Local and General News

Feilding Star, Volume XIII, Issue 51, 27 October 1891, Page 2

Local and General News

♦ — : La. grippe is rampant in 7Vahg&nm. Five thousand people hare left ibis colony since, the beginning of the current year. ; /to-morrow being " Labor Demonstration Day" will be observed as a public holiday in all Government offices throughout the colony. A discovery of nch gold in the Kapanga mino, Coromandel, is n reported. This mine is the property of an English company. The printers throughout Germany have decided to go out on strike in a fortnight unless their demand 'for nine hours a day is conceded. The agitation is also spreading to Austria. Mr Knott, the wellsknown temperance lecturer, will give a grand liberary entertainment in the Foresters' Hall, on Tuesday November 3rd, full particulars; of which, will bo advertised in our next issue. The Mawawatu Standard says the members for the Palmerston district always confine their efforts to petty .fogging little attempts at post offices, railway crossings, and- telephone', instead of getting the Government to make roads. The Standard says " a tale of an elope, ment is being told in the Palmerston district, the fair damsel haying left a husband and family behind." As a " damsel " is a " young unmarried woman " there lurks "a joke somewhere in the " local." It is reported that seyeral London and Liverpool produce merchants have united to proceed against the New Zealand Shipping Company in order to test the position of consignees and the Company with regard to damaged produce by steamers from the colony. There must be some very queer people at Pahiatua because we are informed by the Wairarapa Daily that the Methodist Church at Pahiatua was broken into last Sunday week, and about thirty bymn books were thrown out of the windows, whilst the large Bible was stolen. We have arranged with the Press Association to receive the results of the Y.E.C. Derby on Saturday next, and the Melbourne Cup on Wednesday, November 3rd. These will be posted outside the Star office immediately after they come to hand. . Offers to make assessments under the Land atad Income Assessment Act by the following gentlemen have been approved : — D. 0. Tennent and A. Simpson, Marton ; John Notman, Wangauui; (Jv.O. Hill, E. Goodbehere, G. Wilks, H. L. Sherwiil, and H. J, Booth, Feilding; J. Linton. Palmerston North. The ' Ashburton Guardian,' referring to the amended electorates, says :— •' One of the five present members for the Selwyn-W.aitaki. district will have to go to tlie wall, and the question is practically narrowed down to one between Mr Rhodes and Major Steward for the possession of the Pnreora seat." The Palmerston people are beginning, to find out that the Wellington-Mana-watu Eailway Company is not altogether such a sweet boon as they one time thought it was, and now they are going to war with the Company on the question of overcharges of passenger return tickets. Joseph Kennedy was killed a few days ago in a slucing claim at Upper Blackball (Greymouth) by an immense slip of earth. A man named Trees saw the danger soon enough to warn his mates, who with the exception of Kennedy, saved themselves. The slip w#s so yast that he did not know where to look foi? tha buried man when help came. Next day they managed by great labour to slnice the body ont. Mrs Laura J. Smsfced, of Wesbpork, has been duly enrolled as a member of the New Zealand Institute of Journalists, and is said to be the first of her sex in this country having tjjat honor. Mrs Suisted has for the last eiijht or nine years regularly attended the sessions of Parliament, sending contributions to various newspapers, and is also a corresponding mpmbep of t]j.e Royal Geographical Society of Australasia. In connection with the head of the Payne Family, who will give a musical entertainment in the Assembly Booms on Thursday night, the N.Z. Wealeyan Methodist says :— Mr Payne is careful to disclaim any title to professionalism, and claims only to be the head of a homely mußfeftl household. He aims at giving entertainmonts, that, with innocent mirth and capital music, shall contain nothing that can make man or woman the worse for hearing it. There were no loss than four fires in Wellington between Saturday night and yesterday morning. Fortunately each one was discovered in its incipient stage, and extinguished before any great damage was done. The localities were : — Bal\m an 4 Cp's store room in Willis street ; Bolldn's butch/»'fl shpp in Cuba street ; J. Brooks 1 residence, faifiui terrace; Merry's book shop, Oourtonay Place.

