Local and General News

Feilding Star, Volume IX, Issue 89, 14 January 1888, Page 2

Local and General News

/ Carelessness:. is only another word for laziness., AT. ■ We have to acknowledge reoeipt of No. 16 of Hansard. George Duppa, an old Canterbury squatter, is dead. • Mr JeJUicoa has come back. Thingß are lively now in Wellington oourts. "; A cottage m, Grey street, lately occupied by Mr Lewers, is advertised to let or sell. Froia the Ist of February civil servants will have, to, work ■ fri m 9to 5. Poor , dears! Judge Ward has ruled that a rate is payable the day it is struck. Something like oil ye suppose; „.,•■'. -•- Some stray- sheep, without* earmarks or brands, are running on Dr Monokton's farmon the Oroua river. ... The •'' gold'^alleged to have been found in the -Wairarapa turns out to be "new chum gold"— iron pyrites. ". Collect" telegrams from private persons to Ministers will, now be sent baok unopened. Retrenchment is abroad. The Engineer of the Borough Council, Mr C. Bray, invites tenders for pile d* iv. mg. Specifications may be seen at tbe Borough ofiice. ' The Evening Press says that on Christmas Day a man shaved off his beard and whiskers and by doing so caught cold, whioh led to pleurisy, causing his death. The Remington-Lee rifles obtained by the Manchester Rifle volunteers have been returned by _ the members to whom tnev were issued, owing to the cartridges being defective and dangerous. Philadelphia has a judge of sense. He declared that a man who did not read his newspaper was hot qualified to serve as a juror; while a man who read a newspaper without paying for it was worse than a horse thief . The Bank of New Zealand hae called Upon the .Taranaki County Council to j 4Mty.- o/f its overdraft before the end of' March/ next. Thie will put the Connty '■ somewhat in a fix.-— Taranaki Herald. The _f anchester Rifles paraded last aight. . Captain • Maoarthnr was in oom- j mand. There was a good attendance. At the conclusion, of the drill great ooate were served ent to all the members.

The additions to Mr Hastie's Feilding Hotel are being pushed on very rapidly. There is danger sometimes in eating strawberries. An Aucklgnd grower had the innocence to place stychmne on his plants to poison birds, and he nearly poisoned the Sanitary Inspector the other 4sr. The question arose in a Wellington Court whether a witness should be al- ' lowed to answer the question, "What did Mary say P"-- The judge gave- a long and elaborate opinion in the affirmative, -and'the questionbeing repeated, the-an- j swer was, " She didn't aay a word." ) .-~ -. ... The jvarious Education Boards :: , have been requested to. supply estimates of building expenditure at their earliest con- ' venience. The distribution of the education grant will not be decided upon ' until Ministers, have been able to consider the estimates generally . with a. view . tp . retrenchment. A numberof small larrikins have found a means of getting into the now empty. Glasgow House where ..they "ptMS the fleeting hours away" unmaking themselves sick by smoking bad cigarettes: We may therefore predict a fire some fine night the origin of which .will be " steeped" in mystery." A. school teacher saw a doctor call at the' home of a pupil, and obeying a , school -rule requiring scholars to bring physiqiaris' .certificates in case there is sickness in^the family, sent the child home for. the certificate; She. returned and said, '« please, ma'am, hut it's a little boy baby—and the doctor says it is'nt catching. ■...■■_ Weare,informed,,by a reliable authority, a candidate will; be put up against Dr Monckton, if the courage of the " dark Horse" can be " screwed up to the sticking place." As the promoters have Ttept their intentions " sub rosa," either from natural modesty or pure funk, it oannot be expected' their man will ever die from ..a surfeit of valour. v A telegram from : Duaedin says— " The wrestKhg match has been postponed till the 21st owing to Robertson having to attend^ the .-Supreme Court in - Christchurch." This is too bad. Why in the name ef fortune could'nt the judge have been "got at," and the Supreme Court postponed. .All New Zealand is interested; in the wrestling match, while nobody cares a dump for the Supreme Court except an interested few. Sydney people are in a state of panio because their beautiful harbor is swarming with sharks just now. If an invitation was Sent to the Maoris in Auckland for a few hundred to go over for the purpose, they would, ; provided a decent dry* lag . place worej given them, catch every shark worth : hooking and haye them "Bhedding their fragrance around" in a few short days, arid thus restore the peace of mind of the New South Welshmen. .To conduct. a bumness with true liberality, to.study the taste ahd requirements of your customers, and acting on the belief that by first promoting their interests, we best serve our own,' are the surest means of obtaining public oonfidence. Having applied these principles to the retail . trade at the *' Cash Exchange" the increasing support we have received is a substantial proof of* the wisdom of such a policy. ■ People in England, who are well acquainted with New Zealand, so unmercifully chaffed Munchausen Froude about certain chapters in "Oceana", that he fled to the West Indies where things' were not so warm for him. In consequence he has written a book called " The English in the West Indies, otthe Bow of Ullysses," the latter is evidently a misnomer, it should have been " the Long-' bow of Froude." He_wi]lnot have to~go there again. tody"' .-.- - As. We understand that MVRobV.:MeMir; lan, brother of Mr McMillan, of Awahuri who had been staying in Pakne&ton, is laid up with typhoid fever in thn Napier Hqspifal, "and as he "was only ,here two "days previously- the inference isjthat the fever was taken in Palmerston. Tt is also' stated "on 'i»ood .autKoiiiy that there are distinct symp^oms-of diphtheria in the town,; and there is considerable-danger of .an outbreak if - r th* Water supply and drainage questions are not quickly attended to.- -Manawatu Times. The Wanganui correspondent of the Auckland Bell has -the fear .-of the law of libel before, his eyes. In his report of the fight between Laing and Matthews, he speaks 'of "Laihg hitting Matthews on the jaw'which, ; it ia alleged, had a detrimental effect on the visitor," and farther on he says " Matthews showed signs of alleged gxogginess." "In the fourth round he was, it i& alleged, unable to come to time." -, We always thought the Bell was above getting , into a blue funk about a j little thing like that. Persons interested .will do well. to bear in mind that the new Land Act, is now in force as regards its measures affording relief to the settlers. These are of a very important character, suoh as' enabling •settlers- to obtain freeholds for their deferred payment and- perpetual lease sections, en powering pastoral deferred pay* ment selectors to exchange their lots for small gracing, runs, and extending, the 1 i censes of d ef erred payment selectors to 14 years. Of oourse the Act so far as it relates to new applications for land under it, which can only be received after due notification, cannot come into force until the Slst March next.. Between seven and eight o'olock last evening foot passengers in. Ejmbolton • road. were somewkatdalarmed as well as inconvenienced, by a wild chase and skurry made, by the poundkeeper aad his satellites, after. a couple of stray horses. The wild gallopmgs also alarmed a horae in a trap, which was .ouly -prevented from making a bolt by a plucky young fellow hanging on to the animate head, at some personal risk. r We }. readily admit the' propriety of pounding stray animals, but we strongly condemn the practice of j " showing off" by indifferent horsemen, and expect Constable Meehan will take this matter m hand so as. to effectually ; stop it. On Wednesday Messrs Bridge and Notman met to consider the various education retrenchment sohemes, and ultimately they decided on a report whioh will be laid before the Board ■at ite next meeting. We are .astonished,* however, to hear that the chairman of the Board vetoed publication of the report, 1 as it was generally understood at the Board's last meeting that it was to be made publio through the press in order to give the fullest scope for discussion. Sufficient; however, has . leaked out to enable us to j say tbat salaries are not to be interfered | with, though bonuses will be reduced in -some eases considerably. Uncertificated j teachers will have to put up with muoh " lower salaries than hitherto, and .the school committee payments will in future .- be made on the old scale. There are other items on which retrenchment has been effected; but as to what tbey are we have not bben apprised,- Herald. ■

