Local and General News

Feilding Star, 17 November 1891, Page 2

Local and General News

There was a tangi being held at Awahiiri last week by the natives over a Maori named Renoi'i. Constable Tuobey has had a relapse, and is now confined to his bed with a severe attack of bronchitis. i One may rum himself by frankness, but one ". surely dishonors himself by duplicity.— Yieilland. Captain Edwin telegraphs :— Weather forecast for 24 hours from 9 a.m. to- day — Warnings for gales and rain have been sent to all places. According to the London correspondent of the Dunedin Star, Mr Perceval, the new Agent-Goneval, aspires to a seat m tbe House of Commons. The Statist points out that the exports of New South Wales and Victoria are not keeping pace with their borrowing, and observes that it is imprudent at pre« sent to forestall a great future. It is dangerous to discover the faults or weakness of certain persons, says De Finod, they never forgiye us the knowledge of these secret ulcersi Returning from the funeral on Sunday last Mr Lindsay Caldwell was thrown from his horse. He fell in front of Mr J. H. Steven's carriage, but Mr Steyens pulled up in time. Mr Caldwell escaped unhurt. We learn from the Wanganui Chronicle that Messrs Hatnck & Co. 'a new steamer for the river trade will be -launched tomorrow, and as soon as she is in the water her engines will be placed in her. To hye with our enemies as if- they may some time become our friends, and to live with our friends as if they may some time become our enemies, is not a moral but a practical maxim. Mr Weighfcman, the well-known nurseryman- at Awahuri, took 36 prizes at the Palmerston Show. He will probably be a large exhibitor at the Feilding Show on the 25th mst. The English financial papers, commenting on the alleged offer of an English syndicate to purchase the Now Zealand railways, observe that they trust the Government would not bo so mad as to partwith their chief asset. The Feilding Red Star Cricket Club went oyer to Bulls on Saturday last to play the Rangitikei Club, but owing to the heavy downpour of rain the match had to be postponed. In another column Mr E. Goodbehere publishes an address to the burgessea of Feilding, in which he solicits the favor of their votes and interest on the day of the election for Mayor of the Borough. The following are the names of the Feilding Cricket Club, who will play in tbe match against Marton, at Feilding, on Saturday next: — Sherwill, Graham, Bartholomew, Hill, Kitchen, J. Nicholson, Millen, Rodgers, Entwisle, Stevens, Bryant, Parr; emergency,' Shearer. Major Newall went up to Wanganui yesterday on his usual tour of inspection. Ho is still suffering from the effects of la grippe. Major Newall will inspect the Manchester Rifles on Thursday evening, and will superintend the -Volley and Independent firing on the following Friday morning at five o'clock. Yesterday wo were glad to see the Mayor, Mr W. Gr. Haybtitle, able to get about again. He has bad a very severe attack. Mr Peter Thomson is also about again, and we bear good accounts of the progress towards recovery being made by Messrs Light, Trimble, Sandilands, and Mrs Oliver, who have been exceptionally ill. We notice that the Press Association's reporter at Palmerston asserts that " in consequence of the low prices ruling, all the flaxmillers in this district intend closing down for six months unless the flax market improves." He must be referring to only two or three mills, as tbe majority around Foxton are still hard at work and will keep so unless prices fall. — Manawatu Herald. There are two rules for sleeping which everybody may adopt without hesitation. First, neyer let yourself be awakened by anyone else, but wait until you have slept out your sleep. Second, get up as soon as you .are awake. If you follow these two rules the hours of sleep will soon regulate themselves. But a man who ca» follow theja must be his own muster. The Dobson Kennedy Treatrical Com* pany were defendants in a civil action at the B.M. Court, Wellington, on Friday last.Jtnay having been summoned at (he instance of. Mr IS- T. Gillon to show cause why they should not pay the sum of £20 due for authors' fees for certain plays performed by them. Judgment was given for the amount claimed, together with £2 6s costs. — Chronicle. D. H. Holmes, who was arrested at Mackay, in Victoria, on suspicion of murdering a man named M'Donald, hanged himself in the cell by means of v belt. He was quite