Local and General News

Feilding Star, Volume X, Issue 144, 11 June 1889, Page 2

Local and General News

Mr Macarthur, M.H.R., will address his constituents at Palraerston on Wednesday next, Feilding on Thursday, at 8 p.m., in the Assembly Booms, and Ashurst on Friday. A new tariff of railway charges came into force yesterday. The Feilding Drag hounds will meet tomorrow at Mr H. Lance's, Halcombe^ European mails, via San Francisco, close at Feilding on Friday next at 4 p.m. Severe earthquake shocks have been felt in Spain, and several deaths are reported. Mr Penberfchy, storekeeper, of Makino, has sold out his business. The Feilding Masonic Lodge has deI cided tc join tha movement in favor of a Grand Lodge for New Zealand. We have to acknowlsdge receipt of the 29th annual report of the Equitable Life Assurance Society of the United States. Ey a typographical error in J. C. Morey and Co.'s, Bon Marche", advertisement bos were quoted at " 6d." The quotation should raad " Bd." We have received a hank of hemp from the fiaxmill of Messrs Dunk and Collins, Bainesse. The fibre is tea feet in length and is beautifully dressed. The Wanganui Herald informs us Messrs Branton and Gleeson, of Blenheim, are about to commence a fiaxmill here with two strippers. Mr William S. Bailey was last night elected W.M. of the Feilding Masonic Lodge. The instalation will be celebrated by a banquet next month. We understand there is a probability of Hamilton and Brook's famous Diorama ond Variety Company paying a visit to Fe Iding for two nighte next week. A telegram from Brussels says that the Maro'iioness of Chaselar has been murdereu by a tenant farmer, near Maulfaix, owing to a dispute aB to the amount of rent for the farm. In the petition of Mrs Dodwell v. her husband, the Eev. Mr Dodwell, a decree nisi was granted. At one time the rev. gentleman v/aa a somewhat popular preacher at Bullb, but was snspended for some irregularities by the Bishop. At the inquest on James Eenton, who was killed by falling from a scaffold at Port Chalmers, a verdict of accidental death was returned. The evidence showed ho was so much taken up with his work that he forgot where he was, and stepped ove • the scaffold. On Saturday June Ist a meeting of settlers was held at the Feilding Special Settlement, when a Vigilance Committee was elected for the purpose of seeing that all road contracts let are carried out according to specifications. Mr Cavanagh was appointed chairman.

