Local and General News

Feilding Star, Volume X, Issue 63, 3 November 1888, Page 2

Local and General News

Reading matter will be found on tbe first page.

Wenarati Pini, 6ister of the late celebrated chief Wiramona Fini, has died at Eotorua.

Doubts are now expressed in London as to the truth of the reports of the death of Cstauley.

An attempt is being made to form a Baker's Union in Wellington.

For four weeks' crushing at Johnston's United Mine, Colkngwood, 102oz of gold were •bt.ainert.

We are glad to notice that Mr Oarr is rapidly Raining ptronsth and he expects to La ablo to get to buaineaa next week.

•The Rev. Mr Knipe, of Maryborough, Qaeen.laud, will preach in the Presbyterian Church, Feildiug, to-morrow morning; and evening.

The first instalmont of Sir Morell Mackenzie's book, describing the illness of the Emperor Frederick, was published in Sydney to-day.

As a counterblast agamet the banks raising^ the rate of interest on fixed deposits, the Government Post Office Saviugs Bank should do likewise and go one per cent, better. That would keep the money in the colony.

When Mr Valentine. M.H.8., intimated to his fellow members his intention of marrying, a wag said, 'Don't put it that way, Valentine. Be Parliamentary— Say you are going to join a committee of two, with power to add to their number."

Mr Charles Henry, who is well known in Feilding, will arrive iv Wellington per Wairaiapa some time to-morrow. Mr Henry will explain the cause of his temporary absence from the colony to the Judge of the Bankruptcy Court in Wellington at the next sittings of that Court.

Notice is given to-day than an election for one member to represent the Makino sub-division of the Kiwitea Road Board, will be held at Cheltenham, on Friday, the 16th iuet. Nominations must be sent in to Mr E. Goodbehere, the Returning Officer, at Cheltenham, on the 7th inst.

According to Mr Hayter, the wellknown Victorian Gavtflxmenfc statist, whose statistical volume for 1887-88 has just been published, New Zealand possesses the lowest death rate of any of the Australian Colonies. New Zealand also enjoys the lowest marriage rate, the latter being set down as a result of the depression.

Mr John Gully, the well-known artist, died at Nelson on Thursday, after a lengthy illness, aged 69. He fettled down in Taranaki on first coming to the Colony, and after some active service during the Maori war, went to Nelson in 1860. In 1864 he was appointed draughtsman and surveyor under Mr J. C. Richmond, of Nelson, but the last 10 years of his life haye been devoted wholly to art.

From the Post we learn that the port charges on the barque Kentish Lass, 306 tons, at Dunedin and Wellington respectively were Dunedin £53 3s 7d, Wellington £4 17s 3d, or £48 6s 4d less than Dunediu. This shows that Wellington is almost a free port. Our readers are already aware the Kentish Lass is being loaded with timber from Feilding for Australia.

At the meeting of the Charitable Aid Board at Wanganui on Wednesday it was resolved to instruct the solicitor to defend a case brought by the Auckland Board in connection with the Morns claim. A latter was received from the Manchester Eoad Board claiming £12 2s 4d as balance of moneys overspent on charitable aid in 1886. Tt was Tonolved to decline to admit the claim. Feilding Borough applied for £25 aud Pateafor £31 13s 9d, both being granted.

Mrs M. M. Brown's house at the Kiwitea was burned to the ground this morning at about 1 o'clock. AJrs Brown was absent at the time, and the fire is believed to have originated in her bedroom. Messrs Ralph and Joseph Brown were in the house at the time and they barely eeca^ed with their lives. Only a few articles of wearing apparel were say. d. The house and furniture were in sured for £350 in the Colonial.

The following is a statement of the progress the Ancient Order of Foresters has made during the year 1887 :— Courts, 121; benefit members, 18,557 ; honorary members, 777; court funds, £303,962 (2years); district funds, £20,387 ; total, 294 districts, 5128 courts, 686,127 benefit members ; average members in each court, 133 ; honorary members, 16,429 ; court funds, £3,618,318; district funds, £448,---106. Juvenile Foresters— lncrease in 1S87: Members, 4874; funds, £7323; tc'ul, 72,377 members; £86,542 worth of fuu-U; 16,161 members admitted in 1887; 4679 transferred to courts.

The goods and chattels of Mr J. Elliott, J. P., of Waitara, were sold under a distress warrant issued by the .New Plj-mouth Harbour Board, for rates amounting to £2 ss. There was a large attendance at the sale, but the goods were sacrificed. A buggy, almost new, fetched 17s ; a piano, 20s; valuable pictures, 7s 6d. The amount on the warrant was not satisfied till nearly half the furniture wa.-J sold. Mr Elliot informed th*> bailiff before the sale that the judgment was illegally obtained, and that he would proceed against the Board for damages. It is thought there is some flaw in the proceedings.

