Local and General News

Feilding Star, Volume XII, Issue 86, 10 January 1891, Page 2

Local and General News

On our fourth page to-day will be found a letter from Mr A, Hickford, re the Kiwitea Road Board's action in allowing the grass seed to be cut on the roads in Ongo Ward without tenders being called for same ; also two interesting entitled "A remarkable Billiard Per formance" and " The Scotch Liturgy." The staff of the Feilding Star desire us to thank their fellow craftsmen of the Napier News and the Wellington Post for cards conveying the compliments of the season, and heartily return the good wishes. ; . , . On the occasion of her marriage with fche son of King John of Abyssinia, the daughter of the King of Shoa wore the historical crown of the Queen of iiheba; which- 1 Has -been -treasured by the Ethiopian Kings for twenty-five centuries. The Borough. Council v of Wauganui purchased a watercart to lay the dust' in fche streets. It is not used on windy and -Justy d a y s because the Council won't supply the driver with ~a vail to keep'': the dust out of his eyes. This is. a fine old crusted Wanganui— fact. . A young man named John O'Sulliyan, aged 19, was committed for. trial at Blonheim on Wednesday on a charge 6f linpersonating a man of the same name. At the general election, on December sth, the accused was refused a voting paper at the Blenheim booth, and subsequently drove out to Marlborough town" und recorded his yote. The Canterbury Fruit Growers' Association have decided' to carry out' experiments, extending oyer twelve months to eudeavour to ascertain cheap and effective remedies for the prevention and destruction of apple scale, xlmerican blight, and red spider. An orchard of 63 badly-infected trees has been placed at their disposal for this purpose. One of our subscribers who resides not far from the eastern bank of the Oroua River was always complaining that his paper was not delivered, and naturally enough "he blamed the boy." However, the offender was unmasked the other day. The subscriber, and another friend, saw our runner toss the paper over the fence, when no sooner had it touched the ground than it was seized by " a bloonain old calf and, after a brief mastication, swallowed. The mind of our hitherto irate subscriber is now easy. Our friend the " Wellington Watchman," in the Catholic Times, growls because New Zealand people don't indulge in good, hearty laughter. The reason is plain enough m Wellington, anyway, bej cause the man who opens his mouth there I wider than is necessary -for a civil grin, risks having his teeth blown down his throat or, if that doesn't happen, he. will be filled to the muzzle with gravel and other unclean things. No, a .Wellington man may have a sense of humor, but he dare not show it unless he is running before the wind. The following is from the New Zealand Herald : — " The Stud Company was one of the Bank of New Zealand's " white elephants," according to Mr Buckley, but it has realised more than the whole amount of the indebtedness and more than the amount at which it was estimated as likely to produce by Mr Mean. This is the first of the "white elephants" to be realised, and if the others turn out anything like as well (and men who can judge are confident that they will do so) the Bank of New Zealand will be greatly benefited. We understand that Major Greorge always contended that the Stud Company was worth £20,000. His opinion has been fully justified. The latest " horsey swindle " comes from Gore, near Invercargill. A man named Mortimer advertised a trotting mare to be sold by auction, and just previous to the sale the auctioneer received a telegram purporting to be from Mr Taggarfc, of Dunedin, requesting the auctioneer to purchase the mare for him, which he did. On enquiry it was found that Taggart had not sent the telegram, but the latter had been posted to a wayside postmaster for him to telegraph it to the auctioneer. Mortimer, no doubt considered himself " smart " in. getting rid of his mare for a good, price, but perhaps he will " smart" under the verdict of the 8.M., who fined him £20 and costs £19 18s lid, in default three months' irnprisrnent. There are always two ways of looking at a thing. The wonderful success of the new settlements up Birmingham way, the progress of which has been circulated to the four quarters of the globe, and elsewhere, through the medium of our columns., attracted the attention of some of fche " principals " in the commercial centres of the world (there are many of these) and the Ambassadrrs of Commerce, otherwise yclept " bajmien," were accordingly sent up in shoals to do business. They came back disappointed. One of them said " I expected to find at least fifty stores, instead of whiuh there was only :i first-class hotel and two stores." He, therefore, heartily cuvsed the newspapers. There is a difference in the 'minds of men as to the meaning of the words " progress of settlement." It doe3ii't mean " shops" anyway.

