Local and General News

Feilding Star, Volume XIII, Issue 74, 19 December 1891, Page 2

Local and General News

We regret to learn that diphtheria has appeared at Campbelltown. The Feilding State School broke up yesterday for the Christmas vacation. The Kiwi tea Eoad Board met to day. A report of the proceedings will appear in our next issue. Mr H olden, of Makino, is, we are sorry to hear, suffering from the after effects of la grippe. There is some grumbling among athletes at the handicapping for the FeildBoxing Day Sports. The last consignment of books received by Mr Carthew is the best he has yet imported. All the newest authors and latest editions of standard works are to be found among them. The Awahuri district was visited by a heavy rain storm on Wednesday. The rain was badly needed, as the crops were beginning to look rather sickly in some places. . i;VV :: ■ :. , Sheep-farmers are reminded that the second wool sale of the season will beheld at the Wellington branch of theN.Z. Loan and Mercantile Agency Company's warehouses on Monday, the 28th instant. A lady's hand bag (advertisedfor in the Stab,) has been left at this office by Leng Kee, which he found lying near the door-steps of his fruit shop, in Manchester street. The owner can have the same on calling at our publishing office. Mr W. W. Corpe has shipped 200 boxes of prime butter by the Arawa. Mr Corps has now sent away 1000 boxes containing nearly 60,000 lbs since Oct. He is receiving butter from about 1200 cows. A domestic servant named Sarah Earnsay, about 27 years of age, committed suicide on Thursday last by hanging herself at the residence of Mrs Edwards, proprietoress of a private school in Murphy street, Wellington by whom she was employed. It will be learned with regret by many that news was received at Bulls on Wednesday, from Canterbury, of the death of Mrs Maclean, the mother of Mr Chas. Maclean, of Bulls, The deceesed lady was formerly a resident of Eangitikei where she was well known and had the respect of all who knew her. — Advocate. The pupils attending the Awahuri Public School had their annual treat yesterday, when about £6 worth of prizes were given to the pupils who passed at the recent examination, and also for attendance. The additions to the school are to be gone on with in the Christmas vacation, so as not to interfere with the attendance. Although it was not unexpected, the death of Mr J. Nicholson, which took place at the Empire Hotel last night, cast quite a gloom over the place. His loss is more especially felt among the young men who liked him for his Stirling and manly qualities. Deceased was formerly employed as a compositor on the Christchurch Press, which work he relinquished through failing health. We sympathise with his brother Mr Cris Nicholson in bis sorrow. The funeral will take place at 2 p.m. to-morrow (Sunday.) On Thursday last a couple of lads managed to get hold of some gunpowder, and when it exploded one of them, named George Towler, a son of the porter at the railway station, was badly burned about the face. Dr Sorley was sent for, and did all that was possible to relieve the sufferer. It is not known yet whether the eyes are permanently injured or not # The Pahiatua paper has the most re* liable authority for stating that the Government have decided to allocate L 12--,-000 out of the L 50.000 voted last session for roading unsold Crown lands, for the purpose of making a road which will run parallel with the Puketoi on the eastern side from Alfredton toDanevirke. It is said this road will open some 90,000 acres of land for settlement. On Thursday Mr H. Bilderbeck behaved very pluckily in stopping a runaway horse attached to a vehicle. The horse bad cleared its head of the bridle and blinkers by dragging at the reins which were made fast to the hitching post at Mr Carthews'. It then made a bolt, but Mr Bilderbeck seized the horse by the nose and mane, and forced it against the opposite fence and so stopped it. The new fancy goods now on exhibit tion at Mr Carthew's far surpass anything of the kind ever imported into the district before^ The German toys are imported direct from the manufactory, and are singularly ingenious and ainus ing. The Christmas annuals are also to hand and Mr Carthew has a notice on subject in our wanted column. The monthly case of books has also come to hand. The Premier addrested a crowded meeting at Auckland on Thursday evening. He defended the Goyernment against the various charges brought against them by the Opposition, and extolled the Government policy as well calculated to serve the interests of the colony. At the conclusion, he was enthusiastically cheered, and resolutions were passed expressive of thanks to the speaker and confidence in the Government. The Egmonfc Settler gives a list of the newspapers in .the colony which support the Goyernment. The following are their names, and the names of the towns where they are published : — News, Invercargill ; Standard, Gore ; Globe, Dunedin ; Mail, Oainarn ; Leader, Temuka ; Colonist, Nelson ; Times, Christcburch ; Herald, Wanganui j Settler, Stratfort ; Standard, Waikato ; Star, Auckland ; Observer, Auckland ; Standard, Palmerston North ; News, Napier ; Star, Masterton, Mr Bell addressed a large meeting at the Opera House Wellington of Thurs day. .Referring to the interference of Ministers in the election, he said he did not deny the right of the members of the Goyernment to exercise their political influence, but he certainly denied their right to turn the Ministerial residence into committee rooms fr>r political organisations. The candidate receired a vote of thanks, and the meeting broke up with cheers for Messrs McLean and 8011. Further novelties have been added to the stock of electroplated ware in tho show case. These include some beautiful designs in butter, sugar, and biscuit jars, cruets, toast-racks, jelly jars, in fact the stock must be scon to be properly appreciated.— Bed House, Ximbolton Eoad.— Advt.

