Local and General News

Feilding Star, Volume XIV, Issue 106, 25 February 1893, Page 2

Local and General News

» Messrs Abraham and Williams intend to erect suck sale yards at Levin. Mr Mihon has just opened np a grand selection of books and fancy goods. We are glad to know that the health of the Hon. Mr Ballance continues to improve. The total area of Crown lands disposed of since the Ist April last was y_,fc>72 acres 1 rood 19 perches. A garden party will be held on Wednesday next at Mr G. Say well's in aid of tho new building for the Wesleyan Church. At the next meeting of the Land Board Mr Pirani will move that the whole subject of special settlement regulations be [ considered. A reward will be paid to any person who brings to the Star office a parcel of sheepskin rugs dropped off the train between Halcombe and Feildim.'. Mr Rotheratu, locomotive superintendent who is now in America, is inspecting new compound locomotives. Mr Rotheratu will return probably early iv April. Mr James Saxelby, whose mental condition had caused his friends some anxiety, has been taken to Wellington for medical examination. Of the unsold portions of the late Mr John Manson's properties we are informed that a sale has just been made (at a satisfactory figure) of some GOO ae^es of tlie Manchester Block, to Mr Robert Milson, of Palmerston North. Says the Palmerston Standard — A valuable horse, belonging to Mr J. Carroll, was found dead on 1/r Car roll's farm at Kairanga on Thursday. An examination showed that death hud been causod by tho but Hy. I

Mr Belfit invites inspection of a varied assortment of saddlery, bridles, spurs, and other requisites too numerous to mention, just received. We are glad to learn that telephone communication will be made with the Kiwitea in a short time, suitable arrangements having been made with Mr G. P. Church for a room. Harvest thanksgiving services will be held in St. John's Church of England tomorrow. The best of the fruit and vegetables will be sent to the Wanganui ; Hospital on Monday morning. ( Mr R. H. Glynn, President of the Bank of New Zealand in London, was a passenger to Wanganni by the mid-day train yesterday. Mr Allen, manager of the local branch, met and accompanied Mr Glynn as far as Halcombe. Mrs Taylor, the relict of the of late Mr G. M. Taylor wbo died .suddenly at Colyton on Tuesday last, desires to thank the people of Colyton and the neighborhood for the great kindness they have shown her in her sad bereavement. Last night a man named Ernest Robson, a journeyman tailor, out ofimployment, gave information to the police that he had been stuck up and robbed of the same evening of a sum of eighteen pounds. Constable Tuohey is now making enquiries. In the Primitive Methodist Church tomorrow the Rev. T. H. Lyon will conduct the services both morning and evening. The evening service will have reference lo the lato Mrs Bennett, a lady who was well known and very highly esteemed in onr district, and sister to Rev*W. Harris. The Standard says that numbers of children from Ashurst attend daily the R.C. School in Palmerston, the educational advantages of that institution being by the parents deemed of pme!) more moment than the consideration of expenses incurred by railway travelling. The Waitara correspondent of the Hawera Star says that owing to the high price of cattle in the district, the Mount Egmont Freezing Company intend to cease operations. They have now a shipment of frozen meat awaiting the arrival of the Waikato, bnt have already stopped slaughtering beasts. Mr J. R. Montague held a sale of furniture in his Feilding auction mart yesterday when buyers were well satisfied with their bargains. "No reserve " was a fact and tbe articles were knocked down to the highest bidder. Another lot will be sold on Monday next when some good bargains may doubtless be obtained. A friendly wrestling bout (Cumberland stylo took place after tbe ManchesterBirmingham cricket match on Wednesday afternoon, tbe doughty champions being Messrs Gariick and Munro respectively. After three or four minutes tough struggle, Gariick succeeded in grassing his opponent amidst the enthusiastic applause of the onlookeis. We (Palmerston Standard) notice the editor of the Advocate makes fun of the recent punishment inflicted on the children at the College-street school. We should like to see the child — not a man — use the same punishment on the editor in question for a minute, and then notice how much fun is made out of it. Seriously, a man who could joke on such a subject cannot possess any humane feelings at all. An easy solution of the difficulty in connection with tho identification of 'prohibited persons" under tbe Licensing Act, would be to supply all licensed victuallers in the colony with photographs of the former. The cost of preparing and distributing such " counterfeit presentments " to be borne by the " prohibitee." This mode would not only be a groat safe guard to publicans, but would have a powerful deterrent effect on " those who drink not wisely but too well. *' Civis," in tbe Otago Witness, writes : — " One can imagine the Russian Emperor calling for his Foreign Secretary and addressing him somewhat as follows — ' What was tho name of that British colony in the Pacific that sent us tbose impudent resolutions about the Jews?' 'New Zealand, sire,' 'And U ' that the same country that now refuses to receive a few stragglers on their shores 'i' 'It is, sire.' ' God bless me ! What humbugs tboso English are, to bo sure.' " Things are looking up at Ross in Westland. A correspondent writes from there to the Otago Daily Times :- -" I was shown a handful of gold nuggets as big as beans the other day, and to which pieces of quartz were adhering. The lucky finders are keeping the locality quiet, as they are naturally afraid of being hunted, | besides which, they have as yet secured ■no area. They say they are sinking on the reef, and it was from tbe solid stone | these welcome bits were obtained. Tbe only fear is that these " beans " must be | taken with " a grain of salt." j A contemporary says : — " Every line jin a newspaper costs something. If it is for an individual it should be paid for. If the grocer was asked to contribute groceries to one abundantly able to pay for then, he would refuse. The proprietor of a newspaper must pay for the free advertising if the beneficiary does not, and yet it is one of the hardest things to be learned by many that a newspaper has space in its columns to rent, and must rent to live. How often do persons, otherwise well off and apparently honest, say " give us a local " when they would be ashamed to beg for tbe money this " local " costs the newspaper proprietor. Land is readily changing hands in this district as will be seen from Messrs Ratliff Bros', report on the followiug transactions : — Mr Wbennary, of Westport, has purchased Mr George Adams' property of 83 acres, situated nearly opposite Mr J. 11. Taylor's land at Makino ; Mr E. Harris' holding of 200 acres at Pemberton, has been sold to Mr Buckren, of Palmerston North ; Mr A. Morgan's 122 acres of leasehold land at Pemberton has been purchased by Mr E. Marshall, of Stanway. The prices realized in the above instances were highly satisfactory to all parties. We are requested to announce that properties are advertised by Messrs Ratliff Bros, free of charge — no gale, no commission. A curious divorco case was heard in Sydney tho other day. Catherine Watt, of Richmond, applied for a divorce from Peter Watt. They were married at Richmond by the Rev. A. Hardie, Presbyterian minister, on the 28th November, 1882. Petitioner was only 16 years of age at the time. The marriage was never consummated. On the night of the wedding respondent got drunk, and rejoined H.M.S. Nelson, of which he was an officer. The vessel left for tho other colonies, and petitioner had never seen respondent since. She had only been acquainted with him for about five weeks before the marriage. A decree nisi with coats was granted. — Wanganui Chronicle. " Mercutio," in the N.Z. Herald writes : — " There is a considerable amount of grumbling all round at the Hon Richard Seddon sending up from the South Island silver pine sleepers for the Rotorua railway, to tho very country of the unequalled puriri. A city member sent down this message :—" A hornet's nest is said to have been discovered at Rotorua in tho silver pine sleepers from the South Islund," To this Mr Seddon replied : — " Tho hornet's nest discovered in West Coast sleepers will on closer investigation turn out \.o be a mare's next. Tiie keener tho lurestigalioi; f;l;o better I .shall like il." So says Mr Richard Seddon, but perhaps he will be " woke ii))" on this subject of sleepers vest si'ision."

