Local and General News

Feilding Star, Volume XII, Issue 120, 2 April 1891, Page 2

Local and General News

Punch says, " Scratch a Liberal and you will find a tyrant; '* We have to acknowledge receipt of the railway, timetable for April. A banquet will be given to-day to the Hon. Mr Seddon, at Hokitlka. Colonel : Humphrey has resigned his commission i in the New Zealand Militia Captain Edwin telegraphed at 9 a.m. to-day :— Barometer further rise every* where. The Borough Council will meet this evening; and the Manchester Eoad Board on Saturday; afternoon. Venice is th© po6re9fc city in the World, One fourth of the population are paupers, and therest often haye to go hungry. It is a singular fact that in the English papers the articles advertised most are whiskey and soap— 'a strange combination. . , , • The Feilding Assessment Court will be held in the E.M. Court to-morrow. There are only four or five eases to be heard. :~ _ The frequent use. of asparagus is strongly /recommended in. affections ot the lungs and chest; in fact, asparagus is one of the "rod ;t wholesome as well as agreeable vegetables we possess. On Tuesday bush fires were raging all rounds district, and in the evening the reflection of the flamea on the heavy masses of clouds had a very beautiful effect. The '"'burns" were all good. From Nelson we hear of the purchase and shipment of the. first bales of the Vlqw seas-ms hop leaf . The yield is reported to be a fairly, heavy one throughout the district, considering ihe Unfavorable character of the early part Of the season. Sales are reported &i 1/2; — N.Z. Trade Eeview; A faithful dog "in Hamilton (Ohio) did hot abandon its attempt to arouse its owner, who had fallen asleep on the railroad track, until an engine cut off its leg. The man 'escaped injury. This must be a new kind of self sacrificing locomotive ; and it woUld be inte"rdsting tb know how its legs get: along on the metals. The ladies' thicket ihatch at Sydney waß a financial failure; though some good play was shown by' the fail- contestants. Victoria pUt a scratch team of ten into the.fleld dgaiilst .eight. New South Wales lassies. Now South Wales, scored 99 (Miss Harper 3l; and Miss Eggletoh 25) and 249 ; Victoria; 38 arid 143. "' We 1 Woiild hot advis^ aiiy bddk agent to -try Makaretti agaih just how'i A delivery of some. 30 volumes of a certain xwprk took iplace 1 , .there lately. Strange -t(J.-fiay, s sdme people have been thiis^ victimised vwho do not Bven. sub-soi-ibe to. a newspaper;. and are thus ignor ant of what goes on lilthe world around them-.-^Waipawa Mail. Millinery and Fancy Depfirtrrieriti Red House.- S. J. Thompson has pleasure in informing the patrons Of the Bed House and general public that he has obtained the s^L'vides of. Miss. Clements, who for. eight years occiipied an important position in one of .the most fashionable houses. in Wellington. In the Millinery and Fancy departments will be found a full ra lge of 1 Ladies and Children's Un(ißrQlothing.

