Local and General News

Feilding Star, Volume XII, Issue 47, 4 October 1890, Page 2

Local and General News

The Labor Conference sitting at Wellington have appointed a deputation of four members to confer with Mr McLean for the purpose of arriving at some amicable arrangement in connection with the present crisis. The sub-Committee met this morning. Mr Millar states Monday morning will see the matter settled either one way or another. " A Colonists " letter will appear in our next issue. The total number of actual wharf labourers in Wellington is only 150. Captain Edwin telegraphed at 9 a.m. to-day :— Barometer further rise everywhere. Dr Sorley has now commenced the practice of his profession in Feilding, and his temporary residence is with Mr Lethbndge. Weather permitting, the Feilding Brass Band will play a series of selections in the Rotunda to-morrow (Sunday) afternoon. A meeting of Mr Macarthur's committee and supporters will be held in the office of Mr James Purkias, Halcombe, on Tuesday next. Mr Campbell, Eyangelist, from Scotland, will preach in the Gospel Hall, Warwick street, to-morrow (Sunday) at 6.30 p.m. We understand that tenders will, in- a few days be inyited for the construction of the North Island Mam Trunk Railway extension from Hunteryille, which will open up a considerable area of yery valuable country.— Presa. Eoast lamb, . new potatoes, and green pea-. Wuat an enticing dish for our local epicures ! Mr Kutherford had on show yesterday some excellent samples of early lambs, bred at Beaconsfield, several of which turned the scale at 30 lbs. By advertisement to-day Mr Arkwright announces he will address the electors at Bulls on Monday, tfce 6th of October ; Upper Taonui, the 7th ; Mangaone, the Bth; Bunny thorpe, the 9th; Ashurst, the 10th. On each occasion the i hour will be 7.30. Jerrard, who waß injured on board of j the s.s. Australia some weeks ago, and is an inmate of the hospital, is reported to be in excellent spirits and able to read in bed. He is, however, completely paralysed from the middle of the body downwards. A motion was brought forward m the Palmereton Borough Council to the effect that in future the Council meet at 2.30 in the afternoon instead of 7.30 in the evening. The motion was lost, but as only four councillors spoke against it, the proposal will be carried at some future date. On Thursday last a number of the scholars attending the Feildiag State School presented the Eev. Geo. Wilks with a silver inkstand. Master Joseph Bellye made the presentation in an appropriate address. Mr Wilks made a short reply, thanking the donors for their gift. The inquest on the body of the victim ; of the Chinese tragedy at the Hutt terminated on Thursday evening, when the jury returned a verdict of wilful murder against the three Celestials, Sam Coy, Tom Hung and Yonng Bin, the Coroner committing them to take their trial at the next sittings of the Supreme Court. The cricketing season 18 now commenced and Mr Carthew announces the arrival of a consignment of cricketers requisites from the best makers in England, Mr Carthew has also received some new pianos from the celebrated manufacturers, Messrs Bergmann and Trubner, whose instruments are world famed. Stanley's book "Darkest Africa" has arrived. Cobbe and Darragh have just received 9 dozen Ladies', six button, Tan Kid Gloves, slightly spotted, which they are selling at Is per pair. — Ad at. It will be seen by advertisement in another column that Mr J. J. Curtis, of Grey street, Wellington, draws the attention of the trades people and others to the advantage, they will receive by having goods consigned to his care. * onsignees nt present suffer from delay in transit at Wellington, and the coiwquent expense of storage, which would be entirely avoided. Those wishing to send parcels or presents to Europe are reminded thai he has a cheap prompt delivery by each of the direct steamers for London. Parcels so sent n re delivered at the door of consignee, if instructed. Jt is nlso noli*, tied tiint he has sperm! conveyance for the removal of furniture and luggage. Custom House work is, of course, a neoesuiarj branch of tiis buai/iess. — Advt

It 13 stated that the Government have ordered a future supply of MartiniHenry rifles, and that they will arrive about December. A meeting of Mr Macarthur's Election Committed will be held at Mi 1 Owen's survey olfioo on Tuesday next, the 7tU iust., at 7.30 p.m. Mr S. Goodbahere has handed us the following : — Rainfall for September, 1 890, 2-02, as against 5-49, for 1889 ; average rainfall in October for past 8 years, 3-91. I Mr Grant, of £andon, well-known to Feilding congregations as an able and earnest speaker, will preach in the Wesleyan Church to-morrow morning, commencing at 11 a. in. A meeting of gentlemen interested in the formation of a Cricket Club in connection wilh the Football Club, will be held in the Denbigh Hotel on. next Thursday evening at eight o'clock. AH cricketers, as well as members of the Football Club are invited to attend. Last night, or early this morning, some larrikins prepared a rope, from flax leaves, long enough to reach from the clapper of the fire- bell to the ground, and then attached it to the beforenamed clapper. Either the rope was too short to allow the bell to be rung or the heartsof the operators failed them at the last moment, but no fire alarm was given, and the line was left hanging as an evidence of puerile folly. The punishment for this crime under the Police Offences Act, is a line of five pounds. In reprimanding Colonel Price of Sydney as recently cabled for instructing his men to fire low in the event of their being ordered to do so on the expected rioters, hia senior officer was not so wise as he might think. The following incident will show that it is not always adviseable to " fire high." After the riots on one of the Australian gold fields " in the fifties " had assumed such dimensions that the troopers were ordered to fire upon the advancing mob, the officer in command ordered his men to fire over the heads of the rioters. The command was obeyed to the letter. Not a rioter was touched, but to the horror and astonishment of the men and officer alike, several persons who had perched themselves on some trees, dropped to the ground, some of them aei ously wounded. Thus the guilty ones escaped uninjured, while the innocent were punished. If men must be murdered to preserve the majesty of the law those m the foreraoat ranks are the ones who should suffer, not mere harmless spectators.