The Feilding Star. SATURDAY, NIVEMBER 5, 1887. Local and General News

Feilding Star, Volume IX, Issue 59, 5 November 1887, Page 2

The Feilding Star. SATURDAY, NIVEMBER 5, 1887. Local and General News

♦ A meeting of the Sports Committee will be held at eight o'clock this evening at Mr Bray's office. Mr John Brycp and Mr John Stevens were passengers by the train for Wellington yesterday afternoon.

One night this week forcible entry was made into the premises of the Makino I Cheese Factory. Constable Meehan is making enquiries into the matter. A Cincianatian is rather incredibly re« ported to hare invented a steam engine that drives back the steam into its own boiler to lie used again for the next stroke. Mr GK V. Shannon is at present in the Kiwitea, where he is the guest of his aon-in-law, Mr Boberfc Mcßeth. Mr Shannon has now quite recovered his wonted health and spirits. The wool season has fairly commenced here, and two dray-loads of bales from the Makino Valley were brought in to the Railway Station yesterday afternoon. It is estimated the Manchester Block will ! ship 2000 bales this year. "Pat's this I hear y're gann to dee JeannieP" said an Aberdeen lass to another young woman. " Weel, Maggie, lass, I'm just gaun to marry that farm oirer by there, and lire wi' the bit mannie on't." Mr R. Reeves has given notice to ask the Minister of Defence, If there is any truth in a rumour that the Government intend abolishing all country Volunteer corps in the Colony by withdrawing the capitation allowances P Mr Haybittle has a new advertisement to-day in which he enumerates a few of the articles he received in five truck loads of goods -which arrived for him from Wellington on Thursday. They are now sorted and marked awaiting inspection. Says the Palmers ton Times : — In view of the increased rates of insurance in this Borough a movement is being made towards forming a local Mutual Insurance Company in which to insure all stock. The annual Wesleyan Picnic will b e held in Mr Benson's paddock, on the 9th inst., the Prince of Wales' Biithday. As these gatherings have always been admirably .conducted, and are deservedly popular, we anticipate a very large attendance. Should the weather prove unfavorable the Tea will bo held in the chapel, Grey Street. Sir J. Hall has given notice to ask the Premier, whether it is true, as stated in the public press, that it is not found prae« ticable to provide for the hearing of the petition against the return of the ben. member for Waitotara before the latter part of December P The District Judge, at the Palmerston Court yesterday, in the bankruptcy case of John Signal, said j— "lt was the creditor!' fault for allowing a workingman to get into debt, when he had no means of paying." Does this mean that every working-man is to he looked upon as dishonest P The following gentle hint is from a Kansas paper :— " There i$ a little mat* ter that $ome of our $übscribers have Seemingly forgotten entirely. $ome of them have made u$ many promises, but have not kept them, lc i$ a very im« portant matter. It 1$ necessary in our business. We are very modesf, and don't like to $peak about it." — Typo. Mr Anderson is going to ask, in the House, if it is the intention of the Government to bring down during this session an Act to amend the Hospitals and Charitable Institutions Act, 1885, Amend* ment Act, 1886, in the direction of localising expenditure under that Act, and in giving to each County Council or other local governing body local control over its poor and nick P There was no parade of the Manchester Rifles last Bight owing to the in* clemency of the weather. The Corps will meet on Wednesday next at 10 a.m., at the Public Hall, after which they will march to the rifle range for practice and class-firing. A feu de joice will be fired in honor of the Birthday of the Prince of Wales, and there will be skirmishing drill with blank cartridge. At the last meeting of the Hospital Board, Mr Beattie, locomotive manager on the Wanganui section, produced plans of » stretcher to be fitted in the guard- vansior the conveyance of patients to the Wanganui Hospital. The apparatus appeared to be one that will answer very well, and the Board authorised the construction of one. — Herald. A rumour, quoted in our columns, to the effect that the Premier had offered Sir Robert Stout a seat in the Legislative Council, with, the Attorney-Generalship, was quite without foundation. In reply to a question in the House the Premier said it was not true. He also wished to say that there had been no communication whatever between Sir Robert Stout and him, with respect to a coalition, since 1884. Says " Puff" :— -talking about Pro% tection, the Farmers' Conference at Mcl- i bourne demand a 25 per cent ad valorem duty on live stock and meat and agricultural produce generally ! Yes, is'n't that splendid ! New South Wales is actually supplying Victoria with food ! And the Victorian farmers want to make food one fourth dearer than it need be, go as to keep up their profits ! How will the manufacturers like thatP They won't like it all 1 They can hardly get along as it is, paying starvation wages ! But if these duties are imposed on food, it'll shut up half the factories and drive the population over the border If the Government won't let the grub come to the people, the people will go to the grub ! The total cost to the country of the Hall and . Houston trials, according to a return laid on the table of the House last evening, was £2210. At the first trial, that of Thos. Hall and Margaret Houston, £595 was paid in expenses of witnesses, and £45 as the fee of the Crown Solicitor. The details of cost of the prose cution of Hall on the charge of attempted murder were:— Expenses of witnesses and payment of j urors, £570 ; fees for analyses, £236 ; Crown Solicitor, Dune* din,*Llß6 ; fees to Crown Solicitor, Tim aru, in connection with both cases, L 550 A large number of those interested in the welfare of the daughter of an old Wanganui resident assembled a1; Christ Church to-day to witness the marriage of Mr E. A. Barton and Miss Maggie Harper. The Rev. A. O. Williams of Putiki officiated, and the Church was well filled with friends and onlookers. The bride, attired in most befitting costume, wns attended by three bridesmaids, who wore white dresses, and heliotrope bonnets. On coming from the Church rice was plentifully distributed among the party by onlooking friends, and they drove away with the good wishes of all. Mr Barton was for some yearn connected with the Bnnk of Australasia in Wanga* nut, and is now manager for the same institution in Feildmg. We understand that the happy couple will apnnd the honeymoon in the South Island, and we ' join with the large circle of their acquaintances in wish ing I hem ha ppiness and prosperity in their matrimonial career. — Herald.

I Captain Edwin Telegraphs to-day :- -1 Telegram* to expect strong winds have been sent to all places. Very general regret was expressed on Thursday morning on it becoming known that Mrs Waldegrave, wife of J. Wald* egrare Esq.., J.P., had died suddenly lust night. The deceased lady was esteemed by a large circle of friends who who will heartily sympathise with the bereaved relatives. We learn that she appeared to be in perfect health at 12 o'clock last night, at which hour she re« tired to rest, after having previously par* taken of supper. In a quarter of an hour after this she was taken ill, and Dt Porter was at once sent for, but before his arrival life was extinct. It is sup* posed that the cause of death was heart disease. Deceased was sixty «one jears of age.— Manawatu Times.