Local and General News

Feilding Star, Volume IX, Issue 122, 15 May 1888, Page 2

Local and General News

Mr E. S. Thynne has been elected first Mayor of Foxton.

The Auckland Bell newspaper has ceased publication.

We regret to learn that the Bishop of Wellington is seriously ill.

Messrs Stevens and Gorton held a sale of stock at Awahuri to-day.

A Napier publican has reduced the price of beer to threepence a glass.

Leave of absence for the session has been granted to the Hon. R. Campbell. The Manchester Rifles will parade on Friday next at 7.30 p.m.

The Melbourne Exhibition will be opened in September.

It is said that several members of the English football team will settle in New Zealand.

The Aramoho school, which was closed on account of diphtheria, was ro-opened yesterday.

The English mail, per Eotbmahana, will reach Feilding on Thursday afternoon.

His many friends will be glad to learn that Mr James Hastie is on a fair way towards complete recovery.

The members of the Feilding Fire Brigade will meet to-morrow evening at Mr Bray's office at 7 o'clock.

Members of the Opposition in the House are going to " snake in the hat" for the leadership of the party.

Jonnny Hall, the popular actor, broke a blood vessel at Brisbane recently, He is likely to pull through, however.

Cobbe and Darragh are now showing, at the Cash Exchange, a large selection of Ladies' Ulsters of the very latest styles, prices range from 18s to 295.

We are glad to hear that Sir William Jervois is likely to be reappomted to another term of office as Governor of this colony.

The New Zealand Times is coming down on the English footballers for using bad language during the progress of the game.

Mr F. Train will sail for the Old Country ib the Orizaba, which will leave Melbourne early m June. Mr Train will leave Feilding on the 24th instant.

Cobbe and Darragh are selling real good Homespuns at lOd and Is per yard, also Heavy Striped Dress Goods at 7d per yard.

Mr Menzies left at Mr Betemeyer's store, as a sample of what can be grown in this district, pumpkins of 40lbs weight, and horse carrots of 6lbs weight; also some splendid parsnips.

Mr W. G, Haybittle publishes a letter to-day, in which he resigns his position as a member of the committee appointed to control and manage the affairs connected with the duties of night watchman.

The Ked House is still to the fore and the startling announcement which appears to-day should be a satisfactory proof that the proprietor, Mr S. J. Thompson, is determined to keep pace with the times.

A last side-saddle and bridle is advertised for to-day by Mr Charles Cowan, of Taonui road. We understand the missing articles were removed from ths platform of the railway station either in error or intentionally.

It is probable Foxton will again be made a port of entry. If the business people there -will only take the trouble to buy all their dutiable goods "in bond," there will be no fear of the Government shutting the port again.

Oobbe and Darragh are now showing, at the Cash Exchange, Feilding, Finlay's Sheetings 90 inches wide, at Is 9d per yard, these goods sell in Wellington at 2s per yard. Other makes in stock at 7£d, lOd, Is, Is 2d, Is 4d, and Is 6d.

The Wellington Press says : — " A Masterton correspondent sends us the following : What is the difference between the Bank of New Zealand and the present Ministry these hard times ? Answer : The Bank of New Zealand puts the screw on and the others take it on!."

Pbofit $1.200,— "T0 sum it up. six long years of bed-ridden sickness, costing $200 per year, total $1,200. All of this expense was stopped by three bottles of Dr. Soulc's American Hop Bitters, taken by my wife. She has done her town housework for a year since, without the loss of a day, and I want everybody to know it, for their benefit." — N.E. Farmer.

We Jiave to thank Mr P. Towler for a parcel k>s apples grown m his orchard in Eussell street. They are all excellent of their kind, but the following are deserving of special mention : — Eomanite, Court of Wick, Black Prince, Blenheim Orange, Shockley, Goods, Sterner Pippin, Winter Pairman, Kentucky Red Streak, Remette dv Canada, Stone Pippin, and Eed Eover. The table fruit are especially attractive being not only well flavoured, but beautiful in appearance.

It will be seen by advertisement over leader to-day, Mr C. A. Mountfort, C.E., has opened an office in Mr Ketemeyer's produce store Kimbolton road, Mr Mbuntfort % announces he is prepared to lay off bush contracts on the most moderate terms, he is also willing to give all necessary information to selectors, and as he has an intimate knowledge of all the Crown Lands in the district it should be to their advantage to consult so competent an authority.

