The Feilding Star. THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 14, 1889 Local and General News

Feilding Star, Volume XI, Issue 63, 14 November 1889, Page 2

The Feilding Star. THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 14, 1889 Local and General News

«, 1 :Fresb tenders are to be called for the Psumerstoix-ABhurst railway oon tract. ' A lot of Feilding people went to th" Palmerston A. and P. Show to-day. Mr Meadows will arrive from Wellington to-morrow by the mail train. The St. Kilda left Wanganui for Sydney on Saturday with a full cargo. Upwards of 500 entries have already been received for the Wellington Agricultural show. s » Mr O'Hara Smith, the Government Auditor, was -in Feildirig ; to-day on an official visit. Oaptaia Edwin telegraphed to-day : — Warning for easterly galea and rain have been sent to all placeß. A blight, somewhat similar to the Am eriokh blight seen on cabbages, has attack id a <it'6fjt of gro wing wheat near Awa-

The Mangaone t Cricket Club will open the season next Saturday with a match i Married v. Single.* Mr Alfred Eade, of the Corner FurrliHure Warehouse,' has just completed x ft very handsome cheffonier made of New Zealand woods. The train to Palrnerston tbis morning was literally crowded with passengers for the A. and P. Show. Mr Daw also took a large i-u.ii ber by his brakes. During the late Canterbury. race meeting the sum of £33,116 was put through the tbtalisators. In 1888 the investments were £29,595 and in 1887 ;£37, 303. Owing to the extreme liberality of the •railway and .steamer fares to Dunedin during the Exhibition season, a large humber of residents here will avail themselves of the opportunity of seeing something new. While ploughing at Nukumaru Mr Sam Haudly turned up an old Colt's revolver, loaded and capped, which he brought in to Mr Drew as a relic of old times. There was an action in the vicinity many years asjo, and this no doubt was lost then. — Wanganui Herald. Mr Charles J. Johnston has accepted the invitation to be a candidate for the Mayoralty of Wellington. As the Mayor of that city will bave to spend about £5000 during the Jubilee year, it is not likely Mr Johnston will have any opposition. To-morrow morning, at 10 o'clock, in the Court-house, Mr Brabant, R.M., will sit as Commissioner to adjust proportions of expenditure of the Rangitikei County and the Manchester and Kiwitea Road Districts in the matter of the Onepuhi Bridge. The near approach of our earth to the stream of meteors took place yesterday morning at sunrise. The meteors may therefore for tlie most part be expected to be visible for the next few nights. Large ordinary meteors may be looked for tomorrow night. Thomas Boyes Gam brill for causing bodily harm to John Andrew Smith, by shooting him with a gun on September 27th, and Bhooting a cow belonging to Stewart Morton on the same date, was committed for trial at Wellington yesterday. Bail was allowed. At the auction sale of land in the Lake Ellesmere District, which has been reclaimed through the works recently constructed by the Government, out of 86 sections submitted, 48 only were sold, realising £11,47.6. The remaining sections failed to realise the upset prices. On Saturday next Mr William Trimble will hold the first of a series of auction sales in the sample rooms adjoining Mrs Hastie's Feilding Hotel. As every article will be sold entirely without reserve we expect to see a good attendance. We hope Mr Trimble will do well in his venture, which will supply a long felt want. The reason given by the New York Tribune for opposing the reduction of the duties on wool is because that would open the door to fraud and defeat tbe protection of wool growers. It says, " The principle i involved is that American wool growers ought to be effectively defended in their industry against the destroying and degrading influence of competition with wool grown by serfs, savages and convicts." The London agent of the Press Association is a very remarkable person. Under date of November 9 he sent out an item of news commencing " Horrible scandal in connection with a West End Club, &c." The same item was sent out to the Dunedin Star by the London correspondent of that journal in a letter dated September 20. " Comment is needless." The marriage of Prince iStatzfeldfc and Gnra Huntingdon, daughter of Calhs P. Huntingdon, one of the Pacific Coast railroad syndicate, is announced to take place at Brompton, London, at an early day. Her dowry, including the payment of the Prince's debts, is set at nearly 10,000,000 dollars. Miss Huntingdon has embraced ths Roman Catholic faith. The Sydney Telegraph considers tha federation is of more consequence to New Zealand than any other colony. Outside the union means outside the tariff. Access to the marketß of New South Wales has already been of wonderful assistance to New Zealand, and freedom of access io all points of Australia would be the best possible thing for the colony. The Telegraph thinks it would be a short-sighted policy for New Zealand to refuse to cast in its lot with the future natiou. We (Manawatu Times) regret to learn that a fire occurred at Hoe and Gatton 's flaxmill, Oroua Downs, on Monday rooming, which resulted in the total destruction , of the scutching shed and contents, including scutcher, steam press, belting and four tons of dressed fibre. The two men employed scutching forgot to rescue their waistcoats, which were hanging in the building at the time, one containing £9 and the other £10. It is a fact, although not generally known, that brickmakers are peculiarly sensitive on the subject of the reputation of their manufactures, but we found it out a few years ago, and now we observe that our Pahiatua contemporary has managed to create trouble by venturing to hint that one brickmaker might be better than another, as the following yarn will show : — " A ' brick duel ' is on the way. Last Tuesday we announced that Mr Price had turned out a first class kiln of bricks, and this has so annoyed Mr Olliver that he has challenged his opponent to try conclusions for £5 a-side. The weapons are to be bricks — the hardest to be found in the respective kilns. They- are to tap each other over the head, and the man whose brick breaks first loses the wager. This beats cock-fighting." The Manawatu Times goes one better — thusly :— The Feilding Stab tells of a cabbage 60lbs weight grown at Beaconsfiield, and an axe was required to split it. This is nothing. Down Karere way only fonr will grow on an acre. One resident did get six to grow one year, but the shade destroyed all other vegetation, and the lesser number is the only safu one to plant. The cattle there are becoming giruffe»necked through continually reaching up to feed on the outer leaves. At Ashurst, two cross- cut saws are required to cut the stalks, the timber of which is utilised for fencing. Strict regard for truth compels us to show that there is nothing in the Star's sixtypounder. We might go on to mention that the weight of vegetation down this way has caused a subsidenoe of the laud, but it is unnecessary to record fai'ts which are eo generally known." We pass. Certainly the best medicine known is Sander and Sons' Eucalypti Extbactv Test, its eminently powerful effects in coughs, cold*, influenza; the relief is instantaneous. In serious cases, and accidents of all kinds, be they wounds, burns, sculdings, bruises, sprains, it is the safest remedy —no swelling — no in* flamution. Like .surprising effects produced in croup, diphtheria, bronchitis, inflammation of the lungs, swelling, Ac. ; diarrhea-!, dysentry, diseases of the kidneys and urinary organs. In use at hospitals and medical clinics all over the elobV; patronised by Hjb Majesty the K'lie of Italy; erowned with medal and diploma at .-International Exhibition, Amsterdam. - Trust in this'- approved;. «rtrclcv.itdd teiett dii. other.*.— Advt.

