Local and General News

Feilding Star, Volume XII, Issue 116, 24 March 1891, Page 2

Local and General News

Master Henry Parkes, son of Mr Benjamin Parkes, of Taonui, has passed his examination for the Oiyil Service. The settlers in the Feilding Small Farm Block have had some splendid " burns," and grass seed sowing his now in full swing. The date of M essrs F. R. Jackson and (Jo.'s Wanganui quarterly Horse Fair has been altered from Saturday, the 28th instant, to Saturday, 4th April. We are glad to learn that the average attendance at the Feilding State School is at present better by 30 than it has ever been. This is very satisfactory. The Secretary of the Feilding Football Club has received a telegram from the Athletic Club, Wellington, stating they could not visit Feilding as proposed. Last week Mr Henry Rutherford killed a nine- months- old Berkshire pig of his own rearing, which turned the scales at. 25()lbs. The head alone weighed 321bs. The Feilding Brass Band played in the Rotunda in the Square, on Sunday afternoon. There was a large concourse of people, and everyone enjoyed the really excellent music. The insurance on Mr Gibson's house at Kiwitea which was burned down a few days ago, amounting to £200, was paid yesterday by Mr Sherwill, agent for tho New Zealand Insurance Coinpauy. This is quick work. The Oxford and Cambridge University boat race on Saturday resulted in a victory for Oxford by a quarter of a length after the grandest contest seen for years. Oxford have now won this event 25 times and Cambridge 22. On Saturday last the following tenders for Forlong's road were received by the Manchester Road Board : — Accepted : J. H. Anderson, £330 ; declined : J. McColl, £400 14s ; F. Rink, £355 10s ; F. A. Awdry, £399 ; D. Soally, £530 ; J. Houston, £451 15s. An elderly man named Frank Houli htm was taken from Otaki to Wellington on Friday on a charge of lunacy. It was found that excessive drinking bad led to derangement of his inent; 1 :aculties, and he was sent to gaol for a work for curative treatment. We would remind our readers of the tea meeting to be held in the Maori meeting-house, near Awahuri, on Monday next. We recommend the lovers of the picturesque to go and see that romantic locality, and enjoy the tea at the same time. There will be the usual atterrneeting. In the Assembly Rooms on Friday ami Saturday evenings there will be a Grand Band Contest commencing on each occasion at 7.30. On Easter Monday there, will be a grand Musical and Dramatic Entertainment which will commence punctually at eight o'clock in the evening. For other particulars we refer our readers to the advertisements which appear elsewhere. We draw the attention of our readers to the banquet and tea, to be held on Good Friday afternoon and evening, in connection with the opening of the Met rod 'at new parsonage. We are inform d that great provision of all the usual clam ies (including poultry in abundance) is being made for the banquet. We recommend all to go and enjoy the good "things so liberally provided. The settlers in and about Feilding have no reason to complain of want of opportunities for buying cheap for cash from the local business places, and to-day Messrs Cobbe and Darraeh intimate that, they have just received ex. the ship Akaroa, from London, a large consignment of good things which are detailed in their replace advertisement which appears elsewhere. The "book-fiend" war goes merrily on all over Australasia. The proprietors of one or two publications have been routed with . great slaughter, while, so far, the Picturesque Atlas Company have been uniformly successful in all courts. It is estimated that, up to the present time, no less than £14,000 in law costs have been spent by defendants in vain endeavours to upset this company's form of contract. On Saturday evening the firebell was rung for a chimney on fire in a dwelling in Manchester street. Very few of the members of the Brigade turned out, probably because they thought their ser vices would not be needed. This is a mistaken opinion which may cost tho town dear some time, because it never can be foretold where a fire of any kind is going to end. It is the duty of eyery fireman to come to his post when an alarm is rung, and he should depend on his officers to say whether his presence is required or not. On Saturday last a young man named Schwass, who lives with his parents at Halcombe, was riding towards home on a somewhat restive horse. He passed some young ladies who were also mounter!, and they observed that the horse the lad was riding was beyond his control Shortly aftei-wards they overtook him. and saw that he had been thrown, but one of his feet was entangled in the stirrup. As the lad hung heMil downwards the horse was kickm? furiously at his body. Presently he fell clear of the horse, and one of the young ladies ran to the nearest house for water, and to obtain assistance. It was evident to them Schwass was badly hurt because hi? mouth was full of blood and a pool of it was under his head. As soon as possible Dr Oharlton was sent for, and' on his arrival he found that the injuries nflcted were something terrible. Both arms ware broken, tho ribs wwe fractured, the ends of which were fumed into the lunsrs, and a shoulrlor blade smashed. The stomach was also injured. Dr Oharlton at once pronounced the case hopeless, but did all. that was possible under the circumstances. The lad was still ahye this morning. • ' \

