Local and General News

Feilding Star, Volume XIV, Issue 75, 13 December 1892, Page 2

Local and General News

The Kiwitea Road Board will meet on Saturday next. We have to acknowledge receipt of the Union B,s, Company's pocket guides for December. Color-Sergt. Milson will issue ammunition at the barracks this afternoon from 6 to 6.30 o'clock. The Palmerston Telegraph Office is now opened on Sunday afternoons from 5 to 5.30 o'clock. Typhoid feyer is reported to be prevalent among the Maones residing in the Pictou district, It is stated that one-tenth of the men who die in Switzerland die prematurely from excessive drinking. Colonel Fox baa been requested by the Government to send in his report on the defences of the colony before the end of the year. We have to thank the Registrar-Gene-ral for a copy of the Results of the j Census for the Colony oi New Zealand i taken on the night of the sth April, 1891. The Manawatu Standard came out as a morning paper yesterday. We congratulate our contemporary on his enterprise and trust it will be amply rewarded both as regards circulation and advertising. A leading English railway company has been otderei to pay damages to a passenger who had been inconvenienced by the over-crowding of a compartment. This ought to be a hint to the Railway Commissioners of this Colony, We have to thank Mr E. Gooubehere, ! the Feildiug agent, for part 2 of the reJ port on the mortality experience at' the i Australian Mutual Provident Society for ' the 40 years— lß49 to 1889. It is care fully compiled, and the Medical Officers" | report to the General Manager of the Society, is a masterpiece in itself. The whole publication bears internal evidence of the excellence of the management of the affairs of the society, and the care exercised in every department. " Vigilant," the sporting writer of tho New Zealand Times and Mail, has a lengthy review in yesterday's Times oi the recent Feilding race meeting. In hia article the writer says :— " Tho Foilding club now ranks as ouo of the bet=t. country clubs in the Wellington district." He also pays a high compliment to tho various officers of the club, Dotably to Mr J. B. Hecry, the hanchctippev, and to Mr E. Goodbehere, tho onergotic secretary,

