Local and General News

Feilding Star, Volume XII, Issue 94, 31 January 1891, Page 2

Local and General News

Our collector) Mr E. Halcombe, will make a round of visits next week. The Bank of New South Wales will open a branch at Danevirko next week. Yesterday a number of Maoris were in town disposing of large quantities of fungus. Some of the notes put in circulation by the Bank of New Zealand are in a very filthy condition. We have to acknowledge receipt of the December number of Typo which is as interesting as usual. The annual general meeting of the Mangaone Public Hall Company will be held on Monday the 2nd pros. The Atkinson party having " got to Chicago " it seems inconsiderate that they should object to the Ballance gang haying a " free ride" for a mile or two. Old and young, rich and poor, are inyited to inspect the special attraction i)ow obtaining at the .Red House— the Shilling Table — loaded with articles of eyery description.— Advt. Mr H. Pickering, family butcher, notifios that he will wait daily on customers for orders. He will always have small goods on hand, while only the primest joints will be delivered. In order to supply meat at the lowest rate his terms are strictly cash. Cobbe and Darragh have purchased, much under regular price, a warehouseman's stock of Ladies' Stockings, Men's Socks, Undershirts and Pants. These goods, having been bought cheap, will bo sold cheap lbi' Gash.— Adyt.

■•■• ' The Feilding Borough. Council will meet on Thursday next. Miss Bacon desires, us. to state that: she will close her establishment on Thursday next,, and her prices' will be greatly re-.' ducee to effect a speedy clearance. '■ The .session just closed is the shortest on record. In the language of the "£nrf,\ each member will draw a " divvy" of iilso for one week's work. ■ Kruse, the winner of the Champion Rifle Belt, was accorded a most enthusi-, asfcic reception on his arrival in Wanganui on Wednesday last. .. '■'„'■ * We are requested to mention that the ticket seller at the Midgets entertainment last night was at first under a wrong impression as to the charges, of which a; number of persons reaped the benefit. The error was early corrected, and the advertised prices afterwards adhered to, as they also will be this evening. Opotiki puts up with, an Anglican incumbent of. a peculiar type. He has been burnec|, in effigy, kicked in the street, assaulted by schoolboys for remarks upon their teachers, and lastly, and lately, publicly, horse- whipped and threatened with an action for slander.. He is evidently not to be put out by trifles. We notice by Tasmanian files to hand that the notorious Arthur Clampett, alias Sullivan, is doing that colony. At a temperance meeting in Hobart, at which one of the City aldermen presided, Olampett occupied the seat on his right, and during the meeting gave an address on the drink . curse, and later on sang " Rocked in; the Cradle of the Deep." Converted again ! Two gentlemen of large colonial experience and high social and official positions, who have been visiting this district, left for the North this morning. They were much pleased with the look of the counr try, and one of them expressed the opinion that, bar one place in Tasmania, the soil up Birmingham way was the best he had seen in the whole of the colonies. Says yesterday's Manawatu Times: — On the District Court resuming at ten o'clock this morning, after a -few minutes' conversation . between Messrs Jellicoe and Fitzerbert, the former announced that the case of Armstrong v, Manawatu Eoad Board had been settled, the plaintiff accepting the sum of £52 in full satisfaction of all claims against the Board. His Honor remarked, on hearing the terms of settlement, that" that was ttio amount he would probably have given judgement for. ■■■■ It is evident that all shippers of frozen meat do not find the London market pay. A Southland farmer writes to a paper down South: — Just, think of it ! . The pick of our flocks being sold in London, " with all charges," at 3£ and 4d per lb ; whereas, if our supplies were withheld for three months lOd to lid. would be the market rate. Suppose we strike and form a union till we get a fair price for our good mutton. I appeal to all interested to coalesce and see if we cannot alter the present onesided state of matters. The Home consumer has to pay some 9d to lOd for the mutton we get 3£d for. Stop it. On Snnday afternoon the Feilding Brass Band will render a series of selections in the Eotunda, amongst which will be the two contest selections — " Luci de Chamouni" and " Maritana." The former is the piece which was selected by Messrs Right and Round, of Liverpool, for the contest to be held at Easter, which each band will have to play, while the latter is the choice selection of the local band, which will also be played at the contest. Considerable interest is being manifested iv the different towns which have bands competing in the contest, and speculation io rife as to the probable winners of the prizes. A meeting of the Kiwitea Sports Committee was held in the Kiwitea Hall on Wednesday last, Mr Church in the chair. After hearing the evidence of the Stewards appointed to watch proceedings in the egfi and spoon race, it was resolved to award the second prize to Mr Varley. The Secretary then read the balancesheet, which showed, after for all outstanding liabilities, a balance of about £12 10s. A discussion was then held as to the advisability of getting the course ploughed and laid down this autumn, and it was ultimately decided that Messrs Mitchell, Jas.. Barrow, arid Shirley be a sub-committee to ascertain the cost of clearing, forming and laying down a course, who were to report at a future meeting. A hearty vote of thanks to the Secretary, Treasurer and other officials for their efforts to make the Sports a success, brought the meeting to a close. "I would like to know," said a farm laborer on a recent night, " how to keep slugs from destroying my cabbage." "Oh ! I can tell you that," replied a workman in the same line of business. And then he proceeded to narrate process, which was merely to put- a little turpentine with the seed before sowing. Care has to be used not to put too much if the seed is to be sown with a drill. The same treatment will do for turnips or- any other kind of seed, and it will prevent the attacks of fly as well as slugs. I was told of a paddock that was sown three times last season. The man who sowed the seed knew of the above plan, but for some reason or other was loth to communicate it to the overseer (for fear of being laughed at, probably), and so, during the second sowing, he treated some seed with turpentine on the quiet. Time went on and the fly destroyed the second lot of plants as they bad done the first, all except the little patch where the turpentine had been used ; that was not touched. The third lot of seed was all treated with turpentine, with the result that there was neither trouble with the fly or any other insects. This day we shall show some special bargains in the Clothing Department at " The Fair," Te Aro House, Wellington. This day we intend at " The Fair " to offer some special inducements in Boys' Clothing, such as Boys' Kmcker Suits reduced from 7s 6d to 3s lid, reduced from 8s 6d to 4s lid, reduced from 9s 6d to 5s lid, reduced from 10s 6d to 6s lid, at Te Aro House, Wellington. This evening we shall almost make a present to all and sundry of Boys' Washing Suits, for which purpose we have reduced them from 7s 6d to Is lid, from 8s 6d to 2s lid, from 9s 6rl to 3s lid, and from 10s 6d to 4s lid, at "The Fair," Te Aro House, Wellington. This day we shall give the men of Welllington the opportunity of picking up some dicided bargains in Tweed Trousers at 6s 9d for 3s lid, at 7s 9d for 5s lid, and 8s 9d for 6s lid. Also Tweed Trousers and Vest at 15s 6d for 10s lid, and at 17s 6d for 12s 11, at "The Fair," Te Aro House, Wolhngton. This (lny at " The Fair " there will be a fine choice of Men's Tweed and Serce .^ac Coats, tit 8s 6d for 5s lid, at ]()s 9d for 7s lid, at 12s 6d for 8s lid, with a good lot of Tweed Sac Suits at 22s 6d for 12s lldj at 25s for 15s lid, and at 3os for 22s lid, at Te Aro House, Wellington. This flay there will bo an unparalleled choice of Men's and Boy's Shirts, Pants, TJndefahirls, Ties, Soarfs, Socks, Handkerchiefs, Braces, Belts. Straw, Felt and Tweed Hats, and v host of other bargains too numerous to particularise at " The Fair," To Aro House, Wellington., (