Local and General News

Feilding Star, Volume XIII, Issue 37, 24 September 1891, Page 2

Local and General News

The Phoenix Insurance Company has, with its usual commendable promptitude, satisfied all claims, amounting to about £1,000, upon it in connection with the late tire at Palinerston.— Tiiuus.

The percentage of passes on number presented at Ashurst school examination was 63-6. Dr Broome is canvassing: the Waikato. Ho withdraws if Sir Maurice O'Rorke stands. There was a slight earthquake, preceeded by a distinct rumbling noise, felt here at 1.30 p.m. yesterday. The Rev Father Dawson, of Waipawn., accompanied by the Rev Father Patterson, visited tins district to-day, Mr Parnell is opposed to the abolition of plural votiner on the ground that it would deprive Ireland of 23 mombers. A suburban section of 5 acres changed hands a few days ago at £35 per acre. The purchaser, a local man, will built on it almost immediately. The cost of special trains for the Minister of Mines, during the recess, was £700. What a thing it is to haye a finger in the Treasury pie. Cardinal Manning has issued a special pastoral letter to his congregation, enjoining them to rear up their children as abstainers. Captain Edwin telegraphs: — Weather forecast for 24 hours from 9 a.m. to- day — Telegrams to expect strong gales have been sent to all places. Messrs Stevens and Gorton's stock sale to day was well attended and the prices realised were from ftiir to good. A detailed report will appear shortly. The spring goods for the well-known Red House have come to hand, and are now on view. An early visit will be well repaid by an inspection of the many novelties. The eastern railway system of France is now capable of transporting 80,000 inea and 2000 horses to the frontier in 48 hours The President declares it is equal to any emergency of war. Mr E. B. Pileher, of Oamaru, has in his possession a copy of the Auckland Times of 13th October, 1842, printed on a mangle. This is two months earlier than the paper the Governor presented to the Auckland Free Library. The fact of the export of frozen beef and mutton having made meat dear has assisted in deyeloping the fishing industry, and the produce of N9W Zealand waters is now far more readily disposed of than ever it was. A meeting of ratepayers in the Ongo Ward, Kiwitea Road District, was held on M' nday at Mr Crabb's store in the Waituna The schedule of a loan of £5000 was laid before the meeting, and, after discussion, was adopted. Committees were appointed to secure the presence of the yoters at the booths on the polling day. The following have been selected to represent Manawatu in the Junior rep match to be played at Palmerston on Saturday next, against the Wellington Juniors: — Kiwi, Stinson, Troy, Roache, Hathaway, Fanthorp, Aitken, Stuart, Burns, Campbell, Rakena, Williams, Simpson, George, Bethwaite. Emergencies : Rockley and McMillan. A teaspoonful of aconite in half a pint of water or gruel given as a drench, is an unfailing remedy for cows suffering with milk fever or the " drop," it has also been found useful in cleansing cows after calving. The above receipt has been handed us for publication by Mr J. Barrow, of Te Roti, who has always found it an unfailing remedy. — Hawera Star. Mr Allerby, of the Valley road, informs us that after reading the article on the causes of the mortality among lambs, which appeared in our last issue, he opened two dead lambs and found the cause of death was small balls of wool taken from the udders or hinder parts of the ewes by • the lambs whea sucking. This is ample confirmation. Last Monday when a son of Mr Allerby (Frank) was felling bush on Mr Manson's land, he felled two tawas, which lodged in a totara. He went in to chop the middle tawa, when the tree behind slipped off the stnmp and struck him on the forehead. He was insensible for some time, and unable to go to work next day. He had a narrow escape for his life. The Rev Mr Harris, of Feilding, gave an amusing and instructive lecture entitled " Common Mistakes" in the Birmingham 1 Town Hall on Monday evening last. The attendance was not large. Before Mr Harris commenced his lecture, the Rev. Mr Birks sang " He Wipes the Tear." The song " Apart " was giyen by Miss Kilgour. Mr Tolly sang " Uncle Tom's Cabin." After the lecture, Miss Lowes sang " Love's Old Song," which was encored. Votes of thanks to Mr Harris, the Chairman T. A. Bryce) and performers terminated the proceedings. A resolution passed at the last meeting of the Manawatu Council, on the motion of Cr. Saxon, gives a new duty to the employes, viz., to report direct to the council, monthly, the particulars of the work they have completed. In our re port of the meeting this resolution was not given in full, the following, however, is a copy . — " That the overseer and all workmen shall in future state in their applications for payment, the particular parts of road they haveworked on during the month and the nature of work done, as the rot urns as sent in at present are too vague for councillors to decide as to whether the moaey has been judiciously expended. Aad that t ! ie overseer be more particular as to the size of the metal put on the roads." — Advocate. A correspondent writes : — A very successful concert was held in Halcombe on the 19th inst. in aid of the boys' cricket club. The Hall was literally packed by an enthusiastic audience. The principal items were capitally rendered, the vocalists meeting with well merited applause. Mr Bircham, in the character song of " Seventy Three," was obliged to repeat his song, no denial being accepted. Mr Sanson was particularly good in his rendition of "The Arab's Farewell to his Steed." A Wanganui visitor, Mr Laird, recited " The Strike " in a masterly manner. Miss Quarrie sang " Thy Voice is ever Near " with great taste and feeling. Mrs Dowling, late of Feilding, presided at the piano. A number of performers names are unadvoidably omitted owing to your correspondent being unable to hear the names. The whole affair was a great success, both regarding the quality of the entertainment and financially, the boya netting about £6 clear.