A cricket .match between a team from Ashurst and a local team was proceeding as we went to press. As Miss Bacon's arrangements will only permit her to remain in Feilding until theend of this month, intending pupils bhould communicate at once. ".. . ■■■;.■ Within the past two years a total of 562 stoats, aud 1602 weasel 3, have been liberated in the Wairarapa, principally by the Eabbit Board. There was a fire in Sherwill street this morning which may lead to some damage. A paddock, of twenty ; acres of hay is : elosoly adjoining, arid some dry standing - bush was also ou fire Mr John Anderson, the- well-known cabinet maker and upholsterer of Wangauui, has been the • successful tenderer for the complete furnishing of the Wanganui Girls' -College. Mr Carthew desires to acknowledge receipt, on account of the Dr Bernardo Fund, of the following : — Mr Pawson, 2s ; the Kiwilea Sunday-school children, collected by Miss Kilgrour, 20s ; the Misses Eeid, of Awahuri, 10s 6d. The Ashurst correspondent of the Manawatu Times says :— Mr Corpe is pushing on with the erection of his new sawmill ;' the engine is there. — Our member, Mr Macarthur, is doing his best to obtain a recreation reserve for our town. We might be able to inaugurate the opening day with the sports on St. Patrick's Day. There were ten competitors for the chess championship, and the scores of the first five players were as follows : — I.EJ. Barnes (Wellington), 7 wins, 2 defeats, .76 .points ;. 2. F. Y. Siedeberg (Duhediri), 6 wins, 3 defeats, 62£ points ; 3. H. Hookham (Christchurch), 6 wins, 3 defeats, 59 points; 4. A. M. Ollivier (Ohristchurch), 5 wins, 4 defeats, 50^ points; 5. T. Sextoa (Ashurst), 5 wins, 4 defeats, 41 points. It wilt.be seen that Mr Sexton has a very creditable performance. ■■". "Anglo- Australian " writes: — 1 have a circular hefore me from- a large firm in the south-west, of London, setting forth the. merit's of New Zealand mutton, and truly saying— " New Zealand muttonis now being imported in such perfection that it is very difficult for the most experienced connoisseur to distinguish it from our home-killed meat." In the cprices legs are quoted at 6jd and should ers at 6d, The former are sold, I believe, in ihe same neighborhood at lid. No wonder some butchers or purveyors of meat got rich in a hurry in these days. The latest deyelopements of Dr Koch's discovery of a cure for diptheria and tetanus had been limited to test experiments with animals until sth December, when the remedy was.applied to several human subjects through transfusion of blood from animals not susceptible to the diptheria baccilus, or tetanus. It was found that ; the "blood of rats and. mice had a destructive effect- on- the' virus of diphtheria, while the blood of rabbits transfused . had a similar effect on tetanus. Before transfusion the ; blood must be treed from coaguluna, and otherwise prepared.. A. patient .in a wlio was' under i'reafcmenV/ by , the aew method died suddenly as soon as the reaction set in, and a severiteen-vear-old girl, who was inoculated with lyinp for lupus, at Innsbruck, died from paralysis of the heart.

Respectfully you are requested to look at our boys' washing suits in white and drab duek 1 , gala tea stripes, and blue twill, nicely trimmed, at Te Aro House, Wellington. Respectfully you are requested to in - spect our new lot of boj's' sailor suits, man-of-war suits, maritime, Prince Al fred, and jolly tar suits, with lanyards and accoutrements to match, from os 9d each, at Te Aro House, Wellington. XESPECTFULLYyou are requested to inspect bur receut importations of boys' jersey suits, newest styles and colours, from 4s lid each, at Te Aro House, Wellington. Respectfully you are requested to look at our boys' velveteen Patience and Bunthorne suits in blue, brown and black, also boys' velvet cord suits, in all shades, at Te Aro House Wellington. Ask to see our men's and boys' rush aud^ Zulu hats at 3d and 6d each, and men's rock-straw hats at Is (only a few dozens left), at Te Aro House, Wellington. Ask to see our men's hard felt hats in black and brown, with low crowns and flat brims, splendid quality, aud extraor dinanly cheap at 5s 6d, at Te Aro House, Wellington.