Local and General News

Feilding Star, Volume XII, Issue 97, 7 February 1891, Page 2

Local and General News

Tippo Tib, Mr Stanley's frieud, talks of -paying a visit to England next summer. The Feilding Fire Brigade will be invited to take part m the Sports to be held in Palmers ton on St. Patrick's Day. The Attorney. General has declined to file a bill against Captain Rossi for dis turning the service at Goulburn Cathedral. The Feilding Brass Baud will play in I the Rotund i, Mane ie3ter Square, on I Sunday afternoon, weather permitting. I " Sandy, I hear that you voted on the conservative side last election." " Aye. man, I did that. Te see, 1 had my. gui'l claes on. ; ' Mr -Bradlaugb. -was buried in silence. No speeches were made, and no service was read. There was a large attendance at the funeral. As there are four newspapers working hard against Mr McGuire in his contest for the Egmont seat, his victory may le looked upon as certain. An exchange informs us that Mr Moody, who is now holding revival services in Troy, is much stouter, and (here is ruon? silver iv his hair, and gold in his pocket, , Str'Maarice O'Eorke and Dr Mirbach have been appointed Commiasioners to enquire into the charges made against tho management of the Auckland Hosby Nurse Arnaboldi. The entries for Messrs F. It. Jacksou and 0o»'s next Feilding sale are unusually large. Nearly 5000 sheep are already advertised. Entries for the Ashurst sale> of the firm are also published to-day. The Ashursfc Correspondent of the Mauawatu Times writes :— I am in receipt of a letter from our member, wherein he says " that the late Minister of Public Wi'iks informed him that he had authorised the occupation of the reserve at .Ashurst for recreation pur poses until it should be wanted by the department." They are uuable to make a iYee grant of the land. Let us hope that Mr Seddon, the new Minister, will not cancel the order. If he should we may be .sure Mr Macarthur will do his best for us; as in other little matters relating to Ashurst m which he is interesting himself.— l. am informed that Mr Corpe will" commence work at his sawmill on the Awahou-Pohangma next week. The. machinery is to be; driven by -two poi'tablo engines, one 10-house and the other 12 ! - horse power. •

