Local and General News

Feilding Star, Volume X, Issue 57, 20 October 1888, Page 2

Local and General News

Mr Tapp was the successful teuderoi for the erection of a school at Birmingham

The first wool of the season was taken to the railway station yesterday morning, from the farm of Mr Wm. Baker, of Makmo.

Mr F. J. Moss, M.H.E. for Parnell, Auckland, addressed hia constituents on Thursday evening, and received a vote of confidence.

W. Waring Taylor, whose term of imprisonment expired during the last week m September, is said to be living in the Rangitikei district.

The Westport Harbor Board appointed Mr Martin, District Engineer, to the position of Engineer of Works ; the Board also passed a resolution to borrow £100,000.

We have been requested by Mr Atkins to state that the plans for the schoolmaster's house, at fcjtanway, are not the same as those for which tenders were previously called.

At Palmerston on Thursday, Mr Andrew Coombes, of Ashurst, was united in the bonds of matrimony to Miss Kva Warne, daughter of Mr Warne, sawmiller, ot the same place.

There will be special farewell services m the Salvation Army Barracks to-mor-row, to commemorate the departure of Captain Wood, who has been ordered to Ingle v/ood, where he will have charge.

Mr Daw notifies that he will run a brake from his stables at 8 o'clock on Wednesday morning next, for the convenience of jurors and others haying to attend the District Court at Palmorston.

Gold to the value of £214,452 was exported from New Zealand during the quarter ended 30th September, 1888, making a total value of £44,663,868 of gold exported from this Colony up to that date.

Mr Svendsen, boot and shoe importer, has just opened up a consignment of ladies boots and shoes of French, German, and English manufactures. The goods are superb in style and finish, and should command a speedy sale.

Mr W. T. L. Trav«rs, the well known barrister and solicitor, of Wellington, returned from his tour to Europe by the steamer Wakatipu, which arrived from Sydney on. Thursday last. We (Times) are glad to notice that he looks considerably improved in health.

The band Botunda on Manchester Square is now completed, and will be opened at 8 o'clock this evening (weather permitting). The Feilding Brass Band will perform the programme, which we have already published, with the addition of a quadrille, " The Pet of the Ball."

For the last few days there have been several dogs loafing about Manchester Square, which have made themselves very objectionable to horsemen by rushing out and attempting to head their horses or bite their heels. A close of buckshot or " rough on rale ' wo aid prove a " 6^O3t boon."

In the first part of ' Henry IV.,' act i., .scene 2, Shakespeare makes Faistaff speak of " the drone of a Lincolnshire bagpipe." Somo commentators endeavored to prove from this passage that Lincolnshire was colonised by immigrants from Scotland. Th y are wrong ; the phrase has no reference to the musical instrument known as bagpipes, but applies to the croaking of innumerable Frogs which flourish in the feuay parts of that eocnty.

There will probably be a contest for the Feilding mayoralty.

There was a slight shock of earthquake :elt here yesterday morning.

We ure glad to be able to report that Mr J. H. Stevens is rapidly approaching reeoverv from his illness.

Mr W. Watts, builder, is at present engaged in making extensive alterations Mr Lethbndge's wool shed.

The Rev. Mr Potter, of Wellington, will preach in the Vlethodiy'. Cimjiel tomorrow morning und evvninj*.

Pressure on our space compels us to hold over a number of advertisements, and a quantity of reading matter.

Owing to the prevailing sickness in town the Feilding State School will bo closed for a further period of a week.

The JSew Zealatnl football team met n team at Burton- on -Trent on Thursday, and were defeated by a goal and a try to a goal.

The Rev. Mr Williams, of Waniranui, will hold serf ices with the Vlai.ris In morrow morning, and pieachat St John's

in the evening

Owing to the prevnlance of sickness amongst the children there will be no Sunday School in connection wilh St. John's to-morrow.

The ca?e of Grant v. Manawatu Eoad Board was commenced in the Supreme Court at Wanganii yesterday. Most of the morning was spent with Mr Jelhcoe's opening address. It was decided that the jury should leave Wanganui to-day to view tho locality.

An advertisement appears to-day from the Palmerston North Tannery and Fellmongery Company to which we specially direct the attention of farmers and wool growers. All necessary particulars as to prices &c, may be obtained on application to Mr A. Peterson, the Square, Palmerston North.

During the September quarter the deposits in the New Zealand Postal Savings Bank exceeded the withdrawals by £33,---689, and 5306 accounts were opened. The Post-office Money Order and Postal Note business for the past quarter exhibited considerable increase over the September quarter of 1887.

A Melbourne correspondent writes : — " Carbine should win the V.8..0. Derby. He is reported to have beaten MartiniHenry's time (2min. 30sec) in a trial. He must have a big show, to throw away a certain C. J.C. Derby win, Canterbury Cup, and perhaps N.Z. Cup- Volley will never be the Derby winner."

At the Pulls Harmonic Society's concert on Thursday evening last, Miss Bellve, of Feilding, contributed two solos to the programme, which she rendered in capital style and was rewarded by a shower of bouquets. Mrs C. Brown also assisted, and played the accompaniments to Miss Bellve's solos. Mr J, G. Wilson, M.H.R., conducted. The concert was a great success, and was followed by an enjoyable dance.

Hugh Owens, a lobouring man, while employed in picking up scrub at South Warrigal was bitten on the middle finger of the left hand by a large tiger snake. The reptile fastened on the side of his finger, and had to be pulled off. Owens became alarmed, and his axe being close at hand he placed the bitten finger on a log of wood, and cut it clean off between the first and middle joints. He then came luto Warrigal to have his injuries attended to.

Cash buyers will be pleased to learn that Cobbe and Darragh, of the Cash Kxchange, allow 5 per cent, discount for prompt cash off all pure! ases of drapery amounting to more tlmn £1. These very liberal terms, together with the variety, cxct'llence, and cheapness of Cobbe and Darragh's drapery stock, should induce intending purchasers to inspect the new goods now being shown at the Cash Exchange.

Mr W. D Grant of the firm of A W. Grant and C<>,, dairy experts, of America, is at present in Auckland. He is to examine all the dairying districts of the Colony with the object of opening a branch of their house in New Zealand. Mr Grant says the more acquainted he has become with the Colony through the perusal of its journals, the more con<> vinced he has become that the New Zea* land settlers are asleep to the vast resources that are at their disposal in the mntterof dairy produce.

The following items are from the Manawatu Times of yesterday :—Passengers to and from Wellington will now chitnge carriages at Palmerston. — Mr .VlcKenna, the stafionroaster, is seriously indisposed.— Installation of officers of the Mnnawatu Kil winning Lodge on Tues ley next. — The following prices were realised at Messrs F. B, Jackson and Co.'s Palmerston sale on Thursday : Forward bul locks £4 10s; 3 year steers, £3 lls; 2* year steers, £2 7s 6d ; store cows, £2 ; yearling steers, 2ns. Fat shorn ewes, 8s ; woolly ewes, 10s 8d ; ewe hoggets, 7s 8d ; to 10s 6d ; whether hoggets. 8b lid to 9s.

In connection with the boom of tlie Guineas and Allsopp companies, the following good story is told. The members of a certaiu firm including partners, bookkeepers, clerks, and even the office boy, applied for shares in one of the com panics. The applications were dated from the private addresses of the various men. There severally described themselves " gentleman." " merchants," and so on, but the office boy was at a loss to say what he was. At last remembering that when the clerks worked lute he had to go out and get supplies of tea, and bread butter for them he described himself as » " refreshment contractor," Out of a bevy of partners and clerks, the office boy was the only one who got shares allotted to him.