Local and General News

Feilding Star, Volume IX, Issue 33, 3 September 1887, Page 2

Local and General News

Anniversary Bill -of tiie Manchester Rifles ilW9^' held ron Thursday night. The attendance was very good. . There will be a sitting of Justices of the Peace at the Feilding B.M. Court on . Tuesday next at 10 a.m. The Resident Magistrate's Court will sit on Thursday next, .when. the number of cases to be heard will J» considerable. The New Zealand Loan and Mercan» tile Agency Company (Limited) have received the following cable message dated London, 30th August :— Tallow— Market steady. Fine mutton is worth; 24.8 6d ; good mutton, 28a 6d ; good beef 22s 6d per cwt." „ .; A movement is on foot in Sydney for the purpose of altering the rules of beta ting, so that all wagers on hors'-s which run a dead heat shall bo djrided whether a run»off takes place or not. It is hardlj likely, however, that the general body of turf speculators would agree to such a proposal. Ferrets aw making gnat naavc in gome of the poultry yards at T« Whiti, near Masterton, says a local paper.' The other evening as Mr James ~ Mackenzie was crossing a paddock on horseback his horse was savagely attacked' by a number of ferrets, which held on to one of its hind legs., Worrying ''find barking like dogs. They appear to be getting very numerous and* savage from hunger. The' Laird of 8., having given his coachman notice to quit for haying overturned the carriage in coining home from a dinner parfy, was waited on by the defaulter' next morning. He admitted his offeuee, but said in mitigation,"! am very sorry, but Iwasno sac verra drunk ; and gentlemen, ye ken, whiles get drunk." •• Weel," was the reply, •• I dinna iay' ye ;were' ye-ra d?unk for^a. gentleman, but ye were dreadfully drunk for a coachman— sac aff ye go." Our contemporary states that "it.i* said that the Hon. Mr Ballanoe is anxiouslj iifc;P>lmf ritonQJorih to give a lift to the Mayor of that, , Borough,, who. is competing for the Miinftwata ; wit -with 1 Mr^Mactrthur." We believe the stAtement to bekpire canard,** Mr Bfjlf^ice^hfs nqg, nofdoc^ he intepd doisg'so lf-reqacsted, been asked to speak *t Palmerston . North. Mr West is quite able to speak tor himself we hear.- Herald. Yankee journalism.— This as how they deal with threatened libel actions in America. The Daily Star, New York, thus twinkles :— " Ye gods ! the Star is to be sued for libelling the notorious Carl Browne, a fellow without principle as he is without brains; a dirty, lowr contenipjbibl^ jneak;inKV rm our;; «a? hireling of Fel tori ""and the .railroad:;" .*;. wretch beneath the conteuipt of men; ; r. fit..,as»ociale of raga bonds and. political, • si r ik ers '•,':' a f ra ud; :i: *' fiay : oil, M tfed (iff, and d— — d be he who first crias, 'HbldT. Enough-i'" ; : -'':£r : *-%f

