Local and General News

Feilding Star, Volume IX, Issue 84, 16 February 1888, Page 2

Local and General News

«. It is reported that Sir Julius Yogel is going Home shortly. Sydney Taiwhanga, M.H.R., is at present in gaol for debt. The property tax collected by the 14th inst. was upwards of £350,000. The autumn show of the Manchester Horticultural Society will be held early in March. The building for the new brewery, in Denbigh street, is now rapidly approaching completion. St. Valentine was well patronised on Tuesday last, and the post office officials had a busy time of it. The Chronicle is firing heavily into the Herald just now. People who know the latter say '• Akuanei." A meeting of the Committee of the Feilding Sports will be held at Mr Bray's office on Saturday night at eight o'clock. The man who sits down and waits to be appreciated will find himself among the uncalled-for baggage after the limited express trai» has gone by. It is roughly estimated that nearly a quarter of a million people saw the city illumination m Sydney. All the rest were blind drunk. We (Herald) hear that action is threatened against a Wanganui solicitor for malpractices, and that the matter will be placed in the hands of the Law Society. A disease called the " bladder fluke" , has broken out among the rabbits iv the Wairarapa district, and if it is propagated Wairarapa would be cleared of the peats in % month. Mr C. Schulte, wholesale ironmonger, of Palmereton North, advertises to-day a number of specialties in breechloaders, lamps, enamelled ware, steel ploughs, galvanised fencing wire eta. As Mr Schulte is a direct importer he can offer great advantages as regards his prices. At the annual meeting of the Rangitikei Acclimatisation Society, held last Tuesday,* recommendation was made to the committee that rangers should be appointed m every Riding of the county, jm. order to put a Btop to the extensive poaching which was at present being oarrried on throughout the district. This is a proper step to' take,, and it would be well ii thel?eil3ißg' Society adopted some Huca similar plan, as the appointment of one ranger for the whole district i» faBU&ciev.l to prevail* poaching.

A notice under the Land Act 1885, 1 appears to-day from the Commissioner | of Crown Lands, with reference fa the transfer of a section in Apitijio Robert Stewart, of Cheltenham. Mr Edmund Goodbehere, commission agent, has an important notice in another I column relating to the sale and lease, qf | various landed properties-; also 25 shares i in the Manawatu Railway Company. A poll for the election of five members of the Feilding Licensing Committee will be held on Wednesday, the 22nd instant. A list of the candidates is published elsewhere, aud as they are all good men and true a keen contest may be anticipated. A Miss Buchanan, once rallying her cousin, an officer, on his jourasje, said : — ".Now, Mr Harry, do you really mean to i tell me you can walk to a cannon's mouth j without fearP" "Yes," «as the prompt 1 reply, "or a Buchanan's either." And i he did it. j At a meeting of proprietors of the j Union Bank of Australia (Limited), held ; ; in London on 30th ult., a dividend of Ll i 10s per share, equal to 12 per cent, per i annum, was declared, and a sum of L 9928 was carried forward the reserve, funds remaining at L 950,000. Property in this district shows signs of moving again. We (Manawatu Times) understand that negotiations are now proceeding for purchase of Mr McNeill's section near the site of the old Town Hall , m Fitzherbert street, and are almost concluded. It is also stated to us that Mr J. Beale has purchased Mr R. Whiley's section at Long-burn at a price equal to £30 per acre. The Manawatu Times learns from Mr Haultain that his successor as Clerk of the Court in Palmerston will be Mr W. L. Deare, at present in Titnaru, and for* merly clerk of the Court in Pa tea, bat for a few weeks the vacancy will be filled by Mr Thompson formerly clerk of the Court at Feilding, who is well known to residents of Palmerston. Mr Deare. who eventually fills the position, is well known as capable and courteous officer. The Rev, Maxwell Nicholson, when minister of an Edinburgh parish, was called upon to marry a couple in humble life, and in the course of the ceremony he thrice asked the bridegroom whether he took " this woman" as his wedded wife, without eliciting a reply. At last the patience of the bride was fairly over* taxed, and she thus politely addressed her lord and master, in the hearing of the assembled friends, "Canna ye boo, ye brute?" Efforts have recently been made on behalf of the sawmillers in and about Car* terton to get a reduction of the rates for timber carriage from Carterton to Wellington from 2s 6d to 2s per huudred feet. It appeais that the present charge of 28 6d is the same as that on the Mana watu line troai Longburn, and in view of the difference between the distances of the two places from Wellington, the Carterton sawmillers considered they were entitled to a reduction. We understand, however, that the Government are unlikely to make any such concession.— IS .Z. Time*. Preaching recently en behalf of the London Hospital Fund, Archdeacon Farrar said there are scores of men in the metropolis who, almost without feeling it could save the hospitals from nnxiety. After calling attention to the facts of £2000 having not lon^ ago been given for ii desert service, £3000 for a chimney or nament, LIOOO for a couple of ruSd«col« oured rases, of £300 bein^ the price charged for n lady's dress, and £'1000 for flowers for a ball, he asked, " Why suoald the runnel of charity dribble on at it does while the full tide of 1 uxury is still at its flood P The Marl borough Express says that there is a great activity in the flax industry throughout Marlberough just now. The raw material is in good demand, and we believe an excellent price is obtained for dressed fibre, ot which there is scare ity in the market. New mills are in course of erection at Wnihopai, where Mr Bell has a plentiful supply of green stuff. The flax on Mr Watts' run will also be cut through this mill At Birch Hill the erection of sheds und machinery, under the superintendence of Mr John Fleming, is well in hand, operations will commence at an early date. All the other mills in ehe various parts of the district are in full swing, working night and day, and altogether things look healthy for those interested in the indus try. A clerical-looking gentleman, in the hope of obtaining a contribution, entered the office J of a Texas newspaper, and, finding the editor at his desk, said. "I am soliciting aid for a high-toned gentleman of refinement and intelligence who is in need of a little ready money, but is too proud to make known his sufferings." " T iVhy!" excleimed the editor, "I'm the only man in town that answers that descrip:ion. What's the gentleman's name P" "I am not at liberty to disclose his name." "It must be me, parson. God bless you and prosper you in your good work." said the editor, wiping away a tear. Tbe editor says that the look the parson gave him as he went out will haunt him in hia grave. But taking a wider view there are tokens that trade is reviving. The metal markets a]l show an upward tendency, and though as regards copper and tin the large rises recorded may be mainly due to the operations of monopolist syndicates, the same cannot be said of the iron market, in which fair advance* have been established. The prices of cereals also show a hardening tendency, while the advance on wool gained in the last sales in London has been more than maintained, and River Plate wools have gone up from a penny to three half-pence a pound at the last Antwerp sale. Such a substantial advance on low grade wools, which were neglected while the higher grades were obtained at low prices, must reach tbe higher grades and the coming London sales should record prices to gladden the heart of Australian and New Zealand flockmasters. — H. B. Herald. One of a number of over* valued properties — (says the Post) which were mentioned last night in connection with the liquidation of the Northern Lapd, Loan, and Building Company was a freehold section of 80 aorcp at Feilding, with 120 acres of leasehold, with an indifferent fire«roomed honse upon it. On this security the directors of the company had advanced DSOO, and interest had accumulated raising tbe amount to L 1960 16k 6d. The liquid* ators considered that the property was over-valued by L9BO. In alluding to this and other excessive valuations, the liquidators pointed out, in justice to the ; la;e directors, that the advances were | made at a time when properties were changing hands in Wellington at exceptionally high priceu.—XThe pronery iv question w not in Feilding or even in fhe M'infhestpr B!ock> bol in the Sandon dialnct.)

