Local and General News

Feilding Star, Volume XIII, Issue 95, 9 February 1892, Page 2

Local and General News

Our correspondents are requested in all cases to comply with the Post Office Regulations by leaving their envelopes open when they are stamped " book post." To-day we received two closed covers, which carried fines with them. We are informed that Messrs Adsett and Son have purchased Mr Corps's mill at Ashurst. Cardinal Manning's will has been proved at under £100. A financial scandal has been unearthed in Paris, and two bank managers have been arrested. The annual general meeting of the Feilding Club will bo held in the club room this evening. The reason "potatoes don't pay" is that such poor samples are grown and so carelessly gathered. Mr H. Pryce Jones, of Halcombe, has been appointed a Justice of the Peace for the colony. We have received tho Gazette containing the now railway tariff to come into force on the 29th inst. Mr Dermer, of Cloyerdean, Awahuri, lost a valuable young pure bred Jersey bull yesterday from dysentery. The house of Mr Egan, United States Minister in Valparaiso, is being guarded by police in order to overawe the mob. Mr Justin McCarthy has been re« elected Chairman of the Sessional Committee of tiie Irish Party with a commit" tee of eight adyisers. Tho Feilding Masonic Lodge will meet on Monday, the 15th instant. 13 rethren aro requested to note the hour of meeting is 7 p.m. Mr Sam Paw has now leased tho stables attached to Mr Lowes' Hotel at Birmingham, and hopes by strict attention to meat a fair share oi' public support. Madame Carandim, who has been identified with music in tho Australian colonies for the past forty years, is about to retiro from the profession and return to England. The Greenwood Family — Maribol, Euby, Agatha, Nora, and Master Bobhave been giving a series of entertainments at the lloyal Standard Theatre, Sydney. Sir W. V. Harcourt thinks that the result of the Eossendale election shows that t:>e Tones are doubting the value of their alliance with the Unionists, At a meeting at Remington, Sir G. O. Trevelyan, on behalf of lho Gladstone* Liberal party, initiated a campaign for the conversion of Tory seats in London The Chilians who attacked the sailors of the United States war ship Baltimore haye been sentenced to terms of imprisonment ranging from four months to thirty months. Cavargua, an Italian, has been arrested in Birmingham for having a number of bombs in his possession. He is supposed to be conaectcd with the Walsall Anarchists. A cricket match was played between Feilding and Martou on Saturday last, on the ground of the latter. The visitors won on the first innings by 16 runs ; the score being : Feilding, 83 ; Marton, 67. The n.inins of the bankers concerned in the financial scandal m Paris have not been revealed. It is stated that a number of the frauds wore perpetrated in connection with the floating of recent loans. It has been suggested that the best way to effectually rid the Wairarapa district of tho Hessian fly would bo for far* mera to grow oats onlj, for one season. This would starye out the pest— and tho farmers. For the third successive year the Irish Setter " Rock," belonging to Mr W. G. Haybittle, took first prize at the Wellington Kennel Club's show. Dr Johnston also exhibited a pointer, which was commended by the judges. Last night, during the lecture given by the Rev. W. Harris in the Methodist Chapel, several persons who had stationed themselves in the entrance porch interrupted the proceedings by a continuous noise and chatter. This exhibition of bad taste was given by people who should know bettor. At the New Zealand Amateur Athletic Sports at Christchurch on Friday, Hempton won the 250 yds flat in 26 2-ssecs ; J. F. Grierson, the half mile in 2min o-usec ; N. F. Meyrick, the high jump, clearing sft sin ; Moir won the 120 yds hurdles in 16 3-ssecs, with Postlethwaite second, and Batger third ; and W. Burke, the mile in 4uiins 42 4-ssecs. Lnst evening the Rev. W. Hams lectured in tho Methodist Chapel to a wellfiilcil houso, his subject being " The Rev. Charles Garrelt, of Liverpool." The lecturer r;ave a good description of the diameter of the reverend gentleman, who was a temperance worker as well as a minister of the Gospel. Tlig audience was l<ept ho well interested that tho passage of time was not noticed till the lecture was finished. Mr Adams was hi the chair, and during the evening the choir sang several sacred selections. Tho Wellington Bacon Curing and Cool iStor;i£O Company was duly registered kit week. Tho noces-ary machinery in connection with tho business of tho company was ordered by last mail, and may bo expected to nrrivo In Wellington in A i>ril,' when work wul bo at once started. Wo are advised thai Uio njniusontativo of tho company, Mr Hu»li W-iisoji, will yiait this district in a very short tune with the view of making arrangements with farmors and settlers m coauoctioa with this new and important industry.

