Local and General News

Feilding Star, Volume XI, Issue 45, 3 October 1889, Page 2

Local and General News

An order was brought to a local draper yesterday for a pair of "black ladies' thread stockings.'' A boy named Prospere Birt, 13 years o* age, died from poisoning at Auckland through having eaten ; the roots of the wild kumera. Traffic is stopped on the Awahuri road. A portion of the bridge having been washed away. Horsemen may ford the creek, but vehicles cannot do so. A pack of wolves in Sherbune County' Minnesota, chased a couple of lawyers five miles, and the New Orleans Republican said it showed a lack of professional courtesj 7 . Although extreme regularity in attending a place of worship is no proof of extra morality, yet it does not follow that bocanse a man does not go to church he is therefore honest. The tea and dance at Birmingham tomorrow night promises to be a great success. About two hundred local folks have promised to attend and about thirty are going from Feilding in Mr Daw's express brakes. A local medico was about to perform an operation on a man the other day. The operator said " Which will you have, chloroform or whiskey?" The patient elected to take the whiskey, and a most successful operation was accomplished. The Official Assignee gives notice to-day that Edwin Young, of Feilding, storekeeper, has been adjudged a bankrupt, and that a meeting of his creditors will be held, at Feilding, on Thursday the 10th instant at 2 o'clock in the afternoon. A list of assets and liabilities in the estate is published elsewhere. The Hinemoa returned to Lyttelton on Sunday. She had on board the army under the command of Major Gudgeon, and two native prisoners who have been sentenced to two months imprisonment in the Lyttelton gaol. Their names are Wa ta Tahuna and Heta respectively. Peace now reigns supreme in the Ghatharns, and the dog tax has been paid. In our report ol the meeting of cricketers held at Light's Hotel last night, it will be seen a club was formed and it was decided that the subscription should be five shillings. It was also resolved that a second eleven be formed to be allowed to play in as many matches as the senior eleven, if possible. This should prove a direct encouragement to young players to join the club. In the telegram received from Welling" ton on Tuesday a serious blunder was made in the item Customs revenue collected last month. It was received '• Customs reve me last month was L 146,327, as agßinst L 227.007 in the same month last year. The last named sum should have been L 127.000. Only an error of LIOO,OOO, but that is a mere trifle to the Press Association. The Victorian members of Parliament have gone mad on the subject of Protection. The latest symptom of their mental breakdown is in the imposition of a duty of twopence per dozen on eggs. How much further their folly will lead them goodness only knows, but we should not be a bit surprised to hear of their putting a horn tax on mosquitos and a tail tax on snakes. Verily they are teaching their grandmothers how to suck the fragrant eggs, for a living. ........ It is always a pleasure to chronicle acts of openhanded generosity, of which the following is a notable instance. We learn from th.9 Woodville Examiner that Messrs Jones and Peters,, .the. contractors, gave the men a half-holiday, on full pay, to attend the' funeral of J. Kirkby, and the men "decided to give the amount of their wages to the widow. As there are about 200~ men the contribution will be about This is a, most liberal act on the part of the coorniotor?.

