Local and General News

Feilding Star, Volume XIV, Issue 20, 4 August 1892, Page 2

Local and General News

. — *- A sitting of the R.M. Court will be held here to-morrow. The billiard-room of Mr Wollerman's Manchester Hotel will be completed shortly. Mr John Munro, of Bunnythorpe, has disposed of his property, consisting of six acres of land and a two roomed house, to Mr H. Derby, of Taonui, for Ll4O. We are very glad to learn that Mr Charles Wickham, who has been ill for some time, is showing marked signs of improvement. Strange that people should preserve the bodies of their dead in that which they love the best. The Chinaman embalms his in tea, and the Englishman puts his in spirits. Our readers are reminded of the per* formance and ball, to be held in the Assembly Rooms to-morrow evening in aid of the funds of the Palmerston Hospital. The date of the Childrens' Fancy Dress Ball at Feilding, in aid or the Palmerston Hofpital fund, has been altered from Wednesday. September 7th, to Tuesday, September 6th. Lord Brougham once when he was in a facetious mood, being asked to define a lawyer, said, " A lawyer is a learned gentleman who rescues your estate from your enemies, and keeps it himself." From the Centaur we learn that the world's three biggest men were Lambert (England), 52st lllb ; Bright (England), 42st 81b ; and Jennings (Tasmania;, 32st 121 b. The former's weight, it will be seen, is just lib short of 74Olbs— a fair weight for a bullock ! Mr Watson, one of the Georgian mem* bers of the Canadian House of Representatives, accused the members and Speaker of legislating when drunk. The state* raent was received with a wild uproar of hisses and a committee was appointed to investigate the charges. The following will represent the Juniors v. Kea Kaba on the Oval on Saturday : — Mmgins. Bellve, McFarlane, Fanthorpe, Parr, I. Watts, Keen, Terry, Lucre, F. Saywell, Newman, Hodges, Richardson, Evans, W. Smith, and Scale. Referring to Working Wen's Clubs " True Blue " says :— We are no frienos of the public-house business, but we confess that we would rather have five hotels than one Club in any district in which we are interested. " True Blue " is to be enlarged next month to twice its present size. The color was always good. Mrs Snelson has received a letter from Lady Glasgow, stating she will be very willing to extend her patronage to the Hospital Bazaar on November Bth and if possible will open the same. Mrs Sneison also informs us that she was yery successful in obtaining money and goods for the Hospital and Bazaar while in Wellington.— Manawatu Times, Mr W. Bennett, of the Government Life Insurance Department, is now in Feilding, and is likely to make arrange* raents for permanent residence here. No doubt the progress and increased business done in this town and neighborhood will continue as satisfactory as hitherto under Mr Bennett's able efforts, he being well and favorably known throughout the district. A new advertisement from Mr J. B. Hamilton, the well-known and popular draper, will appear in our next issue. Mr Hamilton is offering his present large, varied, and well-assorted stock of drapery, millinery and clothing at enormous reductions for cash, in order to make room for his direot shipments, shortly to arrive, of spring goods from Manchester and London. -

Captain Edwin telegraphs: — Weather forecast for 24 hours from 9 a.m. to-day— Warnings for northerly gales and rain have been sent to all places. A child named Robert Wilkinson, aged 8 weeks, son of William Wilkinson, a settler in the West Waitapu, was found dead by his mother at 7 a.m. on Wednesday, August 3rd. The funeral of Mr Henry Jacobs late son took place jeaterdav afternoon. The remains were followed to the cemetery by a number of friends, and considerable sympathy was manifested for the bereaved parents. The Rev A. Hermon officiated at the grave, and Mr W. G. Shearer was the undertaker. No man who values peace of mind and quietness ought to take a position on a local body, unless he is prepared to sink his individuality and leave the work to be done by others, in which case he will simply come in for a milder kind of blame. The man who take* a prominent part must expect to be attacked by those whose plans he disturbs, and he will be lucky indeed if he escapes the venomous attack ?f some newspaper writer, especially if the member of the local body also happens to hare taken an active interest in general politics. It is not likely that those whose schemes he has frustrated will view his actions impartially, or fail to magnify any error, exen though it may be trivial in itself.— Manawatu Times. Writing of the I hcenix Assurance Company the Press says : " This old and powerful company, which dates its birth from the latter part of the last century, has ever been distinguished for its fair and honorable dealings. Some idea of the magnitude of its business may be gathered from the fact that in the City of London alone it has at risk the enor mous sum of £81,000,000 sterling. In every historic fire which has occurred during the past 100 years the name of the Phoenix has been prominent, both for the promptitude and for the hberslity of it's settlements. The New Zealand branch is under the general management of Mr R. M. Simpson, which is a sufficient guarantee that locally the company will maintian the high reputation which it already possesses in every other part of the habitable globe." The Palmerston and Feilding district is under the management of Mr H. L. Sherwill, of Feild- j iag» ! The remains of the late Mr E. H Crease were interred in the Church of England Cemetery, Bolton street, Wei lington, yesterday morning, and wer* followed to the grave by « very large number of old and representative citizens, ; testifying to the high esteem in which the deceased gentleman was held. The chief mourners were his two sons. The burial service was read by the Yen Archdeacon Stock. The deceased was a member of the Waterloo Masonic Lodge, and the W.M., officers, and brethren of the lodge were present, but not in regalia. In accordance with a wish expressed by Mr Crease on Sunday last, the day before hii death, the Masonic funeral service was performed at the conclusion of the Church of England service. The service was read by the Chaplain of the Waterloo Lodge, the Rev W. Shirer, and the ad* dress was given by the R.W.PD.G.M., Bro. Gillon, who also pronounced the Masonic Benediction. The brethern then passed round the grave, throwing in sprays of evergreen, and the sad cere' mony terminated. — Post.