The Greytown footballers play Palmerston to-morrow. The fire engine for the Feilding Volunteer Fire Brigade will arrive here tomorrow O-' the day following. Mr Mai, of Makino, has sold out his farm and stock to Mr Darragh, of Cobbe and Darragh. The settlers m the Woodville district are going in for an enormous area of potatoes this season, m consequence of the high prices which have been ruling. The Itailway Department has issued a list of charges for carrying agricultural produce in small lots, for the convenience of farmers and others. Copies may be obtained from any station master. A man named Adam McDonald dropped down dead on Sunday at Mr Barber's ruu at rliinatangi. An inquest is being held by Mr Thynue, coroner for Poxtou district. Deceased was aged 54 years. At a meeting of the Manawatu and West Coast A. and P. Association on Saturday, the programme for the coming show was arranged. Three applications for the post of Secretary were received, and Mr C. C. Miles was appointed. — Manawatu Times. Now that grass sowing is done for the season the settlers on the Feilding Small Farm Settlement have commenced to do more bushfelling. Four new dwelling houses have just been completed and Messrs Miller Bros, have two large buildings in coiu-se of erection. Time is still represented as carrying a scythe. A Yankee firm tried to work a reaper and binder on to the old gentleman, ; but he said " Drat they new fangled notions," and would have none of it. It always has been a tough contract to work i a new idea into the agricultural aiind. The Manawatu Herald states, on the authority of Mr E. Gardner, who has recently been down south, aud returned with samples of splendidly-dressed fibre, that a southern miller received advices by last mail of his fibre fetching £39 15s. It pays to produce a good article. There are 190,000 cows in New Zealand. The Canterbury Press estimates that they have returned £5 per head, while, with careful treatment and better modes of manipulating milk, aud the opening up of direct trade with consumers, the yield ought to be £8 per head, an increase of £570,000 per annum. At the Skating Rink on Saturday night a polo match was played between Marton and Feilding teams, of which the following were the members : — Marton : Sutton, Stafford, Cruickshank, and Thurston (2) ; Feilding: Little, Coleman, Horsford, Gosling, and Roake. The game was very exciting and was won by Feilding by 5 goals to 4. A regulation of importance to farmers and others appears in the Gazette of May 30th. It provides that stock, implements, dogs, and poultry for exhibition at shows or horse parades shall be carried by rail free of charge if returned unsold within one month back to the station from which they were sent. A certificate in writing from the secretary ot the agricultural society will be required. After many years hard struggle, the Makirikiri Licensing Committee h\ve been induced to grant a license to the Railway Hotel at Fordell. The objectors were the local people, while the supporters consisted of the cattle drovers and travellers from adjacent settlements. Of course a policeman will now have to be permanently stationed at Fordell. A meeting of the committee of the Morphy contribution concert to be held on Friday next, was held yesterday morning, and the following office bearers appointed, and consented to act : — Mr Elkington, stage manager ; Mr Hyde-Parker, conductor ; Messrs Carthew and S. J. Thompson, ticket takers ; Mr J. H. Stevens, box office ; and Mr Donkin, usher. All other routine business was arranged and completed. A meeting of the committee of the Hunt Club was held last night at Hastie's Hotel, when it was resolved to amalgamate with the Marton Hunt Club in promoting a steeplechase meeting, to be held some time in July on the Feilding race course. A sub-committee was appointed to confer with delegates from the Marton Hunt Club, who will bo in Feildiug on Thursday, in order to arrange details. Liberal promises of support have already been made. An advertisement appears to-day from Messrs Simmons and Pegden of the Steam Furniture Sash and Door Factory, of Palmerston North. This entsrprising firm has already formed a strong connection on this coast, and the principals are determined to deserve a liberal share of public patronage by supplying all articles and furniture, well made and well finished, at prices to satisfy both parties to the transaction. It is rather a coincidence that the two great three-year-old of the old and new lands this season (Donovan and Carbine) 6hoald be on a par aa regards looks — both being decidedly common-looking. It is also worthy of note that their performances are to a certain extent also on a par. Neither has ever bean out of place, and while Carbine has won fourteen times out of eighteen starts, Donovan has won on thirteen out of the sixteen^ occasions on which he has sported silk. A meeting of the Oroua Licensing committee was held at Sand on on Saturday. With reference to the application of John Coftey for a license for the Endymion Hotel, at Awahuri, there was considerable opposition, and the chairman, Mr Sanson, announced that the committee had decided to postpone further consideration of the application for fourteen dftys, and advised the applicant to get some one to take over the hotel in the meantime. The license for the Junction Hotel, San. don, was granted. When families remove from one part of a town to another they generally take with them only their household belongings, and leave the house behind them. A departure from this rule is about to take place in Feilding in a few days. A well known family are about to shift their present location to Manchester street, next The Other House, and will take f.ieir dwelling with them, even to the two brick chimneys, the latter are not to be pulled down but removed intact with the rest of the building. This will at any rate be a very novel event, and is sure to Be watched with considerable interest. A Wellington paper Bays : — The E<»mont steeplechase meeting last week went off very nicely. The big event foil to Eoesifcer, the favourite, Oddell >w, falling. Rjssiter is by Mayflower from a Traducer mare, and will be remembered as having won oue oF the hack hurdle races at the last Wellington Cup mouting, and ran second to Right Bower in the other. lie created a very favourable ltnpresaion here at the time, and after his win at Egmont his owuer will be sorry that he hadn't nominated the horse for Auckland, where he would have been let in very light. Cobbm & Pauragh have a first class assortment of while and coloured Flannels, they sell really good Colonial Flannels at from 1/4 per yard.

A Chinamen, pulled before the bench for fan tan playing, puzzled His Worship iii Newcastle, N.S.W. by asking, " What for you fine finee me and no n'nee totalisator man ? Alice same gamble, allee B;ime, sometime Chinaman cheatee, sometime the totahsator man cheatee, but allee same. You tiak and say what for ?" Hia Worship is still " tmking." Writes the Auckland Herald :— A gentleman who was recently made a tour of the South, after some years' absence, states that he was greatly pleased with his visit. Everywhere he found the farmers in good spirits, and an absence of that grumbling about dull times which had became chronic. He noticed a great change for the better, not merely in the hopefulness of all classos, but in a substantial improvement in trade and commerce. The Bnnnythorpe correspondent of the Manawatu Times writes : — The Manchester Eoad Board, or at least some members of it, are distinguishing themselves. Nothing like notoriety if the poor ratepayers interests are only studied a little more. What petty feelings actuate some people. They can't all be Chairmen and as they have one in Mr Macarthur who does really understand his business and is independent of all cliques, why can't they settle down to work and not siart squandering money in law. There is no doubt in the world about it, that if anyone among the thousands of our city or suburban population want what is known amongst them as " Stockings" but which drapors more euphoniously term Hosiery, they cannot do better, if so well, than by vißiting Te Aro House, Wellington. We have all makes and colors, and all sizes in Cotton. Woollen, and Silk. Ladies may please themselves by buying Hose from 3d up to 10s 6d per pair, and all the various prices between these two named are sterling yalue, and not to be bought anywhere at the price outside of Te Aro House, Wellington.