Local and General News

Feilding Star, Volume XI, Issue 149, 10 June 1890, Page 2

Local and General News

Odd Fellows Lodge meeting to-night. The E.M. Court will sit to-morrow. Sir Julius Yogel intends to stand for New Plymouth at the next general election, Mr Macarthur addressed the electors at Marton last night. He will speak at Bulls to-night. It is rumoured in Wellington that Hie Excellency the Goyernor will return to England next year. The New Zealand Times will be taken over by the new proprietor, Captain Baldwin, on Thursday next. A meeting of the Feildmg Volunteer Fire Brigade will be held to-morrow evening at 7.30, at Mr Bray's office. A commercial traveller named Peach is reported niissing from Wellington. He was last heard of on the 29th of May. The wrestling match arranged between Bobs, the American champion, and Dunn takes place in Dunedin early next month. An extensive addition has been made to-day to the advertisement of Te Aro House which appears on our first page. To promote civilisation amongst the Africans, German veeeele have arrived at Zanzibar with 8000 cases oi gin. The Eughsh weapon is— rum. For cheap groceries of the very best quality the public are cordially invited to visit Mr McFerran's Store. See advertisement on our third page. At the meeting of the licensing committee held at Ashurst yesterday licenses to both hotels were granted. The proceedings were lively and interesting. The increase in sheep in the counties of Rangitikei, Horowhenua, Oroua, and Mauawatu combiued, haß been over 100,000 per annum for the last four years. The Sydney branches of the Salvation Army have a project on foot to establish a Labour Bureau on similar lines to those to be formed at the headquarters in London. A young man named Ohurcher, a son of Mr I. Churcher, had his leg broken on Saturday when bushfalling, and was attended to by Dr. Charlton. Churcher was sent to the Wanganui Hospital this morning. Our readers are requested not to forget the treat in store for them this evening in the Methodiet Chapel, when Mr Knott will give one of (Rough's celebrated tern - perance orations. The chair will be taken by the Rev. Inues- Jones at 7.30. We again remind our readers of the very extensive and important land sale of suburban sections, advertised to be held m the Assembly Booms, on Thursday after the stock, sale by Messrs F. R. Jackson and Co. See map at Mr Sherwell's office.

