Local and General News

Feilding Star, Volume XII, Issue 65, 18 November 1890, Page 2

Local and General News

There will be a meeting of the Jockey Club at Mrs Oliver's Hotel to-night. Mr Arkwright will address the Feilding electors in the Assembly Rooms to-nior-row night at eight o'clock. Mr T. W. X, Foster has been gazetted Deputy Registrar of births, deaths, and marriages for the district of Feilding. A plain and fancy dress ball, to celebrate the opening of the ; Mangaone Hall, will be held on Thursday the 27th inst. Mr Macarthur addressed a meeting of electors at Makino on Saturday night. About forty were present and a vote of thanks was unanimously passed. The Government desire it to be known they are ready to throw open land for settlement in other districts on the same terms as granted to labor representatives lington. Messrs Cobbe and Darragh had a magnificent and varied display of dolls in their windows on Saturday night, which attracted a good deal of attention and favorable comment. Mr Macarthur addressed the electors at Sandon last night. About 100 were present and at the conclusion of the address a hearty vote of thanks was accorded the candidate. We regret to announce the death of the wife of Mr G. W. Fowles which took place on Saturday last. We cordially sympathise with Mr Fowles in his bereavement. He had only been married about a year. The Basonicas played to a moderate house last night. An entirely new programme will be given to-uight. Everybody should go to see what can be done on the basins. Pressure on our space precludes a lengthy notice to-day. The Feilding Brass Baud on Sunday afternoon played a selection of pieces in the Rotunda, on Manchester Square. This proved a great attraction to a large number of people who thoroughly enjoyed the very excellently played music. Mr McAlpine, the distinguished phrenologist who has been creating such a stir up north, will lecture in the Assembly Rooms on Monday and Tuesday, the 24th and 25th instants. The official advertisement will be published in our next issue. The manager of the Assembly Rooms, Mr Reading, informs us that he interviewed Mr Toole's manager yesterday with a view of arranging a visit of the great actor to Feilding, but was informed there was no possibility of this being done during Mr Toole's present tour of the colony. It is with much pleasure we notice that our local auctioneer, Mr Trimble, has a large sale of general goods at his mart on Saturday next. As there are a very large number of lots to be offered the sale will will begin at 11 o'clock. There will be a lunch provided and afternoon tea for the ladies. As a consequence of the resolution passed by the Borough Council at the special meeting on Friday last, in connection with the proposed deviation of Manchester Square, a public meeting of burgesses is summoned by Mr Peter Thomson, to be held in the Assembly Rooms uext Friday evening. Elections for the various Hospital and Charitable Aid Boards will be held on the 26th instant. The elections for the Manchester, Kiwitea and Manawatu Road Boards and Halcombe Town Board will be held at the Manchester Board's office, Feilding, and for the Marton and Feilding Borough Councils, at Marton. Cobbe and Darragh have purchased from the Colonial representative of an English manufacturing firm, his entire set of Hosiery, Corset and Towel Samples. These goods have been bought so much under ordinary rates that Cobbe and Darragh are able to sell them, for cash, at exact Colonial wholesale prices. The Stockings range in price from 3d to 2s 6d per pair, the Towels from 2d to 2a fid each, the Corsets from Is fid to 10s 6d per pair.