The /Reaideiit Magistrate's Court will be held on' t^ednesday next. Prince Bismarck is about to start in business as a brewer. The Manchester Eoad Board was sitting as we went to press. A section on the Midland road, Man<mone* with only a few acres of bush felled, has changed hands at £6 per acre. A two-inch artesian well at Petone has a pressure of 141bs to the square inch, and yields 44,000 gallons per day The pipe is down 105 feet. - Samples of ore for analysis and assay can be sent free of charge to Wellington to be treated, if addressed, " 0.P.5.0 , Minister of Mines, Wellington." At-tke Wanganui E.M. Court yesterday, Alfred Pinsent, for wilfully breaking a window by stone-throwing at Araraaho, was fined 5s and costs ss, also cost of the -window 3s 6d. A Gisborne telegram states that the Wesle'yan Church there has just successfully completed the work of paying off the whole of its deht for building site amounting to £1210. Ministerial portfolios have been rearranged, Mr Ballance taking Commissionership of Stamps, Mr Cadman Native Affairs and Mr Ward PostmasterGeneralship and Telegraph-Commis-sionership. m . • In order to meet the requirements of inamoured lads and lasses on St. Valentines' day, Mr Carthew has got in a large supply of the needful, which will be on view during the whole of next week. There are nineteen cases of typhoid fever in the, Wellington , Hospital, and several deaths Have already been reported thif month, yet there are residents in that City who are 'madly opposed to the introduction of a drainage scheme. Some larrikins went into the post office lobby last night, upset the mkbottles on the desks, and made 'a mess generally. There is a slight clue as to their identity and Constable Tuohey will probably interview the offenders. ... • The Done and c the ship Bramin have just left Wellington for -London full cargoes. The -Bramin's is valued at £90,000," principally- wool, aud the Doric also conveys large' quantities of frozen meat, wool, flax, and butter. The time for accepting tenders for the purchase of the land of Messrs A and J. B. Pringle has been extended, and separate tenders are, now invited for the land and the butchery business. For other particulars apply to A. and J. B. Pringle, Mangaone. — Advt. As a proof of the superiority of totara over all other timber3 T whether imported, or not', it may be stated that in a culvert taken up at Woodville, after being down fourteen years, the pencil marks'' even were .distinguishable ;on the timberi, which were as sound as when put in. — NapieriNews . The late } Mr John L. Hall, the wellknown actor, and who will be remembered by many Feildingites, has been " monumehted " in : the Melbourne general cemetery. At the recent unveiliQg the sock and buskin were well represented;' and many high tributes were paid to the memory of the late noted comedian. The Borough Valuer, Mr G. C. Hill, laid before the Council on Thursday last the total of the yaliiation of the Borough for the current year which amounted to £9720, being an increase of £409 on that of last year ; equal to about 4|- per CGut... ,The increase is satisf actor y, aud was favorably commented upon by the Mayor at the Council table. Mr Bruce addressed the electors at .Vianaia, and announced, himself a thor ousjh-goinsc Opposititionist. He did not believe in the sincerity of Mr Ballance's recent" promises. The candidate said that be had been requested by a large iH".m: er of electors, and also by his party, to stand, but he would willingly give jihice to. a local mnn even n >w. We have received from Mr George Mouat,' per fayor of Mr Bilderbeck, four sticks of rhubarb, which will bear comparison with any we have yet seen. They were grown in Apiti, the Feilding Small Farm Settlement, and speak volumes for the character of the soil and climate. If similar exhibits are sent to the next Feilding Horticultural Show they ought to take good prizes. The Foxton Racing Club have resolved to hold the autumn race meeting cm the Saturday following Easter . Monday , and the program me prepared "by the Secretary, Mr J. E. Russell, has been approved of by the Committee, and sent to the Wanganui Club for their sanction. We notice from the Herald that the Commitr tee also did a graceful action in sending a cheque for £5 fo Mr S. Powell, 1 in recognition of his services as starter at the last meeting. Dignities change men's morals. : It was rumoured in. Feilding that a special train which went up yesterday morning, was occupied solely by Mr Smith, M.H.R. for New Plymouth.' On bearing the news one of our most prominent Liberals sat down by the wayside and cast dust upon ills head. He now says>all true Liberals should mourn in old bags and cinderssackcloth and ashes being too good for them. : The jubilee services in connection with the Wesleyan Methodists, will be held in the Feildmg Church to-morrow. The t Rev. Mr Morley, travelling delegate for I New Zealand for the Jubilee Fund, will ; conduct the morning seryices, and the Eev. Mr Cannell will officiate in the even- ■ ing. No doubt there will be large congregations, especially in the morning, as the first-named gentleman has the reputation of being an eloquent preacher. A return illustrating the operation of the "closure rule" in the House of Commons has been issued, from which it appears that the closure was moved on 87 occasions during last session, but was vetoed by the Speaker or Chairmau in 48 instances. There was not a single instance of a motion of closure sanctioned by the- Chair being negatived, although in 28 cases diyisions were taken. .;■;■* In August last a half-caste living at the Chatham Islands saw rockets sent uj«, cvi dently from a vessel lying on tii.^ west reef. It was after this that the Wreckage of the Asaaye began to come ashore. The half caste's story was onlylaiiKJied at hy his people, and they is.'iy it was a fishing party, .who had lights burning; bat MrShund, a residcut, iifterinvestigatng the matter, is quite satisfied that the half-caste stattnent is true, and that the rockets came from the Assure, It is hereby notified for the benefit of the general public that after the stocktaking at the Eed House (which is proceeding) there will be a sale of Surplus Stock Oddments and Heninarits at startling prices for cash. Reserve your purchases for this" Sale ! This is simply a preliminary notice with ' regard to the Surplus Stock Sale, and chiefly refers to Drapery, Clothing and Boots. This evening we shall almost make a present to all and sundry of Boys' Washing Suit.-?, for, which purpose we have reduced them from 7s 6rl to Is lid, from 8s 6d to 2s lid,- from 9s (id to 3s "lid, and from 10s Oil to "4s lid. at " The Fair,'' TeAio "House, Wellington, t. 1