Local and General News

Feilding Star, Volume XIV, Issue 53, 22 October 1892, Page 2

Local and General News

_ The Hon. Mr Ballance, we are glad to know, is rapidly recovering from his recent illness. The Feilding Band will play a selection of sacred music in the Rotunda on Sunday afternoon at 2.30. At the Red House there is now on view a large assortment of trimmed millinery at prices never before heard of. On Monday next a man named Cochrane will be brought before Justices charged with alleged embezzlement. Mr Snazelle, the popular entertainer, purposes paying another visit to Feilding for two nights towards the end of next month, at dates which will be duly advertised. Tho Mayor, Mr W. G-. Haybittle, invites those interested in the formation of a Chamber of Commerce for this town and district, to meet at the Foresters' Hall on ne?ct Friday afternoon at 4 o'clock. We hope that the commercial, professional, and farming classes will be strongly represented. Messrs Freeman JR.. Jackson and Co., on behalf of Mrs Halcombe, of Urenui, aojLiji s^^gral yery fine oil paintings by auction in the ji^ijdiug Assembly Rooms yesterday after-nyon. Alf $fye pictures were quitted except four, which d^d no£ reach the reserves aud wore passed p\. Several steel engravings were also .sold.

We have to acknowledge receipt of a batch of Parliamentary papers. : There will be a meeting of the members ] of the vestry of St. John's Church, Feilding, held in Mr Bray's office on Monday ( next, at 4.15 in the afternoon. i We regret to learn from the Advocate that Mr T.U. McKenzie, of Poinfczfield, is not in the enjoyment of his v)9ual good health. The Feilding Fire Brigade have ac- i cepted an invitation from the Palmerston j Brigade to take part in the Fire Brigade contest on November 30th. Mr James Scott, jeweller, has now on hand some very good clocks, the tones of which are remarkably deep and sonorous. They are a vast improvement on the old style. Mr Duthie has withdrawn from the contest for the Mayoralty of Wellington, owing to the serious illness of Mrs Duthie. Mr Bell has consented to stand agaiu for the position. As a Maori, name unknown, and a European named Wm. Quinn, were bush felling on Sir Walter Buller's property at Ohau last Thursday, a tree fell and struck the Native on the head, smashing in his skull, and inflicting such injuries that he died within five minutes. The man Quinn also sustained severe injuries to his side and shoulders. A correspondent in the Post who signs himself " A Genuine Wharf Lumper " says " the wharf lumpers are by this time heartily sick of the present Government." Very likely. Just now a wharf lumper is " that, and nothing more " but when a general election is on, he is a very important person. Professor Mason's Musical Quintette will perform in the Assembly Rooms on Monday and Tuesday evenings. The Rev. W. Hal. Wilson will deliver home talks on health and how to preserve it. The programme on Monday night will include "The Storm at Sea," " The Fisherman," "The ßrook," "The King's Minstrel," etc, and will conclude with a short address on electricity by the Rev. Hal. Wilson. There are many national modes oi salutation which are queer, but that of a tribe in the Himalayas " takes the cake." On friends meeting they greet each other by lolling out their tongues, grinning, and scratching their left ears. Dr Hooker, who mentions this, says they drop the custom when they go down to the plains of India, dreading the redicule it excites. A man named Gibson died at his home in Ashurst last Wednesday, the result of an accident whilst working on the road near Cheltenham. He was engaged at Mr Marshall's contract on Barrow's road, when a slip came down and in trying to avoid it, he ran into the stump of a tree and broke soveral of his ribs. We understand the unfortunate man leaves a wife and fiye young children to mourn his loss. Mr Fish, M.H.R., says that there is an Order of Freemasons in New Zealand known as the Grand Orient of France, of which the Premier, Sir R. Stout, and three officers in the Government Life Insuarace Department are at the head of affairs, Singularly enough, he remarks, these three officers have received greater advancement than any other members of the Civil Service. Enclosed with our issue of to-day will be found an " inset " from Mr F. Gabites, importer of drapery, Fergusson street, notifying that he has now received his first importation of summer novelties adapted to the season. Mr Gabites has arranged to receive monthly shipments of goods in all the latest and most fashionable styles and patterns to suit the taste of the most fastidious. A wedding was celebrated at All Saints' Church, Palmerston North, on Thursday afternoon, the contracting parties being Mr W. S. Marshal], of Marton, and Miss Swainson, of Rangitikei Line. The bride, who looked charming, was very prettily attired in a dress of white and corded silk, and carried a beautiful bouquet of flowers. Four little girls acted as bridesmaids, and the parties left by the afternoon's train for the North, where the honeymoon will be spent. — Standard. An anecdote is told of a dissenting parson who was loudly inveighing before a ministerial assembly against schools of theology, and finished by thanking Heaven that he had never " rubbed his back up against one." "Do I understand the brother to say that he thanks Heaven for his ignorance," asked the bishop. " Well, yes, if you want Jo put it that way," he replied. " Then all I have to add," said the bishop unctuously, is that the brother has a great deal to be thankful for." In the course ot an address, recently delivered, Tom Mann said that the work of reforming England rested with the working people. The condition under which children had to work in mills in Lancashire were a standing disgrace, and many women were absolutely compelled to enter mills and workshops in order to contribute to the purchase Of the barest necessaries of life. This was a revolting circumstunce, and must be rectified. He had no confidence in any religion that did not striye to release women from such degradation. There was a large attendance at the choir oractice of the Wesleyan Church last evening. Mr Kitchen, who has been choir master since Mr R. F. Haybittle resigned previous to his leaving Feilding, handed in his resignation. Mr Bowater referred to the services rendered by Mr Kitchen, and moved a hearty vote of thanks be accorded Mr Kitchen for the service he had rendered. The motion was seconded by Mr Milson and carried. Mr Dixon proposed that Mr R. F. Haybittle be ie-appomted choir master which was seconded by Mr Blakely aud carried. An exchange says that a picked cricket team of eleven lawyers from liverpool played a picked eleven lawyers from Manchester. The day was fine so a large company assembled to see which lot of lawyers had the best practice. With the first ball of the second over a dispute arose and the twenty two lawyers gathered around the umpire to argue the point. The argument continued with no signs of abatement till five o'clock in the erening when the umpire died. The greatest astonishment was felt by the onlookers that he had held up so long as he did, considering what he had gone through. A meeting of the W.C.T.U. was held in the Foresters' Hall on Thursday evening last. Mrs Giesen, vice-president, m the chair. It waa resolyed to call a meeting of girls for that day fortnight, re forming a social club. Mrs Lethbridge stated that a suitable room for the purpose had not yet been procured, Two of Doctor Richardson's books on temperance had been obtained by Mrs Sorley, and would be put before the headmaster of the school for him to report upon as to their yalue as educational works. It was resolved to invite Mrs Andrew and Miss Buahwell to giye addresses on temporance in Feilding shortly. Seven new members joined during the evening. The engine of the 11 o'clock train, whilst engaged in shunting operations, ran off the line at Feilding station yesterday morning. The traffic was kept open by means of the siding line, and the up and down expresses were run through promptly to time. It was nearly one o'clock before an engine came from Palmerston to take the eleyen train on to that place. The officials wovkecj hapd at getting the engine on the line again, but it was riot ready to renew its journey to Palmerston until after six in the evening. Great credit is ilue to the staff for the praiseworthy manner in which they worked the traffic, and gojii the expresses away punctually to tiiuo.' '

