Local and General News

Feilding Star, Volume XIII, Issue 12, 28 July 1891, Page 2

Local and General News

« There has been a great rise in the price of corn in Germany, in consequence of large purchases made by the Russian Government. The census returns show the population of France to be 38,095,000, which is 123,000 less than at the last enumeration in 1886. His Holiness the Pope has sanctioned the forgiveness of sins of pilgrims visiting " Holy Coat" of Treves, the Roman Treviri, in Rhenish Prussiai At Sydney, on Sunday last, Canon Barlow was consecrated Bishop of Northern Queensland. The ceremony was an impressive oue, he being the first colonial clergyman consecrated. Mr Andrew Guy, solicitor, Palmerston North, has mone> to loud ou behalf of Scotch capitalists at low rates oflnterest ; and £2000 of local money, to invest in real and chattel securities. The trees to be sold by Mr Trimble, on Thursday next at Mr Light's Denbigh Hotel yard, are a.l of the best kinds, grown by Mr Sturm, (if Napier, who has one of the best establishments in the colony for their production. The Grasbdanin, the organ of the Russian nobility, taunts the French with .succumbing iu the Franco- Prussian War in 1870 without a battle, and says that, owing to the French hatred of war, a Russian alliance with such people is impossible.

The Tasuiaiiiau Budget shows a surplus of £34,000. Tho members of the Feilding Masonic Lodge have purchased a splendid organ from H. Collier ami Co., of Wanganui. To enable our staff to bo present at the Fire Brigade fete, the Feilding Star office will be closed from one (.'clock tomorrow afternoon. On Sunday last a weasel was killed in Mr Rutherford's paddock, near the North ro id- A second one was seen at the same time and place. There are at the present time 250 men and women exclusively engaged in Sal vation Army operalu.ns in the colony. Seventy separate Crops or stations are worked by them, to which are attached over one hundred outpo>ts. Tho careless application of the branding iron is often the cause of a cancer in cattle, bj so much pressure being applied that the skin is burned through. When this happens there is afterwards a collection of matter which invariably ends in cancer. Rihara, the husband of Hokipera, the woman who was wrongly reporjbfed dead last week, died yesterday. He was a good old sort and did his utmost to save his consort from the waipiro.^ They j have both suffered from bronchitis for some time. The brick building now in course of erection by Messrs Cobbe and Darragh, next the Feilding Star Office, is now nearly finished as far as the beavy work is concerned, the fine weather experienced lately having enabled the contractor to make good progress. The Hawkes Bay Branch of the Law Society having adopted a similar resolu tion ; to that passed by the Canterbury Socjety on the Judge Edwards affair, have received a reply intimating that the Government intend to proceed with the appeal. On Tuesday evening last special services were held in the Salvation .Army barracks here, when <} new banner was presented to the local' contingent of the Army by Mrs Colonel Bailey. Staft-Captain Robinson and other officers were also present. The meeting was attended by a large and enthusiastic assemblage. The police received information last night, that Frederick Goodwin, aged nine years, son of Mr William Goodwin, a settler at Marshallville, died at 6 o'clock yesterday morning. For a week previous the child had been suffering from a severe cold. The Coroner, under the cir - cumstances, considered an inquest unnecessarv. At the Dunedin City Police Court Annie Robinson, married, with three children, and whose husband is invalided was charged on Saturday, with the theft of door mats. She made a piteous appeal to the Bench, pleading that she had been obliged to steal in order to procure bread for her children. She was convicted, and ordered to come up for sentence when called upon. Taradale is going ahead. The latest evidence of progress is the erection of a fruit evaporator Anything which will tend to encourage the fruit industry amongst small settlers must be considered an advantage to the district at large, and if the evaporator proves successful we have no doubt that Taradale and the rest of Hawke's Bay will reap considerable profit, from the undertaking. — Na pier News. A new system of modelling vulcanite plates for artificial teeth has discovered by Mr W. E. Hall, dentist, by which he is able to reproduce every vein, &c, of the palate on both sides of tbe piate, so that the feeling of the tongue is the same as when touching the natural roof of the mouth, while at the same lime it secures a uniform thickness. This method should commend itself to all wearers of artificial den lures. — New Zealand Times. Mr Massey informs the Woodville Examiner his strawberry beds have been ruined by a htt'e wbite grub, which desi roys them at the roots. As others have suffered in a similar way the only plan we know of to get rid of the pest is t*> put plenty of lime in the beds. A iifctlr salt applied round the plants will also destroy the grubs, but salt must be ap>plied sparingly, as it will also kill the plants if too much is applied. Another remedy is the application of tar-water It is stated that a surprise may occur at anj moment in the House in consequ v ence of Sir George Grey being not altogether satisfied with the Ministerial proposals. Sir George will undoubtedly be able to count on the support of the labor members in any action he may take, even if the labor members thereby incur the risk of being termed " po'itical cianks " hy some of the rabid partis tnsof the Bal" lance faction who di>guisel themselves as "labor candidates " at last election. — Manawatu Times, A cable message to an Australian paper, dated London, 28th June, but wbich was not forwarded on to this colony, says that " *be private trial of a new pneumatic gun. the invention of an English engineer, took place at Manchester yesterday, in the presence of a large assemblage of artillery officers, and proyed completely successful. The gun, which is noiseless, and does not recoil, is fired with a compressed air cartridge The invention is considered by experts to surpass in every way the Zalinski gun." — Dunedin Star. Yesterday Mr John Stewart, settler on the Feilding- Ashurst road, was sledging out some squared timber from the bush, when the sledge caught on a rotten stump with the result that the sledge overturned and falling on M_r Stewart, broke nts ri^ht leg. About the same time, a few hundred yards from the same place. Miss Menzies, a daughter of Mr ■lohn Menzies, was using an axe in the bush, whe.i the axe slipped and inflicted a severe wound on her shin seyering an artery. She lost a good deal of blood in consequence before assistance arrived. Dr Johnston was sent for and in botb cases afforded the necessary surgical re lief. The half-yearly meeting of the Wanganui District of Oddfellows, Manchester Unity, was held at Palmerston, last Friday. P.G.M. Bro. S. J. Relf being in the chair, and D.G.M, Bro. Copeland in the vice-chair, Bro. B. Hood, C.S., also hein<» in attendance, besides the following delegates : — Wanganui Lodge, Bros. Laurie and Townsend ; Manawatu Lodge, Bros. W. T. Wood, F. Mowlem. Eoborfc Belf and H. W. Boon, The total strength of the Order in the three Lodges was shown to be 217 (exclusive of members out of compliance, but who would doubtless be finauoial before the next return) ; aud the total funds amounted to £6013 Is 3d, besides which the District fund also has a large surplus. It was resolyed that a levy per member of 2s to the sick and funeral fund, and Is to the management bo struck on all lodges in the district ; this amount being required on accouut of there being uo levy for the previous quarter. The nomination of officers resulted as follows ; — P.O. M.'s, Bros. Copland and J. D. Q,uinn ; D.G.M.'s, Bros. W. A. Browning and Townsend. Bro. B. Hood was re-appointed to the j position of C.S."

