Local and General News

Feilding Star, Volume XIV, Issue 11, 14 July 1892, Page 2

Local and General News

The health of Sir William Fox is slowly but steadily improving. The Kiwitea Road Board will meet on Saturday next. We regret to learn that Mi* William Bailey, J. P., of Taonui, is not enjoying his usual robust health. We have to thank the Government Printer for Hansard No. 1. The stock sale to be held to morrow by Messrs Freeman R. Jackson aud Co. promises to be well attended. The Bank of New Zealand intend erect ing a large brick building on their property in the Square, Palmerston. The annual meeting of the parishioners of St John's Church of England will be beld in the Sunday schoolroom this evening. A Native who was asked at the Napier R.M. Court whether he was at a recent race meeting, said, " You bet ; me go to all race meetings." To day Mr John Stevens tenders his sincere thanks to those of the electors of Rangitikei who so ably supported him at the late election. Mr Bruce, the newly elected member for Rangitikei, was in Feilding to-day and left by the mail train this afternoon to attend to his Parliamentary duties. We are requested to state that a full practice of the Fire Brigade will take place to-morrow night, at 7.30. All members are urgently requested to attend. Captain Edwin telegraphs :— Weather forecast for 24 hours from 9 a.m. to-day — Warnings for northerly gales and rain after from 10 to 16 hours have been sent to all places. A general meeting of the Birmingham Jockey Club will be held at Mr Lowes' Family and Commercial Hotel, Fowler's, on Saturday, July 30th. All interested are invited to attend. We publish to-day an advertisement from Mr H. Worsfold, of the St. Leonard's Nursery, Queen's street, in which he announces he is prepared to supply bis customers with fruit trees of every variety, shrubs, pot plants, &c, at lowest rates. A Wellington orchardist, in order to cope with the codlin moth pest, has just receiyed a shipment of between 400 and 500 lanterns with " moth attractors" attached, with which his garden will be illuminated when tho moth is " around." Whilo giying eyidence in a case at the Napier Court on Monday, a man said, "We were married, had our wedding breakfast, then we had a row, and sho kicked mo out of the house, your Worship !"— Telegraph. Archbishop Rpdwood is tho possessor of a valuable violin, and has had a visit from M. Musin with a view to seeing both it and its owner, M. Musin considers Ihe instrument to be a veritable j "Strad" and values it at £1000. If! played on a little more he considers it would be simply perfect.— Post. The Governor received the newly appointed Speaker of the Legislative Council, the Hon. Mr Miller, at Government House on Tuesday afternoon. The Speaker was introduced by Sir Patrick Buckley. His excellency congratulated the Hon. Mr Miller as being the first elective Speaker of the Council, to which the Hon. Mr Miller returned a suitable reply. Adjutant Hoare, of Cbristchurch, last Monday evening reviewed the young soldiers ofthe Salvation Army, and Captain Sutherland, Secretary of the junior corps of the central division, accompanied him. The young soldiers were regaled with a substantial tea, and some of the parents were likewise present. The children sang several pieces very nicely. Last Sunday was the Sunday school anniversary for this district. There are now about 70 schools in existence in New Zealand, with a muster roll of nearly 1600 children, controlled by about 200 officers. The "Young Soldier " publication now numbers a circulation of sonic 4400 copies throughout New Zealand.

We have received two batches of Parliamentary papers. To day Mr Carthew opened up some new lines in leather-work and stationery. The Hon. Mr Ballance is a queer financier. In his Financial Statement ho left out a question involving ten millions of money. Mr Valentine bas disposed of the Palmerston Club Hotel to Mr Denny, of Wanganui, who will take possession on the 25th inst. We hear that " mine host," Mr Jas. Median, of the Cheltenham Hotel, is about to retire on his farm on the Feild ing Block. Negociations are now being entered into for the lease of the hotel. The spirited proprietor of the Red ' House, Mr S. J. Thompson, is determined to keep pace with the times. He is now holding a gigantic clearing sale where the most surprising bargains may be obtained for cash. Heads of families whose duty it is to study economy should read the advertisement which appears elsewhere to day. The Postmaster desires us to state that the rate for newspapers sent beyond New Zealand is now the same as for other printed matter, viz. : for each 2ozs ; its effect being that most weekly papers will cost 2i<J, and most others, such as the Star or Advocate, will cost £d, to send beyond New Zealand. The rate within New Zealand remains as before, that ib £d per newspaper irrespective of weight. One of . N ew York papers has commenced the publication ot a list of the millionaires in the United States. There are 10 in Alabama, 6 in Arkansas, 162 in California, 17 in Colorado, 79 in Connecticut, 16 in Delaware, 31 in the District of Columbia, 6 in Florida, 11 in Georgia, 3 in Idaho, 340 in Ulinios. and 37 in Indiana. Our contemporary finds that a fourth of these millionaires made their money by industries protected by the United States tariff. The Southern States, it will be observed, show up poorly in the matter of rich men. Connecticut has eight times as many milhoaires as Alabama, and Illinois 31 times as many os Georgia. The greatest volcano in Europe. Mount iEtna, in the east of the province of Catania, in Sicily, includes the whole north-east part of Sicily, as far south as the plain of Catania, in its influence. It ascends immediately from the sea to a height of 10,874 ft. From time immemorial thi« volcano has been the scene of eruptions, the first date known being 475 years hefore the Christain | era, forty seven severe ones having been recorded, the last being in 1879- I hat of 1169 overwhelmed Catania, and buried ( 15,000 persons. In 1669 the lava spread ; over the country for forty days and 10,000 persons perished. In 1832 the I town of Bronte was destroyed. A scrutiny of the yotes polled for Mr Bruce and Mr Stevens on Friday last j throughout the electorate was held on I Monday. So far a.s could be ascertained j there had been no personation, but it was found that one man, who lives somewhere about Greatford, had voted twice for Mr Stevens. Both these were disallowed, and it is understood that he is to be prosecuted. Three persons who voted at Porewa, one of whom, it is said, made a false declaration, will probably be proceeded against for illegal voting. Altogether three votes in fayor of Mr Stevens and one for Mr Bruce were discarded, the final count leaving Mr Bruce a majority of 61. Three informal were recorded at Marton. one at Feilding, five at Bulls, two at Halcombe, and two at Birmingham, the aggregate number of persons whe recorded yotes at the election having been 2138.— Advocate. The " penny wise and pound foolish' business is certainly exhibited by the Kiwitea Road Board in looking after some of their roads. Portions of the road from the Kiwitea store to Birmingham are at the present time almost impassable. We are informed tbat this part of the Kimbolton road was in a similar state last season, and it was then urged upon the Board — or some of its members at least — the desirableness of either metalling in the summer, or of making provision, as all local bodies should do, by placing metal along the roadside, so that in the winter repairs may be easily executed when required. Metal is being carted now for the repairs, but the damage done by the heavy traffic is about equal to the good it does. We trust the Board will take heed before another season comes around, as the good old adage still holds good, " Prevention is better than cure." We hear of other complaints where the Board has been remiss in this respect of making provision for the exigencies of the winter weather.