Local and General News

Feilding Star, Volume XIV, Issue 88, 14 January 1893, Page 2

Local and General News

The English mail per Araw* reachod Feikhng this morning. Mr Arkwright, and family, returned to Wellington by tbo Ilauroto on Thursday night. ' " A section of grass land at Pemberton lias been sold at £') per acre. It has only one l/omulnry fence. To Kooti, it would appear, soon lirod oi Awahuri, und with his t-iihitnunjr Jolt ye.-.. torday morning for the North viu Marton.

Mr Cobbe, of the firm of Cobbe and Darragh, is prostrated with la grippe. The National Bank of New Zealand has declared an interim dividend of Is 31 per share. The London Standard says the New Zealand Government is preparing a conversion loan which will include the de faulting harbour boards. Minah birds are very numerous in Masterton and they are playing sad havoc in the orchards. Their fancy fruit is gooseberries. Stoats and weasels were first introduced on this coast on a station near j Foxton. They were brought up from I Wellington and liberated secretly. It it rumoured in Wellington that early this year a political campaign will be commenced, the leaders being Messrs 1 Rolleston, Scobie Mackenzie, Mitcbelson, ! Bruce, and G. Hutchison. The attendance of the general public at Mr Montague's auction mart was very I large yesterday afternoon, and the groceries offered for sale were quitted at most satisfactory prices. Feilding was very lively yesterday j afternoon, as what with the stock sal©, | and Mr Montague's sale of proceries, the attendance of country visitors was quite large, and the town had a very busy appearance. Amongst the passengers by the steamer Te Anau from Sydney is Mr R. H. Glyn, president of the Bank of New Zealand. He is bound on a visit of business as well as pleasure. Mr Glyn is accompanied by his wife and daughter. The Manchester Rifles paraded for inspection on Thursday night in the Assembly Rooms, under command of Lieutenant Bray. Owing to "la grippe " a number of tbe officers, non commissioned officers, and men were absent. Intensely cold weather has been experienced throughout America during the past few days, and exceptionally heavy falls of snow have taken place. At Toronto and Chicago the thermometer registered thirty degrees below zero. At the Warrangate Races yesterday Defence Won lhe Handicap Hurdles, the Flying fell to Pennant and the Cup to Muriwai. Little Tom appropriated the Trial Hurdles, Slip the Electric Handicap, Lonely the Bracelet, and Eve the final. The 21st annual district assembly of the Primitive Methodist Church in New Zealand was opened at Ashburton last Thursday, at which 46 delegates were present. Amongst the first draft of stations occur the following names. Foxton, W. Wollas, Manawatu, J. Coker, J. Cfirr, and H. C'urran. The Feilding Brass Band will play a selection of sacred music in tbe Rotunda on the Square to-morrow (Sunday) afternoon. Probably this will be the last appearance of the band, as there is some likelihood of its dit>bandment owingto the want of a practice room. This is much to be regretted We are informed by the Wairarapa Daily Times that Mr T. E. Chamberlain, of Upper Plain, has succeeded in keeping down the ravages of the Hessian fly very considerably this year. After cropping last year he burned all the straw and stubble, and instead of ten bushels to the acre, he has a line crop of wheat which will yield thirty-five bushels to the acre. It may not bo generally known (says the Wellington Times) that \inder the new Bankruptcy Act a meeting of creditors lapses if within a quarter of an hour from the time advertised for the meeting a quorum is not obtained. In that event it is at the option of the Official Assignee or tho chairman to adjourn the meeting sine die, or to such time as he may determine or appoint. It is stated by the Taieri Advocate, of which Mr Carncross is Editor, that Mr T. K. Macdonald will be a candidate for the representation of Wellington at the next election, and that Messrs Gourlay, Earnshaw, and Pinkerton will run on the Liberal ticket for Dunedin. It is not stated why Mr William Hutchison is to be shelved, or who is to succeed Mr Earnshaw for the new district which includes what is uow known as the Peninsula.' In another column Mr J. W. Duff inviteß tbo inspection of the public to a large assortment of goods which are now on view in Mrs Hastie's Sample Rooms. The choice of articles is of a very miscellaneous and varied character, and as Mr Duffs stay will only be for a week, intending buyers aro desired to make an early call, and see for themselves tho nature of the bargains put before them. Referring to the cablegram received the other day recording the promotion to his flag of Captain Charles Barstow Theobold, who served in the New Zealand war, our New Plymouth contemporary, the Taranaki Herald, tells the following story : — This, officer was a midshipman on Board H.M.S. Niger, command 3d by Captain Cracroft, and was at the attack of the native pah at Waireka. It is said that when the sailors were scaling the pah midshipman Theobold, not being able to get over the palisading, called out in his excitement, ' Chuck me over ; oh, do chuck me over and let me get at them !' We regret to hear that the accident to Mr James Eraser was a very serious one, and will necessitate his laying up for some weeks. It appears that he was in Messrs Pickering and Co.'s yard whilst the horse-power sausage machine was at work, when, stepping on one side to avoid the horse, he unfortunately got his heel caught in the run-round, the result being that the flesh was partly torn of! the heel nearly to the bone. Dr. Sorley sewed up the wound, and the sufferer is going on tolerably well. Mr C. Kettle, R.M.. of Wanganui, has laid it down from the Bench that when a man is arrested for drunkenness the police should ascertain where ho got tbe liquor, with a view to proceedings being also taken against the supplier. This appears a somewhat novel and decidedly dangerous course of procedure cupable of great abuse. Why drunks, and more than any other offenders against the law, should be submitted to the French system of crossexamination by the police, with a view to obtaining information from them tending to incriminate themselves or others, we cannot understand. We doubt whether ajudgeofthe Supreme Court would approve of Mr Kettle's definition oi'a policeman's duty in tho case of drunks. — Post. Our readers will be pleased to see by our advertising columns that we are to have another visit from the Jubilee Hingers on Thursday next. This, and a short season in Wellington, will be their last appearance in the North Island, and | we can confidently recommend their conceits as the most unique musical treat ever presented in the district. Many will have pleasant recollections of the visits of the former combination, and as the press generally admits the present to be superior a most delightful entertainment may be anticipated. The programmes now presented are more varied than formerly, [ consisting of sacred und secular songs, [ duets, quartettes, glees, choruses, and re- ( citations. Speaking of the lady elocu- | tioinst (Miss .1 ul jo Wounilie), the N,Z, | Times says : " This young lady's talent | amounts almost to genius, rflie is tho I cleverest lady elocutionist who has ever ; visited the colony." There aro ten artists, ; all being descendants of the emancipated slaves, and all graduates in music, from the Fisk University and tho Hampton i College. Intending patrons would do well to sfjenro tickets in advance from Mr 1 < .nthew, us iho prices charged are popular I onus, and the seating capacity oli the Hall ' is limited.