The Manawatu Railway Company will .pay a 3J per cent, dividend for this year. The mail train from the north was very late m coming in yesterday afternoon. Defective engine. A hard gale from the S.W. accompanied by smart 3howera of rain, came on last night, and continued during the day. The date of the Feilding Chrysanthemum Show has been altered, and is now fixed for Saturday, April 25th. Captain Edwin telegraphed at 9 a.m. to-day : — Warnings for southerly gales and much colder weather have been repeated to all places. A M.mey Order Office, and Post Office Sayings Bank, was opened this morning at; Fowler's (Birmingham). Mr Salter, the present postmaster, undertaking the onerous duties in connection therewith. This will prove a gi'eav convenience to the residents in that important and rising district. The latest addition to the phonograph is Mr McFen-an's auction sale to take place on Thursday uext, when three hundred pounds worth of groceries will be sold without the slightest reserve. <?ee Mr Trimble's advertisement and the notices in our wanted column. Robert Matthews, the champion light weight boxer of New Zealand, was lv Feilding yesterday. We understand he proposes shortly to give a public exhibition with the gloves and Indian clubs in the Assembly Rooms, and this will pro- ! bably take place on Saturday, April 4th. The autumn and winter goods have arrived at the Red House, and the great display will be made at the end of the present week. In the meantime Mr Thompson is showing a splendid lot of linoleums, floor cloths, and oil cloths at very low prices. Miss Stewart announces that she is about to open a millinery establishment in the corner premises near Mr Sherwill's office, where the stock will probably be ready for inspection to-morrow. Miss Stewart has had large experience at Home and in the colony, and invites the patronage of the ladies with confidence. We are requested to state that to prevent confusion at the Phonograph tomorrow night, the reserved seat ticket holders will be admitted at the side entrance fifteen minutes earlier than usual, viz. : at 7.15 p.m. The Is tickets will be strictly limited, and seats for these will not be guaranteed. A telegram from Palmerston says the Theatre Royal was packed last night when the Edison Phonograph was exhibited. The lecture by Professor Archibald was an intellectual treat, and the audience was held spell bound. When the Phonograph itself was exhibited a Maori spoke into the machine and Mr Henry Haybittle recited. The repetition of their voices created quite a furore of applause. Two sad cases of drink bringing men to miserable ends have just occurred in Hawke's Bay. At Wairua, a middleaged remittance man, named 3ordon iliddletou Anderson, died ten minutes after admission to the Hospital of heart dieease accelerated by excessive drinking. In the other, a well-educated young fellow named William Cole, in a state of intoxication fell from his horse, on a lonely country road aud was found dead. Dresses— We have now opened out our two first shipments of autumn and winter dress fabrics, which have come to us recently by the steamers Aorangi and Avawa. We may conscientiously affirm that no finer, more varied, or well, selected goods have eyer previously passed the portals of Te Aro House, Wellington. Jackets, Mantles and Ulsters— We haye opened out a yery fine assortment of these, in all fashionable makes, styles, colours, shades and sizes. Our mantlerootn is now filled with all thii latest novelties, such as should induce an early visit to Te Aro House, Wellington. DsKSSMAKING— Our two large and commodious dressmaking rooms are still under the same efficient management, and can guarantee in this season, as m all past seasons, instant attention, prompt execution, faultless finish, and perfect fit. Ladies who want their dresses early should at once place their orders at Te Aro House, Wellington. Dresses — In the limited space at our command, there is not room to give anything like an adequate description of our new autumn dress goo&a, but it is sufficient to say that they are of excellent value, of superior finish, well assorted in styles and colourings, well adapted to meet the of our numerous lady patrons. We solicit an early inspection of these, at Te Aro House, Wellington.