Local and General News

Feilding Star, Volume XIII, Issue 9, 21 July 1891, Page 2

Local and General News

Archbishop Eedwood has returned to Wellington, A notice in connection with the Masonic ball to be held on the 31st instaat appears elsewhere. Mr Eichard Hull has been appointed Registrar of brands for the Taranaki, Wanganui, and Rangitikei districts. Captain Edwin telegraphs :— Weather forecast for 24 hours from 9 a.m. to- day — Warnings for gales and rain hold good at all places. An Auckland telegram says : — Mr Abbey, theatrical manager, states positively that Sara Bernhardt will not perform in the colony, as such a tour could not but prove nnremunerative. The Ma-tenon Licensing election has been declared veul, on the grounds that t c words "elector "and ''candidate were omitted From the nomination forms after the names of the proposer and seconder. A cow eats lOOlbs of green food every 24 hours. Four sheep live on an acre of moderate land in summer and two in winter. A horse consumes the produce of 5 or 6 acres in oats and hay, and in farming every horse consumes l-6th of what he cultivates. At the last meeting of a local body held not far from Manchester Square, a member said " Why, the reporters are not writing, why is that ? One irate pencildriver uttered in an audible whisper " Talk sense and then we will." A painful silence followed. Mr Harold Hassall, of the Bank of New Zealand, second son of the late Mr T. M. Hassell, died at Ohristchurch on Saturday morning of typhoid feyer, aged 25 He was a prominent member of the anchester Park Football Club, Ohnsfcchurch Football Club, and the Amateur Athletic Club, and is widely regretted. With reference to Mr Rolleston's proposal that the Government should give a bonus for landing potatoes in England, Messrs Stead and Cunningham, of Christ church, have already made two considerable shipments to England, so that the proposal has been anticipated by private enterprise. That dismial night bird the "morepork" will have to be protected and otherwise receive encouragement. The bu-h at the Tamaki Company's mill pretty thick with vi easels (says the Bush Advocate;. The > little vermin have found an enemy in the morepork. A day or two ago, Air Baker, the locomotive driver there, caught one of these birds with a young weasel in its mouth. The Knights of Labor in Wellington have discovered that the present ultraProtectionist Ministry has no intention to lighten the burdens of taxation borne by the day-laborer, and have formed the opinion that the Government proposals offer little change in the incidence of taxation except in name. True Liberals are beginning to realise that they were " sold like bullocks" when they elected the Tory Labor Candidates. General Booth is expected to leave London this month, on his tour of inspection round the world. He will touch at Cape Colony, and then proceed to Australia via Hobart. He is due at Auckland on or about October 20 ih, and as at present arranged will conduct meetings at Auckland, Wellington, Christchurcli, and Duned'n. The duration of his stay, in JNew Zealand will be about three weeks. On his way back to England he will inspect the Indian >alvation Army. We have to record, which we do with great regret, the death of Mr F. Gumr ttess, father of Mr A. Guinness, M.H.E., who died at the Hospital early on Saturday morning. The deceased, who was well known in Canterbury and on the West Coast, was 72 years of age, and arrived in the Colony from Australia in 1852, since which time he has filled several public positions with honour and credit. Among the offices he held were those of inspector of police in Chnstchurch and postmaster aud clerk to the Bench m Akama. He was also appointed a le ceryer of gold rovenue on the West Coast by the late 1 Mr Seftou Moorhouse, and on his retirement from the Government service became a member, first of the Westland, a«d then of the Nelson Provincial Council, Later on he was appointed warden at Collingvvood, and subsequently became Resideut Magistrate at Ashburton. He but recently returned from Australia, where be went for ihe beuefit <4 his health, und was staying in Wei hngton on a yi.->it when his last illness seized him. The deceased, whose remains are to be sent to Chnstohurch for burial, leaves, two daughters and four 3011s to xn<;ur£( thwir loss. J

