Local and General News

Feilding Star, Volume IX, Issue 45, 4 October 1887, Page 2

Local and General News

The Patea Mail has ceased to exist. A constable is now stationed at Ashhurst. ...-■*"'

The Auckland Bell says Gbldie will be a holy terror to the Hansard staff.

ff the report of gold having been found at Patetere is confirmed, new life will be infused into that moribund settlement.

Tho Prince de Talleyrand announces that he will become a citizen of the United States. He intends going into the pork business in Chicago.

Mr Macarthur, M.H.8., will leave for Wellington this afternoon to attend to his parliamentary duties. Parliament will meet on Thursday. '

Mr Tole went down by special train on Friday night. That will be the last " special" he will nde in as a Minister of the Crown for many a long day.

The f ambus Mammoth Minstrels will appear in the Public Hall this evening. This company is really one of the best which has played in the colony for years.

We have received BusselTs monthly time table for October. As usual this handy little book is full of information for the travelling public and business men.

The irritation on the Franco-German frontier is extreme. It is surmised that even a dog fight or a row in a shebeen house on the borders would be sufficient to drag the two nations into a bloody war.

Mrs Langtry invests her money in America, while Mary Anderson has invested forty thousand dollars of her cash to purchase property in England. Even the " almighty dollar" is not "a prophet in its own country.*'

: We are glad to learn that the Manchester Bifles will probably send a team to fire at the next meeting of the Bifle Association, to be held at Oaraaru some time next year. Names will be taken, if possible, at the parade to be held on Friday next.

In order that the poor people may have more money to spend in drink, wooden shoes have been introduced with success in London. They are too valueless to be pawned as the leather shoes frequently are. Still, they may be utilised to make hot grog, and the youngsters have to go barefooted after all. '

A splendid opportunity is offered today to sawiuillers pf acquiring the lease of a maguifioent piece of virgin forest situate on Mackay's line. The timber consists of totara, matai, rimu, and other valuable woods. For other particulars we refer our readers to advertisement in another part of the paper. ■ _^' A volunteer, named Richard J^iield, a member of the Wellington BJfloii, was arrested recently, and sent to tlie Terrace Gaol for 24 hours in preference to pay* ing a fine of five shilling* inflicted upon him by the commanding officer of hi* company for being abient from Government inspection ptfrade.

Canon Wilberforce is reported to have said it costs England more to keep her paupers than is required for her army and navy. The worthy churchman appears to have intended this sta^etnent as a reproach whereas it is an honor, but it is hard at any time to get a cleric to look at both sides of a question.

. We are indebted 'to' Mr Halliday, postmaster, for the information that for a time the post office at Birmingham Small Farm Settlement will be designated "Fowler's." This is to obviate errors that might otherwise arise in sending letters intended for Birmingham, England* to " Fowler's." = '-• ••

At the recent election, eight candidates had the misfortune to forfeit their deposit ofL4O, not having polled 10 per cent of the number of votes recorded by their successful opponents. The revenue thus benefits to the extent of LBO, but this will not go far to recoup the cost of the election.— Wellington paper.

Lord Lofters has made a satisfactory arrangement with his creditors in England, but not half so beneficial to himself as would have been the case had he come to tins colony and taken advantage of our more liberal bankruptcy laws. Had he done so he would have provided for his declining years, and been happy "for ever afterwards," like, the good people in the story books. The creditors need not have been paid " a darned cent."

The Bailway Department are now em gaged in erecting suitable yards at Can na r von for the loading of sheep and cattle. Hitherto the settlers hare had, when loading stock, to bring their own hardies, and the work bias been hitherto attended with considerable difficulty and inconvenience. There' will now bo no cause for complaint m this reapect. The yards are of a very substantial character, and are being erected in a first class style: f — Manawatu Herald. * The Natives in the North are collect* ing funds m order to send down a com* \ mittee of Native chiefs to Wellington * along with Sydney Taiwbanga, M.H.B. - for the Northern Maori electorate. It is t intended they shall remain during the 5 session to act as a Board of Advice eh I Native affairs to Maori member** with a j riew of obtaining a block vote of the } Maori representatives on all questions I affecting the interest* of the Maori, race; How theGeWeral Assembly will regard ' this imperium' iu imperio remains to be 1 seen. "''.' ' " A •■'•.■ ; i The telegraph officials are likely to ' have a busy time of it for the next week * or so. Of oourse the use of the wires * will lw granted to Major Atkinson to en- > able him to communicate freely and fully > with his friends and supporters, while we I mnt be sure Ministers; will "endeavour r tn keep together, consolidate, and cheer , their party. ,Tbey will, howi-rer, in vipw of the very possible accession to office of Sir John Hall, no doubt take care that all their telegraphic communications are by <ray of raemos , which leave no record, The manner in* which Sir 1 John Hail on a previous occasion viol ated the secrecy .of the department by ' overhauling its records to fi id out what t his predebes-or-i tn office had l>oen wiring i will not soba be furgottea.—Pust.

There are ten thousand men engaged in working the Auckland Kauri gum fields.

Mr Carthew has received to-day his usual monthly case of {English periodicals and new publications.

The Herald states that the official doclaration of the poll at Patea gave the figures as follows :— Hutchison 665, Bryce 616, and Morgan 32.

Captain Jackson Barry, well known in New Zealand, figured as a witness in the N.S W. divorce case of Dorn r. Dora.> Captain Barry gaye his evidence in a racy manner.

A monument is about to be erected at Gena to the memory of Fritzgßeuter, the most original humorist of modern Germany. Now we understand about the funny telegrams he used to send.

. Mexicans have beeen selling honey ex* tensively in Los Angles, California, a short time past. It was discovered that this honey had been made by a nest of ground bees in a coffin in a grave in the Catholic Cemetery.

We are glad to see that MrSaywell has made a good start in his new ceach factory. He advertises to-day that he has now engaged a competent coachpainter of considerable experience and skill.

A special correspondent (says the Wanganui Herald) is responsible for the statement that Sir Robert Stout purposes going Home some time before Christmas. A rumour credits Mr Ballance with a similar intention after the session.

The second operation for calculus performed on Mr G. T. Shannon a few days ago was most successful, arid the patient is making a rapid recovery. His medical adviser expects that he will be about town again in eight or ten days from the present. — Post.

Dengue fever (commonly styled "Dandy" ferer) is at present very prevalent in Patea, about every . alternate person one meets being either just begin* ning, or * recovering therefrom. Some cases have been somewhat severe, but as a rule, only little inconvenience is felt after the first two days.

The Illustrated New Zealand News has ceased publication and its place will be taken by a special edition of the Illusa trated Australian News of which the defunct paper was a partial reproduction. Mr Carthew, the FeUding Agent, in* forms us the special edition will be published on the 24th insiant.