Local and General News

Feilding Star, Volume XII, Issue 40, 18 September 1890, Page 2

Local and General News

Coffee supper in the Foresters' Hall j this evening. The Kiwitea Road Board will meet on Saturday next. There was a smart shock of earthquake at midnight on Tuesday. The Supreme Court sittings in Wanganui will commence on Monday next. The Hon. Mr Baliance will address the electors at Wanganui on Tuesday next. An old resident of Wanganui, Mr Geo. Wright, died at that town on Tuesday last, at the age of 87 years. He had been in the colony 40 years, being a resident of the Wanganui district for the past 20 years. Messrs Youag6r and Laing left Peildrog to-day with a full compliment of drays, horses, men, &c, for the Lake Taupo district, where they haye obtained a contract for building a bridge over the Waikato Biver. By the mail tram yesterday afternoon Mr Samuel (ioodbehere who has beec an invalid for some time, left for Welliugton, accompanied by Mrs Goodbehere, and his daughter, Miss Helen Goodbehere. We hope that he will benefit by his trip and come back quite restored to health. Yesterday afternoon Miss Jane Bailey, who was injured last Sunday by being thrown from her horse, was taken bj train to her parents residence, at Taonui. A van had been placed at the disposal of the young lady and her attendants by the Bail way authorities, co that the trip would be accomplished at the least possible inconvenience. In onr advertising columns to-day Mr John Anderson, the well-knowa proprietor of tbe Wanganui Furniture and Carpet Warehouse, publishes a list of a few of the most prominent articles and household requisites he has in stock. Mr Anderson states that his terms are very reasonable ; . also that orders from the country districts will be promptly executed. In Chambers a day or two ago the Chief Justice considered an application made by the defendant in the action Whitaker v. Hutchison, for an order for the examination of all the bank books of the three Ministers mentioned in Mr Hutchison's charges. His honor refused the order in so far as Sir Harry Atkinson and Mr Mitchelson are concerned, but granted it with respect to Sir Frederick Whitaker'g books from the 31st of March. 1888. Between 20 and 30 employe's of the various establishments in the Borough of Feildmg attended a meeting on Tuesday la6t, for the purpose of ventilating the question of obtaining a half- holiday on Wednesday afternoons. Mr E. F. Haybittle presided. He spoke of the benefits to be derived from the holiday, and was followed in the same strain by Messrs W. Darragh and Jannings. After | some discussion a deputation was apI pointed, consisting of Messrs R. F, Harbittle, W, Darragh, and Nolan, to wait on the several employers wif.h a requisition for their approval of the holiday, the result of such deputation to be brought forward at another meeting to be hold on Wednesday next. A yote of thanks to the chairman closed the proceedings. [Tbe deputation of assistants waited this morning on the various employers and obtained the signatures of all, wifc&<me.©xeeptu>i!i.7

