Local and General News

Feilding Star, Volume XI, Issue 27, 17 August 1889, Page 2

Local and General News

We learn that Mr W. Heald is the successful tenderer for additions to Mr A. Macdonald's residence on the Awahuri road.

We (Times) are assured on authority that there is no truth whatever in the assertion that the Government propose to ask for a dissolution during the recess.

A Nelson shopkeeper who brought an action for the value of goods supplied to the defendants' wife was nonsuited on the ground that the wife tad no authority to pledge her husband's credit.

Several slander actions, in which damages are laid down at £1000 to £2000, are set down for hearing at the sitting of the Blenheim Supreme Court, which commences on the 28th.

The Otago A. and P. Association has decided to support the resolution of the Hawkes Bay Association, 'that an animal fee of £10 on entire horses oyer five years old be charged.

A man named Hamilton Gibbons was found dead in a paddock at Maxwelltown, near Wanganui, on Thursday morning. The supposed cause of death is heart disease.

At a meeting of the delegates of the Musical Societies, at Christchurch on Wednesday night, a letter was read from Santley's agent stating that Santley was coming to New Zealand in February or March, but he had made no arrangements with anyone for an appearance.

Judge Ward was expected to arrive in Wellington from the South yesterday to give evidence before the committee of the Legislative Conncil which is enquiring into the Ward-Hislop correspondence. It is probable that Mr Filleul, Clerk of the Court at Oamaru, and Mr McDonald, gaoler; will also be summoned.^Poat. ■- ■t ■ ... ...;-.*. ■'■ ■■• •

The Kiwitea Road Board was sitting as we went to press. It is expected that cable communication will be restored on Sunday. Dunedin is walking up ou the Property Tax question, and a petition is beiug circulated asking for its abolition. The Hunt Club will hold a meeting of stewards of the late race meeting on next Tuesday night. The football match, Native team v. Hawkes Bay, was won by the Maoris with ease, scoring 13 points to their opponent's 2. A specisl to an exchange says : — It is rumoared that the Railway Commissioners are not by any means a happy family, and that Maxwell is trying to rule the roost. The final meeting of the Feilding Hunt Club will be held at Sandon on Wednesday next. It is expected this will be the best meet of the season. We are requested by the secretary of the Football Club, Mr J. E. Henry, to thank those ladies and gentlemen who so kindly assisted at the Football Concert on Thursday evening. As Mr C. Smith will positively close his great drapery sale on Saturday next, the 24th instant, those desirous of obtaining bargains should not delay their purchases. A new advertisement will appear next issue. The action commenced by William Christie against Judge Ward for false imprisonment has been discontinued, owing to the Parliamentary Committee declining to proceed with the investigations while the action is pending. At Greymouth recently a coach proprietor named Campbell was fined Is and costs for permitting hia coach to bear the words " V.R.," therefore giving reasonable cause to believe it was engaged carrying mails. A meeting of the Mangaone School Committee was held last Wednesday. Present — Messrs Smith (chairman), Eng, Ashworth and Garlick. After some deliberation it was carried that the Committee accept the Board's offer as to site for residence. The meeting then adjourned. At the stock sale on Tuesday next, at Awahuri, the first public test (a severs one) will be made with Messrs Stevens and Mountforts cold vacuum process. The sample will consist of unsalted butter kept in a warm kitchen for four months. Sunday School teacher (about to comment on St. Puul's direction for the conduct of men and women during Divine Service) — " Now, do you know why women do noc take off their bonnets in church ?" Small boy — "'Cos they ain't got lookiug glasses to put them on again." The following question to the Minister of Justioe having roferrecca to the Kaiwhara murder has been given notice of by Mr Joyce :— lf he has made an inquiry into the alleged interference by VI r Gurvey, Gaoler, Mount Cook, with the prisoner Chonm, aud non-retention of Mr Jelhcoe as counsel for the prisoner's defence. " I am prepared to give any evidence that you or Mr Guinness, or anyoue else, want me to give," quoted Mr Taylor from a telegram which he had received from a Greymouth gentleman in reference to the West Coast goldfields enquiry. The House roared with laughtor at the accommodating nature of the offer. We beg to remind those interested of the important sale of dairy stock to be held by Messrs Stevens and Gorton, at thensale yards, Awahuri, on Tuesday next. Txie stock to be submitted for sale comprises Mr Dermer's valuable cows, most of which are half-bred Jerseys and Alderneys, for which there should be a good competition. A private match of £5 aside look place yesterday on the racecourse in the presence of a large number of sports, between Mr Lance's Wairere and Mr Roake's Hard Times. The distance was two miles over the steeplechase course, weights 12 stone each. Both horses jumped well until the third fence from home when Hard Times baulked, which left Wairere to win easy. While the woalth of the colon}' is estimated at £127,000,000, the nominal cap iial of the banks only amount to about £6,000.000. Therefore to say that they are maetere of the situation and that we aro only their slaves in absurd. Sir Julius yogel used to be fond of the quotation " If the tail were the strongest the tail would waggle the dog." It is our fault if we allow it to waggle us, Mr Fisher asked the Government recently when the papers in connection with the Chetnis case would be laid on the table. The Premier said that as some of the affidavits contained reflections on innocent people who had already suffered a great deal, the papers were now being revised with a view of eliminating anything of the kind. When that was done, the papers would be laid on the table. Dr Hodgkinson intends to ask the Premier, " Will the Government entrust the Agent- General to make inquiries, through tlie British Consul in Norway, with a view to provide for the emigration from that country to New Zealand of a few women skilled in spinning and weaving wool and flax ; and will then give free or assisted passages to a few of such experts, and place them m suitable premises where they may have an opportun ity of teaching their handicrafts to the women of the Colony ?" Says the Chronicle :— ln the Wanganui Cemetery there is a graye, 6 x 6, iv which there are four coffins, containing the remains of four '• old identities," whose ages amounted in the aggregate to I 302 years. Their names are : — Mr Holl der, 63 years ; Mrs Holder, 63 ; Mr Barker, 88 ; and Mrs Barker, 88 years ; the latter having been the mother of Mrs Holder. It is a curious fact that husband and wife in both cases should have died at the same age. We understand that a monumental stone is to be erected by relatives over his grave. So they are going to have another Sale of Drapery at Te Aro House, Wellington ! Yes! that is easily seen from an announcement on the 3rd page, and there is no mistake about it. There will be some Wonderful Bargains to bo picked up, and all the Goods ure new, fresh, and seasonable at this sale of Winter Goods at Te Aro House, Wellington. It is a good thing we Country residents have suoh timely notice in this instance, and it will give us a chance as good as the City folks at being at the opening of this Winter sale on Thursday, the first of August, at Te Aro House, Wellington. Well ! there is to be a price list issued on Saturday, and when we 6hall know further particulars, but one thing has always been certain, that if the Te Aro House folks advertise a thing it is bound to be strictly carried out— no bounce, no puff, but actual veritable truth, with the " mint mark" of Te Aro House's veraoity on it. Even so 1 they are described as Wonderful Bargains, first-class Goods, which may be. depended on as absolutely true. What is still better, there is no rubbish, no soiled Goods, no damaged articles. All^arje fresh and clean at this sale of Winter Drapery at Te- Aro House.