Local and General News

Feilding Star, Volume XII, Issue 29, 23 August 1890, Page 2

Local and General News

Sir George Grey has decided to address a public meeting in Palmerston on the social and political questions of the day, but the date has not yet been fixed. There will be a meeting of the Feilding State School Committee on Wednesday next. Business, ordinary, and to select a headmaster. His Worship the Mayor has consented to preside at the public meeting under the auspices of the Knights of Labor, to be held in the Assembly iiooms on Saturday evening next. We would remind the residents of Ashursfc Eoad and neighborhood that Mr J. Knofct, of Auckland, will deliver one of Gough's orations in the School house on Tuesday evening next. See advertisement. In consequence of complaints at the meeting of the Catholic Church parishions recently held in Palmerston, Father Patterson states he has forwarded his accounts re Church Building Fund to Archbishop Eedwood. Complaints having been made of certain expressmen, plying for hire at the Railway Station, driving at full speed round the corner of Fergusson and Stafford streets, to the terror of foot passengers, we desire to point out to such Jehus that this is an offence against the Borough Byelaws. With characteristic enterprise in order to supply the continuous and increasing demands of this market, Mr/V. Bellve, saddler, of Fergusson Street, has just imported a large stock of new saddles, bridles, .spurs, bits, stirrups, riding and driving whips, &c, and they are now on view for selection. In connection with the proposed visit of the J l ' eliding hounds to the Wairarapa, tho Gicytown correspondent of the Wellington Press wired on Thursday last: — A spirited meeting was held hist night at Feathevstoii, when it was decided to hohl the drag hunt at Kahiiutara on Tuesday next, starting from Ghiodriok's paddock sit 2 o'clock. It the weather is fine there will bo a. large attendance of Europoans and Maoris. Sub-omptionp amounting to naarly thirty pounds were tj.ikl in the room last inirht. The pack huuts at Tawu Vlat 10 «&>•. '

The Gospel will be preached in the Foresters' Hall to-morrow evening at 7 o'clock. The well-known racehorse Sextant died of inflammation of the bowels at Christchurch on Friday last. The tender of Messrs Hubner Bros. hn.s been accepted for the erection of a dwel-ling-house for Mr Svendsen. Mr Carthew desires to acknowledge receipt of Is 6d from Oswald Jennins for the Dr Bernardo Fund. The grand benefit concert in aid of the widow and orphans of the late Mr George Evans will be given on Thursday next in the Assembly Rooms. There now exists reasonable hope that Mr Walton, who was suspected to have been drowned in the Manawatu river at the Gorge, is still in the land of the living. The erstwhile hack Waitangi, with lOst 101 bin the saddle, beat a field of ten in the Wyndham (Victoria) Steeplechase (70 soys) on Saturday last. The engine-driver on the WellingtonManawatu Hail way, who was suspended in connection with the recent collision on the line, has been reduced to the rank of fireman. A man's shirt and pockeo handkerchief, found on Monday, the 11th instant, by Mr Pawson, the nightwatchman, have been left at this office. The owner may have the same on application. The Referee's Melbourne correspondent reports that the Totalisator Bill will be easily carried through Parliament, and thinks that the " machine " will be in use at the next Melbourne Cup meeting. The Johnsonville School Committee have decided not to allow the use of books issued by Messrs Whitcombe and Tombs. Sir F. Whitaker's action for damages against Mr Hutchison will he laid at £3000. The case will be heard before the Chief Justice. Hooper's Australian Frolics Company are announced to appear in the Feilding Assembly Kooms on Friday next, August 29th. Further particulars are given in advertisement and daybills. The representative football match between Taranaki and Manawatu takes place to-day at Pahnerston, and will no doubt be very evenly contested. The result of the game will be posted up at the Stab publishing office immediately on arrival of the telegram. Owing to a large and increasing business which demands more space, Messrs Stevens and Gorton are erecting extensive sale yards at Hunteryille for tho accommodation of cattle and sheep, aud the work is being rapidly pushed on for the *ale ou the Ist October. There will be a meeting of the Committee of the Horticultural Society on Monday evening, at 8 o'clock, in Mr E. Goodbehere's office, to receive the report of the Schedule Committee. . ' " Pakeha," the sporting writer of the Wanganui Herald, recently quoted an interesting compilation of racing statistics from this journal, supplied by our sporting contributor, " Carbine," without acknowledgemnt. There will be a meeting of the members of the Council of the Acclimatisation Society on Monday evening in Mr Sher wills office at eight o'clock. As the business will ouly occupy a few minutes punctuality is particularly requested. Anniversary services will be held in the Primitive Methodist Church to-mor-row at 11 a.m. and 7 p.m., when Mr J. Knott, of Auckland, will preach. The aunual Soiree will be held on Monday evening, tea being on the tables at six o'clock. With the 131 horses tbat were left in the Melbourne Cup after the declaration of the first forfeit the gross yalue of the stake is now i' 11,400, and if 40 horses pay the final instalment it will be worth £13,000 to the winner, less i>2ooo for second and J6IOOO for third. Notice is given to day by the Returning Officer of the Borough, Mr G. 0Hill, that he has appointed Monday the Ist prox. as the day on which he wil< receive nominations for the election of three Councillors. A poll, if necessary, will be taken ou Thursday the. 11th idemThe anti-Chinese feeling is very powerful in Wellington just now, and, as a natural consequence, Chinese storekeepers who have hitherto doing business in the Empire City, are being forced into the country townships — where their presence is not very acceptable to the established tradesmen. In our advertising columns to-day Mr Isaac Brent intimates that he has commenced business as a cabinet maker in those convenient premises, lately occupied by Mr Alfred Eade, opposite the State Schoolhouse in Manchester Street. As Mr Brent ie a thoroughly good and ) experienced tradesman he will certainly merit and receive a fair share of public support and patronage. At a meeting of the creditors in the estate of James McDowell, draper, at Palmerston yesterday, the liabilities were proved at .£1664 18s Id and the assets at .61394 2s, showing a deficiency of .£270 16s Id. After deciding to dispose of the stock and book debts by tender, and allowing the debtor £5 per week and the use of the dwelling-house, the creditors decided that a public examination was not necessary.

Why do we make these reductions and why have an Extraordinary Sale ? Because after a Successful Season's Trading we hud 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 nominal prices during the Sale at Te Aro House, Wellington. For every department we have marvellouß bargains to offer, in Millenery, Mantles, Ulsters, Jackets, Dresses, Flan nels, Shirtings, Blankets, Calicoes, Sheet ings, 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 addressing a request for the same to the Wholesale Family Drapery Warehouse, Wellington. Travelling now is comparatively cheap and easy—The railways have effected s groat 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 urnmstakeable and heavy reductions that have been made at this Sale of Surplus Stock at Te Aro House, Wellington.