The Feilding Star. THURSDAY, SEPT. 12, 1889. Local and General News

Feilding Star, Volume XI, Issue 38, 12 September 1889, Page 2

The Feilding Star. THURSDAY, SEPT. 12, 1889. Local and General News

It is expected the pantaloon Ministry will go into recess this week. F. R. Jackson and Co. held a sale tills afternoon which was well attended. It is proposed to hold four days festivities in Auckland in January to celebrate the colony's Jubilee. The football match, Auckland v. Otago, resulted in a drawn game, the teams obtaining one goal each. It is rumoured that Sir Robert Stout has siated his intention not to re-enter politics at the next general election. A Waveiley flaxmiller informs us (Times) that flax from that district is fetching £24 in the Auckland market. We are informed by Mr Freeman that Mr William Heald was the successful tenderer for additions to his dwelling house. The Post remarks as a fact worthy of record that during the last five weeks there has not been a single bankruptcy in Wellington. Mr Peter Thompson has now commenced business as a grocer and general storekeeper in his premises next the Bank of Australasia. A large stock of new goods is now being opened up, aud further particulars^ will be given m future advertisement.

A strong gale from the N.W. sprung up yesterday morning and continued with some violence during the day. No damage is reported. The Native Minister has given his approval to the Licensed Interpreters rules, but has reserved his decision as to the scale of fees submitted. The present R.M. appears to hold the opinion that when people have the money they should pay their debts, especially if an order has been made on the subject by his Court. Owing to the mildness of the season and the abundance of food it is confidently expected tl at tho inavnsos in the Hocks of sheep in tin's district wiJl bo exceptionally heavy this year. A large collection of opinions of the press and eminent persona on Mr Frank Lincoln has been framed by Messrs E.ade and Venn, and is now on view in their shop window. The election for three councillors took place to-day, but, notwithstanding the number of candidates, there was no excitement. It is expected the poll will be declared about seven o'clock. A Masonic conference is now sitting in Wellington. 90 lodges are represented. The conference are now considering the basis on which to establish " The Grand Lodge of New Zealand." Dr Newman is directing the attention of the Government to the amount of money being seat to Australia for shares in sweeps, and ask that steps be taken to put a stop to the practice. Mr Harry Adsett, of Taomii, has just had erected to his order a handsome and commodious dwelling house in Denbigh street for which he already has a tenant. We understand it is Mr Adsett's intention to build another in the same neighborhood at an early date. Peter Malcolm, a sailor, fell overboard in the Indian Ocean, 500 miles from land. He was reported drowned, but after two years bobs up to claim a £40,000 legacy, and to report that after floating two days he was picked up by a Russian yessell and carried round the world. Five men belonging to South Lincolnshire have just completed an extraordinary feat in wool- clipping. In the course of five weeks they have clipped the large number of five thousand sheep, and wound the wool as well. This is regarded as a very smart piece of wool-clipping. Mr Verrall, M.H.R., will not get a State bank established this year in New Zealand, but should the head quarters of a certain local banking institution be removed to London, before the wool season in 1890, the odds will be more in favor of Mr Verrall. The only drawback that gentleman really suffers from is colossal ignorance of the subject. The Manawatu Times asks : — ls it not a farce that a one-horse club, such as that of Wanganui with its 30 members, should arrogate the right to say to an institution such as the Manawatu Club, with three times the number of members, in what manner it shall frame its programme ? [In Wanganui members pay £3 3s, and in Manawatu only £1 Is. They have four days racing in Wanganui and two in Palmerston. A committee meeting of the Feilding Jockey Club was held at Light's Denbigh Hotel last eyening, wheu matters of a routine character were dealt with. The annual meeting of members of the Club will be held this evening, at Oliver's Empire Hotel, at 8 o'clock. Business : To receive report and balance sheet and to elect office bearers for the ensuing season. It will be seen the business is of great importance to the Club, and we therefore hope to see a large attendance. Says the Palmerston Times : — At the Police Court yesterday morning, before his worship the Mayor (S. Abrahams, Esq.) J P., Charles Waller Lungstone was chargGd with having forged a cheque for £7 on or about the 10th June last. The accused stated that the man who had given him the cheque was away from the place, and consequently he would like the case to be adjourned uutil Thursday, loth iust., which was agreed to. The " converted athlete," Mr G. T. Sullivan prides himself more on the fact — if it is a fact — of having converted a press reporter in Wellington, than on any other act in his life. It will be seen in another part of this paper that Mr Sulliyan is open to fight to a finish any of the wrong-minded people of Christchurch who haye lost faith in their " pet." How the wicked will triumph over those credulous teachers who were so awfully diddled by a "professional." The total cost of auditing accounts o local bodies during the last financial yea" was, according to a return laid on tho table yesterday, £1816 8s 4d. The additional cost to the Audit Department of undertaking such audit was £1981 17s lid. During the year seven provincial auditors and one clerk were disposed of, the amount of salaries so saved being £2269. The net result to the Treasury of the transfer of local audit to the Controller and Auditor-General's Departmeut was m the department's favour to the extent of £347 lls. Summer Dress Fabrics. — We haye now opened out a very select range of the newest and most fashionable materials ! that have ever been shown to the public of this city at Te Aro House, Wellington. Summer Dress Fabrics. — The Materials are principally fine, soft, draping woollsns, light in tjxture, yet wonderfully durable, with a nice selection of some choice makes in cashmere, and an assort ment of beautiful mohairs, which bid fair to be extensively used during- the present season, at Te Aro House, Wellington. Summer Dress Fabrics. — The styles and designs this season are very varied, aud include a large proportion of plain materials, with checks and floral designs " en suite" and a great number of elabor ate and beautiful art fancies of French manufacture. We are satisfied that these will please the tas^e of the most exacting who may inspect them at Te Aro House, Wellington. Summer Dress Fabrics. — The colours most in favour are Resedas, Mosses Serpent, with various shades of Terra Cotta, Vieux Roses, etc. Our home buyers have sent us a plentiful supply of those fashionable colours in all materials, so we shall be well able to meet the expected demand for them at Te Aro House, Wellington. Summer Dress Fabrics. — We would remind ladies, that our dressmaking department still holds tho premier position in city, and we have all the convenia ices, room, talent, ability, with efficient staffs, to maintain our prestige at Te Aro House, Wellington. Summer Dress Fabrics. — As we take dresses only in the orler they are purchased to make up. our lady friends should at once see the desirability of preventing disappointment by attending to this matter without delay at Te Aro House, Wellington. Cobbe &Darragh have at present a firstrate assortment of Garden Tools, including Hoes, Rakes, Spades, Digging Forks, Syringes, &c. They are also Agents for Yates' celebrated Garden and Flower