An inquest was held yesterday morning at the residence of Messrß Power and Bussel, Spur road, before Mr G. M. Snelsou, district coroner, and a jury composed of Messrs Owen Pleasants (foreman) J. Neilson, E. B. Simpson, F. Andrew, P. R. Lmton, and J. T. Bray, on the body of Miss Mary Ann Welsh, who was found drowned m a well near the house on Thursday morning last. The evidence of the relatives showed that deceased had lately been suffering from fits of despondency, that she retired to bed on Wednesday night apparently in her usual health and was found next morning m the well dead, none of the inmates had heard her leave the house. The jury found a verdict that the deceased committed suicide while suffering from a fit of melancholia.

Detective Benjamin, who is now on special service at the Melbourne Exhibition, was looking after some thievee at Flinders Lane railway station, when he had the tables turned on him. Some enterprising Knight of St. Nicholas, otherwise a common thief, seized the opportunity to steal a pocket book from the hip pocket of the detective's trousers. The book contained a special pa6B for the Exhibition and Benjamins New Zealand and Victorian detective cards. When thieves take to robbing detectives, and especially detectives who are sent here for the express purpose of catching thieves, they exhibit audacity of an unparalleled character. Detective Benjamin will pay £1 reward for the recovery of his pocketbook and contents. How that thief must haye chuckled when he came to look over nis haul. — Herald, October 22. Poor Ben!

Visitors to Palmerston are respectfully invited to inspect the display of new goods just received and now oponed out at The Bon Marche". Embracing what is admittedly the largest stock between Wellington and Wauganui, of mantles, millinery, straw goods, dust cloaks, sun shades, cotton and stuff dress materials, and fancy and general drapery of every description. The firm being direct importers are in a position to give their patrons equal value to anything obtainable in the colony, they invito inspection and comparison of their season's imports quite independently of any purchases being made. C. M. Ross & Co., the Bon Marche, Palmoreton North.— Advt.

We have received Tjpo for October. We have received Busiel's time table for November. Railway train services for the 9th inst. will appear in our next issue.

The Feilding Library Committee will meet mxt Thursday e?euing.

Mr Peter Thomson is enlarging his shop accommodation, and intends addin.crockerr to his stock.

The Feilding Brass Band will play a selection of sucred mußic in the Rotunda on Sunday afternoon at 2.30.

The report of a silver discovery in the Mokau district, Auckland, is confirmed. Rich galena ore has taken on to Auckland,

Sir William Jervois and suite leave Wellington for Christchurchon Monday, and will be absent about h fortnight.

The result of the V.R.C. Derby, to be run to-day, will be posted outside the Stab office this evening oa receipt of the telegram.

Mr Carthew has a notice in to-day to the effect that he has Christmas cards ready for the next outward English mail which will close on Wednesday.

There is rather a " run on boots" just now, and we hesr of yet another novitiate who proposes to become a knight of St. Crispin. There is nothing like leather.

It will be good news for Feilding people to know that the Inspector found all weights and measures, now in use by our local business people, up to the standard.

Tenders for tbe purchase or lease of the improved farm of 110 acres on Mangaone road will close on Wednesday next, and must be addressed to Mr W. Bead* ing, Feildiug.

Our Pulmerston contemporary, the Times, must have been in error when he stilted the Railway Department did not intend running excursion trains on the Prince of Wales Birthday.

The Tongariro left Wellington for London yesterday. Her cargo includes 24,---677 carcases frozen mutton, 1254 pieces meat, 540 kegs butter, and 4 boxes containing 20,000 sovereigns.

The committee of the Palmerston Working Men's Club have decided to extend the privilege of honorary membership to all members of fire brigades visit ing Palmerston on the 9ih instant, the day of the Fire Brigade competition and sports.

Two deaths of well-known Wellington residents are recorded. Mrs C. T. Batkm. wife of the Assistant Auditor»General, died rather suddenly on Thursday after* noon. She had been ailing for some time, and was found dead in bed. The second death was that of Mr Bromley, aged 72, formerly of H.M. Customs.

The sun is becoming stronger and more radiating as summer advances, and therefore ladies should guard their coma plexions well by a free purchase of our sunshades and parasols, now exhibiting at Te Aro House, Wellington.

Note the following — Cream Sateen Parasols, trimmed lace, la 6d each; Colored Sateen Parasols, with fancy border, 2s lid ; Checked Sateen Parasols, 2s 9d ; Beige Sateen. Parasols, trimmed lace, 3s lid ; Beige Canvass and Lace Parasols, 6* lid; fancy figured Canvass Parasols, trimmed lace, 6s 6d; Creme and Beige all lace Parasols, 10s 6d, at Te Aro House, Wellington,