dead when found in the morning. M'Donald has been missing for some time. All attempts to trace him or discover the body were fruitless, but his horses and some other pro* perty were found in the possession of Holmes. Lord Coleridge having been written to regarding his views of genius, has replied as follows :—" Heath Court, Ottery St. Mary Devon. Sir,— l have no powers adequate to define what J always feel to be indefinable. Shortly, I should say that Genius is given us ; its use is from ourselves. I suppose one may say also thut it is original and creative, not imitative or decorative. Whether that makes the matter any clearer I am sure I don't know. — Your obedient humble servant, Coleridge. A baggage-porter named Barry, on the Boston and Maine E.ii., was arrested on September 11, for systematic robbery of jewellery and finery belongiug to passengers. His thefts amounted t025,000d0l for the season, and were only discovered by his wife parading the stolen diamonds. Barry is 25 years old, and a sundayschool teacher. His only excu.se was, when arrested, that ho dearly loved his wife and wanted to supply her with diamonds because they became her so well. The London correspondent of the Dunedin Star writes;— The monstrous bid of 5,500 guineas, which Lord Marcus Boresford made for Memoir's yearling i sister La Fleche hast summer, was outdone at Doncaster on Thursday, whon Mr Blundell Maple (after purchasing ' Common for £1 6,000) gave 6,000 guineas for a yearling by St Simon out of Plaisantone. Bettor breeding it would of course be impossible to find ; and, as the colt looks good enough for anything, ho ' may turn out a La Fleche or Priestess rather than a Maximilian. But statistics as wo know, aro not promising. I He was an enthusiastic collector, and when he started on his mission ho was full of high hopes if his pockets ' wete empty. When he came back his pockets were still empty and his high hopes had evaporated. His angry employer asked why. Tlie poor man replied, almost tearfully, "Why, its all this bally la grippe. Those who havn't got the money blame l<i ffi'ipPCt while those who have got the bjooniiiig money have la grippe too, and there is ng 'health in ns.V Tjie reasoning may not he very sotind, but the fact was clear enough.

We have to acknowledge receipt of a ; batch of Parliamentary papers. La- grippe is no respector of persona and has attacked two of the members of our staff. Mediocre minds, said La Rochofoucauld usually condemn what is beyond the reach of their understanding. The opening of the Fejlding Tennis Club will take place on Saturday next" and. persons' invited..." are requestedv to accept this intimation. A Wellington telegram says the first portion of the Wairoarino Block will be thrown open for selection in about 10 days. The Rev Mr Murray baa gone on : leave of absenco for three mouths for the benefit of bis health. He is now staying with Mr Bruce at Turakina. ■ Tbe people of Oainaru are going in for artificial rain production. Experience does not always teach wisdom. They " raised the wind" .once with a breakwater, and a nice mess they made of it. Henry Horn, one time a resident of Feilding, met with an accident when bushfelhng at Hunteryille a few days ago, and yery little hope is entertained of his recovery. [A telegram from Marton states that the man died this morning."] As showing the value 01 lucerne cultivation, Messrs B. Farland Bro», of Batooga, topped up 10,000 sheep on 300 acres of lucerne this year prior to the Ist of August, and crossbi'eds sent to Melbourne realised up to 16s 6d per head. La. grippe is making deadly ravages among the Maoris in this district. At Kakariki three deaths had occurred up to Saturday, and we are informed that I)r -Bennett bad pronounced three or four other cases hopeless. There is also considerable ' : mortahty at the Onepuhi'and the smaller pahs. —'Advocate. Mr G. Perry, of Kiwitea, had his left ami broken yesterday morning. He was working with a young horse; on Mr W. Gibson's place when the accident o~ccurred. .Mr Perry was at once taken to Dr Mussen, who speedily reduced the fracture. Mr Perry is unfortunate in being laid up at this busy season of the year. ■ The Marton Mercury says a Wanganui firm of bookmakers refused to pay out on Malyolio, winner of tbe Melbourne Cup. [Our contemporary in its next issue says : — " We must correct a paragraph which appeared in our issue of Saturday last, in which it was stated that a gentleman who won a sum