The special train brought up a mail today. Mr Mstearthur's Committee will meet this evening at Mr Frank Owen's Survey office. Mr Carson has announced him.«elt w a candidate for Wauganui at the general election. In a Dunedin Church not long since, ea.ys the Star, the Minister prayed for " ihe widow and -the widowless." The Marton Amateur Operatic Society will play "The Pirates" in Feilding on the 3rd of October. Captain Edwin telegraphed to-day: — Warnings for westerly jjnles have been sent to all place* southward of Napier and New Plymouth. - At Dunedin on Saturday, G. F. A. Hall a paper-ruler, aged 39, died from taking " Rough on Rats " in mistake for a seidlitz powder. A general meeting of members of the Feildiug Hunt Club will be held at the Denbigh Hotel on Saturday the 27th instant. Goods to be sold by Mr Trimble at the Feilding Auction Mart at 2 o'clock on Saturday next are enumerated m advertisement on our third page. The Foxton, Turakina, and Palmerston Racing Clubs have their Summer programmes out. The Feilding programme will be prepared next week. Mr McFerran has just opened up a wonderful assortment of sweetments of the yery best manufacture. They comprise all sorts of novelties, and are well worth an inspection. Notice is given to-day, that Mr Arkwright will address the electors at Pemberton on Wednesday the 24th instant, and at Mr Marsh's store, Apiti, on Friday the 26th instant, A report having been circulated in Feilding to the effect that Dr Monckton would contest the Rangitikei seat, we are authorised by that gentleman to state this rumour is false iv every respectAlternate tenders are invited by the Secretary, Mr Lankshear, for labor and material for the Mangaone Public Hall. Plans and specifications may be seen at Mangaone store. The cumulative vote which was put in the. Education Act to enable the Koman Catholics to be represented on the State School Committees, has been expurgated from the act. In the Presbyterian Church on Tuesday next there will be given the beautiful story in music " Frozen to Death." The proceeds of the entertainment will be devoted to the Manse Fund. Messrs R. B. Williams, 8.A., and A. S. Paterson, of Wellington, will give a grand musical and dramatic recital in the Feilding Assembly Rooms on Monday the 29th instant. Particulars of the entertainment will be published in a future issue. By advertisement to-day it is announced the Manawatu and West Coast Agricultural and Pastoral Association's Grand Annual Show will be held at Palmerston North on Wednesday and. Thursday the 12th and 13th of November. Over £400 will be given in prizes. The programme may be seen at this office. „. . At a meeting of the Knights of Labor, held in Palmerston. on Tuesday night, Mr Fred Pi rani was unanimously chosen to be their candidate at the general election. A requisition is now in course of signature by persons willing to support Mr James Linfcon'a candidature who has consented to stand under certain conditions. Australian sporting folk, according to the latest files, were anxiously awaiting the meeting of Carbine and Melo9, in the Spr ng Stakes, to judge which should prove superior this year at weight for age Many knowing ones vowed that the son of Mersey would meet bis equal, but as it turned out Carbine romped away from his would be equal and won in 2min 44|sec9. Mr Sawer, Government Dairy Instructor, will give an address to-morrow evening in the Court House, commencing at 7.30, sharp. One of his recommendations to the proprietors of dairy factories is that they should federate throughout the country. If they do this, he says, they will be able to make better terms with the shipping companies for the transit of their produce to England than are possible to isolated factories. On account of the strong bias shown by some telegraph agents in the larger eiliex, the Press Association has issued the following : — " It is essential at the present juncture that Association telegrams regarding the .strike should be impartial and absolutely free from colour. May I impress upon you the necessity of verifying as far as possible all Items that may be sent and of abstaining from anything that may bear a partisan appear unce. It is quite as important to preserve impartiality in thid matter as in political telegrams." Judge Fenton told rather a good story the other day dining the proceeding of the Pakapuka Reserve case lately before the Native Land Court in Auckland. Te Tiana Paora, Tuhaere's uncle, was taken very ill and Bent for Dr Davies, the colonial surgeon. The doctor pronounced the ailment to be a cold on the chest and prescribed a fly' blister. A Native was duly despatched to the doctor's house for it, and brought it to Te Tiana' a wife,. She cooked it carefully and gave it to the patient, who seemed to relish it. He died early next morning. Singularly inappropriate was the music o f Old Gaol at the procession of unionists on Tuesday night. Scotchmen, hard beaded, sensible, and solid, with an ever watchful eye on the bawbee, are not found as arule quarrelling with their bread and butter. The haggis is not thrown away till there is a certainty of beef, and the sazpence is not refused unless a shilling can be got. We are under the impression that there are not many from North Britian who are mixed up with the | strikes. Take the engineers, for instance, on board the Union Company's boats. They are almost to a man from Scotland, and not one has gone out at the command of the Maritime Council. Trust a Scotchman for being the master of his own business.—Napier Telegraph. Silver Gem Flour now on sale at the Red House ; also a splendid assortment of Electro-plated Goods — ihe finest in the district. Just received, a grand assortment of Ladies' and Children's Parasolf and Umbrellas. Red House, Feilding.