Local and General News

Feilding Star, Volume XIII, Issue 21, 18 August 1891, Page 2

Local and General News

No trace has yet been discovered of the missing man Dundas the surveyor. The Powers have addressed a fresh note to China ou the subject of the recent disorders. A communication from " Vigilance " and other interesting reading matter is unavoidably held over. It is easy to tell that Henry Irving is getting " played out" at Home- he is going to make a tour o£ the colonies. Captain Edwin telegraphs :— Weather forecast for 24 hours from 9 a.m. to-day — Warnings for westerly gales have been sent to all places. A. petition re telephonic communication between Feilding and Birmingham has been forwarded through Mr Mac arthur M.H,R., and is likely to be granted. Pending the necessary alterations to be made by Mr Nicholson at his Awahuri store, the Fei'dmg-Awahuri tele phone will not be fitted up for about a week or soWe have to acknowledge receipt from Mr R. C. Hamerton, of a copy of Sir Robert Stout's address to the Public Accounts Committee on behalf of Mr "Hamerton. The British Ban?c, a small financial in stitution, has closed at Hobart and at Lannceston. The reason assigned is want of capital. £100,000 represents the entire deposits. A passenger by the mail train to-day reported that a man had been killed near Manakau station, on the Wellington Manawatu line, last night. The poor fellow was cut in three pieces . The members of the Horowhenoa County Council must be " heavy .swells" because, we are informed by the Man a waiu Herald the mail coach proprielor charges them one shilling extra. Owing to a blunder on the part of the architect, it has been found necessary to relay the foundations of the Chicago Pair, at an estimated cost of a quarter of a million dollars. The.,^ meeting of farriers called for Saturday last in the Assembly Rooms was not attended by any of those interested owing, no doubt, to the inconvenient hour at which it was convened. The sludpnts of Cambridge ITniversity ( Kng.), recently debated the methods of the Salvation Army. The dieussion was, on the wbole, serious and sensible. The vote showed well for the Army, which it supported by a majority of 84 to 51). The Manawatu Standard says there is one proposal in the Payment of Members Bill repugnant to honesty and honour* able dealing, and that is to prevent a member's salary being attachable for debt. * Mr Harwood's party began on Satur day to erect a second wire from J?eild ing to Bunny tii orpe and Palmetston. This will place Bun nythorpe in telephonic communication with Feilding, and give us an extra wire through Palmerston to WeN lington. There will be a long night in the Foresters' Hall to-morrow night, when the Feilding Quadrille Assembly will meet for a dance. There will be a full band in attendance, and dancing will begin at eight o'clock. It is expected the affair will be a brilliant success. On Saturday last when Mr Daw's coachman was driving from Birmingham, one of the team dropped dead. The animal had been put in Mr Daw's hands by Mr H. .1. Lee to be worked. Mr Poad brought in the mails in time reach the train to Wellington. At a meeting of Bunnythorpe residents' held on Friday last, it was resolved to recommend the Postmaster General to appoint Mr Slipper to take charge of the telephone office at Bunnythorpe. It was also decided to apply for the establishment of a money order office there. The Ministry are going to '* chuck" £5000 into the sea to make a wharf at Picton, while they wont spend £50 to put a verandah on the Feilding stacion platform. Feilding is n* ton the sunny side of the political hedge, although it contributes more revenue in a week that Picton does in a year. We regret to learn that Mr TST'-ffke. of Halcnmbe, lost a son. aged 14. yesterday fr m the after results of an attack o' diphtheria. This is the third child this family have lo<t from the same disease, Dr Charlton was in attendance, anl did a'i that surgicil skill could do to save the life of the lad. We sympathise with the parents in their grt-at sorrow. From an ann mncement in anotle column it «■!! he -.-.•en that Mr Jn 'in P t proprietor of the Manawatu Carriag • Factory, al; I'aiiner.st m iNortu. has tiken Mr Petor Carvil- into partner<hip, and tl.e firm will in future w'il be known as Bett and Camlle. Tlie firm call attention to their new machinery and facilities thry possess for turning out work in the liest style at cheapest rates, Messrs Richards and Co. will keep open this week about and 400 lots of odds und ends to clear, a; leas tuan half cost. 200 pairs Boots and Shoes considerably under cost. Keiueinber the last chance for cheap Buots. Scores of Bonnets, and flats at threepence each. 50 pairs Corseis half price. — Advt.