Local and General News

Feilding Star, Volume IX, Issue 73, 8 December 1887, Page 2

Local and General News

*. Mr Oliver of the Empire Hotel advertises for a respectable girl to act as nurse. Competitors are reminded that the nominations for the Feilding Boxing Bay Sports, close with the secretary, MrSherwiil, to-morrow night. To-morrow willbetheanniversary of the death of Alfred Dawson who was drowned at Longbeach, Canterbury, on Sunday, December 9, 1883. The Napier Telegraph called a butcher a " bovine artist." That sort of politeness would be promptly resented on our side of the ranges. Mr Battle, who painted the pretty " waterfall scene" in the opera of " lolanthe," as performed in Wanganui, has arrived here to paint and lit the necessary scenery for putting it suitably on the stage. Mr Battle brought with him the " Westminster Hall scene and a lot of properties. The members of the Methodist Church propose a hold a grand exhibition of curios and works of art, with a Christmas Tree and sale of work, m the Town Hall, on Tuesday, December 20th. and on the next day a novelty in the shape of a 11 Strawberry Tree" to be followed by a ' Service of Song entitled "Her Benny." The costumes in the Wanganui Har- | momc Society's opera " lolanthe" are a I sight to be seen. The Society purchased from the Dunedin Society all such dresses as did not belong to individual members, and had the balance made locally. The ' Dunedin stage-manager who was in Wanganui a few days back, said that the Wanganui costumes (especially those of ! the fames) were far superior to the Dunedin ones. At the conclusion of the case We Pah, a native, heard yesterday, for trespassing; on the Railway line at Kakariki, one of the native spectators came forward and asked the Bench if the Kailway Bye-laws Erinted in the Maori language, could not c exhibited at the stations so that the natives could read them, and thus become acq-iainted with the prohibitions con- | tamed in such Bye-laws? The Bench recommended that an application be made to the Traffic Manager. Several of the residents and settlers on land situated between Bunnythorpe and Aorangi, are complaining bitterly of the neglected condition of the road alongside the railway lme. It is almost impossible to drive along a vehicle with either safety or comfort. The only advice we can give them is to agitate, and give the Boad Boards which are responsible, no j rest.. Worry them with petitions and! deputations every meeting they hold, < until they make the road safe and passable. ; . Father is getti.vo wKit. —My danglites say, " rtow much better father is since be used. I ».r Sowle|s .Vmericßn F»t Bittnrs. He.is getting well ofteWbis,, ]onn suffering from a disease declared incurable, .and we are so glad lie used your Bittern.'' A Jadj of itoobesfceis

Captain Edwin telegraghs to»day : — Warnings for gales hare been repeated to ali places. Mr G. C. Hill, obtained six first, and three second prizes,.also tiie points prize — a silver medal— at the Wangamu Poultry Show yesterday. F. B. Jackson & Co. 's sale hereto-day ! was welt attended, and the prices rea» ised very satisfactory. A fall report will appear in our next issue. We hare to thank Mr Allen, the local agent for the N. Z. Loan &nd Mercantile Agency Company, for the report of the > Sydney markets to December Ist. A special meeting of the Borough i Council will be held on Monday evening '■■. next at half past seven o'clock, to con- j sider the question of clearing the streets of grass. The schools in this district will close on the 16th December, and the holidays will j exteud from the Monday following till; Tuesday, the 24th of January, (Monday I being Anniversary Day.} A meeting of the Licensing Committee was held to-day. Present— Messrs Haybittle, Kutherford, Kirton, Sherwfll, and P. Bartholomew. The license of Esteven Bellve was transferred to S. Oliver of the Empire Hotel. Constable MeehanJ said he had been instructed by Inspector James to inform the Bench that the police would oppose all licenses unless proper fire escapes were provided in each hotel in Feilding. We learn that Mr E. Collins draught entire horse Guy Fawkes died at the Manchester mill, Taonui, this morning. The horse had been in the habit of stopping at Mr Adsett's once a week, and last night was taken bad. Mr Morphy wa ssent for, but in spite of his efforts the. horse succumbed. A post mortem examination ' will be made to find out the cause of the horse's death. The loss will be a heavy one to Mr Colhns. Th« following appears in Saturday's Napier Telegeaph :— At the fi.M. Court this morninjr, before Gh A. Preeoe, Esq., Valentine Harrison was charged that he did on or about the 27th November, at Napier, feloniously with intent to de» fraud, forge a certain endorsement on a promissory note, for the payment of the sum of £27 10s, being an indictable offence. At the request of Inspector Bullen, accused was remanded till Monday. In addition to the 51 members present at yesterday's Ministerial caucus, 7 or 8 more were "accounted for," including some of the staunches t supporters of the Government, so that the actual strength of the Ministry is very great. Indeed, it is understood that they are now assured of an overwhelming majority ou every measure they purpose carrying through during the present session. — Times. Tradesmen should be careful to be properly posted up in the latest addresses of their customers. A day or two ago a local butcher delivered a leg of mutton to what he considered to be the abode W the party who ordered it. The latter, however had iust left for a new residence. At his former domicile no one was at | home when the meat was left, but when the new occupants, who are two bachelors, came home from work, they found the joint,, and cooked and ate it. Query — "Wha^.io pay for itP The party who ordereu it says he wont because he never Kad it, and the consumers say they wont because they never ordered it.