Local and General News

Feilding Star, Volume X, Issue 105, 12 March 1889, Page 2

Local and General News

Several cases of petty larceny of fruit have been reported to the police. Messrs A. and H. Tompkins, o' Halcombe, have sold out to Mr H. Craob. The Feilding Brass Band has been engaged to play at the Sandon races on Saturday next. We have to acknowledge receipt of Typo for February, which is as usual of great interest to the trade. The Wanganui Herald understands that Mr Sparkes intends visiting Palmerston North and Feilding with " Lea Cloches." Major Arthur Tuke has been appointed Judge of the Assessment Courts in Feilding, Marton, Foxton, Halcombe, and Bulls. We notice that some gentlemen from Auckland have been in this district for the last few days on the look out for land to purchase. As the demand for boy labor is steadily increasing by the establishment of flaxmills, it is observed that larrikinism as steadily decreases. There will be a meeting of the Library Committee on Thursday evening, when a sub-committee will be appointed for the purchase of new books. On account of the Fire Brigade concert the Hunter - Crawford Company have postponed their intended visit to Feilding till the following week. Full particulars will be published. The prospectus of the Egmont Farmers' Union, limited, has been issued. The Company is to be formed in the interest of farmers for the purpose of seeking markets for farm stock and produce and its disposal The numbers of intending purchasers or lessees who have called to examine the plans lying at this office, of land for sale by the Government, indicate that competition will be somewhat keen for several blocks. The Hospital and Charitable Aid Board will sit in Wanganui to-morrow. The report of the Committee appointed to examine into the Charitable Aid expenditure of Palmerston North will be received and considered. We understand that Mr W. F. Downes, of New Plymouth, will assume the manngement of the Bank of New South Wales, Wanganui, about the 21st instant. Mr Tennent will leave for Auckland in a few flays thereafter. We have to thank the manager of the N.Z. Insurance Company, Wellington, for i couple of very handy paper knives for 3ur office table. The name of the company appears on the blades, which are of wood, very neatly lacquered. A cricket match was played on the Oval }ti Saturday last between teams representing the Feilding school and town boys. 3wing to the rain which set in the stumps md to be drawn, the school boys winning >n the first innings by 68 to 64. Young Mickelson's walking feat in the Assembly Earns on Saturday night, did not jet a very numerous patronage, but those n-esent appeared to much enjoy the "fun," vhich was somewhat enhanced by several vould-be " marks " endeavoring to beat tfickelson's pace, but without avail. We inderstand that his undertaking to do 13 niles in 2 hours was not only fulfilled, mt considerably exceeded, and that his >erformance will probably result in a natch of some interest with another •ped."

The produce trade between this Colony and New South Wales haying developed largely of late, the Union Company have found it necessary to secure more wharfage aconnnodation at Sydney. The Westport Times says it is rumored Mr 11. Iteeves, M.H.E., will resign his seat in the House, as he is going into business in Melbourne, and Mr Thomas Dwan is to be his successor. Very like a whale. The only regret the Marlborough Express had about the Te Kooti scare was that it was uot there. It says these noithern fellowa get all the cream. They've had eruptions of Turawera, Russian scares, Gasparini, etc, etc, while we've had to worry along on skim milk and small beer. Sergeant Kelly has returned from Poverty Bay. He looks well on it, and is explained by the fact that he had charge of the Commissariat Department. Constable Meehan says they had splendid times, and what with the turkeys and geese sent them by the natives they enjoyed a perfect peeler's paraise. — Herald. The New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Company (Limited) have received the following cable message from their London office, dated Bth March : — " New Zealand Hemp— Market quiet; medium is worth £36 10s per ton. New Zealand Frozen meat— Market is quiet. Canterbury mutton is worth 4fd per lb ; Wellington do, 3gd per lb ; frozen beef — fore quarters, 4|d per lb. Last night in the Foresters' Hall, Mr Meadows delivered a religious address to a select and appreciative audience. He made an excellent impression as he is an experienced speaker thoroughly qualified in every way to elucidate his subject. Mr Meadows will leave for England by the Arawa on the 4th of April, but before that date he hopes to visit Feilding when he will again give an address. Due notice of the date of his intended visit will appear in this paper. Referring to the statement made by Sir Harry Atkinson, that he " looked forward to the time when the State would hold the land," a writer in a Canterbury paper says : — " In my district, a few miles from Christchurch, the State has nearly appropriated freeholds. Our farms are paying close on £1 per acre per annum in property taxes, other taxes, rates, etc., and some of the same land is let at £1 14s per acre per annum, some more, some probably less. If that is not confiscation, Ido not know what is." We (Post) understand that Miss Ellen Atkins, a soprano vocalist of great ability, who has lately been singing solos at the Melbourne Exhibition concerts, has made up her mind to bring over a concert company from Melbourne and make a tour of New Zealand in about a month's time. Miss Atkins is not unknown in Wellington, as she was resident for some years at Feilding. She left New Zealand after joining Amy Sherwm's opera troupe, and on the collapse of that compauy entered into her Exhibition engagement. Our attention has been directed to the following impudent and mysteiious paragraph in the Marton paper of yesterday : — " A coach commenced to run last week between Feilding and Birmingham. It is to run twice a week. This was tried some time ago, but was not successful. Most of the settlers have now traps, and have thus the means of transit within themselves." We have no doubt the sneer at the spirited proprietor of the coaches, Mr Samuel Daw, would have been spared had his name appeared in the advertising columns of our contemporary. Early yesterday morning two stacks of oats, a chaff shed, chaff cutting machine, and some other property belonging to Messrs Gregory and Caldwell, sitnate at the back of the residence of the latter, near the railway line, were destroyed by fire. The Fire Brigade turned out well, but were unable to save the property. There was only a slight wind, which fortunately was in the direction away from Mr Caldwell's house, which otherwise must have been burned. There was no insurance on the property destroyed, so that the owners are total losers. The cause of the fire is unknown, but the police are making every enquiry. You should visit Wellington and abovall things go to the sale of overplus sume mer drapery at Te Aro House. You should visit the sale. Why P Because the bargains have been numerous and astonishing and the remainder of the overplus will be sold at still lower prices during the present week at Te Aro House, Wellington. You shonld visit the sale. Why ? Because it is the last week and it positively closes on Saturday next, at 10 o'clock of the evening. Fail not therefore to giye a look in at the overplus sale; Te Aro House, Wellington. You should visit this sale. Why ? Because you will benefit amazingly by so doing and make your money go further than it eyer did before, if you will but call at the overplus sale at Te Aro House, Wellington. You should visit the sale. Why ? Because you would enjoy the outing. Because you would purchase cheaply. Because you would save money and because so many of your neighbors have done so by visiting the sale of overplus stock, at Te Aro House, Wellington. Do not delay, we cannot possibly extend the time, the sale will positively come to an end at 10 o'clock in the evening of Saturday next at Te Aro House, Wellington.