Local and General News

Feilding Star, Volume XIV, Issue 66, 22 November 1892, Page 2

Local and General News

♦- i Dr. Skernmn was returned unopposed as Mayor of Marton. Professor Lichtwark will lecture at Pahiatua on Friday next. The 'Frisco mail is due at Auckland on \ December 4th. Mr Montague hopes to have his initial sale in his new auction rooms, next the Star office, on December 9th, or there abouts. A bootmaker named Alexander North at Dunedin, attempted to commit suicide by hanging himself, but was cut down by bis wife. He has been drinking lately. The formal resignation by the Hon. Randall Johnston of his seat in the Legislative Council, which was announced by cable some time ago, has now come to Sir William Jeryois was recently thrown from a trap at Wellington (Adelaide) and rendered unconscious, but it is believed that he has not sustained injury beyond a severe shaking. There is a steady demand for dwelling houses in Feilding, and if half a dozen were put up containing from five to eight rooms each, they would find good tenants at once. T. H. Bond, a Wellington bankrupt, and a plumber by trade, has had his discharge suspended for three years by Mr Justice Richmond for reckless trading and not keeping proper books of account. There are four more cases of diphtheria at Maliarahara. This vile diseose has also established itself in Woodyille district Mr Stenbnrg having just lost a child from it.— Woodville Examiner,

New books for the Feilding Library will arrive this week. The final number of Hansard reached us to-day. The Taranaki Dick Turpin is on the war-path again. His last achievement was to " stick up " a little boy. Weather forecast for 24 hours from 9 a.m. to-day— Warnings sent yesterday hold good at all places. The Commissioner of Taxes gives notice that the respective duties by way of Land Tax should be paid in one sum on December 7th. Mr Edmund Goodbehere returns his thanks to the burgesses of Feilding for electing him to the position of Mayor ot Feilding during the ensuing term. Private advices from Melbourne state that Mr Eobt. Stevens has purchased the once celebrated performer " First King " and several blood mares for stud purposes in New Zealand. j We have to acknowledge receipt of a pamphlet entitled " The Labor Party in New Zealand," by Norwood Young, of Wellington. Messrs Lyon and Blair are the publishers. Mr J. Cook, of the Imperial Hotel, York, Western Australia, who took the £9000 second prize in TattersalPs big sweep, is a brother of Mrs Church, of Kiwitea. Captain Edwin has arranged for heavy gales and rain to-morrow, for the whole colony. Possibly Feilding may escape as we are within the circle — and the Manchester Rifles have some shooting to do at the rifle range. The Feilding Library Committee have appointed the Mayor elect, Messrs Thomson, and Hosking, a deputation to wait on the Premier to endeavour to obtain a site in the Court House Reserve for the Public Library. Messrs Gruar and Co., the new proprietors of the popular Red House, are holding a great clearing sale in order to make room for new shipments. All the stock they took over has been marked down, so that great bargains may be obtained although the several items are all quite new, having been imported by Mr S. J. Thompson for this season. A reliable authority informs us that over .£IOO has been sent from Feilding to Wellington and Wanganui, this season, for the purchase of fishing tackle, and gear. We congratulate Mr G. W. Fowles on his having taken such steps, by arranging for full supplies regularly, to keep this trade in the town, for the future. Yesterday Mr Burlace, the Manager of the Feilding Branch of the New Zealand Clothing Factory, handed oyer to the officer commanding the Manchester Rifles-, a trophy in the form of a very handsome silver cake basket, to be fired for on conditions to be arranged by the corps. The trophy is now on view at Mr Scott's jeweller's shop. The vehicle built by Mr Parr in order to show the capabilities of Messrs Parr and Belk's patent, was shown tis this morning. A handy horse was in the shafts atid the driyer was able to turn the trap in its own length with perfect ease, and without the slighest friction. It is undoubtedly impossible to upset the vehicle by any ordinary accident. The following players have been selected to represent the Feilding cricket club on the 26th inst. against Carnarvon : — Rutherford, Tompkins, Lance, Entwisle, Millen, Levett, Clayton, Hill, Hedges, Benson, Bryant ; emergencies, Roache, Dr. Sorley, Fowles. By the kind consent of the secretary of the Manchester club the match will be played on their ground, play to commence at 11 sharp. The prize money in Tattersall's last big LIOO.OOO sweep wenfc to the follow* ! ing : -J. Lawton, Queensland , L 27.000 ; J. Cook, Western Australia, L 900 0; P. H. Maloney, New South Wales, L 4.500, Queensland took altogether L 36.00 0. Victoria, L 22.39 2; New South Wates; L 21.34 8; New Zealand, L9OOO ; Western Australia; L9UOO ; and South Australia, L 2700. Mr W. W. Corpe, of Makino, has already despatched to his London correspondent this season ten tons of butter, and is now packing about seven tons to ship by the next direct steamer. The appliances and machinery used by Mr Corpe are the best obtainable, and we are glad to know that while he pays top market prices to local producers, he obtains the hiphest prices in England for his shipments of butter. Messrs Henderson and Bridge have taken over the Feildiug brewery from Mr Wrightson and have already commenced operations. Mr Henderson is one of the best known brewers on the coast having been successful in making first class ales and stout both in New Plymouth, Wanganui, Wellington, and Bulls. Mr Henderson took the first class award and medals at the Philadelphia exhibition in 1876. The new firm intend only to supply the very best brews, and in our advertising columns solicit a share of public patronage. Mr W. Retemeyer, of Feilding, who has been recently to Auckland to act as judge at the Agricultural Society's Show, which was held there last week, returned on Tuesday. Whilst here he arranged with the Co-operative Society to take with him home two unsmoked bams, which he is to smoke and send back in a marketable shape, so that they will fetch 2d or 3d per lb more. Mr Retemeyer was an exhibitor of bacon and hams at the Palmerston Show, and his make was highly commended by the judges. On the haras being returned we shall refer to them again. — Taranaki Herald. Some days ago we mentioned the fact that Mr E. W. Giesen had passed the N.Z. Pharmacy Examination, and we now learn that he has passed with great credit to himself and teacher. Out of ten candidates who sat in Auckland, Mr Giesen topped the list, having secured 81 per cent of marks out of the total obtain* able. Four others passed with 65, 60, 60 and 55 per cent of marks respectively. The examination was divided into two divisions — written and practical. The written division lasted eight hours, and in this Mr Giesen secured full marks, a result seldom achieved in pharmacy examinations where an intimate knowledge of Latin is required. — Manawatu Times. Another Royal Yacht scandal. Captain Curzow Howe, R.N., of the Cleopatra, had the refusal of the command of the Royal yacht, which it was intended he should hold till Prince Louis of Battenburg should be qualified for the post. This sinecure appointment, which ought to be given to distinguished officers, is always offered to a Crown favorite. Naval men will remember how the Prince of Leiningen was pitchforked into it over the heads of decorated veterans. Surely (says the Napier News) an Irishman or a Scotsman has a fairer claim to those perquisites than a parcel of pauper German princelings and starvelings. Ghost yarns are always read, and are believed in by the more superstitious of mankind. The latest piece of bunkum, says the Napier Telegraph, in this line is that a family shifted into a house at Kumara, formerly occupied by Thomas Conlon, who died under suspicious circumstances. One of the new oc cupants— a woman— got dangerously ill, and she asserted that the spirit of Conlon visited her every night at midnight, He ! asserted he had been poisoned by means iof " doctored " stew. This story has been confirmed by another woman— a nurse, who one night sat beside the sick woman's bedside. It was at first thought that the statement was made while in a state ot delirium, but a doctor has proucmnced the woman sane {