Local and General News

Feilding Star, Volume XIV, Issue 2, 5 July 1892, Page 2

Local and General News

We haye to thank the Rev, Mr Lyon for a copy of the New Zealand Primitive Methodist for July, We have to acknowledge receipt of the Time Table, aud Pocket Guides of the Union S.S, Company for July. The K.M. Court will be held on Thursday next. The Borough Council will meet in the evening. The quadrille assembly hold their usual dance to»morrow evening, com» mencing at 8 p.m. Mr Stevens had a good meeting at Mr Pollock's woolshed in the Harbour Board Block on Saturday evening. Mr Bruce's committee had a satisfactory meeting at Mr Bray's office last evening. The Wanganui Chronicle records the death of Mr James Cathro, of Springvale, who has been a resident of Wanganui for half a century. A suggestion has been made that a «tatueof the late Sir Harry Atkinson should be erected in Parliament House grounds at Weliiagton. United States cruisers have seized the British steamer Coquiltau and 25 sealers carrying on I heir calling off Victoria, B.C. Amongst the contributors towards the Hospital Ail Union is Mrs A. F. Halcombe, who has a high reputation in artistic circles, and who will give two of her paintings. The Dunedin Star states : —A city merchant failed in 1879. and paid 14s iv the pound. Fortune having since smiled upon him he has recently paid his creditors the balance of 6s, with .nterest. About ten days ago Sir Harry Atkinson was examined by Drs. Collins, Fell, and Anson, who informed him that he could not live longer than six months. The District Coroner decided that no inquest was necessary. Deceased's life was insured for £2000. The Minister for Education proposes ' to grant an extra subsidy of from 25 to 50 per cent to technical and manual in» struclion classes in country districts. The Bill is now in the hands of the printer, and with alterations adopted or suggested by Boards of Education will soon be circulated, We have to acknowledge receipt of the following Bills recently submitted to the House:— Electoral, Civil Service, Wan ganui Hospital Board, Native Land Purchases, Coroners Inquests, Ohine mnri County Ridings Validation, North Island Mam Truck Railway Loan Application Act Amendment. Napier Native Hostelry, Inspection of Building Appliances, Patea Harbor Endowment, Mining Act Amendment, Mere Taka Land Grant, and Printers and Newspapers registration Act, 1868, Amendment. We desire to call the attention of the residents of Feilding and district, and also of the travelling public, to an advertisement which appears in our columns to-day, respecting Mr Wollerman 's Manchester Hotel, which was opened for business last Friday. ' Our Saturday's issue contained a full description of the interior of this handsome and commodi« ous structure, which is) such an ornament to the town. Mr Wollermau will be glad to welcome all who may fayor his estubliakuieut with a yist.

A new advertisement from Mr Garratt, chemist, will appear, over leader, id our next issue. We regret to learn that MrEstercn Bellve, (senior) is confined to tho house from ill health. Mr J. R. Montague will not hold his usual fortnightly auction sale at Feilding on Friday next, on account of it being the day of the election. Captain Edwin telegraphs -.—Weather j i forecast for 24 hours from 9 a.m. to-day-j Telegrams to expect frost have been sent ' to all places southward of Thames and j Auckland. # The barque W. F. Weitzmann has arrived at Melbourne from Kaipara, after a long passage, during which fearful weatner was encountered. The crew suffered severely from exposure aud shortness of food. There are nine certain candidates for the vacant Speakership, and it is said in the lobbies tliat every member of the Council, excepting ihe Hon. Dr Pollen, Sir Patrick Buckley, and Sir George Whitmore, is desirous of obtaining the position. We have been requested to draw attention to the notice concerning the gift auction to be held on August oth for the benefit of the falruerston .' orth District Hospital. Those who intend to make donations are invited to let the committee know with all conveient despatch. Yesterday before Messrs Haybittle and Kirton, J. P.s, Anne Dougherty was charged with using bad language in a public place. Mr Sandiland defended nnd the case was dismissed. The same defendant was charged with habitual drunkenness and a prohibition order was issued against her. No Statesman or politician in a civilised nation was ever guilty of such gross impertinence and injustice to the press, when he was in power, as Prince Bismarck. Now that " the glory hath departed from him," and tbe German press are free from his tyranny, they are paying him back in his own coin. A little boy named Turner, 2§-years» old, was accmentally killed near Ingle wood on Tuesday last. It appears that a small pea rifle had been left loaded m in the house. The child, in playing with the weapon, caused the contents to be discharged, and received the ball in its breast. Tbe mother of the unfortunate child recently lost her husband by an accident at Inglewood. We understand that the employes' concert in aid of the funds of the Fire Brigade is likely to take place some evening next week of which due notice will be given, We hope to see a good attendance, not only of Feilding resident, but also from the surrounding districts, and trust a considerable sum may be taken at the doors, and a worthy local institution thus is benefitted. The Eurnire Tea Company, in their new advertisement, make a comparison beween the cost of what is commonly known as a " drink " ond a cup of their finest tea. It seems that from a pound <^5 these now famous blends no less tlian 80 breakfpst &v»ps can be brewed. This certainly does make a glass of wine or spirits seem dear. In tins way the Empire Tea Company practically demonstrate how to save money. The ss. Queen of the Soutli is at present being fitted with a new boiler, &c, in Wellington, and until the work is finished, the s.s. Wakatu will take her running in the Foxlou trade, and con« signees will do well to take notice that she runs right through from Lyttelton to Foxton. and will therefore save tranship ping charges in Wellington on goods from that port. A proposal has beeu put forward to re-» move the votes ef censure passed on the Hons. Messrs Bryco, Gisborne, Yogel and Stafford. It seems to be the general opinion in the lobbies that the Government would do well to adopt the suggestion, and moie a resolutioh accordingly. We presume that in the event of it being carried the £20 fine paid by Mr Gisborne would be refunded. The New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Company (Limited) have received the following cable message, dated London, Ist July: — Frozen meat — Mutton and lamb markets weaker, and prices have declined £d per lb since last report. New Zealand beef — There is rather better demand, but quotations are nn changed -since last telegram. Tallow is dull of sale. Good beef and fine mutton tallow are worth 24s and 26s per cwt respectively. A highway robbery occurred last Saturday night at Omata, three miles from New Plymouth. The tollgatekeeper there was stuck up, and L5 in silver taken. The highwayman was dressed in an officer's scarlet tunic, and carried a sword and revolver. He went into the tollgate house at 8 p.m . and presenting a revolver within 18 inclies of the tollgate keeper's head demanded money. The tollgate-kceper had a re« volver in his pocket but he was covered so closely that he says he had no opportunity to use it. The police have no clue It is considered to be the work of a lar« rikin, who bas stuck up persons now three times, and got off successfully on each occasion. A return, laid oa the table of the House by the Kepreseutation Commission, shows that the total population of the Colony in 1891 was 626,658, of whom 228,127 were comprised in 35 boroughs and one town district, eacb containing a population of over 2000, excluding the residents, of the Chatham and Kermadec Islands, numbering 290 persons. There remain, therefore, 3d8,241 as country population, to which 28 persons haying been added, the total nominal population for the purposes of the Act became 738,165. Th<! increase since 1886 had been greater in the North Island than in the South Island ; the nominal population of the former was 330,032, and of the latter 407,823, entitling the first to 31 members and the otlier to 39.