Local and General News

Feilding Star, Volume XI, Issue 106, 1 March 1890, Page 2

Local and General News

The death is announced to-day of Miss Maggie Holman, fourth daughter of Mrs Jane Holman (relict of the late Mr John Holman), who died early this morning after a long and painful illness which she bore with admirable patience and Christian fortitude. The funeral will take place on Monday afternoon at one o'clock Mrs H. Bilderbeck has taken the shop and premises lately in the occupation of Mrs Fagan, Manchester street, which she opened to-day as a fruit and confectionery store. Miss Bilderbeck will occupy a portion of the shop as dressmaker and mil* liner, where she will be glad to see her friends. We wish Mrs and Miss Bilderbeck every success in their new venture. The opening of the Birmingham Town on Friday next is being looked forward to with considerable interest by the settlers of the district for many miles round. The draft of an excellent programme has been prepared.* and will include a short address from Mr Bruce, MtH.R., who has promised to preside. Some six or seven of the performerß will be from Feilding, the committee having chartered one of Mr S. Daw's coaches to take them there and back, and Mr Lowes has very kindly offered them gratuitous accommodation at his hotel. Beaconsneld and its vicinity can now boast of a rifle association known as the /'Waituria. Rifle Association Club.'! Mr W. Benson, who has mainly been instrumental in forming the Club* is elected president and treasurer, Mr W. MoDougald, junr., is Vice-President, and Mr John H. Murray, janr., fills the important post of secretary. The number of members already enrolled is 47. Eifles and ammunition have been ordered from the Government, and are expected to be in the hands of the president in the course of a few days, when active operations Mill no doubt oommence. Wo have not heard as yet what will bo the colours of the habiliments of the members of the association, or whether that important question has been discussed.

Mr George Fisher, M.H.8., addressed th.3 Electors of Wellington East on Thursday night, and received a vote of thanks and confidence. Spriggins' block of buildings in Victoria Avenue, Wanganni, was burned down last night. A large quantity of the goods in tiie buildings were saved. Captain Edwin telegraphs to-day. — Warnings for northerly gales witbin 12 hours nave beou sent to all places aou.h of Lytteltou and Hokiiika. A prisoner named Jonnstbn, awaiting his trial at Wanganui gaol, escaped, from there yesterday morning, and has not yet been found, although a diligent Bearch has been kept up. At the Westport District Court, Ellen I Flanagan, for the larceny of a £10 note, • which she picked up and refused to return to the- owner, was sentenced to three months' imprisonment. The hearing of the smell case in connection with the " Noah's Ark "nuisance j at Wellington concluded yesterday, when I Messrs Joseph and Menteath and Tom j Hung were committed for trial, bail being allowed. Mr Jellicoe prosecuted. The meeting of the Feilding Acclimatisation Society called for Thursday evening last, lapsed for want of a quorum, only four members putting in an appearance. It was decided to call another meeting for Saturday evening next, March Bth, at Mr Beattie's office, at which we hope to see a large attendance of members. Messrs J. C. Morey and Co., of the Bon Marcke", have just opened up a parcel of patent darning weavers, which are said to be marvels of ingenuity and utility. It is claimed for this machine that darning is made a positive pleasure, and if this is the case Messrs J. C. Morey and Co. should have a large sale for this valuable article of domestic furniture. Mr Stanley had not arrived at Zanzibar many hours before he received a number of offers to lecture at exceptionally large fees from various enterprising people in London and elsewhere. Perhaps the most tempting offer Mr Stanley has yet received is (Bays the London correspond* ent of the Birmingham Post) one of £3,000, to speak about half-a-coluinn of matter into a phonograph. The Melbourne Argus, comparing the imports of New South Wales with those of Victoria, says the tendency to decade ence of trade in Victoria is a subject requiring searching investigation, for notwithstanding all that can, be said in favour of adding to the wealth of the colony by borrowing, the wide divergence between imports and exports is not satisfactory. Dr Stenhouse gave evidenoe before the Sweating Commission at Dunedin on Thursday. He contended that neither boys nor girts under 14 should work. Many female complaints- were due to the use of heavy sewing machines, continuous sitting and long standing. The great deterioration in female workers was noticeable at Home ; here it was not so obvious. Some of the work rooms he in ; spected were close and crowded, but the worst we're palaces to what he had seen at Home.^'U'i^puendency o f overwork was unquestionably" tirlead to vice. The hearing of the case of A. S. Baker, solicitor, of Palmerstou North, v. W. Kuight, H. W. Boon, W. Workman, and E. E. Cole, all of Palmerston North, in which the plaintiff sued for the recovery of £450, amount of c promissory note, with interest at the rate of 10 per cent., was concluded before the Chief Justice and a special jury at Wellington on Thursday. The jury (of whom Mr H. Gkiby was foreman) retired to consider then* verdict at 7.5. p.m., and they returned about an hour later, giving a ver diet for the plaintiff for £450 (the amount of the bill) and interest at the rate of 8 per cent, from the Bth of October. Judgement was entered mp for plaintiff, with costs according to.scateV' Mr H. D. Bell was for the plaintiff, and Mr W. B. Edwards (with him Mr H; S. Fitzherbert) for the defendants* We would ask everybody in. Wellington to inspect the incredible bargains we are offering in the residue of Gambaldis, jerseys, summer mantles, light ulsters, and dust oloaks, at Te Aro House. We would state that these reductions i will only continue to the end of the pre■Minth, at Te Aro House, Wellington. — Al»\*t. We would confidently aak a careful inspection of the marvels of cheapness in our dress department. We have a small lot left over from "The Pair" all in full dress lenghths, really nominal prices, at Te Aro House. We would assure everyone in want of summer millinery that the balance of our trimmed hats and bonnets are now marked at lower prices than ever, and as there are not many of them, the earliest visitors will reap the reward, at Te Aro House, Wellington.