Local and General News

Feilding Star, Volume XII, Issue 78, 18 December 1890, Page 2

Local and General News

There was a slight earthquake felt here this morning at six o'clock. The Eesident Magistrate will hold a Court here to morrow. Dr Charlton returned to Feilding last Monday night, from his holiday in the South Island. The Cantata to be held in the Assembty Rooms to- morrow night, promises to be m every way a success. A dance is announced to take place in the Mangaone Public Hall on Friday next, commencing at eight o'clock. Captain Edwin telegraphed at 9 a.m. to-day : — Warnings for easterlj gales and rain hold good at all places. According to a correspondent in the Westport Times the only articles of consumption iii Denniston, are coala and whiskey. A southern paper informs us that the latest thing in Legislative rumours is that the " labor party " want Mr J. A. Millar " created " aud will make yery strong efforts to bring it about. Should not this read " cremated." It would be better, anyway. Mr W. Bellve has just received and opened up a large consignment of the finest stock of saddlery ever imported into the district, and invites immediate inspection. Full particulars will be given in advertisement to appear on Saturday next. I Another big sale is advertised by Mr W. Trimble to be held in the shop now occupied by Mr E. Moult, who is giving up business in Feilding. The sale will take place on Wednesday the 24th mst., | so as to enable people to buy articles suitable for Christmas gifts. The Napier Telegraph of Monday last makes the following polite reference to an old friend : — In coming down from Tarawera yesterday Mr Crowther passed Te Kooti at Te Haroto. The old ruffian is accompanied by fifteen followers, including women and children, and is on his road to the Waivavapa, The Auckland Trades and Labor Council have passed a resolution regretting that Mr Justice Couolly, in hearing the recent charge against the Bluntly miners arising out of the strike there, used the term " Union gang." They consider that a Judge should not show any partisan spirit on the Bench. It may not be generally known, but etilL it is a fact, that peas when shelled and allowed to stand for any time, generate a poison. As an illustration of this wo may mention that about two years ago in Melbourne seven clergymen were made seriously ill from partaking of peas that had been shelled and allowed to stand for come 24 hours. On Tuesday morning when the train for Wanganm wns leaving Turakina. the fireman of the engine received a sunRtroke. 110 was at once taken off and a linemun put in his place. It is tuno that these men who are exposed so much to the sun, should bo provided with more suitable headgear in the summer raonthn than the present Bailor caps whloh afford no protection whatever, A splendid opportunity is offered today tor a hona fide settler to acquire a ÜBoful farm, and for an entGrprising tradesman to take up a going Imtohery j business* By ad yertieement elsewhere section No. 17 in the Mannhestor Block ; 1 ul.so the good will of the business of butchers as carried on by Messrs Pringle Brothers, will be sold by tender. For other particulars application is requested to be made to Messrs A. aud J. B. Pnngle,

A Club is about to be established in Foxton. Inspector Pardy was tin an official Visit to Feilcting yesterday* The last parade of the year will fos held by tlie Manchester Rifles of Friday ftext. The rainfall of yesterday and ftf-day, ! is worth L20.00U to ihe Manchester Block. To a co-respondent :-No, the differential calculus is not a human bone. — Ed.P.S. ■' Very welcome tropical sh&wers of rain fell during yesterday and to-day and did an immense amount of good. ... Atlen'ion Js directed to Murray and Oassey's advertisement re their gigantic • sale, which appears on our fourth page. We have to acknowledge receipt of. press tickets for the Cantata " Red Riding Hood," to-morrow night, in the Assembly Rooms. Mr A. A. Jackson, of Bnnnythorpe, and party, are now in the back country prospecting for land suitable to take up for a Small Farm Association. Owners are reminded that acceptances for the Feilding Hurdles, Manchester, and Flying Handicaps, also nominations for the other events, will close to-morrow at 8 p.m. A meeting of the Feilding Jockey Club Committee was held at Vl rs Oliver's Empire FTotel last night and an amount of usetul routine work done. Hundreds of "deadheads" were unable Jo obtain admission to Wesley Church in Wellington on Sunday night, when the Rev. Charles Clarke preached there. Owners are reminded that the nomin* at ions for the Turakina Hack Meeting close on Saturday next Particulars will be found in an advertisement in another column. A movement has commenced in the Wairarapa for the formation of an irregation district, and the construction of water races from the river Waingawa or Ruamahunga to provide Cartertoa with a water supply. The programme of the performance to-morrow night to be given by the children attending the Feilding State School, is published to-day. To avoid a crush it is requested that punctuality be observed. Miss Bacon has now entered into possession of the premises formerly occupied by Mr Sandiiamis and will commence business to-morrow when a large stock of varieties will be offered Further particulars in new advertisement on Saturday. The Band Contest to be held at Feilding next Easter promises to be a great affair, judging from the fact the nominations have already commenced, the first one having been received by the Secretary, Mr R. F Haybittle, from the Garrison Band of the Empire city. A cable message has been sent to the Queen, asking Her Majesty to act as godmother to the Earl of Onslow's little son. On dit that the little gentleman will be christened "Taihoa," which would accord with the motto of the Onslow family as a pun upon their name. Two spielers arrived in Feilding a few days ago with the view of spending their Christmas holidays in the retirement of this qniet country town, and at the same time do a little business to pay their expenses ; but, when they saw the old familiar face of Constable Tuohay they folded their tents and, like the Arabs, silently stole away —to steal somewhere else. It h;is sometimes happened that a debtor has given a cheque for an amount slightly larger than the funds available to meet it. If the cheque is given for L 5, and there is only Ll to the debtor's account, it might be worth while for the cheque holder to pay in the extra L 5, so as to decrease the indei>te<ln -ss. A corresponden of the Auckland Star, however, shows that fchis mnnoßiiTn*, is n t always successful. A debtor had jnven a cheque for Jjso, and the wary creditor thought when it was returned N.S.F., he would manage to be even with the debtor. He enquired how much the account was short, but the bank refused to answer without tlif depositor's authority. Nothing daunted, the cie lit <rsf:arted by paying in L 5 without result Then lie paid in more an I more, and at last he came to the conclusion that he must pay in the whole LSO before he got his money bsck. Accordingly he paid the whole amount and presented the cheque again. ihe cheque was returned N.S.F., as before. The wily credit* >r had simply been helping to pay off his debtor's overdraft. Household eks should especially pay a visit to our Furnishing Department. We have the best and finest carpet room in the city, plenty of light and plenty of room. Our stock of linoleums, carpets, &c, is the best in the city for its extent and variety. Our designs are always selected with great taste, and it is impossible to be served better, if so well, as at Te Aro House, Wellington. And then we plan and measure rooms for these. We do this scientifically and accurately. We lay them well and never botch our work. Hotelkeepers, householders, and persons about to commence housekeeping should keep these things in remembrance, not forgetting that during the present month their cash purchases will entitle them to many a handsome Christmas present at Te Aro House, Wellington.