Local and General News

Feilding Star, Volume X, Issue 37, 4 September 1888, Page 2

Local and General News

Diphtheria is said to be prevalent at Normanby. ■•••*. The Borough Council will meet on Thursday next.; I The Tekapo, from Calcutta, viaHobart, arrived in Port Chalmers on Saturday. We have to acknowledge receipt of a M number of Parliamentary papers and No. 5*9 of Hansard. On dit that the new theatre next to Mrs Hastie'e Hotel, will be opened with a fancy dress ball. Mr Valentine was the successful tenderer for the work to be done in connection with the new theatre. On Sunday special services were held for rain, in Sydney. Rain fell generally - throughout the country districts on Monday. j Mr George Hutchison, M.H.R., has gone to England for a trip. He will return in time ' for the. next session of Parliament. The Protection banquet and demonstration, held in Wellington some 'days ag , was not a financial success.. Too many " dead heads." . *. It has beer? decided that the next meeting of the Australian S<>ciety of Science will be held; in Melbourne in January, i 1 890, and in the following year the meeting is to be held in New Zealand. -The ooal miners of this colony have a perfect understanding with their fellow workers in Newcastle; A telegram from Grej'mouth says the Brunnerton coal miners are resolved not to supply local coal for the Australian markets. P Earthquakes were universal all over the [ colony on Saturday. sNoreal alarm was felt as most people were awaro New Zealand was merely relieving itself with a complacent shake, like a spaniel when it leaves the water, after the prorogation of Parliament. The following assessors have been ap--5 painted to make the new valuations under the Property -tax Act: — Messrs John Bell, Manawatu ; D. G. Tenneit, R. J. Harris, and Joseph Harris, Marton; J. Purkiss, Halcombe; H. L. Sherwill, H. J. Booth and B. Goodbehere, Feilding; C. H. Tomlinson, Sanson ; C. A. (Jlimie, and H. F. Eager, Otaki. At the inquest on the body of Captain Bailey, of the schooner Colonist, Charles Burns, the only survivor of the wreck, gave evidence. Evidence was adduced that a signalman reported to the Harbour Board that the vessel was in distress, and that had a steamer been sent out on re- " ceipt of such information possibly both lives and vessel would have been saved. ' .The jury found a verdict. of accidental death, and added the following rider : — '* That we are of opinion that there was , ample time, irom the time the vessel was reported to be flying a signal of distress, - to have rendered assistance by sending a < steamer from Wellington. We find that gross neglect was displayed on the part * of the hirbour authorities or others, and we recommend that a strict investigation beimeife into the matter/*