The telephone office at Fowler's will be open to the public at 9 a.m. on Saturday. Mr W. H. Levin arrived in Wellington by the Doric jesterday. The Emperor of Germany has designed a new man-of-war. This vessel will not be built and sent to sea for many years. The St James' Gazette says it is glad j to see that Mr O'Connor bad grit enough to keep the Brokea Hill leaders in pris on despite the efforts of the Trades Hall. ; There was a very heavy hailstorm in Feilding on Saturday afternoon. It was only local, and no damage was done. The hailstones were the largest we have ever seen in this island, The School Board of St. Paul, Minn., has decided to make no distinction of sex in the payment of salaries to its teachers, women receiving the same pay as men for the same work. A young American lady recently arrived at Monaco, and going to the gaming tables lost all her fortune, amounting to a quarter of a million dollars, in a few days. Returning to her lodgings she shot herself through the heart with a revolver. The Pahiatua Star says : — The following account was sent to a well-known '• Factory <ro an" by a Woolville doctor : — " To searching for fragments of your body in vicinity of Ngawapurua bridge, 155," We hold the account ; it is a " true bill." It is understood that the rifle Associa* tion meeting will not start till Wednes day, the 11th January, the Auckland and Invercargill men having expressed a preference for that date; the date originally fixed being inconvenient for them. The man who was charged with stealing chickens declined the services of a lawyer to defend him. He said he had obtained those chickens at considerable risk, and he wanted to keep them. He didn't think there was much chance of that if he employed a lawyer. The Whareama poet given us (Wairarapa Times) the following lines as original, but those who know him best will discount the claim :— " To trust is to bust, and to bust is hell. No trust ! No bust ! !No hell ! ! ! " He has evidently been refused credit at a bar counter. The following players have been chosen to represent the Feilding C.C. m the match on Wednesday afternoon against the Manchester C.C. :— Lance, Leyett, Clayton, Miller, Tompkins, Entwisle, Rutherford, Hill, Strachan, fledges, Baillie. Emergencies, Fowles, Dr Sor» ley, and Eoache. A panegyrist of Mr Stead wrote in 1 A Journalist on Journalism " that " His (Mr Stead's) idea about women are, 1 need hardly say, exalted ones. Mrs Josephine Butler may be regarded as his idea of true and noble womanhood." Ju9t so — but this seems rough on Mrs Stead. We learn from the local Star that a " bookmakers' association has been formed in Duuedin, and an executive, which will meet this week to draw up a constitution, has been appointed." Their next move, no doubt, will be to obtain representation in the Legislative Assembly. Says yesterday's Wellington Times : — Mr Dick Roakfi, the whip of the Wellington hounds, had the misfortune to receive a severe kick on the head from his horse yesterday at Mr Crawford's station, Miramar. Mr Eoake was brought into the hospital last night, and was found to be suffering from slight concussion of the brain. The Hon. Mr Seddon informed the Chnstchurch unemployed that he wished it to be understood that the Government could only employ men on reproductive works. The men informing him that they quite recognised that, he said he was very glad to hear it, for there were men who seemed to think that it was the duty of the Government to provide work for them whether that work was reproductive or not. In Poland there was formerly a law according to which, any person found guilty of slander was compelled to walk on all fours through the streets of the town, accompanied by the beadle, as a sign that he was unworthy the name of man. If this law was in force in some modern communities visitors would be frequently entertaiaed with the spectacle of all the inhabitants crawling on all fours ! At the Rangitata on Tuesday morning, between 5.30 and 9 o'clock, Dr Waltiug, of London, now on a fishing excursion to Temuka, caught twelve fish, scaling 80f lb ; and Mr Nicholas, " The Veteran," nine, weighing 46^1b. In addition to the above, four kawhai, averaging 71b, were caught. The latter fish are coming into the mouth of the river in shoals, and take the Devon freely. The trout were taken with a whitebait phantom.— Chriatchurch Telegraph. A well-known resident, who may be termed a yery moderate " consumer of alcoholic beverages," took the pledge at ooe of Mr Tennyson Smith's temperance meetings. When asked his reason, he replied " Well, I called for a glass of beer, and I got such rubbish for my money that I felt I was being made a fool of, and treated like a dolt ; so I said, No more for me Sandy, and swore off." A sufficient if not a very logical reason for total abstinence. Dr. Boyd (" A.KH.B.") in his recently published " Reminiscences " tells an amusing story of a prayer that was not answered. Magistrates and Town Councilors in Scotland, on entering on a new year of duty, usually attend Church together : — Dr Muir, who was once kirkmg the corporation, said in his prayer, " Lord, have mercy upon the magistrates of Glasgow, such as they are. Make them wiser and better." When the Town Clerk called to say that the magistrates were much aggrieved at being prayed for in such a fashion, the answer was instant ; '•Dr. Muir's compliments to the Lord Provost, and he is very sorry to find that his prayer has not been answered." On Monday, the sth instant, a number of the members of the Nelson Club met to wish farewell to Mr Robert Kirton, who for many years has held the office of Chief Postmaster in Nelson, and is ; about to take his departure for Christchurch, where he will hold a similar position. Mr James Sclanders proposed the health of Mr Kirton in a short speech in which he spoke in the highest terms of Mr Kirton as a public officer, and acknowledged his unfailing courtesy in dealing with commercial and professional men and the public generally. Mr Kirton acknowledged the compliment, and said that during his stay in Nelson his life had been a pleasant one, and his work all smoothness. — NeJsoa Mail. After Mr Tennyson Smith's recital last night a gathering of temperance workers was held for the purpose of considering the most, suitable means for conserving the results of the lecturer's mission. The claims and advantages of the Good Templar Order were discussed, and it was unanimously resolved to form a lodge. Mr Tennyson Smith (who holds a commission from the Grand Lodge as special deputy, G.C.T.) has kindly offered to open the lodge on Friday evening immediately after his lecture, and the meeting on that evening will in consequence commence at 7.80 instead of eight o'clock m order to allow time for the after meeting. All wishing to join the Good Templar Lodge are asked to give in their names to any member of the committee during the week, or to the Secretary of the mission, Mr John Bleakely.