'"The : Post calls McLean, one of the candidates for Wellington " A Ministerial Marionette." Poor man. A replace advertisement from "The Other House " is unavoidably held over, but in the meantime an inspection is invited. This morning the box of the '* little man " at Mr Carthew's, who collects for Dr Barnardo, was opened and 18s placed to the credit of the fund. The programme of the performance to be given in the Assembly Eooms on Boxing Night is published to»day. We will make further reference to this in our next issue. Little credit is given to the report in Paris that Berlin will be transformed shortly into a fortified city. The last effort in this direction is almost twenty yenrs old. Captain Edwin telegraphs :— Weather forecast for 24 hours from 9 a.m. to-day — Warnings for southerly gales within 12 hours and colder weather with rain haye been sent to all places. Polonius, the Athenian painter, portrayed events so vividly that it was im* possible for a landsman to look at the famous group " The Sea«sick Family" without vomiting instanter. Justice Eichmond has granted the de« fendant* in the Evison y. Thorndon and Henrichs libel action, leave to move to set aside the verdict given on Wednesday and enter up judgment of a non*suit,on technical grounds'. " A merry Christmas and a happy New Year " is the wish of Mr Frank Bray to his numerous customers. Mr Bray has now in stock a splendid variety of all trade requisites in his shop in Fergusson street. A replace advertisement giving the most complete details will appear in our next issue. We are pleased to notice that Helen Holmes, a daughter of Mr Holmes, of Malcino, and who won a scholarship while attending the Feilding school, gained first honors at the Wanganui Girls College in the following subjects; — Mathematics, form V; French, form III ; Latin, form 11. She also received a second prize as Dux for the year. You cannot do better — Feilding is noted all over New Zealand for the very liberal amusement placed before the public during the Christmas holidays, no other such place of its size providing anything near the amount of pleasure that this little town does. Those wishing to haye a pound or two in their pocket during the Carnival week cannot do better than shop at Moray and Cos., Fergusson street, Feilding. Remember there is a distinct saving. — ADVT, Stop! Manufacturer's Samples of Silk Handkerchiefs purchased by J. B. Hamilton from a city house ; upwards of 500 to pick from, cheapest and best value in the Colony. See the wonderful line at Is each, worth 2s 6d to 3s 6d ; Krd Gloves, Is, 2s 3d, 3s up ; Sunshades, Is 3d. Is 6d, 2s ; Boys' Tweed Suits, 6s 3d, 6s 6d, 6s lid ; Men's New Ties at 6d and Is ; large Sun Hats, 3d each ; new Lounge Hats, 2s; Panama and Java Hats, very cheap; Hard Felt Hats, with strait leaf, the newest and correct shape, and made specially to my own order. Eemember on every purchase of 10s and upwards, I am allowing a discount of 2s in the pound— J. B. Hamilton. — advt.