A' requisition ? isin v course of signature asking DrMbricktbii to accept' the office of Mayor for a second term. , The/Kiwttea Road Board will meet on Saturdav^ ; r ;-•"'"•' " yj,' ■".?"■ Mr 0. B. Gaustad/ of the Paimerston •Steam Cooperage took a first prize at the Wanganui A. .and P. Show - with his Patent Barrel < 'hum. A long list of entries for Messrs F. R. Jackson and Co's. Palraerstpii sale are notified to-day. The firm, also make additions to the list for their Feilding sale. The New Yorkr Herald, recently gave theifollowiiig adyice to the Protectionists of Ohio :— *' Be careful not to spread the truth, I or ;' it is .the only thing you have to fear." / It is not; generally understood that China and the East Indies figure pro-* mineutly among the wool producing coun tries. BuVsiieh is the f actjthe- two countries named furnishing about. 3,000,OOOcwt of wool per year: 1 only 1,000,000 cwt less than all the countries of Europe. As showing the difference between the state of the pasture last year and that of the present time ~ a sheepfafmer informs us that he has more grass on a thousand acres this season than he had on bis whole run last year. The whole of the Ahuriri plains just now presents a picture of vendure, and wealth of vegetation.—Napier Telegraph. An explosion took place m Bentille colliery, at Langtou, in Staffordshire, early ou the morniugof the 16th October. There were 70 men in a pit, and onlv ten are known to have "survived. Fifty bodies were found by tbe rescuing party. The mine is completely wrecked. An old man and his three sons were in the mine at the time of the explosion, and perished. When the news was told his wife and mother, the latter dropped dead from the shock, ;_; __ _i Summer Dress Fabrics. — As we. take dresses ouiy 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. — The colours most in favour are Resedas, Mosses Serpent, with various shades of Terra Cotta, Vieus Roses, etc. Our home buyers have sent us a plentiful supply of those fashionable colours in all materials', "su W6 shall be well able to meet the expected demand for them at Te.Aro House, Wei* lington. Summer Dress Fabrics. — The Materials are principally fine, soft, draping woollens, light in texture, 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 th( present season, at Te Aro House, Wellington. Summer Dress Fabrics. — The style! , and designs this season are very varied aud include a large proportion of plait L materials, with checks and floral desigm , "en suite" and a great number of elabor . ate and beautiful art fancies of Frencl . manufacture. We. are satisfied that thes< will please the taste of the most exactin| [ who may inspect them at Te Aro House > Wellington. Summer Dress Fabrics. — We would re miud ladies that our dressmaking department still holds the premier position ii . the city, and we have all the conven \ iences, room, talent, ability, with efficien staffs, to maintain our prestige at Te An , House, Wellingtou. •a-KtM-MH-BHa-l-MMMM