Local and General News

Feilding Star, Volume X, Issue 84, 19 January 1889, Page 2

Local and General News

Tuesday being a public holiday in honor of the anniversary of the Province of Wellington, the Star will not be published on that day.

H.M.S. Calliope will leave Wellington on Monday for Samoa to Jook after British interests.

The valuation of the Borough of Wanganui this year is £37,364, an increase of i>76B over last year.

A thunderstorm, with heavy rain, was experienced here on Thursday night and Friday morning.

On Thursday last P.M. Bro. Arkwright was installed as W.M. of the Ruapehu Lodge No 2138 E.C., Marton.

Mr W. H, Warren will lecture here on February 15th in aid of the funds of the Feilding Public Library.

We have to acknowledge receipt of a batch of Parliamentary papers from the Government printer.

A newspaper man knows all the vices and haß all the virtues after six years continuous service in the craft.

At Warnngton, Lancashire, the Maori football team defeated the local Club by two goals and a try to a try.

At the R.M. Court; here on Monday next, a charge of forcible entry and larceny will be heard against R. T. Price.

A Waimea farmer, -who will have from 1000 to 1200 bushels of barley to sell this coming season, has been offered four shillings per bushel for it,

Epango, a Maori, was committed for trial at the Supreme Court on April 24th at Wanganui yesterday for having caused, the death -of William Kells, of Waitotara.

The wrestling match between Dunn and Hobertson cornea off on Monday, and a grand match is anticipated, both men being in splendid fettle.

Mrs J. H. Fry returned from England to-day, via Melbourne. We are glad to kaow that her health has been qtiite reestablished by- "the trip.

Tuesday next will be a bank and school holiday.

At the New Plymouth Court yesterday, two men name John Martin and John Miller, both of Wellington, were convicted of playing the " three-card trick" on the Racecourse. Martin was fined £1 or three days on one charge, and both were fined £3 each, or 7 days, on the second.

An importer of needles writes to the New Zealand Herald exposing a queer tariff anomaly. Needles, if they come in paper packets containing 25 each, are admitted free, but if they are put up in cases— also made of paper — containing 150, they are, by a recent decision of the Commissioner, liable to 20 per cent. duty.

During last month no fewer than 2298 persons arrived in New Zealand, and only 1 250 left. This gives a large balance in favour of the Colony, and ought to dispel the apprehensions of a wholesale exodus which were excited by the departure of a few hundred people on holiday trips to Australia.

The Wanganui Herald says : — A very large number of Maoris with more wool than we ever recollect seeing from up the river before, have arrived in town, and negotiations are going on for the sale of the ]ot at a fair price. [The wool has since been sold at 7d to 7id per lb.]

We have received, with the editor's compliments, a card from the Prahran Telegraph, wishing the craft a prosperous new year. We thank our contemporary and hope he will have a good time for the balance of the current year — and well into 1890.

The doctors have forgot the old proverb " Let sleeping dogs lie." They went for a Bill to prevent quacks mfringing on the profits of their profession and forwarded the Bill to the Government for approval. Sir Harry Atkinson saw his chance. The Bill was approved, but only after inserting a clause rendering every medical practitioner liable to an annual fee of £2 2s to the revenue. — Press.

We regret to announce the death of Mr W. H. Poad, which took place at Aorangi on Thursday afternoon. Deceased has left a widow and ten children to mourn his loss. The funeral procession of the Foresters will leave the Foresters' Hall to-morrow at 10.30 a.m. march to the late residence at Aorangi, and from thence return, through Feilding, about noon and proceed on to the cemetery.

We are informed by Mr Bennett, of Awahuri, that the artesian well on his iarm is only forty feet deep and gives a ■constant supply of running water. Mr John Miller, whose property is just opposite that of Mr Bennet, has a well of the same kind, about the same depth, with even a better flow of water. The pipes -were driven, and passed through, strata of sand and clay, with a gravel bottom.

On Wednesday afternoon when George Belfit, son of Mrs Robert Belfit, was playing in the paddock where a horse belonging to Mr J. Clarke was grazing, the youngster managed to get too near the heels of the animal which kicked out and struck him on the head inflicting a deep cut. The lad was insensible for nearly twenty four hours, and has since been suffering from convulsions. Dr Johnston is in attendance.

The Taranaki Herald says : — " A copy of the Illustrated London News to hand by the lant mail gives a portrait of Lord Onslow, our new Governor. We may state that it is not at all like a" presentment of his Lordship which was published by the W.inganui Herald a short time since." AH we can say is, that with its superior op portunities the Illustrated London News should be ashamed of itself for for allowing a New Zealand paper to best it.