A meeting of Stewards of the Feilding ■ Jockey Club will be held to night at Hastie's Hotel at half past eight. A full attendance is urgently requested. A gentleman writing from Lecieat* r to a friend here, says the English lmpresMon of Colonial stability and progress Is far better than we give them credit for. " Gould, the postmaster, missing frpm Dargaville, was secretary and treasurer to the Volunteers, Masons, Oddfellows, and" Foresters, who " r join"in"a lamenting chorus. "'■■ The' Daily News points out that by the deaths of Mr Hugh M'Calmont, Baron, s de Stern, Mr RusßelldSte^giß. and Lord Wolrerton, 12 or 14 millions hare become liable to deaeji duties, -. amounting- to £400,000. _:;}A yy -fv . ! We" regref tp learn that Mrs Hensen, -the wife ef Stephen Hensen, : of Mount Stewart, died last night. The deceased lady was a very old colonist, and before coming to settle here, was for many years a resident in the Wanganui district. A very large and choice assortment of Kaiapoi Clothing just opened at the Red, House, thej consist of the well'known Saddle Tweed Suits, also Boys' and Youths' Suits, Trousers, and Trousers and Vests. Go and inspect before buy* ing elsewhere. — Antr. .' In addition to the low prices ruling at the "Jubilee Store" (the most liberal yet introduced) special reductions will be made during January in order to red nee stock before re-stocking. This is no mere " pufE" so) commonly .exhibited of late, but a genuine business ''notice. — Advt. f Mbs Pabtington bats. — Don't take any of the quack rostrums, as they are. regimental to the bumen cistern : but put your trust in' Dr. Soule's American Hop Bitters, Which will cure general dilapidation, costive habits, and all comic diseases. Tbey saved Isaac from a severe extract of tripod fever.,^Tbey are the «<r plus unutn of medicines.— Boston Globe.* The AuditornG eneral- has discovered a flaw in the Honorarium Act by which he has felt himself, justified in refusing to pass the vouchers sent in by the Hons. Hart Buckley, Pharazyn and Martin. 'It appears the several amounts had been paid by the treasury without fi st being submitted to the Controller and Auditor* General, woo has now called on ;tjie Speaker to refund the money paid on his certificates. We are sorry for the Hon. Johnny Martin. - Says the Wellington Press :— Those persons who indulge in shooting protected game oat of season had better- discontinue the practice, br they may 'find themselves in an awkward position. Ai case, will shortly come before the, R.M. Court in which John : Moxham, farmer, residing near the . Botanical Gardens, will be charged on the : information of SergeantMajor Fair with haying in his possession a dead hare during the close season. The SergeanUMajar was taking a con stitutional the other evening when he observed Mr Moxham with the hare, and charged him with the offence; also taking the game from him. Mr Moxham apparently thought he was within his rightin. shooting hares on bis own land, but. under the Act, if the offence; ie prbrod, he is liable to a penalty. It may not be generally known that a ranger or constable finding anyone in possession bf game may i seiie the gun, net, ; or ; any other bistro* ment of destruction or capture of which .the poacher, may be possessed. t Since the above wasin type/we; learn that -.Mr Moxham was charged on Wednesday and fined 20s and costs.] -