Local and General News

Feilding Star, Volume XII, Issue 12, 15 July 1890, Page 2

Local and General News

We haye to acknowledge receipt of parts 1 and 11 of the Statistics of the colony. The Kiwitea Boad Board will meet next Saturday, The Mangaone Hall Oompany will meet this evening. ' The Auckland Herald quotes flax last week as follows : — Best clean, Auckland, £19 to £20 ; good medium, £16 to £17 ; poor ordinary, £14. In Sydney there are thousands of people out of work and homeless ; and in Melbourne there are tens of thousands iv the same unhappy condition. Some of the Dunedin electors want to ewap Mr Fish the member for Dun9din South, for Sir Robert Stout. They don't ask for anything " to boot." The Feildmg Hunt Club will hold a general meeting at Mr Light's Denbigh Hotel to-morrow night, at 8 p.m., to make arrangements ( f or the annual Steeplechase, and for the transaction of general business. Mr Light, of the Denbigh Hotel, has been replenishing his cellars with an ample stock of all the best and moat famons brands of wines and spirits. I Among others he has the excellent V.D. claret bo suitable fur luyaiida.

We have to acknowledge receipt of the N.Z. Trade Review and Wellington Price Current for July. Captain Edwin telegraphed at 9 a.m- j to-day — Warnings for westerly gales hold good at all places south of Napier and New Plymouth. Owing to the Wellington race 3 being held yesterday the meet of the Feilding hounds was postponed until to-day at 3 o'clock. We have to acknowledge receipt of comphmontary tickata for the fancy dress ball at Birmingham. Among the passengers by the K.M.S* Ruapehu whicn arrived at Wellington last night was Mr Arthur Olampett. It appears that Battenburg, Queen Victoria's" handsome son-in-law is once more in disgrace, the cause being borrowed money which Her Majesty paid to avoid scandal. It is said that the electors of Nelson — some of them at least— are hankering for Sir Julius Yogel to become their representative. It is doubtful whether Sir Julius would " come sixteen thousand miles away " even for that honor. The editor of the Wanganui Herald plaintively asks " When you come to think of it, ls'nt the marriage ceremony miss-leading ?"— lt is, to everybody but widows and widowers. " For just experience tells, in everysoil," as Goldsmith says. At the inquest on th,e body of a young girl of 16, who died at Dargeville, Auckland, from taking " rough on rats," the jury returned a verdict that deceased took a dose of " rough on rats " while in a state of temporary insanity caused by reading sensational literature. Sir Harry Atkinson, through the Hawera Star, mentions that it is his intention to again contest the Egmont seat. Mr McGuire, his former opponent, intimated some time back through the same source, that it was his intention to stand against all comers. We learn from the Post that Sir George Grey has "hung up his coat" in the room of the Opposition whip, "to the satisfaction of the party." Sir George has risked " a coat in the Cause — would he risk an umbrella in such dangerous quarters ? " We pause for a reply. The Canterbury Press of Wednesday says that a communication has been re« ceired from the Board of General Pur> posesof the Grand Masonic Lodge of New South Wales, to the effect that thej will be prepared to recommend Grand Lodges to afford immediate recognition to the Grand Lodge of New Zealand. With regard to the Hutchison charges, the Government profess absolute confidence that the result of the committee's investigations will be utterly crushing to their accuser, while he professes equal confidence that he will be able to substantiate all his charges to Ministers' grievous confusion. Time will show. The fund which George Peabody gave for the building of improved dwellings for the working people in London has turned out to be a remarkably successful investment. It has, in about twenty years, increased from £500,000 to £1,000,000, and on that greater sum it ig now earning three per cent, interest. It was remarked that in both the divisions taken on Friday afternoon during the debate on the motion for the appoint ment of the committee to enquire iato Mr Hutchison's charges against the Government, Sir John Hall, and Messrs Bryce, Macarthur, and Ormond, members of the proposed committee, as well as the hon. member for Waitotara himself, walked out of the chamber.— Post. In various parts of the colony the public are taking a lively interest in the " Early closing of shops" and other mattere connected with the management of other people's business. There is one little affair, however, the said public appear to overlook but which is quite as important as the " Easly Closing Movement," and that is *' the early payment of accounts." Let the public try that " little move " for a change. Mr Trimble's auction sale of drapery, &c, at Mr Donkin's establishment in Manchester street, on Saturday last was very largely attended. Competition was somewhat keen, and most of the lots >ffered were knocked down at prices which were on the whole mutually satis-faei-.ry. As there were numerous lots which time would not permit to offer, another sale, to be held shortly, is, we understand, being arranged for, Shakespeare had great faith in advertising, according to the following : — " Advertising, and wholly to your business." — Measure for Measure. " Please it your Grace to be adyertised."—Henry VI. " For by my scouts, I was advertised." — Henry VI. " Wherein he might the King hia Lord advertise." — Henry VIII. " Jwas advertised, their great General slept." — Troylut and Cresseda. The Southland correspondent of the Canterbury Times, alluding to the evils of land monopoly, says: — "Very little work is being done just now on the large estates in Southland, which have nearly all fallen into the hands of Mortgage Companies and Banks. There are many properties, each consisting of several thousand acres, which now employ only five or six hands, and as a consequence, many of the best workmen are leaving the district, while others would if they could." Here is the " big estate " grievance reappearing. Let the Government take what moral it can out of the story. The number of private schools in the Colony at the end of last year was, according to a return presented yesterday. iJ93 (205 of which are girls' schools.), which is a decrease of six on the previous year. These schools accommodate 13,458 scholars. The number of schools in the several districts is as follow : — Auckland, 90; Wellington, 39; Taranaki, 10; Hawkes Bay, 18 ; Marlborough, 7 ; Nelson, 19 ; Westlnud, 8 ; Canterbury, 64 ; Ofcago, 38. The largest number of scholars is in Auckland (3375). There were 95 Roman Catholic schools in the Colony at the end of last yeas, with 9024 schelars. A correspondent writing to the Chronicle from Kanoi, give a short account of a conversation he has had with Mr Mountford, the Government Surveyor, who is surveying the Waimariuo Block. The surveyor, says our informant, considers the soil aqual to that of the Otamafcepua and Manawatu lands, and taking the whole block sryhitis bet ter than any country he has surveyed. When the bush is felled he thinks the land will be quite capable of carrying three sheep to the acre. Mr Mountford expects to have from 15,000 to 16,000 acres ready in three months' time when no doubt it will be immed alely opened up to the public. Another great feature is that most of the land vow being sur« veyed will be perfectly level, and will be the key from Wanganui and the South of the whole of the Waimarino Block, which fact should assume a mocessful Bale of the block. Cobbe and Darragh have a splendid selection of Kaiapoi tweed samples, from which they are prepared to take orders for suits to meiasute from 65e. They guarantee the fit and finish of any suit wiiioh. they.undotSake. '