The Doric, from London, arrived in Wellington yesterday. The usual monthly meeting of the W.C.T.U. will be held on Thursday next in the Foresters' Hall. Plans of Crown Lands now open for sale or selection have come to hand, and may now be seen in the Star office. Volunteers are reminded there will be match-firing at the range to-morrow morning, and afternoon. Captain Edwin telegraphs : —Weather forecast for 24 hours from 9 a.m. to day — Warnings for westerly gales and rain have been sent to all places. Diphtheria is raging in Philadelphia. There hare been 3685 cases from January to October, 1892, 1095 of which were fatal. The latest report, November 3, shows the disease to be on the increase. Wells, the Monte Carlo gambler, who was arrested on a charge of obtaining L 50,000 by false pretences, attempted to dash out his brains against the wall of his cell. On Friday next Mr Montague will hold a sale of furniture, flour, drapery, clothing, cutlery, saddlery and sundries. The sale will commence at two o'clock in the afternoon, and there will be no reserve. • Efforts are being made by the AeentGeneral in London, to ensure the early shipment to New Zealand of 4,000,000 salmon ova. obtained from the Scotch rivers. Four pairs* of white swans are also to be sent oat. The Lyttleton Times, a Ministerial paper, has acknowledged that the Shop Assistants Act is a most abortive measure, and doubts whether the institution of a compulsory halMioliday could be enforced. The native Minister has written to Te Kerei — who turned Mr Martin photo grapher, and party back while proceeding up the Wanganui Eiver beyond Pipiriki — informing him that if he repeats his conduct the law will be put in motion against him. The following team has been chosen to represent the Manchester Club in their match with the Feilding Club on Messrs Gorton and Son's ground to-morrow, play to begin at 2 o'clock sharp :—Garratt, Burlace, Richards, A. Parr, Joe Robinson, Parker, W. Bellve, A. Eade, Percival, Pringle, and Valentine. Emergencies, Belfit and Feck. Pohe te Ara, a well-kuown maori lady of Awahun, informs us that Te Kooti will be the guest of the local tribe He arrives in a fortnight and will be entertained royally at tho big meeting house, and 2000 natives from all parts are expected to take part in the proceedings. Pohe aaks us to bespeak the good offices of tradespeople in providing food for so large a number. A tournament between the Palmerston and Feilding Lawn Tennis Clubs will take place on the lawn of the latter on Saturday next, commencing at 1.30 in the afternoon. The Feilding team will be chosen from the following: — Messrs Barton, Coote, Lance, Dyer, Mildred, Hadow, and Strachan. This afternoon Mr Pickering of Beaconsfield, was married to Misa Nellie, third daughter of the late Mr James Beattie, of Feilding, The ceremony took place in the Church of England, the Rev. Mr Hertnon officiating. There was full choral service. We wish the happy couple every happiness this life can afford. They left for Palmerston en route for Wellington after the ceremony. On Saturday night the Kiwitea Sports Committee met at Mr Ryan's Cheltenham Hotel. A letter was read from the Secretary of the New Zaaland Amateur Association, to the effect that it was not necessary that competitors in races run under their rules, should be members. It would, however, be necessary for the committee to obtain permission bo advertise that certain events in their programme would be run under the rules of the Association. The Secretary reported they had £11 in hand, and that the course was in good condition. A programme was then prepared which will be duly advertised. The anniversary services of the Wesleyan Sunday School, Palmerston North, will be held on Sunday next, and a tea and public meeting on the following Monday. The speciality of this festival will be the singing. A choir of one hundred voices, asßiated by a fine orchestra, comprising two organs, one pianaforte, three first and three second violin's with the cornet, flute, baritone, euphonium, 'cello, viola, and brass viol. Among the items to be rendered are the following choruses from the " Messiah " — "For unto us," "Lift up your heads," "And the glory," " Hallelujiah," and " Worthy is the Lamb," the " Gloria," from Mozart's 12th mass, some anthems by J. Pawcett, and a number of pretty solos. Mr James Grace is the conductor. Any one wishing to hear a treat will do well to pay a visit to Palmerston North next Sunday or Monday night.