Mr John H. Worsfold has a big show ] of biscuits and sweetments in to-day. Mr Arkwright addressed the electors at Sandon on Friday last, and was very well received. Captain Edwin telegraphed at 9 a.m. to-day : — Telegrams to expect falling barometer and northerly winds haye been sent to all places south of Napier and, Wanganui. " I had to be away from school yesterday," said Tommy. " You must bring an excuse," said the teacher. " Who from?" " Your father." "He ain't no good at makin' excuses. Ma catches him every time." Last night a number of Feilding people journeyed to Palmerston to witness J. L. Toole and his talented London troupe produce " Chawles, or a Fool and his Money," at the Theatre Royal. The house was packed, and the audience was kept in a continual roar of laughter at the wit of J. L. Toole, while the acting of the various members of the company was excellent. There-died at Awahuri to-day another old settler after a long illness, viz., the wife of Mr Samuel Knight, of Awahuri. The deceased was a good wife and a good mother, and distinguished for her indefatigable industry. She was well known in Feilding and universally respected. We sympathise with Mr Knight and the family in their bereavement. The death is announced of Mrs Ellen Robinson, at the age of fifty-four years, after a long and painful illness. The deceased was one of the original settlers on the Manchester Block, having arrived with her husband (who pre-deceased her) in the ship Ocean Mail in 1874. The funeral, which will be in the charge of Mr F. Pope, undertaker, will take place to morrow afternoon at two o'clock. The New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Company (Limited; have received the following cable message from their London office, dated 14th inst., viz. :— "Tallow — There is a fair demand. Mutton tallow has declined 6d per cwt since last report. Quotations for beef tallow unchanged since last report. Frozen Meat — Mutton market unchanged. Beet market quiet. New Zealand beef, toreq .arters is worth 3£d, and hindquarters 3^d per lb. New Zealand Hemp — Market unsettled. Medium is worth £26 10s por ton. Manila market easier." A meeting of the delegates of the Feilding, Rangitikei and Wellington Hunt Clubs was held at Mr Walkey's Commercial Hotel on Thursday evening, for the purpose of considering the proposal to amalgamate for one year, the Feilding Club to contribute £25 and the Wellington Club to keep the hounds and proyide kennels. A hunt is to be held at Feilding once a fortnight. At the end of the year it was decided that if they did not agree to combine again the hounds should be equally divided amongst the Feilding and Wellington Clubs. We gather from a Napier friend that a thirsty and warm supporter of Captain Russell tried to get a cheap drink out of the gallant candidate — but unsuccessfully. He marched his in» tended victim past every pub in Napier, but Captain Russell made no sign al though he must have known what was the matter. At last a happy thought struck the elector. He asked Captain Russell to read a letter, making sure the latter would say " Well, come in here old man," but he didn't, he squatted (old habit) on the sill of a fruit shop and "did the perusal." The honorable and gallaut gentleman saved his sixpence — but he l'»8t a good vote. Summary of Ladies' and Children's Hosiery imported expressly for Spring and Summer wear, at Te Aro House, Wellington. Boys' Hose. — Of these we have a capital assortment of the most durable makes, adapted for school and rough wear, such as " The Champion " Black knitted Hose, lOd to Is 9d per pair ; "The Dreadnought," from Is lOd to 2s 9d per pair, and a variety of other makes with Clerical .toes and heels from Is 6d to 2s 4d per pair, at Te Aro House, Wellington. Children's Hose are in great yariety, and the best and most durable makes in Black and Colored Cotton. Black and Colored Cashmere, both ribbed and plain, with strongly spliced knees, all admirable for school wear, and ranging in price from 6d to 2s lOd per pair. We can strongly recommend these to the notice of parents and guardians at Te Aro House, Wellington. Ladies' Cashmere Hose, extra long, nicely finished and well spliced, 2s 6d to 4s 9d per pair; Cashmere Hose, silk worked, in all colors, a very nice assortment, 4s 6d per pair; Ladies' Ribbed Cashmere Hose, in great variety of prices, and all first-class value, our special line being those at Is lid per pair, at Te Aro House, Wellington. It will be seen by advertisement in another column that Mr J. J. Curtis, of Grey street, Wellington, draws the atten tion of the tradespeople and others to the advantage they will receive by having goods consigned to his care. Consignees at present suffer from delay in transit at Wellington, and the consequent expense of storage, which would be entirely avoided. Those wishing to send parcels or presents to Europe are reminded that he has a cheap prompt delivery by each of the direct steamers for London. Par eels so sent are delivered at the door of consignee, if instructed. It is also noti* fied that he has special conveyance for the removal of furniture and luggage. Custom House work is, of course, a necessary branch of his business. — Advt.