Local and General News

Feilding Star, Volume XIII, Issue 96, 11 February 1892, Page 2

Local and General News

Mrs Gladstone has recoyer.ed froni jth,e influenza. The B.M.S. Tainui will reach Wellington on Saturday night. Mr Netherclift took a small mob of sheep, about 600 to Mr Marshall's land at I'omberton at the beginning of the week. Mr Hopkins, agent for the Beale sewing mashing- has just imported into Feilding a $o.{enl jbtyttfln-hole machine of the Bcale manufacture. ' Mr David Gray, of Feterhead, .has ( do- ! terwiued ,tb despatch one whaler to 'the Antiir^ .Qc.ean in A«gust, and possibly tws, ' "' "' . The return of Geneva! 3?p#jtty wil) b,e ! celebrated by two dinners jn JJQnj|on > which will be attended by 5000 of his followers, and by one in Birmingham.

Messrs Stevens unl Gorton"s mm fair . at Bulls, wis very successful. There will be an adjourned sittings of the E.M. Court on Friday, the 261h instant, to clear of! accumulated cases. Mr Knight has struck artesian water at his farm in Carnpbelltown at a depth of 136 feet. The flow is satisfactory. There is every probability that a bonedust factory will be established in Feild v ing shortly. The last consignment of saddles, bridles and spurs received by Mr M- Belfit, are very superior. The Catholics of Canada hare been prohibited from sending their children to schools which Protestant children attend. After parade this evening the Manchester Rifles will be measured for the new Kharkee uniforms. Every man is expected to be present. , Notice is given to-day that on and after March 2nd the business places in , Feilding will be closed every Wednesday at one o'clock in the afternoon. j Yesterday the Peilding Kegistrar married Mr 0. Miller, of Apiti, to Miss E. London, of Fowler's. We wish the newly married couple every happiness. Tender* fop public works are invited by the Engineer of the Eiwitea Road Board, Mr C Bray. For other particulars see advertisement. The Tyser Line e.s. Indramayo is due at Wanganui on Saturday next. Sixteen thousand frozen sheep and 1800 bales of wool are ready for shipment by her. The U.S.S. Co. have received information that the Alaraeda left San Francisco at 4 p.m. on Sunday, three days late, and is therefore expected to arriye about Saturday, 28th February. The newly erected bridge over the " Forth " in Scotland, is an immense structure. The trains passing over it will represent only one fifteen thousandth part, of the weight of the bridge. Mr Kfco, batcher, of Awalruri, as erecting a six- roomed dwelling house on the Awahun road, on completion of which he will carry on his business in close proximity. An insurance agent of Wandsworth, named Carvagna, arrested in connection with the Anarchists of Walsall, explained that so far as he knew the bombs were intended to destroy rabbits in Australia. During a recent trip to London the P. and O.R.M.S. " Brittania " incurred a tine of £'500 for being two days over contract time, the delay was caused through a breakdown in the refrigerating machinery. Telephone officials in the country districts complain yery strongly of the amount of extra clerical work recently imposed by the new regulations, also of the inadequate remuneration for the labour entailed. We learn that it has been definitely decided to proceed with the erection of a large Opera House in Palmerston, on the site near the Empire Hotel, and tenders will shortly be called for building.— Manawatu Times. At the meeting held last night of the Bartholomew Presentation Committee it was decided to make the presentation at Mrs Oliver's Empire Hotel immediately after the arrival of the books from Englnnd, of which doe notice will be given. Harvesting operations are progressing in the Sandon district. The threshing machines of Messrs Gibbs and Hammond are now at work. It is stated that the crops are much lighter this season than last, approaching in some cases to onethird less. Following are the names of the Feildmg team in the cricket match, to be played with Colyton on Saturday next : — Bailey, Bishop, Gieson, Hedges, Hill, Lance, Levett, Rogers, Wellsman, Bassett, and Shannon, — Emergencies — Jos. Fowles, Lethbridge and Stevens. Mr G. Grant, of Sandon, whilst on his recent visit to the Old Country, procured a large number of yanous instructive and entertaining illustrations, with which the school at Sandon is now very tastefully decorated. Mr Grant has always studied the interests of his scholars and this only another evidence of his kindly feeling towards them. The Feildmg Cricket Club has received a challenge from the Wanganui Collegiate School to a friendly game of cricket, to be played at Wanganui on the 20th instant. The challenge aud other matters of interest to the local club will be dealt with at the committee meeting to be held at Mrs Hastie's hotel on Friday evening next, at 8 o'clock. We have been shown by Captain Morey two very handsome presents made to the Fire Brigade by Mrs Oliver, The first is a pair of binocular glasses, and the second a silver medal. These will be given as first and second prize at the " Surprise Competition " to be held on Wednesday the 2nd of March, on the inauguration of the Wednesday half holiday. Two more prizes are coming to hand, and the whole will be on view at Mr Carthew's to-day, Messrs Woolcock & Hosting, of the Palmtrston North Iroa Foundry, hare just completed an elaborate set of grave fencing to the order of Mr Milrerton. The fence, which is 20 feet by 12 feet, is of Gothic design, and the corners are surmounted with ornamental scroll work. The whole of the fence is made of wrought iron, and it has been entirely manufactured on the premises, The residents of Palmerston and district are beginning to recognize the fact that it is unnecessary to go out of the district tor work of this description. Things don't turn out always as they ought to, A bußhman had built himself a whare between some felled bush and some green forest. The fires came and made it so hot for him that he felt sure his abode would be burned, He shifted his blankets and other belongings into the green forest, and went to town where he had a good time for a few days. The fires having cooled down he went back, and to his delight found the whare standing intact. He drank his own good health in some whisky, and wont to the forest for his blankets— they were burnt to a cinder. There was clearly a mistake somewhere. We learn that Mr B. Hallenstein, one of the principal proprietors of the New Zealand Clothing Factory, and also of the Mosgiel Woollen Company, lately visited Feilding aud was so favorably impressed with the surrounding country that he decided upon opening a branch here — securing that splendid corner site opposite Light's Hotel, on which premises are to be erected immediately, so as to be ready to open for the winter season. The Company are the largest employers of labor in New Zealand, and they have branches, |or the sals <j>f their manufactures in the prinejna] gowns' from Auckland to fnvercargjiH. 1 ' At a meeting qf subscribers of the JZal-mei-ston North Gas Company, Limited', held at Wellington last Tuesday, at the office of Messrs Harcourt and Co., the whole 6000 shares of £o each in the Company were allotted, and the following gentlemen were elected directors for the ensuing year:— Hon R. Pharazyn, Dr Collins, Dr Fell, and Messrs James Reid and David Jones. Messrs Bell, Gully ana Izar^ were solicitors to the C'd'mpan^,' aW £(ktructed io transfer the gas works, etc.', "f rob 'the feyiiaioate to the Company. The floating of the 1 Company has been most successfuly accomplushod, reflecting the greatest credit . upon Mpssr-g Harcourt and,Co'., the brok- : era of the Company—NX Tpnpjß,