I Captain Edwin telegraphs to-day: — ! Telegrams warnings for heavy gale* have been sent to all placei. r A change in the weather/|toj()ky place yesterday, slight showers obtain giving fallen during the day. || j . j| j | The telegraph wire 9am do]|n. s&aLth \p£ 1 Napier, north of Ohristohurmr.'anu nortfe of Greymouth, caused by tha&alejjtk*, | Two hundred and sixty casks* of batter were sold in Melbourne recently at from *2d toft&'tLWm&f** I*****"*1 *****"*^ .^w.* -- - j Mr Carthew's monthly case of books i and .periodicals arrived: to-day.' »''-f ":< - ;*j •Mr Prance, a very old Wellington, this weeTfr^HTwtra^rotLTr 1 of D.r France. . [ A .correspondent gtrßnllaj says "Me $tsv|ns^ad3h.e^>esf| noting tiiere that has ever been held in Bulls. I mean if. jThe w!,iole;affuir was a huge succeifß.f' ] |. ! Any person having lost a " locket, • chain, silver ring, and eardrop at the Volunteer Ball, is requested to apply to £ergt. Thomas* Evans for the same. - ,■ Lord- Bibbiesdale, in an article on Ht Queen's Plates," in the National Her r?e%, say s that horse breeding in England is-in " a pining condition". ; ' A .late cable message states that the Government hate determined to p ose|> cute Constable Endacott lor perj ury in connection with 'the Cass cise. ' „ At the public Hal! last evening Mr Fowles showed a number of supplementary views, one or whiqh, owa design, was particularly ad nairt'd. : ■ The most wdnderful sight of the whole Jubilee was the Queen of Hawaii trying to set her watch by the automatic weighing machine in a London railway station,*' " Och," said. a love-sick-Hibernian, " what a reoreatipn it is' to be dying in love ! It sets the heart aching so delicate ly there's no taking a wink of sleep for the pleasure of the pain !" '" ' A very heavy gale of wind sprang up this morning from the N.W., accompanied, by. thunder and Heavy showers of ram. Later in the day it settled <L»wn /into a steady blow. ;" ; ' : Mr Churton, who died : i» Wanganui on Thursday intr«»ttled in Wanganai 47 years ago^HHe built and endowed Churton College, at Aramoho, an institution for the care and education of Maori girls. Messrs J. 0. Morey and Co. open on Wednesday a shopnearStevens&Gorton's store in Fergnsson street, with a large aiai varied selection of general drapery to be sold at remarkably low rates. A boy to attend the shop is advertise^ for in our Wanted Column. ; / The annual meeting' of . ; jtjbft Okoia Dairy Factory Company : jplttjjif hf^d thia month. ' We/ fcfear tfcat';:t)^' { epUpahV have been particulariy unfortunsterlhfs year, owing to thedulhtss of the martet , There are: nearly 38 toht of ehees# on; te shelves, and as cheese is a drug)ni c market there is little chanceof qtiiitting it at a remunerative . pnee this *ea«r son.— Herald. ■■ , . ; ;..''^,.J V "- 'j.'^'l : A reply has been received by Mr A. Clarke, the Secretary to the Agricultural and Pastoral Association, to the petition sent to the Vfinister of Mines iii favor of the retention of Mr Simpson's services in the district as Sheep Inspector. The Under Secietary >*tates "that' Mr Lar-i nach. has carefully re*consjdor«d the matter; and he cannot nee' his way clear* to comply 1 with ybne- request." Were*! gret ve.ry much this decision of the de ; : paflment, which „Tfilj_ ea,uße a great in- 1 justicel.to.l this district %nd it is to be; hoped that an Alteration will be possible after the election. — Times. \ The two Clumber '"SpahTel dogs',^ Mac ; and Bessy, receiStly well known in W"eN litfgton aß,tnd property of Mr J. H.; Shaw, barrister, haVe taken second prize i in -their respective classes at the. Via- ; torian.'Dois arid Sultry Show in the Ex-' hibitiori. building and the universialfeeU. ing of the public is stated to have been j that they ought to have taken first prize.; No dogs out of the whole seven hundred attracted so much admiration, and both Sir Henry iJoch, G<>*ernTorß)f Victoiria,; and "Lord Carington. oiHffew^Soukn [ : Wales, wanted- to purchase them. They : were bought in by the owner at £20 each in order to prevent their sale.— Times^ : Said one man to another (or if he did not .say it, he meant it, which comes to. the same thing) "«I)id you ever .see«ny-, thing more ndiculo^iflly cheap than those tweed suits at 16s 6d, 18|s 6d," and 20s now going off at T© Arb House, Welling- j Did you ever see anything like the: .bargains in sac and Pagit coats. for 7s 6di and. 105, 6 d, each. ; It- tempts one to buy whether you want it or.npt., ( Jfanpy ; too, • a choice of good, durable tweed fat>users from' 3a '6d to ! 6a6di and your pick of tweed trousers and Vests from 6s 6dLto 10s 6d at Te Aio House/ Wholesale Family Drapery Warehouse, Wellington. i As for pilot and Tweed overcoats, where can you see anytjiing to^egual them at 12s 6d, 15s, 17s 6d and 20s each? No wonder such a roaring trade is now being done in the Clothing Department at Te Aro House. Wellington. Have you seen the strong Harvard shirts and the durable Crimean shirts for one shilling eaqh, the t white, dress shirts at half-a-croton each, the flannel undershirts at 2s lld each, the strong military socks at 8d per pair. All these and a number of other articles equalk cheap now selling rapidly fct the Wnolesala Family Drapery Warehouse, Te Aro House, Wellington. ■ ;- If you Have not, O man, it is time you did. Come at once and secure some of these bargains. If unable to come, send your wife, who will, doubtless, make far better purchases than you would yourself at:Te Aro House, Wellington. " All goods purchased at Te Arb House will, it so' desired, be sent to the Wellington Eailway Station free ©f expense.