Garden of New Zealand" a pleasant change. At a meeting of the Wellington Rugby Union recently, it was decided to adopt the English rules in regard to scoring, viz. : a match shall be decided by a majority of points ; a goal shall equal three points and a try one point, When a goal is kicked from a try, a goal only is *cored. It wan further decided that none but bonajtde resident member* of a competing club be allowed to play for 1 such club in any cup match. The funeral of the late Sorgoaut-Major Heury took place in Wanganui on Sun- I day, and was largely attended by volunteers a lid civilians. The cortege was led by the firing party composed of throe files from tho two rifle corps and four from the 2s avals. The Eov, Father KirJj officiated. At the grave the Reverend" gentleman said he was satisfied tho. de- , ceasod had committed the act which terminated his life while in a state of temporary insanity, and that boforo his death he had expressed his regret for tho action ! lie had taken, and had made his peace with God.

Cassedy's Merry-go-round was well patronised on Saturday night. The San Francisco mail reached Feilding yesterday, via Wellington. Pauperism in Ireland increased sixty per cent, last year. The list of persons who have taken out sporting licenses will appear in our next issue. The following advertisement appeared in the New Zealand Times yesterday :— Wanted, a Lady for, milking,^ and,ujeful. The Manchester Rifles will parade for Government Inspection on Friday evening at 7;30 p.m* We are glad to see that Mr Hill, Town Clerk, was able to resume his duties yesterday. A meeting of shareholders in the Manawatu Building Society will be held at Palmerston, on Saturday next. • The Halcombe agency of" the Bank of New Zealand will be closed on aud after Thursday next. i The annual meeting of the Feilding | Licensing Committee will be held at the Court House, on Friday, June 3rd. The Legislative Council Reform Bill to be introduced this session provides that in future every appointment to the Upper House shall be for a period of seven years, and not for life, as heretofore. Mr H. S. Broderiok, of the Wanganm Harbor Block, left this afternoon for Wellington en route for England. He will sail in the Toagariro, which will leave on Thursday next. Mr Brodenck will be absent about six months. We hope he will have a pleasant trip. General regret has been expressed in Feilding at the sad death of Drill Instructor Henry, who was much esteemed, not only by the Volunteers, but by many of the civilians who knew him. Deep sympathy is felt for his family in their bereavement. It is a singular anomaly that while hundreds of Church of England clergymen are in want of employment at Home, a district like Feilding, able to par from £250 to £30« a year, is totally unprovided. An Auckland special says :— W. Murphy has accepted the challenge of the Wellington boxer Pettengell to fight light weight in Wellington in three Weeks, After the match with Taylor on Wednesday Murphy proceeds to Wellington. The London School Board has decided that when corporal'pumshment is necessary it shall be administered by the head teacher, and that an entry of the fact shall be made in the log>boofc. A good discussion has been bad over the matter. Professor Barnere has prepared a French and English slang dictionary to aid readers of modern French realistic novels. It is to bo hoped— foi the sake of morality and decency — this dictionary will have but a small circulation in New Zealand. The Merry-go-round*will be open again to-night. Prices as usual. Owing to the ram the Acrobatic Marque will not open till to-morrow night. The tents were crowded last night and the merry-go-round was well patronised as it undoubtedly deserves to be. Sir Robert Stout is opposed to the releast of prisoners to celibrate the Jubilee, Sir Robert as quite right. Any prisonei released before his term had run out would have cause of action against the Government for breach of contract, and the present financial, condition of th< colony doos not justify Ministers taking any risks which might proye costly. Particularity in punctuation is peremp tory on newspaper men in Germany The Hofer Tageblatt lately said tuat i decoration had been conferred upot Count Von Holstaia. By at oversight an exclamation point instead of a period appeared at the end of the sentence ; and for this the authorities seized tke whole issue and sued the tditora for libel. According to tho Bell, Hall has much changed in appearanco since his confine' ment. From a robust and healthy man ho has transformed into athin, quiet, and iron-grey individual. So far as hie physical health is concerned, however, he is well enough, and tho change n simply due to either remorse, or the lone and tedious nature of his trial and ite subsequent development. "Hutch" in the Wnnganui Herald says ; — Monnock, who ran at the Brunswick Sports about eighteen months ago, hat in hani and trousers tucked up, and jnst managed to win, has evidently been up to tho same game in Sydney. He recently ran at the Asbfield A.A. Club Sports (Sydney) as an amateur, and has been rightly disqualified for life for so doing. The Sir Joseph Banks committee have confirmed the disqualification. Sir Richard Temple, addrossing the Bioomsbury Rifles recently, stated that when on the Continent he was constantly told that England would, sooner or later, have to adopt the conscription, but his reply was always in the negative. He bfflioved that foreigners were jealous that England could do without the conscription, aa4 he held that tho Volunteer movement had saved the land from the very worst infliction to which a nation can be subjected. Today* Times says ;— Tho Govern* ment officers have been collecting information as to the cost of* repairs to and rebuilding the General Post Office. It is probable that a statement will bo mads m the Home in connection with the matter to-day. We understand that the fire did not do so much damage to tho waits an it would havo done had it lasted longer and burnt more steadily, and that consequently tke walla have been com* paratively very little injured. Thrift is a stranger to these times* The tendency is in an opposite directionDebt contracting is the rule, not the exception. Nothing should be more carefully avoided by young people. Debt is » great curse. It brings no comfort. On the other haryi it is accompanied by worry and anxiety. The young man who keeps out of debt and secures a balance on the other side of the ledger, not only forms correct habits but he gains a satisfied peace of mind that cannot bo secured in any. other way. and he stands armed and ready for an emergency when it conies, The Divorce and Matrimonial Causes Act Amendment, which the Hon. Mr Reynolds has introduced in the Council, prorides the following additional grounds for divorce!— (Ll Desertion on the part of the husband or wife for a space of at least seven years. (2.) A wife may ask for a dissolution of marriage if her has* band has been guilty ot adultery within twelve months of the date of presenting the petition. (3.) Conviction for indictable offence aud sentenced to a period of not less than fiye years imprisonment, or confinement to a Lunatic Asylum for three years continuously.