The Feilding Star. THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 10, 1887. Local and General News

Feilding Star, Volume IX, Issue 61, 10 November 1887, Page 2

The Feilding Star. THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 10, 1887. Local and General News

A meeting of creditors in the estate of F. W. Berry will be held on the 17th uwl. Wi Tako, an old Wellington Maori chief, and member of the Legislative Council, died on Tuesday last, aged 87. I)r Sp«er, the distinguished Specialist, will be in Palmerston on Monday and Tuesday next. Owing to heavy rain* setting in at Palmerston yesterday afternoon, the Sports, which promised to be a success, had to be postponed. i We are glad to observe the immigration of suitable persona to settle as farmers and agriculturalists, is likely to be greatly encouraged by the Government. | It is stated a foundry is about to be established in Palmerstou. It would be much better— ■> under present circumstances — to open a branch of the mint. Mr Gordon Forlong is announced to lecture at the Town Hall on Sunday afternoon next. Subject: "Why God does not destroy Satan ? " The Returning Officer for the Oroua County gives notice that Messrs B. Trexnewan and Bumble were duly elected for the Ashhurst Biding. Messrs Stevens and Gorton have resumad their stock sales at Cheltenham, and will hold an auction there on Wednesday, the 16th mat., as per catalogue on our third page. The Wanganui Herald says :-r-Lainjj, in reply to & challenge from Richardson, ssys he is quite willing to meet Richardson again, but he q?es no reason why he should run after him. He is to be found with the money ready at Keed's Occidental Hotel whea wanted.

Mr A. L. Parr announces by advertisement m another column that he has re-opened his father's late businsss premises as coach-builder and wheelwright, and hopes by strict attention to business, combined with moderate charges, to merit a share of public patronage. We published in last Saturday's issue j a report of the examination of T. W. Downea, a bankrupt, at the District Court. We omitted to mention that the report in question was copied from the Palmefston Times. We have been informed by Messrs" Prior and Sandilands the statement that for the last three years the bankrupt had not paid certain tradespeople, was incorrect, and should have been that during the last three years he had not paid his landlord any rent. To-day's N. Z. Times says:—Something novel in the way of retrenchment has been invented by Mr O'Connor, who proposes asking the Government to-day, whether they will, in connection with their proposed retrenchment measure*, consider a scheme under which the Minister's house in Tinakon«road may become the gubernatorial residence, the present Government House utilised as a museum or other public institute, and the surrounding street frontages disposed of for building purposes. No Mobb Habd Times.— lf you will stop spending so much on fine clothes, rich food and style, buy good, healthy food, cheaper and better clothing ; get more real and substantial things of life every way, and especially stop the foolish habit of employing expensive quack doctors or using so much «f the vile hum bug medicine that does you ouly harm, but put your trust in that simple, pare remedy, Dr Soule's American Hop Bitters ; that cures always at a trifling cost, and you will see good times and have good health. " Chronicle." A Bill introduced this session into the House of Lords for the further revision of the Statutes, ani for the repeal of "spent," "superoeded," and obsolete laws, serves to remind us of some very curious pieces of legislation. In the third year of Edward I was passed what in effect is a primitive Press Law. It is directed against " the Devisors of Tales whereby Discord or occasion of Discord hath arisen between the King and his people or great men of this Realm ;" and, under it, it is commanded that " hence* forth none be so hardy" as to publish false news. The penalty under this Act is an extremely amusing one. The publisher »f the false news is to bt put in prison, and kept there " until he hath brought him into Court which was the first author of the Tale." This sort of "Arabian Nights" justice would hardly suit the editors of our evening newspapers. This enactment proved, however, not strong enough ; and in the second year oF Richard 11 a fresh Act, directed against " Horrible and False Lyes," had to be passed,— Spectator. Raising the wind. — Some short time since it «ras announced that Sir J. Yogel had hit upon an original scheme where* by the necessity tor applying to the London Loan Market for the where* withal to carry on the work of government would be obviated. Various were the surmises set afloat respecting the project, and all kinds of rumours gained currency anent the new departure. It now transpires (says the correspondent df the Otago Daily Times) that Sir Julius adopted th« wimple method of transacting this financial business m the colony instead of going far afield in search of cash. He mad* an arrange* ment with the Bank of New Zealand whereby that institution agreed to ad« vance the sum of £600,000 at the follow* ing rates -.—£200,000 at 6 per cent', and £400,000 at 5 per cent. The arrangement, of course, holds good with the new Ministry, and the money will be operated upon next month in order to keep the colonial pot boiling.

Why should the farmer live all the year on salt pork and fried potatoes P One of the earliest recollections of my life is the longing I had to get into a citj once in a while, so that I could get all the strawberries I could eat. The average boy lives a gnat deal in his stomach. He has a hearty nnquestion> ing appetite, and in the spring and sana» raer he eats without hesitation anything that is green. It is an instinct of his nature, he needs the fruit for its jaices, and the right way to keep him from green stuff is to eive him plenty of go«d ripe fruit. In my boyhood on the farm, as ab«ve intimated, I thought strawberries, raspberries, grapes, and peaches (with cream) wore fur city people ; with an occasional mess of stewed ourrantß, a few blackberries gathered after haying and harvest were over (no timft before), and a small basket of apples clubbed off the trees and contended for with the pies that stood wnitine and watching (with blue milk) were for farmnrs. Who can blame the boy, with a natural, healthy appetite, if he gets tired mulching thin old stuff pork, piokles, biscuit, and potatoes — and rebels against the farm P— -Exchange,

Captain Edwin Telegraphs tbr-day:-Telegrams to expect strong winds after ] from 12 to 16 hours have been sent to all places. /The Remington-Lee rifles to be nsed by a team selected from the Manchester Rifle corpi when firing at the next meet* ing of -the Rifle Association, have arrived in Feilding. Some of the auctioneers in Auckland ' appear to be as expert in making out a bill as a lawyer. At a recent meeting of the creditors of two ladies who had kept > a boarding hOnae, and gave it up as unprofitable, a resolution was pasted call- ' ing the attention of the assignee to the fact that in order to sell £65 worth of I furniture, over £30 had been charged, of which £3 10s was for refreshments, and £23 for advertising. The latest in " gervantgalism 1" A new help was wanted, and among the applic* ants was a highly got up yeung woman who interviewed the lady of the house, enquiries proceeded satisfactory till tbe number of children kept was nuked. "We have eight," said the lady. " Oh ! That's too many," said the would-be help. The head of the family looked up from his paper and remarked — " We're very sorry, but perhaps you'll tell us how many you'd like, and we'll drown the rest I" She was not taken, on.