Traffic Returns

Feilding Star, Volume X, Issue 61, 20 November 1888, Page 2

Traffic Returns

The following are the traffic returns oil the Wanganui section of railway for the four weeks ending 13th October, 1888, and for the corresponding period in 1887: — 1888 1887 Passengers . . 20 lo 13 2 1830 9 7 Parcels .. 232 16 2 227 0 0 Goods .. 2416 18 5 2041 13 7 Miscellaneous 292 12 0 221 17 11 £4955 19 9 £4321 1 I Of sheep 7983 were carried in 1887, and 15,031 in 1888; wool in 1887, 20 tons ; in 1 888, 32 tons ; merchandise in 1887, 1343 tons; in 1888, 1595 tons. Local and General News ♦ It is now believed that Mr Jasper Pyae, M.P. for Waterford, committed suicide. The communication by rail to Wellington for goods was re-opened on Saturday night. Mr J. E. Henry has been appointed handicapper for the Feilding Boxing Day sports. The nest shipment of butter forwarded by Mr Corpe to England will consist of 190 kegs. An "inch of rain" means a gallon of water spread over a surface of nearly two square feet, or 100 tons upon an acre. In the match against Cumberland County the Maori football team were rictorious by two goals and fire triei to two tries. Mr John Duthie was yesterday nominated for the Wellington mayoralty by Messrs G. Denton and J. Anderson, and was returned unopposed. A severe gale has passed over Scotland, Ireland, and the northern districts of England, and many wrecks have boon reported. On shore the damage is conBiderable, and a number of fatalities have resulted. We (Wanganui Chronicle) learn from one of our leading local merchants that the demand thin season for crops of all kinds is likely to exceed the supply, owing principally to the drought over on the other side. A strange discovery was made the other day by a miner at the Monte Christo claim, Little Bendigo, who discovered five live frogs in the solid reel at a depth of 200 feet. The frogs appeared to bo in perfect health. Lord Randolph Churchill, speaking at Paddington, said that a prominent American gontleuaari had assurod him that if England became involved in a struggle for existence, the whole of the forces of the United States would assist Great Britain to overcome her difficulties. Times have not been too well with ns for the past twelve months we admit, yet they hare never been so bad as with the editor of the Auckland Weekly News, who says " Although the wearing of shirts is new to us, they are already undergoing change at home." This is a sad picture. Yesterday we receiyed from Mr George Allerby, of the Valley road, a parcel of ripe strawberries ; the first we have seen this season. They are full size, beautifully colored, of a rich flavour and in every way indicate the excellence of their kind, as well as the care devoted to their culture. Lord Brassey. in the course of a speech at Liverpool, said the Colonial Governments were certain to become more exacting in their demands regarding the appointments of Governors. The demands, he thought, were reasonable and natural, and it would be a wise step of the Government to comply with them, in order to prevent any rupture with the colonies. A Speculative action : — A Home paper says that John Pisser, known as " Leather Apron," has commenced actions against two Lor don -journals for hastily asßummg that he was the perpetrator of the Whitechapel murders, and has valued his character in each case at £5000. Pizer, it will be remembered, appeared at the inquest, bnt was able to account for his movememts. Under the present state of the law of libel in England, any lawyer of the Dodson and Fogg type can promote an aotion of this kind. He or his olient have nothing to lose but everything to gain. It is a great blessing we have nene of tb*f*J socmndrol* in. t-hia .'olony.

