Local and General News

Feilding Star, Volume XII, Issue 151, 16 June 1891, Page 2

Local and General News

• ■ . m The reason Socialists and Communists do not gamble is— they haye no money. The'- petition against the Masterton Licensing .. Committee will be heard on Tuesday next. The -well-known Carl Hartz, and his company of talented comedians, vocalists, and dancers, will appear m«the Assembly Jkooms to-morrow night. • The regular monthly meeting, of the Feilding Masonic Lodge will be held on Monday nexVwhen- officers for the ensuing j'ear willl)e elected. The gentleman who took a Pictorial Almanack from the Empire Hotel, on Saturday night, is requested to return "the same. We have to thank Mr Lingard, the Hon. Secy, for a copy of the programme of The United Hunt Club Steeplochase meeting to be held at the Hutt, Wellington on the 18th mst. Father : ." What's that noise in the next room ? " Mother " It's Bobby singing ' I want to be an angel,' dear little fellow." Father ; " Well, you'd better so and see what he is up to." The late Emperor Frederick's biography, just published, shows he had ihe strongest dislike to. the policy of Bis* marck, who, he considered, would not scruple to stir up war in order to retain his power, ; Caroline Peyman, on remand, was brought before the Eesidenl Magistrate on Saturday morning, and further remanded for eight days on the application of Sergt.-Major Anderson. A brilliant idea has struck Mr E. M. Smith, M H.R. He wants the Post Office Sayings Bank to be bo extended that it can do the Goyernment's banking business. On Suuday morning there was a keen • frost, and the ice in some instances was over an inch in thickness. We have had more "frosts already than during the whole of last winter, and it is expected the fruit trees will benefit. Mr G. ,M. Suelson will hold a great clearing sale of stock farming implements etc., on Wednesday next at the farm of Mr W. Baker on the Bangitikei Line. The stock will be sold without' reserve. For the convenience "of visitors luncheon will be provided. The Wellington Times says : — The unfortunate man Gerard, who was injured in a scuffle during the late strike, is still in the Hospital. The lower part of his body is completely- paralysed, and it is very doubtful if he will ever be able to get about again. ' . The Invercargill South School Committee have unanimously decided to inform the head master that the use of Whitcombe' and Tombs' tasks and cards is objectionable to the committee, and to request the householders to refrain from purchasing them. Two. large land sales were held in Christchttrch on Saturday last, one property being the Plursley estate of 550 acres, near Amberley, which brought 10a per acre, or a total of £14:25. The other was 700 acres, situate at Kirwee, which brought £8- 5s per acre, or a total of £5782 11s. The prices are considered remarkably good and show increasing confidence in the future of the province. It is rumoured that the Government scheme of taxation will, in connection with the land tax, provide for the exemp tion of all improvements up to the value of £3000, the scale above that to range as follows:— £3000 to £5000, Id in the £ ; £5000. to £10,000, lsd ; £10,000 to £20,000, l^d; £20,000 to £50,000; lfd; £50,000 to £100,000, l£d; over £100,---000, l|d. Those who are about to furnish as well as those who wish to obtain additional pieces of good furniture, should attend the auction sale at Mr Shearer's Furniture Warehouse, on Thursday next, when a large quantity of new and secondhand furniture will be disposed of. The sale will commence at 2 p.m. and everything will be sold without reserve Mr Justice Richmond recently expressed himself strongly re^ardim; the heayy fees which people ure obliged to pay before they can seek the protection of the Bank ruptcy Court. His Honour asserted that the imposition of heavy charges upon bankrupts was a dispraceful way of raising revenue. "The Official Assignee ob served that the present state of affairs would be remedied by the new Act. , i The enterprising firm of Messrs Stevens ' and Gorton 'are again making further ad ■! I ditions to their Awahun yards tomeet their . increasing trade. A few weeks since, we reported they had enlarged their sheep ' yards to the capacity of holding several i thousand sheep now they are increasing '. their'cattlo pens in a corresponding de- '. gree, the erections are to be of a subdtan- 1 tial character, the posts which were cut ] on Mr Mason's property being all heart \ of totara and me.'isuriug a foot square, i and'all other timber being of the same massive proportions. We might remark i that it was at Awahiiri tho first periodical raute sale in this district was held it being here that Mr- John Stevens ,somo i ten years ago made his rid but as an auc- ( tioneer when ho held his maiden sale in ! the yard of the old inu at the foot of the c bridge.. .- - i

