Local and General News

Feilding Star, Volume XIII, Issue 150, 16 June 1892, Page 2

Local and General News

The inquest on the late fire in Palmorston North will be held on Tuesday next. Tbe row between tbe Licensing Bench and the publicans at Wanganui still waxes " fast and furious." In consequence of the recent fire in the Square, the insurance rates in that part of Palmerston North, are to be raised. Tenders for public works for the ManChester and Kiwitea Eoad Boards will close on Saturday next. Mr H. D. Bell, Mayor of Wellington, received a cable from London on Tuesday announcing the death of his mother, Lady Bell. Bad times in Palmerston North. In consequence ot the recent fire, no doubt, the price of haircuttmg has been reduced to sixpence per head. A boy, two years old, named George Watkins, fell into a boiler of hot water at , his parents residence, North East Valley, dying from the effects. Mr R. C Bruce will address the Rangitike electors at Bunny thorpe, and Mr John Stevens will also address tbe elect* ors at Makino, this evening. 1 The Junior Cup fixtures for Saturday are: _p e ilding v Kea Kaka, at Palmers--1 ton ; Awahuri y Marton 11, at Awahun ; Bulls v Hunterville, at Hunterville ; 1 Pirates v Pulmerston 11, nt Palmerslon. Both in his Marton and Feilding speeches Mr Stevens spoke of " Sir " Benjamin Franklin. Now, although he was' a " prince of printers " and a strong Liberal, yet as Benjainin Franklin never was <m " alleged " Liberal in New Zealand, he was never knighted.

The Hon R. Seddon will " speak a piece " in Manakau to-morrow night. The English press consider that Hempton and Batger showed first-class form in the recent Tufnol contest. The Eiwitea Road Board will bold their regular monthly meeting on Saturday. Mr R. C. Bruce had a very successful meeting at Ashursfc on, Tuesday last. He j was accorded a unanimous vote of thanks. A meeting of the Fire Brigade will be held this evening at Mr Bray's office at 7.30 all members are requested to attend. Those interested in the election of Mr Bruce for the Kangitikei seat are reminded of the meeting at Mr Owen's , office this evening. ' A deputation of employers and employes has asked the South Australian Treasurer to impose a heavy duty upon New Zealand kauri timber introduced into the colony for boxmaking. In a speech made at Bulls by Mr Steyens in 1887 he said he was " a Free* trader out and ont." Now he stands as a supporter of an ulta protection Government. A man named Conrad, whilst engaged in underscrubbmg up the Pohangina river, had a narrow escape from a serious accident last week. A piece of dead wood fell on his head and inflicted a serious wound, which necessitated the injured man coming to Feilding to have his wounds dressed. A committee from the Employes Association waited on Mr Waugh yesterday in reference to keeping open his shop after 6 p.m. Mr Waugh received the deputation very courteously, and said that he was unaware of the rules of the town, but he would most willingly comply with the same. Amongst recent bankruptcies announced in Melbourne is that of W. H. Keith, horse trainer, well known in New Zealand. Liabilities, £1,260 8s 6d ; assets ten shillings ? The cause is set down as owing to pressure from creditors in other colonies on debts incurred prior to Keith's last bankruptcy. We are glad to know that Messrs D. and W. Manson, of the Pines, Feilding, have been successful in obtaining an abundant &ow of artesian water on the Kairanga portion of their estate. The depth ot the well is upwards of 250 feet. The water is remarkably svfeet and wholesome. At the sitting of the Divorce Court, Wellington, last Saturday, Annie Finni more applied for a dissolution of her marriage with William Finnimore, formerly of Wanganui, on the grounds of cruelty, desertion, and bigamy. Evidence was given to this effect, and a decree nisi was granted. The long-pending libel action between Dr Von Mirbuch and the proprietors of the Waipawa Mail, has been settled by the paper withdrawing all imputations against Dr Von Mirbach and expressing regret that the article complained of should have been construed as applying to him, Captain Edwin telegraphs: — Weather forecast for 24 hours from 9 a.m. to-day — The barometer is extraordinarily high all over the country, especially in the South, There are very strong evidences of heavy easterly gales between this country, Fiji and New Caledonia. A later telegram gives warnings for frost at all places. Whilst Mr W. Darratjh was crossing the Oroua river yesterday, at tbe ford near the railway bridge, on his way to Taonui, the horse which he was riding was carried off its legs, the riyer being in flood, and turned right over, throwing Mr Darragh. who had a narrow escape from being drowned. Dr Lemon, of Wellington, has made a successful shipment of apples to the London market, the consignment averaging 16s per case. He intends to export largely next year. The apples were wrapped in paper, and shipped in boxes of one-inch timber. The packages were not placed in the freezing chamber, but stowed in tbe lazarette. This is Max O'Eell's idea of « the type of ideal beauty ' : — Take the hair of Hindoo, the nose of a Greek, the mouth of the English, the complexion of a German, the height of a Norwegian, the feet of a Chinese woman, the teeth of an African, tbe arm of a Belgian, the leg of an Italian girl, the eye of a Spaniard, the grace of a French woman, and then you have an American beauty. The fear the Government have on the subject of the women's franchise becom* an accomplished fact in the near future is evinced in this :— -The Telegraph authorities have decided that no more women are to be appointed to the Telephone Exchanges until it is seen whether the experiment is successful. It is not intended to place women in any other branches of the public service. We have been shown by Mr M. F 1 Coffey a piece of pawa shell about an inch long, which has a somewhat gruesome history. During the war it was driven into the body of a warrior who was wear« ing it ; and Kimball Bent was ordered to extract it. Fearing that the result of an operation would be fatal, and that probably he| would be " paid by results" in a somewhat unpleasant fashion, he declined to act as surgeon till forced; The native did die, but Bent was not made the scapegoat, and ne returned the paice of shell as a memento of a rather awkward predicament. — Hawera Star In reference to the question frequently asked as to the extent to which Ministers of the Crown are justified in interfering in election contests, the following extract from the Journals of the House of Commons of a resolution passed on the 10th December, 1779, will be of interest :— " Resolved—* That it is highly criminal in any Minister or Ministers, or other servants under the Crown of great Britain, directly or indirectly to use the powers of office in the election of representatives to serjre in Parliament j and slu attezzjpt at such influence will at all times be resented by this House as aimed at its own honour, dignity, and independency, as an infringe ment of the dearest right of every subject throughout the Empire, and tending to sap the basis of this free and happy con« stitulion.' " The usual monthly meeting of the Band of Hope, in connection with tbe Primitive Methodist Church, was held in the Church, Feilding, on Tuesday evening last. The Eev. Mr Grey, in the absence of the president the Bey. Mr Lyon, occupied the chair, and addresses bearing on the temperance question were given by the Eev. Mr Birks and Messrs J. C. Thompson and H. Jolly. Two young ladies, Miss Whisker and Miss Philip, each gave a recitation in a very creditable manner. Mr Thompson, in his remarks, suggested that the whole of the churches should unite and endeavour to make the meetings more attractive by holding them alternately at each church. Mrs J. C. Thompson presided at the organ, and during the meeting several of Sankey's hymna were sang.