Local and General News

Feilding Star, Volume XII, Issue 52, 18 October 1890, Page 2

Local and General News

Should the result of the Caulfield Cup reach us this afternoon it will be posted up at Mr Donnelly's. A concert will be given on Thursday the 80th instant, iii aid of the widow and children of the late Mr Waddington. A meeting of Mr Macarthur's Election Committee will be held at Mr Owen's survey office on Monday next, at 8 p.m. Our readers are reminded of the meeting to-night in the Assembly Rooms in connection with the Boxing Day Sports. We direct the attention of farmers and dairymen to the business advertisement of Mr W. J. Gandy, of Wellington, in to-day's issue. Mr Peter Thompson has just received a largf consignment of crockery and glassware, all of the latest pattens, and designs The Hon. W. Reeves says, "Ajournalist should have tbe hide of a rhinocerosthe digestion of an ostrich, and the constitution of a bull." In a recent issue we stated that a section of land iv the Valley R ad had changed hands at the rate of £'i per acre. We have since bnen informed that the price was really close on £7 per acre.

There is an opinion gaining ground here that Mr Pirani will stand a good chance of being elected for the Palmerston seat. We are glad to learn that steps are being taken to invite Messrs Williams und Patterson to give another entertainment in Feilding. According to the Cromwell Argus rabbits are being farmed in that district, as well in many others, and the editor challenges anyone to deny the charge. We have much pleasure in drawing attention to Mrs New man's sale of house hold goodd and efficts, which slie has entrusted to our local auctioneer, Mr Trimble. The sale, which is to take place on Monday, the 27th inst., should be well attended as there aiv many lines to quit. A lunatic named Neilson hung himself at the Wellington Asylum last Wednesday, using a sheet. for the purpose, which he fastened to a ventilator. Deceased was out " on strike," which played on his mind so much that he was committed to the Asylum on Monday last. The presence of a light-fingered gentleman is reported from Apiti. He is suspected of having annexed 25s in cash from one camp,' and tobacco and matches from another. This is mean work, because it is impossible to watch the tents while the men are at work. At one time violent politicians who wanted a howl used to rant at the Bank of New Zealand as the power behind the throne. Now the cry is against the Union Steam Shipping Company. Dick Seddon says the latter company " swayed the actions of the Government and Parliament." During last session the steam in Dick's boiler had a good show, anyway. Mr Charles Bray, C.E., has two advertisements in to-day of importance to builders and contractors. The first is for. the" erection of an office in Fergusson Street, for Mr Sandilands, and the second is for, (labor only), fencing the lawn and saddling paddock on the new racecourse of the Feilding Jockey Club. Both sets of specifications may be seen at Mr Bray's office. During the month of September and up to date the Secretary (Mr Sherwill) of the Manchester and Kiwitea Acclimatisation Society has released the following descriptions of trout in the Oroua River : — Brown trout, '6000 ; Fontiiialis, 3000 ; Loch Leven, 5000; total, 14,000. These fish have been sent to' the local Society by j the Wellington Society since the former amalgamated with the latter. A few days ago a couple of men at Waituna started to go to their work fencing. One of them carried seyen pounds of blastiug powder in a canvass bag, to be used in blasting, logs. They, had to pass through' a paddock where some stumps were burning, and a spark lighting on the bag the powder exploded, and severely burned the man who was carrying it about the hands and face, but inflicted no very serious injury. The Pope was much shocked when he received the news of Cardinal Newmans death. He celebrated a funeral mass for •the late Cardinal in his private Chapel. Professor F. W. Newman, the brother of the Cardinal, is now 85 years of age. He says that he was a practical abstainer from intoxicating liquors from boyhoo 1 when he dined alone. At 62 he turned vegetarian and since then he has needed no physician. He is as well now, he says, us anyone of his age can expect to be, and he laments because vegetarianism mokes ho greater progress with the world. The Pall Mall Gazette has the following : — The smokers have just. won a great triumph in New South -Wales. The Sydney dockera haye threatened to strike for " smoke time." and their employers have agreed to ;dlow three-quarters of an hour a day for smoking, " smoke time to be pal 1 for by the employers." The fact brings out in a remarkable way the difference between the conditions of labour in the Old and New World rt-spect yely. Iv London the dockers strike for life ; in Sydney, for luxury. Our readers are reminded that Sylvo and Lawton's Surprise Company will appear iv the Assembly Rooms on Monday and Tuesday. Judging from the notices they haye received in leading journals of New Zealand and Australia which we have read) their entertainment is original, unique, and can be highly recommended. They have just returned from a successful tour of the South Sea Islands, in the course of which they have appeared before Sir John Thurston, High Commissioner, and King George of Tonga, and they are arranging for a tour in South Africa. Sylvo, the innovator, is said to surpass any Japanese juggler who has yet visited the colonies, while Mdlle. Corina is as much at home on .the piano wire as a canary on its perch. The company has a first class record and we hope to see bumper houses both nights. Miss Valentine, with a large staff of dressmakers, still occupies the commodious suite of rooms facing Dixon-street, and will be happy to see all her lady patrons as early during the' season as possible. It would saye disappointment if ladies would make their selection as soon as convenient, and place them in her hands 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, aud without going into particulars it will be sufficient to say that our Homo buyer has displayed excellent taste and judgement, both in fabrics and colourings. We invite an early visit of inspection of our beautiful spring dress materials at Te Aro House, Wellington. Our arraugements for the present spring season in two of the most important departments in our warehouse are now complete in all their details, at Te Aro House, Wellington. 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. — Apvt.