Local and General News

Feilding Star, Volume XV, Issue 7, 8 July 1893, Page 2

Local and General News

•+ The Palmerstou Electoral Roll contains 2363 names. An Australian and an English mail arrived here this morning. Tho Key Mr D. Gordon, of Marton, will preach in tho Preebyteriau Church to-morrow morning and evening. Mr S. Svondson has just opened up a very nice lot of ladies French calf lace boots and shoes, children's boots, etc. Tho total number of trout ova stripped this season at the Mastorton Hatcheries is 500,000. M r Stevenson, the Government Auditor, is now 111 Feilding engaged iv auditing the accounts of tho various local bodies. Mr W. Hunter was a visitor to Feildthis morning. He visited his farm at Awahuri, and went on Hy the mail train to his prosont residence in the North. It will bo Monday or Tuesday before the Gorge railway line is cleared of the debris from, the slips, and traffic resumed. Tho P.S.A. meeting will be held as usual in Short's Hall to-morrow afternoon at 3 o'clock. Mr Dixon of Bunnythorpe will deliver an address. The floods on Wednesday uight and Thursday morning washed out a culvert iv tho Feilding- Ashurst road just beyond Mr Jacob's, leaving a dangerous and impassable gap. We uudorstand that Mr 11, Worsfold, of St Leonard's, has purchased the adjoining property formerly occupied by Mrs Lissaman. We presume this is with a view to enlarging his nurseries. It appears that the telegram which said the Premier was m favor of the Direct Veto was not a truthful ono. Mr Soddou was very guarded iv his reply to the deputation and did not commit himself to anything. Our reports of tho local floods omitted to state that a small portion of the back on one side of the approach to Warwick atreet had boon uuderuiinod. Tho damage was not enough to interfere with traffic, and it is expected that the Blip will be repaired to-day. Mr Jackman yestdrday successfully removed from the Fuildiug Station, the intermediate shaft for working Mossrs Lowes and Jams' eawmill at Birmingham. It weighod 2 ton 12 cwt, and was the heaviest tsioglo piece of machinory sent away from this Station for to wo time. Mr Lonuen, of tho Gaiety Company, intends creating a stir eithor in Molbourne or in Loudou with a " brand now Maori song," A Sydney contemporary says that in addition to the song, Mr Lonuen brought back with him some Maori curiosities, mcluding a black eye, the rosult of the Dunedin fracas. Mr Ross, successor to tho welUknown business bo long carried on by Mr J, 1«\ Donnelly, has an advertisement in today's issue. Mr Ross has specially engaged a first class hairdresser to look after tbat department of his business, fo customers may rely upon thoir requirements undor that " head " being well looked after. The Billiard Room and other de« partnients will remain under the eutiro supervision, and control of tho proprietor. The statement that Mount Stokes is the second highest peak in New Zealand is challenged by a correspondent of the Dunedin Star, who says :— The second highest mountain in the colony is Mount Tasman. It is 874 feet higher than Mount Stokes, which, indeed, only coims ninth on the list. As there is a good deal of misapprehension on this point, even amongdt New Zealanders, I append a list of the ten highest mountains in New Zealand. It is as follows : — Aorangi, 12,349 ft; Tasman, 11,475 ft; Dampier, 11,828 f t; Lendentield, 10'551ft ; Malte Brun, 10,421 ft ; Sefton, 10,356 f t; Elie De Beaumont, 10,200 ; Haidinger, 10.107 f t; Stokes, 10.101 ft; De la Beehc, 11,058 ft. It will be seen that Mount Stokes is a good way down tho list, even allowing it to be higher by 51fr than " Alpine " suys it is.

The Manawatu Gorge road was opened for traflic at noon to-day. There will be a meeting of St John's vestry held at the private residence of Mr 8. Goodbchere. on Monday night at 8 o'clock. Caplain Edwin telegraphs : — Weather forecast for 24 hours from 9 a.m. to-day — Warnings for gales with heavy rain after 20 hours. Mr Wilkinson, the contractor for the Cheltenham Dairy Factory, is getting on very well with the building, and it is expected to be completed by the middle of next month. The road to Apiti is quite impassable for vehicular traffic on the other side of the Oroua river, owing to a largo number of slips at many places, Mr 13. Poolo's goods have got as far as the river where they at present romain. We aro informed by Mr Bell. Warden for the No 3 ward iv the Pohangina Roard's District, that the loan proposals for tbat ward were duly carried. The Returning Officer of the Feilding. Haicombe Parochial District, Mr C. Bray, advertises that nominations for the Lay representatives at the Diocesan Synod will be received up till noon ou Saturday next. The Standard says : — Amongst those who had the unpleasant experience of remaining all uight in the Gorge on the Danevirko train, where a nowly*mamed couply from this district, who wore on a honeymoon trip. ' Elsewhere Mr J. F. Donnelly returns thanks to the goneral public for the patron age and support accorded during his business connections with Feilding, and solicits a continuance of tho namn favors for his successor, Mr D. Boss, of Wanganui. Mr T. H. Bredin, of tho Other House, is now offering some startling bargains in draperj, clothing, morcory, etc as may bo seen by roferriug to the advortisetnont iv anothor column. As the goods must be cloarod immediately, many lines have been marked at half the wholosalo cost. At a mooting of Directors of the Provincial Farmers Co-operative Association held at Palmerfton ou the sth in-st.it was decided to erect a Buttor Factory at Palmerston with creameries at Bunny thorpe, Bangitikei line, Kairanga, Pohangina, and Woodvillo. Additional factories will be opened elsowhcro should inducements offer. The Bachelors Ball at tho Town Hall, Birtninghnm, last night turned out an unqualified success. About 85 couples were present, and dancing was kept up with great spirit till the small hours this morning. The music supplied by Mr Haybittle's Siring Band gave great satis, faction, everybody saying it was the best played music they had ever danced to. A young man named Spooner living in Warwick streot thoughtlessly left a flask of guupowdor lying on the table with a lighted candle close to it. On getting up from the f.-iblo, lie overturned the candle and un <«xi>!ohou resulted. Ono of his arms and 0110 hand wore much cut ttbout, tho arm whero the flank struck him being greatly biuisod. Dr Sorley dressed the injuries which were leas serious than might have been anticipat d under the contributing 1 ircumetancep. The fact thnt Mr J. B. Hamilton, the well-known draper, was holdiug a genuine Selling Off Snle has already excite J a Rood deal of attention, but the new advertisement he inserts (o-dny wilt certainly add lo the interest now existing. The prices in the leading lines indicated are so low that competition is absolutely defied. The goods arc all fresh, bright and new.