Local and General News

Feilding Star, Volume IX, Issue 34, 8 September 1887, Page 2

Local and General News

Mr A. R. T. Haultam has been appointed Batuwring Officer for Foxton. - ; ; The. Wellington people are now revel--ling in the luxury of a Poor Bate. •Mr-Jv-Gv Wilson "will address the electors at Awahun, on Monday evening, in the school house. . A meeting of Mr Macarthur's election committee will be held in Mr Sherwill's office to-morrow evening. Mr Greenwood will be in Feildmg on Wednesday next, when he may be consulted at the Denbigh Hotel. The Manchester Bifles will parade for inspection, at the Public Hall, to-morrow evening, '-at.-7.30 p.m. The: Wanganui correspondent of the Wellington Times says the; Board of Military Education -was .-simply ruining the Volunteer Force by the standard set up for examinations. : , .. .;. .

The shopkeepers in Wanganui have started their Spring Shows. Mr Ellery Gilbert is now in Peilding and will remain in the district for about two weeks. Some very interesting notices appear to-day m our Wanted column, especially those from Mr McDuff, coaohbuilder, of Wanganui. Mr Alfred Dobson, a well-known civil engineer at Blenheim, died on Tuesday last. He was a brother-in-law of the ( late Sir Julius HaastT ? ' v Mr West will speak in. Palmerston to-, ■nighfc He was in Peilding to-day making arrangements to address the electors in the Public Hall at an early date. It is the intention of the Quadrille Assemblies .to hold a fancy dress ball, in the Town' Hall shortly to' wind up the season."* Pull particulars will be given by advertisement in a future issue. " For where; the carcase is there will the eagles be gathered together." Id consequence of the last native land law putting a stop to native land-sharking, the flock of lawyers that had congregated m Gisborne is beginning to clear out, The carcase is fenced in. Mr Arkwright, one ef the cadidates for the Bangitiker seat notifies by advertisement in another, column thathe will address his electors in the Town; Hall, on Tuesday next, 13th instant, at 7.30 p.m. There will doubtless be a large attendance.;' ■ "^X-, ■'" .■■ .'■■'/.• •'■■••. The influx of /GtermanS into England is looked upon' By the British workman with aft little favor as the influx of Chinese into- America is looked on by the Yankee. As Germans make splendid colonists we would suggest they be sent south of the line. The river protection works now in course of construction at Mr Hughey's farm, promise to be perfectly successful; The work is being done at the expense of the property owners on the river bank, under the superintendence -of Mr Bray, O.E. ry V- r .. :■-,-:. ■ - --■ Stanley, the duel witness in the Mount Bonnie outrage, was arrested in Sydney on a charge of forgery of a cheque for £20. He now states thathe never left the colony, and had been working under an assumed name on the railway, and lately was an inmate of the hospital, suffering from a poisoned hand. Bailway guards' are not pleasant husbands. An enthusiastic member of that fraternity, residing at Parnell, on being awakened the other night from a dream of an impending crash by. a train, found himself sitting up in bed holding his wife by the ears, haying nearly twisted her head off in : his frantic efforts to "down brakes,".— Bell. Advertisers will be wise to note that at a time like the present, when public attention is largely directed to newspapers in consequence of the political contests raging, with greater or lesser force, in all parts of colony, they should not neglect the opportunity thus afforded by letting their customers; and the publicgenerally, know what they have to offer them. Verbum sap. The annual meeting of the Manchester Horticultural Society will be held at the office of Mr Edmund Goodbehere on Saturday night at 8. o'clock. As the success whichhas attended the shows of this society has been on an increasing ratio each succeeding year since its formation, it is almost needless for us to urge upon the members and public interested, to be punctual in their attendance. When the late Rev. Dr William Adams, of New York, was at the puns Presbyterian Council at Edinburgh, finding the church rent into Regular Presbyterians and Independent Presby* terians and United Presbyterians, and what not, he said in his speech ; " Brethren, you are B.P.s and I.P.'s and IT P.'s— why don't you call yourselves split peas and be done with it P " We have to acknowledge receipt from L. Buick, Medical Publisher, of Sydney, of a copy of the second edition of a work by Dr Alexander Paterson on the male generative function in health and di--Bje|&e. "The is treated in a manner which snows the author thoroughly understands it, while the language used is so plain and simple that ordinary laymen may read without being confused or irritated by the too frequent use of abstruse scientific terms which, so generally sprinkle tha pages of similar writings. The book is well bound and printed being in every respect a credit to the publisher. The Featherston correspondent of the Post sends the following:— A rather amusing incident occurred here last evening, which will no doubt have the effect of making this otherwise dull township rather lively for the time being, and- put the excitement of the election into the shade. During the drill instruction at the Oddfellows' Hall, and while the volunteers were in line, a woman: quietly walked into the ha.ll, and going, up to the, drill instructor, Ser/tt. • Major Bezajr, threw a bottle of water over him, and then smothered him with flow, at the same time shewing him a whip she held in her hand, inviting him to taste the effects of it. The onslaught was so sudden, and it took the men so completely by surprise, that not one had the courage to run to the help of their gallant com* rade, who threatens a charge of assault ' against the offesding female, whose name is Mrs Harrington.

Said one man to another {or if he did not say it, he meant it, which, comes to the same thing) "Did you ever see anything more' ridiculously cheap than those tweed suits at 16s 6d, 18s 6d, and 20s now going off at To Aro House, Wellington?^ : Did you ever see anything like the bargains in sac and Pagit coats for 7s 6d and 10s 6d, each. It tempts one to buy iwhether you want it or not. Fancy; too, a choice of good, durable tweed trousers from 3s 6d to V 6s 6d,;;and, your'pick of Weed trousers and vests &oni 6s 6d> to ilOs 6d at Te Aio House, Wholesale Family Drapery Warehouse, Wellington. As for pilot and Tweed overcoats, where can you see anything to equal 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 Bhirtsifor pne shilling each, the white dress shirts at half-a-cr<non each, the flannel undershirts at 2s lid each, the strong military socks at 8d per pair. All these and a number of other articles equally cneap now selling rapidly at the Wholesale Family Drapery Warehouse, Te Aro House, Wellington. If you have notj O man, it is time you did. Come at once and secure some of these bargains. If unable to come, send your wife, who willj doubtless, make far bettei* purchases than you would yourself at Te Aro House, Wellington. All goods purchased at Te Aro House. will, it so desired, be sent to the Wellington Kailway Station free of expense.