Max O'Rell is lecturing to crowded houses in Dnnedin. The Pope gave an audience to Arch* bishop Lo<:ue, of Armagh, und expressed a hope that the Irish Home Rule cause would triumph. Captain Edwin telegraphs : —Weather forecast for 24 hours from 9 n.m. to-day — Warnings sent yesterday hold good at all places. Mr John Morley, Chief Secretary for Ireland, is removing a large number of governors of lunatic asylums and replacing them by Roman Catholics. Mr T. A. Garratt, the well known chemist, is advertising a special cure for that distressing complaint la grippe. This remedy was used with great success in Wellington last year. Messrs Thacker and Pallant commenced business in their new premises in Montague's buildings to-day. The stock is a large and well assorted one, and will be on view in their premises this evening, when a splendid variety of goods will be displayed in their windows. This morning when Miss Mary Mudford, aged about nine .years, of Campbelltown, was out riding she was thrown from her horse. The animal lro<\ on her shin, and tore off the skin and fat from the ankle to the knee, inflicting a dangerous and painful wound. Dr Johnston was sent for, and on his arrival did all that was necessary for the relief of the patient. Since Mr Cleveland's election to the Presidency, two families in Indiana, named Swinford and Lawson, have heen on hostile terms, and the outcome of the | enmity was a terrible scene in a church | which the two families attended. At the conclusion of the seryice a fight took place, members of each family using their revolvers, with the result that one person on each side was killed, and a total of seven wounded. When the firing began a p^inic seizrd the congregation, and, eventually, the remaiuing members of the Lawson family beat a retreat from the building. The stock sale to be held at Feilding on Friday tho 27th instant, by Messrs Gorton and Son, will be a very important one. It will be seen by the advertisement that a very large number of cows and calves, from tho estate of Mr Rowe, of Kopani, will be submitted, and it is well known that stock from the herds of this well known breeder are of the very best classes or grades. Mr D. Pownes has entered some pure bred Lincoln Rams bred by himself on his farm on the Kimbolton road, also some pure bred Lincoln Hams, bred by Mr Collins of Hawke'e Buy. Other vendors have also some first class entries whioh are detailed in the advertisement. Additions are made to the list of entries for the firm's sale at Awahuri on Tuesday next.