11.11 ■ ■an«ag>,mn.w. , .'B'nfi-»- rlr- — -™— pmp— — a— — — — i A most buuccooiui ij...-jy dress ball was : held in Birmingham on Friday last. We understand that the Commissioners have granted a free pass on the New Zealand railways to General Booth. Tlie eift< to be sold to-morrow for the fire Brigade hy Mr Trimble were oa view at Mr Beading's this afternoon. Mr Trimble will h^ld an auction sale on Saturday next, on account of whom it may concern, of 30 sacks of Hour. All those who intend playing in the football match against the Fire Brigade must be on the ground at 2 p.m. Mr Gladstone intends to pay a visit to tbe South of Europe for the sake.of his health. On Saturday afternoon and evening Mr and Mrs Foley gaTe performances in the Assembly Rooms which were well attended. Captain Edwin telegraphs: — Weather forecast for 24 hoars from 9 a.m. to- day — Warnings for gales and rain have been sent to all places. On Saturday last a son of Mr Mills, at Cheltenham, was jumping off the shaft of a dray he was driving, when his foot sppped and he fell in front of the wheel which passed over his body. Fortunately the dray was empty and the lad escaped with only a few bruises. The lovers of music on the harp will have an opportunity of listening to that beautiful instrument on Thursday and Friday eveaing next, in the Methodist Church, wbeu tlie Rev MrNeilson.whois i nhis way to Queensland, will hold evangelistic services. We understand Miss Neil son is quite an expert on the barp. The marriage of Mr Hector Booth, of Making Road, and Miss Emcja Cummerfied was celebrated at Foxton on Thursday, the Rey. Mr McWilliams, of Otaki, officiating. We have pleasure in tendering our congratulations to the newly married couple, and wish them every happiness this life can afford. . Last night Mr Robert Curry, of Pohangina, had his leg broken when bushfelling. He had just cut down a sapling, the butt of which sprang back. In endeayouring to avoid this Mr Curry tripped in some suppiej iclcs, with the result ihat the saplin struck him right in the middle of the sbin and fractured the bone. Dr Johnston was sent for who did all that was necessary. The " first stag huut in New Zealand " which took place at Miramar near Wellington, on Saturday, was a complete failure. When the stag was liberated from the cart it commenced to graze quietly. The huntsman tried to get the animal to run but failed. The poor heast was in fact paralysed with terror. TheiN. Z. Times says the general impression was the " hunt " wa9 an exhibition of sheer cruelty to a poor little animal unable through fear to take flight and save it«elf from the hounds. As a result His Excellency the Governor bas withdrawn his name as Patron of the Hunt Club.