The E.M. Court will sit in Feilding to-morrow. ' ■ An earthquake! was felt at Gisborne, Napier and Wellington at 5.36 this morning. Operations have been commenced for sinking for artesian water in Manchester Squaro. The Egmont Settler informs us that a Masonic Lodge is about to be opened at Stratford. Mr William Steyens left sotno Japanese plums at our offico this morning. With out exception they wore the most delicious stone fruit wo have ever tasted. Mrs Drury, of tho Endymion Hotel, Awahuri, advertises for a girl as housemaid and waitress, in our wanted column. Colonel Nowall will inspect the Manchester Eifles on Thursday next. The parade will be full dress. Captain Edwin telegraphs : — Weather forecast for 2-1 hours from 9 a.m. to-day — Warnings for gales have been sent to all places. A deputation waited on the Hon. Mr Seddon to-day, and urged the Minister to let the contracts at once at the southern end of the North Island Trunk Railway. A Cabinet meeting was held cm Satu - day, but only departmental business was transacted. A full Cabinet meeting will be held this week on Legislative Council appointments. Last Sunday evening, in the Primitive Methodist Chapel, the Rev. W. Harris conducted a memorial service in remembrance of the late Rey. C. H. Spnrgeoa, to a large congregation. During the thunderstorm on Thursday afternoon, Mr Curtis, postmaster at Foxton, was adjusting the telegraph wires, and had a hand on two separate wires when a flash of lightning struck tho outside wire and gave him a severe shock, which caused him a good deal of inconvenience. He states that this is the first experience of this kind he has had, and is not anxious for a repetition.— Foxton Herald. A strange kind of h'sh, about two feet long, was brought to tho Napier Telegraph office on Saturday last. Itappeared to be allied to the shark tribe, and had what seemed to be two short legs near the fins on the under side, with a proboscis like a flopper with -which to supply the mouth with food. The natives call it the " mangapari " which means a cross between a baracouta and a dog fish, otherwise an ocean member of " The great Liberal Party." The barque Star of Erin (Hopkins), which left the Bluff for London on Saturday, with a cargo of 7219 sacks oats, 2721 bales wool, and 40 casks tallow, has gone ashore on Waipapa reef, and is a total loss. All hands were saved. The ship had been delayed by an easterly wind, and left when it shifted to the southward. Since then the wind has come up strong from the sea, and this probably caused the loss of the ship. The wreck occurred at midnight, about a mile from the lighthouse. " There is nothing like leather." The " much travelled " Smythe advertised Mr Stanley in Otago as " a heroic Scotchman." A disgusted Welshman wrote to tho Dunodm Star claiming that as Stanley was born in the Principality " tho heroic Welshman " would be his correct designation. Mr Smytho had no doubt thought it well to follow the example of tho Chinaman m Duuodin who signed his namo Macgregor, when he tendered for a contract. It was no use doing anything else. No doubt if Mr Stanley had lectured in Hokitika in the ( « good old days" lio would haye been introduced as a "Tipu-raiy man" for obvious reasons. Look out ! For J. B. Hamilton's first great bargain sale is now on when the whole of tkis well known fashionable drapery stock will be offered at sweeping reductions. Every article is marked in piam figures and goods will bo sold for cash only. Tuts sale is the cheapest ever known in Feildmg and will be a regular shelf-clearing sale, as all unsold summer goods must be clean slaughtered in price so as to sweep out the whole lot. — Advt.