The Wanganui Herald says another specimen of the brown trout was caught in the river on Wednesday last. Mr Michael Quin, one of Wellington's' earliest settlers died at Wellington last Thursday, aged 81 years. Our readers are reminded of the meeting in connection with the Feilding ; Athletic Sports to be held at Mrs Hastie's sample rooms on Tuesday evening. It is probable that a Rifle Club will shortly be inaugurated here. The weapon proposed to be used is the Martini-Henri, as the easiest obtainable. Mr William Bailey, of Taonui, will shortly leave for a tour of the Australian colonies for the benefit of his health. He will probably be accompanied by Mr Peter Bartholomew, of Levin. Captain Edwin telegraphs : — Weather forecast for 24 hours from 9 a.m. to-day — Warnings for northerly gales after from 12 to 20 hours have been sent to all places southward of Napier and Wanganui. The celebration of the opening of the new school at Midland road (Aratika) will take place on Friday next, and will include sports and tea for the children in the afternoon, to be followed in the eyening by a concert, panorama, and dance. The New Zealand Times says : — lt is probable that a local breach of promise case will shortly engage the attention of the Supreme Court. The love-lorn lady assesses the damage to her affections at £500. A pleasing ceremony took place last evening at the Presbyterian Manse, when Miss Eleanor Watts was made the recipient of a handsome gold watch, (suitably inscribed) by the choir and congregation of the church, as a token of the esteem in which she was held, and as a recognition of the services she rendered in the capacity of organist held by her for three years past, but which she had to resign on her removal from Feilding to Bunnythorpe. The Rev. Mr Murray made the presentation, and Mr Shearer, on behalf of Miss Watts, made a suitable reply. Yawning is not a habit to be cultivated in a police court. A well-known criminal barrister says he can always tell when a witness is lying. He never knew a witness to yawn in the witness box who was not committing perjury. ' When I see a man yawning,' says the barrister, ' I go for him as heavy as I can. He gets confused, contradicts himself aud the lie is laid bare before the ('ourt.' In civil cases this rule does not apply, because we have seen case 9 where the floor of the court was an inch deep in perjury, yet not a yawn among the crowd of witnesses.