Local and General News

Feilding Star, Volume X, Issue 109, 21 March 1889, Page 2

Local and General News

Feed for stock is abundant in the Harbor Board Block. Mr Jeffries, on the Taonui road, has had a remarkably good burn. New dress regulations for the Volunteers have been issued. We regret to learn that Judge Ward, of the Native Land Court, is seriously ill. Mails for Europe via San Francisco will close here to-morrow at 4 p.m. The timber trade is looking up at Makotoku, and all the sawmills are in full swing. The Maori football team defeated the Rochdale Hornets by three goals and a try to nil. Messrs Younger and Laing are making good progress in the work of repairing Menzies Bridge. We understand that several exhibitors at the Wellington Dog Show to-morrow are going down from this .neighborhood. Mr Beneneld, of Aramoho, exhibited a collection of ninety varieties of apples at the Normanby show, where his fruit gained great praise. The Wellington firms of levin and Co. and Mr E, Pearce have been amalgamated. Mr Pearce will manage the affairs of the firm in New Zealand. Mr Cobbe, of Messrs Cobbe and Darragh, returned on Tuesday to Feilding from Auckland where he had been to purchase winter goods. A new advertisement will appear in our next: issue. We are informed by the Post that Mr Edward Young, who has for several years been in the shipping office of Messrs Levin & Co>, has been appointed by that firm to act as agent for the steaoner Napier at Foxton. The Manawatu Times, commenting on the estimates, considers the Feilding Borough Council to be in an excellent position so far as the general account is concerned. " Praise from Sir Hubert is commendation indeed." A new advertisement appears to-day from Mr C. Smith, of Te Aro, to which we direct the attention of our readers, particularly to the fact that he will sell goods at slaughter prices during the currency of the advertisement. Chief Commissioner McKerrow is reported to have said he has received so many requests for concessions that if they were all granted the railways would be carrying everything for nothing. If the Commissioner did say this it shows he can talk nonsense, anyway. A company of distinguished Wellington amateur theatricals, who are coming into this district on a holiday tour at Easter, have engaged the Feilding Assembly Rooms for a performance on Saturday April 20?h. They will open the Sandon Town Hall on Easter Monday. A notice appears to-day from Mrs Walter Duncan and Miss Neill, who have taken the house lately occupied by Mr J, C. Thompson, in Manchester street, where lessons will be given in music, drawing, and painting in oils. For other particulars we refer our readers to the advertisement. The Committee of the Feilding Horticultural Society met last Tuesday night at the office of the Secretary, Mr E. Goodbehere. Mr Barton presided. The balance sheet was read, showing the receipts and expenditure of the Spring and Autumn Shows, which left a substantial balance to the credit of the Society. We have received from Messrs P. & J. Bartholomew's flaxmill a sample of the their hemp. We submitted it to a gentleman who is an experienced judge, and he informed us that it is in every way a first-class article. Not only is the fibre of good length and staple, but the dressing is also good. He is confident it should command a fair price in the market. A Wellington special to the Wanganui Herald says : — The land office was crowded all day on Tuesday with applicants for the Horowhenua land. 5000 acres of the Mangakaretu were applied for and the demand for land is unprecedented. — Mr Ballance has had an interview with the Commissioner respecting the Harbor Board Block, settlement in the Wanganui district, and also the Peniberton Settlement. We (Palmerston Times) learn that Messrs Baker and Co. have been requested by a number of Hawkee Bay breeders to place the well known sire Somnus at their servioe in that district during the coming season. They express their willingness to pay fees of 15 guineas for thoroughbreds. Mr Baker informs us, however, that prior to these requests being received he had promised the breeders in thk district to keep the horse here, p if sufficient inducement was offered, and in the event of, say, twenty mares being guaranteed at 10 guineas each, be will not cead Sojjoaus to Napier.

Archbishop Eedwood will arrive in Wellington to-day. There will be mass in St. Bridget's next suaday at 11 a.m. The child of Helena Elizabeth Jefferson was scolded to death at Cayersham on Monday. A young man named Uranley was drowned by a boat accident at Inyercar£ill on Tuesday. The Makino State School has been closed on accouut of the prevalence of sickness among the children. The local Star says the Bank of New Zealand is about to open a branch at Pahiatua. A splendid rainfall last night was very welcome to the farmers, and did an immense amount of good. We understand that Mr Cook, solicitor, is about to commence business in Feilding. He will probably enter into partnership with Mr Prior. The Marton Caledonian Sports, held on Monday last, was a thorough success. The principal events fell to the following competitors : — 100 Yards Handicap — E. J. Rockel, 1 ; V. A. Greenside,2. Maiden Race— Troy, 1. 200 Yards Handicap — R. J. Rockel, 1 ; J. G. Newth, 3. 440 Yards Handicap — S. J. Ross, 1 ; J. Griffin, 2 ; E. Oliphant, 3. Caledonian Handicap (1 mile)— S. J. Ross (£7), 1; T. Jeffeson, 2. 220 yds Hurdles — R. Webb, 1 ; W. Arnott, 2. On Tuesday and Wednesday evenings in the Foresters' Hall, Mr Meadows addressed good audiences. His discourses were admirable, being based on sound religious convictions and couched in eloquent and well chosen language, which made them doubly attractive to those whose good fortune it was to hear him. As we have already stated Mr Meadows will leave for England in the Arawa on the 4th of April, and will take with him the good wishes of all who have met him in Feilding. The following slander against the fair fame of the Empire City if from the Wairarapa Star, which says : — It is notorious that one of the most lucrative industries in Wellington — an industry, we regret to say, largely supplied from the country — is the infamous and murderous trade of procuring abortion. If anybody doubts this statement let him apply for information to any of the medical practitioners in the country. We venture to say that in the city of London with all its prostitution and crime, the traffic in what is really a phase of child murder, which undoubtedly is carried on in Wellington, would not be tolerated for an hour. The Wellington Post of Tuesday has the following : — A Press Association telegram from Feilding, published in our yesterday's issue, stated that Mr Eade, a highly respected settler, died on Satuaday, from fever. We are informed to-day, by a relative of the family, that the message should have conveyed the news of the death of Mrs. Eade, widow of Mr. J. W. Eade, who himself died some months ago. As Mr. Alfred Eade, a brother of the deceased gentleman, still resides at Feilding, we hasten to make this corection. [The message handed to the Feilding telegraph officer read as follows : — " Mrs Eade, widow of J . W. Eade, highly respected settler here, died on Saturday from fever."] At the quarterly meeting of Oddfellows on Monday night the ordinary routine business was transacted. Bros Buckrell and Meuh were appointed delegates to the next district meeting at Feilding. The animal balance was produced showing the total yalue of the lodge funds aud property to be £5031 2a 4d, with sick payments for the year of £171 sb. Eight members were admitted during the year making a total of 152 now on the roll. Of the £171 paid away a? sick payments four members seem to have had £125 between them, and out of the 152 on the books 117 are under the age of 40. It is needless to say that the Oddfellows are one the most prosperous lodges in the district if not in the colany. — Herald. Cobbe and Darragh will be showing their new goods at the Cash Exchange early in April. Their purchases of general and fancy drapery for the coming season are, owing to their increasing trade, on a large scale. And as they have already established a reputation for the variety, excellence, and cheapness of their goods, we are sure the public will do well to defer making their purchases of Winter Drapery until they have inspected the new stock at the Cash Exchange. Visitors to Paimerston 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, Btraw 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. Eoss & Co., the Bon i Marche*. Paimerston North. — Advt. 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 ? Because the bargains have been numerouß 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 aud 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 bo 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 Houst, Welbngton.