Local and General News

Feilding Star, Volume XII, Issue 155, 25 June 1891, Page 2

Local and General News

An mm foundry is being established in Palmerston North. John Pollock Stephen, of Moven Falls station, Dunedin," has been killed by a fall from his horse. Entries for Messrs Siemens t Gorton's sale at Palmerslon North on July 2nd are published 10-dny. The Manawatu Tunes says a disease is reported to have broken out among the rabbits on the "East" Coast. A native of the Ngateporou tribe, on the En ■'ft Coast, hanged himself a few j \[u.\ 8 ago at \Yaipiro.,"" r ,

Horses are being purchased in Canter bury for India. Mr Brent, cabinetmaker ,- has a lot of new goods just" to hand. We have to acknowledge receipt of a batch ofJPiirh.iincntary paper>, and parts 1, 11. 11 lof the statistics of the Colony for 18907 - Mujor Newall will be present at the meeting in connection with the volunteers to be held in the Assembly Rooms tomorrow night. "' * ' .' ! The Napier people haye among them just now a painful form of influenza ' which is accompanied, by fever of an intermittent character. '. Mr Spurgeon and thirty other ministers have issued a Confession of Faith, affirming their belief in the verbal inspiration of all the Scriptures. A young man named John Jury, aged 20, died at Grejtown on Saturday, from the effects of a kick received during a game of football. The Postmaster-General is going to ! propose tliut the telegraph messengers be j allowed £5 a year extra for clothing, It i cosis them that for boots and shoes alone. The Freetr,ade party has, according to Mr McMillan, sareJ tiie people of New .South Wales at least £3,0U0,000 during the past four years " The club for boys, which has started in Sojith' Dunedin; has proved so successful, and is being so largely availed of, that the committee are considering a proposal to start, a club on similar lines for girls. The following team has, been chosen to represent Feilding, at Marton, in the Junior Cup match against Hunterville : — W. Bellve, Keen, Fanthorpe, S. Bailey, R. Parr, Lahce, .'Aitkeri 1 , Galway, Lucre, Howie, .Collins, Campbell, Hodges, W. Belfitand^Bray: " "*" "' The following names of officiating 1 ministers under the Marriaee Act, 1880/ for the year 1891, are published in the Gazette:' — Salvation 1 Army;. Adjutant Ebe» nezerß^hop, StafE.Captain Ernest Holds away, Adjutant John'E.'Newbold. The hearing of the charge of murder against Caroline Peyman- was concluded in the WanganuiU. M. Court on Tuesday, when the accused was committed for trial :\l the next sitting of 'the Supreme Uourt to be held on th"c 9th of October. Mr-Perceval has been elected Chairman of Obmmitteet!, on the motion of Mr Ballance, seconded by Mr W. C. Smith, la committee the Lender of the Opposition, "the Hon. John Bryce, expressed his satisfaction with the selection made. . ' Now that' Jockey Clubs are to be made legal contributors to the reyenue and therefore,' within the pale of - the law, a movement is on foot — or rather we should say, on the hoof -to have chaplains appointed to the Metropolitan Clubs. Captain Edwin telegraphs: — Weather forecast for 24 hours from 9 a.m. to-day — Warnings for frost- or weather continue cold until midnight • and for northerly gales and raiu after from 16 to 20 hours have, been sent to all places. • < There was a very good attendance at the Presbyterian' gift sale in the AsssmMy Rooms this afternoon and the stalls were well patronised. Everybody is reminded of the concert and reversed auction to be held' this evening in the Assembly Rooms. Good music, good singing and good-bar-gains. , • - We notice our lo.cal auctioneer, Mr Trimble^ intends holding his, first tree sale on behalf of Mr J. Laird,. of Wangariui, about the middle of July. As the trees to be oftered have been grown mMr Jji'ird's nursery,) situated t at Westmore, the Auctioneer should have, no trouble in parting with the consignment. The ladies or Feilding and the surrounding districts are confidently referred to a replace advertisement which appears to-day from Miss "* 15. ' Stewart, of the Ladies' Emporium. Miss Stewarb has now in stock a splendid assortment of fashionable goods, all of the best quality and material. The other evening a lad, aboufc*fiftoen years of age, went into the Shamrock Boarding House, and bought three peony worth of oysters. Presently he came back and told Mrs Halley " Them's poor sort of things anyway. I cant crack them, and when I do get them broke they' refull of sand." He thought they were a kind of nut. A report comes from Mansfield, Victoria, that sheep are dying by the hundred. The cause is unknown, but it is suspected to be a kind of worm. Mr. Hutclnnson, 'a large squatter at Main* dample, lost 3000' in about' three weeks. A.larife'fire is continually, kept going to destroy the carcasses of dead sheep. ■Other losses are also reported. ' Messrs Saywell Brothers haye just completed to the order of a gentlemen at Bulls, a dog cart built on an improved pattern. The wood work is imitation oak, inlaid, varnished • arid looks really yery handsome. The , vehicle is pro bably one of the neatest, and at the same time most convenient that has -.been made in Feilding for some time, and will be on view at Messrs Saywell's for a few days. We are requested to remind our readers of the entertainment to take place at the Mangao'ne Hall to-morrow eyening. I Eyery effort is being made to make the affair a success, and as the whole strength of the Feilding Amateur Dramatic Club will be engaged, a most enjoyable evening may safely be expected. A brake will leave the Square at 6.15 p.m. sharp, and all assistants and visitors are requested to attend promptly. It is always pleasing io hear that those who have lived amongst Us (Wanganiii Herald) do not forget the old places after having left New Zealand. We allude in this case to Count Jeoffrey D'Abbans, the former French Consul for this colony, but mw Consul in Switzerland, nho has very kindly forwarded a case of 40 stutfpd birds to Mr Drew for his museum, The birds are all European, and consist of an eagle, many hawks, game birds, different kinds of plover, ducks, and some of the song birds*