Local and General News

Feilding Star, Volume XV, Issue 34, 9 August 1893, Page 2

Local and General News

Owing to tho bad weather the telegraph lines were working very badly to-day. We have the best authority for stating that there are no cases of diphtheria now in Feilding. Tho Farmers Alliance will hold a sale of liyo stock in thoir Palmer9ton yards to-morrow. Captaiu Edwin wired to-day :— Strong west to south and south-east winds, and much colder weather. Glass rise. The Manchester Ritles are reminded there will be a Government parade held in the Assembly Rooms to-morrow night. Mr Justice Richmond has supported the refusal of the Foxton Licensing Committee to grant a certain license. Mr Scales, who has been for some time assistant iv the Bank of Australasia here, left for the Masterton branch of the bank yesterday. Mr Scales takes with him the good wishes of everyone in Feilding who has overbad the pleasure of knowing him. Tho Manawatu train did not arrive in Wellington until a quarter past 2 this morning. Tho train was delayed owing to tho subsidouco on tho lino near Manakau. Yobtorday tho llov U. Clemont uiado throe couples happy, tho third being Mr Alfiod Edward Mills and Annie Fordham Freeman, of Christchurch. The labt marriage took placo at Catnpbelltown, in the afternoon, at tho residence of Mr Thomas Drake, the mauager of Mr Corpe'a creamery in that risiug district. Tho funeral of Mr C. O. Fischer's third child took placo this momiDg. The Rev G. Clement officiated at the gravo, and Mr W. G. Shearer was tho undertaker. , The deepest sympathy with Mr and Mrs Fischer in their sad bereavement has been expressed by all classes of tho com- : munity. The Libel Bill which has boon introduced by Sir Patrick Buckley is a measure which will bo welcomod by journalists of Now Zealand as fair and just. Tho main point of interest is that it inakos cortam mutters privihged which iv tho past huye not been so. Matters appearing in tho prcstj which it defines as privileged aro : —Proceedings of Parhamont; oxtracts from Parliamentary papers ; proceedings of courts ; proceedings of official inquiries ; Government advertisements ; proceedings of lucul authorities ; and proceedings of public meetings.