The well-known Maori chief Paramena lied at Marton on Monday last from lung lisease. The stag bunt took place this afternoon it .VJnamar with the hounds of the United Hunt Clnb. "We are glad to know that Mr Mac arthur continues to make progress towards the recovery of his health. Acting-Lieut. Bray had some of the members of the Manchester Rifles prac-tice-firing at the butts on Saturday afternoon. In consequence of the Assembly Rooms being engaged on Wednesday night the usual fortnightly dance will be instead in the Foresters' Hall. One day last week a young man named Gange, of Makino, cut himself badly with his axe when bushfelling. He was attended to by Dr Charlton. An advertisement with reference to services to be held in the Wesleyan Church Palmerston North to-morrow, by the Rev Mark Guy Pearce, appearß today. Mr W. G. Haybittle has just imported some really beautiful samples of cliina imd glassware whicn were being unpacked to-day. They will be marked off sometime to*morrow and advertised on Thur* day. The Railway Bill introduced by that interesting young member, Mr Jackson Palmer, which was so dexterously snuffed out by tbe Hou Mr Seddon, was really brought forward "to see how the cat jumped." In order to enjoy the bracing climate of this part of the country, and to recuperate the waste made in the vitiated atmosphere of Parliament, Messrs T. MclCenzie, Scobie McKenzie, Hutchison, Lawry. and the Hon John Bryce came north on Saturday last. We learn from the Advocate that some human remains have been found, on a portion of the Oroua Downs estate re cently acquired by Messrs Green and McLean, which give rise to the suspicion that there has been foul play. There was a marriage in the Catholic Church, St, Bridget's to-day, celebrated by the Rev Father Patterson. Two more marriages will take place at San don to morrow, and on Thursdaj, at Foxt >d, on of our most respected settlers will cuter into the bonds of matrimony. The Palmerston Racing Club seems to take it for granted that the Feildmg Club will give up their Christmas meetiug, because the former haye already prepared a two days programme. This being the case, it is ridiculous sending up a deputation to-morrow to confer with the Feiiding Committee on the subject. Advice has been received ia Wanganui that the ship Huwke's Bay has met with a serious accident to her refrigerating machinery at &ockhainpU>D, and has proceeded to Sydney for repairs which will occupy some time. We (Chronicle) are glad to learn that the agents haye promptly made anangemcutfor another vessel to take her puce, bui the unfortunate accident will no doubt cause some little delay in geitiug off our first cargo of frozen meat. To the order of Mr Elector Booth, of Makino Road, Mr J.D. Valentine, builder and architect, has just completed a neat and commodious private residence. There are large sitting and be 1 rooms, with a kitchen 17i't 6iu. by 13i'i bin., with a five feet wide passage. There is also a five feet wide verandah m front of the house. Mr James Fraser did the plumbing work, and Air Ambrose Pope tne painting, and it is almost needless to say the whole job is finished in a workmanlike manner and to cue entire satisfaction ol Air Booth. There are funny things told about yaro sheep in this district. One mob known as " a mixed lot" has been so often " gone through" and " mouthed " that whenever they are put into a pen they begin to soil themselves into groups, consisting of twotootli, four-tooth, six-tooth and crawlers. A yeracious anecdotist said that when he was looking ai them the other da.y he saw the four-toothed ones batting auct shoving a rather good-looking member out, when the latter quietly opened its lips and showed that the jaw was now ornamented with four teeth, The candidate was duly admitted. We are curious to learn what the Government will do with the strong recommendation of the Canterbury Law Society in the matter of the appointment of Mr Edwards to the Judicial Bench. The Society pointed out that the Court of Appeal had declared that the appointment was perfectly valid ; that Mr Edwards had discharged the functions of a Judge to the satisfaction of the profession and of the public, and that the present deadlock was injurious to the prestige and ' authority of the Supreme Court. We have no doubt but what the Canterbury Law Society are those which are entertained by all other law societies in the colonies. It is possible that the Government may reply that tbe matter having been relegated to the Privy Council, it would be injudicious to withdraw from a course which, whatever else may be thought of it, will settle once and for all the question of the appointment of Judges of the Supreme Court. An answer of this kind would be perfectly satisfactory if it were accompanied by an assurance that Mr Edwards would be in the meantime guaranteed against any pecuniary loss, and that on the decision of the Privy Council he would be fully reinstated. We can only suppose that the Government are actuated by the most honorable motives, and we think that if the Premier would show that there was neither political nor professional jealousy at the bottom of the procuechngs, it would remove much of the ill-feeling which they haye caused. The British sense of fair play revolts at the idea of Mr Edwards being pecuniarily punished for accepting a position which was actually thrust upon. him. — Telegraph.