on Malvolio from a Wanganui firm had bad tbe cheque dishonoured. The cheque was merely stopped until the protest against the horse is settled. We regret the error which we were led through a misunderstanding."] A few years ago Cfroasland, the faat Lancashire bowler, was playing with Mr Hornby's team against a team of gontlomen, including a few parsons. Mr Hornby said to Crosslaud, "You must draw it mild to-day ; there is a. parson or two going to play." Crossland, who was rather vulgar with his tongue, replied, " All right.i Sir," Things went all right till one of the reverend gentlemen, giymg Crossland some trouble, he got out of temper. At length he sent an extra fast one, and spread-eagled the clergyman's stumps. " Thore," cried Crossland, " down goes your blanked pulpit.' The story of Jonab recently came up in Die course or the international Sunday school lessqns, and the editor of a religious paper in America says he looked with much interest to seebow his brother editors would- treat the subject in their helps to Sunday school teachers. The New York Evangelist, a leading Presbyterian, organ, declared there was no miracle ; while the New York Inquirer, a Baptist paper with an English editor, and the Aposlolic Grinde, the organ of the disciples, loft the whale out of their ex« positions altogether. But the other papers numbering many scores, agreed with the Bible narrative in regard to Jonah's rescue. It is satisfactory to learn that despite the heavy premiums offered for fine sheep by the Government of Uruguay, Riyer Plate frozen mutton is still far behind New Zealand in the matter of quality. Speaking at the annual meeting of the River Plate Frozen Meat Company last week, the Chairman in a rather depressing report (1 mean depressing to the shareholders) lamented the carelessness and indifference of the Plate sheep farmers in not trying to produce a better article. He added, however, that their sheep could never attempt to rival New Zealand's till some proper scab laws were in operation. A contemporary states that the New Zealand lady-bird, Vedalia Cardinali-x, has so effectually cleared the Incerya, scale blight from Californian orchards that it is now roaming about and starv ing to death " unemployed." In order to save the stock nurseries have been established and thaj; these may succeed, nurseries of the blight have also to be kept up. The lady»bird lays its eggs under the casing of the blight, and when the grubs hatch out th<>y devour the eggs and young of the scale insect. California reckons the little. New Zealand beetle saved her three million dollars last year on her fruit crop. The funeral of the late Mrs Charles Roe took place on Sunday forenoon, and although the hour was so early as to preclude the attendance of many old friends who live up country, yet there was a large attendance. Following the hearse was a carriage containing Mr Roe, and his sons — Charles, Frederick, and Joseph — his brother, Mr George Roe, of Palmersfcon North, and Mr Peter Bartholomew, who were the chief mourners. Then followed a cortege consisting of twelve vehicles and about thirty horsemen. Arriving at the cemetery the Church of England services for the dead were most impressively delivered by the Rev. A. Hennon. The coffin was covered with wreaths, placed in kindly and loviug remembrance by sorrowing relatives and friends. The funeral was conducted by Mr Alfred Eade with bis usual care and attention. A capital story is told of a recent political gathering in the country. It appears that certain of the leading politicians who were present at the gathering aro very sparing in their food, and instead of taking a late dinner, satisfy themselves trith a cup of ten, and have a bowl of arrowroot just before bedtime. Mine host of the hotel at which the gentlemen stayed was informed of this, and said he would see to it that the light food should be supplied. The hour came, but not the arrowroot, and there were loud complaints. Mine host was applied to, and, in his wrath he invaded the quarters of the cook. ' How now, sir ? Where is the arrowroot for the two gentlemen ? ' There was a surly grunt from the bed, and then in a thick voice came forth. 'Arrowroot be d d ; I'm not going to cook any blooming arrowroot tonight. I'm a Knight of Labor, and if the blokes want arrowroot, let them go to blazes and get it themselves ! ' This perfectly smashed the publican, and he retired to make the ' infernal stuff ' himself. -Napier News.