The marriage of Mr Parnell to Mrs D'Shea will take place to-morrow. ' There will be/mass in St. Bridget's, on iext Sunday morningr at 8 o'clock. An entertainment in aid of the Man.jaone Pub! its Hall will be held on Friday the 26th instant, at Mangaohe. The Dunedin Licensing Committee has confirmed the refusal of licenses to the Stafford, West Coast, and North Dunedin Hotels* . - • Captain Edwin telegraphs: — Weather forecast for 24 hours from 9 a.m. to-day — Warnings for easterly gales .and rain have been sent to all places. Mr Trimble requests us to state that he will not hold hin usual sale in Feildmg oq Saturday next, because he will be selling at Birmingham on that day. The banner subscribed for by the ladies of Feilding will be presented to our local footballers, by His Worship the Mayor, at the next Cup match. The death is announced at Wellington of Mr T. M uckay, who has been connected with the Lands I 'epartment for the past twenty years, anrl wa3 one of the best officers in the service. Messrs H. Collier and Co., of WangaHui and Palmerston North, desire us to intimate that the tuner connected with the firm, will visit Feilding in about a week. . Mr W. W. Corpe had .a narrow escape from drowning last Monday evening. He was attempting to cross the -Pohangina river when the horse caught its hoof in a snag. With some difficulty Mr Corpe fortunately managed to reach the shore.' An old writer remarked that the surest way to secure the -hatred of some people and prompt them to malevolence, was to have done them a kindness on some occasion. ' Cynical as the assertion may appear its truth is illustrated almost daily. Mr Fisher is again tbis session moving in the. direction of haying the Government banking account distributed among the banks doing business in New Zealand, and intsnJs to move that tenders be invited for that purpose from all the other banks in the' Colony. The Wairio (Irivercargill) Licensing Committee have granted a new license in face of the local option poll v declaring against an increase. The committee con-tend-that the poll was not a true expression bf the opinion of the residents. ' Complications are likely to arise. In our last issue we mentioned Mr. R. F. Haybittle, *as having managed the weekly assemblj dance which took place on Thursday last. Mr Haybittle has written to inform us that this was an error as his ,sole connection with the dance consisted in rendering his services (musically) for the same. While the other members of the Cabinet were larking all over the country in special trams and coaches, Mr Ballance was slaving early and late in making' up his Financial Statement. -From this it is not too much to infer that' as the' Hon. Mr Seddon is rather a "noisy boy,"' Mr Ballance sent-hiin, and the others, out to play,- to get rid of them . , , , Messrs Stevens and Gorton held tlfeir first quarterly horse sale at their Palmerston yards on Saturday, auii the sale was, on the whole, a fairly successful one. The general quality of the horses- was only moderate, but -will doubtless ■ improve with future sales when the fixtures are more widely recognised. The majority of the horses were disposed of at ruling rates and a brsk demand was experienced for horses of good 'quality. — Manawntu Times.' On Sunday night when Mr Lawrence Lawler was driving on the Awahun road towards Feilding, accompanied by two others, the horse shied, jammed the wheel of the vehicle in one of the small bridges, The trap was upset, and the occupants were thrown out. Mr Lawler's ear was badly cut, and when he was lying on the ground the horse kicked him' on the thigh ; he also had a severe scalp wound. The others were not much hurt. Dr Soiiey has been attending Mr Lawler, at the Empire Hotel. Our Awahun correspondent writes : — The old dowager who took such umbrage at your paragraph re the Queen and Ger man Emperor, has in all seriousness given me another which I think you will enjoy. She says it is a shame for' journalists when writing about the masses to call them the " Great unwashed " as there are but few who do not wash themselves sometimes ; but she thinks fchey might with propriety be called the " Great unwiped " especially at this season of tho year, for she knows none of them carry a pocket handkerchief. On Sunday last-there died at the residence of Mrs Chamberlain, Mr St. John Watson, aged 36 years. Mr Watson- was married to a daughter of the late W. E. Chamberlain, but leaves, no family.' Several years ago, in England; the deceased received an injury to his spine, from which he never completely recovered although he had the best medical advice. He came to this colony with tbe yiew of improving his health, and after a few years married Miss Chamberlain. About a year ago he began to suffer again from spinal disease and finally, after bearing his sufferings with manly fortitude and patience, he succumbed as above. The funeral will take place to-morrow, under the direction of Mr A. Eade, as announced elsewhere, when friends are respectfully invited to attend.