We lea.Ta to-day that Mr Armstrong who has been for some time teller of the bank of 1 Australasia, Feilding has been promoted i o a higher positionin Melbourne. While we cohgratulate Mr Armstrong on his well de served advancement, we must give expression to the general regret that will be felt by the customers of the bank here in losing; an officer who has always been distinguished for his invariable courtesy and attention to them in his offic:ial capacity. Mr Armstrong will take his departure in about a week.

Train arrangements for Anniversary Day, Januairy 22nd, are published to-day. It will be observed they come into operation to-day, and therefore any of our readers who might have been desirous of availing themselves of the full privileges a.re deprived thereof by the downright stupidity and carelessness of the officials who neglected to give them timely notice by having the advertisement published at least a we-ek ago, This would have cost not a farthing more, and would have brought money to the ticket offices, but " business principles" are.unknown to the official mmd 1 ..

A gentleman, named Napier, a visitor to Dunedin, ofttjrs jfilOO towards a eitatue to Sir "William Wallace if the residents will raise the balance— some two or three thousand pound's. Now, we always had a respect for Sir "William Wallace, Robinson Crusoe, Peter Wilkins, Gulliver, Jack the Giant Killer and other heroes worshipped in our y. outih, and even yet have the strongest feelings of admiration for them individually and collectively, but we would think it elevated folly to testify the same by sticking them up as graven images. Much better for our Dunedin friends to spend their money in building an Old Man's Refuse, or doing some other similar useful work, and. dedicate it to the memory ■of Sir William, if they have a mind to.

The adyent of the American girl into English society at first was a curiosity. Jt soon became a portent. It is now assuming the dimensions of a menace. Before long it will be recognised as a calamity. Of all the forms of competition there is none so deadly as this. We can stand our farmers being ruined by American corn ; we can listen unmoved to the wails of the graziers made bankrupt by the influx of American beef, but the American girl is too much. Already we hear the murmur of the cry in the draw-ing-room, of the despairing Belgravian mother who sees, season after season, American girls swoop down upon the most eligible partners and cut our native girls out before the eyes of their distracted parents.— Pall Mall Gazette.

The Kiwitea Road Board met this afternoon, a report of which will appear in our next issue.

We learn from the Manawatu Times that Mr G. Hensen has just succeeded in getting a splendid artesian flow of water on Mr Mull ins, property at Kairanga, the water rising about nine feet above the surface. The following are " Maxim's" selections for the Foxton races which will come off on Tuesday next : — Hurdles. — Maribyrnong. F.R.C. Handicap. — Ahau or SpyStewards. — Ruapehu or Spy. Flying. — Rufus.

Two boys named A. Robinson and H. Jefford, were each fined £1, and ordered to pay 30s, together with 14s 6d costs, or in default, go to gaol for 14 days for damaging a davkie's coffee stall in Wellington on New Year's Eve.

It is understood that the Cabinet have decided the question of the vacancy on the Supreme Court Bench, but the name of the gentleman selected has not yet been made known, as negotiations between him and the Premier are still being earned on.

The concert at Beaconsneld last night was an immense success the schoolroom being literally crowded with a most appreciative audience. A large number of visitors from Feilding went up and thoroughly enjoyed themselves. A full report will appear in a future issue.

To-day's Times says : — We have reason to believe that the question of the judgeship is at last definitely settled. The name of the new Judge has not been authoritatively disclosed, but it was very positively asserted last night, by some who profess to kuovf, that Mr H. D. Bell is the man, and that his appointment will be announced shortly after the conclusion of the current circuit sittings of the Supreme Court. We do not pretend to vouch for the accuracy of this report, but as it was in extensive circulation last evening, we give it for what it may be worth.

The insurance libel case of M. C Hickey (canvasser) v. D. M. Luckie (commissioner, of the Government Life Association), in which the plaintfff sues the defendant for £600 damages, was commenced yesterday at Wellington. The defence was a general denial of the libel. At the conclusion of the plaintiff's case, the counsel for the defence contended that there was nothing to answer, and his Honor pointed out that if they were unanimous the case should not go on, and proceedings could be stopped. After the defendant had been examined the jury intimated that they did not wish to go on, as they were satisfied that there was nothing to answer. The plaintiff's counsel thereupon accepted a nonsuit, with costs on the highest scale.