Local and General News

Feilding Star, Volume XV, Issue 23, 27 July 1893, Page 2

Local and General News

4» On Saturday next Mr Charles Carr, the auctioneer of the United Farmers' Albaoco, will sell at Pal mere ton, tho whole of tho carrying plant of Mr B, £. Partridge. We regret to state that Mr C. 0. Fischer, of Camden street, has lost a bright little girl six yearn of age through an attack of diphtheria. The child was only ill three or four days. The funeral takes place to-morrow afternoon at 2 p.m. The Pasteur Institute in Paris is still as popular a resort for bvdrophobic patients as it was when tho fame of the scientist's cures by innoculation was at the flood- tide. The other day ten portions who had been bitten by a mad dog. presented themselves in v body to rocoiyo troatment. The barque Weathers Geld, which was floated off the Otakl beach after lying thero a number of years, has been refitted and sailed from Wellington yesterday for Newcastle for a cargo of coals for a Wellington dealer. The vessel is under tho command of Captain Dawson, formerly of tbe Union Company. The Pohaugina Christy Minstrels are billed to appear at Colyton to-morrow evening. The programme to be submitted is a very varied and exteosive one. and as the proceeds are to be devoted to the Church Building Fuud there should bo a large attendance of settlors and friends present on the occasiou.

Members of the Manchester Rifles are reminded of the parade this evening. A prohibition order against Annie Dogherty, of Makino road, was renewed to-day ..^ The Borough Council will meet this evening to discuss a drainage scheme for the Borough. Messrs Gorton and Sou will hold their usual fortnightly stock sale at Feilding to-morrow, An unusually heavy fall of hail and rain was experienced here early this morning. Captain Edwin wired to-day—lndica-tions for cold night and strong westerly winds after 20 hours, with glass falling. The New Zealand Clothing Factory advertise that they are agents for Frister and Rossman'a improved Singer Sewing Machines. We are informed that the approach to the temporary bridge on the Feilding - Aeburst road near Mr Jacob's house, is in a dangerous condition for vehicular traffic, and requires attention at ouce, otherwise a serious accident may happen. Our readers are reminded of Mr Jas Watsou's essay on •• Belf Culture," at the •• Mutual" this evening. The meetings are held in the yestry of the Primitive I Methodist Church, and there is no charge for admission. The new Auckland Riflo Association have formed a Voluntoor Shooting Re presentative Association for the promo • tion of competition in rifle practice with the Australian colonies. Provision will be made for sending teams to England if needed. j The concert which was to have beon held in the Oampbelltown Primitivo Methodist Church last evening did not ! eventuate as the Wosloyans had a magic lantern exhibition in their church. The concert will be given in the Methodist Church there next Wednesday evening. Mr M. Bel fit, saddler and harness maker, has ju.it completed a very neat set of silver-mounted gig harness, with breast colUr. to the order of a Feilding resident. Mr Belfit has a large stock of all kinds of saddlery and saddler' i materials on hand. ' In Mr McLean's letter of yesterday he was made to say "so that the total number of members," instead of "so that j the total numbers of electors to the number of members." The words in italics haying been left out. And, farther on, " owing to the pressure,'' should have read " owing to the presence." The Colonial Treasurer says that the Goyernment will take steps to prevent stationary engines being brought in on the plea that they are required for dairy fao* tories in order to escape duty. He also | sajn tliat shear* cannot be entered free under tbe present regulations as it v held that shearers are not artificers. A contemporary says : — Sir R. Stout says he has been requested to stand for three North Island electorates and at least one Southern constituency, but he has not decided whether he will stand by Inanguaha or seek fresh fields. This much, however, he cau positively say, he will not be a candidate for Dunedin. Anyone requiring a well-mad» suit, at Auckland price, would do well in interviewing Mr R. Mcßride, at Uastie's Hotel, within tbe next few days. Mr Me Bride is representing tbe welNkuawn Auckland tailor of that name, and has taken the place of Mr Whttahoutw for a trip, the latter well-known gentleman boing on a v.sit to World's Fair, Chicago. A pamphlet entitled " Electricity at Home," issued by the New Zealand Electrical Syndicate, which deals with electric lighting of private houses and contains a good deal of useful matter bearing upon the subject, has been forwarded to the Town Clerk for free distribution amongst ratepayers, and others, desirous of information on this important question. The special correspondent at Wellington of the Taupeka Times, wrote of Mr Brace's speech that ''it was a splendid specimen of oratory, full of thought, of fine sentiment, of passion and of magnificent scorn. When tbe House loses Mr Bruce, as it will at the closo of the session, it will lose its most brilliant speaker, and most respected member, and the Opposition one of its best speakers." A beliover in what he calls the " ex* ploded " system of rain production by dynamite, attributes tbo exoeasively wet season to the frequent use of that disturbing element in blasting stumps in the town ! The fact that over 1000 cords of firewood have been obtained in Feilding this season, accounts for the continued loud reports to be heard dailjr. We need hardly remind our readers of the farewell social to bo giyen this eyoning to the Rev A. Hermon, and we expect there will bo a largo attendance of members of tbe congregation and their friends present to bid the reyerend gentleman and his esteemod lady " God speed." Several of the leading amateurs m the town and district will assist at tbe concert, and refreshments will be served during the evening. Some sheep-owners are in tho habit of omitting from their returns sheep sold but not delivered. Mr Duncan Gillanders, of Waikaia, has just been fined £10, and costs, for so omitting 1600 sheep, which, in consequence, were not in any returns. Though tbe tax on Mr Gillander's sheep only amounted to 82s, yet the practice, considering there are 16,000 sheep-owners in the colony, would result in large loss to the Agricultural Department if not checked and the Department is determined to put a stop to it.