Local and General News.

Feilding Star, Volume XI, Issue 138, 15 May 1890, Page 2

Local and General News.

The southern millers hare raised the price of flour 10s per ton. A special meeting of the Borough CounwiU be held this evening. %>, Outward- English mail, via San Francisco, will close at Feilding to-morrow at 3.45 p.m. " , We have to thank Mr Yalle for Article No. IX on the railway problem of Kew Zealand. ... V The Mataura Ensign is informed that five tons of cheese from . the Mataura factory lias realised in London no leas than 60s per cwt. The product was shipped as ordinary- cargo. : ■A. bachelors .ball will be held in the Assembly Booms on Friday, the 28rd instant. Tickets of admission may be obtained on application to Mr Bobert Somerville. : At the inquest held on the late L. 0. Biohards at Marion on Tuesday the jury found " That deceased came by his death from poison self -administered while in a state of temporary insanity." - A Wairarapa paper Rires as an illustration of the happy results of tendering that, a well known Masterton resident is about to call for tenders for' the making of his winter suit of olotheß. .^ ' We (Manawata Times) understand that the Club Hotel is about to change han<Js, Mr B. Blower having parted with his interest to Mr N. Valentine, of Wellington. Mr G. M. Bnelson » engaged upon the valuation. : .>;;•..■.■':•..:,.,. ; .. : i; ,- : ' ■.•,•:; ' Babbit shooting hiis its dangers as well ,&s |f ootball. .. A jfoor^smau in Waikato (Auckland) '..prfijL at ,a lure and acoidently lulled his dog, -whioli had cost him £26, and Thomas Thomas, an old resident of Stawell (Victoria), was accidentally shot dead while rabbit shooting. ' This sort of thing neyer happens when '' on the ball." ■ It is said that the insurance oompanies and friendly societies of England have, paid for. increased -mortality and sipfenens in connection with "ha grippe" epidemic* not far abort of £1,000,000. The decreased earning power tbrough loss of w,*ges i» estimated at another million. It is believed that 8 cent, of the total population of Europe were attacked. ,>.;■■ An attempt was made on Saturday , night last to rob, the post office at Kaiwarra, near Wellington,' but the safe, which contained a considerable sum of money and. other valuable property, resisted the implement used by the wouldbe thieyejs.; The . police are inclined to think it is the, work of some larrikins., This is the foarth or fifth post offioo that haa been entered within the last twelve xnoiiths, but' in the previous oaßes the efforts have been attended with more success.- . A meeting of the Evans Belief Committee wasbeld atHastie's Feilding Hotel iasi night, there being preseat—Mr Lethbridge (chairman), Prior, Summers, Sandilands, Say well, Kirton, Curtis, Fetch, Keen, and B. F. Haybittfe. 8. -3. Thompson was added to the Committee. The Secretary reported that the total of tue subscriptions was now upwards of L2O. Mr J, H. Stevens wrote saying' he was unable to attend the meeting, but ;W£uld be ,glad to assist in any way. A^ letter from Messrs WoUemmu & Co was jfej^d and held over. Mr HaybittJe re,Df>tM that the Feilding Dramatic Club i would j be able to give ah entertainment in ajbcfut sis weeks. After aome formal j buaineßsa the mieeftng* a'djWrned until*] #irther notice. • J

The. Engineer of the Manchester Road Board, Mr Bray, invites tenders for the 'supply and delivery of 600 cubic yards of gravel. Mr G. E. Little gives notice that any person found trespassing on the properties of Mr G. Pharazyn at Makino, Kimbolton Road, or Taonui, wUI be prosecuted. , Captain Edvnn telegraphed to-day:— Warnings for northern gales and rain have been sent to all places south of Napier and New Plymouth. On Saturday next, MX T : rimble fwall sell at the Feilding Auction Mart, two ton's of prime, potatoes, six sacks of .bmons, also a quantity of drapery, clothing, fancy goods,- stationeryivsßddlery*- ironmongery^ cutleryj tinware, carpenters' tools, groceries, and sundries. ; We. understand that) an unusually large' quantity of goods will booffered at this sale. The divining rod as a means of find ing a good supply, of water recently, stood a very succesful trial at Oiind|e,' Northamptonshire. Mr .W/. Todd, a landowner, requiring a well' on a pbr- 1 tion of his property, sent for a "diviner," a man named Pearson. There ha;p been some considerable difficulty in obtaining a supply of water in. the town, and the Oundle Commissioners oad,»|spea<| £8f in trial borings. Alth6uj;n^ the trials were conducted by a professional man, they proved futile. \. Iu 1 the presentee of a number of spectators: drawn tol eiber I by Ihft novelty of ithe experiments; iMr, Pearson, with the usual V shaped hazel twig, walked over the estate. In several places the,.twi£ was vjsibly agjtat- , ed, but the ''diyh&r;^ ken) frfn^C^ twig almost beat' itself double in his hands. At this *ppt he indicated with, confidence that; s good supply of. water, would de. found, "A well was accord-' mgly sunk, with thie result that at 17ft. water was found id. suph abundaoce, that it rapidly rose, i within >3ft of ) the surface, at which height it bag since remained. _;..- j.N:;'.j]^ [:«-■■ 11 »'m ! V,\ Messrs Richards and Go. having added groceries, crockery, jiromnpngery, ,etc. f to their drapery and clothing business, are prepared to execute orders at prices that' will be a saving to consumers, and establish Blcfcaras ■KBP^fef. i *W the cheapest house in Feilding-^ Apvrl ; •<■• S. J. Thompson ia showing the biggest stock of Kaiapoi /W r oolen Goods ever exhibited in this town or distncl| ST. jj. T. would also point oui that Be wiil Qpen on Monday next a shipment of Season able goods ex s.s. TaiaulV>ff6mfGlad|^r. Particulars in futuie * advertisemai^— Advt. ■ ' .. -„„„....,..