Tips by ." ; Flintlock," on the Melbourne Cup, will appear in Saturday's issue. Mass will be celebrated in St. Bridget's Church on Sunday next at 11 a.m. and also on Monday at 11 a.m. We are glad to hear that MrsOliyer intends giving a prize to the Feilding Fire' Brigade for a one-man competition. The influenza epidemic has reached Palmerston again, and it is stated that its attacks are even more severe than on the former occasion. Mr Shailer, of Polmerston North, took a photograph of the Feilding Football Club's first fifteen, at the fines, on Saturday afternoon. We regret to learn that tho wife of Mr Thomas Thompson, of theS pur road, died this day at about ten in the forenoon. She had only recently been confined. Bona fide settlers wishing to join the 1 Poliangina Small Farm Association are : requested to send their names either to Mr D. Huglcy, or Mr F. W. Wbibley, Ashurst. We are requested to state that owing to pressure of business Messrs J. C. Morey and Co. have not had time to alter their advertisement, but will do so on the first opportunity. Mr Eden George's petition against Mr Sandford'B election for the Chnstchurch seat was filed on Saturday. Messrs Garrick and Co. accepted service on behalf of the Returning Officer. Captain Edwin telegraphs: — Weather forecast for 24 hours from 9 a.m. to-day — Warnings for easterly gales and rain were sent yesterday afternoon to all places, and hold good for to-day. Business people should take notice that tiying to do business without advertising is like winking at a pretty girl through a pair of green goggles. You may know .what you are doing, but no one else does. Judging from the payments made by jockey clubs for the tax on totalisator receipts, and the revenue collected on intoxicants, it will soon be said that the Government of New Zealand is run by gamblers and drunkards. En fries for 3fr Trimble's sale at HaN combe on the 30th instant are published today. We understand that he has. had first class yards erected on the Stanway road, which should be a central position. We wi3h liis new venture every success. As the express from Dunedin was running into Inyercargill station on Friday afternoon a youth, driving a tilted express, essayed to cross the line at Clyde street. Being, inside and a strong west wind blowing.-he alleges he did not hear the whistle. The horse and shafts were cut clean from the trap, which remained standing, while the lad scrambled out at the back. The horse was killed. Fortunately the engine did not leave the rails. We understand, from the Manawatu Times, that the Rev. Father Patterson; is at present engaged in looking for a site for Ihe erection of a convent in Palmers.ton, and if the Rey Father be able to entry out to the full his project, the building willbe one of the I'est of its kind in the colony. Wbcorigmtulatetließov Father and his congregation on the zealousness which they show in the cause, and their energy and assiduousness aretrulvcreditable to them. The Band of Hope meeting in the Primitive Methodist Church last night was a decided success. The Bey. Mr Harris presided. There was a good attendance. Addresses by the. chairman and Messrs Shearer, Ross, Moynes, and Long were attentively listened to. Songs I and recitations were giyen, and altogether I a pleasant evening was spent. We are glad to know these meetings have been started again as they are undoubtedly the cause of much good among the rising generation. That " harmless little critter," the stoat, is still on evidence — very much so, indeed. Mr Pickering,' butcher, living on the Awahuri road, recently had nine young sucking pigs killed by a stoat. Mr Pickering was fortunate enough to catch the stoat at his "natural work," and quickly destroyed it. Poultry -keepers and others should be on their guard against the stoat pest, as they are evidently becoming numerous in this district. The whole aim and object of the life of a stoat is to kill and destroy. The firm of Messrs T. Kennedy Macdonald and Co., the well-known nuc« tioneers, has been converted into a joint stock company under the Companies Act. Mr Kennedy Macdonald will act as managing director and also as its auctioneer. The. reason for the change is, we understand, that it is impossible for the firm, Mr Macdonald being a member of the Hcuse of Representatives, to undertake any business even, indirectly connected with the Government. — N. Z. Times, Yesterday morning when the early train for Wanganui was leaving the platform, a passenger who had a parcel in one'hanci, jumped .on the step of one of the carriages. The impetus of the train caused him to swing off, but he caugHt holdof the iron stanchion with his disengaged hand and held on. The stationmaster, Mr Watts, seeing the danger the man was in, pluckily went to his assistance, and getting on the platform of the carriage helped the man up, placed him in safety, and thus averted what would in all probability been a fatal accident. Mr Spencer examined the Kimbolton Road School on Thursday, 15th October. The following are the results : — Standard I — 9 presented, 2 absent, 1 failed, 6 passed : Wm. Mitchell, Sydney Barrow, Wm. Gibson, Eva Perry, Lily Lockyer. Standard II — 5 presented, 2 absent, 3 passed : Roy Barrow, Stephen Tappin, Wm. Tappin. Standard III — 6 presented, 1 absent, 1 failed, 4 passed: E. Eilgour, T. Taylor, Mary Perry, Selina Tappin. Standard TV — 3 presented, 2 failed, 1 passed : Mary Taylor. Standard V — l presented, 1 excepted. The percentage of passes in standards, omitting exceptions, was 77.7.