Our Collector will b» «£ his rounds tomorrow. As aiost of the sums- du< are small we hope he will reap a full harvest, j A meeting of the Feilding seliO&l #>m« mittee wilt be held in the school »adi&se . to>morrow evening at 8 p.m. /f The Maxwelltown Hotel was bnnral to the ground on Tuesday night, and the ! occupant* barely escaped with their livett. i From the London correspondent of the Birmingham and Midland Counties [Herald, of 22 December, 1887: -The | splendid brilliance of Venus just now ' has led to some edifying newspaper cor- ' respondence. The singular brightness and largeness of the planet at this season , has, of course, impressed many persons I with the idea that it is the "Star of Bethlehem," which is said to shine upon the earth at long interrals. But alas, | that people should be so ready to air j their ideas in the. columns of prosaic newspapers, The letters, to one London paper on the subject hare "drawn" a leader, in which is stated that there was no star of Bethlehem, it was probably a I comet. Furthe ,it is believed that this I comet visits us about every 300 years, and is now nearly due. For the benefit of those who wish to see Venus as it now shines, we may say that about two hours before sunrise is a good time to observe the planet. It is also possible at the present time to get a sight of Mercury, which, being so near the sun, can* not often be seen. -IK the name of the Prophet Figs. We have just bought a Bankrupt Stock of Drapery and Clothing, late in the possession of A, J. Price, Hall of Commerce, Wellington, have bought it cheaply, and will give any quantity of tremendous bargains to all Customers at Te Aro House, Wellington. Wb have removed this Bankrupt Stock to our own premises because we have more light, more room, and more comfort, for customers at Te Aro House, WeU lington. Wb are altogether too busy to make out a price list, but Customers always expect some thumping bargains from Bankrupt Stocks, and they will moat as* «uredly get at this Sale more astonishing ones than they have ever seen or heard of in their lives at Te Aro House, Wellington. Covntst Residents should rush to train early and eagerly. Railway fares are now cheap enough and all Customers will save their fares many times over by coming to this Sale of Price's Bankrupt Stock at Te Aro House, Wellington. This Bankrupt Sale commences on Saturday, February 11th, at Te Aro House, Wellington.