". There will be mass in St. Bridget's on Sunday at 11 a.m. ' The Committee of the Feilding Jockey Club will meet to morrow night at Mrs Hastie's Feilding Hotel. In Mrs Evan's 9hop may be seen some fine specimens of capsicum plantsj in full bearing, grown by Mr S. Knight, of Awahuri. Mr Macmiliaiii of Awahun, has just commenced the tanning business in the old Palmerston works at Terrace En.d,. and "frill carrying on tanumg and fell- 1 niongery in all its branches. - Notice is given to-day that owitig to the great rise in the prices of sheep and cattle, the Feilding butchers have raised the prices of meet as follows : - £d per lb on all joints of mutton, and £d per lb on the best joints of beef. The iNew Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Company (Limited) have received the following cable message from their London office, dated 26th instant, : — Frozen Meat — Market quiet. Price of beef has declined £ per ft, and lamb £d per lb since last report: Price of mutton is easier. Market for New Zealand hemp has a downward tendency. There has been a rumour industriously circulated to the effect that' Sir ■'William Jervois is likely to be the next General for this colony in. London. This is a bit of pure " buncombe,!' because the Governmetnt dare not " part with such a bit of fat"' to anyone unless a supporter. of their own. The Liberals loye the " loaves and fishes " quite as well as the Conservatives, and more so perhaps. People are always disagreeing on something and now there is a dispute as to when the twentieth century will actually begin. A Pittsburg astronomer says it •will begin on January 1, 1900. The first century does not end with the year 99, but with the. year 100; the second century therefore began with the year 101, and the twentieth century, as explained, will begin with.the year 1901. We learn from the Wellington N.Z Times that the "United Hunt" hold their first "meet" at Kilbirnie on Saturday next, at 3 p.m. A splendid run has been laid on Mr Crawford's Miramar property, where the hounds will throw ' off at 3*30. The run extends over five miles of country, and there are from 35 to 40 post and rail and other jumps, and a good view of the course will be obtainable for pedestrians from the top of Windmill .Hill, whence the run cau be viewed from beginning to end. It is singular that no official intimation of this meet has been advertised here, for the benefit of. the members of the hunt resident in this district.' ' Mr James Morgan, business representative of the London Bellringers and Faust Family Company, is in Feilding making arrangements for the appearance of this company of entertainers in the Assembly Booms on" Wednesday evening next, the Bth instant. This company has a first-class reputation, and their entertainment being of a varied and popular character, they are sure to be well patronised. Clever bellringing is always interesting, and' the performers who appear next week are said to be wonderfully dexterous. Herr von der Mehden is a celebrity as a performer on the cornet. He is, moreover, something of a genius, and plays several other instruments, andhe also extracts sweet music from a variety of quaint arrangements. The Faust Family are musicians and clever acrobats, and their clever performances must be seen to be appreciated, and the amusement lovers of Feilding are promised a rare treat next week. A witness in a case at Court on Thursday stated that he joined a number of friends in a game of Napoleaon, called 1 Nap ' for short. ' What is nap ?' asked the examining lawyer, whereupon tha auditors smiled. ' Well, I don't know, further than that is the name of it,' was the response. ' How do you play nap ?' asked the counsel, and the Court again smiled. ' I can't d scribe it,' said the witness. A second lawyer engaged in the case remarked that his learned friend was awfully innocent, and said he supposed they could take it for granted that the E.M. knew what the game was. His Worship's reply was inaudible, but the witness vouchsafed the information that the first man- after the dealer 'had the first show of 'making it,' and if he went three the next man could go four if his ' hand ' warranted it, and should another player have what is called a full or ' nap! hand he could 'go the whole hog.' This satisfied the Court, and the auditors came to the conclusion that there was no doubt of his having ' been there.' — Napier News. It may be smart business for a newspaper to get hold of a Cabinet secret and publish it to the world. Such things have happened in England, and the clerk or other official who has soJd information „| which should have been kept sacred has invariably* when detected,.been dismissed in disgrace* A publication of a private state matter took place this "month, for which it would be dificult to find a precedent. Two women having been sentenced to de ith in Christchurch for the murder of an infant, ministers took into con-: sideration the propriety of advising. .'his.. Excellency to commute the sentence, which was ultimately done. A week: be-, fore the case was laid before the _ Governor, ■ the Lytteltori Times announced^ that he would be advised to exercise his prerdgative in the matter, and the special information was taken up by the Press Association and published in every ."newspaper in the colony. Apart from the personal discourtesy to the Goyernor, the divulging of ministerial advice to the press or public before he has decided upon it is, a most unexampled proceeding. The singular part of the affair is ; that the paper which was favored with the. special information is one in which the of Justice has a personal interest. It is due to him that the matter should be inquired into; and the grave breach of confidence brought home to the responsible party.— TypOi Goofee and Dari-agh have purchased; much under regular price, a warehouseman's stock of Ladies' Stockings ; Men's Socks* Undershirts and Pants. The? 6 goods-, haying been bought cheap} will bfe sold cheab for Cash.— Advt: