Local and General News

Feilding Star, Volume X, Issue 34, 30 August 1888, Page 2

Local and General News

♦ We have to request that those interested will give their earnest attention to our notice over leader, in connection with outstanding accounts. Young Lowe was bailed out yesterday afternoon. There was a smart shock of earthquake at 4,13 yesterday morning. The Alameda left 'Frisco on the 25th instant with the New Zealand mails. In six years the Foxton Eacing Club has given away £2044 8s in stakes. Well done Foxton. Now that business is brisking up a bit the Wanganui folks have knocked off dying. We have received a copy of the tram services on the Wanganui section, which came into force on the 27tfc instant. Among the estates of diseased persons finally certified, we find that of Donald Gollan. Duty was paid on £132,326 Ids 4d. We learn from the Foxton paper that Mr J. L. Oliver has released some eleven brace of quail on his estate at Moutoa. The birds were imported from Nelson. Since the Newcastle coal miners have sone out on 6tnke mine Palmerston people are beginning to wish they had gone iv for the electric light instead of gas. The sale at Stevens and Gorton's stock yards to-day wan well nttondpd. Pric< •>■ for sheep were quite ud to last quotations!, and all the great cattle were sold under the hammer except one pen of bullocks On Saturday next Mr Bishop will open a grocers' and ironmongers' shop m the new premises he has recently erected in Kiinbolton road. He has a choice selection of goods in both branches of trade and invites a fair share of public support. His business will bo conducted on casl principles as he is convinced these are th< best for both buyer and seller. Wo wish Mr Bishop ovory success in his new venture.

An important sale by auction of fruit trees, furniture, poultry, &c, at Mr Reterneyer's produce store, next Mr C. Brown's, is announced in another column tor Thursday next, September 6th. It has been freely stated that an alteration in the Railway time table was to take place shortly. We have reason to state that no change is contemplated excepting in the Palnierston - Foxton branch. Nearly three pounds weight of gold, worth £140, was found by one party in 4ft square of their claim at Mahakipawa. The gold is all coarse. One specimen is t.ver 4oz. and another 14oz. of pure gold. I have handled both specimens. — N.Z. Times' correspondent. A -writer in the N.Z. Times points out that the export of wool from New Zealand nearly equals that of New South Wales in quantity, while Mr Hayter the Victorian statist, says New Zealand wool on the average brings 2d to 2|d per lb more at London sales than does that from New South Wales. A few days ago Messrs Chamberlain had theiir crank shaft broken and in consequence sent to Mr Murray, of Wanganui, for a n«w one. This has now come to hand and gives great satisfaction while it reflects great credit on the maker for the strong yet neat style in which he has turned the piece of work out of hand. " Puff" in the Press writes :— Wheat's going ahead finely ! Cargoes to arrive have been sold for 40s ! It's quite like old times ! Except that we haven't got the wheat to sell ! Great tracts of land that should carry 30 bushels to the acre, have produced nothing for years past, except four crops of promissory notes a year ! The news of the large rise in the value of Australian wheat in the London market should put new heart into the farmers of i nnterbury. At the price now touched, wheat production will be a fair profitable work for New Zealand producers, and the prospects of the Ho'iie harvest appear so gloomy that there can scarcely be a doubt that a steady demand at a remunerative price may be counted on. The following information shows how fhe spying of £233,000 wns made by the Government in the various departments under their retrenchment scheme: — Legislative, £2 04,5 . Colonial Secretary. £9.481 ; Treasury. £3,773 ; Justice, £5,---255 ; postal. £5 149 ; Customs, £8,652; stamps, £1.539 ; education, £30,626 ; lands, £4,717 ; Native, £3.553 : railways. £40,000; public building-, £5,150; defence, £41,434; land fund, £28,290 ; rates on Crown and Native tands, £34 000; civil list, £3,450; under special Acts, £5.983— t0ta1, £233,097. Up to the present time the authorities have been unable to discover any trace of Chiles Henry, the fraudulent Feilding bankrupt. Henry was known to have left Wellington by the Wakalipu on her last trip to Sydney, and after ohe sailed a warrant was issued for his arrest, and the Sydney authorities cabled to keep a look out for him on the vessel's arrival, but as no intimation lias been received of his arrest, it is presuuii-d that in the excitement caused by the escape of Gasparini, Henry, if on board when the ve>sel reuclied Sydney, got safely away. The JM.Z. Times' Melbourne correspon dent writes: — The Argus some time asjo -aid that one financial had ab .ut £1.500,000 ready for investment in jSew Zealand. I now learn that others have been " spying out the land," and that since the return of Mr Biair, who went over in connection with the Kauri Timber Campany (all the shares in which were readily applied tor here) the L 1.500,000 is to be supplemented by at least L 4,500,000 more. So take heart o£ grace. New Zealand has nearly touched the bed-rock of adversity. When prosperity returnsj let us hope there will not be quite so much recklessness and folly. There is such an accumulation of money here that it is easy enough to get loans on good security at 4j and 5 per cent. That is exactly what New Zesland wants, to enable her to shake off the cloud of depression. The Band of Hope meeting on Tuesday night was well attended. As was expected the prizes brought forward a number of juvenile competitors, especially on the girls side. It is to be hoped the boys will muster better next time, when prizes will be presented. Millie Carthew, Kate Wells, Harriet Fuller, M. A. Heald, Bertha Fidler, and Kate Hams, came forward as reciters and all did fairly well. It was decided that, on the voluntary withdrawal from competition of one or two of the older girls, the prizes were to be awarded to the first and last mentioned girls, viz., Millie Carthew and Kate Harris, as having done remarkably well for their age. Miss Pope and Miss Parr sang a duet very acceptably, called "He Knows." Mr Roberts also gave a recitation on the " Ancient Bnrtons' r in his own impressive manner. Mrs Richardson and Miss E. Watts kindly presided at the harmonium. Funds were subscribed -by the audience for two more prizes for next meeting*. Travelling thro* this district in search of a suitable investment in land is one James Ryan, a laboring man, who, out of his savings, seeks to make a home for himself. To this man attaches an interesting history, Among several lives saved by him at various periods was that of Mr A, F. Halcombe, in the Patea river, fourteen years ago. Mr Halcombe heavily clad, was upset from a boat while the river was in high flood. Ryan, who witnessed the accident, without even divesting himself of his coat, jumped in and swam to his rescue and brought him ashore insensible For this Mr Halcombe presented him with a silver lever watch suitably inscribed. The watch, together with a New Zealand war medal, and other military decorations, was lost at Palmerston about two years ago. A boon companion offered to hold his valuables Whilst he settled with two meu who were supposed to be preparing to attack him. The attack was a ruse and the friendly mate vanished leaving poor Ryan without his most valued earthly possessions.