The usual monthly Band of Hope meeting is notified for this evening in the Methodist Chapel. A good programme has been provided. There was a fire alarm at Palmerston last mjrhtand th>? whole population turned .out. Kortuna;el v it wa.- only scrub which had been carelessly ignited by someone. Mr M»a'!owß, butter expert, is now in Taranaki, and the statements published that: he is ab ut fcj start for Home are mc rroct. He •will remain in New Zealand till the end of the butter season. A Wanznnui chemist's boy — " My Governor's clever then yourn, Arf his uxdicineg is poison if they ain't properly mx.'rl." Butcher's boy -" Gam 1 We m ke sosaiges." Mr Solomon Abrahams, the present Mayor of P.ilmerston, was the ouiy candidate nominate 1 yesterday for that, office, anl ha will consequently occupy the mayoral chair for the ensuing year. The following are the names of the Feilding men to play against Sandon to morrow: — Benson, Fetch, Lance, Pyke, Wrlghtson, Valentine, Pringle (2), Allen, Howell, Sherwill, Bell, Bartholomew, and Gardiner, Of course this list includes emergencies, A Dunedin paper announces that his Excellency the Governor will visit that city before he leaves the Colony. The Auckland people are jealous, and hope that his ExcelU ncy will visit the northern city about Christmas time for the races, when Admiral Fairfax will probably be present. The Feilding cricketers will meet the Sandon team to-morrow and the Palmerston team on Saturday, both matches will be played here. The following players will represent Palmerston :— Messrs Pratt, Howell, Luxford, Greer, Isherwood, Miles, Jewell, Drew, Mowlem, Crawshaw, Taylor, Jackson. The achool master at Pohangma is in hot water with one of his committeemen because he assisted at the funeral of Mrs Sinclair on Friday. The said committee man being too religious to assist in the funeral or follow the corpse to a grave in unconßocrated ground, and of course concluding that the poor school master must neither have, nor act upon an opinion of hid own. Cash buyers will be pleased to learn that Cobbe and Darragh, of the Cash Exchange, allow 5 per cent, discount for prompt cash off all purchases of drapery amounting to more than £1, These very liberal terms, together with the variety, excel'ence* and cheapness of Cobbe and D i.rauh's drapery stock, should induce intending purchasers to inspect the new goods now being shown at the Cash Exchange. The Dunn-Tiffin wrestling match came off at Taylorville, Greymouth, on Saturday night. A keen contest resulted, both seeming very equal. Dunn was offering 6to 4 he would win. Dunn won four fall! and Tiffin five. There was only one false fall, all the others being remarkably clean. Several times Tiffin extricated himself from most difficult positions with astonishing cleverness, Dunn seemed to hold h:s nun too cheaply. A considerable an ount ohanged hands on the result. At Liverpool County Court. Jumes Bamei, shipowner, Liverpool, originator of the celebrated Black Ball Line of Australian clippers, and formerly in prosperous circumstances and owner of race-horses, appeared to a judgment summons for £6 owing to a local firm of shipb <>kers. Debtor protested inability to pay, and a committal order was a«ked for. The judge said he had already madd a commitment order against Mr Baines for £20, and would adjourn the present case. Frui*. in a fresh state, is arriving by erery boat from Australia (*ays the limes' London correspondent), but the slovenly m nner in which much of it is packed has damaged its reputation. I'eople will pick fruit in boxes made so close as to exclude the air. Now, this is a great mistake. Fruit always carries ! etier if the air can circulate freely rifcht through the fruit. If Now Zenlanders can ship apples nnd pears to arrive here from February to June, there is a splendid and unlimited market, but great care is wanted in the packing-TV-d-iy's N.Z. Times says : — It was re-pw:;e-l m town yesterday that two small nug ,ets of gold had been found in some gravel taken from the bed of the Ikatarewa Creek, by Mr F. Whiteman. The locality of the find is some six or seven miles from the Upper Hutt railway station, near Mr "Whiteman's sawmill, and as what was thought to be a reef was to be seen at the bottom of the creek, a start was made to sink a shaft. This was prevented by water, and an effort is now being made to sink a shaft a little distance off. The property on which the find is reported to have been made is, we believe, Mr W. H. Levin's. Visitors to Pulmerston are respectfully invited to inspect the display of new goods just received and now opened 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 invite inspection and comparison of their season's imports quite independently of any purchases being made. C. M. Boss & Co., the Bon Marche". Palmerston North.— Advt. There are many signs that the jour* nalist of the future will be a woman. Day after day one learns that women are gradually but surely taking up prominent positions on the press. Most of the leading daily and weekly newspapers in London have attached to their staff several members of the fair sex. Mrs Crawford, the Paris oorrpspondent of the Daily News, is training hor twelvcyear-old daughter for the ranks of journalism. This young lady is already a fair short* hand reporter, and is able not only to write a smart "par," "but to describe fairly well her surroundings in graphic language. Several of her sketches have already appeared in print, and before she has reached the dignity of long frocks t-he will no doubt bo earning a good living with her pen* S'«rting with the idea that the hand vanes (sensibly fti Bile with the amount of blood present in it at any moment, trofeosor Mosso, the Italian physiologist, has made interesting investigations. In his first experiments the hand was plaeeH in a closed vessel of water when the change in the circulation produced by the slightest action of the body or brain, the smallest thought or movement, was shown by a ri-e or fail of Ihe liquid in a narrow neck ef the vessel. With a largo balance on which the horizontal hummi body may he p iseii. he found that oiu's thoughts miy be literally weighed, and that even dreamt, or th<> eff . c; of a slight scund during snml>er, turn the blood to tiie brain suffioenilv to sink the balance at the head. The eh nuing puise even told him when a professional friend wa.> reading Italian and when Greek, the greater effort for the latter dulyaffecting the blood-flow.