Local and General News

Feilding Star, Volume XV, Issue 9, 11 July 1893, Page 2

Local and General News

We bave to acknowledge receipt of Hansard No 1. The hairdressers and tobacconists i n Feilding have decided to olose their shop ß at 8 p.m., on and after tbis evening. Captain Edwin telegraphs:— Weather forecast for 24 hours from 9 a.m. to day — Warnings tor strong westerly winds with rain. -■"'" MrJFred. Butler, aOcount book manttfaotiflfjifc, book binder, stationer, and 'machine ruler, inserts a notice today. We can speak confidently of the excellence of tho work douo by Mr Butler. The action, Blarembere v. the Secretary of lhe Wanganui Education Board, will be heard in the Wanganui Supreme Court to-morrow. The Colonial Secretary states that the j revenue from farming out the backs of j postage stamps and telegraph forms for j advertising was £800 a year. Mr Gabites will advertise tomorrow full particiilaes of four cases of drapery he has iust purchased from the largest importing firm in New Zealand. Wo understand that Mr G. B. Bradford has purchased Messrs Pringlo and Kichardson's interost in tho mail conch run ning from Feildiug to Birmingham. To-day Mr Charles Golding showed us one of the fore feet of a boar, on which are five toes. Tho animal was killed at Pohangina, under the main range of hills, and was of enormous size. The Times says :— Eighteen competitive designs have been received by the ! Public Works Department for the Courthouse which is to be built at Palmorston North at a cost of £1500. A potitioii has boen numerously signed by tho rosidents of Campbelltown for a daily mail service If tho Government can bo persuaded to graut this concession it will bo a groat boon to tho settlors of that district. Yesterday a drunkard who was before the Court, at Wellington, begged the Magi-Urate, with tears in his eyes, to issue a prohibition order ngainst himself, which Mr Martin, 8.M., immediately did. Tho petition of the settlers for the establishment of a post office at Moffat's store, Rangi wahia, has been grunted. The first mail will be sent there on Monday next. Colonel Bailoy, of Chiistchurch, aud Major Viuce. of Wellingtou, arrived in Feildiug by this morning's express, and aro to addross a mooting of tho Salvation Army in tho Barracks this eyening. Wo notice that a son nnd daughter of Mr A. F. Hnlcombe. of Uronui, Waitara, aud Mr W, B. Godfrey, of Beacons-Sold, nephew of Lndy Fox, aro each entitled to legacies of £200, undor tbo will of tho late Sir William Fox. We understand that'Mr Percy Burrell has purchased, through Messrs Lovin and Co the romaiulng portion of Jthe Potatau Estnto consisting of 920 acres. The price pnid was vory moderato, aud highly in fayor of tho buyer. Mr Houston is to ask the Premier, it be will, in the interests of the resident photographers of New Zealand, take some steps this session to impose a license-fee on all travelling canvassers in this branch industry, also an import duty ou all imported enlargements. The premier told Mr Wilson on Friday (hat Gorernment has no present intention of taking orer the Manawatu railway, and there is still some four years in which (o consider the matter. As for gtring a promiao to refrain from taking it over, he. considered the Ministry was only the Ministry of the day, and would be exceeding its powers to give aoy promise of the kind. It has beon decided to observe Friday, tho 4th August (Arbor Day), as a holiday in all publio offices throughout the Colony. The Department of Agriculture in a circular sign-ad by Mr J. D, Ritchie, secretary, and tp be sent to tho local bodios, recommorids that a general holiday should be proclaimed. The intelligent public will quite undordand why the largest business is being dono at tbe Brick store, Feilding, when they compare tho Ordinary prices charged at J, Darragh's for goods wbich are quoted at much higher prices by tho other Storekeepers of Feilding under tbe Extreme Pressure of Clearance Sales and Partnership Sales, &c, &c. — Advt. A rare opportunity of purchasing trees ! and plants wdl be afforded at tbe sale of trees to be held by G. A. Preece, of Palmerston .North, on Friday nezt at a room near the Denbigh Hote). The trees are from, the nursery of J. Mayo and Sons, of Palmerston North, and are thoroughly acclimatised, well formed and free from eodlin moth, and true to name. A donble wedding took place at Camp* bell town the other day. Mr Neil Buch' anan gave away two of bis daughters to two of the sons of another respected settler, Mr W. Hunt, of the same place. The Rev. Mr Harper performed tbe I marriage ceremonies. One of the happy couples is settled in Campbelltown, and the other in tbe Sandon Small Farm Settlement. An unusual circumstance is recorded by the Wo«t Coast Times. Millnor and part j at Kaniori on Wednosday last in a tunnel in 700 feet through old ground, stiuck an old drive and shortly afterwards there was an explosion and a line of firo ran down the tunnel, Tho men quickly got away, fortunately without sustaining any injury, and returned to work on Wodnesday night by which timo the tunnel had cleared. Now that tbe flood in tbe Oroua rivor at Awahuri bas subsided it is seen that more good thau harm has boen dono to the bridge. It was thought at ono time that the flood would greatly damage tho soutborn approach to tbc atructuro as a great body of water was sotting rouud that way ; but instead of damaging tho bridge tho water has carried away the i obstruction in front of it, aud made for ! itself a deep channel straight down the river bed. The land on which the protective works were to have been ereoted is almost entirely washed away, aud wbole beds of shingle havo also disappeared. We bave to thank the publishers of the Temperance Standard for a copy of the first issue of that magazine, which is intended to be tbe Good Templar Record ud Prohibitionist Advocate of the oolony, and is also tbe oflicial record of The Grand Lodge of New Zealand 1.0. G.T. It will be published monthly, at a prioe within the reach of everyone. The copy now before us is well edited and well printed, besides being full of interest to supporters of the cause of temperance in the colony, as well as to the eeneral public. We wish the new venture ail the success it so evidently ! deserves. At the Birmingham ball hold recently the (success of wmch we have already referred to) somo exceedingly pretty costumes wore worn, Amongst tbe most noticoatyo were those of Mrs A. Mcßeth, who looked charming in pink not with satin ribbons; Mrs W. Mcßeth, pink satin with pink net ; Mrs J. Burne, salmon tinted nun's voiling; Miss Russell, maroon satin and croum lace; Miss Brandon, pale bluo figured satin, and pink net , Mrs Banks, wbite satin ; Mrs Munro black luco and satin body ; Mrs G. Kidd, white cashmere and pink trimmings; Miss Wishaw, palo bluo satoen ; Mrs Wishaw, black cashmere and wliite laco ; Mrs Chuich, bluck laco and creum tuile : Miss Cook, black lace and pink ribbons ; ! Mrs Edney. black aud pmk uot ; Miss Burne, pmk n°t and sateen body ; Miss Bircb, peacock blue with pink liberty eilk ; Mrs Greeuless, figured -sateen.