Local and General News

Feilding Star, Volume XV, Issue 20, 24 July 1893, Page 2

Local and General News

» , — _ Two men. named Potter and Clement*, were arrested while breaking into the Kaiwarra Hotel, in Wellington, last Saturday. This morning on the certificates of Doctors Johustou and Sorloy, Mr Graham Shannon of tho Harbour Board Block was committed to tho Wellington Asylum for medical treatment. The Standard learns on good authority, u nines something unfor6eon occurs, that women will be able to voto in noxt election for membors of the House of Representatives. Tho Farmers' Alliance held a very suecog&fal sale of fruit troos and shrubs on account of Mr Watson, of Ashurat, on Saturday afternoon lost. All the lots offered wore cleared at fairly good prices. MrJ. H. Worsfold, tho well-known baker, of Buckingham Palace, announces in our wanted column to-day that ho has always a large supply of small goods of overy description on hand. Mr Milaon has just roceiyed U large assortment of all tho latest parlour games, fancy stationery, albums, and accordions. Also a choice selection of the newost books by popular authors, and inyitos inspection of tho same. The Christchurch Press understnnds that Mr C. It, Stannard, of the Farmers' Co-operative Association, has received tho appointment of the Wangantu branch of the Farmers' Alliance Association of Wellington, and leaves for his duties in a few days. Mr Brodin's groat clearing sale is now in full swing, in The Othor House, und he intends to dispose of the wholo of hie stock at a sacrifice, as he is giving up business. Tho goods comprise groceries drapery, and clothing of all descriptions and uro new importations, so that buyers can dopend on getting good articles. Wo direct the attention of those whom it may concern to an advertisement which appears to-day from Mr W. G. Hay bit tie in which he givos notice that unless all outstanding accounts are settled by the 31st instant thoy will be placed in the handaof Messrs Ratliff Bros for collection. Wo (Standard) regret to learn that tho recent accident to Mr Blundell, Sheep Inspector, by which he hurt his leg at the Feildmg sale yards, has proved to be a very serious dislocation of the knoo. and it will be some weeks before he is fit to resume his duties. In the meantime, Mr Hull, from Wanganui. with assistance from some of the other inspectors, will utteod to tho departmental work required in tho district, This is to be quite a busy week in the way of social gatherings, etc. To-night, a Primitive Methodist reunion takes place at Colyton, and at Awaluiri a meeting is to be held to discuss the question of establishing a creamery. To-morrow is to be a red letter day in the annals of Buunythorpe, where opening services in connection with tho Church of England are arranged for. A farewell social to the Rev. A. Horuaon prior to his departure for England is fixed for Thursday evening, and on Friday the Pohangina Christy , Minstrels give a performance at Colyton. Speaking of the late banquet, an observer remarked upon the various and wonderful contortion? of the average male singing, unconscious of the eyes of nton, in chorus. Even while putting tbo w t holo soul into " Ho's a jolly good fellow," one contracts tho brow and frowns anothemas at nothing, his left hand supporter churning tbo air with faco and body and the man on tho right beatuiug in evorv foature, All this apparently governed only bj tho tomporaraont, and not even modified by musical training. The ladies do not spoil tho sentiment of a lovely chorus in this way. With refereoco to the statement published in the colony, accredited to Sir W. Jervois, that tho Atkinson Government in 1887 had under consideration the question of offering a portfolio to the lion W. P. Reaves, the Hon W. Mitcholson writes to tho proas denying it, and says : " I have no hesitation in saying there is no truth in the statoment. I was in the lato Sir Harry Atkinson's confidence from tho beginning, aud among the names of those considered that of Mr Reoves was never mentioned. It is of course possible that Sir William Jervois may have suggested something of the sort to Sir H. Atkinsoon, but if so it could never have boon entertained by him." It is not often that a congregation fools inclined to smile aloud at a remark which falls from tho pulpit, but such was tho case in a church not 100 miles from Foilding, when the preacher was referring to tho return of tho Prodigal Son, and the fathor being so delighted that ho killed a fatted calf m honor of tho occasion. Tho L'lorgyman procooded to oxputiato on tho condition of the ciilf, and wished his c »n---gregation to distinctly understand that it was no ' ordinary ' calf which was killed, but ono which had been well carod for fed up, m fact, f-aidho, "Thoro is not tho slightest doubt but what that calf had boon fattening for years «nd roars !" Ouo of tho congregation was boari to muttvr, " Thal'a rather too good."

Captain Edwin wired to-day :—lndications for a very cold night. The annual general meeting of the Feilding Jockey Club will be held on Monday next at the Manchester Hotel. Grates decorated with the medicine bottles used by the deceased during his last illness are to be seen in negro cemeteries of the Southern States. The surviving relatives, when visiting the graves often discuss the effects of the various remedies. . ; Mr J. H. Wooding, watchmaker and jowollor, has a notice in our advertising columns to-day, by which it will be seen that ho has opened in premises adjoining T. R. Attwood's photographic studio. Mr Wooding is prepared to repair all kinds of jewellery, watches, clocks, etc., and guarantees his work. According to the Chicago Herald, Pro* fessor Garner, who went out to Africa to study monkey language, has had extraordinary success. "I am safe on the coast," writes Professor Garner, "just reeking with quinine, the proud possessor of a chimpanzee that can say, " Tenakoe Pakcha," which is, you know, the Maori for " Good day, stranger. 1 ' a gorilla that knows twenty words of Fijian, nnd «i female orangoutang that lias picked up " Dormer and blitzen " from a German valet, and bas, judging from her actions quite fallen in love with him. I have also got written down, which is more important, nearly two hundred monkey worda. Here arc a few, spelled phonotically : — ' Achru, 1 meaning sun. fire, warmth.'&c, 1 kakcltn.' moaning water, rain, cold, and apparently anythingdisagrccablc'goshku' meaning food, the act of eating. You will sec from this that it is a very primitive language. There are, perhaps not more tban twenty or thirty words, in it that I hare not already got, so that my task is now practically completed."