Sporting notes by " Maxim " will appear in Saturday's issue. Firing for the Manchester Eifles company prizes will commence on Saturday afternoon. The Borough Council will meet this evening when the newly elected members will take their seats. The sporting men in Palmerston have, very sensibly, decided to . have only one day's racing .at their Summer meeting. Messrs Nelson Bros report our latest quotations from the Home meat market are — Mutton, 4f<i; beef, hiudquurters, 4 7-16 d; forequartere, 3 7-16." Captain Eussell, who is a Freetrader, has been taken into the Protectionist Atkinson Ministry as a sort of yeast, to make the Cabinet bread rise. The Engineer of the Manchester Eoad Board, Mr C. Bray, invites tenders for forming and culverting 19 chains on the Ashurst-Bunnythorpe road. Mr Frank Bray has just received a li-esh consignment of tobacco, cigars, and pipes, to which further attention will be directed in a new advertisement to appear shortly. S. J. Thompson, of the now famous Red House, haß opened up his first shipment of Spring Novelties for the Season, particulars of which will appear in our next issue. There are five hotels and five milk vendors in Woodville, and when the people don't drink whisky they drink milk, and vice versa. They are a level headed lot anyway. At the inquiry into the wreck of the steamer Koranui at Wellington yesterday, Captain Hill had his certificate suspended for two months. The Court thought that the Captain's conduct after the vessel struck was worthy of praise At a meeting of influential men at Timaru interested in breeding and fattening sheep, it was decided to take steps to form another refrigerating company for South Canterbury. A meeting will be called at an early date to further the project. We understa'nH that it is intended to bold sports on the Prince of Wales' Birthday at Taonui in Mr W. Bailey's paddock. It will be recollected last year these sports were a great success, and with a view of carrying them out again this year a committee meeting of those interested will be held to-morrow (Friday), at 7.30 p.m., at the Taonui School-house. The body of the man, Leslie Charles Ireland, who was drowned in the Manawatu River on September 17th. at Hiinu tangi, was found on Sunday evening last at Moutoa, near the Shannon ferry. An inquest was held at Foxton on Monday, and a verdict of death from drowning returned. Says the Manawatu Times : — We understand that Mr J. Carmody has sold out his interest in the Central Hotel to Mr Croniu, of Wellington, at a very satisfactory figure.— The Awahuri Maoris have not ye't'been'a'ble to agree as to the division, of the moneys from land sales duo to them by Mr Williams, and the latter gentleman still retains the cash. The following extracts are from the Wangauui Herald :— The monthly re turns at the Custom House in Wanganui for September were £2103 7s Bd, a higher record than has been reached for a great numl er of years. — During the month of September the live stock exports from Wanganui by sea were as follows : — West Coast ports, 624 cattle, 1063 sheep, 94 pigs, and 1 horse ; to Nelson, 30 cattle and 2 horses ; and 1 horse to Wellington. The cattle numbers are highest so far this year, and the sheep figures were only beaten in July. The talented Payne Famny of Musicians ■will give their second and farewell performance in the Assembly Eooms this evening, commencing at 8 o'clock. As there is sure to be a full house, early attendance is recommended. It being a strict rule of this company not to allow the audience or the performers to be disturbed by the admission of visitors during the rendering of any song or piece, is another reason why those who wish to enjoy the entertainment to the full should be in good time. It is said that Makaore, who was hanged on Saturday momiing, was dead before the rope was put round his neck. He seemed almost paralysed with fear at his approaching fate, and when he stood on the gallows not one of his muscles appeared to move. Such cases (says the Napier News) have happened before. We learn from the Telegraph that at the inquest the coroner's jury added two riders to their verdict. One was that in the opinion of the jury it was advisable to discontinue capital punishment. This the coroner refused to accept. The second was a recommendation that no executions should take place in small towns. The coroner accepted the last one and forwarded it to the proper quarter. The liability of the Wellington-Man-awatu Railway Co. for articles entrusted to their care for carriage, was questioned in the civil case which was brought into the Magistrate's Court, Wellington. The action was one in which W. R. E. Brown, Registrar- General, sued the company for £10, as compensation, for damage to a piano which was given the company on the 9th of February last for carriage to luglewood, Taranaki, and which was said to have been damaged by moisture in transit. The company, in defence, stated that all reasonable care had been taken in conveying the.piano. His Worship gave judgment for the plaintiff. In doing so, hia Worship said that the defendant company had been paid and accepted responsibility of carriage of the instrument for the whole journey, and therefore became liable as carriers. The question really was whether the company had taken reasonable precaution m protecting the instrument from damage. It had been proved in evid«nce that every reasonable precaution did not seem to have been taken. Judgement wa& given, therefore, for £6, with £5 3s 2d costs.— Post.

Summer Dress Fabrics.— The styles and designs this seasnn are very varied, and include a large proportion of plain materials, with checks and floral designs " en suite" and a gront numbor of olabor ate and beautiful art fancies of Freuch manufacture. We are satisfied that these will please the taßte of the most exacting who may inspect them at Te Aro House, Wellington. Summer Dress Fabrics. — Ac we take dresses only in the order 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.'- ' Summer Dress Fabrics— Ws now opuuod out a very select ran"o of the newest and most fashionable materials that have ever been shown to tHe public of this oity at Te Aro House, Wellington.' Summer Dress Fabrics.— -The Materials are principally fine, soft, draping woollans, light in texture, yet . wonderfully durable, with a r.ice selection of some choice makes. in cashmere, and an assort ment of beautiful, mohairs, which bid fair to be extensively uped during 1 the present season, at Te Avo House. Wellington.