Local and General News

Feilding Star, Volume IX, Issue 126, 23 May 1888, Page 2

Local and General News

It is almost decided the Government will abohsh the Native Department.

The auction sale at Mr Train's private residence was going on as we went to press.

The Financial Statement will probably be delivered in the House on Tuesday me-ht.

Mr Vincent Pyke has so far recoyored from his recent illness, as to enable him to resume his duties in the House.

A telegram from Grreymouth Jinforms us " a man was killed instantaneously" and " then crushed to death".

The Rev. A, Hermon will hold service in the Kiwitea Hall on Thursday evening at 7.30.

A football team from the Wanganu Fire Brigade will meet the local men on the Oval to-morrow.

The Hon. Mr Larnach intends settling in Melbourne, where he will sport the laurels he has won in New Zealand.

According to the Post eight diyorce petitions are likely to come before the Wellington Court at its next sittings.

A special meeting of Good Templars will be held in the Flower of Feiltling Lodge, Manchester street, on Saturday next, at eight o'clock p.m.

A rehearsal of the Fire Brigade's concert to- morrow will be held this evening m Messrs Stevens and Gorton's auction rooms at eight o'clock. The performers are particularly requested to attead.

Notice is given to-day that Mr Fagan will continue his sale of boots, &c, in Glasgow House, on Wednesday next. To enable the proprietor to re-mark the stock the shop will be closed until that date.

Thus the Napier Telegraph : — It neve r rains but pours. That copper, gold, silver, and lead have been found near Woodville everybody knows, and now comes a report of a further discovery, that of coal

The choir of the Presbyterian Ohuroh, assisted by musical friends, have in active rehearsal a Cantata, which will prove a novel treat to music loving people. The full choruses will comprise about thirty selected voices.

The funeral of Mr John Bishop's infant daughter took place on last Sunday afternoon, and was very largely attended by friends of the parents. The number of horsemen was very great. Mr Dallison, of Taonui, officiated at the cemetery.

When Mr Jellicoe a few short weeks ago compared Wellington to Sodom and Gomorrah for immorality, the newspapers in that " rising fishing village" raised a howl of indignation. Now the same papers are doing their level best to prove that Mr Jellicoe was right. We notice that Mr Jellicoe generally is right.

Our readers are reminded »f the sports to be held to-morrow in the Oval for the benefit of the Feilding Fire Brigade. As not only is the programme a good one full of interesting and amusing events, but the object of the gathering, which is to raise funds for the Brigade, is one which demands the encouragement of every person in the district.

Mr W. Weayer, the manager of the South Pacific Oil Company, is expected to return from America at the end of next month. The Gisborne Standard says : — "We venture to predict that within a fortnight of his return it will be made manifest to _ the world that the South Pacific well is a paying one, and that we have m our oil country one of the richest possessions the district can hold."

The purchasing public (especially those who pay cash) will be pleased to learn that S. J. Thompson, of the .Red House is now marking off his first autumn and winterimportationsof drapery. The extent and variety has never been greater than at present at the Red House. It ever has and always will be the aim of the proprietor to make the lied House the cheapest Warehouse in Feilding. — Advt.

The aquatic writer of the Australian Star who is singularly well informed, writes on May 7th : —I am in a position to state that all the preliminaries for Teemer to visit Australia to meet Peter Kemp, should he be successful in defeating* Hanlan, were ready last week. It only required a message to that effect, and his passage would be booked right off. The money is at his command, and a challenge is expected in Sydney hourly. That's just as it should be and he will be accommodated as soon as he is ready.

The Wanganui Herald says: — It will be recollected that in the football match with Taranaki the Englishmen claimed a try. which was disallowed^ but which, if allowed, would have made the game a draw. A private letter from an old Wanganui player in New Plymouth says there can he no doubt the Englishmen were entitled to the try. One peculiarity about the game was the number of the Bayly family represented; A. and 0. Bayly piiying, one of them as captain, GvT. Bayly umpired, and P. Bayley' acted as referee. Not Jong ago a writer to the Taranaki papers complained they were being governed by the Bayly family, and .really the; Englishmen seem to have come under the* same whip. [In Auckland the < aptam of the, Englishmen said his ttavn had lab right to claim s h -j try.] .■.'•■"••,■•' • •

" A woman named Murbach was V 1 el at Halcoiube yesterday by the upsetting of a trap. Mr Snelson held an inquest there this morning.

We understand that a writ has been served on a well known Feilding resident for alleged slander m connection with a recent fire in Fetiding. The "damages claimed are £500.

St Patrick's new Roman Catholic Cathedral at Grey mouth was opened on Sunday by Bishop Grimes. There was a numerous attendance and the collection amounted to over L4OO.

An advertisement will appear next issue from H. J. Lee, tailor and hairdresser, who has just commenced business in premises opposite Manchester House, and next the offices of the E. and C. A. Corporation.

More than usual interest was taken yesterday, at Ashhurat, in the polling for a loan of £3350 and election of a member for No. 6 ward. The loan was carried by a majority of 19, and Mr F. Reeve was elected member by a majority ef thirty.

Constable Meehan arrested a man named G. Ewart, on Monday, charged with the larceny of a* gun from Bernt Berk, of Eketahuna, on 7th September, 1887. Prisoner was brought before the Court at Palmeraton and remanded to Masterton.

Intelligence from the Hungarian town of Bakong'Nana states that in consequence of the ravages of wolves, the burgomaster of the place had a sheep killed a short time ago. and having plac ed strong poison on the carcase, laid it out as a bait for the hungry creatures. Unfortunately the burgomaster's intention had not been made public, with the result that when a poverty strtcken peasant espied the carcase, he appropriated a large portion of it and took what he considered a sumptuous supply of wholesome meat to his starving family. They all partook of it heartily, and next moru« ing thepeasunt, his wife, and seven child ren were found dead —poisoned by the innocent though careless hand of their chief magistrate

We now shjvr some special bargaias and extraordinary cheap lots in dress goods, brought forward .from the hank rupt estate of P. Rive Te Aro House, Wellington.

A vabj id lot of useful and attractive dress materials, in dress lengths, comprising — Striped flannellas, homespuns, French Joule, veilings, dress tweeds, wool ottomans, serges, lustres' beiges, carmelites, meltons, Sfc , will be shown. The ori ginal price* of these 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 5s lid; 16s 6d for 6s lid ; los 6s for 7s lid; 17s 6d for 8s lid ; 23s for 11s 9d ; 23s for 11s 9d; 23s 6d for 12s 6d ; 25s 6d for 158 6d. These are wonderful bargains, and are sure to be snapped up quickly, at Rive's bankrupt stock sale, Te Aro House Wellington.

Black velveteens from Is to 4s lid per yard ; coloured velveteens from Is lid to 2s lid, mther less than half price; coloured silks reduced from 5s to Is ; from 5s lid anu 6s 61 to Is 9d and Is lid p<-r yard ; iind a lot of excellent millinery trimmings from 3» 6<l to Is ; from 6* 9d to Is 3d and from 6s lid to Is 6d per yad, at Te Aro House sale of Hive's Bankrupt Stock, Wellington.