Owing- to pressure of other matter our leading article is held over. ':.. A slight shock of earthquake was felt 7 . here Jihis ufovuuig .about t-ine o'clock, . We have '.*s& acknowledge receipt of ,- Russell's monthly timetable for September. ' ; 7y '; • £' • Work has been started on the band i rotunda to be erected in Manchester Square. We understand that Mr George Wheeler, . of Mount Stewart, has disposed of his farm to Mr Hammond, of Bulls. I The Englishmen were victorious in the ( third test match' with the Australian cricketers, by one innings and two runs a [ No tidings-have as yet been received of ! the bodies of the unfortunate men who met their fate by the wreck pf the schooner • Colouist. John Johns, a highly respected miner, died suddenly, at the Thames, on Saturday evening. The' cause of death was heart disease. A special train last night took down 20 trucks, and another this morning took 10 trucks of stock for Jackson and Co.'s sale at Johnsonville, to-morrow. John Walker, «» old resident of Opoho, oyer 70 years of age, was found dead in his bed on Saturday, lie leaves con> siderabie property, but no relatives in the Colony. At the inquest it was proved that the deceased had over £2000 in his possession at the time of his death The service of song advertised for Monday evening, in the Methodist Chapel had to be unavoidably postponed for a fortnight, owing to an accident that befell one of the leading singers, which prevented his attendance. Due notice will be given when the dace of the entertain is finally settled on. . ; Yesterday afternoon Mrs} Charles Roe, ahd her daughter, Miss li. Roe, had a narrow escape from an accident. They" were driving down Kimbolton road when the horse shied and backed the trap into the ditch. Fortunately assistance was near at hand, and. beyond a little excusable alarm, no harm was done. A lecture on Missionary life in Ihdia was delivered last night m the Presbyterian Church, by the Rev. Pastor Gaustad. The subject was ably handled by the lecturer, and his descriptions . pf: life in the East were very faitnl'ul aiid graphic. The attendance was not very large doubt*' less owing to want of publicity. A cricketer informs us that the present' charge of >. 10s for membership in the Feilding Club is too high and therefore prohibitive. He considers that if the charge were made 5s three times the present number of members would join. We commend this suggestion to the committee as it is worthy of attention. On Saturday an inquest was held in Palmerston on the body of Frederick Kite, aged 13 years, who had died from the effects of injuries received, on the previous Tuesday, by a tree falling on him. The accident was unavoidable and the jury found a verdict, in accordance with the evidence, of accidental death. The installation of Loro Carrington as G.M. of ihe United Grand Lodge of New South Wales is fixed for the 18th Sep» tember, Sir Harry Atkinson, I). G.M. Wellington. E.C , has had a cable message from the D-G. Secretary in Sydney, informing him that invitations to all D, G. and PG. Lodges in New Zealand were "posted on 30th Augusr, and asking himto repent this intimation to them, which has been done: — Post. '-..» Gardinal Moran, in addressing a meet* ing at Tuatn County, Galwuy, said that the Australian colonies were only loyal to Great Britain because tli«*y possessed Home Rule, aud were convinced of the importance of their connection with the Mot' er Country. His Grace,., further stated that every Cat udic and Protestant in the Australian colonies sympathised with the Irish people in their struggle for autonomy. In another column to-day Mr Edwin Young announces the opening of his. .Coffee Palace, restaurant and boardm? house, Kimbolton road, where tea, coffee, and meals may be obtained at all hours. The dining room, or ordinary, is a convenient apartment for the purpose. The sitting .-rooms are well and furnished, and in them are to be found' Home aud 'Colonial papers. The bedrooms, which are upstairs, are clean aud comfortable while eyery precaution has 1 been taken in case of fire. We understand that the culinary department will be presided over by an experienced cook. Should an increasing business demand it, Mr Young has in view still further enlargements and improvements. The new building is quite an improvement to that ' part of the town, and the proprietor is to be commended for his enterprise. The Methodist quarterly meeting was held in the Feilding chapel yesterday 1 afternoon, and was attended by a good ; -number of representatives from other parts of the circuit. The Rev. Mr Harris presided. The report of the past quarter's work was considered satisfactory on the whole, and the most ardent hopes and i expectations were expressed by the mem- . .bers present, that the great He*d -of the Qhurch would bless still more the labours of his servants during the coming quarter^ ' Que candidate, whose trial was pronounced satisfactory, was raised amongst those on full plan. An application from an accredited lay preacher to be receive 1 as member was considered and his name also was added tb the list. Friends are referred to the next circuit plans for particulars. The. names . of two. volunteer workers were placed oh trial, 7 Financial matters totted up "fairly- well .with the usual small- deficiency, left aa a spur to a ' little- extra effort. ' It was decided to hold the next quarterly meeting in Feilding, when a tea meeting will; be held in connection with it. During August the Customs revenue collected in New Zealand amounted to £136,628 4s Id. as against £95.971 10s 8d in previous month, and £121,106 in August of last year. The estimate for the month was £104,166 13s 4d, so that the amount collected exceeds it by about £32,500. The amount received for the five months of the present financial year is £557,371 lis Bd, or £36,538 0s od above the estimate. The amounts collected at the principal towns last mo .th were as follows.:— Auckland. 35.011 lis 9d ; Dunedin. £33,467 17s 8d : Lvtt.lton and Christchurch, £24.134 13s lid ; Wellington. £21,580 17s Bd. The beer duty collected in New Zealand during the past month amounted to £3332 4* 6d or about £620 less than the estimate. The amount c llected for the first five monihs of tlie financial yenr amounts to j £18.934 2s lid, or £2315 17s Id less than the estimate. The principal amounts la>t month were: — Christchurch, £795; Auckland, £776 15s 10d ; Dnnedin, £634 10s 3d; Wellington. fc4<>4