Local and General News

Feilding Star, Volume XIV, Issue 68, 26 November 1892, Page 2

Local and General News

The next meeting of the Feilding Baud of Hope will be held in the Foresters' Hall on Monday evening at 7 o'clock. Weather forecast for 24 hours from 9 a.m. to-day — Wind between west, and west and southward at all places. Barometer further rise everywhere. Mr Shearer, undertaker, gives notice that the funeral of the late Henry Martin will leaye Cheltenham to-morrow at noon, for the Feilding cemetery, and friends are respectively invited to attend. It may interest those of our readers who saw " Robbery under Arms," last night, to know that thejmusic was supplied by " Maginnis " — piano, and '• O'Hara " — yiolin, Bandmaster Daw informs us that the Feilding Brass Band will play a selection of sacred music on Sunday afternoon next, at 2.30, in the Rotunda on the Square. " Pakeha," the sporting writer of the Herald, writes in praise of Mr Henry's adjustments for the Feilding races, and anticipates the Club will receive large acceptances. The Primate has written to the Rev. A. Hermon, saying that owing to pressure of business he will be unable to visit Feilding for the purposes of holding a confirmation service until next February. Some members of the Dampier Company paid a visit to Mr Carthew's shop yesterday to select some Christmas cards. They said his was the beat selection they had ever seen in the colonies. We learn from the Hawera Star that Messrs A. F. Halcombe, R. Price, and Monkhouse have been elected chairmen of Clifton, Taranaki, and Stratford County Councils respectively. Mr Ralph Heald's infant son broke his arm yesterday afternoon, whilst playing at see.saw with another child. Dr. Sorley was called in, and set the injured limb. The child by latest accounts is going on well. The Blenheim Supreme Court was occupied last Thursday with the charge again9t Dr. Hoadley and his wife, of Havelock, for neglecting their infant child. The jury found a verdict of guilty. Twenty-seven years ago there were only eight compositors at work in the Government Printing Office. Last session the number totalled 95. The only remaining one of the eight — Mr Andrew Laing — has recently been pensioned off, — Wanganui Herald. ' This morning Mr Corkery brought us in a dish of ripe strawberries of the Duke af Edenburgh variety, which for size and flavor were really excellent, and afforded amply proof of the excellence of the soil at Bunnythorpe, as well as Mr Corkery's skill as a gardner. Says the Catholic Times:— "The butchers of Berlin propose to educate the upper class of Germans to the use of horse flesh. The butchers of Wellington might try a similar experiment. The average Wellington beef could not well be nastier than ancient horse." Bishop Moorhouse advises that five years' notice be given to hotel proprietors of the withdrawal of licenses in England ; and that 80,000 pubhchouses should be abolished, and fresh licenses be granted 'in the proportion of one house to each 1000 people. Mr Edwin Martin will open his new shop this evening in the premises formerly occupied by Miss Stewart, with a large and new stock of English and colonial tweeds. This stock is one of the best on the coast, and we wish Mr Martin every success in his increased business enterprise. Mr Svendsen has now opened up a new stock of gentlemen's jwrpoise hide Balmoral boots (sewn welts), kid and calf shoes, slippers, etc, also ladies glace kid and French calf boots and shoes, and a large variety of childrens boots etc. Other particulars will be given in our next issue. A four roomed house, together with a dairy, and outhouse, the property of Mr Richmond, of Campbelltown, were totally destroyed by fire yesterday afternoon. Our Campbelltown correspondent writes that both the house and furniture were insured in the Liverpool and London Globe Company. Fresh local musical talent will appear in the concert to be given in the Assembly Rooms on Wednesday next. Mr Stevens who comes with a good reputation from Wellington and elsewhere, will sing that grand song " The Friar of Orders Grey." We mention this fact, as his name does not appear in the circulated programme. On Monday night when Mr John H» Murray, of Waituna, was returning from mustering, he jumped over some slip rails situated on the top of Waituna cliff, tripped, and fell down the cutting, breaking his knee cap. Dr. Isdell, of Marton, is attending the patient, who is doing tolerably well. It will be remembered, says the Hawera Star, that shortly after the last Egmont election a number of friends of Mr R. C. Bruce in Egmont and Waitotara subscribed funds for a testimonial to him. Some months ago an order for a library was sent to England, and the books should shortly be out, when the presentation will be made. A young man named Allan Snow was fatally injured at Collingwood (Nelson) last Thursday, death resulting in a short time. He was bushfelling when a falling branch struck him, knocking him down on an axe, which cut into the groin, and he bled to death. Attempts to staunch the blood were unavailing, and he was carried towards the township, but died on the way. On Wednesday, at the Palmerston R.M. Court, judgment was given as follows in the case W. Titter and C. and W. Page and Crabb, claim £53 Bs, heard at the R.M. Court Feilding. Judgment for plaintiff for £34 11s 6d ; costs, £3 10 ; counsel fee, £2 2s; witnesses' expenses £5 4s 8d ; Mr Hankins for the plaintiffs and Mr Cooke for defendant.

The demand for dwelling houses is increasing in FeilJing. We have to acknowledge receipt of ft batch of Parliamentary papers. It is said that the press-gang has never been abolished in the United Kingdom, and is consequently still legal. The Rev. Mr "Watkin is advertised to preach a temperance sermon in the Wesleyan Church to-morrow evening. The carpenters are making rapid progress in the erection of Mr J. E. Montague's new building. Mr Weightman, of Awahuri, was vending ripe cherries in Feilding yesterday, of very superior flavour and quality. The Wellington Press mentions Mr F. R. Jackson as a likely Opposition candidate next time for Wanganui. The Wellington Athenaeum, one of the oldest institutions in the Empire City, is to be " wound up." The United Fire Brigades will hold their next annual conference at Wanganui. Mr Managh will run a coach from Birmingham to Feilding on both race days in time for the first race. We have to thank our contemporary the Napier News for his favorable comment on our article on the subject of gambling. We have received from the Traffic Agent, Wanganui, a handbill of the New Zealand railway arrangements for the tourist season 1892-93. Select the smallest cloud you can see in the sky. If it decreases and disappears, you may count on fine weather ; if it increases, expect rain. Mr E. A. Haggen, of Woodville, intends publishing a series of articles on his experience in the Wellington gaol. They are to be entitled " In Gaol for Libel."