Messrs Vincent Pyke and Scobie Mackenzie are to run for Mount Ida at the coming election. Mr Macarthur notifies to-day that he will address the electors in the Makino school room on Friday night, at eight o'clock. Mr E. Rawson has been appointed to succeed Mr Dean as Clerk of the Court at Palmerston North on Thursday next. Mr Dean will succeed Mr A. D. Thompson here as relieving clerk. — Wellington Press. Captain Edwin '"telegraphed at 9 a.m. to-day :— Warnings for heavy southerly gales' and very -cold weather have been sent to all places southward of East Cape, Taupo and Kawhia. , A Napier contemporary expressed surprise at what it terniß " the brazen-faced cheek" of the Minister of Mines in making such a statement to his constituents as I that the colony is rapidly increasing in population. A special meeting of the Feilding Borough Council will be held on Thursday next to consider the report of J. T. ; Stewart, Esq., C.E., on the Kiwitea stream where it crosses Kimbolton road. Some general business will also be discussed. The chairman of the Feilding school committee has informed us that the Executive of the Education Board, Wanganui, has reversed the decision of the Board in connection with the two teacherß of the Feilding State School and with, drawn the notice. At the banquet to Bishop Julius in Christchurch nothing stronger than tea and ginger ale was consumed. The Bishop himself says there is no harm in I beer if div lk in moderation. His impression of young colonials is that they are more temperate than their fathers. During a discussion in the New South Wales Legislative Council respecting the abuses of their influence by writers of leading articles in the public press, Mr Salomons said he hoped to introduce a bill compelling the writers to append their names to their articles. The Manawatu Times reports a cas e where £361 was produced off 91 a res of land, which, after deducting expenses, gave a return of no less than £3 2s per acre for the -seven uion this from August 1889 to March 1890. The farmer must have been good as well us the farm. The highest price probably ever paid for a collie dog was lately given by Mr Harrison, of Philadelphia, he having purchased the prize collie Christopher for ,£IOOO. The dog was owned by Mr Stretch, ofOrmßkirk, and took first prize in the challenge class at the recent London Collie Dog Show. The following lodges in the Auckland province are now working under the constitution of the Grand Lodge of New Zealand : — Ara, St. Andrew's, United Service, Albion, Wairoa Star. In the far southFranklin, Beta, Te Aroha, Coromandel, Whitianga, Sir Walter Scott, Manakau. Several others are expected to join. The captain of the trading vessel which has arrived in Sydney from the Carolipe Islands reports that the natives are show ing a very hostile attitude towards the Spauish residents, and an outbreak is feared. The natives as9ert that they are treated like slaves by the colonists, and informed the captain they wanted British or American protection. The following Order-in- Council has been made respecting the inland parcels post :--Liabilitj of Postmaster- General, Limited.— 23. In the event of any damage, delay to, or loss of any parcel occur ing during transit, the rostmasterGeneral shall in no case be liable to pay, by way of compensation to the owner or otherwise, a greater sum thau two pounds sterling in respect of any one parcel. The Evening News, speaking of Sir Robert Stout, says that he is a man of conspicuo\is tact and ability, and beyond doubt he would hold a more exalted position in Australasian politics were it not for his unfortunate proclivities in the direction of Atheism. In this particular branch of thought he out-Bradlaughs Bradlaugh both in extravagance ot doc trine and in his methods of giving expression to it. Husband (married thrpe months) : "Good bye darling; do you wish anything fiKin down town — any gloves, feather-, flowers—" Wife : " .Nothing, dearest.' Sauie husband (one year later) : " What's that you wantP' Same wife : " Ten cents' worth of hairpins, please." Same husband: " Great Heavens ! It seems to me you are ulwaj s wanting something. You must think I'm made of money. During the course of a sermon preached at St. Stephen's Church, Ashburton, Bishop Julius referred to the growth of individualism. Much of this indi-viduali.-ra, he said, had arisen through a mistaken denire to establish too many churches. In little townships of about 200 inhabitants there were sometimes as many as half a dozen Christian churches all in a rnW, eaci tinkling its own little bell, witli half starved clergy men, and supported by a wretched system of "rag-doll fairs, bun fairs bazz-irs," and other devices. ' Oh, whs>n,' he pathetically asked, " shall we get rid of these miserable buzzarsP" Mr Trimble notifies that he will hold his first great tree sale at the Feilding auction mart on Saturday afternoon next. As the trees, plants, ehrul'B, &c. are from Mr E. Worsfold's well-known Man Chester Nursery, this is a sufficient guarantee of their being well grown and healthy, and exactly adapted to the soil of the district. We understand that the lots to be offered will be very numerous, and comprise a very great and choice variety, and as this will ba the first sale of trees for the present season, there is no doubt it will be very largely attended. The usual weekly sale will be suspended and this sale will commence half an hour earlier, viz. 1 p.m. sharp. The Manchester Guardian states tbat the English Wesleyan .Vlethodists have at length got a lectionnry of their own, and are no longer dependent on the Church of England Prayerbook for the table of lessons for public worship. The new lectionary, which has neen prepared with great care by a competent Con c irence Committee, is admirably adapter! for Methodist purposes, and the general plan is so arranged as to include substantially the whole Scripiure in the course of two jearg. An arrangement of the Psalter is ulso given for use in the weekday aervices, with suitable lessons for special occasions, and proper lessous for the rari ous Christian festivals,

Our millinery is really very choice and attractive and, without controversy, the best in the city. We have also an abundance of millinery requisites pi the newest description, special attention having been given by our Home buyer to the exact matching of all. Ladies can in this respect, therefore, depend on getting their wishes and tastes gratified at Te Aro House, Wellington. We are quite sure that a visit to our Show Room would be positively delightful ; and whether the visitor roams through the Millinery Department or passes on to the Mantle Boom, the eye would be charmed and correct tastes gratified by an inspection of the latest outcomes of fashion — at T© Aro House, Wellington. .