There is to be a large meeting of Druids . at Birmingham on Tuesday next. The San Francisco mail arrived at Auckland yesterday per Mariposa. A meeting of the sports committee will be held at Mr Sherwill's office on Wednesday night, at 8 o'clock. Mr Clampett is announced to give a sacred concert in the Assembly Rooms to-morrow evening after the church services are concluded. The site for a State farm is not yet settled. Pemberton has been reported against owing to tbe coldness and distance from the railway. Mr George Duncan, of Apiti, obtained 4£lbs of wool per head from his lambs this season. A splendid record wbich speaks well for tho quality of tho land in that district. We are informed by Mr W. G. Haybittle that he has made arrangements to dispose of his business in Feilding, and will give up possession to his successors, Messrs Brain well Bros., in about three months. Mr G. B. Bradford has just purchased from Messrs Rouse and Hurrell, of Wellington, a large double-seated waggonette, which will comfortably accommodate a dozen passengers, besides the driver. This is the only vehicle of Its kind in Feilding, and is just what is wanted for conveying picnic, cricketing, and other parties. To-day, when attempting to cross the Oroua River at Aorangi, Mr IJ. Adsett had a narrow escape from drowning. It appears that one wheel of his trap sunk in quicksand, and the horse turned upstream towards a snag that was near, with the result that the animal was submerged in the hole on the lower side. The men working on the new bridge extricated Mr Adsett from his perilous position by means of a rope, and afterwards the horse nnd vehicle were got out.