Local and General News

Feilding Star, Volume XII, Issue 20, 2 August 1890, Page 2

Local and General News

♦ On our fourth page will be found the following articles : — " Jack the Ripper in Sydney," " The Argentine Revolution," " The Maungawhare Murder," and " A Tragic Scene in a Circus." By telegram we learn that the Peilding Schoolboys beat Palmerston by 1 point to i i . Tbe total area of Crown Lands sold from the Ist April up till Wednesday last was 32,81 o acres, 3 roods, 5 perches, at an upset price of £34,833 8s od. Johnny came home from school the other day very much excited. " What do you think, pa ? Joe Smith, one of the big boys, had an argnineut with the teacher about a question in grammar. " What position did Joe take?" "His last positiou was across the chair, face down," replied Johnny. The barquentine St. Kilda, Captain Robertson, sailed from Wangaum on Thursday with 2700 sacks of potatoes, brarr, onions, &c, for Rnckhampton (Queensland). The New Zeuland Loan and Mercantile Agency Company has been with the disposal of the whole of this large cargo. The St. Kilda goes consigned to the Compuny's Rockhaoiptou office.

Ten orders are wanted for cheifonier book cases at Eade's Furniture Warehouse. We have to acknowledge receipt of the timetable of the Government Kail ways for August. The sale of fruit trees, &c, at Me sl-s Stevens an Gorton's, yesterday, was a great success. Five Feilding sportsmen wound up the season on Thursday by bagging twentyeight hares. There will be a meeting of the Evans relief committee at Mrs Hastie's Hotel on Monday night. There was a chimney on fire in a house in Beattie street yesterday afternoon. No damage was done. Mr Carthew's monthly case of books and periodicals arrived yesterday, and are now ready for selection and delivery. A meeting of stewards of the Hunt Club Steeplechase will by held at Mrs Hastie's Hotel on Saturday the 9th inst. Captain Edwin telegraphed at 9 a.m. to-day: — Warnings for westerly gales and rain have been sent to all places south of Napier and New Plymouth. The curtain has been drawn over the last act in connection with the Wellington Tramways dispute, the whole of the plant, machinery, &c, having been sold to a Mr Hall. A man named Barker, a groom, fell through the skylight in the Clarendon Hotel at Palmerston on Tuesday night on to the stone floor, fracturing his skull, lie died on Wednesday night from his injuries. Italian navvies don't strike when their wages are reduced. Each cuts an inch off the end of his shovel, saying, " Not to much pay, no lift so much earth. So much longer last work. Italion no fool like German, Italian no strike." A meeting of ratepayers of the Onga ward, Eiwitea Boad District, will be held at Crabb's Waituna store on Monday, the the 11th inst., at 11 a.m. As the business to be considered is important a full attendance is requested. The People, a London journal, sajs: — " The lady who wore a low-neoketl dress in a London theatre the other evening, and forgot to take the porous plaster off her back, attracted much attention. It was a lovely porous plaster." The Bank of New Zealand has dis tinctly refused to produce the books and documents required by the Hutchison Charges Committee, The Committee met on Thursday morning, and decided to present an interim report to the House to this effect — Post Lovers of amusement are reminded of the grand entertainment to be given in the Feilding Assembly Booms on Monday evening next by the Palmerston Variety and Dramatic Company. We understand the troupe is a good and powerful one, and that they have played m their own and one or two other townships with considerable satisfaction and success. A singular phenomenon is mentioned by Dr Grinders in his report on leprosy amongst the Maoris. It is that in one case all the fingers of both hands havtlost one or more phalanges yet in every case, even where only one joint remains, a nail has been d< veloped at the extrem ityMr E. Kempthorne, who went from Feilding as the successor of Mr 11. C Tennent, manager of the Bank of New South Wales at Patea some years atjo, having been promoted to Ash burton, takes his departure, with his family, very shortly. Mr Vlunro. of Auckland, will succeed Mr Kempthorne. The Wanganui Cattle District comprises Patea. Wanganui, Raugitikei, an i Manawatu Counties The members of the Cattle Bo rd are F, A. Campbell (chairman), F. Arkwright, James Living ston, J McLen an, and D, G. Poulson The Sheep Inspector and Deputy .Registrar of Branbs, A. Vlunro. A largely attended meeting of Civil Servants wa? held at Wellington last Thursday evening, when the following resolution was carried : — " That an association be formed, to be called ' The Public Service Association of New Zealand,' having for its objects the promotion of the general welfare of the Public Service throughout the colony." The fleece of the champion ram shown at Wagga and iSarandera recently has been forwarded to the Melbourne stores of Messrs Goldsbrough, Mort and Co. It is an excellent specimen of pure Riverina,.wool, as no foreign blood has ever been introduced into the Boonook flock. The fleece; on being skirted and put on the scales, yielded lolb o^oz of fleece wool and 91b lOoz of pieces and bellies, the total weight being 241 b 15£oz. Two teams of footballers left for Palmerston to-day. The senior team went down, sooae by one of Mr Daw's brakes, and the others accompanied the schoolboy team in the train. There were num. bers of people on the railway platform to see them off and wish them good luck. Although all hands looked very fit we understand they will have all their work cut out to score wins, as their opponents are reported to be in prime fettle, and eager for victory. The annual meeting of the Manawatu Bacing Club was held at Palmerston last Thursday evening. The balloting for the position of handicapper resulted in a tie between Messrs Evett and Henry, the former being elected on the casting vote of the Chairman. The balance-sheet showed that after expending i-1074 there was a balance in hand of <£17 8s 4d. The Boxing Day meeting resulted in a gain of £225, while the Club lost over the Autumn meeting, Travelling now is comparatively cheap and easy— The railways have effected a great change in the habits of the public and where decided benefits are in question, distances are no longer considered as obstacles. Such a decided benefit is now offered to the residents of Manawatu at the Sale of Surplus Winter Stock at the Wholesale Family Drapery Warehouse, Wellington. It goes without saying that our Sales have always been attractive because of their genuine character, because of the Extensive Stock over which the bargains range, and because of the uumistakeable and heavy reductions that have been made at this Sale of Surplus btock at Te Aro House, Wellington. Why do we make these reductions and why have an Extraordinary Sale ? Because after a Successful Season's Trading we find we have a Surplus of Stock in every department adapted for present wear. Because we like to clear out the goods of one Season to make room for the goods of the next. Therefore it answers our purpose to let the Surplus go for merely nouiiual prices during the Sale at Te Aro House, Wellington. For every department we have marvellous bargains to offer, iv Millenery, Mantles, Ulsters, Jackets, Dresses, Flannels, Shirtings, Blankets, Calicoes, Sheetings, Men's, Boy's, and Youth's Clothing, and a thousand other things suitable for the present season. Our price list will be forwarded free by post to anyone addif'ssins; v request for the same to the Whole-sale Family Drapery Wurohouse, Welliui'tou.