Mr Wilson intends to move at once in the matter of the delay m the payment of the thirds, as he has given notice in the House of Representatives for the following motion : — " That in the opinion of this House the thirds due to the Special Settlements should be paid over at once to them." This will open the whole question, and we trust the Government will receive a thorough " slating" for the temporising way in which they haye treated the matter.

There was a very dense toer all over the district last night and this morning. It was so thick on Wangaehu hill that the driver of the train from Wunganui in the evening had great difficulty in forcing his engine through it. He says the cowcatcher acted like a snow plough on the fog and piled it up thick on each side of the train. We believe him, because the fireman said he got out and leaned against a heap of the fog while he lit his pipe. An enginedriver might amplify a fact, but a fireman, never.

We received the following telegram from Mr D. H. Macarthur on Friday, who is the District representative on the Waste Lands Board : — " Got your Pohangma thirds approved by the Land Board. The money will be paid as soon as audit passed." This will prove very satisfactory news indeed to, the members of the Association, who will not be unmindful of the assistance Mr Macarthur has rendered to have this apparently interminable matter settled, whilst there ■will be sotna money available for immediate expenditure.— Manawatu Herald.

A number of new cottages are being erected on suburban sections.

Mr Buick has been elected Chairman of the Manawatu Road Board for the year.

We have to acknowledge receipt of a batch of Parliamentary papers from the Government printer.

There is considerable dissatisfaction expressed among persons residing in the several registration districts of Feilding, Sandon, and Foxton. owing to the distances they have sometimes to travel to obtain certificates, &c. We think the easiest way out of the difficulty would ho. for the Government to abolish the boundaries altogether, and appoint registrars for the provincial districts, locating each one nearest the centres of population.

As Mr Train is leaving this colony for a visit to the Old Country, the whole of hie valuable household furniture and effects will be sold by public auction, at his residence, Grey street, by Stevens and Gorton, on Wednesday the 23rd instant. The articles are all of the best kind and nearly new. Among other items a splendid American organ, by Estry, eleven stops, will be offered and as it is not only one of the best of its kind, but the only one in the province having been specially imported. We may say the sale will be entirely unreserved.

We now show some special bargaias and extraordinary cheap lots in dress goods, brought forward from the bankrupt estate of P. Eive Te Aro House, Wellington.

A. VAHIP.D lot of useful and attractive dress matzrials, in dress lengths, comprising — Striped flannellas, homespuns, French foule, veilings, dress tweeds, wool ottomans, serges, lustres' beiges, carmelites, meltons, ${c.., will be shown. The ori ginal prices of tbese and our sale prices are given in the next paragraph. See them without delay at Te Aro House, Wellington. Dress fabrics, in dress lengths, 8s lid for 2s lid ; 13s for 4s lid ; 15s for 6s lid; I6s6dfor6slld; los 6s for 7s lid; 17s 6d for 8s lid ; 23s for Us 9d ; 23s for 11s 9d; 23s 6d for 12s 6d ; 25s 6d for 15s 6d, These are wonderful burgains, and are sure to be snapped up quickly, at Hive's bankrupt stock sale, Te Aro House Wellington.

Three is also a large quantity of remnants of the above materials, varying in length from 2to 1 1 yards, which will be sold at prices ranging from 8d to 12s 6d, according to quality and length, at the Te Aro House sale of Eiye's bankrupt stock, Wellington.

Black velveteens from Is to 4s lid per yard ; coloured velveteens from Is lid to 2s lid, rather less than half price ; col* oured silks reduced from 5s to Is ; from 5s lid ana 6s 6d to Is 9d and Is lid per yard ; nnd a lot of excellent millinery trimmings from 3s 6d to Is ; from 5s 9d to Is 3d and from 6s lid to Is 6d per ya'd, at Te Aro House sale of Hive's Bankrupt Stock, Wellington.

Multitudes of other bargains in every department, will be shown on tables-in the centre of the drapery, clothing, millinery, and carpet departments, at Hive's bankrupt stock sale at Te Aro House, Wellington.