It is probable that a Cabinet meeting will be held to day in connection with the appointments to the Legislative Council. There are now ninety names attaohed to the requisition inviting the Premier to give an address in Feilding. Two medals have been presented to the Manchester Rifles to be fired for by the B and C class shots, by Mr James Scott, jeweller. Additions and improvements are now being made to the Cash Exchange, and Mr J. C. Thompson, the proprietor, will commence business early in March. The Finance Committee of the Council this morning examined the valuations of the properties in the Borough. The results will be duly reported at the proper time. Captain Edwin telegraphs : — Weather forecast for 24 hours from 9 a.m. to-day— Warnings for northerly gales after from 20 to 22 hoars have been sent to all places. It is a comfort to know, from the Manawatu Times, that " the Tory press " are not held responsible by " The Great Liberal Party " for the volcanic outbreak at Ngaruhoe. The girls were discussing various topics the other day, when one of them said : " Now, Jane, would you really marry an old man of seventy with £20, • 000 ?" " Well, Mary, if 1 had my choice 1 fancy I would prefer two at thirty-fire with £10,000 each." The members of the Presbyterian Church at Awahuri subscribed the sum of £9 towards the purse of sovereigns giren to the Rev A. M. Wright on the eve of his departure for the South Island. It i> not yet settled who will succeed Mr Wright at Awahuri. It was stated by Archdeacon Harper at the Anglican General Synod on Monday, as a matter not generally known, that the finances of three of the New Zealand bishoprics are in such a position that no one could take episcopal charge of them without being possessed of considerable private means. Wellington College started the new year under Mr Firth's management on Monday with a roll of 100 scholars, of whom 45 were new entrants, besides which it is known that a number of last year's scholars who have not yet put it an appearance intend to return. The Girl's High School has about 40 new scholars this term. — Post. Yesterday afternoon before Messrs Sherwill and Kirton, J.P.s., Samuel MeSweeney was charged with stealing a j breastplate, the property of R. J Munro, of Fitzhcrbert. The offence was prove! and the accused was ordered to find two sureties of £5 each to appear for sentence when called upon within six months and to pay 20s costs to complainant. Mr Crombie, Commissioner of Taxes, is at present in Dunedin on his way to Tasmania upon sick leave. He will be absent from Wellington for five or six weeks, and in the meantime Mr M'Gowan, Deputy-Commissioner, has charge of the department. Some seventyfour extra clerks are just now employed upon the work connected with the change in the taxation system. About threefourths of the assessors appointed for different parts of the colony have already sent their returns to the department ; but it will take some months to prepare j and send out notices to landowners and carry out all the other works of detail. — j Dunedin Star. A lady doctor, who has been practising medicine for twenty-five years, refers to the high Medici collar as the 'only hygienic factor in the outfit of the fashionable svoman.' ' I stand up for the high collar,' she said at a recent medical meeting. ' I consider it one of the best protections against throat trouble. In all the years of my practice I have never had ao few cases of throat trouble, ton silitis, and colds among the women as I have this fall and winter, and I attribute it all to the style of wearing high collars in the street, in churches and theatres, and also at home, where a draught is just as likely to produce cold as anywhere else.' Settlers and others when coming into Feilding are reminded of J. B. Hamilton's first great clearing sale. Reduc tions varying from 20 to 50 per cent off usual selling prices. Undoubtedly the cheapest house m Feilding tor drapery and clothing. The largest and most varied stock on the coast to select from. One visit of inspection will lead to future sales. — Advt.