The Hawkes 1 Bay Herald states that there is a case of leprosy in Napier, the unfortunate victim being an European woman. Miss Annie Smith, of the nursing staff of tbo Auckland hospital, died of blood poisoning, contracted while in tho execution of her duty. Last evening's tram from Wellington to Palmerston was delayed for sovoral hours through a carnage aud two trucks becoming dorniled at Mannkau. The scare raisou* by tho Wellington ] Press as to loprosy existing in Wellington proves to have no foundation. The throe Chinamen supposed to bo mfoctcd have been carefully examined by a doctor and no traco of leprosy found. Mr Bruce, M.U.R., will lecture on " Robert Burns " on Friday night iv the Assombly Rooms. As the subject la intorestiug, tho object good, and Mr Bruce is one of tho very best speakors in the colony, wo expect to see a bumper house. All tho men taken from tho unemployed nt Palmerston a few days ago to work on tho Forest Reserve road, struck work on Saturday and havo returned to town. They state thnt the price offered for tho work would not bring in 3s 3d per day of eight hours. In reply to a request thnt tho Govern* ment should take up Major Steward's Bill to secure owners of threnhinsj mschines a preferential lien oyer grain and seed threshed by them, the Minister of Lands said yesterday that he would take the opinion of tho Cabinet on the matter Tho following are the leading averages in first-class English matches up to tho 3rd of Juno :— Butting— Gunn, 476 ; Jackson, 453 ; Brann, H'2; Flowers, 40 2 ; Grace, 404 ; Foloy, 386 : Bean, 38 : Ferris, 38. Bowling—Richardson, 1110; Waiuwnght, 11-11; Hirst, 12-6; Peel, 12 15 ; Trutublo, 12*32 ; Moo, 1419 ; Giffen, 1428. Beforo the fuhhc Accounts Committeo Mr O'flara Smith, Auditor of Land Re« venue, and tho Hon J. B. Whvto, wore examined as to tho latter's Ellosmero land scrip transaction. The Committee will report on those transactions separately, nfter which thoy will onter upon tho consideration of Mr Whyto's Wellington laud scrip purchases. Says the Kgmont Village correspondent of the Tarnnnki Hersld :— I was told a man passed through our district the other day with a large assortment of revolvers — '•second-bond, but almost new"'— which he wa* offering at a very low price. He said that he got the lot cheap nt New Plymouth, as the citiz *ns hnd no more use for them. The funeral of Mr G. B. Bradford's second son George Pair Bradford, took place yostorday afternoon in the FoiUhng Cemetery. The Rev lnnes-Jones performed the lust sad rite* at tho grave, and Mr W. G. Shearer was tho undertaker engaged. Great sympathy has been exprossod on all sides for tbo beroaved parents, whoso little one, who was aix years old, has been earned off by that drouded complaint diphtheria, after an illness of about two days duration. Our readers aro remindod of tho address to bo dolivored by Mr Niniati Melville on tho Direct Voto question this ovening in tho Assembly Rooms. Tho Rev 11. M. Murray will preside, and a atrong choir under the leadership of Mr G. Bartholomew will tako part in the proceeding*. Thero will bo no charge for admission but a collection will be made towards defraying expenses. Mr Molvillo arrived by tho mail train today. Ho was received at the railway station by tho Rev 11. M. Murray. Mr Josoph Burrows and Mr Downoy, general secrorory to tho Foilding Good Templars. | 14 Coo-ec," the new Sydney weekly, j wants to know, " What's tho matter with j Mr W. C. Smith, member of the New Zealand House of Representatives ? He I is making frantic eflorts to have the totalisator machine on racecourses abolished. It is only a matter of a few years since tbe writer used to watch the same virtuous legislator put is ' little bit ' on the outside machine, and with a frequency that showed he knew what he was about, proceeding to the pay window after the race to collect his ' divi. 1 Perhaps his luck changed." A very successful meeting of tho Hope of Feilding Lodge of Good Templars was held last night when the installation of officers took place. Great regret was expressed by the members of tho Lodge at losing Messrs Perkins and Fen wick, who havo taken great interest in the temperance movement during their residence in Feilding. Mr Perkins is leaving for Paeroa, Upper Thames, to take charge of a business establishment at an enhanced salary ; we congratulate him ou his improved prospects. Mr Fenwick is returning to his home in New Plymouth. The Standard says :— Sheep -dealing is a profitable venture, if the speculator is possessed of sufficient " nous 'to properly gauge the market. A well-known farmer iv this district made a good coup tho other day in quick time. He had somo sheep penned in the auction yards for sale, on which there was a roseryo of 12h 6d per head. Going to the yards of tho opposition firm, bo bought a line of sheep for Ila 6d, which were fully one shilling per head bettor than his own. He im* modiatelj transferred his new purchases to the tirst mentioned saleyards, and mixed them with bis own sheep, and hulf an hour later, tho lot wore sold at the rornunerativo price, to him, of 13s per head. "Silver Wand" writes : — The Kennedy Fauntleroy Dramatic Company wiU be with us ou the 14th instant, Mr Kennedy is an established Feilding favourite aud if the night is at all fine, a crowded houso and big reception will be his sweet luck. Tbe piece solocted for production here, is the celebrated Byronio Comedy "Our Boys," justly noted for the long and enormously successful ruu it had iv London. "J. J. K." is roal 3-atar 8., us an exponent of humorous characters, so the burly butterman will be in safe hands. As it is somo considerable time since " the merry mummer " graced the stago of our " Tomplo of tho Drama " with his Thespian prosouce, I expect to sco a very largo assemblage on hand next Monday night, Apropos of the oratorio " Messiah," to be given in Palmerston on the 29th inst., we are informed that the chorus will consist ot about 100 voices, with a strong orchestra as follows : — Messrs S. C. R. Sherwood, J. Mowletn, and F. Kitchen, Ist violins ; Messrs Chisholm, P. and F. Keall, and G. Short, 2nd violins ; W. Grace, viola ; 11. Crump, violoncello ; W. A. Grace, bass viol ; A. Drow, oboo ; Mrs Fit/horbert. pianiste ; Miss Mowloni and Mr Barrett, organists. Mr Prouse, of Wellington, will take the bass solos, and Mr A. P. Lucas, of Nelson, the tenor. On the second night, Mr Walter Haybittle, of Wellington, will assist, so that both nightß promise something better than has vet been attempted in this district boforo. Should sufficient inducement ofl'er, a special train would be arranged for —if the friends will kindly communicate with the editor of this paper. ___^___ ——-1 _ 1 __