Local and General News

Feilding Star, Volume XII, Issue 46, 2 October 1890, Page 2

Local and General News

Borough Council to-night. Mr John Stevens has been re-elected Captain of the Eangitikei Cavalry. Mr Arkwright will address the electors at Mangaone School house on Wednesday the Bth instant. There will 1 be a "meeting of Mr Macarthur's election committee, at Mr Owen's survey office, this evening at eight o'clock. Notice is given to-day that W. C. Allison, the selector of section 48, Block VII., Apiti, has applied to transfer the same to Edwin Barrett. Letters of naturalisation have been issued to Charles Olsen, of Taonui, Jorgen Jepson and Nels Olsen, of Bunnythorpe, and W. C. A. Brandt, of Feilding. The box plan for the Pirates of Penzance to-morrow night, now lies at Mr Carthew's. The 40 performers comprising the company will arrive and depart by a special train. There are 2086 names on the principal roll of the Rangitikei electorate and the Registrar expects fully 1,000 will be contained in the supplementary roll, as he has already receivedno less than 800. Dorothy Tennant Stanley received one stnkiug wedding present. Stanley got twenty thousand pounds sterling for his book, and rumour has it that he put the money in an ivory purse, and presented it to his wife. The auction sale to be held by Mr Trimble on Saturday next, at the shop formerly occupied by Mr Donkin, will be a big thing, because every article will be sold for what it will bring, there being no rer serves of any kind whatever. A startling advertisement from the Bed House will appear in Saturday's issue, announcing the arrival of spring and summer drapery, millinery, &c. Customers are respectfully requested to inspect the goods before purchasing elsewhere. . A young man named White, while on an American liner on his way to Aberdeen to enter upon an inheritance of £25,000, left him by an uncle/fell from his bunk and sustained injuries resulting in mental and physical paralysis. We direct attention to the new advertisement of Mr John Gould, of the Olairyille Bakery, which appears elsewhere. It will be seen that owing to his largely increased business, Mr Gould has found it necessary to erect a new and more commodious oven. This work has been done by Mr Richard Milham, the wellknown bricklayer, and his work has given Mr Gould much satisfaction.

What next ? An order has gone forth from the' headquarters of the Sa'vation Army against smoking. This counterblast is issued b? Mr Bramwell Booth, on behalf of the " General." It calls on the " soldiers " to consider the evils that -fallow the use of tobacco in every form. They should remember that it is injurious to health, uncleanly, a waste of money, a disagreeable infliction upon those aboui them, and an unnatural habit of self indulgence for. which there is no ju- t.ficution, This is not all. If he who drinks cannot enlist in tne Army of Salvation, so he who smokes must expect no promotion- According to this stringent re script, he canuot, so long as he smokes, he or remain a sergeant, bandsmnn, sergennN major, secretary, or treasurer ; in short , he can hold no office in a corps. -■ • ' ■'•■' . ' \ •". ..' ■ -J ■ ■.■■■■' • .-■

Captain Edwin telegraphed at 9 a.m. to-day :— Warnings for northerly gales and heavy rain have been sent to all places. The " independent electors" at Shannon are shining lights. One was a a\ipporter of Mr Wilson because the litfter had assisted the flax industry, whle another "independent" said Mr Wilson was " the right man in the right place" because he was going to get a certain road made fer him. Messrs Pascal Bros. are. erecting on their property at Oroua Bridge a large flaxmill, which, when in work, will give employment to about' 60 hands (says the Manawatu Daily Times.) The engine, a very powerful one of about 20 h.p., is being made in Wellington, and will keep strippers going constantly. A tramway has been laid through the centre of the flax country up to the mill. We understand that Dr Sorley, having disposed of his practice, intends shortly moving to Feilding, where he will resume the practice of his profession. During his sojourn in WanganuiDr Sorley has made his name as a medical practitioner and surgeon, and his departure will be regretted by a large circle of friends who will, doubtless, wish him every success in his new sphere. He has for some time held the appointment of Visiting surgeon to the Hospital, and has been connected with many of our local benefit lodges, so that his leaving Wanganui will be generally felt and regretted — Chronicle. Nothing astonished some of the Amencan visitors who were recently in Auckland, more than when they ascertained, as they speedily did, the social conditions under : which the present strike took place. They said that in the United States the hours of labor were from ten to twelve bours a day, more frequently twelve, and but three public holidays in. the year. In some of the States boycotting is punishable by a fine of five 'hundred dollars or a term of imprisonment. They took the keenest interest in the details of the strike, but expressed themselves as amazed that in this beautiful country, and moderate hours of labor, that "any working men could be induced to strike.— N.Z. Hefaiar"

Cobbe and Darragh have just received 9 dozen Ladies', six button, Tan Kid Gloves, slightly spotted, which they, are selling at Is per pair'^ADAT; ■ ' '• ■ Otjb arrangements "for -the present spring season in two- of the most import— ant departments in our warehouse are now complete in all their details, at Te Aro House, Wellington. " ! The departments alluded to are dresses and dressmaking. With regard to the former, we may say that we are now in possession of a .very full supply of the most fashionable fabrics for spring wear, and without going into particulars it will be sufficient to say. that oar Homebuyer has displayed excellent taste and I judgement, both in fabrics and colourings. We invite an early visit of inspection of our beautiful spring dress materials at Te Aro House, Wellington. N The dressmaking departments have always been the most successful in the city, and our arrangements' for the present season are such as will keep up the prestige already attained in these rooms, at Te.Aro House, Wellington. [ Miss Dumont, recently arrived from the studio of Madame Beattie, Georgestreet, Sydney, may be interviewed in the suite of rooms fronting Cuba-street. In both rooms we are prepared to do the fullest justice to all requirements, so as to ensure the utmost satisfaction with our dressmaking skill at Te Aro House, Wellington. Patterns of the new Spring Dress Materials with charts for suit measurement will be sent post free on application to James Smith, Te Aro House, Wellington. — Advt.