Local General

Feilding Star, Volume IX, Issue 44, 1 October 1887, Page 2

Local General

A he^ starm^o! hjMi^andv^itf'wa^ expe.ie^'ce"d :s here.^hisr l mornmg. • " .'^ ' ' with^;' toiciay's i issue Iron/ the Ma^nmeth ifinstrds .and* fcsr klsmv% /© parade of t^e ManchesK efElo9 l&V night owing, to the mclem*eiacy of the^eather. l ' The constabl^who was. alleged to have taken a toojictiye part in a political meeting recently 1 held afc Napier has been feduced,tb the^bbttomjrf the third class.

• W^eiiave received ,4he bound volume of the Statutes of Nej^Zealand/Jiassedduring the last session- of pafliametif;%'"Jf all 1 : the other. volumeS'were aa thin this .wojild' be a happy^coiantey. < ;. .-. '

Messrs .T. Bartholomew, Were.the sueeeisfuV tenierers for^.£h'e supply and delivery dl"llffiber"vfpr"tVe ; ;E'*ilVay Be» pariment on this section of railway for 1888. \ ,;.-'■" . : :..-''.. ... > .';...-

Messrs J. : P.^Morey and Co., in accordance with a promisev>made a few days ago, now annbiin.ee they rwUl open on Thursday next an Entirely new stock of i drapery goods, in their enlarged premises in Fergusson street. . _^ : . The famous Mammotfi^MinJjtrels yntifr. twelve lady performers, willr appeax in the Public Hall on Tuesday night. In !^another cdftimn !we,\publish> a'noticse ex-f •trapted from tie Wanganui; Herald. .This company ia geiiL-ttine,;.and; evfry. member is an artist. ' ■'..-...'.' ."■-

. Sajif the,, Napier Telegraplb :— The. Ijiberals,.by their defeat in Napier, must Have lost'frpin ii6bO to.LBOO in bets. In former years they also' lost heavily in betting, but in the matter of paying such bete they have never distinguished' themselves. ■ -

The Public Works Department;, Wellington, invites tenders for the supply of 13,000 sleepers' for the Wellington-Napier, line.. Tenders; will be receiy.ed, up,. to nbonon' Monday the,3Jßt instant.. Specifications may be ,st)en ,at 'the post offices 'Pa'iiaidrstoh, WoodVillej : iDartertoii, ' Mas•terten: *- A: - ■ :/ '• '-•-'• V '• :;: -- .'•■■■■■•'-

Wehave to acknowledge receipt of a new journalistic venture, entitled ,The 3 Antj r Chinaman and Worfang^-men'a Advocate, published in Wellington. - The ' e&itor treats his no gentle hand? being eyMen'tly^nV believer m s tne Jsblonisation of this coutttryi''by; Chiukey, washermen.

Mz^Test in his address at the dqplarachester Block, and blames the E. and 0. A. Corporation for exercising ".wiles and devices" against him,'^^aß7C»i^fs\inio?: umb" pure and flimprer"^*Phe i electors here are quite as independant as those pif any other part of the electorate. ' We regret to learn that Mr Williams, one of the oldest settlers in Beaconefield, j mflti.wit^a^; accifteitjp.ni'.Monday last as he was returning from Cheltenham, Shore he had been, to 'record his vote; » was riding '■ a spirited horse; which threw its rider who was badly bruised in the leg and arm. He was however able jbo get?home without assistance, and. is n q ow>alniost recovered from' th« shaking.

A notice, which we. hope, will Tbe of, absorbirig'interest'to bur subscribers and' advertisers, appears 4>ver the' leader today. 0 We ; hav6 every confidence, it 'wall" prove effectual ■. by. ; inducing ; clients to. settle their several accounts, without .giving our collector. the trouble to. call more than once. 'Tn : the Manchester Block alone he has over seventy miles of road to go over in his journey, which means time and money.'-

"Why doh'fyou; trade with me P" said a close-fisted manufacturer to a customer the other • day. .; ?■ Because," was the characteristic reply, "you have never asked me, sir. I have looked all through the, new«papers r for', an-.' invitation, in the shape of 'an' advertisement,' hut in vain.; I never go where I am not wanted/— From "Notions about Advertising," in "Sell's Dictionary of the World's Press,' 1300 pp., clotk bound 2s.>

What promises to be a' very pretty quarrel hascommeuced in Wellington between Bishop Hadfield and the Secretary of the Druids. It appears the latter were desirous of erecting a monument in the cemetery to a late' brother of the order, but the design did not meet the approvarof the Rev. Mr Coffey, who prohibited its erection. An appeal was made to the Bishop, who supported his clergyman, ptating ft.t the f sanm.time, he. considered tie Bo%i^3ien#a jr^io 5f barbarißm» TheDruids say isn'f, rt arid are going to law on the subject.

The following items are from the Manawatu Times:— Mr H. W. Haybittle : deisiresiia to state that he has decided not to contest tne Mayoralty, as he cannot spare the time to devote to the duties should he be elected. He was promised very large support if he would stand,- but thinks that under the circumstances it is undesirable;— Mr West amused a good many at the official declaration of the poll by. his statement to the -effect that he would not attack the newspaper because a reporter was present. Those reporters are a nuisance at times. ■■

A defendant whopleaded guilty before the Feilding Justices on Thursday last, to a broach of the Railway bye»law stated thatj although he was not intoxicated, he must confess t'aal he'wab_".rar ther merry" at the time he committed the offence complained of. ' This' reminds us of a good old song commencing with the words, " "fis good to be merry and wise." If his merriment hnd'been accompanied with wisdom, he would probably not ha-re been compelled to pay for bis merrimeni by a fine of 5s with 9s 6d costs. -

An editor, in writing of a funeral, said — " The only tiling to mar the pleasure of the occasion was a little difficulty between the clergyman and one of ,the mourners concerning the ownership of ;a flask found in the carriage they|h'ad -occupied." £:]-■/ :-/ s " Puff" in the Press says :-fThe^n soiations of defeat ! Stout receiV«.dj4nite"* an oration at Christchurch ! Thermob dragged nim to Ooker's J—The--same-crowd who howled Bruce down and inPfu'ltldT P^ej Cunningham*' "Stbttt^say*^ their sympathy with him is an indication »a£«^ie development otpublic -opinion in !"New"Zealand ! H© ought to be asham- . mcd to talk such rot! Their sympathy i with him is purely a party : demonstration and a tety silly one <k tHat 4 They'd have shown more respect For him if t ucy 'd let him alone, and he'd have shown more = : respect for himself if he'd refused to be j made a show . of ! Yes, now that he's | declared his intention of retiring into i private life, the less he hifalntes in public, the better ! I wonder whether he'll keep that pledge. P If he doos, it'll be the first political pledgediV ever did keep! Ah, well, then, perhaps'he will then, just for a change! 4 ; ■."•■■-.., --

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