Local and General News

Feilding Star, Volume XI, Issue 14, 18 July 1889, Page 2

Local and General News

Wilkie Collins, the novelist, is seriously ill. We regret to announce that Mr Samuel Goodbehere lies dangerously ill. The arrest of Sullivan, the prize fighter, in New York, was illegal, and he has been released.

Mrs Ross, mother of the Napier champion Carbine shot, was found dead in her bed on Sunday morning.

" Inquisitor's " and " Mercy cum Justice's" letters, re the Chemis case, will appear next issue.

Captain Edwin telegraphed to-day : — Barometer further rise everywhere, but falling at places north of Auckland after 12 hours.

Professor Wallace, on landing at Port Adelaide, had to pay 5s duty on his Masonic apron. This is worse than New Zealand anyway.

The Taranaki Herald informs U9 a member of local Freemasons met on Monday night, and decided to take steps to form a lodge.

By typographical errors we headed " A Colonist's " letter, published in our last issue, " Protectionist Scare," when it should have been " snare," and •' this natural incident " instead of " this unnat ural incident, &c."

A Clear Conscience — " Ma," 6aid Bobby, '' it is wrong for little boys to tie tin kettles to dogs' tails ? " Decidedly wrong, Bobby ; 1 hope you'll never do such a thing as that." " No, indeed, ma," replied Bobby, emphatically, "all I do is to hold the dog."

Mr Ormond has received tho returns of the hundred head of cattle he had frozen and shipped to London last Christmas. The cattle realised £8 a head net, and would not nave brought more than .£5 a head if sold in the colony. — Woodville Examiner.

The Invercargill police seized a part of an illicit still at the house of John McG.illum, at Greenhill, together with Beveral mats of sugar and bags of barley. The old man was so weak that he was taken to the Hospital, where he died from pueumoma ou the day of admission.

A curious case has arisen in Washington. Albert Green, a murderer, whose death sentence was commuted to imprisonment for life, says that he prefers to be hanged, and declines to accept the commutation. Now the question arises whether the commutation of such a sentence can be effected without the consent of the condemned man.

It will be remembered that some few weeks ago a settler named Murphy, resident on the Spur Road, was injured by a log rolling onto him. He was brought down to Dr Monckton. We are glad to know that Mr Murphy is now quite well. We may now estate he did not go to the Wanganui Hospital to be cured as we were erroneously led to believe.

The publication of the contents of the will of the late J. B. Watson, the Quartz King of Sandhurst, has excited a great deal of curiosity. Not a penny did the testator leave to charities. His widow and each of his children receive £2,000 a year with an addition of £1,000 a year to such of his children as have children ; the residue is to accumulate ; and fiually the total will be distributed among his grand children. — Dunedin Star.

On Tuesday last a little girl, three vpru's old, a child of Mr T. Rowles, of liirmingham, met with a nasty accident, by which two of her fingers were completely severed at the first joint and a third badly cut. She was playing with a brother, only five years of age, who had an axe in his possession, when the accident occurred. Dr Mussen was sent for, and promptly attended to the little sufferer.

At the Wellington Hunt Club meeting at the Hutt, Wellington, on Tuesday, the Rangitikei Hounds were present, and Mr Pringle, of the Lower Hutt — whose brothers are in business in Feilding — was thrown heavily from his horse and rendered unconscious for some time. The New Zealand Times says a few day's rest will set him all right again. The Earl of

Onslow and Lord Cranley both followed the hounds.

Mr Charles Avery informs us that out 3 J acres he took this season 42 tons 6 cwt. potatoes ; or over 12 tons to the acre. Had it not been for the early frosts the yield would have been over fifteen tons. But just look at the profit Mr Avery will make out of the present yield — he will clear over £100. Messrs Hall and Sons are even better than Mr Avery. Out of the same area they took 45 tons. As we have before said, there is money in potato growing if gone into the proper manner. — Pahiatua Star.

A meeting of the Feilding School Committee was held on Tuesday ni^ht. The Head teacher reported that Mr Auger had left, and Mr Strachan had entered on his duties. A voacher wus received from the Board with cheque £'o 15s school fund for quarter ending June 30th. Resolved, that a circular he sent out to the parents requesting them to contribute 6d per head per quarter towards the expenses of cleaning and warming the school, procuring stationary &c. Resolved, That a list of irregular attendants be obtained from the Head Teacher, and handed to the Truant Inspector, requesting him to act in the matter. Accounts amounting; to £7 9s 6d, were passed for payment, and this concluded the business.

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